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daria234Choose 5 OTP’s without looking at the questions behind the cut first, then tag friends to do the same.
1) Aramis/Athos/Porthos (The Musketeers)
2) Henry/Walt (Longmire)
3) Ava/Boyd/Raylan (Justified)
4) Belle/Rumplestiltskin (Once Upon a Time)
5) Clint/Phil (MCU)
I cheated a little and did some OT3s (not that I'm the only one). I couldn't help myself.
1. Do you remember the episode/scene/chapter that you first started shipping 5 (Clint/Phil)?
Ish? Okay, so, the fanfiction did this to me with exactly zero assistance from the actual canon. I knew it was one of the biggest pairings in the MCU universe, but since they have hardly any interaction in the movies I didn’t see it myself. But one day I was reading a Bucky/Steve story that was incredible on its Bucky/Steve merits (this was like setting off fire crackers at midnight by what_alchemy and if you haven’t read it and you're down with gender-swapped Bucky go and do so right now because it’s amazing. I’ll wait) but the background Clint/Phil also warmed me to the pairing. So then I read a Clint/Phil fic. And then I read like a million more. And then I started writing some. So yeah. That’s what happened.2. Have you ever read fanfiction about 2 (Henry/Walt)?
If it’s important enough to me to make this list, you can bet I’ve read fanfiction. I don’t consider it shipping unless there is fanfiction involved (mainly because at least 80% of the ships I love aren’t canon). Otherwise it’s like… a mild fondness. Anyway, yes, I’ve read Henry/Walt, though it is tragically small pairing.
3. Has a picture of 4 (Belle/Rumplestiltskin) ever been your screen saver/profile picture/tumblr ID?
No. I have a Rumbelle icon, though, which is a fractionally bigger deal for me than some people because I can only have 15 and weigh my icon choices very carefully.
4. If 3 (Ava/Boyd/Raylan) were to suddenly break up today, what would your reaction be?
Hahaha aren’t they basically breaking up now? In as much as they were ever together, I mean. Only Ava/Boyd and Ava/Raylan are technically canon, though you'll never convince me that Boyd and Raylan aren't in deep antagonistic love. Ava’s informing on Boyd and she basically hates Raylan, and the whole next season is basically going to be geared toward pitting Boyd and Raylan against each other for good. And I’m loving it. Such a beautiful disaster.
5. Why is 1 (Aramis/Athos/Porthos) so important?
6. Is 4 (Belle/Rumplestiltskin) a funny ship or a serious ship?
I think the word you're searching for is “heartbreaking.”
7. Out of all your ships listed, which ship has the most chemistry?
Rumbelle, for sure. I mean, given how thoroughly the OUAT writers have been fucking with this ship basically since it was introduced, it wouldn’t have such a big following unless they had wild chemistry and they do. They really do.
8. Of all the ships, which ship has the strongest bond?
It’s hard not to give this to the Inseparables, but I’m going Henry/Walt. It’s hard to beat being best friends for 40 years (more like 60 if you favor book canon, which I do) and I just love how they’re so different and yet they completely and utterly and always define each other. I mean, there’s this moment in one of the books where a medicine woman has convinced Walt to take peyote, and he’s angsting about it because he is the squarest of squares and hallucinogens, okay? And he keeps telling himself that it’ll be all right not because the Cheyenne have been doing this for centuries or whatever, but because Henry wouldn’t let him if it was dangerous. I have a lot of feelings about these two, okay?
9. How many times have you read/watched 2 (Henry/Walt)’s fandom?
I’m planning on re-watching S2 because I have a missing scenes fic in the works which will necessitate it (ironically, the pairing in the fic is Branch/Henry), but otherwise I’ve never rewatched. I would love to reread some of the books, though.
10. Which ship lasted the longest?
Within the canon? Again, Henry/Walt. 40/60 years, people. If this means as a ship that I and others have liked for a long time, it's got to be Aramis/Athos/Porthos. The Musketeers may be my current favorite adaptation, but they're still the three musketeers.
