#comshipbracket round 2

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Comship Bracket Round 2 | Segment 2 | Poll 1: Kaeluc VS Sebaciel

Kaeluc (Kaeya Alberich x Diluc Ragnvindr), Genshin Impact

Sebaciel (Sebastian Michaelis x Ciel Phantomhive), Black Butler

Voting ended onAug 26, 2023

Antis DNI

Remember, you are voting for the ship you prefer, not the ship you find more problematic

Propaganda for both ships under the cut.

Kaeluc Propaganda (Pseudo-incest)

"I love them. In terms of canon -- they have very friends -> enemies -> lovers energy to me. It's not canon when exactly Diluc's family adopted Kaeya, but I like to headcanon Diluc got his vision BECAUSE of Kaeya in some way. And if you know about Genshin lore you know that's a crystallization of his soul and therefore represents his desires and goals. I like to think Diluc's loved Kaeya before he even really understood what that meant - that's why Diluc was so upset when he thought Kaeya had "betrayed" him during the fight they got into. They're both the sort to blame the fight on themselves and think their love is unrequited because of said fight; Diluc because he seriously hurt Kaeya (in canon even injuring his eye) and Kaeya because he picked a day where Diluc was already raw and upset to reveal he'd been keeping a pretty big secret from him. These two men are so very sad and I think they should kiss about it."

"listen red and blue sad bitches are always peak but these two are PRIME angst and healing material, and the game and its extra content consistently go out of the way to make sure we associate these two with eachother. fire and ice, light and dark, kaeya is currently in the knight position that diluc specifically gave up because of what happened to their father, this shit is SO biteable."

Sebaciel Propaganda (Age Gap - Ciel 11 and Sebastian 1000+, Species Difference)

None that fits the bracket provided - feel free to Reblog with your own propaganda for this ship's advancement in the bracket

However! Propaganda has been added by @lecalcifer and @greta-monroe Here and by @alfiely-art and @gearbox-dollhouse Here (Yes, one of the propagandas is legitimately a Roomba.) Check them both out!

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Comship Bracket Round 2 | Segment 4 | Poll 2: SatouShio VS Bwen

SatouShio (Satou Matsuzaka x Shio Koube), Happy Sugar Life

Bwen (Ben Tennyson x Gwen Tennyson), Ben 10

Voting ended onAug 30, 2023

Antis DNI

Remember, you are voting for the ship you prefer, not the ship you find more problematic

Propaganda for both ships under the cut.

SatouShio Propaganda (Underage, Age Gap - Satou is 15 and Shio is 8, Unhealthy dynamic - Satou keeps Shio locked inside constantly)

"Those that know Happy Sugar Life might be looking at this ship with the question of "How does a fifteen year old yandere kidnapping and isolating an eight year old child make it a good ship?" - To begin with, there's the fact that Satou's love is based on love alone, rather than lust. Before meeting Shio, she'd go through hundreds of boys using lust (not as an emotion, but tactic) to try and figure out if any could spark love, but none did. Due to her past with her aunt, she wasn't able to spark any emotion, all of it was falsified. Upon meeting Shio, and Shio explaining what she felt love was, Satou felt her first true emotions in a long time.

On top of that, out of every character in Happy Sugar Life, as bad as Satou can be, she is the best person for Shio to be with - and there is no arguing otherwise. If she heads back to her father, she'll be beaten and abused. If she goes with her brother Asahi and her mother, she'd be starving and impoverished - on top of that, Shio's mother outright openly stated she was abandoning Shio when Satou first met her, and Taiyou almost outright states he desires Shio physically, unlike Satou's emotional-focused desires. If we look at the scenes Shio goes outside, the streets are as dangerous for her as Satou's claiming during Shio's isolation. Satou taking Shio back to the apartment they stay in was the best case scenario for Shio.

In episode 5, Shio even states that she loves Satou - more than anyone in her family - and that Satou is warmer than her family. It's hard to make an argument that Shio should be with anyone but Satou, despite the nature of the anime. Shio wants to be there, and is better off there than she would be with anyone else. Satou may be a murderer, but in all cases of murder it's either to protect Shio's safety outright, or to protect their relationship together - Satou loves Shio romantically, and Shio loves Satou back. While some may argue Satou's love is familial, they kiss on the lips in episode 2, recite wedding vows every night, and have another more intimate chaste kiss in episode 11 during a pseudo-wedding where they exchange rings."

