Anything could happen

They will spend HOURS. at the "wall of things to smell"—ie a candle section, a lush store in the mall, incense wall in a head shop. Cologne/perfume so serious. They could probably start a business.

They are BOTH, due to completely subconscious childhood hindbrain, afraid of snakes. Not like they avoid them, or when they are expecting them. But like. Seeing something long and skinny on the ground in your peripheral. Armand will freeze up like a statue and Louis will jump. Neither of them verbally acknowledge that they got spooked. But they've both heard the others Childhood Snake Scare Story.

I think they're both eclectic when it comes to their music tastes but there is a bit of overlap and I think they would both listen to the YouTube lo-fi beats.

The first time Armand went back to India was because Louis just so happened to have a business deal arranged in Mumbai that they could not have done anywhere else actually (they had fun it was nice) (Armand made a truly astounding amount of purchases) (And wanted to go out and listen and talk to people it was cute)

If Louis is trying something experimental with his hair Armand also has to watch the tutorial because he has to get the back of Louis' head. If a hair product does not work on Louis then they have to trade spots and Armand is now in the chair holding the iPad while being slathered in various goos and potions.

I just think!! It's clear to an outsider that there wasn't a lot of romance left for them, like the budding thing they had in Paris is dead and they had no one else so they took off together—but 77 years is a long time and I think there'd be something to miss, something to mourn a little even if neither admit that it's painful, even if it's way better in the long run that they aren't together.

Except Robby.

Robby knows how hot and competent Jack is. He was forged in the fires of finding Jack hot and competent. Whether it's been 30 years or 15 or 5, the lust is neither surprising nor insurmountable. The problem is that Jack's nerdy failboat song-plagiarizing ways don't make anything fade for him. They make it so much worse. For Robby, Jack's dork-in-a-jock-body nature is what fans the flames of simple lust into a uncontrollable blaze of love.

Just before Armand turns to leave, we can see his eyes vibrate, which suggests he might be using some telekinetic ability, maybe to draw these two away with him?

we see this guy follow him out. and then they're both tailing Armand out in the street.

then Armand makes that staggering gesture when he knows Daniel's behind him. At first I was so focused on the strange aspect of the walk, I didn't realise it was actually him signalling for these two to leave him. They turn and cross the street the second after he does it, so it looks like he's controlling their movements.

He points. They turn.

And then they leave, so Armand can talk with Daniel alone. <3

and I just

no way they're not doing past dm in the show

In all that time in the book’s fanbase, they’ve existed in one single chapter and yet they’ve been one of the most popular pairings for that entire time. Rolin mentioned incessant questioning from fans back before they’d even made the show. Daniel and Armand’s relationship, after they come back together in later books, are mentioned in a few throwaway lines and yet still the popularity of this pairing persists all these years later.

They have a few hundred less fics on ao3 than Loustat and they only officially started existing in the show last week (officially.) That is how popular they are.

I don’t say this to stir up competition because frankly, I’m an adult and none of these people are real. I can’t imagine something I’d care about doing less. Shipping wars are embarrassing but particularly when there’s no overlap between the two ships.

I say it because there is someone in this fandom who claims to be a screener who has effectively said that after episode 6, DMers would no longer feel welcome in the fanbase because of something that happens. That is almost a threat. It is, at beast, blatant and shameless fearmongering.

I need you all to think rationally. There is absolutely no world where that happens. Forty years and it stops now? After they’re canon? After all the books where Armand’s actions are much worse? This is where the line gets crossed?