David Tennant reads the bookshop scene from Good Omens during Playing in the Dark: Neil Gaiman and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Posting here to memorialise this even after the BBC takes it down from their website. Originally performed 12th Nov 2019 at the Barbican, London.
…his Aziraphale voice is so delicate oh my word, I’m ready to offer my life savings and possibly a kidney in exchange for a full-length audiobook
we’ll dance into eternity
the moon is on ice
@sweet-potatoq i went back through the scene and your text post was spot on
if i bring a book someplace it doesn't necessarily mean i want to read it mayb i just want to take her on a walk. Get her some fresh air and a change of scenery
brown eyed girls coming back this year, ladies’ code releasing a new song, lim kim coming back from the dead after disappearing for 4 years straight, 2ne1 celebrating their 10th anniversary together… maybe there’s still a glimpse of hope for f(x) after all… perhaps 2019 will be a good year for us gg stans…
These are in chronological order of when I posted them, starting with the oldest fic. Most contain swearing, any other warnings will be posted in the description. You can also find me on AO3 here. I will be updating!
The Whole Truth - First fic I ever posted! Baz is interrogated and placed under a truth spell.
A new kind of fire - Based on that Fangirl excerpt where Simon is about to fall off a cliff, and Baz saves him.
Simon Snow’s birthday. - (why does this fic not have a proper title) Baz decides to be nice.
Leavers ball - (ditto) There’s a roommates dance, and Simon refuses to miss out on his last Watford tradition.
The lucky one - Simon wants his magic back, and Baz hates seeing him like this.
Last words and first kisses - Simon decides to prove that Baz is a vampire once and for all.
Being in love with your mortal enemy is only acceptable when you’re under a spell. - Penny devises a love spell, and Simon identifies the perfect target.
The one where I stole someone’s soulmate AU idea (I think the tags said that people could use it as a prompt?) (Anyway, in hindsight, that was super rude of me.) - The first time you call your soulmate by their first name, you’ll know.
If Philippa Stainton hadn’t run out onto the drawbridge… - Uh-oh…
Just forget this ever happened - MY MOST POPULAR FIC!! Baz finds a spell that erases people’s memories, and gets addicted to using it on Simon…
Next-Level Plotting - The war is happening, and Baz is obviously plotting, and not at all concerned for Simon’s wellbeing because that’s uNrEaLiStIc.
It’s all yours. - Baz shares his magic with Simon like Simon used to share with him.
Only time will tell - Agatha has to decide between Baz and Simon, and spells herself into the future to try to find out the best outcome.
come back to me. - Snowbaz are already together, and Baz hasn’t come back for eighth year. Or, the beginning of Carry On rewritten as if they’re already a couple.
Prankster - Simon decides to prank Baz the Normal way. Then one prank goes too far.
Smells Like Home - Baz is missing, and Simon can barely smell him in the room anymore.
Dating Agatha Wellbelove - Fifth year. Simon is dating Agatha, but he’s obsessed with Baz.
Opposite day - Simon accidentally casts a spell that makes everyone say the opposite of what they mean.
Magic separates her from the world - Agatha in first year
Even if it’s just pretend - What if Simon had stayed in the car with Agatha and Penny? PART ONE: SIMON PART TWO: BAZ
Secret santa 2016 - Post-canon bit of fluff where everyone flies
Disengaged - Soulmate AU where you sleepwalk to your soulmate
Tired of hiding - Baz starts going to an LGBT+ club at Watford, Simon finds out and it changes the way he sees Baz. Warning: homophobia (or at least, Baz thinks that’s what it is, but there is no actual homophobia in the fic)
Roses are red - Baz sends Simon Valentine’s Day cards
Spell me out of this - Simon can’t deal with his feelings for Baz so he uses magic to repress them
Two can play at this game - Agatha tells Baz that Simon loves him, but it’s the day before April Fools, and Baz is not falling for that.
Room enough for two - AU where there is only one bed
Nemesis Mine - Superhero AU:
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Epilogue
Plotting face - fluffffffffff
secret notes - Simon writes Baz an anonymous note
Mine - More tooth-rotting fluff
fight me - They have a fight. (But don’t worry. It’s all fluff.)