"Satou also doesn't see this reason for murder as a bad thing, nor the murder as a bad thing - it's justified to her because she's protecting Shio and their love. The first thing she ever apologises to Shio for is kissing another girl and telling someone else she loves them - it was a lie to the other girl, but Satou still breaks down apologising to Shio for betraying their love this way. The only thing that matters to her is that she treats Shio with true love. Being with Satou brings Shio happiness and joy, and being with Shio is the only thing bringing Satou any form of emotion. Shio is her light and her reason for continuing on, she'd give up without her. The two are doomed from the start, with Satou dying and Shio keeping both wedding rings and Satou's ribbon, claiming Satou is in her heart and they're together forever now, but I am near certain if Shio didn't ask Satou to die together, they would've been able to find a way to retain a happy love life after leaving the town."

Bwen Propaganda (Incest - Cousins, Species Difference - Gwen is part Anodite)

"During the original series, Ben and Gwen were almost always bickering, arguing, name-calling (calling each other "Doofus" or "Dweebs"), making fun of each other, or fighting. They had a love/hate relationship. However, deep down they really do care about each other as shown on various occasions throughout the show. Especially in Secret of The Omnitrix, when Ben would go far lengths to keep Gwen out of danger. Such as transforming into Four Arms, despite the fact that the Omnitrix's self-destruct mode countdown would only accelerate. When he found out that she was still alive, he ran through the open field of heavy fire in order to hug her.

In the Omniverse continuation, even though Gwen went to college early in the show, both have openly stated that they miss each other a lot (hugging one another before she left in The More Things Change: Part 1). Gwen ALSO runs to hug Ben when he returns to Earth in The Frogs of War: Part 2. While I'm also very much an original continuation type of girl, their bickering relationship is toned down immensely in the 2016 reboot with more heartfelt and considerate moments between Ben and Gwen looking out for each other."

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Comship Bracket Round 2 | Segment 1 | Poll 1: SunMari VS King's Throne

SunMari (Sunny x Mari), Omori

King's Throne (The Bard King x Noise), Roleslaying with Roman

Voting ended onAug 28, 2023

Antis DNI

Remember, you are voting for the ship you prefer, not the ship you find more problematic

Propaganda for both ships under the cut.

SunMari Propaganda (Incest)

None that fits the bracket provided - feel free to Reblog with your own propaganda for this ship's advancement in the bracket

King's Throne Propaganda (Age Gap, Abusive Dynamic)

Both Here and:

"The tiefling is Noise, the figure is The Bard King"

"Look at them, they're both twinks <3"

"This is right before He took Noise's eye, but look at the homoeroticity-"

And! More Propaganda has been added by @anxious-mess19 Here

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Comship Bracket Round 2 | Segment 1 | Poll 2: Ragnvarde VS ShizuShiho

Ragnvarde (Ragnvaldr x Le'Garde), Fear & Hunger

ShizuShiho (Shizuku Hinomori x Shiho Hinomori), Project Sekai

Voting ended onAug 26, 2023

Antis DNI

Remember, you are voting for the ship you prefer, not the ship you find more problematic

Antis DNI

Propaganda for both ships under the cut.

Ragnvarde Propaganda (Abusive Dynamic)

"Le'garde lead a military invasion on Ragnvaldr's home that murdered his entire village including his wife and children. Ragnvaldr's entire reason for being in the dungeon is to kill him in revenge and take back what he stole. there is NO reason in ANY reasonable world for them to get along, there are MULTIPLE scenes in-game where you have to stop rags from murdering him on sight. Tell me that isn't PRIME enemies to lovers material. also le'garde pretends to have amnesia when you meet him so there's SOOOOO much potential for false redemption and betrayal and all of that. there's also a sense of really? THAT one? of ALL the people you've met in the dungeon,`"

ShizuShiho Propaganda (Incest)

None that fits the bracket provided in the initial submission - feel free to Reblog with your own propaganda for this ship's advancement in the bracket!

However! Extra Propaganda added by @aquarubyai Here (Check out this propaganda for more information on the ship!)

