#pll femslash

I’VE DONE IT.

Thank you for asking! I'll definitely answer all of them lol! I will start with Alison though.

Alison:

Alison/Aria:

Whether I ship it or not: Yes of course, I frequently go insane about them, as you know! They're almost always in my top 5 if not top 3 ships ever.

Why I ship it or not: I just think they have a fascinating dynamic! Aria being the liar Ali has the least contentious relationship with and also the one she clearly admires and views as an equal is never not interesting to me. I also think Aria understands Ali in a really unique way, like through stories and myth-making, which is Ali's bread and butter.

My opinion on their canon potential (chemistry, canon interactions, etc): I will go to my grave maintaining that canon Alison had/has feelings for Aria and while it's all subtextual I do think there's a ton of evidence for that interpretation. It gets a little harder to argue Aria returns her romantic feelings but I don't view it as impossible - Aria's preoccupation with villains - especially her not wanting her villain to lose before she even knows about Ezra - definitely suggests a little ambiguity in her taste.

My opinion on fanon interpretations/fandom around it (Favorite widespread hcs, pet-peeves, etc): There isn't really a ton of fanon on them, which is a shame. If anything I wish more people shipped them, they have so much potential. My favorite headcanon is that Alison and Aria were hooking up pre-canon.

Alison/Emily:

Whether I ship it or not: Yes but definitely not as intensely as most people do.

Why I ship it or not: Mean girls and the girls who love them are just always going to be interesting to me.

My opinion on their canon potential (chemistry, canon interactions, etc): Obviously they are an endgame ship that gets divorced so that answers that. I will say I'm not crazy about how they became canon - it seems very clear to me that the show runners were not thrilled with them as endgame so I think they're written rather cruelly.

My opinion on fanon interpretations/fandom around it (Favorite widespread hcs, pet-peeves, etc): I don't really like the "Alison is only bisexual for Emily" headcanon that I see often. It's just kind of boring to me.

Alison/Hanna:

Whether I ship it or not: Oh definitely!

Why I ship it or not: The doppelganger vibes alone are *chef's kiss* I will never not ship doppelcest, but also Hanna being the "nicer" version of Alison is a vibe unto itself. "It used to be easier to tell us apart" LOSING IT

My opinion on their canon potential (chemistry, canon interactions, etc): I maintain that all pll female characters are a little queer but I'm also willing to admit I'm a tad biased. I do think Ashley and Sasha hav good chemistry though!

My opinion on fanon interpretations/fandom around it (Favorite widespread hcs, pet-peeves, etc): Another ship I don't see a ton of people shipping, unfortunately! Ship Alison DiLaurentis with more women!!!!

Alison/Spencer:

Whether I ship it or not: Another one where I definitely ship it but I think more people are into it than I am.

Why I ship it or not: "You deserve a decent sister, Spence," Ali says, and then she proceeds to be the worst sister this side of Charlotte Drake. What's not to ship?

My opinion on their canon potential (chemistry, canon interactions, etc): This is one that I don't necessarily want in canon, I just wanna watch them interact forever. Oh also "Practice is always better than the real thing"!?!??! AND THE SLOW DANCE, that's gay, girls!!!

My opinion on fanon interpretations/fandom around it (Favorite widespread hcs, pet-peeves, etc): I will admit I am not as into rivalry ships as some people, which is probably why they don't hit quite as hard for me.

Alison/Mona:

Whether I ship it or not: Honestly I think the answer is yes for all of these ships, there's very little I don't ship amongst the female characters in pll.

Why I ship it or not: I mean, Mona tried to kill Alison, helped her fake her death and run away, and then she built a whole new Alison in the form of Hanna...how could I not I ask again!!!

My opinion on their canon potential (chemistry, canon interactions, etc): On the Mona side I definitely think it's real. They are extremely married and dysfunctional in the perfectionists too! Maybe my favorite thing about the existence of that show is that it makes the argument for Alison having feelings for Mona too very well.

My opinion on fanon interpretations/fandom around it (Favorite widespread hcs, pet-peeves, etc): People don't talk shit enough about the fact that the best derogatory nickname Alison could come up with for Mona was Loser Mona - compared to Hermie and Pigskin it's downright affectionate and I think that's hilarious.

Aria:

Aria/Emily:

Whether I ship it or not: Oh most definitely, an incredibly underrated dynamic imo.

Why I ship it or not: Their interactions in the pilot are some of my favorite, it always feels like two girls mourning their first love which is a Vibe as a ship imo.

My opinion on their canon potential (chemistry, canon interactions, etc): Unlikely in the sense of they were never actually gonna let all the girls be gay but all of the girls were gay and in love with each other so!

My opinion on fanon interpretations/fandom around it (Favorite widespread hcs, pet-peeves, etc): I do see that the general consensus is that they are underrated and I'm glad because they are! I like to headcanon that Aria had a girlfriend in Iceland and is very nonchalant about the whole thing, so much so that she forgets to come out to her friends and Emily gets mad when she finally finds out that this whole time she thought she was the only queer one lol.

Aria/Hanna:

Whether I ship it or not: Yes, definitely!

