The MB fandom! (You don’t have to do the episode/season questions if you are not thinking of a specific show.)
Hi @chaanv so glad to see you again!
I am always so excited when I get an ask from you so thanks 💙
the first character i ever fell in love with: Krishna 💙 (I know- how very unexpected)
a character that i used to love/like, but now do not: I don't really have any character that exactly fits that description but I used to be pretty neutral towards Dhritarashtra but now I am very much against him. (something related to that quote- The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their silence at times of crisis)
a ship that i used to love/like, but now do not: as per my Ramayana answer for this same ask, I can Never say that for any of my ships.
my ultimate favorite character™: it's a tie! Between the three Krishnas! Very obvious that I can't really choose just one.
prettiest character: can I say Nakul? Because I wanna say Nakul. This thought has been stuck inside my brain for a significant amount of time and it's not going away. (As for Draupadi, I can never really imagine her as pretty, I accept only beautiful, an intense beauty that makes you lower your eyes in respect)
my most hated character: this beautiful epic is full of flawed, human characters some of whom commit unforgivable crimes and deserve their fate, but still, in another time, in another place, in other situations, I can see myself in many of them (is that a good thing? Not at all. But it's human... in my opinion) so no, I don't really hate anyone with that passion. (Again this does Not mean that they are not wrong, they very much are, just means that I am intrigued by this great story and its characters.)
my OTP: Arjun and Subhadra! Also Draupadi and Pandavs ❤
my NOTP: Draupadi and Karna, I guess.
favorite episode: I liked the brc mahabharat adaptation so I would say, the episode in which Krishna visits Hastinapur as a messenger of peace before the war (It has a song which I absolutely Love because of how it is written and shown and also everyone being charmed by Krishna is a big plus point)
saddest death: Abhimanyu. When I read the story for the first time ever (a shorter version), that part affected me so much that I refused to read that part again in all my re-readings of that version (which were a lot).
favorite season: the part with the Pandavs' childhood until their time at Indraprastha.
least favorite season: the game of dice, very obviously.
character that everyone else in the fandom loves, but i hate: as you might have guessed... no one 😅
my ‘you’re piece of trash, but you’re still a fave’ fave: I think this is pretty obvious in my writings, but I always seem a little soft on Yudhishthir despite the man's many, many mistakes... I can't really help it, it's a weakness.
my ‘beautiful cinnamon roll who deserves better than this’ fave: Uttara, I just think she's neat 💕 (Arjun will approve)
my ‘this ship is wrong, nasty, and makes me want to cleanse my soul, but i still love it’ ship: I don't think I have that type of ship in this fandom. Very boring answer, I know, I am disappointed too.
my ‘they’re kind of cute, and i lowkey ship them, but i’m not too invested’ ship: Kunti and Pandu, Ganga and Shantanu, Krishna and his great wives, Bheem and Hidimbi, Abhimanyu and Uttara, I guess that's all (yes, I do not understand the meaning of a single choice).
Thanks for this Mahabharat ask, I enjoyed it! And I really hope it's not too long and boring 😅