Answer the following for your muse(s) so people know how shipping works on your blog. REPOST. Don’t reblog.
WHAT’S YOUR OTP FOR YOUR MUSE?: With Naprem, it’s obvious. Naprain will be the death of me, probably. It’s the most problematic OTP I’ve ever had in my life and it fills my life with pain and misery and loathing, but... man. She loves him so much. @skrain400babiesdukat is too good to me, and their romance melts me into a big pile of sad shouting goo.
WHAT ARE YOU WILLING TO RP WHEN IT COMES TO SHIPPING?: My range is pretty big, and my sheer number of AUs proves it -- I’ve played Naprem as a mistress, as the leader of a harem, as a rebel leader, as an Ambassador, as a witch in love with a witch hunter, etc. I’m more than willing to rp angst, emotional manipulation and abuse. I pretty much only draw the line at sexual abuse and rape.
HOW LARGE DOES THE AGE GAP HAVE TO BE TO MAKE IT UNCOMFORTABLE?: I think I telegraphed my disdain for huge age gaps pretty clearly when I made Naprem as close in age to Skrain as she is. Skrain’s old by human standards, but Naprem is solidly in Bajoran middle age, which is also old by human standards, and I did that on purpose. I didn’t want her youth to factor into their already very unbalanced power dynamic. It’s bad enough without being outright predatory. Basically, age gaps make me uncomfortable when someone in a relationship is closer to childhood than they are to the age of the person they’re seeing. And that’s not universal (since I rp with a lot of immortals, who kind of jump that line) but it is fairly consistent.
ARE YOU SELECTIVE WHEN SHIPPING?: With most characters, no. With Naprem...yes. Very. Her singular, deep love for Dukat is a huge part of her character, and I’ve never been able to ship her with anyone else in an organic way. I’m very open to one-sided, unreciprocated ships with her, but she’s a one-man kind of girl, and I’ve made my peace with that. Sorry y’all. :/
HOW FAR DO STEAMY MOMENTS HAVE TO GO BEFORE THEY’RE CONSIDERED NSFW?: Just to be safe, I put most stuff past “kissing with all their clothes on” under a cut. I rp at work, so I’m more conservative about when and how aggressively I cut and tag stuff that you wouldn’t want your boss reading over your shoulder. I also list trigger warnings in the body of the post, because I don’t want people to get blindsided if they’re on mobile and can’t blacklist their triggers.
WHO ARE OTHER MUSES YOU SHIP YOUR MUSE WITH?: Shout out to @skrain400babiesdukat who has my love and loyalty always. I also ship her (one-sided) with an OC I’ve waved around before -- a guy named Dejaa Renul -- who used to be the captain of her personal security detail. Honestly, I ship her a little with Kira Meru too, but I’ve never found another Meru player after @kinkyfuckeryoftas.
DOES ONE HAVE TO ASK TO SHIP WITH YOU?: Yes. Obviously, Dukat players can kind of expect to hop right in, but I really need to have some time to establish what shared history we’re working with. With anyone else, you’re more than welcome to pitch me on what you’re thinking. I’m not saying I’ll never ship Naprem with anyone but Skrain, but I haven’t yet. So if you’re interested, let me know what you’re thinking. But definitely don’t jump right into it without asking.
HOW OFTEN DO YOU LIKE TO SHIP?: With Naprem, the answer is “not very often.” This isn’t true with my other characters, but Naprem’s central relationship is intrinsic to her character. So...not very often.
ARE YOU MULTISHIP?: Not really on this account.
ARE YOU SHIP OBSESSED OR SHIP MORE-OR-LESS?: Ship obsessed. With that one ship. #otp hell (But honestly please just give my girl some real relationships with nuance and evolution and plot? I vastly prefer that.)
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SHIP IN YOUR CURRENT FANDOM?: Naprain 4 lyfe
FINALLY, HOW DOES ONE SHIP WITH YOU?: Naturally, organically, when we’ve established history and chemistry! Let the ship evolve, my child. If it’s meant to be, it will be. (My muse is demi, so it takes her a lot of time to feel attracted to people. Give her time.)
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