A ship meme!
Six ships you are into right now:
01. Bill/Tom ♥ ♥ ♥
02. Um... how about:
02.-06. Bill/Tom ♥ ♥ ♥
Three ships you liked but don't like anymore:
07. Georg/Gustav
08. Er...
08.-09. Eiji/Oishi
Four ships you never liked:
10. Bill/Georg
11. Bill/Bushido
12. Tom/a woman
13. Tom/anyone else
Two ships you're curious about but don't actually ship:
14. Frank/Gerard (MCR)
15. Adam Lambert/Bill
Questions!
Why do you dislike 11 (Bill/Bushido) so much?
Ha, because I'm a huge OTP shipper. I've always been. In Prince of Tennis, I gradually moved from OTP OMG Tezuka/Ryoma to accepting (in some circumstances) threesome Tezuka/Ryoma/Fuji, and I learned to enjoy it. But this is rare. Usually I'm just :(((( every time a half of my OTP is hinted to be with someone else. I'm aware that this is irrational, petty, and small-minded. I just can't help it.
Actually, there's something good about that, too: I get so invested, I'm really impressed by fics and easily find them suspenseful. That's good, right? I've read a story where I was all "OMG will the ending be happy? WILL IT? *grips the edge of seat*" and then when I read it again, I realised that it's very obvious all along that yes, the ending will be romantically happy. When it comes to other pairings I'm not a blasé reader. (This of course applies to fics where the plot is "Will he end up with Mr. Right? Or Mr. Wrong?" I'm guaranteed to go "NOOOO NOT MR. WRONG")
Who is someone you know that ships 14 (Frank/Gerard, MCR)?
Tilda! I think she ships them. I read Frank/Gerard and I've been entertained by MCR fic but I'm not very invested, so I think I don't ship them, per se.
What would be your ideal scenario for 3 (Bill/Tom)?
Oh! I enjoy many kinds of fics about them, but maybe... a story where they're not really seriously interested in anyone else at any point; they're a bit oblivious, a bit in denial, they don't realise that they love and want each other and that the other one feels the same; then at some point they realise how they feel and then there's angsting and trying to hide it from the other. Somehow, they find out that it's reciprocal. The end. :)
I could read this simple plot a million times (and I try to do exactly that!). It doesn't get boring because I just love it so much, and also because the writers in this fandom are amazing. And they each add a little twist, something to keep it interesting: telepathy, vampires, jealousy, humour, kink...
What is your favourite moment for 1 (Bill/Tom)?
There are so many omg. Favourite moment that really happened, hmm... maybe THTV episode 33, where they talk about the movies they've seen and Bill teases Tom and laughs. His laughter! ♥ When he says that at the end of Joe Black he couldn't get Tom out of the bathroom because Tom was in there crying, and laughs. And when Tom says that Bill cries all the time when they watch movies, and Bill's little... laugh/moan/sigh. :D
How long have you been following 6 (Bill/Tom)?
For a year now! I started to get interested in them at the end of January, 2010. It's been an intense year.
What's the story with 8 (Eiji/Oishi)? What made you stop liking/caring?
I just moved on, and then I found the new ships more interesting. In a way I could have listed all of my previous ships here, John/Rodney (Stargate: Atlantis), Frodo/Sam (Lord of the Rings)... because I don't read those anymore and I rarely even think about them. But I feel I still like those ships. Eiji/Oishi... I don't know, maybe I find Oishi boring?
You have the power to make one ship nonexistent. Choose from 10.-13.
Aww. I don't really want to make ships nonexistent. If people write ships they probably enjoy them, and I don't want them to stop. In a way, I'm glad that there's a variety of ships that are written in any fandom. At the same time, I won't read those fics myself. But I definitely don't want anyone to stop writing them because of that. There are people who don't read twincest and that's fine, too.
Which ship do you prefer, 2 (Bill/Tom) or 4 (Bill/Tom)?
Oops, I guess I should have known there'd be trouble if I didn't choose six different ships... but I honestly couldn't think of any others!
What interests you about 15 (Adam Lambert/Bill)?
I've read a lot of
astolat's American Idol fics (they are amazing!!) with Adam Lambert and Kris Allen. She made me really like Adam. I don't know much about him as a real person but what I do know, I like. I like his style and I like that he's out and I like that he likes Bill.
Actually shipping Adam/Bill... for that, I blame
kishmet and her intriguing AI/TH fic snippets ( part 1, part 2) where Bill and Tom go to a bar club and Adam and Kris are there. There are so many lovely possibilities in that fic! But not real Adam/Bill possibilities, which I like (it's Tom/Bill, Adam/Kris), because I actually don't ship them. I just like the idea that they could meet and have fun talking about things that celebrity musicians who wear fashionable clothes and make-up talk about.
