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20 Questions: Fandom ships meme
I can practically taste the next installment of Fragments, guys, but unfortunately - the muse is being a snit. All the happy currently happening IRL is srsly interfering with my ability to write angst. Hopefully, though *crosses fingers* I'll have something servicable by the end of the week.
In the meanwhile, have some thoughts on shipping. Ganked from![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
landofthekwt:
Fill out the ships before you look at the questions!
Eight ships you like:
01 Inuyasha/Kagome
02 Miroku/Sango
03 Naraku/Kikyo
04 Sesshoumaru/Kagome
05 Sesshoumaru/Kagura
06 InuPapa/SessMom
07 Kohaku/Rin
08 InuPapa/Izayoi
Four ships you're curious about: [This I'm interpreting as ships I'm not quite convinced of, but would read fic for if I trusted the author/person reccing said fic(s)]
09 Sesshoumaru/Rin
10 Inuyasha/Kikyo
11 Miroku/Kagome
12 Koga/Kagome
Two ships you never liked:
13 Inuyasha/Sesshoumaru
14 InuPapa/Sesshoumaru
Why do you dislike #14 so much? [InuPapa/Sess]
I don't like the yaoi ships in general in this fandom, but the two I listed are the two I absolutely, positively will not read no matter if my favorite author wrote a huge epic fic that was beloved by the rest of fandom. InuPapa/Sess is one of those ships that hits about every squick button I have, and I'd be happy to never acknowledge people write it in the first place...but I'm currently in charge of keeping up the fanfic portion of the newsletter, so I see more fucked up/cracked out pairings than anybody should have to. Thank Jeebus I don't actually have to read the fics to post them, LOL! :P
Who is someone you know that ships #9? [Sess/Rin]
Quite a bit of my f-list, actually ~ and that's what's made me relax my stance on this ship a bit. I still don't buy its intended to be a canon!ship, but that goes more towards my personal understanding of Sesshoumaru than anything else, I suppose. The fact that I get along with so many (reasonable) people who support this ship says something about all of us I think, LOL :P
What would be your ideal scenario for couple #3? [Nar/Kik]
Something dark and twisted and full of mind-fuckery. That ship is so much about crossing the line between love and hate...paynesgrey does amazing things with them in her Nar/Kik collection. GO READ IT if you haven't!!
What interests you about #10? [Inu/Kik]
The "original" canon couple, in a sense...This relationship, in so many ways, defines who Inuyasha is in the present of the canon, that it must, at the very least, be acknowledged and respected for the part it plays in history. Kikyo is a wonderfully complex character, but I'm just not quite convinced she loved Inuyasha, so much as she saw the way she could use him as a way to escape her own troubled life.
Which is your favorite moment for couple #1? [Inu/Kag]
Mm, probably Chapter 494. Talk about ideal places for kisses!
How long have you been following couple #6? [InuPapa/SessMom]
*shrug* I don't think I've ever written them, per se, but I've been intrigued about this pairing for about as long as I've adored their progeny as my favorite character. So that's...hmm, forever :P
What's the story with #8? Why did you start shipping them? [InuPapa/Izayoi]
That ship is on the cusp for me, actually - if forced, I'd probably say I ship InuPapa/SessMom over this particular couple...but I have written a short story about InuPapa/Izayoi, and in my head, it kinda works out the same way the Sess/Kag dynamic does, only with curiosity instead of prejudice. I see young Izayoi as something of a firebrand, very passionate and curious and then tragic, struck down for a decision she made in haste and forever punished for it. That's the sort of tragic figure I enjoy exploring.
You have the power to make one ship non existent. Choose from #13 or #14: [Inu/Sess or InuPapa/Sess]
To wipe off the face of the earth? Inucest, without a doubt - brother-form, since it appears to be more rampant than father-form. Shipping characters based solely on their appearances never made sense to me o.O
Which ship do you prefer #2 or #4? [Mir/San or Sess/Kag]
D: You cannot make me choose!
:-/
I guess Sess/Kag would win out, simply because Sesshoumaru is my favorite character, and I've written far more S/K fic. But what I prefer to read, Mir/San all the way. No. Question.
What interests you about #11? [Mir/Kag]
I like them both, and think...another time, another place? It could've happened.psyco_chick32 pretty much captured it with the fabulous gift!fic she wrote for me, Waiting With You.
