I once did a poll about how difficult the questions where you only get to click ONE choice is, and how I loved it when you could check all that apply. But then on questions like those, I end up checking *all* the boxes, because some could be true, or are sorta true, or is true every second Tuesday on a blue moon. In my poll I think I asked whether people wanted to tick every ticky box like me, and the majority said no! I felt lonely in my indecision.
What I love about fandom is that I knew some people would *have* to click spaceships. That just really really Strauss's my space landings, man. You should write fic with them getting Herpes.
John/Aeryn: Who Needs Claddaugh Rings When You Can Share Weapons?
Hee! What's funny about that is that that's the way I feel about B/A. Lots of people think they're about the rings. I tend to think they're about fisticuffs. But I find weapons more interesting than jewelry any day.
I mean, it's TOTALLY possible that, like, there was an episode in there somewhere with Space Herpes that I didn't pick up on or something. Or some Unrealized Reality with Space Herpes. I guess what I'm saying is, Space Herpes would work. It's not improbable. And they'd play it for laughs, I bet.
Farscape made its own crack. Bless it. There was that whole episode where VOMIT was a plot point!
. . . My answers make not so much sense because most of my OTPs are text-based, and I can never get a good picture of the characters when I read--I shipped Luthe/Aerin for years, and all I know about their looks is that Aerin has red hair.
Also, did you see this? Because . . . there are dragons! And storytelling! And general awesomeness! Squee eleventy!
I thought Luthe was blonde? And tall? And blue-veined. Actually the only part I remember about him was the veins. Which is weird because everyone has blue veins, but I guess she saw them, or something, which I took to mean he was pale. Am I making this up?
No! I didn't see that! I used to check her website periodically but not recently. I am cautiously excited. Thanks sooo much for telling me!
I thought Luthe was blonde? And tall? And blue-veined I have the book in my hands now: his eyes were heavy lidded and blue. His hair was curly as well as bright gold, and it grew low over his collar and ears. I loved that book! A new book by Robin McKinley is exciting news.
I thought a lot of people might not have trends. I think I definitely don't on the hair color, but I *do* tend to have one on the size/age issues. Still, there've been things I've shipped that don't hold for those either.
I'm interested to see that the thing most people's otps have in common insofar as their actions in canon is that they've punched each other.
Faith has totally decked Dean. In our heads. *nods*
I kept answering, "None fit." There are definitely patterns in the way I ship, just not hair patterns. The "relative size" question was actually the only one I could have answered with some consistency, if only you had included, "big or small, but more or less equal," but even then...le'see
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There are definitely patterns in the way I ship, just not hair patterns.
I did this poll based on the assumption that people ship for deeper reasons than physicality, but I wanted to see if physical attributes reflected those deeper reasons. If that were true then lots of our preferred ships would have similar physical attributes, or such was my theory. It wasn't a theory I angsted over testing in a very conclusive manner.
dark honey-blonde, in my head
Really? When Austen said it was "dark" I assume that meant some shade of brown.
The single constant in my OTPing seems to be that all these people have something vital to teach their other halves.
This is really interesting to me, because I have recently come to the same conclusion. I've already whined to you about Draco/Harry blindsiding me and me not being able to explain it to myself, especially in light of the 'ships I usually prefer. And I think we discussed also that it's very possible Draco could have something to teach Draco, and it's about intimate human sympathy (as
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I did this poll based on the assumption that people ship for deeper reasons than physicality, but I wanted to see if physical attributes reflected those deeper reasons.
It's a fun question for a dreary day, one I've pondered myself...especially after noticing that Buffy and Angel really are a more physically striking pair than Buffy and Spike, no matter how striking I find Spike on his own.
Lizzie has dark eyes, but I'm quite sure there's no reference to her hair colour.
The thing I have always loved most about Jane Austen is that every single one of her primary pairings is that way.
Some of her heroes, notably Tilney (my favourite), are pretty solidly on the teacher end of the spectrum, but Anne Wentworth makes up for all of them. :) Mostly, her characters just feel like they fit each other.
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*eats popcorn and refreshes*
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But not any more.
*waits for reckoning*
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EVERYTHING.
ALL OF IT.
INCLUDING SPACESHIPS.
MANY, MANY SPACESHIPS.
And that in my one Farscape fic, they didn't do anything, because it was Just John Angsting.
John/Aeryn: Who Needs Claddaugh Rings When You Can Share Weapons?
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John/Aeryn: Who Needs Claddaugh Rings When You Can Share Weapons?
Hee! What's funny about that is that that's the way I feel about B/A. Lots of people think they're about the rings. I tend to think they're about fisticuffs. But I find weapons more interesting than jewelry any day.
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I mean, it's TOTALLY possible that, like, there was an episode in there somewhere with Space Herpes that I didn't pick up on or something. Or some Unrealized Reality with Space Herpes. I guess what I'm saying is, Space Herpes would work. It's not improbable. And they'd play it for laughs, I bet.
Farscape made its own crack. Bless it. There was that whole episode where VOMIT was a plot point!
Man, good times, good times.
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I need to watch this show.
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Also, did you see this? Because . . . there are dragons! And storytelling! And general awesomeness! Squee eleventy!
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No! I didn't see that! I used to check her website periodically but not recently. I am cautiously excited. Thanks sooo much for telling me!
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I have the book in my hands now:
his eyes were heavy lidded and blue. His hair was curly as well as bright gold, and it grew low over his collar and ears.
I loved that book! A new book by Robin McKinley is exciting news.
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For the record, I filled the poll out for Faith/Dean, who have never even shared screentime, so.
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I'm interested to see that the thing most people's otps have in common insofar as their actions in canon is that they've punched each other.
Faith has totally decked Dean. In our heads. *nods*
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Faith has totally decked Dean. In our heads. *nods*
omg, hawt.
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I did this poll based on the assumption that people ship for deeper reasons than physicality, but I wanted to see if physical attributes reflected those deeper reasons. If that were true then lots of our preferred ships would have similar physical attributes, or such was my theory. It wasn't a theory I angsted over testing in a very conclusive manner.
dark honey-blonde, in my head
Really? When Austen said it was "dark" I assume that meant some shade of brown.
The single constant in my OTPing seems to be that all these people have something vital to teach their other halves.
This is really interesting to me, because I have recently come to the same conclusion. I've already whined to you about Draco/Harry blindsiding me and me not being able to explain it to myself, especially in light of the 'ships I usually prefer. And I think we discussed also that it's very possible Draco could have something to teach Draco, and it's about intimate human sympathy (as ( ... )
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It's a fun question for a dreary day, one I've pondered myself...especially after noticing that Buffy and Angel really are a more physically striking pair than Buffy and Spike, no matter how striking I find Spike on his own.
Lizzie has dark eyes, but I'm quite sure there's no reference to her hair colour.
The thing I have always loved most about Jane Austen is that every single one of her primary pairings is that way.
Some of her heroes, notably Tilney (my favourite), are pretty solidly on the teacher end of the spectrum, but Anne Wentworth makes up for all of them. :) Mostly, her characters just feel like they fit each other.
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