dear ranger's apprentice fandom. so i've been seeing a lot of hate on wilt (for those of you who don't know that's will x halt.) and it's been bothering me a bit. now, i’m not here to try and vouch for the political and moral compass of this ship but there is something important i feel the need to say.
no. matter. what. you. ship. you. are. still. a. valid. fan.
romance has never been the most important part of the series. the best part of it has always been the unlikely friendships. as the fandom we should reflect that and accept others we disagree with and make our own unlikely friendships maybe you happen to be thinking to yourself: "well you're a morally grey multishipper nothing matters to you anyway." (all odds say you probably aren't but let's pretend.) i would have to say to you that there are ships i don't agree with. personally lydia x ingvar is a huge pet peeve for me, along with cassie x horace. but i don't estrange those who ship them and make them feel like walking pieces of garbage. people are people no matter what they think and people are deserving of respect this needs to be said before the fandom turns toxic and starts judging based on the characters you ship. don't like wilt? that's fine. but instead of ostracizing those who do, embrace the things about them you do agree with, there is no need to act like shipping is the only facet of ranger's apprentice. we should all do our best to make sure that everyone can express themselves and be free of the fear that they will be alienated
(Warning i have an opinion and this next part is just my preference) Honestly age differences don't really bother me in fiction because i could just make an au where they are the same age and the dynamic wouldn't change but that's just my take.
