I'm curious when you started shipping jonsa if your willing to share
Anon, somewhere in this blog of mine, long ago and far, far away, I answered an ask like this in detail but 20000+ posts later, I can't find it :/
Anyway...here we go again-
I read the books around the time the first season aired. I didn't watch it but I'd heard about it and someone recced the books over the show to me. Jon and Sansa became my two favorite POV characters as I read.
As for shipping my two faves goes, the moment I read 'Oh it would be so sweet' paired with 'but that could never be' did it.
Martin's characters are often having things they don't believe can happen, happen to them. So, I was convinced that Sansa's longing to see Jon again paired with her sad belief she never will meant they would reunite and would probably be the first Starklings to do so.
What surprised me was how I immediately wanted that sooooooooo much and for reasons that felt kinda wrong at the time. R+L=J has not been explicitly revealed in the books and neither Jon nor Sansa knows about it and they were raised as half-siblings. But what would they think of each other after growing up some, after time apart filled with tragedies both shared and unique to them? How might their dynamic be different than it would be if they were reuniting with one of their other siblings, ones they had more traditional sibling bonds with?
Quibbles aside, them coming together, being an important element to each other's arc as the story wound on and possibly leading to an endgame match felt really right for me considering their characteristics, journeys and parallels. It also seemed in keeping with Martin's style of making readers a little uncomfortable even when giving his characters something good to have two supposed half-siblings fall in love without intending to in the end.
Anyway, it was Season 6 of the show that really did me in as far as shipping madness went but that's where I started. I'm still hoping to read their reunion in Winds and what Martin does with them someday.
PLEASE, all the angst fics that will come from that episode... all the horro ones... the realizing feelings... the hurt/comfort... I can't wait
Before I answer, y’all bitches have Shane icons right now and some are even the same shade of blue and I’m like WHO ARE YOU, I get confussed so easily jbfkndr
ANYWAY, YES. Listen, we get inspired with so little and so much, it’s gonna be fun to see if the fandom gets inspired this time. Hopefully, activity will go up as the season goes.
By the way, does anyone know how many episodes this season is going to have I haven’t seen anywhere if they have said so.
I'm making another shippy drawing, this time with Izou since I haven't given him proper 1:1 love with Nikia.
It's not a bad time to think about their particular dynamic, actually, since I am, once again, not falling asleep as I should when I really should already be passed TF out
It won't hurt to establish Nikia's with Thatch just as a reminder for myself honestly.
Thatch and Nikia are a bit dorky. Thatch acts suave, enjoys sweeping romantic gestures, and is very bold about his affections. You will know if he hates you and if he loves you to pieces.
Nikia is, predictably, very embarrassed but pleased about this. Quieter, she likes smaller moments. Bigger gestures are overwhelming for her. Not very good at being loud and proud, so to speak. So naturally most of their moments are small. Personal. Intimate gestures.
Passing kisses and touches. Small "I'm thinking of you" gifts. Thatch not one for trinkets finds himself with many, each one a gift from her because he's weak for the "I saw this and thought of you". He loves that. The thought of being thought of even when he's somewhere else. And he makes an effort to space out his very loud, public displays of affection to meet her in the middle. He can't always control himself. Partly because he's usually so busy, so what little free time he has he wants to make it memorable.
Now! Onto Izou and Nikia!
Izou is a lot more subdued. He's not secretive about his affections but he won't be singing on rooftops anytime soon. He will make his feelings known, however, regardless of what free time he has. Which is a little more than Thatch given he doesn't need to plan meals for a massive crew and overlook kitchen staff.
Okay, it's a little misleading to say he's subdued. Actually. It's really fucking loud and clear, he just doesn't use his voice for it. So he gets away with being a bold bastard a lot more, especially since a lot of it is pirate etiquette that goes over Nikia's head. Thatch, not so much, but he keeps his mouth shut if he knows what's good for him. And he doesn't argue with it either.
The silk foulard is a gift from Izou after all, and has a subtle pattern from Wano weaved in.
So she finds her wardrobe subtly tailored to suit her better, a side project of Izou's. And also pieces slipped in from Izou himself. A spare yukata trimmed to function as a loose jacket since she gets cold easily. Hair ribbons and chokers with silk in his colors or with Wano exclusive patterns.
She doesn't realize how damn possessive his actions are for someone not a tailor because he's not crass enough to just give her his actual yukuta to wear. Like Thatch will drape his foulard over her shoulders when she's cold and Izou nearly smacks him for it.
For those that know, it's like wearing a cowboys hat lol
So anyway, Izou sinks his claws into her wardrobe in whatever way he can and is the first to offer his services if she wants a makeover or hairstyling. If she wants to try hair jewelry, he gets it. Maybe with Thatch's help if he's being generous.
He enjoys showing how he can provide since Thatch has the literal food and dramatic displays handled.
Basically, in pirate speak, Nikia is SUPER spoken for. If they can't tell by who, they can definitely tell it's someone from Wano. And anyone who is bold enough to ignore that earns a bullet in their ass at minimum.
Izou enjoys his trinkets and adores when she secures him crafting materials for clothes. New thread and needles, silks and fabrics. The works. She may ask for assistance at first to get a good idea of what he prefers to work with, but once she has it down, he'll be pleasantly surprised often. Which is quite practical and sweet.
Her favorite thing is getting him jewelry with flowers. Roses if she's being overtly romantic. Delicate cherry blossoms or other such small flowers for cute variety. Even if he doesn't wear them anytime soon, they're displayed beautifully alongside his practical, daily pieces.
Once she learns how bold both of them have been while courting her, she's very flattered.
And they're very interested in how flattered and flustered she is about that.
Very much integrated into dirty talk anytime they give her a particularly bold gift. Notably, she still wears them.
And they very much like that.
And then they'll both use gifts she's given them just to fluster her with their newfound meaning.
It's like ongoing foreplay for them and everyone else thinks they're insufferable. Like, "just fuck already" but worse, because clearly fucking has not helped lessen the tension.
A pirate giving away treasure is a very intimate act, after all. And decorating someone in your colors or home patterns/fabrics equally bold. To keep doing so I'm new ways... Well, it's a lot. Let's put it that way.
Only way they could be more overt is if they just got married already and got matching tattoos.
They're very happy for them but... Yeah. It's kinda obnoxious lmao
I kind of need a fic based on todoroki’s reaction in the new chapter today...like him and deku in a relationship and him watching on tv as izuku takes down a really dangerous villain and just collapsing in relief when izuku’s ok.
You know they do, but I feel like it’s a reversed role where Makoto would be Molly and Sonoko would be Sherlock. And I love that much more because of it.
neprezi is the best tz ship. also pale solrezi? what about red Solkan?
pale solrezi more like end me I love that ship so much I think it actually started from that fanart of them in the sopor together. neprezi is obviously amazing. solkan? depends what quadrant? personally I don’t see it, but I also don’t see any huge red flags for it? so u do u anon,,
