Just once I’d like to come out of consuming a piece of media with all three conditions being met:
1) Being really invested in a ship.
2) That ship being the most popular one/one of the most popular ones (assuming there are 2+ ships with somewhat similar levels of popularity.
3) It’s a (fairly) large (or at least very active) fandom.Lowkey
1. I understand why people like them. In fact, I think they have a nice, shippable dynamic. If they’re canon, I won’t break them up in fic unless I have to (e.g. for the sake of the primary ship).
2. They are very cute! They’re canon I think they should stay together – I’m rooting for them to work out their issues. (However, if they do break up, I won’t be devastated.)
3. I get a warm and fuzzy feeling every time I see them in fanworks/canon. Sometimes, I’ll do a quick search for them to see if any pretty fanart/promos pop up. I get a little excited about their scenes in canon.
4. This used to be my OTP like…several years ago. I still remember all the reasons why I loved them and I never changed my mind about them but since then a lot of the shine has worn off and I’ve moved on to greener pastures (usually in totally different fandoms). But they will always live in my heart <3
Midkey
5. Like #4, but I still sometimes go into their tag/look for a fanwork to consume/will write a small ficlet or draw a sketch of them when the nostalgia is really strong.
6. I’ve read a fic or two, maybe even wrote one, once. I’ve betaed some short fics about them for a good friend whose OTP they are. I enjoy looking at pretty art of them, but usually don’t have enough interest for fic, especially if it’s long.
7. I have created some fanworks for them and have read a number of fics. I sometimes have discussions with friends or fandom communities in general about this ship. There are several ships I love more but this is often a “second choice.” Put them as backgrounds ship into fics about other ships without fail. If they have a will-they-won’t-they dynamic in canon I’ll be pretty upset if they don’t end up together.
Highkey
8. One of my absolute fave ships! OTP or at least the het/slash/fem OTP of their fandom. Create and/or consume fanworks or make posts about them frequently. Think about them frequently. Consistently, but not always, request/offer in exchanges or prompt fests.
9. Love them SOO much! OTP in that fandom! Have read most fics about them, constantly looking for more fanworks to consume, create fanworks about them constantly, request/offer in every exchange, talk to all my friends about them, participate actively in fandom meta/discussions (or at least read them, if I’m shy/anxious), think about them a LOT.
10. OMG IT’S BURNING!!! I’M DYING!!! GIVE ME ALL THE FIC PLZ I WILL SELL MY SOUL.I THINK ABOUT THEM ALLLL THE TIME!!! WRITE ALL THE FIC!!! REQUEST/OFFER IN EVERY EXCHANGE ALWAYS. ALL-FANDOM OPT <333
So…I’m pretty sure that the prom scene in QaF is just about one of the most romantic scenes ever. I actually went to re-watch it looking for some inspiration for a certain something. But then, I ended up re-watching parts of that episode as well as well as the scene when Michael finds Brian scarfing and yells at him and says how Brian still hasn’t lost his “superpowers” and will always be young, etc. And I must note that Brian seems to accept this and after THIS he makes his decision to go to Justin’s prom. So I realized that…I really am more a Brian/Michael than a Brian/Justin shipper at heart, no matter how much I would like to be a BJ shipper primarily, seeing as how that’s both canon and a fandom favorite. I’m not sure what the problem is, since I most certainly think B/J is romantic enough and I like it surely and I WAS rooting for them when I was watching the show first time around…. I think it’s because I associate myself with Michael a lot more. At least the Michael that was before Ben came into the picture (gah). I guess I like the best-friends-turned-lovers thing. Maybe because I can relate to that better? I’m also not Justin’s biggest fan. I don’t hate him or anything like that but I can’t relate to him very much and the fact that he is so loved by fandom doesn’t seem to help. I also feel like Brian and Michael have this…is not simple chemistry, than at least this…bond. See, I guess it’s because I view the best relationship as being close friends + an element of attraction. Justin and Brian have all the attraction in the world, perhaps, but I don’t see the friendship. Even as their relationship develops…that connection is not there the way Michael and Brian’s is. Ben kinda fucks with Michael’s mind and sorta changes him in bad ways, I think, but even then…I think I would be so much more a B/J shipper is just the Michael element wasn’t there or if it wasn’t there in SUCH A WAY. Again, I relate to Michael. We don’t have the same personality or anything but I still relate to him, and especially his relationship with Brian. Maybe that’s the problem or should I rather say reason? Gah…IDEK.
Hmmm...I'm tired right now and I really should go finish my math HW. I'll probably continue at a later date...
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