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Differences I’ve noticed between TV Crowley and Book Crowley. 
(link to Aziraphale’s version)

When Aziraphale tells Crowley that there’s goodness in him near the beginning of the story:

TV Crowley: (angrily) I’m NOT nICE hoW DARE yOu
Book Crowley: (sadly) Tell the whole blessed world, why don’t you

Any time anything remotely outstanding happens:

Book Crowley: (grabs Aziraphale’s arm or hand because that’s his emotional support angel)
TV Crowley: (doesn’t)

When Satan decides to pop in for a chat:

TV Crowley: (acts because Aziraphale threatens him with silence)
Book Crowley: (acts because Aziraphale convinces him that fighting for humanity is what’s right and he doesn’t have anything to lose anyway)

When Hell contacts Crowley about Spanish Inquisition:

TV Crowley: I’ll accept this commendation because that’s what you do when an opportunity presents itself. 
Book Crowley: (drinks himself into oblivion after taking one look at torture devices)

When Aziraphale tells him that there’s good in him at the end of the book: 

TV Crowley: you’re enough of a bastard to be worth knowing
Book Crowley: you’re enough of a bastard to be worth liking

When Adam considers the possibility of The Great Plan being actually important:

TV Crowley: (is calm and generally fine, Aziraphale starts talking because he’s Aziraphale)
Book Crowley: (hides his face in his hands and whispers his goodbyes to everything, only after that does Aziraphale stand up from their hiding place and starts asking questions)

When Aziraphale complains about his clothes, ruined with paint:

TV Crowley: (miracles the stain away in a flashy manner)
Book Crowley: (doesn’t do anything about it, changes subject. then again, in the book he doesn’t have that “savior and damsel in distress” kind of relationship with the angel, helping each other is fairly balanced between them )

Overall, I find that the difference is mainly this:

TV Crowley’s responce to stress is anger, and he’s motivated by Aziraphale mainly, while Book Crowley tends to be terrified but push through it, and his main motivator is his love for Earth and humanity and his sense of right and wrong.

(I’m not saying the difference is good or bad, I’m saying that it’s just. there.)

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Differences I’ve noticed between Book!Aziraphale and TV!Aziraphale 
(for those 5 people who asked)
(link to Crowley version)

The dead pigeon in Aziraphale’s pocket
TV!Aziraphale: revives the dead bird himself
Book!Aziraphale: says “it’s too late”, lets Crowley pull the bird out of his coat and breathe life into it. when Crowley says that duh, that’s what happens when you stick a bird up your sleeve, Aziraphale replies with: “not the bird. the dog.”

The 6000 years
TV!Aziraphale: gets into trouble every other century, almost gets discorporated three times, is saved by Crowley
Book!Aziraphale: never mentioned needing saving, generally interacts with Crowley by drinking with him and having very prolonged discussions about human nature, God, divine plan and other philosophically ambiguous matters. 

The mafia people who think that a bookshop is not a proper way to use a perfectly good selling spot in Soho
TV!Aziraphale: (in the script) is a bit flustered, makes mafia people reconsider their life choises and leave
Book!Aziraphale: Men would come. Men would threaten. “Aziraphale would nod and smile and say that he’d think about [their suggestions]. And then they’d go away. And they’d never come back. Just because you’re an angel doesn’t mean you have to be a fool.”

The Antichrist
TV!Aziraphale: is visibly horrified by the idea of killing the boy when Crowley suggests it
Book!Aziraphale: is the first to think of it and regards killing a child as a practical way of solving the problem. he only hesitates when madam Tracy expresses confusion over the prospect of killing a kid. 

The questions
TV!Aziraphale: asks lots of questions about the nature of the divine plan and stuff while interacting with his superiors: Gabriel, Michael, Uriel, Metatron - the whole lot. 
Book!Aziraphale: interacts with a superior once. it’s Metatron, the scene in the bookstore with the summoning circle. Aziraphale tells him the details about the whereabouts of the Antichrist, Metatron responds with “so what? we’ll win, we want the war to play out” and Aziraphale immediately understands that there’s no point in pushing the matter. next time he asks a question is during the apocalypse. other than that all his questioning is expressed in his talks with Crowley. 

The banishing
TV!Aziraphale: banishes the guy with the gun because Crowley positively refuses to, he’s having a moment, thank you very much
Book!Aziraphale: banishes the guy himself because he’s exasperated and “oh, blast it. You try to do the decent thing, and where does it get you?”

