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meridian_roseI did meet my NaNo wordcount today but I wanted to do something else for today, so have a meme and I'll talk more NaNo tomorrow. Found on Tumblr & I'll post there tomorrow but I'll need to add the gifs in manually and I don't have the energy tonight.
Meme: Choose 5 OTP’s without looking at the questions in the Read More. Answer the questions. (optionally) tag five people.
The questions
1. Do you remember the episode/scene/chapter that you first started shipping 5?
2. Have you ever read fanfiction about 2?
3. Has a picture of 4 ever been your screen saver/profile picture/tumblr ID?
4. If 3 were to suddenly break up today, what would your reaction be?
5. Why is 1 so important?
6. Is 4 a funny ship or a serious ship?
7. Out of all your ships listed, which ship has the most chemistry?
8. Of all the ships, which ship has the strongest bond?
9. How many times have you read/watched 2’s fandom?
10. Which ship lasted the longest?
11. How many times, if ever, has 5 broken up?
12. If the world was suddenly thrust into a zombie apocalypse, which ship would make it out alive, 1 or 3?
13. Did 4 ever have to hide their relationship for any reason?
14. Is 5 still together?
15. Is 1 canon?
16. If all five ships were put into a couple’s Hunger Games, which couple would win?
17. Has anyone ever tried to sabotage 5’s ship?
18. Which ship(s) would you defend to the death and beyond?
19. Have you ever spent hours a day going through 3’s tumblr page?
20. If an evil witch descended from the sky and told you that you had to pick one of the five ships to break up forever, which ship would you sink?
My Ships:
1. Leonardo/Riaro (Da Vinci's Demons)
2. Cesare/Lucrezia (The Borgias)
3. Nolan/Emily (Revenge)
4. Steve/Bucky (MCU)
5. Peggy/Jarvis (Agent Carter)
My Answers:
1. Do you remember the episode/scene/chapter that you first started shipping 5?
No. Like most of my long term loves (fandoms, characters, ships) it developed gradually.
2. Have you ever read fanfiction about 2?
HAHAHA of course. Written it, read it, fantasized about it.
3. Has a picture of 4 ever been your screen saver/profile picture/tumblr ID?
No.
4. If 3 were to suddenly break up today, what would your reaction be?
The finale put paid to it already and the finale pissed me off (as did much of the last season tbh). She says there'll always be a Nolan & Emily but it's not Nemily and then she's off honeymooning with Jack :(
5. Why is 1 so important?
Socially? To the show? To fandom? To me? I mean it's a subtextual slash ship that has been stoked by all the "two sides of the same coin" plotlines. The show has Leo being canonically bisexual but never gives it enough attention and Riario is seen to only reluctantly have sex with a woman in season 2 because he spends a lot of time repressing his own desires in service to the Church – it could be argued he might be bisexual or demi-bi? Anyway their relationship is one of the core themes of the show, particularly in season 2, and the fandom has of course picked up on this the way any two pretty boys who use fighting as foreplay are bound to be shipped.
No nothing to see here heterosexual dudes being threatening is all
I admit I didn't really ship them in s1 and then s2 happened and now it's an obsession. The character development has been so strong and I love reading and writing them, Riario in particular, and Riario/Leo.
6. Is 4 a funny ship or a serious ship?
Serious. All the Feels, Angst, Break My Heart Why Don't You.
That's not to say there isn't sweet and funny fic out there too of course :)
7. Out of all your ships listed, which ship has the most chemistry?
It's a close thing with Cesare/Lucrezia first and Leo/Riario a hairsbreadth behind.
8. Of all the ships, which ship has the strongest bond?
Probably Steve/Bucky. I wasn't even much of a fan it until I read the fanfic (which draws heavily from the comics, which I haven't read, and probably explains why it is so much better than the movie representation?) They are each other's anchor and it's amazing.
