#specifically as a romantic pairing

[catboy-scott-agenda]

dogboy jimmy and catboy scott reblog if you agree

#specifically as a romantic pairing #trying to prove a point to my platonic partner #scott smajor #smajor1995 #c!scott #solidarity gaming #jimmy solidarity #c!jimmy #flower husbands

[stagefoureddiediaz]

Tim I just want to talk about your word choice.

Why use coupling rather than pairing? Why??!!!

#coupling has such a specific intent implied - it automatically makes one thing relationship #where as pairing is more suggestive of friends or work partners etc #you only really describe romantic partners as a couple not besties! #911 spoilers #eddie diaz #evan buckley #buddie #911 abc #911 s7

[anemone-ships]

˚✧₊⁎ for selfshippers with misophonia!!

🌱 your f/o would NEVER purposefully make a trigger sound around you, or treat your condition like a joke.

🌱 your f/o would learn which sounds trigger you and be extra mindful of the noise they make around you. they wouldn’t click their pen, they would blow their nose to avoid sniffling, etc.

🌱 your f/o wouldn’t mind if you had to wear noise cancelling headphones when you go out and/or eat together. if that’s what you need to be comfortable, they will always accommodate you.

🌱 your f/o knows that if you’re distressed and lash out because of a trigger sound, it’s not a reflection of who you are as a person. they understand that your thoughts and urges in those moments are beyond your control.

🌱 your f/o would help you to leave a place if you were experiencing sensory overload. they would take you home and give you the space, comfort and quiet you need in order to return to a state of calm.

🌱 your f/o will always stand up for you, communicate with you and respect you. when the world is harsh and loud, they will always be your safe space.

pro.ship dni

#a more specific/personal one this time!! #i hope i was able to articulate everything well #wishing so much love from f/os & a good pair of headphones to my fellow selfshippers who struggle with misophonia!! it sucks!! #selfship #selfshipping #selfship imagines #f/o #f/o imagines #f/o prompts #selfship community #f/o community #romantic selfship #queerplatonic selfship #platonic selfship #familial selfship #romantic f/o #queerplatonic f/o #platonic f/o #familial f/o #n's imagines 💭

[dreadeves]

qpr riz ppl are so funny. like riz does not want a relationship. his fear is that his friends will leave him because of partners, and he knows he doesn’t want a relationship like that. what do u think a qpr is btw.

#like whatever u want to explore in fanon is whatever. but like… canonically????????? mr all my friends r gonna pair off & leave & ill never? #like babe. it’s a relationship. it’s a ‘we sat down and defined our relationship & qpr fits us as a term’ kinda thing. #this is a shit explanation bc u can be poly or open w u relationship even in a qpr but like. it’s *exclusive*. *defined*. #it’s *different* than being friends/in a friend group. bc of the exclusivity #it’s like a ‘since we have a label for it it’s different’ kinda thing. like u can have multiple qprs/relationships/be friends/etc #but by having applying a specific label ur changing ur relationship into something different. and usually more exclusive #and that’s like. exactly what riz does not want/is afraid of bc he knows he doesn’t want that #it doesn’t make him less aro & u can do whatever u want in fanon #but like. you need to be able to recognize what is *canon* and what is fun to explore & think abt in fanon #like those ‘but what if qpr fabriz canon!!’ ppl. like girl we do not have evidence that riz wants a relationship like that #and in fact that kinda thing is exactly what he’s afraid of in his friends/afraid of bc he knows he doesn’t want it #the steady combining of fanon and canon is an absolute travesty. fanon is for doing whatever the fuck u want. *canon* is what is canon. #like ohhhh my god. is it canon or is it an idea/concept/hc u like and want to discuss/explore #like it’s not like u have to STICK to canon or anything. do whatever the fuck u find fun! but jfc at least know to urself what is canon/not #fantasy high #riz fantasy high #like tbh. to me it doesn’t matter if someone wants to put him into a qpr or even a romantic relationship in fanon. #it’s being able to recognize when u r just playing in fanon vs what is canon to me

[dandylion-virtual-adventurer]

idk why I keep seeing people say who they're gonna "pick" in AC Shadows. They are BOTH protagonists. It's not like Odyssey or Valhalla. It's like Syndicate.

