I'll Soon Be Free Of Every Trial
[+] Just as I was thinking to myself, "Gee, Self, I'd really love a List-y, Time Waste-y Meme today, redbrunja tagged me in one. Thank you, my friend!
Choose 5 OTP’s without looking at the questions in the Read More first, then tag.
1.) Beth/Daryl (The Walking Dead)
2.) Angela/Jordan (My So-Called Life)
3.) Ethan/Kristina(/Johnny) (General Hospital...and without having looked at the questions, I'm reserving the right to use my OT3 here...if it sends me to Meme Jail, so be it)
4.) Oliver/Thea(/Tommy) (Arrow...yeah, fuck the man)
5.) Alex/Izzie (Grey's Anatomy...been feeling nostalgic lately, as you can see)
1. Do you remember the episode/scene/chapter that you first started shipping 5 (Alex/Izzie)?
~It was before I started watching the show. I think I was already *aware* of them at this point, but I think it was when Katie Heigl was talking about them on Oprah.
2. Have you ever read fanfiction about 2 (Angela/Jordan)?
~There's not been a ton of fic for them (I think they would probably break the internet now), but over time, there's been some great ones. In fact, I read the most *incredible* one yesterday, and I was going to rec it anyway. What Now? (by JodyBarsch @ AO3). This one is *devastating*, a real leveler. Deals with some very delicate subject matter, but gorgeously, gorgeously written.
3. If 3 (Ethan/Kristina) were to suddenly break up today, what would your reaction be?
~Not really applicable to them, but if they ever got together and *suddenly* broke up? Probably, COME THE FUCK ON, ETHAN. (Because it would definitely be the 470000th variation of him Pushing Her Away Because He's Not Good Enough.)
4. Why is 1 (Beth/Daryl) so important?
~Well, they've obviously destroyed my life. I mean, 'important' in the context of the show (provided things pan out over the next two years the way I think it will), because it truly is the first time the show has bothered to write a 'romance' (every other couple gets together in one episode and then are just in love).
6. Is 4 (Oliver/Thea) a funny ship or a serious ship?
~I'd say they're pretty star-crossed as a 'ship'. :| And as 'normal' brother and sister...their lives have been pretty tragic.
7. Out of all your ships listed, which ship has the most chemistry?
~Really tough call. Probably a tie between Beth/Daryl and Ethan/Kristina because they've had to rely on chemistry and subtext much more than text. And then maybe Oliver/Thea, because they BARELY convince me that they are in fact brother and sister.
8. Of all the ships, which ship has the strongest bond?
~Once again, a tie between those three (yeah, I guess I'm playing favorites now). Beth and Daryl really and truly had to live and die by one another, thinking they were the last people on earth for months. And, like it or not, Ethan orbited his entire life around Kristina from the moment he picked her up off the floor, and in my mind, would *still* drop everything and run to her if his Krissy Spidey Sense tingled. And Oliver and Thea...well, he said it himself: "If we're not together, we're not really alive." STOP.
9. How many times have you read/watched 2’s (Angela/Jordan) fandom?
~Seriously? Okay, so that show has been in my life for over 20 years...STOP. WAIT. I NEED TO GO GET MY CANE...But I have dead seriously I think only done 5 marathons of the show. It is THAT powerful, the way it stays with you.
10. Which ship lasted the longest?
~See above, Angela and Jordan win the longevity award.
11. How many times, if ever, has 5 (Alex/Izzie) broken up?
~These poor two finally get a question. Three times, I think? They casually dated and then he slept with the nurse? And then they fuck-buddied and she ended it for Denny? And then they dated and got married and then divorced? Is that right?
12. If the world was suddenly thrust into a zombie apocalypse, which ship would make it out alive, 1 (Beth/Daryl) or 3 (Ethan/Kristina)?
