Fandom Alphabet: A

Well, I said I wanted to get back into the habit of posting more regularly and what better way to do it than a fandom alphabet meme which I shamelessly stole from naye

Here's the full list if you want to copy

A: Ships that you currently like a lot. (They don’t have to be OTPs because not everyone has OTPs.) Friendships, pairings, threesomes, etc. are allowed. B: A pairing – platonic, romantic or sexual – that you initially didn’t consider, but someone changed your mind. C: A ship you have never liked and probably never will. D: What was the first thing you ever contributed to a fandom? E: Have you added anything cracky/hilarious to your fandom, if so, what? F: What’s the longest you’ve ever been in a fandom? What fandom was it? G: What was your first fandom? H: Do you prefer live action TV shows or animated TV shows? I: Has online caused you to stop liking any fandoms, if so, which and why? J: Name a fandom you didn’t care/think about until you saw it all over the internet. K: What character has your favorite development arc/the best development arc? L: Say something genuinely nice about a character who isn’t one of your faves. M: Name a character that you’d like to have for a friend. N: Name three things you wish you saw more or in your main fandom (or a fandom of choice). O: Choose a song at random, what ship does it remind you of? P: Invent a random AU for any fandom (we always need more ideas). Q: A fandom you’ve abandoned and why. R: Which friendship/platonic relationship is your favorite in fandom? S: Show us an example of your personal headcanon. T: Do you have any hard and fast headcanons that you will die defending? U: Three favorite characters from three different fandoms, and why they’re your favorites. V: Which character do you relate to most? W: A trope which you are virtually certain to hate in any fandom. X: A trope which you are almost certain to love in any fandom. Y: What are your secondhand fandoms (i.e., fandoms you aren’t in personally but are tangentially familiar with because your friends/people on your dash are in them)? Z: Just ramble about something fan-related, go go go!

So, starting with A: Ships I currently like a lot

1. Zhao Yunlan/Shen Wei (Guardian)
Guardian wasn't my first c-drama but something about it just grabbed hold of me and didn't let go. I binged the entire 40 episodes in just over a week and was a crying mess by the end of it. There's just something about the way the two lead actors managed to portray the deep love and yearning of these two characters without being able to actually explicitly show it due to censorship laws. I started reading fic as soon as I finished the show and I haven't stopped since.

2. Wei Wuxian/Lan Wangji (The Untamed)
This was my first c-drama and there's no denying how special it is. Again the cast do an absolutely fantastic job, especially Wang Yibo whose character doesn't say much but manages to convey a wide range of emotions just with micro expressions. I still can't believe that acting isn't his primary job. But, yeah, I love that these two characters were given as close to a happy canonical romance as the show could get away with while staying in line with the censorship laws. It's absolutely beautiful and, again, I've been reading fic since I finished the show.

( Master List of Responses )

Today I also wandered over to a friending meme hosted by snickfic. Left a comment even though it's a bit late, and also went through the reponses and spotted some familiar names. YAY.