OTP meme from raichu100
Pick five of your OTPs without looking at the questions.
...I really only have 2 OTPs (the first two), but the other three are ships that I do/did support, even if I don't actively ship them anymore.
1. Freddy Eynsford-Hill/Eliza Doolittle (My Fair Lady)
2. Raoul de Chagny/Christine Daaé (The Phantom of the Opera)
3. Seto Kaiba/Téa Gardner (Yu-Gi-Oh)
4. Joey Wheeler/Mai Valentine (Yu-Gi-Oh)
5. Rory Williams/Amy Pond (Doctor Who)
Spoilers for any Doctor Who fans who haven't yet seen "The Angels Take Manhattan"!
1. Do you remember the episode/scene/chapter that you first started shipping 5 (Rory/Amy)?
"The Big Bang," hands down. The fact that Rory stood guard over Amy for 2000 years... wow... just... wow.
2. Have you ever read a fan fiction about 2 (Raoul/Christine)?
It's rare, but it's out there. And yes, I have read and written fic!
3. Has a picture of 4 (Joey/Mai) ever been your screen saver/profile picture/tumblr ID?
Nope. I was never really an active Joey/Mai shipper, though I did support the pairing.
4. If 3 (Seto/Téa) were to suddenly break up today, what would your reaction be?
"...When were they ever together!?" LOL, it's a non-canon pairing.
5. Why is 1 (Freddy/Eliza) so important?
It's important because it's about choosing the right person--Eliza's choices are between Freddy, who absolutely worships the ground she walks on and thinks the world of her, or Henry, who constantly belittles her, shows minimal concern towards her, and is openly misogynistic. And yet, 99% of the fandom ships Eliza/Henry, which makes absolutely no sense. It's not a healthy relationship at all. Eliza even says "The difference between a lady and a flower girl is how she is treated." Freddy treats her like a queen. No-brainer, y'all!
6. Is 4 (Joey/Mai) a funny ship or a serious ship?
Serious. Dear gosh...
7. Out of all your ships listed, which ship has the most chemistry?
Huh. I'm feeling Freddy/Eliza the most, but that could be because they're my main OTP at the moment. They all have their own brand of chemistry. Freddy and Rory are both devoted to Eliza and Amy respectively, Raoul was willing to die for Christine, Joey sacrificed his mortal soul for Mai, and Seto... er... helped Téa out of a Rare Hunter trap (and that's as sentimental as he gets...).
8. Of all the ships, which ship has the strongest bond?
Again, all of them for the same reasons. I'm feeling Freddy/Eliza more, but they all are willing to give up anything for each other (...except Seto and Téa, though even they do have some sort of a mutual, albeit unspoken, "Oh, I guess I'll help you if you really need it" thing going on)
9. How many times have you read/watched 2’s (Raoul/Christine) fandom?
More times than I can count. Wow. Back when I was really into Phantom, I pretty much lived and breathed it.
10. Which ship lasted the longest?
Well, Freddy/Eliza, Raoul/Christine, and Rory/Amy all lasted until their respective deaths. But Rory/Amy gets bonus points (sorry, Freddy and Raoul--you guys waited a few months. Rory waited 2000 years...)
11. How many times, if ever, has 5 (Rory/Amy) broken up?
Once--just once. But it was bad. As in, they actually signed the divorce papers bad. Thankfully, an adventure with the Doctor got them to reconcile before it was too late.
12. If the world was suddenly thrust into a zombie apocalypse, which ship would make it out alive, 1 (Freddy/Eliza) or 3 (Seto/Téa)?
AUGH. Meme, why do you mock the pain that was given to me by that nightmare I had of Freddy being surrounded by ReDeads!? (I promise I didn't read the questions beforehand; it really did work out this way). Right, then, the answer. Like I mentioned in that post about Freddy versus the ReDeads, he's not a fighter at all, poor guy. But to keep Eliza safe, he'd do anything. He'd rescue her, and they'd find some safe place to hunker down until it was all over. Meanwhile, Seto would grumble about destiny for a while before finally summoning the Blue-Eyes White Dragon to vaporize all the ReDead, and Téa would summon whatever she'd have on hand (Dark Magician Girl, maybe?). So, yeah, they'd both make it out.
13. Did 4 (Joey/Mai) ever have to hide their relationship for any reason?
Not from anyone else. Joey seemed to want to hide his feelings for Mai in the Battle City arc, which he later regretted. And, during the Orichalcos arc, Mai wanted to make herself believe that she didn't care about Joey anymore, which she also later regretted.