Cesare/Lucrezia come second, at least in s1-2 and fanfic before Neil Jordan started to write Lucrezia as Ursula 2.0 (pining over some asshole who doesn't deserve her while still trying to seduce Cesare and then blame him for everything.)
In fanfic certainly the Leario bond is strong, they're not just two sides of a coin, they're two halves of a whole.
9. How many times have you read/watched 2’s fandom?
I'm on my third watch through overall, I've seen a couple of episodes more often.
10. Which ship lasted the longest?
Steve/Bucky on a technicality given all the years they were both frozen :)
Ces/Lu only really got a season and a half, and technically Leo/Riario, Nolan/Emily, and Peggy/Jarvis are not canon.
11. How many times, if ever, has 5 broken up?
Never because they're not canon. And there's the issue that Jarvis has a wife. Fanfic has come up with creative ideas that he liked her enough to marry her & save her during the war but they're not actually lovers; or they're in an open relationship; or that she's an AI; or that she's actually a sleeper agent from the Red Room. But canon is insistent these are not true. And it sucks when you don't want to ship infidelity but also don't want to kill off a female character for the sake of the ship.
12. If the world was suddenly thrust into a zombie apocalypse, which ship would make it out alive, 1 or 3?
One for sure. Riario is a badass and Leo makes weapons like he's a medieval MacGuyver.
I don't think Nemily are necessarily doomed. Sure, Nolan would only be helpful in terms of having hacker skills – if there's a way to use drones or hack the Pentagon and drop a cure on the zombies via a missile he's your guy, plus he's probably got food and certainly wine enough to stay alive a while. Emily on the other hand would kill zombies like she's been doing it her whole life because you do not want to fuck with Emily Thorne.
She'd be on the roof of the mansion with a sniper rifle while Nolan re-established a communications network to coordinate an uprising.
13. Did 4 ever have to hide their relationship for any reason?
If it were canon yes; there are fics out there exploring what happens when it becomes knowledge that Bucky is gay, for example.
14. Is 5 still together?
See 11. They are not together.
15. Is 1 canon?
Only with shipping goggles on unfortunately but the subtext is so heavy sometimes it's a close thing
16. If all five ships were put into a couple’s Hunger Games, which couple would win?
That's one hell of a bloodbath you're looking at, with dirty fighting Riario, ambidextrous Leo, Agent Badass Carter
TWO super soldiers, looks like a cinnamon roll but will kill you Emily…maybe Nolan and Jarvis can be civilised about it and they can team up against a corrupt government? [do you mean Hunger Games but with couples or just a death match as to which is the best OTP bc IDEKor care]
17. Has anyone ever tried to sabotage 5’s ship?
The Powers That Be.
18. Which ship(s) would you defend to the death and beyond?
1 and 2.
19. Have you ever spent hours a day going through 3’s tumblr page?
No, that's more 1 & 2 territory. But I do love seeing Nemily gifs and reading the fiction. Fun fact I was making rare pair graphics for trope bingo and went to AO3 to check if Nemily was a rare pair only to find it is the most prevalent ship on the Revenge page!
20. If an evil witch descended from the sky and told you that you had to pick one of the five ships to break up forever, which ship would you sink?
Five because it is not and probably never can be canon anyway :(
Meme: Choose 5 OTP’s without looking at the questions in the Read More. Answer the questions. (optionally) tag five people.
The questions
1. Do you remember the episode/scene/chapter that you first started shipping 5?
2. Have you ever read fanfiction about 2?
3. Has a picture of 4 ever been your screen saver/profile picture/tumblr ID?
4. If 3 were to suddenly break up today, what would your reaction be?
5. Why is 1 so important?
6. Is 4 a funny ship or a serious ship?
7. Out of all your ships listed, which ship has the most chemistry?
8. Of all the ships, which ship has the strongest bond?
9. How many times have you read/watched 2’s fandom?
10. Which ship lasted the longest?
11. How many times, if ever, has 5 broken up?
12. If the world was suddenly thrust into a zombie apocalypse, which ship would make it out alive, 1 or 3?
13. Did 4 ever have to hide their relationship for any reason?
14. Is 5 still together?
15. Is 1 canon?
16. If all five ships were put into a couple’s Hunger Games, which couple would win?
17. Has anyone ever tried to sabotage 5’s ship?
18. Which ship(s) would you defend to the death and beyond?
19. Have you ever spent hours a day going through 3’s tumblr page?
20. If an evil witch descended from the sky and told you that you had to pick one of the five ships to break up forever, which ship would you sink?
