For the ask: 001: Star Wars; 002: your favorite Austen ship; 003: Wodehouse character of your choice.
Already answered for Star Wars.
002: Anne Elliot/Captain Wentworth
When I started shipping them: Not sure this question counts in this situation, because I went into it knowing the happy ending. If I have to pick a story point, let’s say when we find out Anne’s history with him, because once we know how much he means to her, you can’t root for her not to get what she wants.
My thoughts: I have too many. Too, too many. These two are held up as one of Austen’s great romances, yet I rarely see people get into the details of why these two are so great as characters. There are just so many things that make their dynamic so interesting. Anne’s reserved nature and Wentworth’s sociability. Wentworth’s confidence in himself versus Anne’s concern for others. Anne’s caution versus Wentworth’s recklessness. It’s just so much fun to see it explored over the course of the novel.
What makes me happy about them: I like that they have such different personalities yet appreciate each other so much, and how their strengths and weaknesses balance each other.
What makes me sad about them: That Wentworth couldn’t get over his pride and just talk to her!
Things done in fanfic that annoys me: In this case, it’s more like “innaccurate fandom takes that annoy me”. Casting Wentworth as this brooding, dour man when he’s actually cheerful and funny and charming. Acting as though Anne has had no joy and no friends in her life after rejecting Wentworth, when canon says that the Musgroves appreciated her and she appreciated them.
Things I look for in fanfic: I don’t really read Persuasion fanfic, but if I happen upon a retelling: something that pays attention to the whole story, not just the central romance.
My wishlist: I’d always love more genre retellings of Austen. For Darkness Shows the Stars is nice, but where’s my space opera Persuasion? The epic fantasy version of Persuasion? Portal fantasy Persuasion? (Ooh, there’s a possibility! I just randomly threw it out there, but it has potential! Anne falling through to another world and falling in love until she’s convinced that it’s really a terrible idea to leave your entire universe behind, and then for some reason he winds up in her world years later...)
Who I’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other: Hmmm... I think Charles and Anne wouldn’t have been half bad together. They wouldn’t have been wildly happy, but it wouldn’t have been a disaster. Alternately: Anne Elliot and Henry Tilney. I think he’d appreciate her, and his outgoing nature would balance her reserve. Captain Wentworth...maybe he’d have been okay with Henrietta? It’d be another Charles situation, where it wouldn’t have been ideal, but I think Henrietta is a slightly steadier personality who could have balanced him better than Louisa could. Alternately: Captain Wentworth and Jane Fairfax. He’d make a better husband than Frank, and Jane’s got a lot of the steady qualities that would balance Wentworth’s recklessness.
My happily ever after for them: Anne gets to spend time at sea with him and no one dies in the war.
How I feel about this character: I love this boy even when he’s a menace to society.
Any/all the people I ship romantically with this character:Eve Halliday. Not really any other viable options.
My favorite non-romantic relationship for this character:Mike Jackson, of course.
My unpopular opinion about this character: Is there even a big enough fandom to label opinions as unpopular? One opinion that would have been unpopular with Wodehouse: reading about Psmith as a married man would not have been boring.
One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: Psmith vs. Jeeves.
Favorite friendship for this character: Mike Jackson, of course.
My crossover ship: Rupert Psmith meets Emma Wodehouse. I don’t think the universe would survive, but it would be a fun disaster to watch.
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