Aziraphale/Crowley
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Aziraphale/Crowley |
| Alternative name(s): | Ineffable Husbands, Consenting Bicycle Repairmen, A/C, Air Conditioning, azicrow |
| Gender category: | M/M, nebulous |
| Fandom: | Good Omens |
| Canonical?: | No |
| Prevalence: | Popular |
| Archives: | tag on AO3 |
| Other: | |
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Aziraphale/Crowley is the pairing of the angel Aziraphale and the demon Crowley in Good Omens.
Canon
Fandom
Aziraphale/Crowley is the main ship in GO fandom. Many stories take advantage of the fact that the two have been around throughout the entirety of human history
Fans took to calling Aziraphale and Crowley the "ineffable husbands." This has been the most commonly accepted ship name, but others included; A/C or "Air Conditioning" (more common on Livejournal), and "Consenting Bicycle Repairmen" (a description of the two, taken from the novel).
Book
Common Tropes & Storylines
- Many works take place in historical settings as these two have been in existence forever. Crossovers with Historical RPF and Literary RPF are somewhat common; with characters like Shakespeare or Oscar Wilde sometimes appearing in fics.
- Post Apocalypse many works depict the two sharing a cottage on the South Downs.[1]
TV Series
Since airing, the series and the original novel, have been referred to as a "6000 year slow burn", and this tag has also begun appearing on works pairing Aziraphale/Crowley.
In response to the fandom's boom, The Rec Center newsletter #180 on June 14, 2019, contained "fanfiction + explainer: good omens", a primer/fandom overview by guest editor Kira. On Aziraphale/Crowley, the primer said:
Good Omens has a long history as a slash fandom; while perhaps not a grandparent of slash, it’s at least a favourite aunt. Aziraphale and Crowley’s relationship in the book is that of an old married couple, an interpretation that was only bolstered by the authors’ revelation that post-canon they were sharing a cottage in the South Downs. There are multiple fandom introductions/starter packs, and a great place to dig into the history of the fandom is Lower Tadfield Air Base, a Livejournal community that’s been running since 2003. This was the centre of the fandom for many years, and is meticulously tagged for easy browsing. The recs tag is an excellent place to start if you want to see what people were recommending back in the day.
Author Response
And this has less to do with prudery than with my own comfort levels. I can just about get my head around the concept of Crowley-Aziraphale slash, and would rather not read it thanks. Out beyond that, I don't actually want to know...-- Neil Gaiman [2] 2003
Example Fanworks
Fanfiction
- The Sacred and the Profane by afrai, Somewhere else the happy ending was different. (2002)
- A Diamond Sky Above Titanic by SeaBlueEyes, The year is 1912, and one angel and one demon's lives are about to change forever as they embark on the fateful maiden voyage of the R.M.S. Titanic - and a relationship utterly forbidden by both Heaven and Hell. Once again, I apologise to the fandom for reading a comedy and writing a tragedy. (2011)
Meta
- Ineffable, a Ship Manifesto essay by jennaria (2005)
Archives & Fannish Links
- Aziraphale/Crowley (Good Omens) works at Ao3
References
- ↑ Where the South Downs thing comes from a Tumblr post by irisbleufic, 2013, accessed 14 June 2019.
- ↑ 3.9.2003, In which it is decided there are Some Things That Man Was Not Meant To Know by Neil Gaiman, accessed 13.10.2011
