#jmourning

Holy God, I have never seen that specific pic of them by the wings Good Omens sign... The longing in David's eyes, the way his hand is flexed ready to grip almost desperately on to Michael's arm and Michael's expression there is so soft...

Holy shit the look in David's eyes in that second pic....

(Reposting the pic here because it’s too lovely not to:)

I swear that "and Michael Sheen obviously" was like, oh my boyfriend is on stage with me, I must mention him. I can't get over that one.

Oh it absolutely was! I was so delighted to see that from David. I’ve mentioned time and again on this blog how he’s always been the less demonstrative of the two of them, so to see all of that raw emotion and vulnerability from David last night was so special and moving. You could almost see how the pandemic/lockdown has changed him, as it has changed so many of us, making us appreciate the people we love in a way we perhaps didn’t before.

David truly seemed overcome to have Michael on stage there with him. Even though they saw each other just recently (while Michael was in London for Under Milk Wood), it’s like what made David emotional was the feeling of seeing Michael at an event like this, something so completely and utterly normal that they haven’t gotten to do for ages and ages and maybe weren’t sure they would ever get to do again.

And then--as if the hug and “Look, it’s Michael Sheen!” and mid-speech shout out weren’t enough--David and Michael actually walked off stage with their arms around each other. (David’s around Michael’s shoulder, and Michael’s around David’s waist.) 

I was and am rather appalled at some "fans" on Twitter before season 2 of GO was announced voicing their displeasure at "old" fans (meaning female fans) shipping "two old men" - I mean, I personally think DT and MS are both quite attractive and as I was late to Fandom had mostly seen positive interactions across the Fandom, most debates about body type and sexual preferences of the characters. I'm still shocked at the ageism.

It really is something, isn’t it? What’s interesting to me is that it seems like there are two types of GO fans unique to Twitter, but on opposite sides: The ones who constantly sexualize Michael and David and talk about their bodies in a “positive” way; and the ones who do not view Michael and David sexually and talk about their bodies in a negative way, even if indirectly.

But what’s not unique to Twitter, sadly, is the ageism. The idea that it’s only okay to ship characters/people if they’re under a certain age. What these fans don’t realize is that life doesn’t stop when you are 30, and neither does love. An entire facet of Aziraphale and Crowley’s relationship (almost all of it, it could be argued) is that they didn’t fit in where they were from, and it was through their relationship with each other that they found and accepted who they are. Even though everyone and everything else in the universe had decided it was too late, Aziraphale and Crowley got a second chance with each other. They chose each other, exactly as they are, That is another facet of the show and their relationship--that Aziraphale doesn’t measure up to the “ideal” physical standards for an angel. And despite that--or perhaps because of it--Crowley chooses him.

Going back to the previously mentioned Twitter fans, that type of reaction makes me angry on a different level when thinking of Michael and David. If Michael and David are in a relationship--speaking hypothetically here--wouldn’t that be something that would make them feel reluctant to be public about it? Fearfulness of the potential response, for a number of reasons--both of them already being in “monogamous” relationships with women, the impact on their careers due to homophobia/biphobia in the industry--and particularly fear of judgment from people because they had the unmitigated gall to find each other when they weren’t young and pretty.

I just love that they asked him like... Just random David question at the end here? Oh, you two aren't married, my bad. ;)

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I'm always amazed how his voice changes instantly and gets deeper and somehow softer when he talks about David. Not happening with AL if he mentions her at all.

I really do think it’s his “tell,” if you will. The change in his voice. We’ve now seen at least two different occasions where Michael has done this (the other on the GO press tour), and it’s noticeable enough to warrant commenting on. Others who have been in the fandom longer than I might better know if Michael has given a similar vocal tell when talking about other people he’s been in relationships with (Sarah, Rachel, etc.), but to me this is almost something that is distinctly related to David. It’s like Michael stops speaking from his head and starts speaking from his heart, as if David is connected directly to those deep places inside.

I'm just... did he basically say he wanted David to be his everything? (I don't ship Real people but it's David and Michael.)

Yes. Yes, he did say that. It’s like some reverse Andy Gibb situation going on and I am living. Oh, Michael...

I swear the only photo in this set where Michael doesn't look like he's about to murder someone is the one where David's head is on his shoulder.

It’s funny because it’s true...