Slow-Burn Ships and Why They Are Awesome
Just chatting with a few friends and realizing, hot damn, slow-burn ships are so fucking awesome. Here’s why.
When I role play with someone, I much prefer learning about the character (even if it’s a canon character, or a character I’ve played with before played by someone else, or anything to that effect) through role play rather than jumping right into something with vague understandings of the other person’s character. Honestly, I feel like I write better when I have a good feel for the other character. It helps me respond appropriately, and the more comfortable I feel with that particular character played by that particular person, the more comfortable I feel replying. It’s like there’s this versatility to it that isn’t as available to me if I don’t know them as well. And getting to know a new character can take a lot of time for me.
If that makes any lick of sense.
Now, slow-burn ships are amazing for the very simple fact that they take time and effort to develop the relationship between the two characters. It’s particularly important for a character like my Tony (I use “my” because my take on Tony is vastly different from the next Tony or that Tony over there, all equally as awesome), who has so many trust issues it’s a miracle he doesn’t leave the house in a giant bubble all the time.
It doesn’t mean casual sex is off the table, though. And just so we’re clear, sex does not equal a ship, especially for a character like Tony. A ship is like “fucking hell there are so many emotions attached to this person, so many good things, I have caring feelings for this person” and sex is just “this feels physically awesome whee endorphins.” Though I could probably write a whole paper on Tony and his relationship with sex.
Anyway. I’m digressing.
Too long, didn’t read? (Yeah I wrote it out on purpose) Slow-burn ships last longer. You get more feels from them. You get to know your role play partner and their character better. Comfort levels skyrocket. Ta da.
