Favorite couple meme

[my_daroga]

Name your 10 absolutely favorite couples (het/slash/canon/fanon) and ask people to see what trends they notice about your couples. Try to pick different fandoms. Taken from a few people I've seen around, most lately femmenerd. I'm pretty bad about spotting patterns sometimes, so if I haven't replied to yours that's probably why

Comments

[inlaterdays]

The common theme I see (I might be wrong about all of them, but it seems to fit most of them) is either witty banter or intelligent arguments. There's an edge to the relationship that makes it interesting. Does that make any sense? :/

[my_daroga]

I think it does, yeah. Maybe not all of them, but of the ones that indulge in it that's definitely part of why I'm there.

[confusedkayt]

I feel you on the "not awfully shippy" point. Well, sort of. I actually tend to ship sort of intensely, but I can be sold on almost anything by a good writer. And I will and do read pairings that blast my ship, just in case. Sometimes I even switch! I have a traitorous heart. :)

I am not familiar with all of your fandoms and couples, so I can't hardcore analyze, but I do see a big trend with Kirk/Spock and Spike/Buffy. (I haven't seen much X-Files, but I think Mulder/Scully scoots in this general trend, too.) Which is to say... One very emotional/bombastic type character, paired with a very emotionally closed character. Maybe it's worth noting that all of these three would be sort of taboo relationships, too? Like, gay [more mainstream now, but when TOS came out, not so much, so it's a cross-grain reading, I think); vampire/slayer with obvious friend group disapproval; professional colleagues. Maybe you like opposites attracting and busting social barriers while they do it. :D

[my_daroga]

I think that's a good observation, actually. Bucking two (perhaps often rather artificial) barriers at once. Cooper/Audrey has an age difference, too. Lawrence/whoever has the cultural issues. Luke/Leia has... well, you know. Not that I've ever actually read any. I just want it.

But yeah, there's also great pleasure in the emotional/reserved dichotomy. Anyone/Holmes would do the same, if it was done well.

[chantphantom]

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