Shipping Meme

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Okay, really my first sheepiness. (I stole it from :iconmedli:)

Warning: I am not into a LOT of fandoms, so this is something I just felt like doing for the few I am part of.  The one I am biggest in has enough pairing wars to cover the whole bloody thing, if I wanted to, but...

SIX PAIRINGS I LIKE:
1. Kakashi/Yamato (Naruto)
2. Zuko/Mai (ATLA)
3. InuYasha/Kagome (InuYasha)
4. Sesshomaru/Rin (InuYasha)
5. Neji/Hinata (Naruto)
6. Kakashi/Sakura (Naruto)
(I could have put a million other ones here, but I tried to give equal attention to different fandoms.)

THREE SHIPS I'VE ABANDONED:
(All three from Naruto)
7. Sakura/Sai
8. Sakura/Naruto
9. Lee/Tenten

THREE SHIPS I'VE NEVER LIKED:
10. Zuko/Katara (ATLA)
11. Sasuke/ANYone (especially Sakura) (Naruto)
12. Akatsuki/ANYone (Naruto)

TWO SHIPS THAT HAVE PIQUED MY INTEREST:
13. Kakashi/Iruka
14.




1. Why do you dislike #11 so much?
Sasuke is an unrepentant ass-hat.  I get he's been through a lot, there's no doubt about it, but the only satisfactory ending I can see for him is to die protecting Konoha.  Otherwise, I might just puke. ON Kishi.

2. Who do you know that ships #13?
My daughter, actually, who gave me great deals of crap for getting interested in it.

3. What would be your ideal scenario for couple #3?
Well, they're already together in canon, so...

4. What is your favorite moment for #1?
Hmmm. IN the actual story? Not one in particular, but I love the way they play off of each other during Naruto's training.  

5. How long have you been following couple #6?
Not sure. Quite a long time. If I'm going to ship Kakashi in a het pairing, I like him with Sakura. The older man/younger woman thing always sat well with me (been in one of those before and I really appreciated his experience and I don't just mean with regard to sex).

6. What's the story with #8? What made you stop caring?
Because, truthfully, I have real trouble with Naruto and anyone. I know, I know, he'll end up with someone somewhere, and I think it will *probably* Sakura, but I just don't give Naruto himself a lot of my energy. Kishi does it for me. ;)

7. Which ship do you prefer - #2 or #4?
Oh 4, definitely.  I love their personalities.  I really would have loved to see Takahashi to a sequel or even a short run with those two after the series.  I'd like to see Rin grown up, but the changes she wrought in the demon were just too much to ignore.

8. You have the power to make one ship non-existent. Choose from #10 or #12.
12. For the love of God, this group destroyed the village!  NO ONE is going to fall for them. NO ONE! NO ONE!

9. What interests you about #14?
Okay, I had to struggle to find one. Despite my new attraction to yaoi, I haven't been interested in a LOT of new pairings. So I'll address 13 instead.

I like the character of Iruka. Kakashi is (and probably always will be my favorite, though I identify a lot with Sakura)and probably always will be my favorite character. Yummy, and the sad in a way you want to cheer him up (even if he doesn't always LOOK it).  But the teacher in me identifies with Iruka (who CHOSE teaching, I hate people who make it sound like he couldn't cut it. He's NOT a wimp!), too and if I'm going to ship in yaoi, I like these two (if Yamato isn't involved). I think that for all Iruka is adorable and awesome, he IS hot-headed and tends to speak a little too quickly, which makes a good foil for Kakashi.  I'm not a big fan of "opposites attract" but some opposite personality traits DO work well together, especially in long-term relationships.  Which is what the more mature readers thinks about. It's not about how "cute" they are together, it's about how well they could handle a relationship together and I think these two could.

Okay, didn't mean to turn this into a thesis. On to the next question...

10. When did you stop liking #7?
Not so much stopped liking as they might be okay but shortly after that, I discovered the Sakura/Kakashi pairing and as far as het goes, that's my big thing.

11. Did your waning interest in #9 kill your interest in the series?
Nah. But ships aren't going to. Kishi, if he does something I hate could, but not the ships.

12. What's a song that reminds you of #5?
"Leave Out All The Rest" from Linkin Park. If you look up the lyrics, I think of Neji thinking this toward Hinata. (Please don't flame the cousin thing. *points to journal history* My opinions are there, argue away all you want there, please.)

13. Which of these ships do you love the most right now?
I'm going to cheat and say two of them. If I'm doing het: It's Kakashi/Sakura. If I'm doing yaoi, it's Kakashi/Yamato

14. Which do you dislike the most?
Sasuke (especially with Sakura. She got over him people. She's not going to carry a childhood crush after he hurts her for that many years. Let's move on!)

15. If you could have any of these pairings double date, who would they be?
Okay. From a total humor standpoint, seeing a het Kaka/Saku and a yaoi Kaka/Yama double date would be hilarious. (I've put them in a mostly-straight poly relationship in my story "Training" but putting that aside, this would be funny.)

Okay, seriously, I'd love to see Sess/Rin and Inu/Kag go to dinner and the brothers NOT kill each other. That could be fun.

16. Have #2 kissed yet? Elaborate if yes.
Yup. It's canon, not much more to say.

17. Did #4 have a happy ending? Do you think one is likely?  **SPOILERS**
Sort of. He got her back from hell, so she's alive in the human village, though she's still very young. I think it IS likely. I think that Sesshomaru is only fooling himself when it comes to her and that Rin won't let him do so for long.

18. What would make you start shipping #14?
Again as I couldn't come up with a 14, so I'll do 13.
Well, with my new-ish interest in Iruka as a character, I'd do so as a writer just to see how I think he'll react.  I'm one of those that doesn't always know going into a story what will happen. Kind of like Takahashi (InuYasha), I tend to open the door and peek into the room and see what my characters are doing.

19. If only one could happen, which would you prefer - #2 or #6?
6, but mostly because 2 is already canon.

20. You have the power to decide the fate of #10. What happens to them?
THe whole concept dies in a fire. Large, white-hot flames. That Zuko himself conjures. :P Seriously, he loves Mae and Kataara loves Aang. CANON PEOPLE!!
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NARUHINA!!

*hobbles away most-kinda-notreally-fast*