A Minor Variation

I'm being really lazy on these because my examples only just barely fit - neither of these is something I do very much of. Not even bothering with cut-text, that's how lazy I'm being.

Day 26 - A pairing that you hated and ended up loving?

Believe it or not, I actually really didn't like Squall/Rinoa the first time I played Final Fantasy VIII. This is partly because it's not the best-developed pairing out there, partly because some of the most brilliant bits of characterization are buried in subtext and take some reading between the lines, and partly because I was like eighteen and pretty dumb. What can I say. On replay, though, as I actually started reading into the text a bit more, I warmed up to the characters and the pairing quite a bit.

There's also Aya and Asami-sensei in Weiss Kreuz Gluhen; on first watching I was worried they were going to send Aya spiraling wildly out of character, but they didn't, and on repeat viewing I think the characters are really cute together. But I don't actively ship them because shipping in Weiss Kreuz is a lost cause.


Day 27 - A pairing that you loved and ended up hating?

This is the closest I can get to an example for this one: for about half a minute when I saw the first season finale of Avatar, I kind of thought Zuko and Katara could be an interesting pairing (although Aang/Katara was obviously being set up at the canon ship). This never panned out into anything, and while I don't hate the pairing, I no longer see any potential in it.

( The questions. )

Day 23 - A crazy love triangle/quadrilateral that worked out great?

( Will you be my manager? )

Day 24 - A crazy love triangle/quadrilateral that worked out badly?

( Fire, Murrue Ramius! )

( The questions. )

Day 20 - The "can't stand the sexual tension anymore" pairing?

( And here I was trying to be a knight protecting you from the shadows. )

( The questions. )

Day 18 - What is the cutest pairing?

( I find it hard to interact with people, but today... for the first time, I realize there are so many great people out there. )

( The questions. )

Shockingly, I've gotten behind on the meme again. Oh well.

Day 13 - What is your favorite television pairing?

( Okay I'm getting a little lazy on this one. )

Day 14 - What is your favorite book pairing?

( And this one, too. )

Day 15 - What is your favorite real life pairing?

I really don't do this, so I'm clear for today, and that catches me up. At least for the moment.

( The questions. )

Day 09 - The most believable relationship?

( I didn't expect to be asked that now after all this time. )

Day 10 - Why aren't these two married in real life?

I generally just don't take much interest in actors as opposed to the characters they play, or in what they do or what they're like when they're not pretending to be someone else in a work of fiction. So this one's easy: don't know, don't care, I'll resume providing actual answers with day 11.

( The questions. )

Day 07 - The most heartbreaking scene?

( You feel sorrow for me... )

Honorable mention to the entire Armageddon book of Odin Sphere, which I have just gotten to. Aaaaaargh. x_x

( The questions. )

Day 04 - The pairing with the most chemistry?

( 'Didn't you tell me the heart wants what it wants?' 'No. Actually, I didn't.' )

Day 05 - The pairing with the least chemistry?

( IIKAGEN NI SHIRO, NODAME! )

( The questions. )

Day 02 - What was your very first ship?

( And what business is it of yours if I am ONLY a girl? You're probably only a boy: a rude, common little boy - a slave probably, who's stolen his master's horse. )

( The questions. )

Have very ambitiously signed up for a Squall/Rinoa ship_manifesto.

TLDR likely to ensue.