A Shipping Meme
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bofoddityNow, I don't tend to do either memes or shipping much, but since this one seems to be popping up again, I might as well give it a shot. FFVII.
One True Pairing Ship: Now, there really aren't absolute OTPs for me in this fandom, but I'm much more fascinated with Cloud/Tifa than I am with most others. There are just so many ways to approach this pairing (most which, sadly, aren't explored much), and unlike with most shippers, the ways this pairing could go wrong fascinates me most about it.
But since I'm a gen person at heart, I also have to mention that the most interesting relationship in the entire game is Sephiroth/Cloud, so I guess it's a Gen OTP for me rather than romantic one.
Canon Ship: Hojo/Lucrecia. I don't care what DoC tried to tell us, I think Lucrecia knew exactly what she was doing when she got involved with Jenova Project and I think she cared much more for Hojo than she ever cared for Vincent. Too bad that this pairing's only function in fandom is to prove how horrible Hojo is.
"If this happens I'll stab my eyes out with a fork" 'Ship: Cloud/Aeris. Squeenix has done many things wrong, but leaving the love triangle unresolved was definitely NOT one of them. This pairing interests me only as an unhealthy train wreck; rest of the fandom can have the other incarnations.
"You are one sick bastard" 'Ship: Fluffy Sephiroth/Cloud. NO.
"I dabble a little" 'Ship: Tifa/Aeris. This one is actually kind of funny: I used to think, and still do, that this is one of those femslash pairings that people 'ship just because the other alternatives are either scarce or nonexistent. And although I have managed to make it interesting to myself, I'm still not that much into it. But for some reason it's so far the only pairing that I've written more than once.
"It's like a car crash" 'Ship: Too many to list, so I'll choose Vincent/Lucrecia. Again, DoC means nothing to me. In my eyes this pairing is all about stalkery Vincent and snotty Lucrecia, a combination that will lead to no good at all. And it's interesting only when Hojo is tossed in the mix.
"Tickles my fancy but not sold quite yet" 'Ship: Reeve/Scarlet or Rufus/Scarlet. I wrote a short fic for the former once and have been itching to write a second one ever since, and while I can't see the latter ever actually happening, I do like the idea of mutual fascination and respect between Rufus and Scarlet.
"Makes no canon sense but why the hell not" 'Ship: Sephiroth/anybody? That is, only if I ever find something good with him, which doesn't tend to happen.
"Everyone else loves it but I just don't feel it" 'Ship: Sephiroth/Zack/Cloud, especially if Aeris is involved. Less said about my issues with this the better.
"When all is said and done" 'Ship: Even after seeing this meme more than once, I'm still not sure what exactly this part means (though the most likely option is 'finished' pairing), so I'll interpret this as a pairing I can see living happily ever afte and that would be Barret/Tifa. With a little stretch you can insert Cloud there, too.
One True Pairing Ship: Now, there really aren't absolute OTPs for me in this fandom, but I'm much more fascinated with Cloud/Tifa than I am with most others. There are just so many ways to approach this pairing (most which, sadly, aren't explored much), and unlike with most shippers, the ways this pairing could go wrong fascinates me most about it.
But since I'm a gen person at heart, I also have to mention that the most interesting relationship in the entire game is Sephiroth/Cloud, so I guess it's a Gen OTP for me rather than romantic one.
Canon Ship: Hojo/Lucrecia. I don't care what DoC tried to tell us, I think Lucrecia knew exactly what she was doing when she got involved with Jenova Project and I think she cared much more for Hojo than she ever cared for Vincent. Too bad that this pairing's only function in fandom is to prove how horrible Hojo is.
"If this happens I'll stab my eyes out with a fork" 'Ship: Cloud/Aeris. Squeenix has done many things wrong, but leaving the love triangle unresolved was definitely NOT one of them. This pairing interests me only as an unhealthy train wreck; rest of the fandom can have the other incarnations.
"You are one sick bastard" 'Ship: Fluffy Sephiroth/Cloud. NO.
"I dabble a little" 'Ship: Tifa/Aeris. This one is actually kind of funny: I used to think, and still do, that this is one of those femslash pairings that people 'ship just because the other alternatives are either scarce or nonexistent. And although I have managed to make it interesting to myself, I'm still not that much into it. But for some reason it's so far the only pairing that I've written more than once.
"It's like a car crash" 'Ship: Too many to list, so I'll choose Vincent/Lucrecia. Again, DoC means nothing to me. In my eyes this pairing is all about stalkery Vincent and snotty Lucrecia, a combination that will lead to no good at all. And it's interesting only when Hojo is tossed in the mix.
"Tickles my fancy but not sold quite yet" 'Ship: Reeve/Scarlet or Rufus/Scarlet. I wrote a short fic for the former once and have been itching to write a second one ever since, and while I can't see the latter ever actually happening, I do like the idea of mutual fascination and respect between Rufus and Scarlet.
"Makes no canon sense but why the hell not" 'Ship: Sephiroth/anybody? That is, only if I ever find something good with him, which doesn't tend to happen.
"Everyone else loves it but I just don't feel it" 'Ship: Sephiroth/Zack/Cloud, especially if Aeris is involved. Less said about my issues with this the better.
"When all is said and done" 'Ship: Even after seeing this meme more than once, I'm still not sure what exactly this part means (though the most likely option is 'finished' pairing), so I'll interpret this as a pairing I can see living happily ever afte and that would be Barret/Tifa. With a little stretch you can insert Cloud there, too.
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Date: 2007-09-29 02:11 am (UTC)Anybody who puts Sephiroth/Aeris together should suffer a horrible death, imho. Not to mention a Sephiroth/Zack/Cloud... but all I've seen of that ot3 is fluff. As we've ranted before, Sephiroth=/=love.
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Date: 2007-09-29 07:07 am (UTC)Also, even if we ignore the bizarreness of Sephiroth/Aeris, getting Aeris involved doesn't even make any sense. I doubt Zack would be too eager to introduce her to his buddies at Shin-Ra Inc., considering that she's being hunted by Shin-Ra. And if fangirls have such problem with Tifa not saying a thing to Cloud about him not being a SOLDIER, then why would it be okay for Aeris to stay quiet if she had met him in the past? Get your facts straight, people!
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Date: 2007-10-20 08:13 am (UTC)YES. GOD WHY IS THIS THE PREMISE OF SO MANY FICS. I mean—! Okay, deep breaths and all, but seriously. Supposing—just supposing—you were friends with two unstable and isolated people. Would you, as a friend, leap to the conclusion that it’d be a good idea to match up these two miserable bastards? Like, somehow wangst and wangst cancel each other out instead of bringing on the Wangst Apocalypse? I DON’T GET IT. What, are they supposed to commiserate while keeping up an emotionally stunted relationship? Oh, wait! I see: ZACK AND AERIS MUST TEACH THEM ABOUT LOVE! Only then is true balance achieved.
And if fangirls have such problem with Tifa not saying a thing to Cloud about him not being a SOLDIER, then why would it be okay for Aeris to stay quiet if she had met him in the past? Get your facts straight, people!
Have I told you lately that I love you?
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Date: 2007-10-20 08:40 am (UTC)And bringing Aeris in.. it just doesn't make sense. On any. Fucking. Level. Unless Zack the Wonderful really is a slimy bastard. That's when it would make sense!
Have I told you lately that I love you?
Not much, sadly. But you're more than free to fix that! LOVE ME DELANEY.