It was. I mostly ship season 1 Saphael and just read AU stories with them like if cannon went this or that way. My other guilty pleasure ship is Meliorn/Raphael too. A rare pair just like Meliorn/Izzy. Simon and Raphael are so removed from each other it isn’t funny. Raphael is spinning out of control. Guy is complex, where Simon is turning into the good guy, fangs or no. Simon has fucked up too and hurt people but the writers seem to pull him back. I was side-eyed Simon. Smh. Raphael was hurting
Yeah, I really enjoyed Saphael back then but I really adore Raphael (yes, a big part of my reason is that he’s ace and I can’t be picky when it comes to representation lmao) so seeing the way Simon treats him sometimes (even though I love Simon and Raphael is certainly not a saint) just really doesn’t sit right with me. tbh I never thought about Meliorn/Raphael but it’s an interesting thought :D And I really enjoyed Meliorn/Izzy in s1 :D













