Essay Fodder

[wallwalker]

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So at some point, while I was mentioning that very few of the pairings that are dear to my heart are picked up when I make prompts, somebody suggested wisely that I could write essays about them, because some of them are a bit hard to swallow. This is reasonable. A lot of my favorite pairings tend to be... different. Off-canon, usually. Very much reliant on my own interpretations, which I sometimes have trouble sharing. Essays sound like a good idea.

I want to write a few anyway, but for now, here is a list of the ones that I think are the rarest, or least canonical, either one. So, if anyone here sees one that you'd like to see me try to explain, please feel free to leave a comment and ask. Likewise, if you remember one that I've talked about that I haven't mentioned here, please do the same. In return I'll do my best to write a short essay explaining why I like them together. (I already have one in the works - for a pairing that I've never seen anywhere else - so that'll give you an idea of what I'm talking about.)

So, without further ado... here you go.

Brigandine: Gallo/Cortina, Gallo/Ulster, Iria/Lyonesse
FFIV: Cecil/Rosa/Edward, Kain/Barbariccia, Edward/Rydia
FFVI: Terra/Cyan, Terra/Sabin, Locke/Celes/Setzer, Sabin/Shadow
FFVII: Tifa/Barret, Tifa/Barret/Cloud, Rude/Elena, Cloud/Yuffie, Tifa/Rude
FFVIII: Fujin/Quistis, Raijin/Selphie, Irvine/Ellone, Squall/Fujin, Squall/Selphie, Rinoa/Quistis, Ellone/Quistis, Ellone/Squall, Kiros/Ward, Squall/Quistis/Rinoa, Zell/Irvine/Selphie
FFIX: Zidane/Freya, Marcus/Garnet
FFX: Kihmari/Rikku, Tidus/Rikku, Wakka/Rikku, Seymour/Yuna, Wakka/Lulu/Luzzu
FFXIII: Sazh/Jihl, Snow/Lightning/Serah, Lightning/Hope
Mass Effect: Ashley/Liara, Jack/Zaeed, Aria/Jack, Aria/Morinth, Kaidan/Ashley, Kal/Tali, Kal/Tali/Veetor, Shepard/Aria, Shepard/Zaeed, Shepard/Kaidan/Ashley
Skies of Arcadia: Vyse/Piastol, Belle/Domingo, Vyse/Aika/Fina
SO2: Rena/Noel, Rena/Opera, Rena/Precis, Rena/Leon, Rena/Noel/Chisato, Claude/Chisato, Claude/Opera, Claude/Precis, Claude/Celine, Claude/Noel, Claude/Ashton, Celine/Ernest, Celine/Chisato, Dias/Chisato, Dias/Noel, Rena/Dias/Noel, Ashton/Noel, Precis/Leon, Precis/Chisato, Bowman/Ernest/Opera/Niney, Noel/Chisato
Valkyrie Profile: Janus/Jayle, Fahn/Jayle, Nanami/Llewelyn, Lucian/Claire, Lezard/Mystina, Brahms/Silmeria, Rufus/Dylan/Alicia, Freya/Hrist
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Arthur/Fenchurch/Ford
The Quiet Earth: Zac/Joanne/Api

Comments

[cypher]

I would be interested in hearing about where Ashley/Liara comes from! I admit I don't know the ME1 characters as well as the ME2 ones, but that one sort of trips me up and I don't know where it would start.

[wallwalker]

Yes, that one came out of nowhere for me too, so I can understand. I'm working on it - it's second in the queue - and hopefully it'll be done before too much longer. I get so tripped up when it comes to essays now that I'm out of college. ^^: