BlushBlush Selfship Dynamics in detail ✨
MASTERLIST
Most of these I don’t post about but they still exist in my mind so I wanted to share!! ^^ It’s kind of a masterlist for my non-familial ships I guess?
This is gonna be a long yapping post so if you like reading then I have good news for you
Last Updated: May 12, 2026
ColeRen ── .✦ 🔪
Most varied dynamic due to AUs but common themes include:
recognition of the self
obsession (over self, others, and ideas)
guilty pleasures / indulgence in the taboo
lonely/broken people finding each other
mutually accepted codependency
full possession of one’s being / surrendering oneself
always finding each other / unable to escape one another
complex psychological feelings and intense fixation blurring into a facsimile of a committed relationship
Symbols/Recurring Ideas: shared accessories or markings (rings, leashes, etc), blood/gore, eyes, constriction/being grabbed or held, death/loss
HaRen / HaruRen ── .✦ 🌸
compulsive amatonormativity or…
subversion of it (aro4aro couple)
two people loving each other and being sexy together and having fun
sex positivity / relationship anarchy
conflicting outlooks on love and life
challenging each others’ worldviews
clinging to ideals/wants
helping oneself vs falling back on others
Symbols/Recurring Ideas: flower language, second chances, anticipatory grief, expressions/feelings of intimacy, “first times”, ignoring problems
XianRen / Xianyun x Ren ── .✦ 🧶
defying fate / “forbidden” connection
subversion of soulmate tropes
intertwined destinies
possessiveness / preservation
protection / isolation
ignorance vs realization vs manipulation
seeking vs losing control
Symbols/Recurring Ideas: dolls, red string of fate, entanglement, cultural Chinese elements, the unknown, scissors and knots, the passage of time (or lack thereof), objectification in the most literal sense
StirRen / Stirling x Ren ── .✦ 🍷
persistent romantic courting hiding a deep loneliness
yearning vs pity
mommy issues probably i mean who said that
obsession if you squint, but played for laughs
finding novelty / “feeling alive”
desperation for human connection
nihilism vs finding the joy in living
depression vs indulgence/debauchery
Symbols/Recurring Ideas: stormy weather and seasides, chains, LONELINESS, repressed feelings, notably muted OR vivid color palette, domestic life/activities
ReRen / Reece x Ren ── .✦ 🪛
autism4autism + aro4aro bonding
realizing one’s own loneliness
risking it all
bird and an arrow
feelings of helplessness/inadequacy
restrictions of the flesh
learned helplessness vs defying the odds
having faith in someone else
timeloop
Symbols/Recurring Ideas: disability, dreams/ambition or lack thereof, freedom, flying/floating
AkiRen ── .✦ 🍁
“age gap”-adjacent dynamic
naivety vs maturity
growth and learning from mistakes
finding happiness without full closure
contentment with (mostly) unrequited love
Symbols/Recurring Ideas: Ghibli film energy, memory, change/passage of time, honoring the past while moving forward
GarRen / Garret x Ren ── .✦ ⛰️
self image issues / insecurity
prominent size difference
compromise and mutual support
just having fun in the woods tbh
they’re hiking buddies and they look at mushrooms and bugs together
sexual tension vs perceived innocence (this goes both ways)
Symbols/Recurring Ideas: nature, highlight difference in body types, wholesome friendship
Remaining Ship Dynamics ── .✦
꩜ RenShew / Cashew x Ren 📚: horny and nerding out together + reading/drawing parallel play
ReeShewRen / Reece x Cashew x Ren 🚀: adventures with Reece and his two time traveling companions who happen to be college sweethearts, throuple
꩜ StirColeRen / Stirling x Cole x Ren ⛓️: for main AU, see “Blood of The Covenant AU” tag
꩜ XianRenCole / Xianyun x Ren x Cole 🪢: misunderstanding/misguided + rivalry ship about fate, soulmates, and trying to delay the inevitable in all the wrong ways with all the best intentions
꩜ ScaleRen 🐉: rivals to friends, both forced to mature too early/quickly and learning to enjoy their youth and do regular young people things together
꩜ PoeRen 🖋️: sensitive drama king making out at raves and in alleyways with “close friend” (they actually are just friends and it’s great)
꩜ AceRen ⚾️: autism4autism, dog x cat but cat is really supportive and easily flustered, “excuse me, he asked for NO pickles >:(“
꩜ KelRen / Kelby x Ren 🛏️: most effective if paired with AceRen for a throuple (KelRenAce), story about making a guy go outside by seducing him into exercise (/j), shut-in nerd x enthusiastic jock
꩜ JerRen / BossRen 🦴: for main AU, see “Three Shades of Blue AU” tag