“Hell wasn’t a major reservoir of evil, any more than Heaven, in Charles’ opinion, was a fountain of goodness; they were just sides in the great cosmic chess game. Where you found the real McCoy, the real grace and the real heart-stopping evil, was right inside the human mind.”
POSTCARD DEM TAGS MY FEELINGS
Seriously though can we talk about what a good idea that is oh my FUCKING GOD, except of course Charles still has the bookstore and Erik still has the Bentley, because Charles is all too aware of how easily knowledge can tempt and Erik, well, let’s be honest, Erik gave Adam and Eve that flaming sword because he had to but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t miss it, all that power harnessed between his hands
And they’ve got The Arrangement, right, of course they do, how could they not, because that’s the whole thing about Charles and Erik that fits so well with the Crowley and Aziraphale dynamic, that pull between opposites, that balance they’re always seeking, and even in the X-Men canon they’ve really got An Arrangement of their own, throwing around “old friend” the way Crowley and Aziraphale toss out “Angel” and “my dear”
But in this, right, in this you’ve got Charles who didn’t fall so much as saunter vaguely downwards and Erik, Erik who probably kind of wanted to fall but just couldn’t, couldn’t because he felt this sharp vicious loyalty to being this higher power—because that’s just Erik all over, isn’t it, Erik “We Already Are The Better Men” Lehnsherr, who is who he is and no apologies, and Charles who certainly isn’t evil but sees so much more grey than Erik does (because regardless of how you feel about either one of their methods in canon you can’t deny that “Kill the humans, kill them all” is certainly a more black and white view than “Don’t kill the humans, live in harmony with them and only read their innermost thoughts/make them think it was their idea when it’s really necessary”)
And oh, oh, the thing about Good Omens that makes it so compelling is that Crowley isn’t a demon and Aziraphale isn’t an angel, not really, not anymore, they’re both so human now and so not human too that they’re this unquantifiable third thing and I always, always, when I’m thinking about this book I always come back to Crowley saying, “Funny if we both got it wrong, eh? Funny if you did the good one I did the bad one, eh?” and Aziraphale saying “Not really,” and THAT IS SO CHARLES AND ERIK and and and
Really I just want Erik the angel driving around in his Bentley and miracle-ing his way out of speeding tickets because traffic cops are obviously Charles’ and Charles the demon cheerfully slipping a copy of Written on the Body into the priest’s bag in the back room of his bookshop because he knows all it takes is one little spark, that hint of knowledge and then no one can help but be consumed
- I just realized that when I feel like trying to look attractive to men I wear one of my Game of Thrones shirts.
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- College has ruined me for the real world.
- What do you mean when I leave I will no longer be able to spend every minute surrounded by geek boys?
- I refuse to accept this as a possibility.
1. what is this ‘trying to look attractive to men’ thing of which you speak? i don’t understand.
2. it’s ok. college totally ruined me for the real world too. what do you mean i won’t be able to say hey, i’m going to wear my cape/giraffe ears and tail/corset etc today just for shits and giggles in the real working world? what is this ‘proper dress code’ of which you speak? and what do you mean i must imprison my feet in SHOES all day long?!
3. you can totes spend time surrounded by geeky boys after college times. i fully intend to still be all geekery yay with new friend peoples. and if all else fails, just spend lots of time revisiting your younger geeky friends back in college (i know i plan to).
4. and yes, geek clothing ftw! i just keep acquiring more and more of it…
“His name is Jack and he is six and a half. His Dad helped him get this amazing pint-sized costume together.” - eleventhdoctorcostume
Last night, I had a dream that I was pregnant and then I had a small screaming child to take care of. It was terrifying. Note to self: don’t read fluffy domstic-with-kids fic right before bed ever again.
OMFG CARPE BREWSKI
My reactions to the whole chapter look a lot like
(Like, I really want to write awesome thoughtful review, but my mind is still in the sfdjlkdfjkdlkf; *flail* squee mode…)
What do you mean this isn’t a romance movie poster.
THAT’S RIGHT USE YOUR PHOTOSHOP POWERS FOR GOOD
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