11. How many times, if ever, has 5 (Clint/Phil) broken up?
Well, that depends on one’s headcanon (i.e. whether Clint knows Phil isn’t dead). If he doesn’t know, it’s a break-up of a kind. If he does, they’re still separated, which is sad. So… once?
12. If the world was suddenly thrust into a zombie apocalypse, which ship would make it out alive, 1 (Aramis/Athos/Porthos) or 3 (Ava/Boyd/Raylan)?
Let me just take a moment to appreciate musketeers fighting zombies.
Okay. Done. It bears mentioning that I’ve already read an Ava/Boyd/Raylan fic set during a zombie apocalypse that was beautiful and perfect in every way (The Whirlwind in the Thorn Tree by norgbelulah. It’s hard for me to imagine anything but the king and queen of Harlan just ruling the end of the world, and Raylan finding a way to get back to them. That said, I think Aramis/Athos/Porthos would do very well for themselves too, so if anyone wants to write a fic to decide me...
13. Did 4 (Belle/Rumplestiltskin) ever have to hide their relationship for any reason?
Well, in the many rich and varied AU universes in which Rumbelle primarily exists these days, I'm sure it's happened at least once. In the canon, I don’t know. I haven’t watched in a while.
14. Is 5 (Clint/Phil) still together?
See #11.
16. If all five ships were put into a couple’s Hunger Games, which couple would win?
Well, Rumbelle would have magic on their side, but if we took that away it would put everyone on more equal footing, meaning that natural advantage goes to the OT3s by virtue of greater numbers. And Ava, Boyd and Raylan are all really badass, as are Aramis, Athos and Porthos. On the hand, Boyd is legitimately a psycho and no one in their right mind would want to go up against him, ever, while the Inseparables are more even keeled in comparison. On the other hand, Ava, Boyd and Raylan don’t really trust each other. Sure, they have each other’s backs most of the time, but Boyd is an unpredictable crazy person, Ava looks for number one when the chips are down, and Raylan loves them both but also thinks they both belong in prison, so… it’s complicated. Aramis, Athos and Porthos trust each other and work well together, and they’re all dangerous when someone threatens one of them, so I’m going with those three.
17. Has anyone ever tried to sabotage 5 (Clint/Phil)’s ship?
Not really. I mean, Phil did sort of have a love interest in… was her name Audrey? And I know that confused things. But I’m not into the whole “blame the interloper for disrupting my frankly made up ship” thing, so I just work around her in my mind.
18. Which ship(s) would you defend to the death and beyond?
I think I’d defend any of them as much as the other, but I’m not into arguing about these things.
19. Have you ever spent hours a day going through 3 (Ava/Boyd/Raylan)’s tumblr page?
I don’t think there is much of a tumblr page, but I could be wrong. It just doesn’t seem like it has much of a presence.
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?
Well, since Ava/Boyd/Raylan is already falling apart, I’d go with that. Though it’s nice to imagine, I don’t think anyone ever really thought they were all going to live happily ever after, and I’m cool with the reality that they won’t.
Tagging: anyone who wants to try it!
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Date: 2015-01-19 08:42 pm (UTC)*hugs you happily*
Totally gakked this of course. Dammit, I can never resist!
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Date: 2015-01-19 09:04 pm (UTC)Have fun with it!
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Date: 2015-01-19 09:10 pm (UTC)I will definitely do my darnedest, lol!
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Date: 2015-01-19 09:30 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-01-20 12:28 am (UTC)That's so true on the Hunger Games answer lol - Boyd/Raylan/Ava would be badass but have too many trust issues.
And you know, I like the musketeers but was not sure who to ship but ot3 and ot4 were staring me in the face. :)
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Date: 2015-01-20 01:45 am (UTC)I ship basically everyone with everyone in The Musketeers, but the ot3 and ot4 just bring it all together the best way.