Pairing Meme Theft
Stole this from scraplove. Let's see what happens...
SIX PAIRINGS I LIKE:
1) Male Shepard/Kaidan Alenko
2) Garrus Vakarian/Tali'Zorah vas Normandy
3) Fenris/Isabela
4) Zevran/Male Mahariel
5) Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
6) The Doctor/Jack Harkness
THREE SHIPS I'VE ABANDONED:
7) Jason Todd/Tim Drake (...only because comics abandoned me first, then fandom died)
8) Naruto Uzumaki/Sasuke Uchiha (no more Naruto fandom, thanks; oh, the seme/uke bs drives me up a fucking wall)
9) Steve Rogers/Tony Stark (it's cute, until you meet the crazy-ass fangirls that ruin it)
THREE SHIPS I'VE NEVER LIKED:
10) Rivalmance (Male OR Female) Hawke/Anders (gag, if your Hawke can make Anders slaughter non-blood mages wholesale, you're doing it wrong, sob)
11) Bruce Wayne/Jason Todd (if I had to pick just ONE Bruce/Robins pairing that bothered me, gaaaaaaah)
12) Sora/Riku (yeah, this always freaked me out; I mean, I see it now, but so many people like it, that I doubt I'd find many well-written ones, and it's a dynamic that'd squick me if written badly)
TWO SHIPS THAT HAVE PIQUED MY INTEREST:
13) James Vega/Steve Cortez (more tequila, boys, more tequila)
14) Phil Coulson/Loki (All. dizmo's. Fault.)
1. Why do you dislike #11 so much?
Where to start is more the question. Don't get me wrong, I can totally see it from Jason's really fucked up POV (my head canon says he fucked Talia to get back at Bruce and would fuck other women Bruce's been with for the same reason), but if Bruce is ever the Batman that I actually enjoy, he'd never go along with it. One, he adopted him. Two, Bruce isn't stupid; I would hope he'd see how fucking unhealthy this would be for Jason. ...okay, maybe Bruce is really shit at mentally healthy choice, but I can HOPE.
2. Who do you know that ships #13?
Uhhhh, the kink meme? I haven't gotten to really talk to my Mass Effect 3 friends after beating the game. I have squees to unleash. D:
3. What would be your ideal scenario for couple #3?
Fenris/Isabela? Being pirates! After everyone ditches Hawke after DA2, they should totally be fucking pirates, setting slaves free and fucking all over the boat, especially during a storm. Isabela has kinks and is determined to find more of Fenris's. XD
4. What is your favorite moment for #1?
Ohgod, I... BroShep/Kaidan moments? They have quite a few for their romance, though I enjoy the line that got cut out for them in ME1 since they cut boy love out completely from there:
“I’ve enjoyed serving under you.”
”Kaidan, I don’t believe I’ve had the pleasure of you serving under me. Don’t you think it’s time to rectify that?”
“Ouch, I walked right into that, didn’t I?”
This will always make me smile, but if we're talking about canon:
“It’s just… you plan a career, you focus, and then suddenly the world is ending and it’s too late to, uh… find someone.”
”Someone?”
“Yeah. Someone. Someone strong and confident; someone I admire and respect and enjoy being with. Someone handsome. Heh, tall order, I know. But I don’t really have to look far, Shepard.
That’s what I want. What do you want?”
Man, this answer needs an LJ cut of it's own. >.>;;
5. How long have you been following couple #6?
About a year, now? I think? I can't remember; Doctor/Jack may have melted my brain. XD
6. What's the story with #8? What made you stop caring?
Dropped out of fandom, out of anime fandoms, really. It got me writing and appreciating threesomes, but man, that fandom (and a lot of Japanese-based fandoms) have such an obsession with seme/uke, top/bottom, 'no way I can ship that pairing if x doesn't top y' that I got sick of it. Naruto/Sasuke is a big offender of this. :/
7. Which ship do you prefer--#2 or #4?
Oh, thanks, question! Now Garrus and Zevran are trying to win me over. Tali and Mahariel are just gonna go have drinks while their boyfriends talk about leather and calibrations. But the answer here would depend, if I want het, slash, aliens, or elves. Garrus/Tali is the alien het, but Zev/Mahariel is slashy elves. DECISIONS!
8. You have the power to make one ship non-existent. Choose from #10 or #12.
10, definitely. Rivalmance for Hawke/Anders is just...sadface. I mean, yay, getting Anders to think about bs he'd been pulling, but it's too extreme. There should be a place between that and the Friendmance where Anders can just trample over Hawke and guilt him/her into helping him. Oh, Bioware. You fucked up Anders so bad. *sigh*
9. What interests you about #14?
Loki/Coulson? I have no idea. Probably because the RP I read was so good, and the power dynamic was interesting...
10. When did you stop liking #7?
I've pretty much given up on DC Comics, full stop, so it's a bit hard to still ship something from that fandom. Sorry, Jason/Tim. ...though, apparently, I still ship Steph/Tim rather hard. Perhaps because Steph doesn't exist anymore and is 'toxic', according to rumors from higher up DC bitches. Ugh.
