Sooooo first of all - I am way, way appreciative of Dave Blass responding. Kudos to amyone who may have thought this already - I think I remember someone reblogging with that idea a couple years ago.
Second of all, to address the elephant in the room, this is (at its face) bad news for the Angelship theory - as the toys were not for Genesis.
This relevation rehighlights the importance of the lullaby...as it is literally the only way Fiore & DeBlanc have been able to communicate with Genesis.
Fiore was skeptical of Genesis responding to the lullaby...and once DeBlanc realized this - that Fiore didn't really think they'd connected with Genesis at all - DeBlanc insisted on trying the lullaby again - rather than just killing Jesse....as they originally intended.
This tenuous connection explains Fiore's willingness to kill Genesis, relative to DeBlanc's. Even if you consider them "surrogate" parents - Fiore certainly is the harsh parent ("Bad Boy!") while DeBlanc is a bit more lenient ("No...").
From Fiore's perspective, there wasn't a lot to hold onto - but there was a lot to lose (ie- DeBlanc..."They'll separate us forever"). And in his heart he saw Genesis as dangerous and unsustainable....which is why he could only "Find Peace" after reaffirming the Saint's mission.
For DeBlanc...Genesis meant something more (hence all the longing stares into the empty coffee can). Yusef said in an interview that DeBlanc considered Genesis, at the end of the day, theirs - and no one else's (paraphrased). Remember Genesis is a baby...the sounds used for Genesis were ultrasound noises, the original design was literally a comit with the face of a screaming infant.
This is also consistent with the angel & demon parents in the comic....the angel wanted Genesis dead, the demon did not (though the demon died before being able to say much of anything.)
DeBlanc - even if you consider him only ever being an angel - has a connection with Hell, that Fiore does not have. (Reminder...Yusef said Fiore wasn't afraid of Hell because "he's from heaven"....whereas DeBlanc, apparently, is not.)
DeBlanc's experience with Hell - regardless of its context - primes him to be more appreciative of having a connection to something like a baby. To him, Genesis is more precious than dangerous.
So precious that perhaps DeBlanc couldn't stand to be the one to pull the trigger...even if it meant returning to heaven, confessing, and losing Fiore in the process.
Too much writing, I know, but there you go. Still thematically the best route for the show.
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