Why do you like #7? [Kohaku/Rin]
It's such an sweet, shy, innocent ship :) They both went through so much in the canon story, together in some cases, and they're more age appropriate than any other Rin ship I've encountered. I prefer to think of this as her canon ship, because I enjoy their dynamic. Especially the way Langus writes it *sigh*
What’s a song that reminds you of #5? [Sess/Kagura]
“Disarm” © 1993 Smashing Pumpkins
If you could have any of these two pairings double-date, who would it be?
Mir/San and Kohaku/Rin. LOL I don't know why, but I think it'd be adorable - the older, established couple, and the newer, younger couple, sharing space and learning from each other :)
Have #2 kissed? [Mir/San]
Fuck yes!
They're the only ones with living, breathing proof of the power of a kiss, too ;)
Did #4 have a happy ending? If the show hasn't ended yet, do you think a happy ending is likely? [Sess/Kag]
LOL. It would take moving heaven and earth to part Inuyasha and Kagome after the end of the canon, and Sesshoumaru would be just as content being alone as he would be being romantically involved with any of the other characters.
What would make you start shipping #13? [Inu/Sess]
You'd have to shoot me in the head first and render me completely immune to badfic.
If only one could happen, which would you prefer, #2 or #6? [Mir/San vs InuPapa/SessMom]
Well they both happened, so we all win! :D I rather like the way things panned out in canon (Mir/San together forever, InuPapa/SessMom together and then...not?) because both offer such rich fodder for fanfic.
You have the power to decide the fate of #4. What happens to them? [Sess/Kag]
Well, pick your poison - Allegiance or Fleeting. I'm controlling their fates in two different universes :D
Which of these ships do you love the most?
Again, you can't make me choose! I'm a pretty hard canon shipper at heart, but with a twist: Sesshoumaru is my favorite character. So, while I love both Inu/Kag and Mir/San, I also enjoy poking Sess with a stick and pairing him with various (female) characters to see how he reacts. Since Kagome is the easiest one of the bunch to manipulate, she's his current foil, but I'm by no means rabid. (And apparently I write S/K "wrong," anyway.)
But, I'd have to say, I like anything that could have a canon backing to it, given a good writer is leading the way. Pretty much the only thing I rule out automatically is incest pairings (and yaoi, for this fandom - but then, with few exceptions, yaoi in this fandom couldn't be supported by the canon story anyway).
In the meanwhile, have some thoughts on shipping. Ganked from
landofthekwt:Fill out the ships before you look at the questions!
Eight ships you like:
01 Inuyasha/Kagome
02 Miroku/Sango
03 Naraku/Kikyo
04 Sesshoumaru/Kagome
05 Sesshoumaru/Kagura
06 InuPapa/SessMom
07 Kohaku/Rin
08 InuPapa/Izayoi
Four ships you're curious about: [This I'm interpreting as ships I'm not quite convinced of, but would read fic for if I trusted the author/person reccing said fic(s)]
09 Sesshoumaru/Rin
10 Inuyasha/Kikyo
11 Miroku/Kagome
12 Koga/Kagome
Two ships you never liked:
13 Inuyasha/Sesshoumaru
14 InuPapa/Sesshoumaru
Why do you dislike #14 so much? [InuPapa/Sess]
I don't like the yaoi ships in general in this fandom, but the two I listed are the two I absolutely, positively will not read no matter if my favorite author wrote a huge epic fic that was beloved by the rest of fandom. InuPapa/Sess is one of those ships that hits about every squick button I have, and I'd be happy to never acknowledge people write it in the first place...but I'm currently in charge of keeping up the fanfic portion of the newsletter, so I see more fucked up/cracked out pairings than anybody should have to. Thank Jeebus I don't actually have to read the fics to post them, LOL! :P
Who is someone you know that ships #9? [Sess/Rin]
Quite a bit of my f-list, actually ~ and that's what's made me relax my stance on this ship a bit. I still don't buy its intended to be a canon!ship, but that goes more towards my personal understanding of Sesshoumaru than anything else, I suppose. The fact that I get along with so many (reasonable) people who support this ship says something about all of us I think, LOL :P
What would be your ideal scenario for couple #3? [Nar/Kik]
Something dark and twisted and full of mind-fuckery. That ship is so much about crossing the line between love and hate...
paynesgrey does amazing things with them in her Nar/Kik collection. GO READ IT if you haven't!!What interests you about #10? [Inu/Kik]
The "original" canon couple, in a sense...This relationship, in so many ways, defines who Inuyasha is in the present of the canon, that it must, at the very least, be acknowledged and respected for the part it plays in history. Kikyo is a wonderfully complex character, but I'm just not quite convinced she loved Inuyasha, so much as she saw the way she could use him as a way to escape her own troubled life.
