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40 questions for shippers
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journalmemes. So that community required people to comment with the questions they want answered, but I just want to answer them.
Talk about the first ship you ever had.
Officially? Probably Xena/Ares of Xena the Warrior Princess or maybe Topanga/Cory of Boy Meets World or like Baby/Johnny from Dirty Dancing or Sandy/Danny from Grease. Basically I loved all the couples I got introduced to as I watched TV/movies/animated shows while growing up in the early to late 90s. Now if you're talking about exposure to actual shipping like online which was probably around 2000/2001 (I forget exactly how I found FFN or fansites in general), probably Helga/Arnold of Hey Arnold! or Lizzie/Gordo of Lizzie McGuire.
Talk about three of the most important ships throughout your life.
I don't really have just one and I usually multi-ship? But I guess right now it would probably be Darcy Lewis/Bucky Barnes or Darcy Lewis/Steve Rogers (and if I didn't have to choose Darcy/Steve/Bucky)
What’s your current NOTP?
Honestly I don't really worry about that? I just look for whatever I'm in the mood for... I guess if I had to choose right now:
Yes I do, mentioned the Darcy/Bucky/Steve one above.... but I also love many more. Here's a list of some canon ones!
So tired of them. I'd much rather it'll be a poly ship instead at this point. Or just stick to one or the other, but since no one cares what I think we'll have endless more of love triangles.
How do you feel about RPF?
I think when I was really young, early preteens, I was semi-okay with it because I remember going to a Orlando Bloom site that had fics with him paired up with original female characters. But now I just find that creepy and turned off, as much as I would love to be partners with an actor/actress I love, it feels kinda like violation of their privacy? It's like why I don't read those types of magazines and don't actually follow Entertainment or whatever. I'm more interested in their professional work and admire them for that.
Have you ever shipped yourself with a character?
Not really? I don't remember doing so at least. I probably used Hermione Granger or Chloe Sullivan or the various other female characters through out the years by proxy.
Do you have many ships that never got together at all?
Hell yes.
Do you ship any characters that have never met?
Hell yes.
Talk about your favorite first kiss.
Don't really have one? I guess I'm weird in that regard, but I like any of the canon ships I have that had at least a first kiss.
Have you ever been disappointed when your ship finally got together?
Probably? My memory sucks, but it's usually when they do the first break up or some sort of cheating drama bullshit.
Has a ship ever broken your heart?
In different ways sure... probably most commonly when they don't even get a chance to be canon.
How do you feel about will they/won’t they?
Meh. It's common enough theme I guess. I know I should appreciate the time to get there, but sometimes they drag on to that too long like Bones/Booth of Bones and Castle/Beckett of Castle.
Have you ever "shipped at first sight"?
That's like my whole thing, basically or whatever characters I like usually get the most ships.
Talk about a ship you initially disliked.
And ship now? I can't really picture one.
Talk about a pairing you’ve stopped shipping romantically.
That's the thing, I don't stop shipping them - even if they are or might be problematic. I just might not be actively participating/reading them. I go back and forth depending on my moods.
Talk about a moment which made you question an entire ship.
Not sure?
Have you ever shipped something despite yourself?
Oh all the time... some of my ships are definitely problematic or "wrong" to a bunch of people but like fuck it. YKINMK kinda thing but for shipping.
Talk about a ship you feel alone in shipping.
So many honestly, especially all the rarepairs, but over the years I've usually find someone else will ship it or at least comment/kudos the fic write. But it's up to me write stuff if no one else will write for it.
Is there a ship you just don’t get, but have nothing against?
Probably any of the ones I don't actually ship now. Sometimes it's because I hate a certain character, other times I just can't see them being possible. I used to hold a lot of hate for ships I didn't like, but I'm meh, who cares? You ship whatever you want, I ship whatever the fuck I want.
Which of your ships have the best chemistry?
I honestly don't judge them by chemistry? So not sure. Mostly I ship characters together that I like/love. If I'm lucky they actually have canon scenes together and probably have some chemistry together.
Which of your ships deserve better writing?
All the rarepairs/crack pairings/unconventional pairs. You have an easier picking through stuff when things are super popular, but if you have only like 5 stories to comb through the various sites, it gets difficult to find something really amazing.
Do you mostly ship canon pairings?
I do have a lot of canon pairings, but also probably have more non-canon.
Have you ever shipped a pairing before you even started watching the show/movie simply because of gifs and graphics or similar?
Probably? I can't actually think of one right now which sucks but my memory is horrible anymore.
Have you noticed a pattern in your shipping? Is there a romantic dynamic you’re more drawn to?
Probably a lot of tall/short pairings... or grumpy/sunshine type. But yeah I probably have tons of types.
Is there a ship you’ve shipped for most of your life?
Cyclops/Rogue
Does shipping come easily to you?
