I have no clue why, but I've always subscribed to broader definitions of the terms.
To me, 'ship' is blatantly just covering aspects of a relationship that was never touched on in the original -- be it folks that could've had a relationship (but we never saw it), or covering details we never actually saw (like graphic scenes of Homer and Marge Simpson getting it on), or folks who wouldn't have had a canonic relationship (but it's fun to imagine).
'Slash' is a subset of 'ship', but specifically the angle of folks who wouldn't have canonically had a relationship (but it's fun to imagine), particularly with a graphic perspective.
This, of course, leads to folks complaining that I'm "doing it wrong".
I'm more for the "I'll write it and I don't give a damn for all these words" school. Perhaps that's why I'm thinking why no one would reply to my request for co-writer or beta writers who would be interested in a sustained tenure. :P
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Guess I'm so used to slash and ship that I didn't bat an eyelid when you wrote it. Whatever rocks your boat, man... XD
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To me, 'ship' is blatantly just covering aspects of a relationship that was never touched on in the original -- be it folks that could've had a relationship (but we never saw it), or covering details we never actually saw (like graphic scenes of Homer and Marge Simpson getting it on), or folks who wouldn't have had a canonic relationship (but it's fun to imagine).
'Slash' is a subset of 'ship', but specifically the angle of folks who wouldn't have canonically had a relationship (but it's fun to imagine), particularly with a graphic perspective.
This, of course, leads to folks complaining that I'm "doing it wrong".
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