I just made an inhuman noise. That should tell you at least half of what you wanna know.
when or if I started shipping it.
I basically started shipping it the second I started thinking about it. The thought went from “hmm, wonder if this could happen” to “wHY AREN’T THERE ENOUGH FICS FOR THIS” in about five minutes.
I haven’t read too much on the ship, but just thinking about it makes me melt. I’m an absolute sucker for height differences, and just. Think. About. The. Height. Difference. Oh my god, I’m dying. That’s only part of it, though. There’s probably a bunch of other things I haven’t quite thought about just yet that would absolutely murder me.
What makes me happy about them:
Well, I already mentioned the height difference. But there’s so much suffering going on in these games that Ornstein getting any kind of happiness just brightens my day. Plus, the Chosen Undead also gets a lot of crap thrown at them. Let them be happy and cute, please.
What makes me sad about them:
That I have to kill Ornstein in game.
Okay, aside from that, there’s a lot of crap that can happen to this ship, just given the circumstances. I’ve given it some thought, and oh lordy, exploring some of these emotional paths has been an adventure.
things done in fanfic that annoys me:
Like I said, I haven’t read too much fanfic for this ship, but I have a strong feeling that if it wasn’t a slow burn kind of fic, that would annoy me. Orns doesn’t strike me as the type to rush into that kind of thing, and the Undead on the other side of the equation would probably be paranoid and suspicious to high heaven. Or at least pretty mad about everything trying to kill them.
things I look for in fanfic:
As stated above, slow burn all the fricking way. Throw in some mutual pining and maybe a “oh shit what do you mean I’m falling for them” realization on either end (or both!) and I’m set. Just. Buckle me in and start the ride.
This probably applies to multiple ships I have, but hand kissing. Good god, I don’t know what it is about that, but I just ascend to another plane of existence when I just think about that with these two.
Someslowandgentlesmutisprettygreattoojustsaying
Who I’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other:
Y’know, I actually haven’t given too much thought to that. I’m coming up empty on this one. I’m open to suggestions, though!
My happily ever after for them:
Ah, crap. This is kind of hard when you’re working with a series that basically has no solid happy endings. If anything, I’d go with this: they’re able to live out their lives in peace and free from the Undead Curse. Because Hollowing is horrifying and I’ve hashed out that scenario before. Oof. I don’t really know how the Curse would be banished for the rest of time, but yeah, that’s my basic ideal scenario for them. Either that or they find some way to work with it and still prevent the Chosen Undead from going Hollow. Bottom line: happiness.