For what it's worth, I've had some similar, though still different, experiences of mourning fictional characters. A favorite who was not from a source of mine but who I did feel a deep sense of connection to died unexpectedly. I was devastated and spent some time trying to process it. I also have experienced grief at my own loss for one of my tougher fictionkin sources. All that to say...
I hope it helps to know you are not alone in this experience. Deep connections exist even for fiction and the experience of loss is a unique one
I wanted to hate both Good Omens and The Lego Batman movie because HoW cOuLd ThEy PoSsIbLy GeT iT RiGhT?! But they did and both are wonderful, for sure!
really good read, i agree with your views and a lot of what you talk about in this ^^
this went hard