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terajkI've never had a pairing (for a very broad definition of "pairing": friends, ship, whatever)* which I was sure was totally crack and no one would write, but lo! It is actually a popular ship! Huzzah!
But what appeals to most writers/artists about them is different than what appeals to me about them (ie. people don't put them together how I want. *pouty face*)
Like, a lot of Pairing I run into has Person A being all shy and submissive and usually having a binary gender, while Person B is being all gentle. Whereas I want neurotype-clashing (one demands perfection; the other can't admit competence) and "I'd prefer you over there today" and "Crona is coming to class this week if we have to drag them. Come on, Black * Star," and "Dammit, didn't our friendship fix you yet?" **(although a third person might do that) and Person A exploiting Person B's disability to avoid doing/escape from things that frighten them. ("I'll go check!" *has no intention of coming back*). And then they have adventures. Also, body horror, because why not?
*At this point they aren't romantically involved, but would do a![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
kink_bingo square together.
**On the one hand, Crona is perfect for messing with the "true love can cure disabilities" trope; on the other, madness is so normal in Soul Eater that maybe nobody gives a damn.
But what appeals to most writers/artists about them is different than what appeals to me about them (ie. people don't put them together how I want. *pouty face*)
Like, a lot of Pairing I run into has Person A being all shy and submissive and usually having a binary gender, while Person B is being all gentle. Whereas I want neurotype-clashing (one demands perfection; the other can't admit competence) and "I'd prefer you over there today" and "Crona is coming to class this week if we have to drag them. Come on, Black * Star," and "Dammit, didn't our friendship fix you yet?" **(although a third person might do that) and Person A exploiting Person B's disability to avoid doing/escape from things that frighten them. ("I'll go check!" *has no intention of coming back*). And then they have adventures. Also, body horror, because why not?
*At this point they aren't romantically involved, but would do a
kink_bingo square together.**On the one hand, Crona is perfect for messing with the "true love can cure disabilities" trope; on the other, madness is so normal in Soul Eater that maybe nobody gives a damn.
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Date: 2014-01-02 04:21 am (UTC)I love the gentleness Crona brings out of Maka, but a) gentle is definitely not all she's got in her nor all she *wants* to be, and b) Crona's issues go a hell of a lot further than submission, darn it. Ze's not submissive, ze's *self-effacing*, there's a *difference*.