#aro-simp

- @aro-simp

OMG THANK YOU FOR THE AAAASK 💞

7. If you could choose one f/o to be with you RIGHT NOW who would it be, and why?

Bull Armor from Shippu! Iron Leaguer! Really, he's my main/only.

(The one with the horns.)

I just love him sooooo much and I've never selfshipped this hard before, I would love to have him here with me! Hell, it would be interesting for him to meet my wife! 💦

13. How close do you prefer to stay to canon?

I like staying really, really close to canon, but with some caveats and conditions in there.

I wanna stay so close to canon that I flesh out the world within Iron Leaguer, but unto itself, these fleshing outs are indeed rooted in headcanons and idealizations. So for example, I set forth that Iron Leaguer takes place in the early 90s (when the show released), but it is in an alternative reality where technologies advanced at a different rate. People aren't walking around with cell phones yet, but at the same time, there's robots that are so advanced that they essentially have souls. And folks treat that as normal, not new or strange.

Then comes the headcanons, where it's pure extrapolation of the groundwork I set forth. Leaguers seem to be 1) the main form of entertainment for humans and 2) really fucking gay, so I think that this is also a world where queer identities have been normalized and accepted much earlier than in our real timeline. So me, being an openly queer agender HRT-taker, isn't out of place even though our story is taking place in the 90s.

Then there's also the fact that I personally despise the OVA, so it's not canon to our timeline together. I treat our relationship as like, a sequel series to the show, supplanting the OVA entirely. The OVA does not exist.

There's nuance there that I always try to acknowledge. I say I stay "true to canon", but it's my interpretation of the canon. I wouldn't be upset if Sunrise (for some reason) said that like, Iron Leaguer doesn't take place on Earth at all, or that it actually takes place in the year 3869 but humanity decided that cell phones were stupid in 2080, or something. And I don't ever want other Leaguer fans to think I'm insisting that my version or understanding of canon is the only one, because it's not!

Mostly, it ends up meaning "the robots have no fleshy bits, they exclusively drink oil, and yes, I do have to adjust his mouth guard every time I want to kiss him".

- @aro-simp

1. How big of a part is selfshipping in your life?

most of the time if im not focused on an f/o, it takes a background seat. but when i'm fully focused on an f/o i go balls to walls with writing and drawing and talking and thinking about them to the point ill ecen bring them up to friends (tho only my gf and another friend know i selfship, just for lack of me mentioning it to other friends lol). for example i currently have a notebook of everything im planning for jarod, and facts and headcanons, and also a page dedicated to really sappy stuff like hearts around his name etc. when im really obsessed with a guy he is basically part of my daily life. also any and all f/o's in plush form get their goodnight and good morning kisses.

13. How close do you prefer to stay to canon?

Answered here!

14. Any f/o's you have completely removed from canon/their source?

aside from any distinct au's, i keep all my f/o's in their canon. :3 (13, answered above, basically explains why lol)

- @aro-simp

Thank you! From these questions here.

1. How big of a part is selfshipping in your life?

Hmm, that's a complicated one. Right now, because I'm getting a lot of enjoyment (and comfort) out of it, I'd say it's pretty substantial? But then I live and breathe writing, so if it's "something enjoyable to write (or daydream about)" then by its very nature it's going to become important.

8. How closely do you identify with/as your s/i’s, if you have any?

Camomile aka Cammy is the closest to "me" in the sense that she has my stutter and love of reading/writing, but everything else about her is based on "what I find appealing". Rose and Doll are straight up the latter! Though Doll is unique in that she's the only self-insert/OC so far who was born out of a direct question: "If Legato is a human and hates humans, yet also is confused by love, what lengths would a human who loves him need to go?"

11. Do you incorporate kink into your selfships? If yes, any kinks you prefer?

...You know, I never really noticed this, but Belial, Vash and Legato are all varying degrees of canonically kinky, aren't they. XD; But yes, Cammy calls Belial "Daddy" in bed (and who knows where that will lead*), Vash is Rose's puppy (eventually), and Legato and Doll...are complicated, but her original goal was to simply fulfill his physical needs as a sex android.

20. Are you a polyselfshipper? If yes, are all your ships poly?

Yes and no, I think? Back when I first started thinking about these three in a romantic light (and not as an observer while they were with canon characters), it was fun casually imagining them throwing story ideas at me or comforting me when I got sick. But then I found myself wanting to actually do something with those feelings, so I began making OCs. Even though I thought for sure they'd be poly too, all three of them are joined at the hip with their respective guy!