#mr downing

[perrydowning]

**WARNING** Incoming Fluff **WARNING*

Just wanted to give y’all the heads up that 20 years ago, roughly 24 hours from now, I met Mr. Downing. I’m feeling super nostalgic and am drowning in schmoop--thus, I’ll be posting a lot about just how monumental that date was.

Because that day, more than any other, changed my life completely--in ways I could never have imagined. He managed to make all of my romantic dreams come true, even though he was not one whit like who I thought I wanted.

But he was 100% what I needed.

So, I want to to totally overshare and capture just a bit of the magic (and madness) that was coming for me on August 24, 2001. See, I didn’t want to meet him, he didn’t want to meet me, but an extremely insistent mutual friend would NOT shut up until we agreed to at least have coffee together.

Which is why I made sure my foxiest jeans and clingiest sweater were clean the night before. Because I totally didn’t want to meet anyone. And I absolutely didn’t wear my va-va-voom bra or put on makeup. Or curl my hair. And I positively didn’t arrange to leave work early so I would have time to do all of the above. Obviously, because I had no interest in meeting someone. Zip. Zilch. Zero.

Just a cup of coffee, that’s it.

Seriously.

I mean it!

[juuls]

To my darling Perry. With love, Juulna.

@perrydowning I love you so very much, soul friend that you are. You just GET me like no one else can. And you put me first all the time and you are simply just the most amazing person and fantastic friend that anyone could wish for. You are supremely intelligent, charismatic, talented, loving, a nurturer, and a role model. And so so SO many other descriptors that I don't have the time to list. I know that I don't speak just for myself when I say I am astonished at how I've been blessed to have a friend like you. More than a friend -- I don't even know the word I could use to describe you perfectly. I love you Perry. Thank you for being here for me, at all times, and giving me the privilege to call you my best friend. Always, Juulna P.S. Thank you also to Mr. Downing for being an amazing friend, and for supporting me just as much as your wife does, even though you don't need to. You both are so special to me, and treat me like one of the family. I will never ever forget that. You are both more than mere names and words on the internet, or voices over the phone. You're MY family too, and I know Mr. J would agree. Thank you.

[perrydowning]

The night Mr. Downing was decreed to be George Lucas’s brother

About five years ago, we went out for some stand-up comedy. Well known performer, but since he was kind of a dick I won’t reveal him.

Mr. Downing has a ... rather distinctive laugh. Well, Dick Comedian noticed it and looked over to us. Mr. Downing has salt and pepper hair, occasionally a full beard, a bit extra around the middle, and for reasons neither of us can remember, was wearing plaid.

Anyway, Dick Comedian proceeded to call Mr. Downing George Lucas’s brother for the entire night. Which mostly amused Mr. Downing. There was an edge to it, but it was mostly well-meant.

Then things got weird. Someone started heckling Dick Comedian and he went the hell off. Like, eviscerated this poor dude with no platform. Dick Comedian was just ... small and mean. Then, for reasons I cannot imagine, Dick Comedian looked to Mr Downing for validation and said, “Right, George Lucas’s Brother?”

To which Mr.. Downing said, “Dude, I won’t even defend the prequels.”

[perrydowning]

Kylo: I’m sure I fucked up so bad that you hate me

I was just talking to Mr. Downing about Kylo Ren and how sometimes I see ... certain similarities to how he was when he was younger. He was arguing it, and finally said, “Look, sometimes I was sure I fucked up so bad that you hated me.” And I looked at him and said, “Okay, Kylo.” 

He thought about it and said with an adorably scrunchy face, “I hate you.” Then wandered off to bed.

Then came back not 30 seconds later and said, “You know I was kidding, I love you more than anything!”

I said, “Okay, Kylo.”

He said, “Shit. I’m going to bed.”

Floating from the bedroom. “I love you!”

I love you too, @mrdowning.

[perrydowning]

*Swoon*

Mr. Downing just texted me with: "I'm madly in love with you. Will you marry me?"

He asks me to marry him regularly and it's just such a wonderful affirmation. Knowing that after 12 years of marriage he still actively wants to be married to me is such a glowy, happy feeling.

So, yes, @mrdowning, I will marry you every single day. I'd start off each morning pledging my life to you if it wouldn't be a little strange and logistically tricky.

[perrydowning]

Mr. Downing on Kylo Ren and BB-9E

This morning he mused, “Do you think Ren got BB-9E because of Rey? I mean that would be hilarious. Bae has a dog so I’ll get a dog! Can you imagine him going to the engineers, ‘Okay, but it needs to be black, and can you make it sound more ... evil?’”

I reminded him about Kylo seeming to be familiar with BB units so he likely already has BB-9E. Mr. Downing’s face fell.

Then he said, “But god, it would be so, so Kylo to do something like that.”

I have completely corrupted my husband. He’s spinning crackfic in his head.

[perrydowning]

He protec.

So it's been a long week in the Downing household. Mr. Downing toddled off to bed before me and promptly fell asleep. Then I tripped over the scale in the bathroom and called out, "Ouch!" Mr. Downing, from a dead sleep, came running into the bathroom shouting, "Are you okay?!" while I'm just brushing my teeth. I swear, if he'd had a light saber that scale would be toast. He's now happily snoring away. After he put the scale in the closet.

[perrydowning]

I told Mr. Downing about adding -lo to everything

And since then every text he's sent me today has been along the lines of:

"I love youlo"

"Reylos are goofylo"

"What do you want for dinner? Lo."