#genecadero

Finding out that @bobsrarepairweek is coming back later this summer made me think about some of my favorite "Bob's Burgers" rare pairs and particularly ones I haven't written for but kind of want to. Some of these are background canon ships that folks don't really write about, some of them are ships with small fandom followings, at least one is a nightmare of my own creation, but they all amuse me and I'd like to see more (or any) fics about them, so I might need to do it myself. The list is in no particular order:

Edith Cranwinkle/Harold Cranwinkle: "Bob's Burgers" fandom oughta be ashamed that AO3 isn't full of filthy, filthy smut about these two!!! Okay, maybe that is an extreme statement, but they are a very funny canon couple and, given their ages and how relatively little we know about them and their relationship, it seems like there are a lot of story possibilities out there for them that we will never see on the show.

Genecadero (Gene/Peter Pescadero): One of my favorite bloggers, @dianadeadwing, was big on this ship and coined the name and I am on board with this. I honestly think Peter Pescadero is one of the most underrated characters on the show- he's never really given a central role but whenever he's in an episode he's almost guaranteed to be doing something funny/weird/interesting. And he does seem to be one of Gene's closest non-sibling friends (after only Alex and Courtney). Heck, in the most recent episode Gene describes their relationship as "classmates with benefits" ("I don't know if I'm using that phrase correctly".)

Trickey (Trev/Mickey): Yeah, I don't think they've ever intereacted in canon, but as soon as this idea was put in my head (by @theangrypomeranian) I just can't help but love the idea of these two dumb, sweet, dumb, weird guys getting together. I just think it would be very funny. There was a like a week or two where I was obsessed with these two and made several posts about them and came up with several fic ideas which I never wrote. Maybe I need to revist those.

Roger Flanley/Judy: Do I need to say more? (I'm being told "yes" starting with "Who the hell are you talking about?") The IRS Agent and the touchtank aquarium owner from "Aquaticism". Honestly, I think that is one of the sweetest stories of the whole show. I just love seeing sweet but awkward middle aged people making a connection. (Surely this has nothing to do with me being a single awkward middle aged person...) Also, Roger is voiced by Ken Marino who is an Actor That Makes Everything Better in my book.

Rudlee (Rudy/Kaylee): My second favorite ship for both of them! It's cute and nerdy and sweet and I love them both...but, Roudise (and to much lesser extent Arnlee) is so close to my heart that I doubt I will ever do anything with them. Fortunately, Babs did.

Aunt Gayle/Sylvester Stiebltiz: This is the "nightmare of my own creation". They are not an OTP. But I think it's almost certain that they would go out on a couple of hilariously bad dates at some point. They are both desparately, pathetically single and they are bound to encounter each other at some point, but their quirks really wouldn't complement each other all. Like, they are both messes in very different ways. It won't succeed, but I feel like it will happen.

Jen the Babysitter/Christopher the Notary: I adore Jen, and I thought it was sweet when they gave her an awkward little romance in "Ferry on My Wayward Bob and Linda". I mean, who doesn't love a good notary/notaroo to lovers story?

Gene Jacket! (Gene/Tammy): So, I started out shipping this as a joke just because I want more non-portmanteau ship names and that scene from "Adventures in Chinchilla Sitting" gives a us a great one for them. But I have sort of started thinking about it more seriously. Like, I imagine that if they are older and Gene starts actually getting popular as a local musician, Tammy would be drawn to him (because shallow), and he would kind of be dismissive of her because that is his way of interacting with her ("we get it, you have email!") and that would just make her more interested and then...stuff happens and they get together? Well, obviously there's a reason the story hasn't actually been written. But I do find it kind of weird that there is more shipping of Tammy with any of the Belcher kids. They all have such fun dynamics with her! Like, they all insult her but in their own unique ways. So, I'll round out the list with:

Tammy/Tina

Geneuary Day 8 Crush / Birthday

I had to do it. Some Genecadero based off my headcanon that Peter Pescadero has a huge crush on Gene that he’s completely oblivious to.

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Digital fan art of Gene and Peter Pescadero from Bob's Burgers standing back to back. They are both smiling and looking very slightly towards each other. Gene has a hand held up to the side of his face with his fingers splayed out. The background is a lightly textured pink with several darker pink hearts near the boy's heads.

Genecadero! Just thought I'd slip a self-indulgent rare pair onto Tumblr today since the app is messing up on my iPad.

I'm still working on getting Peter Pescadero's face where I want it. This is at least an improvement over last time. Much more bouffant.

