Oh, RTD, I Could Frigging KISS YOU!

Every time I hear Lola I cannot but be astonished that BBC executives went batshit over the usage of the Coca-Cola brand name but didn't bat an eyelid (sorry, it's practically impossible to resist a pun there!) at the whole "I'm not the world's most masculine man/But I know what I am and I'm glad I'm a man/And so is Lola" steadily progressing through the storyline.  

Just... HOW on earth?! Incredible.  Maybe it was well off their scale of comprehensibility, and yet...

[It defo looks like a hotel room, so the headband collection must be all his.]

I quite forgot about the Staged S3, so it's actually not a hotel.

But still.

Headband collection

I don't want to be the person that zooms in on photos but did people already notice the headbands hanging on the lamp? Why is that adorable? That family has a lot of hair going on so totally makes sense!

so we've all acknowledged that in series 1, Crowley wears glasses around everyone else (including Aziraphale!) because he's not comfortable with people seeing his eyes

and then in series 2, he makes a point of taking off his glasses in the shop, showing how he's comfortable around Aziraphale.

but it's not just that! Crowley's eyes reflect his demon status, and he's become comfortable being a demon around Aziraphale, because they're on the same side now.

and at the end, when Aziraphale rejects him, and establishes that in his mind, demons=bad, and Crowley's good because he's still an angel deep down, Crowley puts the glass back on. Not only to put the emotional barrier/safety net back on, but to hide his demon-ness once again. Because he's no longer comfortable being a demon in front of Aziraphale.

The wine is called Demons & Angels (a bit too sharp in the tannins department, but nothing critical). The dried apricots were produced by the limited liability company called "Master". Is the universe trying to tell me something, or what?

the way crowley takes off his glasses before his confession?? like he puts away his shields and becomes so vulnerable?? the way he puts them back on as soon as he realises what aziraphale means???? AND HE KISSES HIM WITH THE GLASSES ON?????????? HUH???????

I still can’t get over that we got to see this.

GIFs taken from https://www.tumblr.com/flowergrenades/724087820292112384/oh-yes-its-working

The moment he broke into that smile, my first thought was how much he looks like the Doctor here. Because Crowley doesn’t smile like that. We’ve never seen him smile like that: with such pure, radiant, uninhibited joy and awe. Not as himself. The first scene of this season was so impactful because we saw what Crowley was like as an angel, just how adorable and pure he was, full of overflowing love and affection for all of creation… and how much of a contrast it was to Crowley as a demon – jaded, weary, guarded, hiding behind his dark glasses and a grumpy, sardonic demeanour.

But this smile. It’s dazzling. There’s not a trace of irony or snark or sneering amusement, nothing of the sort. He’s just happy. Yes, it’s one of those “pictures taken seconds before a disaster” moments, but he doesn’t know it yet. Right now, he’s watching two humans about to fall in love. Knowing it was him who made it happen. Him, a demon, putting just a little bit more love into this world. And this makes him so happy.

Everything about the way this shot is framed is so intimate, and vulnerable, and powerful. He’s resting his forehead against the window, with his glasses off, and his face is right in front of us, the viewers. It almost feels like intruding on a private moment… because it is. He’s only smiling like that because no one’s looking at him. He wouldn’t do it in front of anyone else. Not even Aziraphale, I think.

But imagine if Aziraphale had been there to see it. He would have perished and discorporated on the spot. He’d have fallen in love with him right there and then, if he hadn’t already fallen in love with him many times over.

I don’t give a fuck if they kiss in S3, I can take it or leave it. The only thing I want is for Crowley to smile at his angel like that. And for Aziraphale to see it.

Today I remembered what it’s like to *casually* switch your phone on time and again - just to see how beautiful your lock screen picture is. 

Beautiful and enigmatic enough to provoke questions I'd be only too happy to answer!

I made this wallpaper for myself but I’m done gatekeeping it

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'What if God's plan is really to get them together?'

'What if God actually wants the angels and demons to think for themselves?'

'What if God actually wants the Earth to be saved?'

These questions are missing the entire point of the story.

I cannot stress enough that this is a satire of Christian fundamentalism written by an atheist and a Jew. What God really wants or has planned is not remotely the point. God could be dead for all that it matters. We're never going to know more about God. And we're not supposed to base our notion of what's right on what God wants. That's what fundamentalism does. Good Omens is specifically subverting that.

The only real answer to these questions is 'It doesn't fucking matter.' We're talking about right and wrong, good and bad, as it affects people (human and otherwise). We have to decide what happens. God doesn't get a say. Maybe they'll approve, maybe they won't. Fuck 'em either way.

All praise to DT – the patron saint and/or totemic being of us all, Who Cannot Sit Normally. 

I, for one, find this exact arrangement of lower extremities quite comfortable. Years of reading crouched in various crooks and nannies + breaststroke swimming have got my joints used to being put in positions that are not conventionally normal for the average human. Having knees that do… well, turn outwards, I guess is the right way to put it –  is pretty useful. 

Full credit for tag furniture_abuse goes to the incredible @mizgnomer, of course. (I'm awfully sorry if I'm breaching the Tumblr etiquette there, tagging non-mutual, but that blog is a bona fide treasure trove of all things DT-related, especially visual stuff.  It was the reason I came to Tumblr at all, for what it's worth.)

David is wearing an older version of a Safe Space Hoodie ($35), with Stanley Tucci Green Collection Dutch Oven Cookware ($299)