I just finished the Amazon series without knowing there was a novel before I was born (blame my rural teenage context), and the love vibes are undeniable the whole time. Actually, the doubt about the untold romance is what brings me here, and I completely agree to your great analysis.
(it was twice in the book btw, once a kid at the birthday party levels it at aziraphale and the other newt uses it in the olde witchfinder bundle of sticks meaning but an american soldier takes it in the homophobic way. both good deletions! gold star for effort, neil.)
I dwell in a few fandoms (the sane ones, I hope). The GO explosion has come in part because for once a male couple is shown as a couple. Not 100%, but enough that shippers can absolutely go nuts because the subtext is pretty much text.
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