#that smile at the end

[inconveniently-discorporated]

Hello,

What do you think about that really 'not like Aziraphael' smile of Aziraphael's at the very end of the credits?

Honestly, I have half a dozen competing theories about it in my head.

My favorite theory comes from a sentence from one of the fanfics I shoved into the back room a couple years ago (aka I never finished/published it). The sentence goes something like this:

Whenever a fresh wave of paranoia came over him, he would force a smile back onto his face, and think of the greater good. At one point, he had a seatmate. Somewhere between the fourth errant smile and tenth, Aziraphale had looked up to discover that his seatmate had unceremoniously abandoned him.

Like -- you know how they say doing a power pose will literally make you feel more powerful, or forcing a smile or a laugh will literally release happy chemicals? That's what I feel like he's doing at the end, and it looks just as deranged as I imagined it would when I wrote that sentence (hence scaring off the poor seatmate).

He honestly looks a bit off his rocker, and I think he kind of is. He went from an emotional high of landing this massive opportunity (so he sees it), to having his balloon popped in one fell swoop by Crowley. He almost didn't go, but then decided to anyway. He must be so amped up on every emotion in that moment. There's tremendous pressure, both from the Metatron/Heaven and his own determination that he is NOT going to be proven wrong about this.

There's moments in his expression -- those little micro flinches Michael Sheen is so well-loved for, where you can see the facade beginning to crumble. You can see, like beams of light filtering their way through cracks in the clouds, where the gravity of it all starts to pull at him again. He then quickly repairs those cracks, perhaps by reminding himself of all the wonderful and beautiful things he thinks Heaven should be, all the things he wants to do.

Another smile. He's not an idiot. He'll show Crowley. He'll show them all. He CANNOT break. It's too late, he's already gone. He's in it now, and especially now that he knows what's at stake (the second coming), he has to do this, in his mind. And he will. He's going to. He stopped the apocalypse! He's honest and a leader! So Michael and Uriel still hate him -- he has the Voice of God at his back! They won't ever do to another angel what they did to him.

The final smile, covering up the biggest doubts. He's going to do this. He HAS to do this. It's time to stop thinking about what just happened. He's about to step into a hive of bees, and he had better hope the colony doesn't reject him as their new leader.

And they won't, he's assuring himself. That bigger smile, the one that somehow crinkles his eyes -- because he knows that's what smiles are supposed to do -- but never reaches them all the same. I think he's wearing that smile the way Crowley wears his glasses, with his real feelings buried deep inside, where no one can find them -- not even himself. Because he can't let that happen. Because he has to succeed.

#good omens #good omens meta #gos2 spoilers #aziraphale #that smile at the end

[booasaur]

Crush (2022)

#crushedit #crush hulu #crush 2022 #paige evans #aj campos #rowan blanchard #auli'i cravalho #crush spoilers #aj x paige #femslash related stuff #that smile at the end #must be tough to have realized years ago you're bisexual but only recently discovering you're morosexual too #this whole convo is her trying to put on a tough front and not break at what a doofus paige is #she really came out years ago and then never kissed or hooked up with anyone because she was pining after paige? #oh aj #unrelated to this gifset but right before paige says mentor-protege but she pronounces it like prodigy #she's wrong right #or have I been pronouncing protege wrong this whole time

[mediumtires]

We went from "There is no relationship" to "it's all about respect at the end of the day"

https://twitter.com/SkySportsF1/status/1732444124949721538?t=eSiucQ3kx62qwd2oRzM7bQ&s=19

By the way... the smile at the beginning? SIR...

that smirk…… sir you are married.

#bro loves to talk about his husband and their ‘rivalry’ #bro loves to talk about his husband period #that smile at the end #be fr christian you miss the competition #and so do i #christian horner #toto wolff #christian/toto

[anotherdescentintomadness]

Xiao Zhan X Sunshine

Video Source: XZ Douyin Update

#wow xiao laoshi #his hair #that smile at the end #literally bringing the light to our lives #okay but HIS HAIR #i love his smile #good morning Xiao Zhan #your honor i love him #Xiao Zhan #sheng yang #sunshine by my side #just another xiao zhan post for my girlfriend #my gifs #Xiao Zhan gifs #sunshine by my side gifs

[avengerdaisy]

Beau Arlen and Jenny Hoyt in Big Sky [4/∞]

#bigskyedit #beauarlenedit #jennyhoytedit #harlenedit #beau x jenny #Beau Arlen #Jenny Hoyt #Big Sky #2x18 #Jensen Ackles #Katheryn Winnick #harlen #justa's edit #harlen in big sky #that smile at the end #hehe

[aquietgirlsmess]

Maël being so clueless when Jade has been giving him literal hearteyes is hilarious ngl

