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

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1. When I started shipping them - When Veronica was helping Logan find his mom. The idea had started creeping up on me, probably since "An Echolls Family Christmas," and by the time Logan was sobbing in Veronica's arms in the hotel lobby, I was hooked.
2. What I think their challenge is - I'm going to sort of copy penny_lane_42's answer and say that Logan wants to protect Veronica, when Veronica doesn't want to be protected. (Although Veronica may not appreciate it, I do love that Logan is willing to do anything for her.) I think Veronica also has a huge problem trusting people, which she needs to get over if she ever wants a functional relationship.
3. What makes me happy about them - Oh, the angst! The snark! I love their history. I love how they used to be really close friends, and Lilly's death shattered that, and it's been a slow rebuilding, with a bit of a detour through seething hatred before they became friends again and then fell in love. There's this sense of clinging to each other because they have no one else left, and yet it's not like they're settling, because they're absolutely perfect for each other (except for the part where they fight and break up all the time). Come on, guys, they're EPIC. Ruined lives! Bloodshed!
4. What makes me sad about them - The part where they break up all the time. Ruined lives. Bloodshed.
5. What moment I wish had never happened - Madison
6. Who I'd be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other - Logan can only be with Lilly. Veronica, hmm. I totally loved Troy, up until the whole drug thing. (I wish they'd brought him back for Season 3. They teased me with that "Rapes of Graff" episode, planting the idea that he might go to Hearst. That would've been fun.) I liked Piz, too, but I don't think he could handle Veronica. ETA: Weeveronica! How could I forget Weevil? And what an awful smushy name, lol.
7. My happily ever after for them - Veronica has said she's never getting married, so I think as much as she loves Logan, it would be a tough sell even for him. I can't really see them settling down in the suburbs with a picket fence and 2.5 kids, either. But that doesn't mean they wouldn't be happy together. I think Veronica would probably get kicked out of the FBI for not respecting authority (or for breaking too many laws), and she'd have a career as an investigative journalist, and she and Logan would travel the world tracking down stories.