So, to answer the question, the possibility of friendship interests me! (And the possibility of Tom being so jealous because a handsome, funny gay guy is talking to and flirting with Bill. That's actually the more truthful answer... >_> But with this: "Tom's eyes are fixed on Bill the second Bill turns his head in that direction" -- how could it not be? *__*)
Why did you stop liking 7 (Georg/Gustav)?
When I started to read Tom/Bill fics, I thought it was fun when Georg and Gustav also ended up together, or were together. Then it started to feel too neat, I guess, so now I'm not such a fan of that anymore. It's not that I dislike the idea of them together, though.
Did your waning interest in 9 (Eiji/Oishi) kill your interest in the show?
Hee, no. Eiji/Oishi was my first Prince of Tennis ship but I became interested in several ships while watching the 176+ episodes (NB, non-PoT people, I'm not kidding). Tezuka/Ryoma became my OTP but I also read and liked Kaidoh/Inui, Kaidoh/Momo, Fuji/Yuuta... I think having multiple ships is characteristic in Prince of Tennis because there's so much slashiness. So. Much.
What's a song that reminds you of 5 (Bill/Tom)?
There's a song by the Finnish singer Anna Puu that reminds me of hardcore twincest. It's like the song is literally written by a hc twincest fan. It starts like this (translation mine, so don't expect it to be fancy):
You are me
More than anyone
When you leave this world
I'll come with you
The rest of the song is about how they'll try to get into heaven, but if that doesn't work, hell is fine for them because at least they'll be together. "You are me" is repeated often. Also "I" is nothing without "you." I associate this song with twincest also because the beginning of the song is so light and casual about dying together. "I'll come with," like it's nothing. It reminds me of obsessed tinhat fans like myself (who read death fics and comment on them saying, "I always feel better when they're both dead").
Here's the song, in case you want to listen to it. I can translate all of the lyrics, too, if you'd like.
If you could have any two of these pairings double date, who would it be?
I guess my choice has to be Bill/Tom and Frank/Gerard -- there are pretty much no other pairings. *g* Except the Gs, and they're pretty much having double dates with the twins all the time anyway.
A Bill/Tom and Frank/Gerard double date would be fun, though. I'm not sure if Bill and Tom are geeky enough to talk about comics and things like that with Frank and Gerard, but maybe they'd find something they're all interested in. Gerard might tell Bill about how he used to crossdress in high school. I'm not sure how Bill would take that.
Have 2 (Bill/Tom) kissed yet?
Hee, not that I know of. Probably Um.
Did 4 (Bill/Tom) have a happy ending? If the show hasn't ended yet, do you think a happy ending is likely?
Well, since this is RPS, I'm not sure how this applies... I guess they are and will be as happy as anyone can be? At least I hope so. In fics, I always want them to have a happy ending. I've read stories where the ending is not happy (as I define it) and I... may have harassed the authors just a bit. >_>
What would make you start shipping 14 (Frank/Gerard of MCR)?
I say I'm not in MCR fandom even though I've read several Frank/Gerard fics. I would have to fall in love with them as a pairing to start seriously shipping them. That would mean starting to like Frank... I adore Gerard; he's pretty and he's said some wise things and I've seen interviews where he's funny, and I've read some fics where he's absolutely amazing. But Frank, I'm not so enthusiastic about.
I guess to start shipping them I'd have to read more fics that would lure me into the fandom. I don't actually want that, though, because I'm very monofannish and usually when I fall in love with one pairing, I fall out of love with the others. And right now I'm very committed to and happy with Tokio Hotel!
If only one could happen, which would you prefer, 2 (Bill/Tom) or 6 (Bill/Tom)?
Probably... Bill/Tom. :D
You have the power to decide the fate of 10 (Bill/Georg). What happens to them?
NOTHING. They're friends. Maybe Georg offers to hit Tom when Tom is acting like an ass. Bill probably offers Georg a makeover. Georg declines. There's platonic banter.
One of the first TH fics that I read and loved had some Biorg. I was traumatised! I know it's ridiculous but I was. I was very suspicious of Georg for a long time. Nowadays I like him, though. I've read fics where he's great, funny and a good friend, and I love that.
Which do you dislike the most?
I don't know, I guess all of them? (10.-13. Actually, just Bill/anyone else or Tom/anyone else.) I know there's a place where I could view all those ships positively and enjoy the different dynamics and interaction and hotness. I can sort of see that place, but I'm not there myself. I know it's my loss! "Dislike" sounds harsh, though -- I don't actively think about how much I don't like those ships, I just don't think about them at all, and I don't read them.
Which of these ships do you like the most?