My Ships:
1. Leonardo/Riaro (Da Vinci's Demons)
2. Cesare/Lucrezia (The Borgias)
3. Nolan/Emily (Revenge)
4. Steve/Bucky (MCU)
5. Peggy/Jarvis (Agent Carter)
My Answers:
1. Do you remember the episode/scene/chapter that you first started shipping 5?
No. Like most of my long term loves (fandoms, characters, ships) it developed gradually.
2. Have you ever read fanfiction about 2?
HAHAHA of course. Written it, read it, fantasized about it.
3. Has a picture of 4 ever been your screen saver/profile picture/tumblr ID?
No.
4. If 3 were to suddenly break up today, what would your reaction be?
The finale put paid to it already and the finale pissed me off (as did much of the last season tbh). She says there'll always be a Nolan & Emily but it's not Nemily and then she's off honeymooning with Jack :(
5. Why is 1 so important?
Socially? To the show? To fandom? To me? I mean it's a subtextual slash ship that has been stoked by all the "two sides of the same coin" plotlines. The show has Leo being canonically bisexual but never gives it enough attention and Riario is seen to only reluctantly have sex with a woman in season 2 because he spends a lot of time repressing his own desires in service to the Church – it could be argued he might be bisexual or demi-bi? Anyway their relationship is one of the core themes of the show, particularly in season 2, and the fandom has of course picked up on this the way any two pretty boys who use fighting as foreplay are bound to be shipped.
No nothing to see here heterosexual dudes being threatening is all
I admit I didn't really ship them in s1 and then s2 happened and now it's an obsession. The character development has been so strong and I love reading and writing them, Riario in particular, and Riario/Leo.
6. Is 4 a funny ship or a serious ship?
Serious. All the Feels, Angst, Break My Heart Why Don't You.
That's not to say there isn't sweet and funny fic out there too of course :)
7. Out of all your ships listed, which ship has the most chemistry?
It's a close thing with Cesare/Lucrezia first and Leo/Riario a hairsbreadth behind.
8. Of all the ships, which ship has the strongest bond?
Probably Steve/Bucky. I wasn't even much of a fan it until I read the fanfic (which draws heavily from the comics, which I haven't read, and probably explains why it is so much better than the movie representation?) They are each other's anchor and it's amazing.
Cesare/Lucrezia come second, at least in s1-2 and fanfic before Neil Jordan started to write Lucrezia as Ursula 2.0 (pining over some asshole who doesn't deserve her while still trying to seduce Cesare and then blame him for everything.)
In fanfic certainly the Leario bond is strong, they're not just two sides of a coin, they're two halves of a whole.
9. How many times have you read/watched 2’s fandom?
I'm on my third watch through overall, I've seen a couple of episodes more often.
10. Which ship lasted the longest?
Steve/Bucky on a technicality given all the years they were both frozen :)
Ces/Lu only really got a season and a half, and technically Leo/Riario, Nolan/Emily, and Peggy/Jarvis are not canon.
11. How many times, if ever, has 5 broken up?
Never because they're not canon. And there's the issue that Jarvis has a wife. Fanfic has come up with creative ideas that he liked her enough to marry her & save her during the war but they're not actually lovers; or they're in an open relationship; or that she's an AI; or that she's actually a sleeper agent from the Red Room. But canon is insistent these are not true. And it sucks when you don't want to ship infidelity but also don't want to kill off a female character for the sake of the ship.
