Things that make you go "hmmm."

[mrv3000]

What is it about pairings? Why do I/you/people love them so? Ship or slash, what makes us love them? For me it's not about the smut/porn for really any of my pairs. Not that I haven't read/enjoyed adult fic for my pairs over the years. Good fic, that is.

And it's not that I'm picturing myself in the place of one of the pair. I have run across fen who are very obviously imagining themselves as one of the characters and it's...icky. *shudders*

No, this is an "OMG, I love you two! *squishes*" It's something I find a bit odd for me, since normally I cannot stand the vast majority of romance novels/movies. Bleh. And reading fic where my pairs are in romance-novel-type situations - heaving bosoms, non-ironic serenades, triplets - makes me run away screaming.

Maybe I'm just a freak for the cute. Hmmm.

Comments

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

Wow, I can't believe there are couples that have been around for 20 years! Now that's a long-term ship!

Yeah, I do love all that you mentioned. Preferably lighter on the melodrama for me. I don't get bored with plain old happy people, which is a bit nuts, I admit. :D

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I don't get bored with plain old happy people, which is a bit nuts, I admit. :D
That's not crazy at all. I am frequently surprised by how much angst and misunderstanding fans like to see in their ships. What's wrong with a little happiness? Seriously. That's part of what makes Doctor/Rose so attractive to me. They LIKE each other. Time War PTSD and other issues aside, they enjoy the heck out of each other's company. And yes, your icon is seriously squishable.

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

I am frequently surprised by how much angst and misunderstanding fans like to see in their ships.

I can see the appeal. The path that's not easy - the relationship that's not all sunshine and roses. It's not generally my taste, but I can see why people like it. I can handle the angst for a little while, depending on how well it's written. When it gets into the never-ending UST category, then I start to question if the characters have brain damage or something and that's probably not what show writers are looking for.

What's wrong with a little happiness? Seriously. That's part of what makes Doctor/Rose so attractive to me. They LIKE each other. Time War PTSD and other issues aside, they enjoy the heck out of each other's company.

Yep, totally. When every other show out there is pushing the will they/won't they get together thing, it was *so* nice to see a pair that had really no reason to angst about their relationship and just enjoyed the hell out of each other. Like a breath of fresh air, it was.

And yes, your icon is seriously squishable.

Thanks. :)