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(Anonymous) 2014-09-02 08:15 am (UTC)(link)For the longest time I tried to get into Gojyo/Hakkai because I usually like the BFFs-to-romantic-partners trope, but it just never clicked. Eventually I figured out it was because of their personalities - they read to me as wanting vastly different things out of a relationship, so while they make great friends, they'd be terrible as romantic partners for each other.
Conversely, I enjoy Sanzo/Hakkai because their personalities work together for me. They're both quiet, bookish sorts, but at the same time, they're both more than willing to call each other on their bullshit. They both have similar issues regarding romantic relationships, I think (I could write an essay on that), but in ways that encourage healing in the other.
Fic! Um, I remember enjoying Keeping Face by GreyLiliy when I first read it, though that was quite a while ago. It's Hakkai-centric and as gen as the manga gets (which is to say not very); the sequel's marked as Sanzo/Hakkai and Sanzo/Goku which I'm iffy about - but then, the sequel's not been updated in years so *shrugs* The original fic is complete, though. Link: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3055378/1/Keeping-Face
tag.0's Mine is Sanzo/Hakkai, and I enjoy it for the demon-pack-building mythos it's got going. Pretty short but a fun read. It's mostly focused on the pairing, though, so I don't know if it'd be your cup of tea. Link: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5997343/1/Mine
And Vathara's Entanglements is hands down my favourite Saiyuki fic ever - and it's Sanzo/Hakkai, so, bonus! Even if you're ambivalent about the pairing, I think the plot's pretty cool, so it's definitely worth a read. It's more "cool plot with pairing on the side" than anything else =D Link: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4956711/1/Entanglements
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(Anonymous) 2014-09-02 09:26 am (UTC)(link)Goku just acts so damn young and fits into a younger brother role to the rest of the gang. So, I can't ship him with Hakkai or Gojyo because they basically read as older brothers to Goku to me. I kinda ship him with Lirin tbh. They're adorable together, not gonna lie.
Agreed so hard on that. While they click and work together as friends, I can't see them romantically involved. It just wouldn't work.
If you're ever interested in writing that essay, I'd totally read it. And omg, from that description alone, I kinda want to ship them together. It hits quite a few buttons of mine.
Thank you for the recs! I'm currently reading tag.0 's Mine and I'm enjoying it so far. :)
What are some of your other ships?
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(Anonymous) 2014-09-02 10:06 am (UTC)(link)Heheh I don't know if I'd ever write that essay, but we'll see! It kind of gets summed up as: I think they have complementary neuroses; they'd end up helping each other rather than exacerbating the problems. Which is sort of my problem with ships like Gojyo/Hakkai or Sanzo/Gojyo - I don't think they'd be healthy for each other.
Ooh, come over to the Sanzo/Hakkai side! I have to admit, it's that particular interpretation of them that I think works - I've read a few shippy fics where their interactions just don't work for me, which is almost more of a disappointment than not finding fic at all. I really like the fact that Sanzo and Hakkai are both the sort who'd like to vanish to the library, given half a chance, and I like to imagine them sitting around having philosophical discussions when they're bored and the kids *cough Gojyo and Goku cough* are out to play. =D
As far as ships go, I usually have one OTP per fandom, but I bounce through multiple fandoms. SanzoHakkai and ZoroLuffy you already know... I guess the other anime/manga-centric ones I love are Tezuka/Ryoma from Prince of Tennis, Conrad/Yuuri from Kyou Kara Maou!, and Kakashi/Naruto from, well, Naruto. With fandoms like Harry Potter, or Bleach, I generally have a favourite character (Harry and Ichigo respectively) and I'll read pretty much anything that's centred on them and has a good plot - there are a few ships I don't read (like Harry/Draco), and other than those I'll read anything. What about you?
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(Anonymous) 2014-09-02 11:47 am (UTC)(link)Like I said, I'd totally read it if you do. I've never really read a shipping manifesto before tbh. Never had the urge and I doubt there's any for most of my ships.
And it is an interpretation that I can get behind. Can completely understand that. Some ships just have to be written a certain way for them to work. I think it would be more of a disappoinment. Like suddenly finding a fic for a rarepair and being all happy. Then settling down and getting into only to find that every character is just horribly ooc. I try not to be picky and take what I can get but damn there's only so much ooc bullshit I can put up with.
Ohhhh yes. I can totally imagine them hanging out and complaining about the kids a bit as well. Sometimes they seek out each other just to have someone a bit more mature to talk to. I'm warming up to this ship.
I usually have one or two characters that I latch onto and proceeed to ship them with damn near everybody I can imagine. Though theres usually one pairing with those characters that is my absolute favorite. For example in Naruto those characters are Gai and Rock Lee. I ship them with damn near everyone in this series but I can't ship them together for much the same reason I can't ship Goku/Sanzo. Gai/Kakashi and Lee/Neji are my absolute faves.
For Bleach, it's Orihime and Juushiro. It's a tossup between Orihime/Byakuya and Orihime/Rukia for my fave Orihime pairing. While it's probably Juushiro/Byakuya or Juushiro/Shunsui for Juushiro.
Another one is Kuwabara from Yuu Yuu Hakusho. And for him, it's probably Kuwabara/Kurama. With Hiei/Kuwabara for a close second.
I've got more and I've not even named my ships for my main fandom but I'm getting tired. If I did name it right now, I would just end up gushing my main OTP like crazy and not get any sleep at all today. Maybe later.