#dianaxlois

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A little smooch between Diana Prince and Lois Lane

[anissapierce]

bru complains to diana about how #ruthless clark is and diana passes it on to lois, her wife, and lois passes it onto clark like 'dont try and poke to hard on his soft underbelly k?' and clark is like 'k but he starts the fight' 'clark, gothamites are weird ok? thts like... not even a real no reason to bring out the big guns'

[shobogan]

oh this is an easier one than the other meme i'll do this one tobias/rachel, rose/cassie, jason/tim, dick/roy, lois/diana

Lois/Diana:

Actually started much the same way Babs/Kory did! "WELL I'LL SHIP IT THEN - hey this works out really well!" When they first met there was like - instant mutual admiration, and I don't think that ever faded?

Diana has the same qualities Lois loves in Clark; she's dedicated and compassionate and sincere, confident but not arrogant, courageous but not reckless. Lois is basically a ton of Amazon values - brave, fair, strong, honest (insofar as she can be), determined. She's also a crusader for the truth.

I can just imagine them like - comparing their vastly different childhoods, and how Lois broke into a male-dominated profession, and Diana's struggles to be understood and to make changes, and Lois helping her with her book, and Diana training Lois, and swapping stories about Clark.

Basically they're amazing and I love them and they love each other.

Dick/Roy

MY BOYS. Actually maybe my tag for them should be "shortpants". I love that nickname because it's so much I love about their relationship - fond, easy teasing that evokes their long history. They've seen each other change and grow, they've been there for each other through so much, and they always will be, no matter their fights and frays. Their lives are forever intertwined and they wouldn't have it any other way.

Jason/Tim:

BUBBLEWRAP.

This is such a deliciously complicated pairing. They start off not liking each other at all, despite the fact that Tim still loves him really, and somewhere deep down Jason knows that a lot of his deepest loathing is misdirected. But they can't help being drawn to each other, because Jason was everything Tim wanted to be, and Tim is fascinating. And slowly they come to understand each other as more than crushing disappointment, more than symbols of how dark and unfair the world really is.

Because Tim isn't a bad kid, not really. He's a privileged kid, and that's not going away, but he's not as lucky as Jason thought; he needed Robin, too, in his own way. And Jason isn't a bad person, not really; Tim will even let himself admit he understands where he's coming from.

It won't be easy, but life isn't easy; they know that intimately. Sometimes, though, it's worth it.

Rose/Cassie:

I don't know any other way you can read Teen Titans, tbh. I don't know why you'd want to. (And this is from someone who has read snippets. Very obvious snippets.)

This wouldn't be an easy relationship either, but I think it could be really good for both of them. Rose needs someone who finds her important and worthwhile as a person and a hero, as family and lover and friend, someone who will call her out on things, but not condemn her for them. Cassie needs someone who doesn't expect her to be perfect, who will remind her of her own passion and mischievousness.

Tobias/Rachel:

Ahh, one of my first ships.

They were both each other's main tethers to humanity. Tobias needed someone to remind him that he wasn't only a predator. Rachel needed someone to ground her from the ferocity and ruthlessness of war. I love that it was the predator and the warrior that could be this for someone else.

Through this relationship, we saw that Tobias could still be shy, awed, earnest. We could see a side of Rachel that was tender, comforting, assuring.

As the war ravaged on, their love kept their passion alive.

[shobogan]

roy/dick, tim/jason, cassie/rose, lois/diana :]

Roy/Dick: This is probably my number one Dick ship. And I have a lot of Dick ships. I think their mutual crushing began way back in the first Titans but they didn't really do anything about it? Dick was a lot more oblivious back then, and also a bit repressed, and Roy was insecure. Neither of them knew quite what they were feeling, or that the other was feeling it.

But they grew closer, and as Dick grew he became more aware of his own and other peoples' emotions, and he was there for Roy through the darkest time in his life. And Roy thought it would make Dick think less of him when really it did the opposite.

And Dick was there with him when he went to find Lian. (Just as Jason was there with him when he found out Lian existed. Roy and Robins, really.) That really - their bond was strong before, as friends and comrades with so much unresolved attraction, but having Dick beside him as he became a father, and Dick seeing Roy become that - it really strengthened and transformed their relationship.

I'm not sure when, precisely, it was finally consummated. Somewhere in between Dick's relationships and Roy's flings. They keep coming together and drifting apart. They both have their own issues that get in the way. But they never stop loving each other.

Tim/Jason: I see this a lot more easily on Tim's side. Dick was the one he imprinted on, I think, when it came to attraction. But by the time he saw Jason as Robin, he was growing up, and it wasn't tied up in awe and obsession and trauma. Well, there was obsession, but not at the same level. Tim became enthralled with the way he fought, and the way he flew, and the way he smiled.

So in a way, Jason was his first crush.

And Jason was the first person he lost.

When he was Robin, Jason became - something to guide him, something to aspire to. It pained him terribly to look at that case, but he couldn't tear his eyes away.

And then Jason came back, and Jason hated the sight of him. Not only was he replaced without a second thought - he was replaced by some rich brat. Obviously they'd think someone like that was better than him. Obviously this kid had looked down on him from the start.

And Tim was too devastated by this to try to sympathise, to understand. But he was still drawn to Jason, because those feelings didn't just disappear.

Part of him still desperately wanted to see that smile again.

I think, if Jason knew why Tim wanted to be Robin, and how hard it was to convince Bruce, and how much he looked up to him, it might change his perceptions, and - well, it might be a start. I also think Jason would enjoy the sheer challenge of Tim - of figuring out what makes him tick and how to make him react. And in some ways, Tim is dangerous, and Jason would enjoy that too.

I also think that if Tim looked past his own angst, he could understand where Jason's coming from.

They're two very different people, but that could be a benefit as much as a hindrance. They could balance each other, offer different perspectives.

Cassie/Rose: I honestly haven't read much of Teen Titans - just scans and the odd issue here and there. So I can't say much for the actual, chronological development of their relationship.

But good lord. Rose aching for Cassie's acceptance, vying for her attention, constantly pressing for a reaction, talking about her to everybody. What else am I supposed to take away from this?

And Cassie is attracted despite herself, because Rose's sheer passion is just - it's something she's always been drawn to, and something she misses in herself. And she feels for Rose, she really does.

I don't think their relationship would be, well, smooth, but I think it could be good for them. Rose - really needs someone to love and support her, and Cassie needs someone who just. Doesn't expect her to be perfect, encourages her to let loose sometimes. I think - this is really sentimental but I think they could help make each other whole again.

Lois/Diana: YES. Let's be real here my automatic reaction to women being pitted against each other either in the text or in fandom is SHIP IT. But like - the first time Lois meets Diana, in the arc where representatives from Man's World are invited to Themyscira - she's basically enthralled by her. And Diana is clearly impressed by her.

And Diana has a lot of the same qualities Lois is attracted to in Clark: courage, sincerity, conviction, selflessness compassion. Meanwhile, Diana really admires Lois for breaking barriers and forging her own path. She would very much appreciate her dedication to the truth.

So just, basically, yes.