11. Did your waning interest in #9 kill your interest in the series?
Hahaha, it's TRUE. It did kill my Marvel interest, or at least, the Steve/Tony fangirls killed my interest in the fandom almost completely. I still enjoy Marvel canon (mostly the movies, guh), but man, the fandom isn't doing it for me, comics-wise.
12. What's a song that reminds you of #1?
I haven't gotten there yet. Though, I guess, even when I play other romances in game, I think the love theme (I Was Lost Without You) will always give me BroShep/Kaidan feels. ...as I tear up and wish they could've been together since ME1; a galatic war for survival kinda cuts in on a budding romance. D:
13. Which of these ships do you love the most right now?
BroShep/Kaidan. So many feels. And guh, Raphael Sbarge voicing Kaidan. Seeeeex voice. Just a bit. And BroShep is like so adorkable.
14. Which do you dislike the most?
Bruce/Jason. I think most would've guessed that pretty fast. >>;;
15. If you could have any of these pairings double date, who would they be?
Oh, I'd kill for it: BroShep/Kaidan and Garrus/Tali. The hilarity and Garrus trying to get out of this by saying he has calibrations, and no one buying it because Garrus, you have been calibrating that gun for YEARS. ALL THE TIME. LET IT GO. XD
16. Have #2 kissed yet? Elaborate if yes.
Weeeeeell, if you don't romance Garrus or Tali with your Shepard, yes? Maybe? LOOK, TURIANS DON'T HAVE LIPS; THEY HAVE MANDIBLES. I dunno how that'd work, and Tali hasn't taken her helmet off on screen for him. They have probably done the alien equivalent, since Shep totally caught them doing something. XD
17. Did #4 have a happy ending? Do you think one is likely?
Oh, I... The Warden disappears at the end of DA2, but in MY playthrough, Zev and Mahariel have a happy ending... At least the Archdemon wasn't the problem. >>;;
18. What would make you start shipping #14?
dizmo. Yeah. Dammit, Loki/Coulson!
19. If only one could happen, which would you prefer--#2 or #6?
Since I think Tali and Garrus could find other happiness elsewhere... Doctor/Jack, because they need less depressing things in their long, long, long lives.
20. You have the power to decide the fate of #10.
Hawke is less of a Templar loving ass, and Anders lets go of his anger that's corrupting Justice, and they live happily ever after, running from Templars. >>;;
SIX PAIRINGS I LIKE:
1) Male Shepard/Kaidan Alenko
2) Garrus Vakarian/Tali'Zorah vas Normandy
3) Fenris/Isabela
4) Zevran/Male Mahariel
5) Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
6) The Doctor/Jack Harkness
THREE SHIPS I'VE ABANDONED:
7) Jason Todd/Tim Drake (...only because comics abandoned me first, then fandom died)
8) Naruto Uzumaki/Sasuke Uchiha (no more Naruto fandom, thanks; oh, the seme/uke bs drives me up a fucking wall)
9) Steve Rogers/Tony Stark (it's cute, until you meet the crazy-ass fangirls that ruin it)
THREE SHIPS I'VE NEVER LIKED:
10) Rivalmance (Male OR Female) Hawke/Anders (gag, if your Hawke can make Anders slaughter non-blood mages wholesale, you're doing it wrong, sob)
11) Bruce Wayne/Jason Todd (if I had to pick just ONE Bruce/Robins pairing that bothered me, gaaaaaaah)
12) Sora/Riku (yeah, this always freaked me out; I mean, I see it now, but so many people like it, that I doubt I'd find many well-written ones, and it's a dynamic that'd squick me if written badly)
TWO SHIPS THAT HAVE PIQUED MY INTEREST:
13) James Vega/Steve Cortez (more tequila, boys, more tequila)
14) Phil Coulson/Loki (All. dizmo's. Fault.)
1. Why do you dislike #11 so much?
Where to start is more the question. Don't get me wrong, I can totally see it from Jason's really fucked up POV (my head canon says he fucked Talia to get back at Bruce and would fuck other women Bruce's been with for the same reason), but if Bruce is ever the Batman that I actually enjoy, he'd never go along with it. One, he adopted him. Two, Bruce isn't stupid; I would hope he'd see how fucking unhealthy this would be for Jason. ...okay, maybe Bruce is really shit at mentally healthy choice, but I can HOPE.
2. Who do you know that ships #13?
Uhhhh, the kink meme? I haven't gotten to really talk to my Mass Effect 3 friends after beating the game. I have squees to unleash. D:
3. What would be your ideal scenario for couple #3?
Fenris/Isabela? Being pirates! After everyone ditches Hawke after DA2, they should totally be fucking pirates, setting slaves free and fucking all over the boat, especially during a storm. Isabela has kinks and is determined to find more of Fenris's. XD
4. What is your favorite moment for #1?
Ohgod, I... BroShep/Kaidan moments? They have quite a few for their romance, though I enjoy the line that got cut out for them in ME1 since they cut boy love out completely from there:
“I’ve enjoyed serving under you.”