~Ironic question here! I'm going to go with both. I've been sort of playing around with an original character, a young teenage girl called 'Krissy' (okay, so admittedly NOT such an original character) that Beth bonds with at Grady (because I will just never warm up to Noah, ever). And I've also been sort of fancasting Nathan Parsons as 'Grown Up' Carl...so...both.
13. Did 4 (Oliver/Thea) ever have to hide their relationship for any reason?
~Once again, not really applicable. But I don't think that Oliver tries to hide, EVER, that Thea is #1 in his life. (Over everything. And shut the fuck up about it.)
14. Is 5 (Alex/Izzie) still together?
~No, but that book is always open in my eyes.
16. If all five ships were put into a couple’s Hunger Games, which couple would win?
~Tough, tough, tough call. Clearly I have three favorites. Beth and Daryl are bare bones survivalists, Oliver and Thea are superheroes and Ethan and Kristina are lunatics who will do anything for each other. Angela and Jordan, sorry but they're dead in the Cornucopia. But I have a feeling that anyone would try to ally with Alex and Izzie because they could keep you alive.
17. Has anyone ever tried to sabotage 5’s (Alex/Izzie) ship?
~Um, Katie Heigl? Shonda Rhimes?
18. Which ship(s) would you defend to the death and beyond?
~All of these. I feel like I've had to 'defend' (or at least explain) Oliver/Thea more, so I might have better arguments there.
19. Have you ever spent hours a day going through 3’s (Ethan/Kristina) tumblr page?
~I've gone down a tumblr hole, from time to time, with all of them.
20. If an evil witch descended from the sky and told you that you had to pick one of the five ships to break up forever, which ship would you sink?
~This...this is terrible! Okay, and here's where I'm going to call in my (self-given) right to use my OT3's! Johnny/Kristina! Because Johnny's going to fall on the sword in the end of that relationship anyway because he knows that Ethan is going to be a psychopath about this girl until the end of time, and he just can't compete with that level of cray-cray in love!
Tagging: helsinkibaby, woodycakes, fly_meaway, badboy_fangirl, lapiccolina, and waltzmatildah. AND ALL OF YOU REALLY.
[+] I thought I'd share my most Daryl Dixon song of the moment:
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Choose 5 OTP’s without looking at the questions in the Read More first, then tag.
1.) Beth/Daryl (The Walking Dead)
2.) Angela/Jordan (My So-Called Life)
3.) Ethan/Kristina(/Johnny) (General Hospital...and without having looked at the questions, I'm reserving the right to use my OT3 here...if it sends me to Meme Jail, so be it)
4.) Oliver/Thea(/Tommy) (Arrow...yeah, fuck the man)
5.) Alex/Izzie (Grey's Anatomy...been feeling nostalgic lately, as you can see)
1. Do you remember the episode/scene/chapter that you first started shipping 5 (Alex/Izzie)?
~It was before I started watching the show. I think I was already *aware* of them at this point, but I think it was when Katie Heigl was talking about them on Oprah.
2. Have you ever read fanfiction about 2 (Angela/Jordan)?
~There's not been a ton of fic for them (I think they would probably break the internet now), but over time, there's been some great ones. In fact, I read the most *incredible* one yesterday, and I was going to rec it anyway. What Now? (by JodyBarsch @ AO3). This one is *devastating*, a real leveler. Deals with some very delicate subject matter, but gorgeously, gorgeously written.
3. If 3 (Ethan/Kristina) were to suddenly break up today, what would your reaction be?
~Not really applicable to them, but if they ever got together and *suddenly* broke up? Probably, COME THE FUCK ON, ETHAN. (Because it would definitely be the 470000th variation of him Pushing Her Away Because He's Not Good Enough.)
4. Why is 1 (Beth/Daryl) so important?
~Well, they've obviously destroyed my life. I mean, 'important' in the context of the show (provided things pan out over the next two years the way I think it will), because it truly is the first time the show has bothered to write a 'romance' (every other couple gets together in one episode and then are just in love).
