I think you like couples that have a strong foundation in friendship where the "shipping" is really blurred between strong bonds of friendship and something more overtly romantic
That's very true, friendship ships are pretty much my default shipping taste. It's pretty rare situation where I don't, and even when I do I need to believe they *could* be friends...leading to other points
I think you also like ships that are a little bit unusual - not necessarily star-crossed exactly, but unconventional. John/Aeryn and Doctor/Rose are both alien/human pairings, Guy/Marian were basically on opposite sides of a war, and Ned/Chuck can't touch.
Sheridan/Delenn is also alien/human just fyi (and their races had been recently at war). But I guess that's true. I guess it's part of my angst loving tendencies that a difference like that can give lots of dramatic possibilities. That sort of drama I can take,and in fact will eat up with a spoon; needless dancing around each other like say Mulder/Scully gets annoying. Let's see, character growth, growing together as a ship, growing compatibility for the ship; yep that sounds like me.
I think you also like couples that make each other happy and encourage each other to be better people.
I think on a fundamental level that's the big one. There are several ships that I oppose, or at least won't back, because there's no way it'll make them happy in the short or long term. AT least not without damaging the part of who they are I'm most drawn to or I think is most important to them keeping their sense of self in a relationship. I want the characters I love to be happy and good people, so I want their relationships to bring that out in them.
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Date: 2009-05-24 08:25 pm (UTC)That's very true, friendship ships are pretty much my default shipping taste. It's pretty rare situation where I don't, and even when I do I need to believe they *could* be friends...leading to other points
I think you also like ships that are a little bit unusual - not necessarily star-crossed exactly, but unconventional. John/Aeryn and Doctor/Rose are both alien/human pairings, Guy/Marian were basically on opposite sides of a war, and Ned/Chuck can't touch.
Sheridan/Delenn is also alien/human just fyi (and their races had been recently at war). But I guess that's true. I guess it's part of my angst loving tendencies that a difference like that can give lots of dramatic possibilities. That sort of drama I can take,and in fact will eat up with a spoon; needless dancing around each other like say Mulder/Scully gets annoying. Let's see, character growth, growing together as a ship, growing compatibility for the ship; yep that sounds like me.
I think you also like couples that make each other happy and encourage each other to be better people.
I think on a fundamental level that's the big one. There are several ships that I oppose, or at least won't back, because there's no way it'll make them happy in the short or long term. AT least not without damaging the part of who they are I'm most drawn to or I think is most important to them keeping their sense of self in a relationship. I want the characters I love to be happy and good people, so I want their relationships to bring that out in them.