”Kaidan, I don’t believe I’ve had the pleasure of you serving under me. Don’t you think it’s time to rectify that?”
“Ouch, I walked right into that, didn’t I?”
This will always make me smile, but if we're talking about canon:
“It’s just… you plan a career, you focus, and then suddenly the world is ending and it’s too late to, uh… find someone.”
”Someone?”
“Yeah. Someone. Someone strong and confident; someone I admire and respect and enjoy being with. Someone handsome. Heh, tall order, I know. But I don’t really have to look far, Shepard.
That’s what I want. What do you want?”
Man, this answer needs an LJ cut of it's own. >.>;;
5. How long have you been following couple #6?
About a year, now? I think? I can't remember; Doctor/Jack may have melted my brain. XD
6. What's the story with #8? What made you stop caring?
Dropped out of fandom, out of anime fandoms, really. It got me writing and appreciating threesomes, but man, that fandom (and a lot of Japanese-based fandoms) have such an obsession with seme/uke, top/bottom, 'no way I can ship that pairing if x doesn't top y' that I got sick of it. Naruto/Sasuke is a big offender of this. :/
7. Which ship do you prefer--#2 or #4?
Oh, thanks, question! Now Garrus and Zevran are trying to win me over. Tali and Mahariel are just gonna go have drinks while their boyfriends talk about leather and calibrations. But the answer here would depend, if I want het, slash, aliens, or elves. Garrus/Tali is the alien het, but Zev/Mahariel is slashy elves. DECISIONS!
8. You have the power to make one ship non-existent. Choose from #10 or #12.
10, definitely. Rivalmance for Hawke/Anders is just...sadface. I mean, yay, getting Anders to think about bs he'd been pulling, but it's too extreme. There should be a place between that and the Friendmance where Anders can just trample over Hawke and guilt him/her into helping him. Oh, Bioware. You fucked up Anders so bad. *sigh*
9. What interests you about #14?
Loki/Coulson? I have no idea. Probably because the RP I read was so good, and the power dynamic was interesting...
10. When did you stop liking #7?
I've pretty much given up on DC Comics, full stop, so it's a bit hard to still ship something from that fandom. Sorry, Jason/Tim. ...though, apparently, I still ship Steph/Tim rather hard. Perhaps because Steph doesn't exist anymore and is 'toxic', according to rumors from higher up DC bitches. Ugh.
11. Did your waning interest in #9 kill your interest in the series?
Hahaha, it's TRUE. It did kill my Marvel interest, or at least, the Steve/Tony fangirls killed my interest in the fandom almost completely. I still enjoy Marvel canon (mostly the movies, guh), but man, the fandom isn't doing it for me, comics-wise.
12. What's a song that reminds you of #1?
I haven't gotten there yet. Though, I guess, even when I play other romances in game, I think the love theme (I Was Lost Without You) will always give me BroShep/Kaidan feels. ...as I tear up and wish they could've been together since ME1; a galatic war for survival kinda cuts in on a budding romance. D:
13. Which of these ships do you love the most right now?
BroShep/Kaidan. So many feels. And guh, Raphael Sbarge voicing Kaidan. Seeeeex voice. Just a bit. And BroShep is like so adorkable.
14. Which do you dislike the most?
Bruce/Jason. I think most would've guessed that pretty fast. >>;;
15. If you could have any of these pairings double date, who would they be?
Oh, I'd kill for it: BroShep/Kaidan and Garrus/Tali. The hilarity and Garrus trying to get out of this by saying he has calibrations, and no one buying it because Garrus, you have been calibrating that gun for YEARS. ALL THE TIME. LET IT GO. XD
16. Have #2 kissed yet? Elaborate if yes.
Weeeeeell, if you don't romance Garrus or Tali with your Shepard, yes? Maybe? LOOK, TURIANS DON'T HAVE LIPS; THEY HAVE MANDIBLES. I dunno how that'd work, and Tali hasn't taken her helmet off on screen for him. They have probably done the alien equivalent, since Shep totally caught them doing something. XD
17. Did #4 have a happy ending? Do you think one is likely?
Oh, I... The Warden disappears at the end of DA2, but in MY playthrough, Zev and Mahariel have a happy ending... At least the Archdemon wasn't the problem. >>;;
18. What would make you start shipping #14?
dizmo. Yeah. Dammit, Loki/Coulson!
19. If only one could happen, which would you prefer--#2 or #6?
Since I think Tali and Garrus could find other happiness elsewhere... Doctor/Jack, because they need less depressing things in their long, long, long lives.
20. You have the power to decide the fate of #10.
Hawke is less of a Templar loving ass, and Anders lets go of his anger that's corrupting Justice, and they live happily ever after, running from Templars. >>;;