Con Sketch Countdown to NYCC: SAILING THE SHIPS OF THE DCU
Chris these are so great! <3
ok but ask yourself this about your otp
- which one hogs the blanket
- which one cuts the other’s hair
- which one makes coffee for the other every morning
- which one picks up the pizza
- which one likes their music on full volume
- which one complains about the crumbs on the bed
- which one is ticklish
- which one sings and which one plays the music
- which one proposes
AH THESE ARE SO FUN O.K.!
MakoHaru
- which one hogs the blanket: Mako tries his hardest not to but he’s so tall! Haru doesn’t mind, Mako’s shirt practically swallows him anyway.
- which one cuts the other’s hair: Mako cuts Haru’s hair, or at least tries to, but he has no idea what he’s doing. Sometimes Haru comes to school with uneven hair but he doesn’t mind at all, it’s just hair.
- which one makes coffee for the other every morning: Haru wakes up early and he makes coffee because Mako likes it. However, he brings it to him, instead of having Mako go into the kitchen to get it, because the smell of mackerel and coffee is just a weird combination to Mako (Haru doesn’t see what the big deal is).
- which one picks up the pizza: Mako. He’ll bring it home as a surprise (aka a night without mackerel… though he does get a second pizza so Haru can top it with fish and pineapple)
- which one likes their music on full volume: Mako’s gotten used to blasting music because he has loud siblings.
- which one complains about the crumbs on the bed: They both do, it only happens when the siblings come in for video games and snacks.
- which one is ticklish: Haru, this is actually canon in one of the Free! shorts. Everyone knows it, too. He doesn’t understand what the big deal is.
- which one sings and which one plays the music: Haru does both and is surprisingly good at it. Mako happily listens and sometimes joins in (and is flustered the whole time)
- which one proposes: Mako does. Haru is surprised because he already thought they were married.
SouRin
- which one hogs the blanket: Rin. He denies it every time. Sousuke now brings two blankets to bed.
- which one cuts the other’s hair: Rin cuts Sousuke’s hair. Sousuke brings up cutting Rin’s hair and gets the best “fuck you” look in response. It makes him smile every time. Besides, Rin should know that he loves his hair, it’s so easy to grab onto in the middle of some rather… vigorous activities.
- which one makes coffee for the other every morning: Neither, they drink sports drinks and sometimes splurge on Cola.
- which one picks up the pizza: Rin, and he refuses to get the weird toppings Sousuke likes. Anchovies? Really?
- which one likes their music on full volume: Rin. Especially when he’s jogging, unless if Sousuke is jogging with him.
- which one complains about the crumbs on the bed: Sousuke. He’s a neat freak, moreso than Rin is. Nitori is amused since Rin gave him so much shit about his messy desk (see the Free! extra short)
- which one is ticklish: Sousuke. Rin is the only one who knows this, discovered it when they were kids, and now uses is as the dark secret he’ll reveal about Sousuke whenever Sousuke pisses him off over silly things.
- which one sings and which one plays the music: Rin sings and Sousuke plays the music. Rin also dances and the fandom thanks him for it.
- which one proposes:What happens is that they make it into a competition. What happens is a conversation that goes, “If I were to propose, I would do it like this.” So they each take turns coming up with grand proposal ideas until Sousuke gets on one knee and says, “If I were to propose, I’d do it right now.”
Reigisa
- which one hogs the blanket: You’d think it would be Nagisa, but it’s actually Rei! And he denies it. It’s scientifically impossible, because since Nagisa is smaller, he should logically have the most blanket, so there’s no way he would “hog” it, as you say.
- which one cuts the other’s hair: Neither. To Rei their hair is perfect.
- which one makes coffee for the other every morning: There is no coffee in the house, Nagisa is not allowed to be anywhere near coffee.
- which one picks up the pizza: Nagisa does for those late night study sessions. Rei is always impressed with his dedication to doing better on his tests now.
- which one likes their music on full volume: Nagisa does. It drives Rei nuts because how could you possibly enjoy the lyrics when they’re so loud? Studies show that optimal music listening is done at such and such volume, and honestly Nagisa blasts the volume so he can frustrate Rei into one of his long monologues, he loves the sound of his voice way more than the music.
- which one complains about the crumbs on the bed: Rei. Nagisa always feels the need to eat in bed and he doesn’t know why. Crumbs are not beautiful!
- which one is ticklish: Rei is. See, Nagisa used to be ticklish, but he has siblings who tickled him so much that he learned how to not respond to it. Rei, on the other hand, isn’t so lucky.
- which one sings and which one plays the music: They do it together, it’s a fun study break.
