meme time

[jedi_of_urth]

Snagging this from moon_blitz

Send me a ship and I will tell you:

When or if I started shipping it
My thoughts
What makes me happy about them
What makes me sad about them
Things done in fanfic that annoy me
Things I look for in fanfic
My kinks
Who I’d be comfortable with them ending up with, if not each other
My happily ever after for them
Who is the big spoon/little spoon
What is their favorite non-sexual activity

Comments

[got_swagger]

I'm going to be super obvious here.

Elena/Elijah

[jedi_of_urth]

I'd have been surprised if one of you didn't these days :).

When or if I started shipping it
Oh you know I ship it. The when is a bit of a complicated answer since it happened in stages that I only recognized once I'd reached the point where I was like SHIP IT LIKE BURNING. I always loved Elijah and liked the interactions between the two. I though 2x19 was a highlight of last season. I hated the fact that Elijah wasn't around this season. My disinclination towards the Triangle turned progressively toward outright dislike over the course of the show.

And then Elijah woke up and in like a second I was like NEED ELENA AND ELIJAH TOGETHER AGAIN NOW PLEASE. I'd say that at least from 2x19 if not before the ~feelings had been seeping in I just didn't realize it until I had Elijah to focus on again.

My thoughts
Well, I have lots of thoughts, that I tend to ramble about in reaction posts or fic form, but just asking me for my thoughts on this ship in general? The show needs more Elijah and therefore Elena/Elijah time. But I live in fear of them ever actually going there because I have no confidence they would do it because it's UTTER PERFECTION, they'd either do it to make a Triangle block and therefore ruin it in the end or do it to add more pathos when they decide to kill Elijah off. If by some miracle TPTB decide to ditch the Triangle and go for E/E endgame I'll be...what's stronger that ecstatic?

What makes me happy about them
The intense chemistry. The fact that Elijah treats Elena as an equal when no one else seems to. The eye sex, the negotiations, the eye sex during negotiations. The fact that they understand each other so well but are capable or surprising each other anyway. They just make sense, in spite of the fact that they really don't.

What makes me sad about them
That I can't have both Elena/humanity and Elena/Elijah always and forever. I really have my doubts I'll ever forgive the show for taking Elena/humanity away from me, but giving me Elena/Elijah would be a step in the right direction.

Except for the second problem which is that they never will, not really, since it doesn't involve a Salvatore.

Things done in fanfic that annoy me
Portraying their initial meeting as romantic, I see a lot of writers do this and it bugs me. I swear WSC got started just to make a point against that. And of course OOC behavior will get me, but that's not unique to this ship.

Things I look for in fanfic
Just good writing, whether it's plotty or PWP as long as they feel in character I'll probably like it. But I do find people have issues with getting them to sound like themselves.

My kinks
I have a thing for protective Elijah, and self-sacrificing/pining Elijah (this is beyond just having a thing for Elijah), and the two of them have complex discussions about morality and trust. But that was shaped by having human-Elena, now...I haven't worked it out yet.

Who I’d be comfortable with them ending up with, if not each other
Up until last week I'd have said anything related to Elena/normal life and Elijah/no forever alone was fine. Now with Elena/humanity off the table I pretty much have no ships left but them SO I NEED THEM TOGETHER, ALWAYS AND FOREVER DAMN IT.

My happily ever after for them
Again, up until last week I wasn't sure, now it's pretty easy to say always and forever to that too (they don't have to be joined at the hip for eternity, but together in spirit).

Who is the big spoon/little spoon
Usually Elijah's the big spoon, but sometimes it's Elena.

What is their favorite non-sexual activity
Being awesome? But travel, totally travel.

[moon-blitz.livejournal.com]

Nine/Rose (or Ten/Rose if you'd rather). I'd choose something else, but I'm at a loss as to what other pairings you and I share...

[jedi_of_urth]

I'll stick with Nine/Rose where I can, but there will be some Ten/Rose references.