Very
Do you need to ship something to really enjoy a movie/book/tv show/comic?
Yeah probably.... definitely for the most part. Like if I didn't ship at least Galadriel/Halbrand as much as I did, I probably wouldn't have watched Rings of Power again. I found a lot of it boring? Like pretty but boring other than them really. Don't kill me, lol.
Name a couple of fandoms in which you have no ships.
Um... I can't think of any? The only way that would happen is if I'm not watching/reading/whatever the fandom. I usually have at least one in every show (probably not canon but still).
Talk about one of your favorite headcanons for a ship you love.
I actually don't do headcanons? is that weird?
Share five must-read fics.
{coming soon}
Name your favorite fanartist(s).
dhfreak at LJ - miss you! I haven't followed artists in years.
Share your favorite fanmix for your OTP.
Not sure if there is one? I haven't looked.
Recommend 1-5 shipper blogs.
I'll just promote ones I've made here on dreamwidth since I'm not really aware of others yet. At least none that I'm active in.
scottandrogue scottandemma alicehatter chloe_otp and darcyland
Do you create fanmixes/gif sets/fanart/fic/fanvids and so on for you ships?
I used to? I'm trying to get back into making fics and fanart.
Do you have a favorite trope and/or AU for your OTP?
Lately my most favorite ones are Soulmates AU or Alpha/Omega AU. Arranged Marriage or Accidental Pregnancy.... or Werewolf/Mates AU
Do you like and use ship names?
Most of the times. I guess it depends on the fandom.
Is there a fictional relationship you’d really want for yourself?
Not quite sure how I could answer this... I'd want any of my ships to be canon if that's what you mean. Or if you're talking about their love life with my nonexistent one? Sure. Especially since I have no love life to speak of so yeah.
If you could change one thing about your OTP, what would that be?
Make them meet in canon? Duh. Or be canon?
journalmemes. So that community required people to comment with the questions they want answered, but I just want to answer them.Talk about the first ship you ever had.
Officially? Probably Xena/Ares of Xena the Warrior Princess or maybe Topanga/Cory of Boy Meets World or like Baby/Johnny from Dirty Dancing or Sandy/Danny from Grease. Basically I loved all the couples I got introduced to as I watched TV/movies/animated shows while growing up in the early to late 90s. Now if you're talking about exposure to actual shipping like online which was probably around 2000/2001 (I forget exactly how I found FFN or fansites in general), probably Helga/Arnold of Hey Arnold! or Lizzie/Gordo of Lizzie McGuire.
Talk about three of the most important ships throughout your life.
- Cyclops/Rogue of X-Men - loved them from X-Men Evolution and I think even from the 90s animated series and film trilogy. I will definitely always ship them, and we were so close in XME to get almost canon. If some alternate universe could like canonized them, I would be internally grateful.
- Hermione/Draco of Harry Potter - fandom introduced me to it and the various other pairings of Hermione that wasn't Harry (which I loved) or Ron (which I hated). I'll probably always ship them.
- Helga/Arnold - one of my first introductions to shipping & fandom I believe. I will always have a soft spot for them, and I'm probably too much like Helga when I like someone so I feel connected to her definitely - but sadly my Arnold never actually liked me back and I haven't found anyone.
I don't really have just one and I usually multi-ship? But I guess right now it would probably be Darcy Lewis/Bucky Barnes or Darcy Lewis/Steve Rogers (and if I didn't have to choose Darcy/Steve/Bucky)
What’s your current NOTP?
Honestly I don't really worry about that? I just look for whatever I'm in the mood for... I guess if I had to choose right now:
- Lucy/Maximus from Fallout
- Clark/Lois or Clark/Lana from Smallville
- Cyclops/Jean Grey or Rogue/Wolverine from X-Men
- Hermione/Ron from Harry Potter
Yes I do, mentioned the Darcy/Bucky/Steve one above.... but I also love many more. Here's a list of some canon ones!
- Annalise/Nathan/Gabriel from The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself (Fuck netflix for canceling it!)
- Izzy/Emma/Jack from You Me Her
- Wolfgang/Kala/Rajan from Sense8
- Lito/Hernando/Dani from Sense8
So tired of them. I'd much rather it'll be a poly ship instead at this point. Or just stick to one or the other, but since no one cares what I think we'll have endless more of love triangles.
How do you feel about RPF?
I think when I was really young, early preteens, I was semi-okay with it because I remember going to a Orlando Bloom site that had fics with him paired up with original female characters. But now I just find that creepy and turned off, as much as I would love to be partners with an actor/actress I love, it feels kinda like violation of their privacy? It's like why I don't read those types of magazines and don't actually follow Entertainment or whatever. I'm more interested in their professional work and admire them for that.
Have you ever shipped yourself with a character?
