Hmm, that makes sense! Right now my Daredevil ship is mostly Matt/Foggy, but *coughs* I /still/ haven't gotten around to watching season 2, so...
The Merlin ship is (Arthur/Gwen)&Merlin. The problem is... I like Arthur and Gwen's relationship, and I love Gwen as Queen, and I really don't read Merlin's devotion to Arthur is romantic--I think he did feel romantically for Freya, though if he had actually left with her I give it about a week before he raced back to save Arthur--nor do I read Arthur's faith in and reliance on Merlin romantically. (It's actually kind of interesting, because I think from Arthur side the relationship is actually mostly healthy? Whereas from Merlin's side... part of what I'm fascinated by is the sheer depth and obsessiveness of his devotion, and it's definitely not healthy.) And, Merlin really ships Arthur/Gwen!!! So basically what I want is...a fix with Arthur/Gwen where Merlin's unsettling devotion has expanded a little to include Gwen, and in which Merlin's relationship with Arthur and, separately, with Gwen, is given just as much narrative weight and attention as it would be if this were a romantic triad. Does that make sense? (There is some good platonic Arthur-and-Merlin out there, and I've appreciated it, and even some that's got Arthur/Gwen--Virtues, Chickens, and Destiny comes to mind, and it's absolutely one of my favourites--but I haven't found anything that al"so puts weight on the Gwen&Merlin branch, you see. Sigh.)
Oooh, yes! And then, wait, and then something happens and they discover Leia is in trouble somehow. And KR's not entirely sure what to do/what's going to happen with the bounty hunters but Rose is just like "of course we'll go!" and he's kind of annoyed but also deeply relieved?
Oh, man, Poe/Amilyn! That would be great :D I can absolutely see Poe/Kaydel, and Poe/Paige definitely makes sense. Poe/Finn was my OTP before TLJ, but given that TLJ makes it clear his devotion to Rey surmpuhts his feelings about anyone else... Still, though, I want to believe. But honestly, in terms of weirdass Poe ships, I...kind of left TLJ shipping Poe/Leia? Just a bit?
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The Merlin ship is (Arthur/Gwen)&Merlin. The problem is... I like Arthur and Gwen's relationship, and I love Gwen as Queen, and I really don't read Merlin's devotion to Arthur is romantic--I think he did feel romantically for Freya, though if he had actually left with her I give it about a week before he raced back to save Arthur--nor do I read Arthur's faith in and reliance on Merlin romantically. (It's actually kind of interesting, because I think from Arthur side the relationship is actually mostly healthy? Whereas from Merlin's side... part of what I'm fascinated by is the sheer depth and obsessiveness of his devotion, and it's definitely not healthy.) And, Merlin really ships Arthur/Gwen!!! So basically what I want is...a fix with Arthur/Gwen where Merlin's unsettling devotion has expanded a little to include Gwen, and in which Merlin's relationship with Arthur and, separately, with Gwen, is given just as much narrative weight and attention as it would be if this were a romantic triad. Does that make sense? (There is some good platonic Arthur-and-Merlin out there, and I've appreciated it, and even some that's got Arthur/Gwen--Virtues, Chickens, and Destiny comes to mind, and it's absolutely one of my favourites--but I haven't found anything that al"so puts weight on the Gwen&Merlin branch, you see. Sigh.)
Oooh, yes! And then, wait, and then something happens and they discover Leia is in trouble somehow. And KR's not entirely sure what to do/what's going to happen with the bounty hunters but Rose is just like "of course we'll go!" and he's kind of annoyed but also deeply relieved?
Oh, man, Poe/Amilyn! That would be great :D I can absolutely see Poe/Kaydel, and Poe/Paige definitely makes sense. Poe/Finn was my OTP before TLJ, but given that TLJ makes it clear his devotion to Rey surmpuhts his feelings about anyone else... Still, though, I want to believe. But honestly, in terms of weirdass Poe ships, I...kind of left TLJ shipping Poe/Leia? Just a bit?