12. If the world was suddenly thrust into a zombie apocalypse, which ship would make it out alive, 1 or 3?
One for sure. Riario is a badass and Leo makes weapons like he's a medieval MacGuyver.
I don't think Nemily are necessarily doomed. Sure, Nolan would only be helpful in terms of having hacker skills – if there's a way to use drones or hack the Pentagon and drop a cure on the zombies via a missile he's your guy, plus he's probably got food and certainly wine enough to stay alive a while. Emily on the other hand would kill zombies like she's been doing it her whole life because you do not want to fuck with Emily Thorne.
She'd be on the roof of the mansion with a sniper rifle while Nolan re-established a communications network to coordinate an uprising.
13. Did 4 ever have to hide their relationship for any reason?
If it were canon yes; there are fics out there exploring what happens when it becomes knowledge that Bucky is gay, for example.
14. Is 5 still together?
See 11. They are not together.
15. Is 1 canon?
Only with shipping goggles on unfortunately but the subtext is so heavy sometimes it's a close thing
16. If all five ships were put into a couple’s Hunger Games, which couple would win?
That's one hell of a bloodbath you're looking at, with dirty fighting Riario, ambidextrous Leo, Agent Badass Carter
TWO super soldiers, looks like a cinnamon roll but will kill you Emily…maybe Nolan and Jarvis can be civilised about it and they can team up against a corrupt government? [do you mean Hunger Games but with couples or just a death match as to which is the best OTP bc IDEK
17. Has anyone ever tried to sabotage 5’s ship?
The Powers That Be.
18. Which ship(s) would you defend to the death and beyond?
1 and 2.
19. Have you ever spent hours a day going through 3’s tumblr page?
No, that's more 1 & 2 territory. But I do love seeing Nemily gifs and reading the fiction. Fun fact I was making rare pair graphics for trope bingo and went to AO3 to check if Nemily was a rare pair only to find it is the most prevalent ship on the Revenge page!
20. If an evil witch descended from the sky and told you that you had to pick one of the five ships to break up forever, which ship would you sink?
Five because it is not and probably never can be canon anyway :(
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Date: 2015-11-04 08:44 pm (UTC)Great entry hon!!
Good luck with NaNoWriMo!
*BIG HUGS*
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Date: 2015-11-04 08:48 pm (UTC)Thank you! I'm at 8k words so I'm on track for NaNo at the moment!
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Date: 2015-11-05 02:01 am (UTC)Ooo, I love this meme! I may have to steal it from you! :D I didn't know you were into MCU and Agent Carter. *__* I'm very excited by this! The Steve/Bucky melts my heart, and I love watching Peggy and Jarvis work together, even knowing (assuming) they don't hook up. And of course, you know how I feel about Leo/Riario. Eeeeexcellent use of gifs here, too! I love your posts!
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Date: 2015-11-05 11:28 am (UTC)And thank you! I've probably put more thought into the characters this time as part of the planning for NaNo process, and while there are still things I'm learning about them as I write, I'm hoping that will help me keep on track.
Yes, YEESSS, do the meme! I will put it on Tumblr when I next take a break from writing :) There was really no need for gifs but I was in a silly, need to relax mood, so I had to include ALL the gifs, which sadly meant having to find plenty of Leario and Bucky gifs ;)
I wasn't initially hugely into MCU aside from Loki (what, me, have a type?!), although I watched and enjoyed all the movies. And then Winter Soldier happened, goddamn long haired badass, and I fell in love. And then all the recs for Steve/Bucky happened and I have read so many amazing MCU fics with various pairings but Steve/Bucky have become a favourite :)
And I'd seen so much buzz about Agent Carter on Tumblr but I honestly didn't expect to love it as much as I did! Peggy is a total badass and Jarvis is her adorable sidekick so that happened. I knew I was done for when I trawled the entire AO3 archive reading gen, Peggy/Angie and Peggy/Jarvis, and then started writing it too!