6. Is 4 (Oliver/Thea) a funny ship or a serious ship?
~I'd say they're pretty star-crossed as a 'ship'. :| And as 'normal' brother and sister...their lives have been pretty tragic.
7. Out of all your ships listed, which ship has the most chemistry?
~Really tough call. Probably a tie between Beth/Daryl and Ethan/Kristina because they've had to rely on chemistry and subtext much more than text. And then maybe Oliver/Thea, because they BARELY convince me that they are in fact brother and sister.
8. Of all the ships, which ship has the strongest bond?
~Once again, a tie between those three (yeah, I guess I'm playing favorites now). Beth and Daryl really and truly had to live and die by one another, thinking they were the last people on earth for months. And, like it or not, Ethan orbited his entire life around Kristina from the moment he picked her up off the floor, and in my mind, would *still* drop everything and run to her if his Krissy Spidey Sense tingled. And Oliver and Thea...well, he said it himself: "If we're not together, we're not really alive." STOP.
9. How many times have you read/watched 2’s (Angela/Jordan) fandom?
~Seriously? Okay, so that show has been in my life for over 20 years...STOP. WAIT. I NEED TO GO GET MY CANE...But I have dead seriously I think only done 5 marathons of the show. It is THAT powerful, the way it stays with you.
10. Which ship lasted the longest?
~See above, Angela and Jordan win the longevity award.
11. How many times, if ever, has 5 (Alex/Izzie) broken up?
~These poor two finally get a question. Three times, I think? They casually dated and then he slept with the nurse? And then they fuck-buddied and she ended it for Denny? And then they dated and got married and then divorced? Is that right?
12. If the world was suddenly thrust into a zombie apocalypse, which ship would make it out alive, 1 (Beth/Daryl) or 3 (Ethan/Kristina)?
~Ironic question here! I'm going to go with both. I've been sort of playing around with an original character, a young teenage girl called 'Krissy' (okay, so admittedly NOT such an original character) that Beth bonds with at Grady (because I will just never warm up to Noah, ever). And I've also been sort of fancasting Nathan Parsons as 'Grown Up' Carl...so...both.
13. Did 4 (Oliver/Thea) ever have to hide their relationship for any reason?
~Once again, not really applicable. But I don't think that Oliver tries to hide, EVER, that Thea is #1 in his life. (Over everything. And shut the fuck up about it.)
14. Is 5 (Alex/Izzie) still together?
~No, but that book is always open in my eyes.
16. If all five ships were put into a couple’s Hunger Games, which couple would win?
~Tough, tough, tough call. Clearly I have three favorites. Beth and Daryl are bare bones survivalists, Oliver and Thea are superheroes and Ethan and Kristina are lunatics who will do anything for each other. Angela and Jordan, sorry but they're dead in the Cornucopia. But I have a feeling that anyone would try to ally with Alex and Izzie because they could keep you alive.
17. Has anyone ever tried to sabotage 5’s (Alex/Izzie) ship?
~Um, Katie Heigl? Shonda Rhimes?
18. Which ship(s) would you defend to the death and beyond?
~All of these. I feel like I've had to 'defend' (or at least explain) Oliver/Thea more, so I might have better arguments there.
19. Have you ever spent hours a day going through 3’s (Ethan/Kristina) tumblr page?
~I've gone down a tumblr hole, from time to time, with all of them.
20. If an evil witch descended from the sky and told you that you had to pick one of the five ships to break up forever, which ship would you sink?
~This...this is terrible! Okay, and here's where I'm going to call in my (self-given) right to use my OT3's! Johnny/Kristina! Because Johnny's going to fall on the sword in the end of that relationship anyway because he knows that Ethan is going to be a psychopath about this girl until the end of time, and he just can't compete with that level of cray-cray in love!
Tagging: helsinkibaby, woodycakes, fly_meaway, badboy_fangirl, lapiccolina, and waltzmatildah. AND ALL OF YOU REALLY.
[+] I thought I'd share my most Daryl Dixon song of the moment:
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