Get your fandom meme on.

[rogueslayer452]

Since I saw it all over my friendslist the other day, here are three fandom memes, which I'll answer in the comments to the best of my ability. If you've been with me for a while you know which fandoms I've been in and talk about a lot, but if you don't you can easily check my profile. This is also my attempt to get more interactive with you guys, so have at it! :)

001 | Send me a fandom and I will tell you:

My favourite character:
My least favourite character:
Most attractive character:
Funniest character:
A character I would kill off/remove:
A character I would bring back:
5 ships I like:
A random thought:
An unpopular opinion:
My canon OTP:
Non-canon OTP:
Most badass character:
Pairing I am not a fan of:
Character I feel the writers screwed up (in one way or another):
Favourite friendship:
Favourite thing about the canon universe:

002 | Send me a ship and I will tell you:

When or if I started shipping it:
My thoughts:
What makes me happy about them:
What makes me sad about them:
My favourite scene with them:
My least favourite scene with them:
The biggest challenge to their relationship:
Things done in fanfic that annoys me:
Things I look for in fanfic:
Who I’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other:
My happily ever after for them:
What I think will happen with them in the future:

003 | Give me a character and I will tell you:

How I feel about this character:
My unpopular opinion about this character:
One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon:
My het ship:
My fem/slash ship:
My OTP:
My OT3:
My non-romantic OTP:
My anti-ship:
A headcanon fact:
A scene/moment that sums up this character:
An idea I have for the character that I haven't written:

Comments

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

DEAN/CASTIEL (SUPERNATURAL)

When or if I started shipping it: Definitely was on the bandwagon around 4.07, with the infamous bench scene. That's when I kind of fell hard for them.

My thoughts: Dean/Castiel were the first long-lasting OTP I had in a long, long time, and even after moving on from the fandom it still lingers there.

What makes me happy about them: It wasn't immediate, but a slow-build of their trust and friendship over the course of the seasons, the fourth and fifth seasons in particular really showed that development. They bonded and befriended each other during a time when they both needed a friend the most. They have influenced each other in their ways of belief and living and understanding things around them that they wouldn't have considered before; they have learned from one another and are quite similar in many ways. There is a fundamental depth between them that is hard to break, and their chemistry goes deeper than just a simple friendship.

What makes me sad about them: Any happiness they have is fleeting at best, because there's always an obstacle between them it seems nowadays that brings on more angst.

My favourite scene with them: There are many, but I have to go back to that infamous bench scene. It's the first time they actually talk about things without it being strictly for business. They were comfortable with each other's company, so much that Castiel opens up about his uncertainty and doubt about things happening upstairs, and moreover Dean actually listen to him. It's just a nice, lovely scene between them that says a lot about where they were with each other at that time. Another scene that I really loved was 4.22 when Dean confronts Castiel in the angel holding room, which has Cas make his final decision on rebelling Heaven and helping Dean, thus helping humanity.

My least favourite scene with them: Most of the scenes from the sixth season.

The biggest challenge to their relationship: So many obstacles. With Cas it seems like he has to constantly try to choose between Heaven and being with Dean, which is unfair because why can't he have both? He can still remain part of the Heaven family while looking out for the Winchesters. But apparently those two things are mutually exclusive in this universe. Both of them have trouble communicating with each other.

Things done in fanfic that annoys me: When people turn Castiel into some helpless, clueless child who doesn't know how to operate anything in our modern world and constantly needs help with things (i.e. putting on clothes, how to use the shower, doesn't understand sex, etc.) That irritates the fuck out of me.

Things I look for in fanfic: I love me some protective!Castiel, which is basically just BAMF!Cas over his human charge. I love it when Dean is questioning either his own sexuality or his attraction towards Cas who happens to be an angel and what that means, etc. Bonus points if there's Castiel not really understanding the big deal concerning gender. I also have a thing for wing kinks, also sex pollen fics. I also love me some good AUs.

Who I’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other: I also thought that, had she survived, Dean and Jo would have been a great couple. But aside from that, I cannot see Dean and Cas with anyone else besides each other. It just doesn't feel right, tbh.

My happily ever after for them: Just them finding peace, within themselves and each other. That's all I want at this point.

What I think will happen with them in the future: Who knows.

[philstar22.livejournal.com]

I feel like fandom got me into the ship before I even started watching the show since I didn't start watching until season 5 was already starting at the urging of people on my flist. And I was hooked on them from Castiel's first scene. I'm not sure why my brain saw that and thought shippy, but it did.

And I absolutely adore protective!Cas and BAMF!Cas as well as a Dean who loves Cas being like that (even if he won't admit it). My favorite thing in Dean/Cas fics.

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

I've seen many people who said they started watching the show because of the shipping, or simply because of Cas/Misha being present. And that's not a bad thing, imo. In fact it's a pretty good motivational tool to get more converts into a particular fandom.