[ SECRET POST #2400 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2400 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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02.
[The Silmarillion]


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03.
[Fire Emblem: Awakening]


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04.
[Almost Human]


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05.
[Gundam Wing and True Blood]


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06.
[NCIS: LA]


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07.
[Final Fantasy VII Compilation]


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08.
[Tom Hiddleston/Loki]


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09.
[Scott & Bailey]


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10.
[Pokemon, Mondo/Domino]


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11.
[Merlin]


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12.
[Chris Colfer]


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13.
[Danny Phantom]


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14.
[Twin Peaks]














Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 03 pages, 064 secrets from Secret Submission Post #343.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 1 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I agree with this secret. In addition to what the OP said, I find the Japanese version of the support, where Olivia apparently tricks Henry into thinking she's cursed*, really manipulative and troubling. Even the English version rubs me the wrong way because Olivia comes off as pushy and controlling, but at least Henry tells her off for that in the English version and she admits that she was wrong for trying to change him. I don't like Olivia, period, so I will never ship this pairing, but their English support is marginally less tooth-grinding.

There may not be much fic for it on the English side, but it's practically all you can get fanart-wise in both the Japanese and English fandom if you want het Henry pairings (as mentioned, there's an excellent Henry/Panne comic, but like most non-Olivia pairings for him, it's pretty much a one-off) and even if people aren't creating fanworks for it, I've seen a lot of squeeing and fangirling over it. I've also definitely seen a bit of the "herd mentality" another poster mentioned, where it seems almost like it's considered the "default" Henry het pairing and there's a deeply obnoxious undercurrent among some Henry/Olivia fans where they act as if the pairing is all but explicitly canon and if you ship him with any one else, you're wrong and weird.

All in all, it's gotten to the point where if I see any mention or fangirling of Henry/Olivia I roll my eyes and backbutton away and find myself greeting any non Henry/Olivia fanworks with relief, even ones with characters that I hate shipping with anyone normally, like Nowi. "Welp, at least it's not another Henry/Olivia pic!"

*I've heard that the Japanese support was translated incorrectly and she does actually get cursed as in the English support. If so, then a lot of people are mistaken because I've seen a couple of different translations and every one of them had her pretending to be cursed, but I haven't seen the not-pretending translation confirmed by anyone reputable yet. And given the way she behaves with Inigo when he doesn't want her to see him dancing (sneaking around spying on him, ignoring his clearly expressed wishes that she not watch him, etc.) I don't find it at all out of character that she'd pretend to be cursed to manipulate Henry.