The Apocalypse
TV!Aziraphale: prompts Crowley to think of something “or I’ll never talk to you again”, but also actually considers threatening him with a sword first.
Book!Aziraphale: calmly convinces Crowley to stay with him to try and fight Satan for the sake of humans present. he’s the one who points out that they have nothing to lose. he stays collected and calm the whole time.

The relationship
TV!Aziraphale: very clearly was portrayed as loving Crowley and has a whole internal conflict about that and their relationship, which develops into a plot point 
Book!Aziraphale: seems quite accustomed to their arrangement, doesn’t really mind associating with the demon, constantly refers to him as “my dear boy”, “my dear” and “dearest”, touches him on his shoulder-arm-hand casually. they don’t have a “breakup”, last Crowley sees him is when the angel goes into his bookshop after their trip to Tadfield, and next time they meet is at the air base. (*)

Overall I feel like the difference is that TV!Aziraphale is quite nervous, he’s scared of his superiors, scared of his feelings for Crowley, just generally has a lot of inner conflict. he’s a lot softer, too. his “enough of a bastard” side is more of him being manipulative and self-indulgent than anything else. Book!Aziraphale is a lot calmer, more collected, he does things himself and only asks Crowley for companionship. His “enough of a bastard” side is about him being practical to the point of cruelty. He still has lots of prejudice and some inner conflict based on his beliefs, it’s just a lot more subtle than in the show. 

Based on this post, it might seem like Book!Aziraphale is less caring, but I assure you that he’s still very much soft for both Crowley and humanity, he just has more big dick energy, if you know what I mean. 

Again, I’m not saying that the differences are good or bad, I just feel like they’re there.

(*) -  which, by the way, brings me to note that Book!Crowley is an absolute sport who never even thought about abandoning the Earth. he figured out Aziraphale’s notes in the book without any help and  just drove to Tadfield straight from the bookshop, optimistically hoping to maybe still try and do something alone, even though he thought Aziraphale was out of the game

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So I decided to do an Ao3 search with no fandom and only one category to see what would come up first;

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Here are the results!

Winner of Highest Number of Hits is; Twist and Shout!

A co-written Supernatural fic, that sounds very dramatic and tragic, and has been going since 2014 but has yet to end. Despite not having been updated for years, clearly it is an old staple for Deanstiel shippers. Who would have guessed that a Supernatural fic would get such a title, truly tis a mystery.

Winner of Highest Number of Kudos is; I Am Groot

A NSFW fic from the perspective of Groot. I’d tell you more, but I am not clicking on that. I am greatly disappointed in everyone involved. Disappointed… but not nearly as surprised as I think I should be.

Moving on.

Winner of Highest Number of Comments is; The Next Big Thing

From the Inception corner! A fiction with so many comments that Ao3 apparently refuses to let it be finished. Publishing 231 chapters with the year of 2015, this vague summary gives me absolutely no idea what I’m supposed to expect, but whatever happened people reeeeally wanted to talk about it.

Winner of Highest Number of Bookmarks; Stilinki’s House for Wayward Werewolves

From those who love Teen Wolf! A 2013 publication with a title I appreciate very much despite not knowing who Stilinki is. I actually have no idea what goes on in Teen Wolf, other than that there are teen aged wolves involved, so the summary means nothing to me. But hey, people clearly love this oneshot if there are so many who want to read it again later and recommend it.

And finally…

Winner of the Highest Word Count is; CCW; Character Chanpionship Wrestling 

From the world of Fictional Wrestling! Honestly, not what I was expecting! But damn this was published in 2013 and was going up to 2017, no wonder it’s so long. That’s dedication. Featuring beloved character’s such as; Ben Tennyson, Sportacus, The Powerpuff Girls, Deathstroke, Julius Ceasar, Bella Swan, Jimmy Neutron, Lisa Simpson and many more!

And thus concludes the 2019 Top Ao3 Search Results Awards, I spent too long and this and learned nothing. Goodnight!

[zetabrarian]

Honestly the fact that the phrase “suicide pill” was ever canonically uttered at/about A J Crowley is kind of mind-blowing to me as a someone who read the book at age 18-ish and imprinted real hard on a character I could (based mostly on vague subtexual evidence) read as anxious and possibly Not Doing So Well, either.

Having that big, blaring textual confirmation that Aziraphale has reason to suspect Crowley might at least think about such a thing, however abstractly, is massive validation that I never would have expected but also deeply appreciate in kind of a weird, tender sort of way.

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Anonymous asked:

How's this for a prompt: Aziraphale guarding the gate w/ flaming sword.

tio-trile answered: