Shippy meme

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Meme snagged from penny_lane_42:

Comment on this entry with a pairing I ship from one of my fandoms and I will tell you:

1. When I started shipping them
2. What I think their challenge is
3. What makes me happy about them
4. What makes me sad about them
5. What moment I wish had never happened
6. Who I'd be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other
7. My happily ever after for them

It occurs to me that, since I rarely talk about any other fandoms, you probably don't KNOW what pairings I ship. (And, to be fair, with the exception of Veronica/Logan, I don't think there's any pairing that comes even close to the crazy fangirling that Spuffy inspires.) I don't really want to list them all out here, so how about I list the fandoms, and if you don't know which pairings I like in that fandom, ask and I'll tell you, then you pick one. Is that too complicated, lol?

BtVS and AtS (obviously), Veronica Mars, The West Wing, Friday Night Lights, How I Met Your Mother, Battlestar Galactica

Comments

[shinybaum.livejournal.com]

BSG, any.

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Hmm, let's do Kara/Lee, since I've been doing cutesy, lovey-dovey ships and I need some representation from the fucked-up side. :)

1. When I started shipping them - Pretty much right off the bat. When did I STOP shipping them? Season 3. At first, I liked them as a romantic pairing, because all the angst and drama was sexy (they had such issues!), but then they went and married other people and I kind of hated them for being cruel to Dualla and Anders. By the end of the series, I saw them as more of a brother/sister relationship than anything else.
2. What I think their challenge is - Just one? LOL. I think, as close as their bond is, they have trouble being honest with each other when it comes to their romantic feelings. I think they also have so many outside issues affecting their relationship that they tend to overcomplicate things.
3. What makes me happy about them - No matter what kind of relationship they have, it's always fascinating.
4. What makes me sad about them - They can bring out the worst in each other.
5. What moment I wish had never happened - Kara marrying Anders the day after sleeping with Lee
6. Who I'd be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other - I was actually fine with the Kara/Anders and Lee/Dualla ships when they happened. I just wanted everyone to make up their damn minds.
7. My happily ever after for them - I'm probably the only one in the world to say this, but I actually liked how they ended. By that point, I didn't expect them to get together or confess feelings or anything. I'm just glad that they were on good terms at the end.

[shinybaum.livejournal.com]

Eh, two frakked up people doing what people do. I didn't care about either of them but I liked their relative partners.

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I think I have a particular aversion to cheaters. I'm all for both of them frakking around and not knowing what they want and hurting each other, but don't marry other people and expect me to still sympathize with you.

I've seen a lot of Spuffy fic where Buffy's still dating Angel or Riley or whoever, but she's having sex with Spike - and it's the boyfriend who's at fault for standing in the way of the Spuffy. That bothers me a lot.

[shinybaum.livejournal.com]

Yeah :(

At least admit your characters are at fault and flawed. I love a good flawed character but hate the excuses and delusion. At least Lex is completely insane, which I consider a valid excuse for many things :D