Round 1a Match 1
Who is the better unpopular ship?
Aaron Soto/Thomas Reyes
Mr. Mistoffelees/Rum Tum Tugger
Aaron Soto/Thomas Reyes (More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera)
AO3 fic count: 0
"Basically this boy meets another boy and they became Friends (hard not to root for them when The other Friends are unbearable and low Key should be in prison
I mean they are unrequited but since when has this stopped anyone, i Just wanted Anything to ignore Canon but the fandom for this book is like 3 people"
Mr. Mistoffelees/Rum Tum Tugger (Cats the Musical)
AO3 fic count: 435
What's the opposite of a dark horse? This is the ship most likely to have to be disqualified because it's getting too many votes and throwing off the whole tournament. Misto generally doesn't sing his own song, because the character is focused on dancing, so Rum Tum Tugger just rolls out and does a whole bit about how cool and great Misto is. And this is after Misto cuts into Tugger's song to call him a terrible bore. They're considered canon in many productions and this point.
