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Tell Me A Story by brilliant_or_insane
Fandoms: Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett
02 Apr 2019
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“Tell me a story, angel.”
Aziraphale looks down from his book at the demon wrapped around him. “I thought you were asleep.”
“Jussst comfortable. Tell me a story.”
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The Second Step by brilliant_or_insane for thechestofsilver
Fandoms: Raffles - E. W. Hornung
26 Feb 2019
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I nearly overcame my anxiety and gave it to him a hundred different times. Once I made an offhand joke and he laughed so genuinely, his handsome face blooming into an openness that his cultivated persona so rarely allows. For a moment I was pulled from my distraction by the conviction that it was only the nerves of the moment that lead me to doubt the value he places on my company, and I nearly reached into my pocket on the spot. And every time his face fell slightly when my preoccupation denied him the attention he sought, I wanted to present my gift at once and prove that whatever my faults may be, thinking too little of him is not one of them.
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Sherlock Holmes 1954 Meta Series by brilliant_or_insane
Fandoms: Sherlock Holmes (US TV 1954), Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle
30 Jan 2019
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Last year I discovered a 1954 TV adaption of Sherlock Holmes produced by Sheldon Reynolds and starring Ronald Howard and Howard Crawford, fell irrevocably in love, and promptly scoured the internet for gifs, fic, and commentary. At my estimation it took under 4 hours to exhaust my sources. This is troubling, to say the least. So I've decided to do something about it: I have excavated my documents of extensive notes, and I will be embarking on an overly detailed episode-by-episode meta about the series, mostly about it’s gayness. Also other stuff, but mostly that. This will continue until I have commented on every episode—or until I abandon the project, which given my track record is far more likely. But there will still be more material about this gem out in the world then when I began, and that’s the main thing.
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The Advantages of Boring Folk by brilliant_or_insane
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock - Fandom
27 Dec 2017
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If you asked one of Mike Stamford’s acquaintances what they thought of him, their first reaction would be poorly-veiled surprise that he had sufficiently lodged in your mind to prompt the question. Then they would hem and haw and stall for time—clearly this isn’t a topic to which they have devoted much thought—before pronouncing him to be a pleasant, steady, unobtrusive man; the sort who earned his credentials through plodding consistency unaided by outstanding qualities.
Yet Stamford's brand of pleasant-steady-inoffensive occasionally lends itself to flashes of real inspiration. He isn't the sort to boast, but on low days when he feels intolerably mundane he remembers those moments and smiles, and is content.
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Hidden in the Moments by brilliant_or_insane
Fandoms: Sherlock Holmes (US TV 1954), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
22 Dec 2017
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Last month I watched the 1954 Sherlock Holmes starring Ronald Howard and Howard Marion-Crawford, and I rather fell in love with it. While watching, I couldn’t help constructing my own interpretations/headcannons regarding how and when Holmes and Watson’s relationship developed during the series. Therefore, each chapter in this fic focuses on one or two key moments from an episode, moving through the series chronologically and attempting to get at what might be hidden behind the open smiles and eager adventuring and occasional covert glance. It is a story about how I imagine those moments affected the characters, and ultimately led to a relationship that at the time could not be confirmed on screen, however extravagantly it was implied.
Although familiarity with the episodes would fill in the details, you do not need to watch the series for this fic to make sense. Whatever context you bring to the story, I hope you enjoy it!
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hand in unlovable hand by courfeyrock
Fandoms: Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett, Good Omens (TV)
07 Jul 2019
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“Goodnight, my dear,” he says, and Crowley swears, Aziraphale could call him my dear for six thousand more years and he still wouldn’t be able to get used to it.
Bookmarked by brilliant_or_insane
08 Jul 2019
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listen (he's already told you five times) by darcylindbergh
Fandoms: Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett
01 Jun 2019
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Not everything Crowley says is said out loud. Aziraphale doesn't always hear him at first, but he's learning to stop being surprised.
Bookmarked by brilliant_or_insane
03 Jun 2019
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Patrick and Stevie's text chain.
Bookmarked by brilliant_or_insane
15 May 2019
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Recieved in Good Order by DwarvenBeardSpores
Fandoms: Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett
01 Apr 2019
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“Excuse me, gents,” he said, “but there’s meant to be a sword around here somewhere as well, at least, that’s what it says here at any rate, and I was wondering…”
Aziraphale seemed embarrassed. He looked around himself, vaguely puzzled, then stood up, to discover that he had been sitting on the sword for the last half hour or so. He reached down and picked it up. “Sorry,” he said, and put the sword into the box.
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Crowley and Aziraphale drive home and talk about the sword.
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04 Apr 2019
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Choices To Make by IneffablePlan (Megafowl)
Fandoms: Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett, Good Omens (TV)
15 Mar 2019
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After the incident in Eden, Aziraphale weighs his options.