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Beelzebub/Gabriel
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|---|---|
| Pairing: | Beelzebub/Gabriel |
| Alternative name(s): | Ineffable Bureaucracy, Boxfly, Matchfly, Ineffable Bureaucrats, бляхамуха[1] |
| Gender category: | Nebulous |
| Fandom: | Good Omens |
| Canonical?: | Yes |
| Prevalence: | Minor |
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Beelzebub/Gabriel is the pairing of the angel Gabriel and the demon Beelzebub in the Good Omens TV series and book fandom.
Canon
Gabriel and Beelzebub are leaders of their respective heavenly and demonic forces. In season 2 of the TV series the pairing went canon, when Gabriel and Beelzebub were shown to to have fallen in love secretly without the knowledge of their respective sides.
Fandom
The gender classification of Beelzebub/Gabriel varies based on fan perception. Many categories the ship as other or non-binary, however some fans of the book class it as m/m due to Beelzebub's title of Prince of Hell. Likewise, some fans of the miniseries classify the ship as f/m due to the the casting of actress Anna Maxwell Martin. Word of God from Neil Gaiman is that Beelzebub uses ze/zir pronouns (with exaggerated 'z's, of course).
The ship went canon in season 2 of the TV series to the unexpected delight of its fans. Although, some fans were upset that Gabriel/Beelzebub got a happy ending, while Aziraphale/Crowley had essentially broken up.
Example Fanworks
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Fanart
- Gabriel and Beelzebub 2 by EvEurite
- Ineffable Bureaucracy kiss by SakurahimeArt
- Umbrella GOOD OMENS by mione-laboratory
- GO: Ineffable Bureaucracy by 08845
- Ineffable Bureaucracy - Uranus by PnFlover98
- good omens by quadlinda
- Ineffable Bureaucracy by jadepgraphicart
- Ineffable Bureaucracy by Clockwork-Jack
Fanfiction
- Fairest and Fallen series by Vitreous_Humor
- Grooming Session by DictionaryWrites
- What You Wish For by effanineffableplans
Zines
Archives & Fannish Links
- Beelzebub/Gabriel works at Ao3
- Fanfiction.net search for Ineffable Bureaucracy
References
- ^ "My favorite one is on Russian, бляхамуха. It's Gabriel/Beelzebub and roughly translates as uhhh heckinfly I think. It's an old-fashioned kind of a curse with purposedly failed watering down in first part, perfect for Gabriel (бляха), an equally funny rhythm in general and with a word "fly"(муха), which is a signature for Beelzebub" Reddit comment by Accomplished_Hand820, posted 5 March 2025.