Believe it or not, slash is not ruining the fandom, and things won't be instantly better if slash suddenly disappeared. Trust me, I've read enough Sora/Kairi fics that turn Riku into a terrible person to be sure the problem runs deeper than that. (And that's a rant for another day ( Read more... )

So someone on deviantART asks why people think certain pairings are popular.

I'm focusing on the Xemnas/Saïx responses, but others were also pretty bad.

Disclaimer: I don't mind people portraying loyal!Saïx when it is done right. I can see where it comes from. What follows is not doing it right, and yes, I'm probably biased.

( Abandon all hope, ye who enter here... )

 I'm new. I've lurked for ages, and am now actually posting something. I'm probably inordinately proud of this fact.

( She won't listen )

1. Fics that are decent until someone (like the main character) falls in love. Suddenly ~*~nothing else matters~*~, especially not characterization.

2. Fics that ship everyone (doubly if they all suddenly get together around the same time). Falling in love does not have a lemming effect, and if you're going for realism, I'm not sure making ( Read more... )

So, first of all, Hullo, everyone! I'm rather new to the whole interaction with the fandom thing, but I've been lurking for quite a bit.

So, rant.

( Cut for wall 'o text and Days spoilers. )

Dear crazy AkuRoku shippers (and crazy shippers in general ( Read more... )

SURVIVAL OF THE HOTTEST SHIP PART ONE

For those of you who are members of ship_manifesto  or shipping fans in general guess what's currrently on the list for the first round?

SORA/RIKU/KAIRI.

Those who are fans, go and vote! It's down, and it makes me said. And I think it winning to at least the next round would pwn people who hate 2/3 of the future hawt threesome ( Read more... )

One thing I love about this fandom is that Nomura purposely made no canon romantic relationships (except with Disney characters). There's no Team Edward fangirl or Kataang shipper belitting you because your pairing isn't canon. So it kind of bugs me when people say "Well, MY pairing is better because it has more subtext!"

"Subtext" is subjective. No ( Read more... )

One fandom battle that I see played out way too often is the “is my pairing canon?” one. In fact, I think I probably see this more often than I do any other sort of argument; naturally so, in fact, since it seems that most shipper’s concerns lie in the justification and acceptance of their OTP’s. I can relate to this, much as any fervent shipper ( Read more... )

Xaldin and Xigbar do not cuddle on the couch in front of the fire.

I'm sorry. I just don't think they would. They don't strike me as the cuddly types. At the very least not with each other.

This is how I'm seeing an attempt cuddle in my head:

Xigbar: Get your facial fuzz out of my face, Sideburns McGee.
Xaldin: Get your person out of my near ( Read more... )