#they don't align with any of our constructions of sexuality or gender because they're not built with the same inner workings

[vulpinesaint]

my thesis statement will of course always be that the angels + demons in good omens are aspec (and nonbinary) but crowley specifically was so aromantic this season. man who goes "oh, romance? yeah, i know how that works. practically an expert. i've picked up so much from the way that people talk about it and represent it in media. i know all the perfect steps to execute romance. it has nothing to do with personhood and feelings; there's a certain list of requirements, certain steps that you take, certain subjective prerequisites to be fulfilled, and then you'll have romance. easy. simple." when he has no idea how romance actually works because it's never been something that was accessible or valuable to him. the general conventions for love seem so simple from the outside when you pick up an idea of it through cultural osmosis but not any real experience or investment in the idea. maggie and nina come in to tell him that he can't be messing with people's love lives because it's serious and personal but how should he know? when you're outside of it and don't even realize that you're outside of it, romance is just a thing that happens. and it seems so simple...

#screaming wailing throwing things punching walls that's aro representation actually #when i say the angels and demons are all aspec and nonbinary. i of course mean That in a sense of like. #they don't align with any of our constructions of sexuality or gender because they're not built with the same inner workings #but by our definitions they're closer to those concepts than to 'conventional' conceptions of gender and sexuality #anyway crowley is so me walking into my middle school classes on the first day of school and picking out a suitable crush for the year #based on effusive criteria that i picked up from media and popular culture and the expectation that i Should have a crush #because those were the steps you took. at least it seemed like that to me. #this applies to aziraphale too of course #when all the romance you've known or seen takes place under awnings in the rain or at jane austen balls. of course it stands to reason #that the same would be true of any love in real life. cause how else would it work #anyway that kiss was so aromantic it's crazy #good omens #good omens 2 #aromantic #aro #crowley