I've been sort of guilty of indulging on that before. Not so much, it's more of trying to write a popular pairing just to see what's the big deal... and then it's liked and it's very confusing.

Of course, that was when I was pretty new to fandom. Now if I'm aware of how popular a couple is, I'll go and write the complete opposite just to spite people.

and then it's still liked and underground popular. je le fail! [/fake french]