#pairing ask

Oh wow, that's quite the list. *cracks knuckle* Here I go!!

Tikki/Plagg

Screw canon with "Kwami don't understand love or human's feelings", Tikki and Plagg are the oldest married couple ever around!!! The balance, opposite attracts, fun bickering, sweet nickname Plagg only has for Tikki? They're married, your Honour!

Alya/Marinette

Best friends to lovers is a go!! It's a shame the show is so inconstant with Alya's characterization, but let's forget it for a moment: Alya is the one who openly stood up to Chloé for Marinette when they didn't know one another, Alya keeps rooting for Marinette in everything she does and helps whenever she can, is her confident and keeps giving her pep talk... what's not to love? Sure, Alya isn't perfect, and she's still a teen learning subtility among other things. And I don't think I need to expand on what Marinette does for Alya and everyone else, the poor girl even needs a long vacation! Burn whatever Lila is doing to Alya's brain whenever she appears on screen, Alya is a good friend and potential GF for Marinette!

Felix/Marinette

I am glad Felix was replaced by Adrien, I don't care if the quality of the show dropped or is imitating a roller-coaster ride. I've seen enough "girl is infatuated with a (selfish) boy who's acting like an asshole to her, whilst drooling all over a persona of hers", and I am glad they went for the "classmates-friends-to-lovers" route. Felix isn't "a jerk with a heart of gold", that's fanon Felix, and while some creators have very good AUs for the pairing (some I even follow!), it got tarnished in my eyes by the too many salt fics where Felix comes around to "save Marinette from EvUlanDsTOopiD classmates and Adrien". UGH. I despise how they made Felix an asshole only to try and make me feel sorry for him afterwards, there are two kinds of assholes, and Felix in his first apparitions wasn't in the "likeable" one.

Adrien/Nino

Underrated, underdeveloped, wasted potential, WHY?! They would make a very cute couple!! Also, gimme more of their friendship on screen goddamnit!!!!! They would be so fun to follow, example: Nino is usually being chill and smiling yet he (internally or not) completely freak out when Adrien makes a social faux pas due to his upbringing or casually buys him some expensive stuff "DUDE PLEASE DON'T 😨" "Did I do something wrong?? Are you mad? 😢" "Nonononono I'm not mad but... next time, just follow my lead and keep your money, please??" (still he lets Adrien give him gifts though because it's one of his love languages)

Luka/Nino

Oh no.

Thank you for the ask! But I'm going to warn you now that if you asked because you love this couple, then I suggest you stop reading now. I don't want to offend you, but I am super anti Rhaegar x Lyanna.

First, Rhaegar is a total loser in this scenario. He's a married man with two children. It doesn't matter that the marriage was a political match - so are most of the marriages in Westeros, and that still doesn't give men the right to run away with a woman they like better. Women certainly don't have that option. Not only that, but he humiliated Elia, who had been nothing but good to him, by all accounts. He endangered their children, even if you exclude Aerys' madness, because he set them up to possibly have another Blackfyre Rebellion down the line. His lack of respect for his wife also sent a horrible message to all of Westeros that their future Queen didn't deserve respect, so that was bound to eventually cause issues for their son, Aegon, because it invites other people (like Tywin) to claim he's not "worthy" of respect (and by extension, the crown) either. Elia and her children deserved better.

Second, Lyanna was a child. I know she was considered a maiden by her peers, but it doesn't change the fact that she was 14 when this grown man became interested in her. Even in terms of the world GRRM built within asoiaf, boys weren't allowed to rule a castle without having a regent until they reached the age of 16. Plus, there was a huge power imbalance between the two. Not only was Rhaegar older, but he was also the crowned prince, and he had much more power than Lyanna could ever have. Her "option" to run away with him was an illusion (at best). If she had decided she didn't want to go, I highly doubt Rhaegar would have just let her walk away, given that he viewed her as a way to fulfill the prophecy. And I very much doubt that Lyanna fully understood the ramifications of what would occur when she ran away with him. You could argue that Rhaegar didn't anticipate the consequences either (which is true), but he certainly had more information than her, including the fact that she would be locked away to give birth, isolated from everyone she loved. Lyanna deserved better.