- which one proposes:Nagisa really wants to but he knows that Rei is planning some epic proposal, because he’s already found the ring. He doesn’t want to spoil Rei’s hard work, besides, he’s curious as to why Rei keeps watching flash mob marriage proposal videos on Youtube…
(I know I'm a little late to the party) Explain the ships: 1)Reigisa 2)RinHaru, MakoHaru, RinHaruMako (because I know this is how this OT3 breaks down for you from our other discussions) and finally 3)Madoka x Homura
1. Reigisa
Oh man. So I feel like, in the beginning, for Nagisa, Rei was just like… a new toy to play with. That sounds terrible, but I feel like Rei was like, the new shiny thing for him to follow around and be caught up in. Rei was a new thing to poke at, because Mako and Haru already know how Nagisa is. But, as time went on, I think Nagisa really fell in love with Rei. I mean, we all did, didn’t we? Rei went from being this giant dork to just, really, the best character in the series. He not only asks all of the questions we had (What happened in Australia, Rin? Why are you guys not talking? What do these boys mean to you? ect.), but he essentially fixes the team. He also has very real reactions, like, “I quit the track team for this I deserve to know what’s going on.” And even after that, he stepped back to give the team what they needed.
It’s hard not to love him after that.
So I think, from the first moment they met when Nagisa was like, “It’s because you looked beautiful,” I think by the last episode Nagisa’s tone changed to, “It’s because you are beautiful.”
2. RinHaru/MakoHaru/the OT3
I know the fandom fights about this, but honestly, I see it in all ways. It’s clear to be that Mako and Haru are pretty much husbands, but Rin is like, this force, this sort of chaos that Haru not only craves, but needs in his life. And Mako is the type to understand that, and even appreciate it. I think Mako brings out something different in Haru, as does Rin. I also think that Haru genuinely cares for both of them. Mako is something Haru can always, always depend on, and he knows that he’ll always be there. Rin is something hot, and fresh, and just too tempting for his own good. Mako lets Haru swim, for example, while Rin makes Haru question why he likes doing it. It’s two different things, but both equally important in Haru’s life. And I think Rin can appreciate what Mako does for Haru, and Mako can appreciate what Rin does for Haru.
3. Madoka x Homura
It’s like this tragic love story that’s never meant to be, no matter how hard they try. What’s worse is when you find out that Madoka was a magical girl first, you know? Like, you’re watching and thinking it’s been Homura, then episode 10 happens and its like, “Oh god Homura got involved in this because of Madoka!” And just, o.k., even if you don’t see yuri, you have to see that there’s strong feelings there. And it’s not one-sided, not really, which is actually more painful. Each time Homura and Madoka get another chance, and those feelings develop again, and again, and again, until Homura decides to tackle it on her on which… doesn’t work. Even when she fought by herself and didn’t even talk to Madoka it was like, “Nope.”
I do ship them, so hard, but I never actively go out looking for art or fic because they make me so sad. Right up there with like, Seishiro and Subaru from X/1999… although THAT SHIP is still my number one “going to cry into my pillow forever now” ship. As much as Madoka and Homura are painful to watch, nothing, and I mean nothing, beats Seishiro and Subaru for me. Can’t even begin to describe the pain of those two.
“uh oh” i whispered as i began to ship it
Armin and Annie after getting caught up with Attack on Titan. Damnit damnit damnit! ;__;
I’ve always wondered if God gets excited when we finally find the person He created us to be with. Or if He is watching and is like, “That was them! NO. NO. TURN AROUND! YOU MISSED THEM! THAT WAS THEM!”
“UGH, WHY ARE ALL MY OTPS WALKING BY EACH OTHER WITHOUT NOTICING!”
We are in a giant reality tv show and God and the angels are the fandom.
thunderstorms are nothing more than ship wars going on in heaven
Rain is when an OTP goes through a bunch of angst and torment. They’re up there crying over it.
When it’s really hot outside, it means that the OTP is having sexy times. The angels are easily excitable.
Snowstorms are them being pissed off because their OTP is just being stupid. "Come on, idiot! Just confess your feelings!“
Tornadoes are the ultimate ship war.
LITERALLY THE BIGGEST FUCK YOU BY THE WRITERS IN THE HISTORY OF SHIPPING.
do you really want to go there
good keep them coming
I don’t have a gif, but every X/1999 fan knows who wins this. Seishiro and Subaru. Even in the manga, a fucking sakura petal covers the voice bubble so you never know what Seishiro says before he dies.
THERE ARE SHIPS MEANT FOR FLUFFY NIGHTS IN FRONT OF THE TV WITH POPCORNS AND CUTE KISSES AND CUDDLES AND THEN THERE ARE SHIPS MEANT FOR HARDCORE ANGRY SEX
My ships tend to be able to do both.
Headcanon: Yosuke and Chie for “send me a ship”
To be honest, I do think these two would make a cute pairing. I personally don’t pair them with one another (I do Souji/Yosuke and Chie/Yukiko), but I can see it. So like the last batch of “send me a ship” questions I did for Kanji and Naoto, these will be answered in little headcanons :) And it kind of goes along with those headcanons, so the answers might mention those answers or be similar to them ^^
Headcanon: Kanji and Naoto for “send me a ship”
I’m going to try and answer these in little headcanon writing blurbs, so here we go :) For tumblr user blueinthemorning ^^