When or if I started shipping it
As I always say "I could save the world but lose you." By that point the Doctor was already a goner, that was just the moment he managed to pull me down to.

My thoughts
I thought Nine/Rose was pretty much perfect as the beginning of their relationship. It was about falling in love, which allowed season 2 to be about them being in love. And I do fully believe we would have gotten that story if the Doctor had still been Nine rather than Ten. Maybe not all the same stories in it, but after a season of the beginning of their relationship the next season would obviously be about the continuance of it.

But when it comes to the Nine/Rose vs Ten/Rose debate I have to say, I really don't separate the relationships, I ship *Doctor*/Rose, not a specific version of it (my issues with JE being a separate debate). The main difference for me was just the phase of their relationship, which I was just glad to see continue, because if you want to convince me the Doctor is the Doctor is the Doctor, the way to do it is with his love for Rose.

What makes me happy about them
The adorable awkwardness of them falling for each other, their growing partnership and trust, and the hand porn.

What makes me sad about them
I would trade Ten/Rose for much of anything, doesn't mean I don't regret the fact that it meant we only got one season of Nine and Nine/Rose. I still sob like a baby at PotW, because its just heartbreaking.

Things done in fanfic that annoy me
Treating Ten like hes stealing Nine's girl. SAME GUY PEOPLE. (this is somewhere between a comment on Nine/Rose and Ten/Rose)

Things I look for in fanfic
Obviously well written and in character. But mainly when it comes to Nine/Rose I look for stuff that fits with canon rather than AUs where Nine survived the Game Station or anything, I loved their story for what it was, I don't really get into fic that messes with that.

My kinks
You know, I don't have a ton of specific kinks for this ship. Just them being totally about each other is enough for me.

Who I’d be comfortable with them ending up with, if not each other
Well there's Jack for either (or both) of them. Then Ten/Rose if you insist on separating the ships. When only considering the season 1 timeframe I wouldn't have really had a problem with Rose/Mickey. But it's really hard to imagine Nine without Rose since we never knew him without her, even with all the outside the ship flirting, it's hard to see him really wanting anyone but her.

My happily ever after for them
Pretty much season 2 without Doomsday. It could have been Nine or Ten, but them being happy and together traveling time and space always with each other's hand to hold.

Who is the big spoon/little spoon
Rose is totally the big spoon. Mostly of the time, sometimes the Doctor likes to be the big spoon, but mostly he just likes her cuddling up with him.

What is their favorite non-sexual activity
Traveling the universe? Saving it? Doing anything and everything as long as it's together.

[moon-blitz.livejournal.com]

Why would people think that Ten is stealing Nine's girl...? That's just...really weird. Are they watching a different show than us? Yes, I do tend to separate Nine and Ten as different people when it comes to Rose, but that's just my own thing. But I can see why people wouldn't do that.

I find myself agreeing with most of what you said, though. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

P.S.: I realized after I posted that I could have asked you about a Once Upon a Time ship (seeing as how you commented on my journal with one). Is there any particular ship(s) you're interested in on the show?

[jedi_of_urth]

It's been a while since I encountered that bit of wankery and I do think a lot of it was born out of GitF anger that NINE WOULDN'T DO THAT (which...did people miss that he flirted with everyone too? The real problem is Moffat, but then Moffat is my problem with a lot of things) so the idea got into fandoms' head that Ten had basically gotten credit for all of Nine's relationship building and had gotten Nine's girl or something. Like I said it's been a while since I encountered a glaring example of this thought process.

OUaT I don't have many strong ship feelings. It's a show I enjoy but I don't sped a lot of time thinking about it outside of watching it. And when I do it's more on a overall plot level or an individual character level rather than a ship level. It'll probably be like TVD proved to be (hell, one could argue DW too, and I wouldn't argue); I enjoy it on plot and character levels, but find I need a ship to move me into raving fan, at which point I can also be fannish about the other things, but the shipping component had to get me there; I guess I'm just that kind of fangirl.