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[aztecravemonkey]

If your characters are interesting, have a great chemistry (positive or negative) that it wraps me into their world, they can be talking about the joys of watching paint dry for all I care. (I'd actually love to see someone make a character-driven piece about that subject, partially to see if someone can make it fun to read and partially because I

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[aztecravemonkey]

1. This is actually a complicated question! No, seriously. Basically, I used to hate it way back in the day when it was the biggest ship in the fandom, only because I seemed to have the luck that dictated I need to encounter only the obnoxious Ash/Misty fans. Also, I never liked how OOC Ash/Misty fics are. Nowadays, I'm okay with it, but it's not my OTP.

2. I'm okay with it because I've been able to meet a number of pretty cool Ash/Misty fans, and I can definitely see how these two can pair up. I mean, some of the evidence that people bring up is kinda hard to argue against, and they are cute together. On the other hand, I still hate how OOC most of the fic is. :| It's possible to write future!fic or reunion!fic without bashing characters and making both Ash and Misty unrecognizable, guys!

3. If I could ignore fandom. :| Also, if I could find more good AAML fic where Ash and Misty are Ash and Misty instead of badass and/or angsty original characters who call themselves Ash and Misty. Also, if I didn't ship Ash/Gary so hard.

4. Sure, I'd give it a shot! If only to see why it's so difficult to write them in character.