This one, dear reader, you can try and guess yourself. :)
01. Bill/Tom ♥ ♥ ♥
02. Um... how about:
02.-06. Bill/Tom ♥ ♥ ♥
Three ships you liked but don't like anymore:
07. Georg/Gustav
08. Er...
08.-09. Eiji/Oishi
Four ships you never liked:
10. Bill/Georg
11. Bill/Bushido
12. Tom/a woman
13. Tom/anyone else
Two ships you're curious about but don't actually ship:
14. Frank/Gerard (MCR)
15. Adam Lambert/Bill
Questions!
Why do you dislike 11 (Bill/Bushido) so much?
Ha, because I'm a huge OTP shipper. I've always been. In Prince of Tennis, I gradually moved from OTP OMG Tezuka/Ryoma to accepting (in some circumstances) threesome Tezuka/Ryoma/Fuji, and I learned to enjoy it. But this is rare. Usually I'm just :(((( every time a half of my OTP is hinted to be with someone else. I'm aware that this is irrational, petty, and small-minded. I just can't help it.
Actually, there's something good about that, too: I get so invested, I'm really impressed by fics and easily find them suspenseful. That's good, right? I've read a story where I was all "OMG will the ending be happy? WILL IT? *grips the edge of seat*" and then when I read it again, I realised that it's very obvious all along that yes, the ending will be romantically happy. When it comes to other pairings I'm not a blasé reader. (This of course applies to fics where the plot is "Will he end up with Mr. Right? Or Mr. Wrong?" I'm guaranteed to go "NOOOO NOT MR. WRONG")
Who is someone you know that ships 14 (Frank/Gerard, MCR)?
Tilda! I think she ships them. I read Frank/Gerard and I've been entertained by MCR fic but I'm not very invested, so I think I don't ship them, per se.
What would be your ideal scenario for 3 (Bill/Tom)?
Oh! I enjoy many kinds of fics about them, but maybe... a story where they're not really seriously interested in anyone else at any point; they're a bit oblivious, a bit in denial, they don't realise that they love and want each other and that the other one feels the same; then at some point they realise how they feel and then there's angsting and trying to hide it from the other. Somehow, they find out that it's reciprocal. The end. :)
I could read this simple plot a million times (and I try to do exactly that!). It doesn't get boring because I just love it so much, and also because the writers in this fandom are amazing. And they each add a little twist, something to keep it interesting: telepathy, vampires, jealousy, humour, kink...
What is your favourite moment for 1 (Bill/Tom)?
There are so many omg. Favourite moment that really happened, hmm... maybe THTV episode 33, where they talk about the movies they've seen and Bill teases Tom and laughs. His laughter! ♥ When he says that at the end of Joe Black he couldn't get Tom out of the bathroom because Tom was in there crying, and laughs. And when Tom says that Bill cries all the time when they watch movies, and Bill's little... laugh/moan/sigh. :D
How long have you been following 6 (Bill/Tom)?
For a year now! I started to get interested in them at the end of January, 2010. It's been an intense year.
What's the story with 8 (Eiji/Oishi)? What made you stop liking/caring?
I just moved on, and then I found the new ships more interesting. In a way I could have listed all of my previous ships here, John/Rodney (Stargate: Atlantis), Frodo/Sam (Lord of the Rings)... because I don't read those anymore and I rarely even think about them. But I feel I still like those ships. Eiji/Oishi... I don't know, maybe I find Oishi boring?
You have the power to make one ship nonexistent. Choose from 10.-13.
Aww. I don't really want to make ships nonexistent. If people write ships they probably enjoy them, and I don't want them to stop. In a way, I'm glad that there's a variety of ships that are written in any fandom. At the same time, I won't read those fics myself. But I definitely don't want anyone to stop writing them because of that. There are people who don't read twincest and that's fine, too.
Which ship do you prefer, 2 (Bill/Tom) or 4 (Bill/Tom)?
Oops, I guess I should have known there'd be trouble if I didn't choose six different ships... but I honestly couldn't think of any others!
What interests you about 15 (Adam Lambert/Bill)?
I've read a lot of
astolat's American Idol fics (they are amazing!!) with Adam Lambert and Kris Allen. She made me really like Adam. I don't know much about him as a real person but what I do know, I like. I like his style and I like that he's out and I like that he likes Bill.
Actually shipping Adam/Bill... for that, I blame
kishmet and her intriguing AI/TH fic snippets ( part 1, part 2) where Bill and Tom go to a bar club and Adam and Kris are there. There are so many lovely possibilities in that fic! But not real Adam/Bill possibilities, which I like (it's Tom/Bill, Adam/Kris), because I actually don't ship them. I just like the idea that they could meet and have fun talking about things that celebrity musicians who wear fashionable clothes and make-up talk about.