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Digital fan art of Gene Belcher and Peter Pescadero from Bob's Burgers. Gene is hugging and leaning heavily into Peter with a smile on his face. Peter stands more upright with a more subdued but still present smile and hugs him back. Two small pink hearts float near their heads.

Well if you insist… here’s my ~*~Genecadero~*~ essay!

There’s this old article on the internet somewhere about romance writing that I’m trying to find that talks about the key to a good romantic pairing being love interests who appear on the surface as being very different but are very similar at their core. They talked about Buffy and Spike I think, but I think more Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji (essentially rule boy x class clown). Rudy and Louise work really well on this level. Louise is being the spunky kid in detention and Rudy more of a soft spoken rule-following hall monitor. But at their heart they really care about their friends and families and doing what’s right.

This got me thinking about who could be a love interest for Gene, the loud, attention-seeking, middle-child who’s actually really gentle, sensitive, and insecure at his core. And, well, Peter Pescadero does seem really different from Gene on the surface. Him being soft spoken but sassy is the opposite of Gene being loud but sweet. They’ve got that cat and dog energy. Yet they are also very similar. They both love unconventional music. Neither of them seem interested in traditionally masculine things like sports and have a lot of girls for friends. Peter has repeatedly gone out of his way to help Gene with things. Most recently letting him borrow an expensive piece of musical equipment in “Amelia" that belonged to his older brother. (Gene who always has sticky hands and is forgetful, it just seems like alot to trust someone with)

My personal head canon just based on vibes and queer wish fulfillment is that Peter has a crush on Gene that Gene is completely oblivious to. He keeps joining all these projects with Gene to be around him and trying to drop awkward hints but Gene either consciously or unconsciously doesn’t notice. Unconsciously because he states himself that he’s not good at picking up on vibes or consciously because he really shies away from anything that would be too much like growing up and especially with Tina as his older sister he might equate any kind of romantic relationship with teenagers.

I think if Gene ever did let himself think about it he would get hit hard. Gene is someone who is extremely affectionate and enjoys being around people. Eventually I think he’s going to find someone to redirect all of the devotion he has towards Linda and just be a total simp towards whoever he ends up with.

It’s wip Wednesday which is great because I have way too many sketches to ever make finished drawings out of all of them! Like literally hundreds.

@theangrypomeranian got me all thinking about my rare pair, Gene x Peter Pescadero so here’s some sketches!

I’m calling it Genecadero (as @sailoreuterpe pointed out their first names do not combine well) for now. I’m still trying to work on getting Peter’s likeness where I want it. His bouffant and awkward way of standing are very important features.

@goldendoodlerlockerlove sent me an ask about Genecadero last night when I was already thinking about them so this happened.

I also wrote a little rough draft of a thing last night because they have nothing on AO3 and I want to put them on the board. It still needs edited to oblivion and I am not at all confident in my ability to write any more but who cares. This is based on what I wrote.

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Digital fan art of Gene Belcher and Peter Pescadero from Bob’s Burgers. They are both dressed in winter clothes standing close in front of school lockers. Gene looks at Peter with his mouth slightly open as he tucks a make shift two dimensional red flower behind his ear. Peter neutrally looks down and stands close with a glove on only one hand.

This is a quote from the movie.

I dunno I like Gene x Peter Pescadero. Loud sweet boy + quiet unhinged boy, they both like music, the Belcher kids are into redheads, Pescadero rhymes with so many things, and their colors go really well together. It just makes sense.

Don’t you do this to me! I’m way too deep in the Gene x Peter Pescadero brainrot today!

But um… other rare pairs I like are:

Nat/ Gayle - They both have absolutely unhinged energy that would really complement each other. I feel like they would have just crazy adventures everyday. Plus Aunt Nat? Yes, please.

Teddy/ Linda/ Bob - OT3 honestly. Teddy should be their boyfriend. 100%

Teddy/ Glen the handyman - They had chemistry. Teddy thinks he’s handsome. They share interests.

Gene x Peter Pescadero!!! - this ship came out of nowhere and has been killing me lately! They’re so funny together, they have the same interests, and are also kind of like foils. AND I forget who mentioned it but a big issue with writing Gene is his conflict avoidance. Peter’s shown some signs of being more conflict driven (“Did Peter Pescadero just confess to a crime?”) and could help move any shared storylines along!

Anywho I’m pretty basic beyond that unless Louise x Millie is considered obscure. I like them but Millie got some growth to do. She’s nine it could happen.