When intentions are lost in translation - Simon gets hurt, Baz takes care of him, and Simon accuses him of plotting
Fic every day in April - Here’s a link to my FEDA tag (which contains a lot of the last few fics listed plus some small drabbles)
Deepest Darkest Secret - Soulmate AU where you know your soulmate’s biggest secret:
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22
12 August 2017 - It’s been 15 years since Natasha Pitch’s death.
Don’t let go - Simon is freaking out about Baz having been locked in a coffin.
I Wanted It to be Real - a fake relationship AU:
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6
Carry On Countdown 2017 - Simon and Baz have been messaging each other online, neither knowing who the other is. I incorporated prompts from the countdown into one ongoing story, but I didn’t do every single day, so this might look confusing but this is all the chapters in order:
Day 2. Social media Day 4. Rainy day Day 6. Angst day Day 9. Flowers Day 10. Song inspired Day 14. Fairytale retelling Day 18. Stuck in a room together Day 19. Late night/early morning Day 24. Stars Day 27. Snowy day
Made your mark on me - Soulmate AU where the things your soulmate loves show up on your skin.
Only Because It Rhymed - Simon casts a spell that forces Baz to rhyme everything he says, then has to figure out a way to undo it.
Alexa, this is so sad. - The Alexa meme can be used as a spell that plays a song that describes what someone’s feeling, which causes some problems for Baz.
In which Baz is scared of flying - the title pretty much says it all
Friendly reminder: YOU did that. YOU made BTS win this award. ARMYs made that happen. Always keep that in mind.
1. Stucky (Steve Rogers / Bucky Barnes): They reunite, smile, fight alongside each other, then Cap has to watch his true love disintegrate before his heartbroken eyes. No open romance (no surprise there, Disney), but at least they got ‘the look’. 5/10
2. Stony (Steve Rogers / Tony Stark): They never meet. They spend most of the film on separate planets. They still aren’t talking, and refer to each other only in brief, melancholy, what-could-have-been moments. Overall, not looking good. 1/10
3. Clintasha (Clint Barton / Natasha Romanoff): Hawkeye isn’t even in the film, and no-one really seems to notice. 0/10
4. Pepperony (Pepper Potts / Tony Stark): Tony proposes to Pepper, so in a way this ship hit the jackpot in Infinity War, and there are even rumours of pregnancy in the next Avengers film. But could Iron Man’s new found love for Doctor Strange throw a spanner in the works? Probably not. 9/10
5. Thorki (Thor / Loki): SPOILER ALERT Loki dies in the first few minutes of the film. Trying to save the life of Thor, which is very romantic, but still. Ship over. Unless….. 5/10*
6. Brutasha (Bruce Banner / Black Widow): Hopes (fears?) that the badly written but potentially interesting relationship between Bruce and Natasha would be developed further were firmly dashed in Infinity War, where they reunited after years apart with nothing more than a knowing look. Still, a look is better than nothing, and they are at least both still alive. 3/10
I know this photo just shows Banner, by the way. That is because I love Banner. Sue me.
7. T’Chakia (T’Challa / Nakia): For NO GOOD REASON, Nakia, possibly the most beautiful woman in the world as well as a complete badass, is not in Infinity War at all. And T’Challa gets dusted. Boo. 0/10
8. Starmora (Peter Quill and Gamora): After a brief threat from Thor is seen off, Peter Quill gets the chance to prove his love for Gamora in Infinity War, and he steps up, although in the end he can neither kill her nor save her. His grief for Gamora leads him to ruin the plan and he is arguably responsible for the deaths of half the people in the universe, including himself. Can you get more romantic than that? 8/10
9. Scarletvision (Vision and Wanda): These two start Infinity War as a proper, loved up couple, but, sadly, end it dead. Wanda’s love for Vision dooms the universe, as she waits too long to destroy the Infinity Stone that is part of him. It’s like Romeo and Juliet, except with the lovers being killed by a giant purple psychopath instead of poison. 8/10
And the new kid on the block:
10. Ironstrange (Tony Stark and Stephen Strange): These two meet, bicker, flirt, and slowly grow to understand each other over the course of Infinity War. They adopt Peter Parker as their sort-of-son. Then Doctor Strange hands over an Infinity Stone to save Tony’s life, and gets dusted himself. Beautiful. 6/10
*Due to popular demand, and convincing arguments about the romance of their final scene together, Thorki has been upgraded to 5/10.
Billie Piper / Rose Tyler - eyes in watercolour / pencil