Well, you probably know who I ship on VM. That said, I share your soft spot for Veronica/Leo. They were very sweet and he'd absolutely be my second choice for her.

And really, that is what has always kept me out of Veronica Mars fandom all these years. It seems like everyone ships them and expects that everyone else does too.

I can't count the number of fandoms I feel that way about. So I get it. Sometimes you can enjoy the show but not the fandom because everyone takes shipping two characters for granted and you just... don't. So I'm sorry you've stayed out the VM fandom. :( But I definitely get why. The shipping can still, after all these years, be pretty brutal. Shippers are not always welcoming of those who disagree with them.