So, to answer the question, the possibility of friendship interests me! (And the possibility of Tom being so jealous because a handsome, funny gay guy is talking to and flirting with Bill. That's actually the more truthful answer... >_> But with this: "Tom's eyes are fixed on Bill the second Bill turns his head in that direction" -- how could it not be? *__*)
Why did you stop liking 7 (Georg/Gustav)?
When I started to read Tom/Bill fics, I thought it was fun when Georg and Gustav also ended up together, or were together. Then it started to feel too neat, I guess, so now I'm not such a fan of that anymore. It's not that I dislike the idea of them together, though.
Did your waning interest in 9 (Eiji/Oishi) kill your interest in the show?
Hee, no. Eiji/Oishi was my first Prince of Tennis ship but I became interested in several ships while watching the 176+ episodes (NB, non-PoT people, I'm not kidding). Tezuka/Ryoma became my OTP but I also read and liked Kaidoh/Inui, Kaidoh/Momo, Fuji/Yuuta... I think having multiple ships is characteristic in Prince of Tennis because there's so much slashiness. So. Much.
What's a song that reminds you of 5 (Bill/Tom)?
There's a song by the Finnish singer Anna Puu that reminds me of hardcore twincest. It's like the song is literally written by a hc twincest fan. It starts like this (translation mine, so don't expect it to be fancy):
You are me
More than anyone
When you leave this world
I'll come with you
The rest of the song is about how they'll try to get into heaven, but if that doesn't work, hell is fine for them because at least they'll be together. "You are me" is repeated often. Also "I" is nothing without "you." I associate this song with twincest also because the beginning of the song is so light and casual about dying together. "I'll come with," like it's nothing. It reminds me of obsessed tinhat fans like myself (who read death fics and comment on them saying, "I always feel better when they're both dead").
Here's the song, in case you want to listen to it. I can translate all of the lyrics, too, if you'd like.
If you could have any two of these pairings double date, who would it be?
I guess my choice has to be Bill/Tom and Frank/Gerard -- there are pretty much no other pairings. *g* Except the Gs, and they're pretty much having double dates with the twins all the time anyway.
A Bill/Tom and Frank/Gerard double date would be fun, though. I'm not sure if Bill and Tom are geeky enough to talk about comics and things like that with Frank and Gerard, but maybe they'd find something they're all interested in. Gerard might tell Bill about how he used to crossdress in high school. I'm not sure how Bill would take that.
Have 2 (Bill/Tom) kissed yet?
Hee, not that I know of. Probably Um.
Did 4 (Bill/Tom) have a happy ending? If the show hasn't ended yet, do you think a happy ending is likely?
Well, since this is RPS, I'm not sure how this applies... I guess they are and will be as happy as anyone can be? At least I hope so. In fics, I always want them to have a happy ending. I've read stories where the ending is not happy (as I define it) and I... may have harassed the authors just a bit. >_>
What would make you start shipping 14 (Frank/Gerard of MCR)?
I say I'm not in MCR fandom even though I've read several Frank/Gerard fics. I would have to fall in love with them as a pairing to start seriously shipping them. That would mean starting to like Frank... I adore Gerard; he's pretty and he's said some wise things and I've seen interviews where he's funny, and I've read some fics where he's absolutely amazing. But Frank, I'm not so enthusiastic about.
I guess to start shipping them I'd have to read more fics that would lure me into the fandom. I don't actually want that, though, because I'm very monofannish and usually when I fall in love with one pairing, I fall out of love with the others. And right now I'm very committed to and happy with Tokio Hotel!
If only one could happen, which would you prefer, 2 (Bill/Tom) or 6 (Bill/Tom)?
Probably... Bill/Tom. :D
You have the power to decide the fate of 10 (Bill/Georg). What happens to them?
NOTHING. They're friends. Maybe Georg offers to hit Tom when Tom is acting like an ass. Bill probably offers Georg a makeover. Georg declines. There's platonic banter.
One of the first TH fics that I read and loved had some Biorg. I was traumatised! I know it's ridiculous but I was. I was very suspicious of Georg for a long time. Nowadays I like him, though. I've read fics where he's great, funny and a good friend, and I love that.
Which do you dislike the most?
I don't know, I guess all of them? (10.-13. Actually, just Bill/anyone else or Tom/anyone else.) I know there's a place where I could view all those ships positively and enjoy the different dynamics and interaction and hotness. I can sort of see that place, but I'm not there myself. I know it's my loss! "Dislike" sounds harsh, though -- I don't actively think about how much I don't like those ships, I just don't think about them at all, and I don't read them.
Which of these ships do you like the most?
This one, dear reader, you can try and guess yourself. :)