14. Is 5 (Rory/Amy) still together?
Errrrrrrrr.... Yes and no. Well, I do believe in an afterlife, so yes.
15. Is 1 (Freddy/Eliza) canon?
YES! Unfortunately, the majority of the fandom refuses to acknowledge it as such. Shaw wrote an epilogue to Pygmalion (which is what My Fair Lady was based on) to say that yes, Eliza chooses Freddy, they marry and open up a flower shop and go to night school together. Doesn't get any clearer than that, people!
16. If all five ships were put into a couple’s Hunger Games, which couple would win?
I'm not familiar with the Hunger Games, other than that it's a survival challenge, but I'd like to think that they'd all find a way to survive in their own way. Rory, Amy, Seto, Téa, Joey, and Mai would fight. Freddy, Eliza, Raoul, and Christine would try to avoid conflict, but would not back down if there was absolutely no other way out.
17. Has anyone ever tried to sabotage 5’s (Rory/Amy) ship?
Other than the Weeping Angels (and even then, they weren't trying to separate Rory and Amy; they just wanted Rory's life energy), no. In fact, it's quite the opposite; River Song, their time-traveling daughter who was taken from them as an infant, uses her time-traveling abilities to go back in time to when they were tweens/teens and ensure that they fall in love with each other (of course, she's got self-preservation as a motive, but even so...), and again, when the Weeping Angels get Rory, River convinces/agrees with Amy to let the Angels take her, too, so she can be with him. Oh, and then there's the Doctor, who also did his part to ensure that they got together, as well as perfectly timing their adventure to the Dalek Asylum while they were in the midst of a divorce so that they could reconcile...
18. Which ship(s) would you defend to the end and beyond?
Freddy/Eliza and Raoul/Christine. These are my biggest ships, and, unfortunately, the least popular in their respective fandoms.
19. Have you ever spent hours a day going through 3’s (Seto/Téa) tumblr page?
Actually, no, I haven't. I'm not as active in the YGO fandom anymore. I wish I could get back to it... (especially since, in the time I took to write this meme, I got two favorites for my old YGO fics. Wow...)
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?
Ugh. Well, Seto/Téa, since they were never really together to begin with...
...I really only have 2 OTPs (the first two), but the other three are ships that I do/did support, even if I don't actively ship them anymore.
1. Freddy Eynsford-Hill/Eliza Doolittle (My Fair Lady)
2. Raoul de Chagny/Christine Daaé (The Phantom of the Opera)
3. Seto Kaiba/Téa Gardner (Yu-Gi-Oh)
4. Joey Wheeler/Mai Valentine (Yu-Gi-Oh)
5. Rory Williams/Amy Pond (Doctor Who)
Spoilers for any Doctor Who fans who haven't yet seen "The Angels Take Manhattan"!
1. Do you remember the episode/scene/chapter that you first started shipping 5 (Rory/Amy)?
"The Big Bang," hands down. The fact that Rory stood guard over Amy for 2000 years... wow... just... wow.
2. Have you ever read a fan fiction about 2 (Raoul/Christine)?
It's rare, but it's out there. And yes, I have read and written fic!
3. Has a picture of 4 (Joey/Mai) ever been your screen saver/profile picture/tumblr ID?
Nope. I was never really an active Joey/Mai shipper, though I did support the pairing.
4. If 3 (Seto/Téa) were to suddenly break up today, what would your reaction be?
"...When were they ever together!?" LOL, it's a non-canon pairing.
5. Why is 1 (Freddy/Eliza) so important?
It's important because it's about choosing the right person--Eliza's choices are between Freddy, who absolutely worships the ground she walks on and thinks the world of her, or Henry, who constantly belittles her, shows minimal concern towards her, and is openly misogynistic. And yet, 99% of the fandom ships Eliza/Henry, which makes absolutely no sense. It's not a healthy relationship at all. Eliza even says "The difference between a lady and a flower girl is how she is treated." Freddy treats her like a queen. No-brainer, y'all!
6. Is 4 (Joey/Mai) a funny ship or a serious ship?
Serious. Dear gosh...
7. Out of all your ships listed, which ship has the most chemistry?
Huh. I'm feeling Freddy/Eliza the most, but that could be because they're my main OTP at the moment. They all have their own brand of chemistry. Freddy and Rory are both devoted to Eliza and Amy respectively, Raoul was willing to die for Christine, Joey sacrificed his mortal soul for Mai, and Seto... er... helped Téa out of a Rare Hunter trap (and that's as sentimental as he gets...).