Why I ship it or not: I think they have great banter and it's so fun to watch, lol

My opinion on their canon potential (chemistry, canon interactions, etc): It's the same every time, compulsive heterosexuality forces me to say no when the answer really should be yes!!!

My opinion on fanon interpretations/fandom around it (Favorite widespread hcs, pet-peeves, etc): I honestly don't see a lot about them which is a shame, they're very fun together! I wish more people vibed about the possibilities between Aria and Hanna re: Hanna being Alison's designated doppelganger!

Aria/Spencer:

I answered this one here!

Aria/Mona:

Whether I ship it or not: Oh my god, yes!

Why I ship it or not: I think Mona deserves to find out why Alison picked Aria, bc it's gay and Mona deserves to be gay with all girls, especially liars.

My opinion on their canon potential (chemistry, canon interactions, etc): Once again compulsive heterosexuality is ruining the vibes!!! Let Mona Vanderwaal kiss girls!!!

My opinion on fanon interpretations/fandom around it (Favorite widespread hcs, pet-peeves, etc): I think we all agree that they are tiny menaces who should kiss, and that's good.

Emily:

Emily/Hanna:

Whether I ship it or not: The answer is a resounding yes.

Why I ship it or not: Hanna being offended that Emily isn't attracted to her is one of the gayer scenes in the show tbh. Also Hanna asking Emily what it was like to come out. God so many of their interactions are gay.

My opinion on their canon potential (chemistry, canon interactions, etc): I think you can argue Hanna has a thing for Emily, even fighting against the compulsive heterosexuality. They have some of the heaviest subtextually queer moments too, like I said.

My opinion on fanon interpretations/fandom around it (Favorite widespread hcs, pet-peeves, etc): I love that we all know Hanna wants to kiss Emily. They should've let her tbh.

Emily/Spencer:

Whether I ship it or not: Yes! One of my favorite dynamics in the show.

Why I ship it or not: They just give off extreme married couple energy. Also their fight when Spencer scares Alison off in season 4 is a shipper's dream tbh.

My opinion on their canon potential (chemistry, canon interactions, etc): I think Spencer's (second) gayest interactions are with Emily! (gayest is Alison, ofc!) Compulsive heterosexuality is a blight on this show!!!

My opinion on fanon interpretations/fandom around it (Favorite widespread hcs, pet-peeves, etc): I guess I realized I've seen very little about them in fandom which is a shame, they're very gay and underrated.

Emily/Mona:

Whether I ship it or not: Oh absolutely!

Why I ship it or not: Emily is to Alison what Mona is to Hanna and that makes them ridiculously shippable in my opinion. Mona being the worst version of Emily, for better or for worse.

My opinion on their canon potential (chemistry, canon interactions, etc): I don't think they spend enough time on the parallels between them imo. But yeah canon won't let us have any fun.

My opinion on fanon interpretations/fandom around it (Favorite widespread hcs, pet-peeves, etc): Again, we are not focusing enough on their similarities and that is a CRIME.

Hanna:

Hanna/Spencer:

Whether I ship it or not: Oh unquestionably, might rival Spencer/Emily for my favorite Spencer ship.

Why I ship it or not: The fact that they're the only ones who stayed and are still friends in the pilot! And Hanna telling Spencer that not everything has to be about Melissa, which is a very "Hanna is the nice version of Alison" moment because it's something Alison has tried to convey before with her "You deserve a decent sister." moment but Alison is all teeth and claws about it, Hanna's version is so much more effective.

My opinion on their canon potential (chemistry, canon interactions, etc): Again, compulsive heterosexuality is a blight, a scourge, a disease!!! Let women be gay together!!!

My opinion on fanon interpretations/fandom around it (Favorite widespread hcs, pet-peeves, etc): People should be more insane about them, actually.

Hanna/Mona:

Whether I ship it or not: Oh hell yeah!!!! tbh they are right under Alison/Aria for me in this fandom.

Why I ship it or not: "Alison was gone, but you wanted her back, why?" "to think we were this close to our first kiss" I COULD GO ON!!!! Mona doing insane shit for Hanna is one of my favorite tropes on the show. ALSO SHE HIT HER WITH HER CAR??? I love them, okay! OH AND WHEN THEY WALKED DOWN THE HALLWAY HAND IN HAND POST MAKEOVER??? GAAAAAAY.

My opinion on their canon potential (chemistry, canon interactions, etc): Babes they are canon, just because the show runners were too cowardly to make them endgame doesn't mean they're not in love.

My opinion on fanon interpretations/fandom around it (Favorite widespread hcs, pet-peeves, etc): I love that we all know this is The ship of all time, because it is.

Spencer:

Spencer/Mona:

Whether I ship it or not: Definitely!

Why I ship it or not: Mona trying to drive Spencer crazy to get her on the A-team is...visionary, insane, exactly like courting, no I won't be taking questions.

My opinion on their canon potential (chemistry, canon interactions, etc): Compulsive heterosexuality I am in your walls!!!! Let them kiss!!!! In Radley!!!!

My opinion on fanon interpretations/fandom around it (Favorite widespread hcs, pet-peeves, etc): Definitely think other people vibe with them more because of the rivalry aspect but I still think they're a fun ship!