Also,

here's a quote directly from Ubisoft:

"Naoe and Yasuke’s disparate personalities also lead them to have different relationships and rapports with other characters, and they don’t always feel the same way about people, nor do people always feel the same way about them. Romantically, they will also attract and be attracted to different types of people. Through the pair, players will get to experience a multitude of relationships."

Also, Naoe is only 17 when the game starts!

#assassin's creed shadows #ac shadows #i'm hoping they let the players choose 1) if we want to engage with romance at all 2) who we romance unless it's very specifically scripted #I don't like ROLE PLAYING games where I'm not given choice lol #but i guess with this info i will no longer lean towards seeing them as a romantic pair

[musclesandhammering]

Real queerbaiting almost always has to do with an individual character’s identity rather than any romantic pairings but y’all aren’t ready to have that conversation.

#‘this show is such queerbait!’ *proceeds to talk about how two dudes didn’t kiss each other* #more often than not it’s 2 dudes the creators have said multiple times do not have romantic feelings for eachother #yet the fans always outright ignore that and act like they’ve been tricked & deceived #when like… no.. they straight up told you this gay ship wasn’t happening #& you just refused to believe them lmao #now if you wanna say ‘this was a missed opportunity to have a queer ship in this show’ then 90% of the time I’ll agree w you! #but there’s a massive difference between #‘I think this would’ve been a good chance to have a queer pairing & im bummed they didn’t take it’ #and #‘I was intentionally queerbaited & these writers hate gay people’ #and most of you guys are just. Unable to understand that #for example: #lokius not being canon was not qb #them butchering Loki’s genderfluidity & not acknowledging his bisexuality after specifically using it in their advertising? #that absolutely was. #destiel wasn’t qb #a missed opportunity to explore angels’ gender & sexuality? yes 100%. #johnlock wasn’t qb. #a missed opportunity to explore Sherlock’s sexuality? Definitely #yall get on my nerves screaming queerbait & crucifying creators as homophobes #just because your shitty no-chemistry-having toxic ass mlm ships didn’t go canon #after you delulu-ed & conspiracy theory-ed yourselves into thinking they would 😒 #queerbaiting #fandom wank #anti destiel #anti johnlock #Loki #homophobia in fandom #johnlock #destiel

[gramarye]

not to be ungrateful but how does every single one of my judai/asuka arts have a reblog thats like "uwu theyre best friends" "umm theyre like siblings to me" or some other shoehorned way of the reblogger letting me and everyone else know its Not Like That and they would never like it. this isnt just one person btw its multiple

i wouldn't be pressed if it was one time but Every Time......come on... i am a lesbian and i am drawing m/f (well its dykes to me but whatever let's not get into that) do you have to no hetero me on my art or like imply its not romantic. cuz it is. i am implying it to be at least somewhat romantic. don't be a coward

idk what it is beyond "ew het icky" but its like.. i don't know...are you thirteen ... average ygo gx fan so so scared of being mistaken as someone who enjoys occasional m/f they have to make it known ON MY ART

^ real

but it really is like lol. why do you think im so shy and take months to share anything :''') why do you think i have "dont be weird about my ships please i am a lesbian" on my art blog description aaaghhhh. its not a huge issue i upload art regardless and i dont think anyone does it to be Mean but its still kinda rude and tiring being a repeated thing

#whining about the Gay Ex fandom #oomf censored for witness protection #sorry i try to only share nice things but sometimes ppl tes(s)t my patience #in ppls defense maybe my use of romantic as in Idealized Romance was mistaken but again this is every time.... #even when i am very clear about it #well anyway my point is no one would be making a forced 'BEST FRIENDS!!' 'i dont like this' etc comment if it wasnt that specific pair #no one does this on my m/m ship art 🫤 #tess talks

[kayzero]

ohhhh, i only ship them with the protagonist because i have an issue separating myself from the perspective character. i don’t like them together necessarily, i just like Her and i think i’m Them. i gotcha.

