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annwyd is doing. I'm stealing it from her for lack of any other LJ content to post right now. There are other answer-a-day memes out there, like the one you fill in with information about yourself, but I'm not interesting enough to have enough stories about my own life to fill an entire meme, so here you go.
Also I should note that my opinions on "favorite" and "most" anything tend to vary from day to day and sometimes hour to hour. Assume that "right now" is tacked on to all headings except where otherwise specifically noted or generally nonsensical.
Day 01 - What is your current favorite ship?
I am sort of between current-new-favorite-ships at the moment, as a side effect of being sort of between current-fandom-fixations. But I am working my way through Odin Sphere, so I'll give the nod to my favorite pairing in that game, with the caveat that I am, you know, not done with it yet and who knows what effect the parts I haven't yet played will have on my opinion.
Oswald and Gwendolyn do a lot of things that I love in pairings, especially with regards to emotional baggage, obsessive devotion and being misguidedly noble social retards. On Gwendolyn's side, she's got enormous issues related to her father, who can never seem to figure out when he should be a father and when to be a king and, when in doubt, opts for "emotionally distant ruler" (and sometimes "complete jerkass") instead of "decent parent." Also Ragnanival as a society seems to be massively sexist, so between one thing and another Oswald seems to be the first person (and unquestionably the first man) she's ever met who actually gives much of a crap about her and what she wants. On Oswald's side, his father figure admitted to his face that he only saw him as a tool, leaving him with an equally enormous set of issues about people who treat other people like objects and a desperate need to be loved by somebody - anybody.
Regulars of this LJ get no points for predicting I would love these characters, considering my well-established fondness for characters who, like Oswald and Gwendolyn both, see their first chance of actually receiving basic human affection and latch onto the giver like that person is their last hope on earth. It also helps that falling for Oswald only makes Gwendolyn that much more badass, allowing me to use the phrase "dons her battle tutu and storms the netherworld," which has yet to stop being entertaining.
Day 01 - What is your current favorite ship?
Day 02 - What was your very first ship?
Day 03 - A pairing that needs to happen now?
Day 04 - The pairing with the most chemistry?
Day 05 - The pairing with the least chemistry?
Day 06 - The best kiss?
Day 07 - The most heartbreaking scene?
Day 08 - The pairing with the most baggage?
Day 09 - The most believable relationship?
Day 10 - Why aren't these two married in real life?
Day 11 - What is your dream pairing?
Day 12 - Who had the best wedding?
Day 13 - What is your favorite television pairing?
Day 14 - What is your favorite book pairing?
Day 15 - What is your favorite real life pairing?
Day 16 - What is the absolute worst pairing?
Day 17 - A pairing you thought would never work out, but did?
Day 18 - What is the cutest pairing?
Day 19 - A pairing you've rooted for since the beginning?
Day 20 - The "can't stand the sexual tension anymore" pairing?
Day 21 - A pairing you like and no one else understands why?
Day 22 - A pairing you hate and no one else understands why?
Day 23 - A crazy love triangle/quadrilateral that worked out great?
Day 24 - A crazy love triangle/quadrilateral that worked out badly?
Day 25 - A pairing that was/would-be adorable, but could never work out?
Day 26 - A pairing that you hated and ended up loving?
Day 27 - A pairing that you loved and ended up hating?
Day 28 - A pairing that you will never understand?
Day 29 - What ship had the best proposal?
Day 30 - Your favorite ship forever and ever and ever?
annwyd is doing. I'm stealing it from her for lack of any other LJ content to post right now. There are other answer-a-day memes out there, like the one you fill in with information about yourself, but I'm not interesting enough to have enough stories about my own life to fill an entire meme, so here you go.Also I should note that my opinions on "favorite" and "most" anything tend to vary from day to day and sometimes hour to hour. Assume that "right now" is tacked on to all headings except where otherwise specifically noted or generally nonsensical.
Day 01 - What is your current favorite ship?
I am sort of between current-new-favorite-ships at the moment, as a side effect of being sort of between current-fandom-fixations. But I am working my way through Odin Sphere, so I'll give the nod to my favorite pairing in that game, with the caveat that I am, you know, not done with it yet and who knows what effect the parts I haven't yet played will have on my opinion.
Oswald and Gwendolyn do a lot of things that I love in pairings, especially with regards to emotional baggage, obsessive devotion and being misguidedly noble social retards. On Gwendolyn's side, she's got enormous issues related to her father, who can never seem to figure out when he should be a father and when to be a king and, when in doubt, opts for "emotionally distant ruler" (and sometimes "complete jerkass") instead of "decent parent." Also Ragnanival as a society seems to be massively sexist, so between one thing and another Oswald seems to be the first person (and unquestionably the first man) she's ever met who actually gives much of a crap about her and what she wants. On Oswald's side, his father figure admitted to his face that he only saw him as a tool, leaving him with an equally enormous set of issues about people who treat other people like objects and a desperate need to be loved by somebody - anybody.
Regulars of this LJ get no points for predicting I would love these characters, considering my well-established fondness for characters who, like Oswald and Gwendolyn both, see their first chance of actually receiving basic human affection and latch onto the giver like that person is their last hope on earth. It also helps that falling for Oswald only makes Gwendolyn that much more badass, allowing me to use the phrase "dons her battle tutu and storms the netherworld," which has yet to stop being entertaining.
Day 02 - What was your very first ship?
Day 03 - A pairing that needs to happen now?
Day 04 - The pairing with the most chemistry?
Day 05 - The pairing with the least chemistry?
Day 06 - The best kiss?
Day 07 - The most heartbreaking scene?
Day 08 - The pairing with the most baggage?
Day 09 - The most believable relationship?
Day 10 - Why aren't these two married in real life?
Day 11 - What is your dream pairing?
Day 12 - Who had the best wedding?
Day 13 - What is your favorite television pairing?
Day 14 - What is your favorite book pairing?
Day 15 - What is your favorite real life pairing?
Day 16 - What is the absolute worst pairing?
Day 17 - A pairing you thought would never work out, but did?
Day 18 - What is the cutest pairing?
Day 19 - A pairing you've rooted for since the beginning?
Day 20 - The "can't stand the sexual tension anymore" pairing?
Day 21 - A pairing you like and no one else understands why?
Day 22 - A pairing you hate and no one else understands why?
Day 23 - A crazy love triangle/quadrilateral that worked out great?
Day 24 - A crazy love triangle/quadrilateral that worked out badly?
Day 25 - A pairing that was/would-be adorable, but could never work out?
Day 26 - A pairing that you hated and ended up loving?
Day 27 - A pairing that you loved and ended up hating?
Day 28 - A pairing that you will never understand?
Day 29 - What ship had the best proposal?
Day 30 - Your favorite ship forever and ever and ever?
