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Meta meme: 30 Days of Shipping
The tissue box has had to make room for a few other sickly/cold/allergy accoutrement, but at least I'm a bit more 'with it' than I was yesterday. Maybe.
Day 08 - The pairing with the most baggage?
This one was a relatively easy choice to make...
Miroku/Sango, Inuyasha - Of all the rich characters portrayed in the Inuyasha universe, nobody comes *close* to these two when it comes to baggage. She is the last of her kind, her entire village wiped out in one fell swoop through a cruel trick of a careless demon. She was thought dead as well, until she dug herself out of her own grave, vowing revenge on those who destroyed her family. As if that wasn't bad enough, the puppet of her younger brother is running around, under the control of the resident baddie, resurfacing every time she seems close to finding peace or happiness on her quest with the Inutachi.
He is a young, itinerant conman-in-monk's-clothing, also the last living member of his family, struck with a curse passed down through three generations, which killed his father and his grandfather before him. He seeks the beast that put the curse on his family, knowing he is living on borrowed time in the process. If he cannot outlive the curse, he wishes to find a suitable woman to give him an heir to carry on the family mission.
As if that wasn't enough baggage, their relationship as they grow to know each other is fraught with complications. Each seems determined to sacrifice themselves for the sake of their love, reaching new heights of matyrdom as the series reaches its peak. For a long time, fans thought one or the other (or maybe even both) would be killed in the final battle, that's how entrenched they were in their own sorrow and anger and fear. Luckily, they made it through to their HEA, but it was by no means guaranteed.
Its been very interesting writing for these two, trying to keep all that in mind and yet not allow my work to become too melodramatic or angsty-wangsty. There's certainly more than enough material to draw from, and some of the best fanwork to come out of IY fandom has been for these two.
Previous...
Day 01 - What is your current favorite ship? Sam Thomas/Stacey McGill, Baby-sitters Club
Day 02 - What was your very first ship? Ryan/Stacy, Kids Inc
Day 03 - A pairing that needs to happen now? Seeley Booth/Temperance Brennan, Bones
Day 04 - The pairing with the most chemistry? Matt Hunter/Maxie Jones, General Hospital
Day 05 - The pairing with the least chemistry? Sesshoumaru/Kagome, Inuyasha
Day 06 - The best kiss? Tommy Quincy/Jude Harrison, Instant Star
Day 07 - The most heartbreaking scene? Shawn Brady/Belle Black, Days of Our Lives
Upcoming...
Day 09 - The most believable relationship?
Day 10 - Why aren't these two married in real life?
Day 11 - What is your dream pairing?
Day 12 - Who had the best wedding?
Day 13 - What is your favorite television pairing?
Day 14 - What is your favorite book pairing?
Day 15 - What is your favorite real life pairing?
Day 16 - What is the absolute worst pairing?
Day 17 - A pairing you thought would never work out, but did?
Day 18 - What is the cutest pairing?
Day 19 - A pairing you've rooted for since the beginning?
Day 20 - The "can't stand the sexual tension anymore" pairing?
Day 21 - A pairing you like and no one else understands why?
Day 22 - A pairing you hate and no one else understands why?
Day 23 - A crazy love triangle/quadrilateral that worked out great?
Day 24 - A crazy love triangle/quadrilateral that worked out badly?
Day 25 - A pairing that was/would-be adorable, but could never work out?
Day 26 - A pairing that you hated and ended up loving?
Day 27 - A pairing that you loved and ended up hating?
Day 28 - A pairing that you will never understand?
Day 29 - What ship had the best proposal?
Day 30 - Your favorite ship forever and ever and ever?
Day 08 - The pairing with the most baggage?
This one was a relatively easy choice to make...
Miroku/Sango, Inuyasha - Of all the rich characters portrayed in the Inuyasha universe, nobody comes *close* to these two when it comes to baggage. She is the last of her kind, her entire village wiped out in one fell swoop through a cruel trick of a careless demon. She was thought dead as well, until she dug herself out of her own grave, vowing revenge on those who destroyed her family. As if that wasn't bad enough, the puppet of her younger brother is running around, under the control of the resident baddie, resurfacing every time she seems close to finding peace or happiness on her quest with the Inutachi.
He is a young, itinerant conman-in-monk's-clothing, also the last living member of his family, struck with a curse passed down through three generations, which killed his father and his grandfather before him. He seeks the beast that put the curse on his family, knowing he is living on borrowed time in the process. If he cannot outlive the curse, he wishes to find a suitable woman to give him an heir to carry on the family mission.
As if that wasn't enough baggage, their relationship as they grow to know each other is fraught with complications. Each seems determined to sacrifice themselves for the sake of their love, reaching new heights of matyrdom as the series reaches its peak. For a long time, fans thought one or the other (or maybe even both) would be killed in the final battle, that's how entrenched they were in their own sorrow and anger and fear. Luckily, they made it through to their HEA, but it was by no means guaranteed.