#this post specifically is about persona 5 royal #but i’ve done this with. a lot of titles. #zero escape #dragon quest 11 #persona 4 #but not persona 3 #almost said kingdom hearts um #i ship sora with ariel and rapunzel sometimes #that has nothing to do with this i just Also have a hard time separating platonic and romantic love #‘characters laugh and play and enjoy each other’s company? they should also do the sex i believe.’ #untangling That whole mess is how i found out i’m ace. possibly also aro #likely aro actually #i don’t enjoy being in romantic relationships i just happen to dislike being alone More #i need more friendships #any really #any friends would be nice #now here’s a game for you: which problem applies to my shipping of Junpei/Clover? #or do i actually enjoy pairing them together in AUs where Junpei wants nothing to do with Akane

[goldiipond]

i probably have one of the most annoying relationships with shipping because my opinion on pretty much any ship ranges from 'yeah thats cute hope youre winning' to 'i actively hate seeing these two in a romantic context' and that'd be a fairly normal stance on its own but then i'll see some pairing nobody gives a damn about and they just hijack my entire brain. like yeah i get giddy over little guys cuddling and kissing but it has to be these guys specifically. yeah just beat me up or something man

#skye's ramblings #my blog is mostly ship-free with interspersed fits of mania over one specific pairing. i call this my 'aro??????????????????' swag #i do wish i could understand what draws me to romantic interps of the few pairings that do become comfort ships. but i do not <3 #im just constantly wearing a tshirt that says I DONT UNDERSTAND MY RELATIONSHIP W ROMANCE AND IF YOU ASK ME TO EXPLAIN IT I WILL CRY. yknow

[arklay]

DIANA x ALBERT WESKER / template.

#mine. #pair: ewskers #oc: diana #click for better quality ♡ #posting this before i start changing more things lmao but yes i went nuts and made my own psd from scratch... don't look at me #changed ages to birth years cause of how much time passes in the story!! and also gives cheeky fc for you hehe runs away #the checkboxes make me scream like he almost had a clean sweep it's so funny. and he could've had one more i'm not even joking. cause their #first kiss was technically both of them... like idk how to explain this but they were already standing close then diana moved even closer #and was tracing his jaw and such and they were just lingering while holding eye contact but he was the one who actually closed the distance #so i mean... yeah. she was just about to and he beat her to it!! but diana made the move to get them into that position in the first place #is what i mean. i just couldn't give him more it was already too hilarious lmao #can't tell if i like the lil icons but i can't doodle so peace and love on planet earth but yes i'm happy with how this came out hehe #clueless levels are cause they are clowns <3 i have a lot of thoughts about all that but yes they both take hints in some aspects but i #think they both have trouble telling if they are genuine or not or if they are misreading the situation or whether something is romantic or #not (unless ofc it's over the top and ridiculous. ahem. excella. cough. explodes her with my mind) but yeah hit him with the tism so he's #learnt how to read people very well as he's gotten older but i think when it comes to actual just genuine like wanting to get to know #someone and not just someone wanting to get in his pants he seconds guesses it a lot. and diana's all stems from being rattled by her past #experiences oughguhh and i mean her not actually having experienced proper feelings for someone until him lmao but she's got trust issues #also there were so many tropes i could use (thank you to bestie elliot for helping me finds names of things) but i had to do i got you a #drawer specifically because that moment has such a special place in my heart!! like i need to finish the wip where i talk about that cause #it makes me so silly i'm not even joking #anyway omg i hope the mentions work because doing this on the legacy editor after copying the html for beta one because the image just #didn't want to work in the beta image for some reason rip

[sakuratruther]

it’s so sad that sakura and sasuke relationship is so overlooked by the fandom. i’m not talking specifically about romantic relationship, before everything they were friends; sasuke thinks of both her & naruto when he thinks of bonds, but for some antis (that are mostly sns shippers, sorry to say) it’s canon that sasuke doesn’t give a shit about sakura when?? it’s not true?? and because of association problems of The Brain i can’t stand sns anymore. i think both sns and ss incapsulate naruto’s themes. and even though i love sasusaku so much i think that they all should be together, in a weird toxic polyclue because they are each other’s family. and y’all leaving sakura out of it makes me wonder if you even read the thing throughly

#this started as an important rent about sasuke&sakura and then proceeded to be a messy half assed rent about #bi team 7 (important) #i think i have problems :) #i think it’s so sad that ppl think sasuke is gay and thus hate ss and thus think that sasuke doesn’t care about sakura #discarding a very beautiful (and unfortunately bc of kishimoto very undershowed) platonic relationship because you hate the romantic pairing #is very sad. also don’t be delusional sasuke loves sakura in the exact same way he loves naruto. they are his FRIENDS first and foremost #this is not specifically about #any ship but i’ll tag nonetheless #sasuke&sakura #<- this is not a ship tag this is what i call a friendship tag <3 #because they are friends <3333 #sakura haruno #anti sns fandom #very unfortunate because i liked the ship but they really made me kind of hate them #like i thought the ship wasn’t that great to begin with #anyway #sakura antis dni #antis of ss DONT INTERACT #I NOW REALISED I SPELLED RANT WRONG HAHAHAHA #TWO TIMES

