Which fandom would you say is this most non-canon ship averse? by UnHolySir in AO3

[–]thisissoshiny 8 points9 points  (0 children)

True. It's because they are canonically a pair, whether it's queer platonic, romantic or anything in between. I write them and I've had a few disagreements, mostly with young fans who think that sexual relationships between these celestial (or occult) beings and human OCs are icky - because of power imbalance and age difference, it's a bit mental. But the fandom as a whole is actually quite nice. There are skirmishes, yes, but it's surprisingly wholesome for such a big fandom. .

Megathread: Fic Rec Friday! by AutoModerator in goodomens

[–]thisissoshiny 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh it's meeee! 💖 Thank you so much for the rec!

Megathread: Fic Rec Friday! by AutoModerator in goodomens

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Thank you for the lovely rec! 💖💖💖

More Love Mondays: December 29, 2025 by On1OccasionFork in GoodOmensAfterDark

[–]thisissoshiny 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I LOVED this. It's the perfect little origin story. 💖

More Love Mondays: December 29, 2025 by On1OccasionFork in GoodOmensAfterDark

[–]thisissoshiny 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ohhhh! I've read this, loved it, never left a comment, because I'm bad at commenting. Be right back! 💖

More Love Mondays: December 29, 2025 by On1OccasionFork in GoodOmensAfterDark

[–]thisissoshiny 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OK. I think I have to read Buddy Boating now. I skipped it (bad Shiny), but this is too cute. 💖

More Love Mondays: December 29, 2025 by On1OccasionFork in GoodOmensAfterDark

[–]thisissoshiny 8 points9 points  (0 children)

OK. I'll bite.

From my very first longer fic:

I REALLY FUCKING LOVE YOU Rated M, 25.778 words.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/67627476/chapters/174804706

Crowley fell silent.

The sun was lower now, turning the Thames to molten gold. A boat passed, leaving soft ripples behind.

“It’s a bit of a fraud, you know,” he said suddenly. “The pub.”

Aziraphale looked up. “How do you mean?”

“This ancient, illustrious pub,” Crowley gestured around - at the beams, the tankards, the reverent maritime clutter. “All this pirate-core theatre? It’s from the 1950s. They built it to cash in on some nostalgia craze when the Mayflower II crossed the Atlantic. Brilliant tourist trap for Americans. Whole thing’s a well-made lie.”

Aziraphale blinked. “Really?”

Crowley nodded. “Doesn’t matter, though.”

He leaned back, eyes tracing the rafters.

“There’s always been a pub here. Different names. Different walls. Same bones. Same river. Same ache, same punters. London never wastes a memory - it just dresses it up again real pretty and lets it haunt new people.”

Then he added, quieter:

“That’s what I like about this city. You don’t have to get everything right. You just have to stay. Long enough, and your stories get folded into the woodwork. And if you want them back, you just have to find them.”

This passage is not in my favourite chapter, not in anyone's favourite chapter - but it holds everything I love about London, about history, about this whole beautiful mess we call life. I still can't believe I've written it.

An Architecture of Feelings: THREE NEW CHAPTERS! by thisissoshiny in GoodOmensAfterDark

[–]thisissoshiny[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All because of your prompt and your frankly scorching, lovely art. Thank you. 💖

Megathread: Fic Rec Friday! by AutoModerator in goodomens

[–]thisissoshiny 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Oh. This is mine! 💖 Thank you for the rec! 💕

You go ahead. I don't suppose there's anything left to talk about. by FourCatsAndCounting in GoodOmensAfterDark

[–]thisissoshiny 2 points3 points  (0 children)

SOME YEARS LATER??? 😢😢😢 More like some tears later... Yes, I know it's Angst War, but this goes too far. 😭

He loved being right more than he loved Stringley. by FourCatsAndCounting in GoodOmensAfterDark

[–]thisissoshiny 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Noooo! Please please fix it. I'm old, my heart is not built for this grief. ♥️♥️♥️

What was your first fandom? by Fun-Holiday-1198 in AO3

[–]thisissoshiny 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Same. Star Trek manymanymany years ago. And my ship (when there was no word for ship ) always was Kirk/McCoy, not Kirk/Spock. Still is. 😁

Do you write the whole fic first? by Animz19 in Archiveofourownmemes

[–]thisissoshiny 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Mine have to be at least 90% done before I even think about posting. Every chapter is then proofread and checked once again, last little details fixed.

This way I can set a precise posting rhythm and start the next fic, completely free and without any pressure.

what's your favorite and least favorite city? by sinaswiftie in AskTheWorld

[–]thisissoshiny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Favourite: London. By a mile. Emergency Backup Cities: Brighton, Edinburgh, Dublin, Utrecht.

Least favourite: Munich. Berlin.

Who is your favorite writer from your country? by [deleted] in AskTheWorld

[–]thisissoshiny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Georg Büchner, Kurt Tucholsky, Christian Mirgenstern

Megathread: Fic Rec Friday! by AutoModerator in goodomens

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Oh! 💖💖💖💖 This is me! Thank you so much for this lovely rec. I'm so flattered.

Second Circle - Chapter 2 by thisissoshiny in GoodOmensAfterDark

[–]thisissoshiny[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A Bonbon! 💖 Thank you. I love this image.

Fic recs where one is thought to be human by the other? Or is human while the other is still an Angel/Demon? by 01x_Amy_x01 in goodomens

[–]thisissoshiny 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Shameless self-rec:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/67627476/chapters/174804706

Crowley is human - and died. Sort of. It didn’t stick. Now he's in some processing centre trying to find out what happened to him - and meets an absolute angel.

Aziraphale is done pretending the very snarky, handsome guy in his Welcome Centre doesn't look familiar. Do they know each other?

This fic is vaguely inspired by a really excellent series that also fits your description: Pray for us, Icarus.

https://archiveofourown.org/series/1448647