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Day Twenty-Four: Favorite female romantic relationship
I have an issue of not connecting to female romantic relationships in fandom because I suck (my slash goggles are hellishly broken) and because fandoms, in general, suck and don't really offer up much when it comes to females in a same-sex relationship (Who could possibly be interested in watching the relationship grow if they're not in bed? Grrr)
So I did some googling and I came across two couples I remember liking: Haruka Tenoh and Michiru Kaioh from Sailor Moon and Paige and Alex from Degrassi: The Next Generation. Sadly I just don't remember much about either pairing. :(
I can't choose my favourite due to my lack of memory and due to my interest in each pairing coming from a different place.
Haruka Tenoh and Michiru Kaioh interested me because they are a couple in an anime, a couple that lost its identity as such in the translation to English. American dubbers choosing to, instead, label them cousins. They were also introduced to Sailor Moon (the Japanese Anime) in 1994, at a time where many characters faced slef-doubt or ridiculed others because of sexuality, and yet there wasn't a fuss made of their sexuality.
Sailor Uranus: Are... you... scared ...Michiru?
Sailor Neptune: Haruka
Sailor Uranus: What
Sailor Neptune: I want to touch you, Haruka...
[Their hands touch as they are fading]
As for Paige and Alex, I just thought they were interesting because I do like seeing the "good" person end up with the "bad" person. Also, I finally found Paige to be interesting rather than overbearing, annoying, and boring. While reading up on them, I found a blog on afterellen.com that stated that Alex told Paige that she didn't need to worry about labels. Not something I'd expect in high school, but I like that it's a message to a teenage audience
"Because I love you, you idiot!"
Also, I enjoyed their friendship prior to exploring their feelings for each other.
Alex: Not that I'd ever admit this, but I used to be scared of you.
Paige: Please, I am so not scary.
Alex: No, you're a pushover a coward and a suck. 'Cause if my boyfriend showed up here and treated me that way, I'd be shopping for a new boyfriend.
Day One: Favorite lead female character
Day Two: Favorite supporting female character
Day Three: A female character you hated but grew to love
Day Four: A female character you relate to
Day Five: Favorite female character on a male-driven show
Day Six: Favorite female-driven show
Day Seven: A female character that needs more screen time
Day Eight: Favorite female character in a comedy show
Day Nine: Favorite female character in a drama show
Day Ten: Favorite female character in a scifi/supernatural show
Day Eleven: Favorite female character in a children’s show
Day Twelve: Favorite female character in a movie
Day Thirteen: Favorite female character in a book
Day Fourteen: Favorite older female character
Day Fifteen: Favorite female character growth arc
Day Sixteen: Favorite mother character
Day Seventeen: Favorite warrior female character
Day Eighteen: Favorite non-warrior female character
Day Nineteen: Favorite non-human female character
Day Twenty: Favorite female antagonist
Day Twenty-One: Favorite female character screwed over by canon
Day Twenty-Two: Favorite female character you love but everyone else hates
Day Twenty-Thre: Favorite female platonic relationship
Day Twenty-Four: Favorite female romantic relationship
Day Twenty-Five: Favorite mother/daughter and/or sister relationship
Day Twenty-Six: Favorite classical female character (from pre-20th century literature or mythology or the like)
Day Twenty-Seven: A female character you have extensive personal canon for
Day Twenty-Eight: Favorite female writer (television, books, movies, etc.)
Day Twenty-Nine: A female-centric fic rec
Day Thirty: Whatever you’d like!
I have an issue of not connecting to female romantic relationships in fandom because I suck (my slash goggles are hellishly broken) and because fandoms, in general, suck and don't really offer up much when it comes to females in a same-sex relationship (Who could possibly be interested in watching the relationship grow if they're not in bed? Grrr)
So I did some googling and I came across two couples I remember liking: Haruka Tenoh and Michiru Kaioh from Sailor Moon and Paige and Alex from Degrassi: The Next Generation. Sadly I just don't remember much about either pairing. :(
I can't choose my favourite due to my lack of memory and due to my interest in each pairing coming from a different place.
Haruka Tenoh and Michiru Kaioh interested me because they are a couple in an anime, a couple that lost its identity as such in the translation to English. American dubbers choosing to, instead, label them cousins. They were also introduced to Sailor Moon (the Japanese Anime) in 1994, at a time where many characters faced slef-doubt or ridiculed others because of sexuality, and yet there wasn't a fuss made of their sexuality.
Sailor Uranus: Are... you... scared ...Michiru?
Sailor Neptune: Haruka
Sailor Uranus: What
Sailor Neptune: I want to touch you, Haruka...
[Their hands touch as they are fading]
As for Paige and Alex, I just thought they were interesting because I do like seeing the "good" person end up with the "bad" person. Also, I finally found Paige to be interesting rather than overbearing, annoying, and boring. While reading up on them, I found a blog on afterellen.com that stated that Alex told Paige that she didn't need to worry about labels. Not something I'd expect in high school, but I like that it's a message to a teenage audience
"Because I love you, you idiot!"
Also, I enjoyed their friendship prior to exploring their feelings for each other.
Alex: Not that I'd ever admit this, but I used to be scared of you.
Paige: Please, I am so not scary.
Alex: No, you're a pushover a coward and a suck. 'Cause if my boyfriend showed up here and treated me that way, I'd be shopping for a new boyfriend.
Day One: Favorite lead female character
Day Two: Favorite supporting female character
Day Three: A female character you hated but grew to love
Day Four: A female character you relate to
Day Five: Favorite female character on a male-driven show
Day Six: Favorite female-driven show
Day Seven: A female character that needs more screen time
Day Eight: Favorite female character in a comedy show
Day Nine: Favorite female character in a drama show
Day Ten: Favorite female character in a scifi/supernatural show
Day Eleven: Favorite female character in a children’s show
Day Twelve: Favorite female character in a movie
Day Thirteen: Favorite female character in a book
Day Fourteen: Favorite older female character
Day Fifteen: Favorite female character growth arc
Day Sixteen: Favorite mother character
Day Seventeen: Favorite warrior female character
Day Eighteen: Favorite non-warrior female character
Day Nineteen: Favorite non-human female character
Day Twenty: Favorite female antagonist
Day Twenty-One: Favorite female character screwed over by canon
Day Twenty-Two: Favorite female character you love but everyone else hates
Day Twenty-Thre: Favorite female platonic relationship
Day Twenty-Four: Favorite female romantic relationship
Day Twenty-Five: Favorite mother/daughter and/or sister relationship
Day Twenty-Six: Favorite classical female character (from pre-20th century literature or mythology or the like)
Day Twenty-Seven: A female character you have extensive personal canon for
Day Twenty-Eight: Favorite female writer (television, books, movies, etc.)
Day Twenty-Nine: A female-centric fic rec
Day Thirty: Whatever you’d like!