'Nother Tumblr Meme

[mark_asphodel]

Stolen from damoselcastel on tumblr and a bunch of other people besides.

Send me a 'ship and I will tell you:

• When or if I started shipping it.
• My thoughts:
• What makes me happy about them:
• What makes me sad about them:
• Things done in art/fic that annoys me:
• Things I look for in art/fic:
• Who I’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not…

[The art/fic part is the draw of this one, as I don't think I've seen that asked before.]

Comments

[lyndis]

I feel like being an asshole and asking for Stahl/Sully butttt iirc you like Innes and Vanessa too so you should pick one of them. :P

[mark_asphodel]

I just don't have anything to saaaaaay about Stahl/Sully beyond "I ship it, it's perfect, I like it." :/

Innes/Vanessa

When or if I started shipping it: Pretty much immediately, because Vanessa had an obvious crush on Innes and unlike Catria, could do something about it.

My thoughts: Welp. Innes has some options, and out of them Eirika/Innes is probably the best for HIM in terms of a strong, moral woman who could stand up to him when he gets a bit too... scheming. I cannot see Vanessa standing up to Innes. L'Arachel would probably give him hell over something irrelevant and then be distracted by OOH SHINY and Innes would do as he pleased. So it's a very nice cozy "happy ending" that maybe is not the 100% best thing for anyone involved. Still ship it, though.

What makes me happy about them: Convincing non-tragic prince/peg knight pairing? No! Devoted knight/master pairing that resolves into happy sexytimes without all the angst? And I like them both as individuals to start with? Sign me up.

What makes me sad about them: Maybe he doesn't actually marry her and they just have a kid? That ending's so weird. OTOH it's kind of funny.

Things done in art/fic that annoys me: Not!Innes never fails to annoy me regardless of whom he's with. Overall there's not enough InNessa to have a list of gripes.

Things I look for in art/fic: Its existence. :/

Who I’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not…

Don't like Forde/Vanessa. Am perfectly comfortable with the other canon Innes pairings (Eirika, L'Arachel). I'm also fine with Innes keeping Vanessa as his mistress whilst being married to L'Arachel because I'm bad that way.