[road2manjuumaster]

wanting to draw two characters together but not wanting it to be interpreted as ship <<<<<<<

#this is specifically about hisoka and chikage #but this has kept me from drawing scarabia stuff SO many times #like at least with jmkl they ( objectively ) dont have a sibling bond #i just strongly them as a ship #i cant even RISK ppl tagging any of my gekka shit as slash id actually cry #( im being dramatic obv but yk. ) #i kept the last fic i posted in the drafts for TWO WHOLE YEARS out of fear ppl would read it as slash #like generally it doesnt matter too much to me if ppl view my pair/group art as ship or not #but there ARE times when im so disgusted by the idea of my fun non romantic love art being misinterpreted #why do ppl have to be weird #( not you jmkl fans youre fine i think. i just dont like them )

[oblivious-aro]

I love it when a Ninjago fan has a favourite ninja ship because they'll be like "A and B just have so much chemistry 🥰🥰🥰", and then you watch the show and A and B can't stop trying to bite each others faces off when they're in the same room.

#lego ninjago #the ninja are all so mean to each other it catches me off guard when someone somehow vibes with a specific romantic pairing #it's very entertaining

[sonknuxadow]

i do not like sonic future aus where sonic is married to amy and has like 3 kids not only is that sooo boring but he just would not do that . he would not fucking say that but its he would not fucking grow up to be in a traditional nuclear family with a wife and kids

#i say amy specifically because i really dont like s/onamy #and also because amy tends to be the default romantic partner for sonic in aus like that #but i actually dont think a lifestyle like that fits sonic at all regardless of who his partner would be. #and the type of aus im talking about just tend to not consider that that isnt everyones idea of a happy future at all #theyll have every single character be married with kids and they always use the boring ''default''/most popular m/f pairings for everyone #like first of all why did you make eveyrone cishet #but also why is there nobody who remained single by choice or didnt have kids by choice #why is there nobody who has adopted kids why are there no single parents. wheres the variety here #you'd think with adopted family and found family being such common themes in the sonic franchise #the fanbase for it wouldnt be so boring with stuff like this. like come on

[thebluestbluewords]

Jay/Lonnie, mentions of child abuse and technically-underage sex, wildly unfinished.

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“You’ve got wicked scars on your back,” Lonnie says softly, tracing her fingers over the raised white lines that stand out even now, years later, on Jay’s back. “I don’t want to be rude, but can I ask about them?” 

It’s probably a lie. Lonnie has never once worried about being rude, and that’s one of the things Jay likes about her. He pushes up into her touch.

The feeling of her hands (bare) on his back (also bare, and so exposed) sends weird sparks through his skin, into his bones, and it’s not unpleasant, but it’s definitely weird. An adjustment, physically and mentally, to accept touch that isn’t meant to hurt. 

“Yeah?” he says carefully, forcing his voice to stay light, casual. “I mean, you can ask. No promises that I’ll answer.” 

Lonnie takes her cue to press harder, stroking her fingers up and down the ridges, scratching gently with her nails at the most raised and pitted areas. “What happened? I can guess at some of them, but this one’s not like anything I’ve seen before.” 

Jay shivers. “Electrical cord.” he says. It’s not worth the effort to make himself sound bothered by it. “It’s deep in places ‘cause the plug cut through.” 

Lonnie makes a sharp noise. “Through your skin?” 

“Yeah. Can you keep touching it?” 

Her hands start moving again. Yeah. That’s the stuff. Being touched by a friend is fucking incredible.

Lonnie’s fingers catch on one of the deep, twisted scars right at Jay’s hip. “This one can’t be from a plug,” she says, emphasizing the can’t with that particular auradonian inflection that Jay can’t quite manage to copy. “It’s crazy deep, and unless they plugged it into your skin, I don’t see how that could happen.” 

Jay rolls his hip up into the touch. He’s got a lot of scars, and the memories of the ones on his back that he can’t see every day the memories sort of fade together.

“Mm.” he hums, thinking. Weird and deep probably means something different here. All the other isle kids have scars like his, or worse. “Dunno which one you mean.”