#maël le gall #maël x jade #skam france #jade x maël #skamfr #tv shows #that smile at the end #he's enjoyed learning about this #and btw don't pay attention to my previous post about how it'd be fine if they put him back with Léonie #because you know what ? I had retought it not long after making the post #and it wouldn't make a lot of sense to put Léonie/Maël back together #i mean with the whole rumors thing and all that #even with the explanation and apology mentioned #i just don't feel that's realistic #and even if it were I think the writers would be scared to send the wrong message to their audience #especially since it's a show whose target audience is teenagers #so yes they were kind of sweet at the beginning but their time is over #I feel like the most léonie and him can be by the end of the season is somewhat reconciling and being on good or good enough terms #(the explanation and apology would still happen) #also i'm enjoying the maël/jade vibe too much #it can't just go to waste #i wonder what he'll do with that information #jadaël

[laisy]

Reporter: Going into the game, are you tempted to try something, or are you so defined in your identity you are almost afraid to change things now?

Mikel: We will see tomorrow...

Press conference before Man City game 25.04.2023 

#mikel arteta #arsenal #he is cooking something #that smile at the end #playing with the media again #fingers crossed

[midnightrings]

Kate and Anthony - first dance vs. dancing as a married couple

#bridgerton #bridgertongif #bridgertonedit #kate sharma #anthony bridgerton #kate x anthony #kathony #kanthony #perioddramaedit #perioddramagif #tvgifs #tvedit #simone ashley #jonathan bailey #this has probably been done before #but i thought i might try merging gifs again and this was the perfect opportunity #so pls be nice it took me a while to figure which was the best way to do this and have the gifs look somewhat cute #anyways love their never-ending smiles in the season 3 clip #the difference is insane #my gifs #tv

[tooquirkytolose]

Love Spell~

#my art #comic #a lil doodley one before i do the witch one teehee #in my head this is a spiritual successor to crossroads of destiny lmao #i did the opposite btw if anyone cares! the guide smiles until they think they'll be left alone #here the girl doesnt smile until the end :) #anyways raise ur hand if u wanna be turned into a frog

[funneylizzie]

DESPERATELY NEEDED TO DRAW THEM INTERACTING!!!!!

Or, alternate caption, Safety first (:

#i miiight end up drawing him with Mikey and Raph individually too #he is practically living with them he deserves to get some one on one teehee smile #art tag #rottmnt #rise of the tmnt #rise of the tmnt movie #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt movie #Casey jones #rise donnie #rottmnt donnie #save rottmnt

[royalphantompain]

#This is literally what happened at the end #the amazing digital circus #tadc #pomni #tadc pomni #Okay but this scene is just make me feel something else has she just sits there as she realizes this is her new reality and she cannot leav #All she can do is sit there and smiles as the music swells #HOLY SHIT #If someone has already made this edit I am so sorry

[fizzierolli]

Enchanted as always...

#hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel spoilers #zestial #carmilla carmine #her smile at the end is so brief i could only capture it in a still image 😭 #theyre so marriage coded tho

[tatakaeeren]

Stay at the beach Nanamin ❤ You deserve peace

#nanami kento #kento nanami #jjkedit #jjk spoilers #jujustu kaisen #toriigifs #Nanami's smile will forever stay in my heart 💖 #daksjhdsjkahdsksahad mentally i will only stay here #this is how the manga ended ...happy ending everyone at the beach :') #dkjahkdhkshakha F*****cckkkk 😭😭😭😭 #usergojoana #usergokalp #userartless #useraki #userdabiluna #userokkottsus #userinahochi #usermica #tuserelena #tusersky #usermoonz #kilruas #userheidi #userhyu #usersophies #userhanyi #hanatonin #userkvroko #userlisette

[ughmerlin]

#it's a learning curve

#thewitcheredit #witcheredit #the witcher #thewitchersdaily #tvedit #geralt of rivia #henry cavill #jaskier #joey batey #geraskier #geraskieredit #useravia #userbecca #userava #arthurpendragonns #ivashkovadrian #the witcher spoilers #i just love that little smile at the end!!!

[knife-filled-plushies]

so i saw a video of a cat getting thwacked in the face by a wagging dog tail and got this idea jfksjgjds

this probably happens quite often because catnap keeps forgetting to NOT rest in the crossfire of dogday's tail

#pastel draws! #smiling critters #poppy playtime chapter 3 #poppy playtime #dogday #catnap #i can imagine that at first by sleepy instinct catnap tries to physically stop the tail #then he just ends up getting shaken around and just decides to move to dogday's side djfdkjf #(do not tag as ship in any way please)

[thenorthernchild]

here’s the cut opening scene from daleks in manhattan if anyone cares/has not seen it idk. anyways my favourite part is the eleven seconds of pure silence + tardis rattling

#the smile at the end i’m totally being So Normal about this #tenmartha #martha jones #tenth doctor #ten x martha