And second how did you get into Shikahina? It’s such a forgotten ship and with Naruhina/Shikatema being so popular it’s often ignored by the fandom

(Sorry if you’ve already answered this)

Hi there Marvelous Manatee Anon! 😊

Aww thank you so much! That’s so nice! ❤️

Hey! No bother at all! I haven’t actually ever been asked this! So thank you for that! 🥰 And even at that I do love a wee pairing ask!

[Shikamaru x Hinata] was actually my first ever ship, ikr? Super weird I know, but I just never liked any of the canon based or even hinted at ships for a really long time. (I like [Lee x Sakura], [Asuma x Kurenai] and [Sai x Ino] in Boruto now!)

I just kind of always got the feeling that Hinata needed more gentle encouragement to come out of her shell than most of the Naruto world guys more abrupt natures, and I always wanted someone for Shikamaru who was a bit more laid back than all the other more involved women of the Naruto world yano?

And then they became godparents to Mirai and, man, that just writes itself! 😂

So, fun fact, I deleted all my older stories because they were awful! And made me cringe so hard, but when I was trying to get back into writing, actually just a few months before all this lockdown business, [Shikamaru x Hinata] stories are where I started back up again!

I know I write more [Shino x Tenten] these days but [Shikamaru x Hinata] was my first OTP and I will always drift back to them because of the love I have for the pairing ❤️

All my [Shikamaru x Hinata] stories can be found at this filter made link: [Ao3]

Thank you for the cool ask! ✨

There’s a lot of way you could take it or see it but in my personal opinion.

Sokka and Katara : Freak out about and are against it, they eventualy give up and calm down but are still very much against Azula’s view of sibling relationship and they are still confused that Zuko share them.

Toph : Would not care much / find it funny but probably would get defensive on Zuko’s behalf at times.

Suki : Wouldn’t care much, she had to walk through the whole earth kingdom with her kyoshi warriors and protected refugee to go safely to Ba Sing Se, so she probably saw enough shit to just be like ‘That’s a thing that exist’ and that’s it.

Aang : Has no concept or idea of what ‘siblings’ mean / are since it’s just not a thing amongst Air Nomad and has been hiding the fact he has no idea what everyone is talking about whenever he hear that word. So Zucest would stress him out only because he doesn’t want the other to find out after all this time since he missed the moment to mention it and now it would be awkward.

Surprisingly, for such a wild ask, I actually have thought about G and ships before? Like, (to my eternal surprise with my ever growing list of unposted and in-progress AU’s) I even have some posted! 

NOTP: The problem with NOTP’s is that the moment I think: I wouldn’t ship that! I begin to think of ways I WOULD ship it, which means no definite NOTP in most cases. I don’t have one for G, anyway. 

BROTP: GGiotto. Like, no questions asked. I have so freakin’ much friendship feels for these two! (not to mention G is the only reason anyone puts up with Giotto’s antics in my crack fics- G’s the only reason the thirty rooms of paperwork aren’t the entire Vongola Mansion full)

OTP: I have no real OTP for G, but I do have several ships I like. I’m putting GAsari here, not because it’s the best one, but because it featured as a minor ship in The Name of the Game. 

My second choice pairing for them: GAlaude.

My fluffy pairing for them: I love ElenaDaemon, but while I never thought about pairing Daemon with someone else, I have entertained some GElena thoughts. I like this one a lot, regardless of it being a BROTP or a romantic ship. 

My angsty pairing for them: I wouldn’t mind some GSepira.

My favorite poly ship for them: Handsdown GMafia! Him being the only sane person in the Primo gen makes him universally loved by the rest of the Vongola Alliance, his personal fanclub. (Featured in The Name of the Game along with the GAsari and the thirty rooms of paperwork Giotto left behind XD)

My weirdest pairing for them: When in need of weird, call Byakuran. 

oh my gosh toy rabbits thats adorable…i would have to say wonpil since he would definitely share your love for cute things and animals! also tauruses are a great match in general !!

Lovely!

I hate what D&D did with these characters at the end, but ignoring that (because don't we all?), I really do find this couple to be precious. Just let these poor girls have a happy life surrounded by lemon trees 😭

Truly though, they have so many similarities, including light and innocent ones (such as their mutual love of reading stories and getting lost in the books), as well as more serious ones (such as their shared trauma from losing their family and having men take advantage of them).

They could support one another and bring out the best in each other (because they know what it's like to be torn down by others), and they could both finally have the healthy, loving (romantic) relationship that they deserve (because regardless of what people say, I personally don't find Daenerys and Drogo to be a healthy relationship).