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Comship Bracket Round 2 | Segment 2 | Poll 2: Enabler VS SeymourxTwoey

Enabler (Ruby Rose x Yang Xiao Long), RWBY

SeymourxTwoey (Seymour Krelborn x Audrey II), Little Shop of Horrors

Voting ended onAug 28, 2023

Antis DNI

Remember, you are voting for the ship you prefer, not the ship you find more problematic

Propaganda for both ships under the cut.

Enabler Propaganda (Incest)

"Sister Stuff episode of RWBY Chibi is strong propaganda in my eyes. RWBY Chibi is technically considered non-canon, but a lot of things are still alluded to in the spin off that reference canon."

SeymourxTwoey Propaganda (Species Difference, Abusive Dynamic)

"Twoey is the least interesting part of the movie in canon for me, but I find him much more interesting when I think of him/write him as simultaneously being a voice in Seymour's head, a physical manifestation of his intrusive thoughts/mental health struggles, and an independently alive/conscious, mute alien plant. This way of conceptualizing him is weird and contradictory by design, partially because it makes him and his dynamic with Seymour interesting and complicated and partially because it raises questions as to where he ends and Seymour begins and just generally adds a lot of weight and edge to Seymour's self doubt/loathing, which is his fatal flaw in my rewrite where one of the changes is that Seymour is a tragic Shakespearean hero. Most of my specific thoughts on this ship don't make sense without the context of my rewrite, but I like the ideas of Seymour literally getting screwed by the physical manifestation of his mental health issues (which he is consenting to due to his drive to torture himself/self hatred manifesting in this case as psuedo-sexual attraction towards a being that is manipulating/abusing him, has the potential to cause him great physical harm/pain, and is named after/heavily associated with his crush), having a sexual relationship with a being that he has a sort-of father-son dynamic with when he himself was abused by his sort-of father, and 'accusing' (in quotes because he isn't actually mad at her and doesn't think she did anything morally wrong, he also doesn't communicate with her about this because he's terrible at communicating with her) Audrey of seeking out abusive guys when he is literally doing that. Technically the version of Seymour x Audrey in my rewrite is extremely comship as well, but it's not in canon, and Seymour x Twoey is also fun, so I'm submitting it even though the Little Shop fandom has like five people in it and most of them don't even like Seymour x Twoey."

And! More Propaganda was provided by an Anonymous user Here

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Antis DNI

Comship Bracket Round 2!

You should be voting for the ships you like more, not the ships you find more problematic.

Round 2 is split up into 4 Segments, which are split into 2 smaller polls within them! These will be posted near-daily, with a 6-day voting time limit. Look out for your ships! Propaganda is both welcome AND encouraged, whether through the form of essays, art, fanfiction recommendations, or otherwise, Most propaganda will be reblogged. Previous propaganda will be linked to within the poll post.

Segment 1 - Bottom Left

Poll 1: SunMari (Sunny x Mari), Omori VS King's Throne (The Bard King x Noise), Roleslaying with Roman

Poll 2: Ragnvarde (Ragnvaldr x Le'Garde), Fear & Hunger VS ShizuShiho (Shizuku Hinomori x Shiho Hinomori), Project Sekai

Segment 2 - Top Right

Poll 1: Kaeluc (Kaeya Alberich x Diluc Ragnvindr), Genshin Impact VS Sebaciel (Sebastian Michaelis x Ciel Phantomhive), Black Butler

Poll 2: Enabler (Ruby Rose x Yang Xiao Long), RWBY VS SeymourxTwoey (Seymour Krelborn x Audrey II), Little Shop of Horrors

Segment 3 - Top Left

Poll 1: DirkRose (Dirk Strider x Rose Lalonde), Homestuck VS Wincest (Sam Winchester x Dean Winchester), Supernatural

Poll 2: RagamuffinxLenore (Ragamuffin x Lenore Lynchfast), Lenore the Cute Little Dead Girl VS Yugicest (Amane Yugi/Hanako x Tsukasa Yugi), Toilet-bound Hanako-kun

Segment 4 - Bottom Right

Poll 1: Billdip (Bill Cipher x Dipper Pines), Gravity Falls VS Tabloidshipping (Seto Kaiba x Mokuba Kaiba), Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters

