Challenging one
Raiden x Sindel
OOOH! DRAGON!! YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU JUST ASKED!!
I love this ship! And I have SO MANY THOUGHTS ABOUT IT!!
LET'S GOOO!
Before anything, "Sinden" is a kinda ugly ship name, so instead I'll be calling them
Thundersound:
Cause he's the Thunder God... and she's a Banshee (sorta)
Now, for starters: I saw this one fanart by @sogekii-heii and I was sold!
pretends like the retcon didn't happen
And every other work I find of them is always so cute and sweet! Fandom is doing God's work with them!💜🩵
As for my personal take on this ship, heh, buckle up :3
For their dynamics, I really like the idea of them going way back, knowing each other since before the fall of Edenia and being best friends!
Sindel being the very energetic and adventurous one, thinking she can do anything, while Raiden is the cautious one!
Young Sindel: Do you think I can fly?
Young Raiden: Well, I suppose--
Sindel: *Jumps off a cliff*
Raiden: BY THE ELDER GODS!!
Much like Li Mei, I also Headcanon Raiden to be Aroace, and I like the idea of him finding out through Sindel.
She starts spending too much time with Jerrod and he gets a bit jealous, and he starts to ponder why is he feeling that way,
Raiden: Could I be in love with her?
Cetrion, fellow aroace: Nope.
In the end he gets to the conclusion that yes, he loves her but he's not in love and his jealousy is just the result of missing hanging out with his best friend!
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After Sindel is forced to marry Shao Khan Raiden tries to help in any way he can, but by the rules of the Mortal Kombat there isn't much he can do, he visits her in secret and he watches over her daughter.
When Shao threatened to harm Earthrealm, Sindel created the magical barrier to protect it, she almost died, but thankfully Cetrion intervened and Sindel just lost a big parcel of her powers.
Afraid Sindel would be too vulnerable to survive Shao's wrath, Raiden requested Cetrion to hide her in Earthrealm, the Goddess granted his wish and now Sindel lives hidden in a city in China as a tea house owner named Lady Del.
Raiden is a loyal costumer, who always brings her a different tea to add to her store. He spends hours and hours at the tea house, plotting a way of bringing Kitana to safety, in Earthrealm!
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So in conclusion, I do love Thundersound a whole lot!💜🩵
Hey @mikka-minns may I tempt you with another Queerplatonic?👀