Not really? I don't remember doing so at least. I probably used Hermione Granger or Chloe Sullivan or the various other female characters through out the years by proxy.
Do you have many ships that never got together at all?
Hell yes.
Do you ship any characters that have never met?
Hell yes.
Talk about your favorite first kiss.
Don't really have one? I guess I'm weird in that regard, but I like any of the canon ships I have that had at least a first kiss.
Have you ever been disappointed when your ship finally got together?
Probably? My memory sucks, but it's usually when they do the first break up or some sort of cheating drama bullshit.
Has a ship ever broken your heart?
In different ways sure... probably most commonly when they don't even get a chance to be canon.
How do you feel about will they/won’t they?
Meh. It's common enough theme I guess. I know I should appreciate the time to get there, but sometimes they drag on to that too long like Bones/Booth of Bones and Castle/Beckett of Castle.
Have you ever "shipped at first sight"?
That's like my whole thing, basically or whatever characters I like usually get the most ships.
Talk about a ship you initially disliked.
And ship now? I can't really picture one.
Talk about a pairing you’ve stopped shipping romantically.
That's the thing, I don't stop shipping them - even if they are or might be problematic. I just might not be actively participating/reading them. I go back and forth depending on my moods.
Talk about a moment which made you question an entire ship.
Not sure?
Have you ever shipped something despite yourself?
Oh all the time... some of my ships are definitely problematic or "wrong" to a bunch of people but like fuck it. YKINMK kinda thing but for shipping.
Talk about a ship you feel alone in shipping.
So many honestly, especially all the rarepairs, but over the years I've usually find someone else will ship it or at least comment/kudos the fic write. But it's up to me write stuff if no one else will write for it.
Is there a ship you just don’t get, but have nothing against?
Probably any of the ones I don't actually ship now. Sometimes it's because I hate a certain character, other times I just can't see them being possible. I used to hold a lot of hate for ships I didn't like, but I'm meh, who cares? You ship whatever you want, I ship whatever the fuck I want.
Which of your ships have the best chemistry?
I honestly don't judge them by chemistry? So not sure. Mostly I ship characters together that I like/love. If I'm lucky they actually have canon scenes together and probably have some chemistry together.
Which of your ships deserve better writing?
All the rarepairs/crack pairings/unconventional pairs. You have an easier picking through stuff when things are super popular, but if you have only like 5 stories to comb through the various sites, it gets difficult to find something really amazing.
Do you mostly ship canon pairings?
I do have a lot of canon pairings, but also probably have more non-canon.
Have you ever shipped a pairing before you even started watching the show/movie simply because of gifs and graphics or similar?
Probably? I can't actually think of one right now which sucks but my memory is horrible anymore.
Have you noticed a pattern in your shipping? Is there a romantic dynamic you’re more drawn to?
Probably a lot of tall/short pairings... or grumpy/sunshine type. But yeah I probably have tons of types.
Is there a ship you’ve shipped for most of your life?
Cyclops/Rogue
Does shipping come easily to you?
Very
Do you need to ship something to really enjoy a movie/book/tv show/comic?
Yeah probably.... definitely for the most part. Like if I didn't ship at least Galadriel/Halbrand as much as I did, I probably wouldn't have watched Rings of Power again. I found a lot of it boring? Like pretty but boring other than them really. Don't kill me, lol.
Name a couple of fandoms in which you have no ships.
Um... I can't think of any? The only way that would happen is if I'm not watching/reading/whatever the fandom. I usually have at least one in every show (probably not canon but still).
Talk about one of your favorite headcanons for a ship you love.
I actually don't do headcanons? is that weird?
Share five must-read fics.
{coming soon}
Name your favorite fanartist(s).
dhfreak at LJ - miss you! I haven't followed artists in years.
Share your favorite fanmix for your OTP.
Not sure if there is one? I haven't looked.
Recommend 1-5 shipper blogs.
I'll just promote ones I've made here on dreamwidth since I'm not really aware of others yet. At least none that I'm active in.
scottandrogue scottandemma alicehatter chloe_otp and darcyland Do you create fanmixes/gif sets/fanart/fic/fanvids and so on for you ships?
I used to? I'm trying to get back into making fics and fanart.
Do you have a favorite trope and/or AU for your OTP?
Lately my most favorite ones are Soulmates AU or Alpha/Omega AU. Arranged Marriage or Accidental Pregnancy.... or Werewolf/Mates AU
Do you like and use ship names?
Most of the times. I guess it depends on the fandom.
Is there a fictional relationship you’d really want for yourself?
Not quite sure how I could answer this... I'd want any of my ships to be canon if that's what you mean. Or if you're talking about their love life with my nonexistent one? Sure. Especially since I have no love life to speak of so yeah.
If you could change one thing about your OTP, what would that be?
Make them meet in canon? Duh. Or be canon?