Which is your favorite moment for couple #1? [Inu/Kag]
Mm, probably Chapter 494. Talk about ideal places for kisses!
How long have you been following couple #6? [InuPapa/SessMom]
*shrug* I don't think I've ever written them, per se, but I've been intrigued about this pairing for about as long as I've adored their progeny as my favorite character. So that's...hmm, forever :P
What's the story with #8? Why did you start shipping them? [InuPapa/Izayoi]
That ship is on the cusp for me, actually - if forced, I'd probably say I ship InuPapa/SessMom over this particular couple...but I have written a short story about InuPapa/Izayoi, and in my head, it kinda works out the same way the Sess/Kag dynamic does, only with curiosity instead of prejudice. I see young Izayoi as something of a firebrand, very passionate and curious and then tragic, struck down for a decision she made in haste and forever punished for it. That's the sort of tragic figure I enjoy exploring.
You have the power to make one ship non existent. Choose from #13 or #14: [Inu/Sess or InuPapa/Sess]
To wipe off the face of the earth? Inucest, without a doubt - brother-form, since it appears to be more rampant than father-form. Shipping characters based solely on their appearances never made sense to me o.O
Which ship do you prefer #2 or #4? [Mir/San or Sess/Kag]
D: You cannot make me choose!
:-/
I guess Sess/Kag would win out, simply because Sesshoumaru is my favorite character, and I've written far more S/K fic. But what I prefer to read, Mir/San all the way. No. Question.
What interests you about #11? [Mir/Kag]
I like them both, and think...another time, another place? It could've happened.
psyco_chick32 pretty much captured it with the fabulous gift!fic she wrote for me, Waiting With You.Why do you like #7? [Kohaku/Rin]
It's such an sweet, shy, innocent ship :) They both went through so much in the canon story, together in some cases, and they're more age appropriate than any other Rin ship I've encountered. I prefer to think of this as her canon ship, because I enjoy their dynamic. Especially the way Langus writes it *sigh*
What’s a song that reminds you of #5? [Sess/Kagura]
“Disarm” © 1993 Smashing Pumpkins
If you could have any of these two pairings double-date, who would it be?
Mir/San and Kohaku/Rin. LOL I don't know why, but I think it'd be adorable - the older, established couple, and the newer, younger couple, sharing space and learning from each other :)
Have #2 kissed? [Mir/San]
Fuck yes!
They're the only ones with living, breathing proof of the power of a kiss, too ;)
Did #4 have a happy ending? If the show hasn't ended yet, do you think a happy ending is likely? [Sess/Kag]
LOL. It would take moving heaven and earth to part Inuyasha and Kagome after the end of the canon, and Sesshoumaru would be just as content being alone as he would be being romantically involved with any of the other characters.
What would make you start shipping #13? [Inu/Sess]
You'd have to shoot me in the head first and render me completely immune to badfic.
If only one could happen, which would you prefer, #2 or #6? [Mir/San vs InuPapa/SessMom]
Well they both happened, so we all win! :D I rather like the way things panned out in canon (Mir/San together forever, InuPapa/SessMom together and then...not?) because both offer such rich fodder for fanfic.
You have the power to decide the fate of #4. What happens to them? [Sess/Kag]
Well, pick your poison - Allegiance or Fleeting. I'm controlling their fates in two different universes :D
Which of these ships do you love the most?
Again, you can't make me choose! I'm a pretty hard canon shipper at heart, but with a twist: Sesshoumaru is my favorite character. So, while I love both Inu/Kag and Mir/San, I also enjoy poking Sess with a stick and pairing him with various (female) characters to see how he reacts. Since Kagome is the easiest one of the bunch to manipulate, she's his current foil, but I'm by no means rabid. (And apparently I write S/K "wrong," anyway.)
But, I'd have to say, I like anything that could have a canon backing to it, given a good writer is leading the way. Pretty much the only thing I rule out automatically is incest pairings (and yaoi, for this fandom - but then, with few exceptions, yaoi in this fandom couldn't be supported by the canon story anyway).