Poll 2: SatouShio (Satou Matsuzaka x Shio Koube), Happy Sugar Life VS Bwen (Ben Tennyson x Gwen Tennyson), Ben 10

This is the line-up for round 2, let's see who you all vote for to move forward into Round 3! Remember, propaganda is encouraged! Have fun voting, everyone! Our inbox is also open for propaganda - Mod Satou

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Comship Bracket Round 2 | Segment 3 | Poll 1: DirkRose VS Wincest

DirkRose (Dirk Strider x Rose Lalonde), Homestuck

Wincest (Sam Winchester x Dean Winchester), Supernatural

Voting ended onAug 30, 2023

Antis DNI

Remember, you are voting for the ship you prefer, not the ship you find more problematic

Propaganda for both ships under the cut.

DirkRose Propaganda (Incest - Dirk is genetically Rose's father)

"Your honor, these characters are victims of fanon-as-canon widespreading! There are antis out there who will raise hell if you say Dirk is anything other than gay when it's literally canon that Dirk Strider states he doesn't like the label gay. Meanwhile, Rose Lalonde also dates both men and women in canon and has never outright stated what her sexuality is, yet antis will also raise hell if you say she is anything but a lesbian.

Their dynamics are complex and nuanced throughout the webcomic. They are both clever and self important, and their banter is delicious. They both share the vice of wanting to control the narrative of the lives they are stuck in, and this ties them together far tighter than any blood ties.

Also, in Homestuck 2 (which is dubiously canon), Rose Lalonde quite literally leaves her wife to join Dirk in creating a new universe with him. This then blossoms into a passionate rivalry where they both see who could create the ideal universe. They're always pushing each other to greater heights.

Also, the fact that Dirk wanted Rose to come with him-- even choosing her over his own pseudo-brother who he looked up to to an extreme degree-- goes to show that he values her mind above all others.

Dirk is a hard person to impress or to crack the impersonal shell of, but I strongly feel that Rose Lalonde (especially with her penchant for psychology which ties well with his interests in philosophy) is exactly the right person to crack his shell."

Wincest Propaganda (Incest)

"They are parelled to in show couples, and people within the show have likened them with real life couples"

Also! More Propaganda provided by @kingofthewilds Here!

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Comship Bracket Round 2 | Segment 3 | Poll 2: RagamuffinxLenore VS Yugicest

RagamuffinxLenore(Ragamuffin x Lenore Lynchfast)Lenore the Cute Little Dead Girl

Yugicest (Amane Yugi/Hanako x Tsukasa Yugi),Toilet-bound Hanako-kun

Voting ended onAug 27, 2023

Antis DNI

Remember, you are voting for the ship you prefer, not the ship you find more problematic

Propaganda for both ships under the cut.

RagamuffinxLenore Propaganda (Age Gap - Lenore's mind is 9 and Ragamuffin 300 years older than her)

"Okay these two are so fucking funny. Their friendship is genuinely a huge keystone of the whole series, with ragamuffin taking on this relationship with her that isn't /really/ fatherly but isn't NOT that either. BASICALLY, he's a vampire who got cursed by a witch to be a doll, who was immediately picked up by lenore while she was still alive. 100 years later, she breaks the curse by accidentally bleeding on him…. buuuut the curse isn't TOTALLY lifted because she's been embalmned, so her blood ain't right. from here on ragamuffin just kinda lives in the house with her, a living doll subject to a little girl's ever whim. there are a few times where he gets his original body back, but it never lasts, and he always ends up using it to protect her and their other friends. Ragamuffin is often THE person who's worried about her, accepting his role within a few comics and coming to genuinely care about this strange, silly person. do you see why i was insane about them as a little kid?"

Yugicest Propaganda (Incest - Specifically Twincest, Necro? - Both are ghosts)

"Amane is so fucking sad that he stabbed his brother. Listen. He's so sad about it but Tsukasa just thought it was hot. The fucking faces he makes at his twin brother are so horny ok. Tsukasa wants him to stab him again. (Interpret that however you will…) These two are so dependent on each other Tsukasa's spirit is literally also the thing that makes Hanako a Mystery instead of just some rando ghost. On top of that, the way Tsukasa's silhouette carasses Hanako in the anime opening is incredibly suggestive"