1. on one side, they sure would be cute, wouldn't they? and have you seen how they look at each other?
2. on the other side, the people who believe in them seem to be fond of tinfoil hats and secret hand-signs.
syxer7 contemplates her conversion
here. indeed, she's quite right: the independent signs and vibes one gets certainly don't constitute PROOF, but they do tend to shape one's opinions.
and then i wrote a little bit of fiction that i'm so proud of that i just HAD to share it with you all.
pam: I choose to look at the interviews rather than take DL as gospel. However, if you take Domlijah as read, then some stuff does have to follow.
moi: that's interesting. you mean that if they are together then they MUST be being repressed by someone? i'm not certain that's true. maybe PR would try to keep them quiet; maybe they wouldn't. maybe dom and lij would want to go public; maybe they wouldn't. maybe they'd have some other reason to avoid it--homophobic friends or family members. or maybe they resent the possibilities of being type-cast and are sort of closeting themselves, which i understand is not uncommon. of course in that case they're still repressed, but i wouldn't say PR had anything to do with it. i have a very hard time picturing the PR department composing them a letter about this, or making the Evil Phone Call.
'mr. wood, one of our agents who happened to be in your neighborhood yesterday says he encountered mr. monaghan in a very suggestive state of undress on your front porch, and after he finished drooling it occurred to him that i might be interested in this information. what i wonder, mr. wood, is how interested your young fans would be in the information, frankly. what? ... no, no. threats? nooooo. i just thought i'd make you aware of this. perhaps you and mr. monaghan should keep the public in mind while new line is responsible for your publicity. ... thank you. your cooperation is much appreciated.'
i picture spies on the corner in a conspicuously average car with dark glasses and a special cell hotwired to the publicist's office.