Its been very interesting writing for these two, trying to keep all that in mind and yet not allow my work to become too melodramatic or angsty-wangsty. There's certainly more than enough material to draw from, and some of the best fanwork to come out of IY fandom has been for these two.
Previous...
Day 01 - What is your current favorite ship? Sam Thomas/Stacey McGill, Baby-sitters Club
Day 02 - What was your very first ship? Ryan/Stacy, Kids Inc
Day 03 - A pairing that needs to happen now? Seeley Booth/Temperance Brennan, Bones
Day 04 - The pairing with the most chemistry? Matt Hunter/Maxie Jones, General Hospital
Day 05 - The pairing with the least chemistry? Sesshoumaru/Kagome, Inuyasha
Day 06 - The best kiss? Tommy Quincy/Jude Harrison, Instant Star
Day 07 - The most heartbreaking scene? Shawn Brady/Belle Black, Days of Our Lives
Upcoming...
Day 09 - The most believable relationship?
Day 10 - Why aren't these two married in real life?
Day 11 - What is your dream pairing?
Day 12 - Who had the best wedding?
Day 13 - What is your favorite television pairing?
Day 14 - What is your favorite book pairing?
Day 15 - What is your favorite real life pairing?
Day 16 - What is the absolute worst pairing?
Day 17 - A pairing you thought would never work out, but did?
Day 18 - What is the cutest pairing?
Day 19 - A pairing you've rooted for since the beginning?
Day 20 - The "can't stand the sexual tension anymore" pairing?
Day 21 - A pairing you like and no one else understands why?
Day 22 - A pairing you hate and no one else understands why?
Day 23 - A crazy love triangle/quadrilateral that worked out great?
Day 24 - A crazy love triangle/quadrilateral that worked out badly?
Day 25 - A pairing that was/would-be adorable, but could never work out?
Day 26 - A pairing that you hated and ended up loving?
Day 27 - A pairing that you loved and ended up hating?
Day 28 - A pairing that you will never understand?
Day 29 - What ship had the best proposal?
Day 30 - Your favorite ship forever and ever and ever?
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It is - all of these amazing and richly intricate characters is what drew me to the series in the first place :) I can't say I've read a manga or watched an anime that I've enjoyed nearly as much before or since.
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She's posting enough for the rest of us, I suppose. I'm shocked she's even noticed a sea change *shrug*
and I've been stuck in bed all day coughing and sneezing up several storms. :(
I've been doing much the same, along with blowing my nose off. I've been doing my damndest not to nap, though, so maybe I'll sleep worth something tonight...I'm not holding my breath, though :-/
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I hate that FF.net's gone on the fritz lately :-/ Just glad I don't have anything ready to update over there quite yet, LOL! I totally know what you mean about reviews, tho ~ someone fave'd SiB yesterday and it made me deliriously happy, haha.
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I still had a girlish squeal when I found out they both survived the final battle, of course. :D
Feel better, chica! It seems like *everyone* is getting sick these days. I guess autumn is really on its way.
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*nods* Hard to believe they're supposed to be teenagers, isn't it? They were both forced to grow up pretty fast, considering their circumstances.
Feel better, chica! It seems like *everyone* is getting sick these days. I guess autumn is really on its way.
I'm just ready for some weather other than "sweltering", myself. It's not right for it to be 100F at the end of friggin' September D:
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I know, right? I keep meaning to start running again... until I look at the temperature. Hell no, I'm not running in that heat. And now that it's going towards fall, it's muggy too. *flails* Stop it, weather!
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It's been really funny talking to people who have never been a part of IY fandom, but who have watched/read the whole series. It's amazing how many people say that they stuck it out to see them get their happy ending. They really are just wonderful characters with a wonderful story, even despite the baggage.
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Wow, that is pretty amazing! Considering everything they went through, though, I just don't know how you couldn't root for them to finally find some happiness and peace.
They really are just wonderful characters with a wonderful story, even despite the baggage.
The whole series is quite exceptional in that way, I think. Its rare to find such a long story with such engaging characters with so much room for fannish exploration. This is the only anime or manga I've ever really been sucked into at such a level, and there's a reason for it :)
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Oh man, I know. They go through so much, I can't imagine how anyone couldn't just want to see them have a happy ending. They really earned it. (I'll admit though! It's super gratifying when people progress from "Oh, Inuyasha, riiiiight *eyeroll*" to "Oooh Miroku/Sango! Why wasn't there more goodfic for them?" LOL)
This is the only anime or manga I've ever really been sucked into at such a level, and there's a reason for it :)
Oh man, I know what you're saying. I mean, for seven years, it was the ONLY fandom that really caught my interest to such an extent. I lingered on the periphery of a few for a while, but nothing else stuck like Inuyasha. It's not perfect, but it is amazing!
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