okay here’s a ship that I hope you can hear me the fuck out on
my headcannon behind this is like,,, Equius, I’m an attempt to ‘be red with somebody with pure and noble b100d’ or whatever, becomes matesprits with Gamzee and mostly forces himself to stay in the relationship to keep with his moral code and stuff. Gamzee loves it, because usually nobody ever shows him that much attention, but Equius is very much not actually in love at all so this self-forced, one-sided relationship just devolves into a burning hatred for him. Then it just devolves into kismesis leaving Gamzee very confused and heartbroken
(I have a lot of weird ass ships but this one has always been a favourite)
Yoooo I actually love this and for some reason tumblr deleted my first response so let’s TRY THIS AGAIN!
This makes a lot of sense because even when we FIRST see the two of them interacting there is just so much of that bloodcaste self consciousness on Equius’ end. He so clearly just wants to be associated with someone of Highblood by any means necessary, even though he admits that he doesn’t actually even like Gamzee much. (I JUST read this part yesterday so it’s fresh in my mind, haha.)
And then, y’know, with everything that happens after Gamzee snaps? And even the parallels of their ancestors. Even if and when Equius gets over his obsession with the caste system, he still would be repulsed and fascinated by Gamzee. Yeah, I can totally see these two in a full blown kismesissitude.
Man, I have to look up the correct spelling of ‘kismesissitude’ EVERY time.
I also think these two really highlight the aspect of kisme— kismess— you-know-what that I feel sometimes gets forgotten in fandom which is: it’s not REALLY the same as just hating someone. You enjoy sparring with them, they’re your foil, they’re the Red to your Blue (only 90s kids remember). In terms of quadrants and giving pails to the mother grub, it’s about genetic diversity and traits that strengthen your own… it’s someone whose passion you admire even though they’re on the other team.
In other words. These two doofuses would do kismesissitude SO WELL!