what is ship chemistry? replies from this post (feel free to reply cuz iâm still curious about your answers)
@huntershowl said: for me, it means that when the characters interact, thereâs a certain tension or draw/magnetism that i can feel in their conversations â like something about the other character pulls them in over and over again. sometimes it feels as if thereâs a spark like that, particularly a romantic one, and sometimes there isnât, but yea thatâs the way i vibe it out!
i feel like a lot of people define it the way you do! and i do see merit to it. i feel like in theory thatâs the way it should go, finding connection through the interaction, a hint that something interesting could come out of it. it works best for people with the discipline to really write though or at least for characters that demand that sort of thing (i know from what i read that hellhound is a difficult oc to ship with so it makes sense and i agree not all characters can just jump into a ship)Â
@tribeof said: i honestly donât know what that phase even means anymore bc iâve had so many ships where if you look at it on paper or at the beginnings stages of threads then chemistry is null. i just tell folks these days that my muses is trying to see whatâs up đ¤ˇđ˝ââď¸đ
@themercifulmother said: i boil it down to, âtheyâre clicking. we have writing compabitlity, weâre plotting very well, they have a good dynamic, my muse SEEMS like they would genuinely be into yours-â its ship chemistry!
honestly i feel like nowadays iâm a mix of you two đ like ive... i can tell whether iâd enjoy shipping with someone based on the way we interact ooc and i feel like that rapport translates very well onto the characters, and with the characters themselves i can often guess whether a ship would be viable even from the start. not for shallow reasons -- just because i sit down and read everything i can about the character and ask questions and based on that i can draw my conclusions about whether theyâd get along with my character. like based on that i can at least know for sure whether my muse would be interested, and get an idea on whether itâd be mutual. and then i just try to see whatâs up :/Â
@starrdew said: itâs so funny bc i feel like ppl say that in order to side step saying what sounds harsh which is âif ur ocâs and ur personalities donât mesh with me, iâm not drawn to shipping with you.â to me, there has to be mutual interest and comfort. when those factors are present, it rly shows in the writing which can read as attraction/chemistry
it comes down to that i think... like i can ship with someone i donât got a good vibe going with, but iâm not gonna enjoy it very much. and so iâve definitely shielded myself in the âi donât see the chemistryâ excuse before lmao. so for me... i need to like your personality as well as your ocâs, we need to get along, otherwise itâs not gonna work. because i need to know whether you will respect my oc and the work i put into it and will not just use it as a vehicle for feels and your museâs development -- and that is the best way to know. itâs the respect and friendship what really makes me eager to ship with someone.Â
















