i just got back from mcm comiccon, where the legends themselves david bateson and jane perry were, and i got to hear their thoughts on the 47diana dynamic from both perspectives.
it was way sweeter than i thought it would be.
when asked about diana's thoughts on 47, jane replied that "she loves him, not romantically, but she loves him" (david commented on her outlining that it's not romantic – i think jane feels deeper about that than we know) and that there's "a bit of guilt" for sending him out on missions because of this love and respect for him. "she feels a responsability towards him, she doesn't want to lose him on the field but she's always sending him out" and that it's also "a relationship where they've been through a lot together (...) then you have this connection that is undeniable." honestly, it was so sweet 🥹 bittersweet in a way too, there's a lot of angst in there for those that want to squint (like myself)
david also added that "diana cares for 47" and you can "genuinely feel this emotional companionship" 😭 SAVE ME SAVE ME SAVE MEEEEE they're both so abnormal about their characters it was 🥹 arrgrhhhh
now i don't have a video of david's perspective on 47's idea of diana because i spoke to him one-on-one during autographs, but the general idea is this: 47 also loves her, probably more than he, himself, realizes. david didn't explicitly say the word 'love', but he said he "unknowingly feels something deep for her". what surprised me most was that i think in david's eyes, 47 loves diana more than diana loves 47 and the way he talks of them is genuinely fucking romantic. david said (something along the lines of) "he has these deep feelings for her" and that their relationship could become "something more". ??? 😭 goodness. GOODNESS! whether that's romantic or platonic, i think it's undeniable that 47 really admires and cares for diana. which, like, fork found in kitchen, but it's nice hearing it from their mouths.
also, this is besides the point of the post, but goodness are both jane and david such lovely people. i was so nervous for the photo op and they were nothing but kind to me. 😭 they complimented me so much and jane shook my hand and david HUGGED MEEEEE 😭😭😭 THREE TIMES 😭😭😭😭😭 once during the photo op and twice during autographs AARUGBBRHRHHH 😭😭😭 and they both REMEMBERED MEEEEE AFTER THE PHOTO OPPPPP 😭😭😭 AND DAVID SEEMED GENUINELY EXCITED TO SEE ME AND 😭😭😭 ok i'll stop i'm just. going insane.
anyways eat your food diana47 nation