Lonnie scratches her nails over the spot. “It’s right here. Sort of like a twisted hole, like a chunk of skin went missing, maybe? They didn’t shove an electrical plug into your back, did they?” she asks, voice lilting up on ele-trical and back with that  accent again. Jay shouldn’t be annoyed, but it’s a hit to his professional pride that he still can’t imitate it right. He’s supposed to be this charming guy, the one who can get anywhere and find anything, but he can’t get a handle on the stupid auradonian upper-class inflections, and every time Lonnie emphasized a word differently than he expects, it sticks out in his brain like a fresh, shiny nail on an old building. He’s the people guy, able to blend in anywhere, to steal anything, but he can’t steal his way into fitting in, and it’s a growing irritation every time he can’t get it right. 

Right. Scars. Hip. Deep. 

“No,” Jay says thoughtfully, wracking his brain for what the scar actually is. “Who d’you think “they” is anyway?” 

Lonnie shrugs audibly. She makes a soft little humming sound in her throat when she does it, one she might not even be aware of. “Somebody. I don’t know. Your dad?” 

“Nope.” Jay says. He’s pretty sure of that, at least.  His dad’s scars are the main ones on his back, but he never hit below the belt, and her fingers are pressing lower on his hip than where the waistband of his pants usually sit.  

“Some other kid?” Lonnie prompts, running her other hand up and over the curve of Jay’s spine. “It seems crazy that someone would just do something like that to you. Did you have like, a cool fight with someone over a weapon, or something?” 

Oh. 

Right. 

“Technically,” Jay says slowly, the memory burning with unexpected clarity now that he’s found it. “Yeah. It was a fight. When I burn bridges I burn them hard. We were fighting the pirates over— something stupid, now that I’m thinking about it. One of them sunk a hook in my hip. Left it there when he pushed me overboard. My body tried to heal around it, so it left the crazy scar.” 

Lonnie tips her head, considering this information. “The pirates?” she says softly, pressing her fingers deep-deep-deep, into the sharp divot in Jay’s skin, like she’s not even thinking about it anymore, just following the feeling. “I didn’t think they were the sadistic sort. But I guess I didn’t think you were the sort of person who’d eat a girl out for an hour, so I guess that’s on me for judging people by their appearances.” 

#my fic #descendants #descendants fic #jay son of jafar #li lonnie #Jay/Lonnie #I don’t know if they have a ship name because I don’t think I’ve ever considered them as a pairing #Lay……perhaps…… #I think they’re good friends and they might make good fuckbuddies #but this is not meant romantically #the context was probably one of my Let More Fictional Characters Fuck drabbles #specifically Let More Fictional Characters Have Sex For Reasons Other Than True Love #in this case I’m fairly sure it was meant to be about finding friends who will help with feeling touch starved #anyway

[tea-cat-arts]

To clarify: I’m saying “probably” because of the name and relation to Al Haitham/ Genshin Su. No leaks have confirmed this

On god though, with all the genuine problems in the Genshin fandom, I really don’t know why anyone (mainly on Instagram. Idk what tumblr discussions are happening) would get upset over two unrelated grown ass adults potentially being shipped together

Maybe it’s just cuz I grew up in the era where people shipped Elsa with Jack Frost and the only common negative comment was “ok, but why- where did this come from?” but I really just don’t understand why anyone bothers getting upset over unquestionably legally and morally ok parings (makes me think some of y’all are just homophobic)

Idk man, I’m just tired of “rampant shipping” being used as a criticism of specific fandoms when it happens in literally every fandom

Edit: so Kaveh =\= Kevin but my point on shipping stands

#genshin impact #genshin sumeru #Genshin Sumeru leaks #sumeru leaks #genshin al haitham #Genshin Kavi #honkai su #honkai kevin #venting #I’m really starting to think none of you have never been in a fandom before #‘every character is shipped with someone-‘ ya it’s a fandom. that tends to happen #no this is not just about Kevsu #or Kavi x Al Haitham #kevsu #I’d also like to point out that people enjoying a specific pairing doesn’t make them incapable of appreciating platonic friendships #maybe they ship Beidou and Ninguang but are ride or die Kazuha Xinyan and Beidou BroTP fans #just because someone thinks one relationship isn’t platonic doesn’t mean they think all ralationships are romantic #I’m just venting #sorry this got rambly