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Our Constellation Would Be Incomplete Without You by Evie_Love
Fandoms: Good Omens (TV), Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett
18 Oct 2025
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After his advice to Muriel, his 10-year-old daughter, to fight back with a punch disastrously backfires, Crowley uproots their life in Edinburgh and moves to London for a fresh start. Crowley takes her to their library’s book reading, where she hopes to find a friend that shares her love of books. The stars grant nebulous wishes as Muriel makes a new friend and Crowley finds himself unexpectedly drawn to the gentle librarian, Aziraphale Phillips. Like the 3 stars of Alpha Centauri, the 3 of them find themselves in a synchronized orbit with one another, their lives beginning to revolve around each other. Crowley helps Aziraphale with his struggles with insomnia, Aziraphale helps Crowley with caretaking, and Muriel attempts to help them realize their feelings.
Muriel: “Do ducks have a bit of the stars in them too? If they do, I think they shine best in their funny beaks or their waddling cross feet.”
Aziraphale: “So, in short, your dad was agreeing that stars are more like people in that way. Some are related, and some are not.”
Crowley: “There’s a little bit of you scattered across the universe staring right back at you everytime you look at the stars.” Reach for the stars and you’ll find home.