A – Ships that you currently like a lot. (They don’t have to be OTPs because not everyone has OTPs.) Friendships, pairings, threesomes, etc. are allowed.
So many. I currently like Dean/Cas/Jimmy, Dean/Cas/Jimmy/Sam, Sam/Jimmy, Dean/Michael, Dean/Ketch, Abaddon/Ketch, Michael/Jimmy, Cas/Balthazar, Sam/Eileen, and Sam/Jess/Eileen a lot. That will change next week probably.
B – A pairing–platonic, romantic or sexual–that you initially didn’t consider, but someone changed your mind.
*squinty Cas glare* You know, 90% of my shipping is totally yours and @maliciouslycreative ‘s fault. Sam/Dean/Jess is one. Ketch/Balthazar is another. And Cas/Inias. Claire/Jess is 100% your fault because now I want Claire/Jess/Sam.
Z – Just ramble about something fan-related, go go go! (Prompts optional but encouraged.)
So, just ramble? Yeah, I can do that.
So I’ve been thinking recently about the way fan fic is done, right? And one thing that really makes me wonder is why certain things are just… accepted in fan fic and that’s the way it is. Like, we have certain storylines we stick to a lot and I have no idea why that is. Obviously, it’s because we like them but I have to question why we don’t start breaking down those tropes and bending them to our wills. Like, why do fake dating aus always end with the couple getting together soon after? I’d like to see that dragged out. Like, it’s six months after and someone’s grandma asks “where’s so-and-so? I liked them.” “Oh, we broke up.” “But why??” and then it’s like this elaborate fake exes thing as well (because it can never be easy in fan fic, right?). That could be fun. It just seems like fan fic is the best place to turn all the standards on their heads.
Also, why are there stock bad guys? I get it, they were bad in canon (or we perceived them that way) but why don’t we try to change it up? Like fricken Balthazar. Why Balthazar? Can someone explain that to me? Bartholomew is way douchier. Like, if there are a few past relationships in a longer fic I can almost always tell you what the ex was like. (Balth cheated, Meg was a bitch, Lisa was controlling/cheating/pressuring, Benny was an occasional fling, Aaron was a brief first experience, etc etc.) Like, I get it, they’re standards for a reason but why? Thankfully a lot of the people I interact with tend to shy away from these fandom cliches/standards, but I kinda want it to be the start of a trend. Like, people can be exes for other reasons. Sometimes it’s just that things didn’t work out. Sometimes people can be friends after.
Thanks!
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