8. Of all the ships, which ship has the strongest bond?
Again, all of them for the same reasons. I'm feeling Freddy/Eliza more, but they all are willing to give up anything for each other (...except Seto and Téa, though even they do have some sort of a mutual, albeit unspoken, "Oh, I guess I'll help you if you really need it" thing going on)
9. How many times have you read/watched 2’s (Raoul/Christine) fandom?
More times than I can count. Wow. Back when I was really into Phantom, I pretty much lived and breathed it.
10. Which ship lasted the longest?
Well, Freddy/Eliza, Raoul/Christine, and Rory/Amy all lasted until their respective deaths. But Rory/Amy gets bonus points (sorry, Freddy and Raoul--you guys waited a few months. Rory waited 2000 years...)
11. How many times, if ever, has 5 (Rory/Amy) broken up?
Once--just once. But it was bad. As in, they actually signed the divorce papers bad. Thankfully, an adventure with the Doctor got them to reconcile before it was too late.
12. If the world was suddenly thrust into a zombie apocalypse, which ship would make it out alive, 1 (Freddy/Eliza) or 3 (Seto/Téa)?
AUGH. Meme, why do you mock the pain that was given to me by that nightmare I had of Freddy being surrounded by ReDeads!? (I promise I didn't read the questions beforehand; it really did work out this way). Right, then, the answer. Like I mentioned in that post about Freddy versus the ReDeads, he's not a fighter at all, poor guy. But to keep Eliza safe, he'd do anything. He'd rescue her, and they'd find some safe place to hunker down until it was all over. Meanwhile, Seto would grumble about destiny for a while before finally summoning the Blue-Eyes White Dragon to vaporize all the ReDead, and Téa would summon whatever she'd have on hand (Dark Magician Girl, maybe?). So, yeah, they'd both make it out.
13. Did 4 (Joey/Mai) ever have to hide their relationship for any reason?
Not from anyone else. Joey seemed to want to hide his feelings for Mai in the Battle City arc, which he later regretted. And, during the Orichalcos arc, Mai wanted to make herself believe that she didn't care about Joey anymore, which she also later regretted.
14. Is 5 (Rory/Amy) still together?
Errrrrrrrr.... Yes and no. Well, I do believe in an afterlife, so yes.
15. Is 1 (Freddy/Eliza) canon?
YES! Unfortunately, the majority of the fandom refuses to acknowledge it as such. Shaw wrote an epilogue to Pygmalion (which is what My Fair Lady was based on) to say that yes, Eliza chooses Freddy, they marry and open up a flower shop and go to night school together. Doesn't get any clearer than that, people!
16. If all five ships were put into a couple’s Hunger Games, which couple would win?
I'm not familiar with the Hunger Games, other than that it's a survival challenge, but I'd like to think that they'd all find a way to survive in their own way. Rory, Amy, Seto, Téa, Joey, and Mai would fight. Freddy, Eliza, Raoul, and Christine would try to avoid conflict, but would not back down if there was absolutely no other way out.
17. Has anyone ever tried to sabotage 5’s (Rory/Amy) ship?
Other than the Weeping Angels (and even then, they weren't trying to separate Rory and Amy; they just wanted Rory's life energy), no. In fact, it's quite the opposite; River Song, their time-traveling daughter who was taken from them as an infant, uses her time-traveling abilities to go back in time to when they were tweens/teens and ensure that they fall in love with each other (of course, she's got self-preservation as a motive, but even so...), and again, when the Weeping Angels get Rory, River convinces/agrees with Amy to let the Angels take her, too, so she can be with him. Oh, and then there's the Doctor, who also did his part to ensure that they got together, as well as perfectly timing their adventure to the Dalek Asylum while they were in the midst of a divorce so that they could reconcile...
18. Which ship(s) would you defend to the end and beyond?
Freddy/Eliza and Raoul/Christine. These are my biggest ships, and, unfortunately, the least popular in their respective fandoms.
19. Have you ever spent hours a day going through 3’s (Seto/Téa) tumblr page?
Actually, no, I haven't. I'm not as active in the YGO fandom anymore. I wish I could get back to it... (especially since, in the time I took to write this meme, I got two favorites for my old YGO fics. Wow...)
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?
Ugh. Well, Seto/Téa, since they were never really together to begin with...