See, what I don't like about incest ships generally is... I'm looking for stories about a character dynamic because I liked what was already there. Or at least I want what should have been there. And if they're family members then what was already there probably excludes pantsfeelings, because Westermarck. So it feels Incorrect and also once again I can't get my wonderful character dynamics in any other way but doused in fucking romance make it go away. (Not bothered by things like, say, Luke/Leia, because without the preexisting family relationship it doesn't seem to be contradicting anything.)
…so clearly I'm not squicked by incest, because that Dumbledorecest post just made me go "man I'd like to read some Aberforth/Ariana now." Aha. Ha. also I ship Han/Leia/Luke so y'know
... It seems my incest squick kinda disappeared over the last few months. Weird. eta: For sibling incest, at least, still squicked out by parent/child and similar stuff.
dualfef is used 4 smut tropes that Should be fefmaid. let fef have a sugar mommy you cowards, you tepid fools,
While shipping at all in my fandom is not common, Bryony/Veil occasionally crops up; so far I've seen four fics about this pair, and exactly one which makes any mention at all of the fact that SHE'S EFFECTIVELY HIS MOTHER. Admittedly not the type of mother he needed, IMO, but still his mother. What, do adoptions not fucking count or something?! Ship incest, great, I like some incest fic too, just acknowledge that's what it is, okay?
I came this close to bursting out laughing in the middle of work, this has to be my new favorite quote
ok i know mchanzo is a purely fanon ship, and thus my critique of symmetra/junkrat is hypocritical, but why does it exist even symmetra <3< junkrat wouldn't be feasible and symmetra <3< junkrat as a fluffy ship? naw
their dynamic would be less "rivals who still respect each other and are also attracted to each other" and more "outright disgust" ......i'm a sucker for redemption arcs but, even though i usually love fluff, even i have to admit that there's no way reaper76 could be a healthy <3 relationship, barring a lot of backstory, HtF-style, and even that didn't end on a <3 note. <3< isn't entirely out of the picture, i suppose. honestly, there's a lot of fanon and pretty much no canon as to whether jack/gabriel even know the other exists. depends on whether you care particularly about canon or not, i suppose.
Outright disgust, definitely. Made even worse that each would not only be judging the other but would feel judged in return. In general I don't like ships that feel like "pair the spares." Make us feel it goddamn it, not just "I guess they're both available if they lower their standards enough." Re Reaper76: you mean know each other exists in the present day? bc obv they knew each other way before the shit hit the fan for Overwatch. They're certainly never shown as meeting in official story. What they believe, we don't really know.
yeyeyeye i mean, reaper and soldier 76 prrrrobably know about each other but i doubt jack and gabriel know about each other, if that makes sense pre-fall of overwatch jack/gabe is basically canon to me and no one will take that from me
I love 76 and Reaper doing the padme/anakin, but without like, mpreg Just the "used to have a loving relationship that fell apart because of circumstances", and Reaper feeling a lot of betrayal over whatever happened to make him a floating ghost zombie. So it's full of anger and resentment and bitterness I like the idea of former lovers who become enemies I guess?? It's angsty. And dude if you put Ana in the middle I am just a happy bean. Fluffy reaper76 I can't understand at all. Also: why ship symmetra/Junkrat when you can ship her with literally anyone else??? Like, Lúcio is right there. It'd even make sense!!
I don't get the notion that a ship can be knocked out by word of canon. I don't care if my favorites never do get in any kind of relationship in the official continuity. That seeking the creatorial stamp of approval thing just doesn't interest me. and I'm seeing a bunch of that in the overwatch fandom of late.
burn the overwatch fandom just set it on fire Like I like creator approval. Like. A lot. There's something giddy about knowing that they ship it too. But I don't need it. I have my AUs and what not. The ship isn't dead. It's just not canon. But we can keep it alive elsewhere. Like in 20000 cafe AUs.
...............tbh canon is overrated. give me grumpy reaper76 [insert noun here] AU where they snark at each other all day and then go home and take care of six kittens together. thats my goddamn jam. edit: used reaper76 as an example but these are my feelings about most ships
