For those of you who aren't neck deep in nerd culture and fandoms, I'm going to define what these mysterious "ships" and "OTPs" are (No, it has nothing to do with FedEx).
Shipping (Ship is short for relationship, I think?) generally means that you think two characters would make/ are a cute couple. Sometimes people also ship characters as just friends- they don't necessarily have to be in a relationship.
OTP stands for "one true pairing". The thing is, most people have multiple OTPs. It can be taken in different ways, like you have one OTP per fandom, or even per character.
So, anyway, now that I've defined those critical terms and self-promoted a bit (as usual), let's get started! I'm going to be listing my OTPs and my thoughts on them/ why I ship them. Hopefully, this one will have a bit more substance than my horrendous INTJ characters post.
Let the shipping begin!
Clint Barton/ Natasha Romanoff- Marvel Cinematic Universe
"Agent Barton was sent to kill me. He made a different call." -Natasha Romanoff, The Avengers
How could anyone not ship this? I mean, they're just so perfect for each other. You want chemistry? They've got chemistry. I can totally imagine them going on this super romantic dinner date and then right afterwards going out to kick some HYDRA butt or something.
Cecil/ Carlos- Welcome to Night Vale
"Neat!" -Cecil Baldwin, WTNV Episode 16 (The Phone Call)
Why do I ship them, you ask? HAHAHA Cecil and Carlos are just... They're just... so cuuuuute together. Also I have a weakness for ships where one or both of the people in it are super awkward and nerdy and obviously in love but have a really hard time expressing it and I just... It's perfect. They're perfect for each other.
Jenny/ Madame Vastra- Doctor Who
"I'm a lizard woman from the dawn of time, and this is my wife." -Madame Vastra, The Snowmen
Jenny and Vastra are really one of the only reasons I'm still watching this Moffat stuff. I don't have as much to say on this one, but... PERFECTION.
Sherlock Holmes/ Molly Hooper- Sherlock
"You've always counted." -Sherlock Holmes, The Reichenbach Fall
As I said, awkward-nerdy-but-still-adorable ships are one of my weaknesses. I don't really have a whole lot to say on Sherlolly either, though, aside from that it's cute.
Billy Kaplan and Teddy Altman- The Young Avengers
"Oh, ugh. Is love really going to save us all?" -Loki, Young Avengers #13
Why, you ask? Excuse me if I laugh at you again. Billy and Teddy are the best together, there's no denying it. They understand each other, and they're just such a (I feel like I'm really overusing this word but) cute couple.
Gertrude Yorkes and Chase Stein- The Runaways
"I was reventilating him. Anyone who says different gets fed to my dinosaur." -Gertrude Yorkes, Runaways #16
Throughout most of the original series, they hated each other (Well, at least, Gert hated Chase. I have no idea if Chase hated Gert or not.) and then BOOM. They were absolutely in love and it was perfect. And it wasn't perfect, either. It was realistic. They had their ups and downs. It wasn't all just fluffiness and rainbows, but they still stayed together, and... I think that makes it all the better.
Let me know what your ships and OTPs are in the comments!
OTP stands for "one true pairing". The thing is, most people have multiple OTPs. It can be taken in different ways, like you have one OTP per fandom, or even per character.
So, anyway, now that I've defined those critical terms and self-promoted a bit (as usual), let's get started! I'm going to be listing my OTPs and my thoughts on them/ why I ship them. Hopefully, this one will have a bit more substance than my horrendous INTJ characters post.
Let the shipping begin!
Clint Barton/ Natasha Romanoff- Marvel Cinematic Universe
"Agent Barton was sent to kill me. He made a different call." -Natasha Romanoff, The Avengers
How could anyone not ship this? I mean, they're just so perfect for each other. You want chemistry? They've got chemistry. I can totally imagine them going on this super romantic dinner date and then right afterwards going out to kick some HYDRA butt or something.
Cecil/ Carlos- Welcome to Night Vale
"Neat!" -Cecil Baldwin, WTNV Episode 16 (The Phone Call)
Why do I ship them, you ask? HAHAHA Cecil and Carlos are just... They're just... so cuuuuute together. Also I have a weakness for ships where one or both of the people in it are super awkward and nerdy and obviously in love but have a really hard time expressing it and I just... It's perfect. They're perfect for each other.
Jenny/ Madame Vastra- Doctor Who
"I'm a lizard woman from the dawn of time, and this is my wife." -Madame Vastra, The Snowmen
Jenny and Vastra are really one of the only reasons I'm still watching this Moffat stuff. I don't have as much to say on this one, but... PERFECTION.
Sherlock Holmes/ Molly Hooper- Sherlock
"You've always counted." -Sherlock Holmes, The Reichenbach Fall
As I said, awkward-nerdy-but-still-adorable ships are one of my weaknesses. I don't really have a whole lot to say on Sherlolly either, though, aside from that it's cute.
Billy Kaplan and Teddy Altman- The Young Avengers
"Oh, ugh. Is love really going to save us all?" -Loki, Young Avengers #13
Why, you ask? Excuse me if I laugh at you again. Billy and Teddy are the best together, there's no denying it. They understand each other, and they're just such a (I feel like I'm really overusing this word but) cute couple.
Gertrude Yorkes and Chase Stein- The Runaways
"I was reventilating him. Anyone who says different gets fed to my dinosaur." -Gertrude Yorkes, Runaways #16
Throughout most of the original series, they hated each other (Well, at least, Gert hated Chase. I have no idea if Chase hated Gert or not.) and then BOOM. They were absolutely in love and it was perfect. And it wasn't perfect, either. It was realistic. They had their ups and downs. It wasn't all just fluffiness and rainbows, but they still stayed together, and... I think that makes it all the better.
Let me know what your ships and OTPs are in the comments!
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