Do you see Mr. Puzzles and Mr. WPNZ as best friends?
Or do you root for them to get together (do you "ship" the couple), even though it’s not official in the series?
Just out of curiosity—and I don't want you to think I'm homophobic or prejudiced—it's just that sometimes this habit of shipping characters with each other or with OCs can go a bit too far. You know what I mean?
and I hope I'm not the only one who notices this
i don't see puzzles and wpnz as any one way. and i wouldn't say i'm "rooting" for anything in particular, either. what i want is an interesting story, and whatever relationship dynamic will make that story work is what i'm "rooting" for. and i have faith that the CaV team knows what they're doing.
puzzles and wpnz are narrative devices, and their relationship could go any number of ways. they could be lovers, they could be best friends, they could even hate each other. all of these are possible depending on the story you want to tell, which i believe is more important than "who ends up with who." and i also believe that ALL of it is fair game.
it only becomes uninteresting for me when the romance is prioritized over the story. the characters' relationships should enhance the story, and it doesn't do much for me if you could take out their relationship entirely and nothing about the story would change.
there are interesting stories to tell where wpnz and puzzles are best friends. there are interesting stories to tell where they're lovers, or where they are in romantic relationships with other characters. as long as the writing is good and the story is interesting, i'll enjoy it! the consumption of this kind of thing becomes more fun when you think of it less like a competition and more like "HOLY SHIT 8 DOZEN CAKES"
all i will say from here, though, is that if puzzles and wpnz do end up being together in canon, i hope they are given enough time to be friends first before becoming something more. after months of wpnz hunting puzzles down as revenge for betraying him, would be kinda weird to jump straight to "I Love You Boxhead Together We Are Gunshow"
