Hmm, now that I've yapped about some suggested Penny ships (Which hey, ask box is always open to more), why not do one I've been stewing on for a while?
Let's consider it a lil' bonus extension of the previous Amarys and Penny friendship posts and go into the idea of "What could a relationship between these two possibly be like?"
First off, this is a total oblivious slowburn city. I'm talking they'll know each other for months before any semblance of a crush could appear. Or, if there is a crush, it's probably on Penny's side and she buries it deep, deep down. Like, "BB academy would be jealous of how far down it goes" deep. Negative confidence in her feelings girlie and someone who's not great at expressing herself is a messy early combo.
And once Amarys has a crush on her back? Well, she knows the simplest path is forward, so she just needs to say it!
Alas, though she knows how she wants to proceed, actually accomplishing that task would prove a little more tricky than she thought. At least the others would totally be in her corner supporting her... And stopping Drayton from just waltzing on over and confessing for Amarys.
I imagine the confession would come when the situation is out of Amarys' hands. Maybe someone else is taking an interest in Penny and all of a sudden, all Amarys sees is her laid out plans for the future going up in flames, and she just decides then that she can't afford to hesitate and thus asks Penny out. Needless to say, Penny panics and inadvertently reveals her own feelings, which Amarys is quick to latch on to like "...Ah, this simplifies matters."
GF acquired! I imagine Amarys very quickly wants to sit down so they can talk through their expectations for the relationship, how to best handle the long distance aspect, what their goals for the future are... It feels a bit like a job interview in Penny's eyes, but Amarys' eye for detail is something she appreciates, so she goes along with it. They hash out some details together in a very productive first date, with Amarys managing to snag their first kiss quickly with an excuse of them being "Behind schedule." Of course, the bright red tint to her face fools absolutely nobody (except Penny) about why she actually wanted a kiss.
Though they can't meet in person every day, they do agree to date night once a week virtually, where they will seek things to do together online, which usually results in watching a show together. Penny always enjoys hearing Amarys' analysis of certain story themes, which usually spurs the hacker to talk more than usual... Something Amarys is aware of and keeps doing because she actually really loves hearing Penny chatter away about things she's passionate about.
It might actually surprise people how chatty these two can be for how quiet they typically are. I like to imagine they just have that energy around each other where even if they get tired of talking to other people sometimes, they almost always have plenty of energy to talk with each other. Not in a loud way, but in that quiet sense where the conversation barely goes above a whisper in volume, just a lovely soft chat with tons of technical jargon anyone listening in will struggle to understand.
Funnily enough, though I can see Amarys making Penny follow rules a bit more (Get in the uniform, nerd) I can also see Penny do the opposite with Amarys and getting her to loosen up a little. Neither of them are trying to radically change the other, far from it, but I can see Penny spurring Amarys to a little bending of the rules sometimes. Amarys will stand there with her usual somewhat stony face while talking about how thrilling it can be to break the rules... The rule breaking in question being the slightest modification of her uniform to include a tiny star patch on the inside of her uniform near her heart.
Also Peony? 100% support, he thinks Amarys is a riot. And while Penny is initially terrified at the idea of the two meeting because what if them dating changes the dynamic between her ad and Amarys, she's surprised to find the girl preening under the compliment. Just softly muttering under her breath "I'm a riot..."
I think this is a very interesting concept for a rarepair, and maybe one day I'll poke at it more, but I'm happy with just leaving it at a text post for now. And if I hafta give this ship a name... I dunno, Starry Spectacles? Maybe people will have some other cute idea for it.
