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Riona ([personal profile] rionaleonhart) wrote2024-09-24 10:57 am

It Appears We Are Both Falling.

[personal profile] abyssal_sylph did this fandom meme over the summer, and I thought it looked like fun! The full list of questions was originally compiled by [personal profile] trobadora and can be found here. To keep my entries to a reasonable length, I'll just do a few questions at a time, rather than posting the entire thing at once.

What's changed about your fandom life in the last 365 days?

The biggest change is that I've got a website now! It's great to have a space on the Internet I can just talk about Final Fantasy VIII as much as I want (I say, as if I didn't already do that in this journal).

Your newest fandom.

In Stars and Time, maybe? I've written a couple of fics; does that make it one of my fandoms? It's a time loop game with a lot of charm; I had fun with it, but I don't really think of myself as in the fandom.

The last thing I got into and ended up thinking about a lot is Omori, a game that absolutely haunts me and will probably do so for a long time. I haven't actually written for it and don't have any fic ideas, but I found it fascinating and I often find myself seeking out fanart.

The last thing I got into so heavily that it qualified for a 'my fandom history' writeup was Severance, back in February. Such an interesting concept! One of the most absorbing shows I've ever watched.

Writing-wise, this year has been more about revisiting older fandoms than launching into new ones, now that I think about it.

You've got your OTP, you have to throw a third into the mix (from the same fandom), creating an OT3. Who is the OTP, and in your opinion, why would they make a perfect third for them?

The first pairing I thought of was Nate/Elena from Uncharted, and the ideal third - Victor 'Goddamn' Sullivan, the third point of their adventure trio - is so obvious that I've actually written that threesome already.

Some potential thirds for assorted other pairings that came to mind, discounting pairings (e.g. Sora/Riku) where the third is so obvious it goes without saying:

- Jeff/Annie from Community: I think Britta would probably be the best fit, but I strongly prefer Jeff/Annie on its own. Their chemistry is so weird and intense!

- Light/L from Death Note: Misa, obviously. Or some weird thing with Ryuk, where L is unaware that there's a third entity in their relationship. That had not occurred to me before this instant, but I'm sort of fascinated by the idea now. Ryuk joins Light and L in the bed, forcing Light to suppress his reactions in order to hide the fact that he's having a threesome when, from L's perspective, only the two of them are there. Someone please write this; it's not in my skillset!

- Kane/Abby from The 100: Jaha is the only option coming to mind. This could either sort of work or go very badly, depending on the point in canon that Jaha is coming from.

- Jack/Kate from Lost: Sawyer? Probably Sawyer, as if Jack and Kate don't have enough potential to crash and burn on their own. For less guaranteed disaster: Charlie. For even more guaranteed disaster: Locke.

- Hinata/Komaeda from Danganronpa: I know Hinata/Komaeda/Nanami is popular, but I think I might be more interested by the thought of Hinata/Komaeda/Kuzuryuu. WAIT, NO: there's a correct answer here, and it is Makoto Naegi. Hinata/Komaeda/Naegi would be incredible; Hinata/Naegi would be very cute, and then they'd both desperately have to try to cope with the presence of Komaeda.

- Travis/Laura from The Quarry: Max or Ryan, I suppose? I prefer Ryan, but Max has the fun 'Travis kept me imprisoned' aspect. Travis and Laura aren't great candidates for an OT3, though; they're at their best when they're isolated and weirdly fixated on each other.

- Keiji/Sara from Your Turn to Die: hard to envision, because Keiji has zero interest in anyone who isn't Sara. Maybe some sort of fucked-up situation with Sou?

- Yosuke/Yu from Persona 4: Chie's probably the most obvious candidate, but I think adding Kanji to the mix here would be very funny. Yosuke and Kanji are both disaster boys with a lot of anxiety about their sexuality; it'd be fun to throw them together!

- Zell/Squall from Final Fantasy VIII: Rinoa! Rinoa, no question. This would be adorable.

- Beatrice/Battler from Umineko: oh, God, there's no good answer here. Jessica? Shannon, Kanon? Ange??? (Teenage Ange, to be specific, which by no means prevents this from being a fucked-up relationship but does at least make things a little less fucked up.) There's a huge amount wrong with Beatrice/Battler already (I say, with deep fondness), and adding any possible third would only make things worse.

- Utena/Anthy from Revolutionary Girl Utena: again, there is no good answer here. I think the only way out is to accept that and pivot to choosing the worst possible answer: Akio. An Utena/Anthy/Akio scenario, focusing on how the girls eventually manage to escape him. Wait, that's just Revolutionary Girl Utena.

Oh, wow, I have gone severely overboard on this question. It's an interesting one to think about, though! Feel free to share your own answers in the comments, if you'd like.
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[personal profile] trepkos 2024-09-24 10:40 am (UTC)(link)
I want to read that Ryuk/light/L threesome too!
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[personal profile] trepkos 2024-09-24 11:58 am (UTC)(link)
Plus, all the spiky bits ...
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[personal profile] lassarina 2024-09-26 07:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Co-signing so enthusiastically.
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[personal profile] wolfy_writing 2024-09-24 01:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Or some weird thing with Ryuk, where L is unaware that there's a third entity in their relationship. That had not occurred to me before this instant, but I'm sort of fascinated by the idea now. Ryuk joins Light and L in the bed, forcing Light to suppress his reactions in order to hide the fact that he's having a threesome when, from L's perspective, only the two of them are there.

Yes, please! This would be amazing!
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[personal profile] muscle_wizard 2024-09-24 05:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Chiming in to say I am in love with the metaphorical and literal mindfuckery of Light/L/Ryuk oh my goddddd. The sexiest torture is Light trying to avoid self-sabotage from all 3 of them lmao.
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[personal profile] necrophilia 2024-09-24 05:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Isn't Beatrice/Battler already a throuple, bordering on a polycule?
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[personal profile] thenicochan 2024-09-24 06:48 pm (UTC)(link)
I second Kanji to throw with Yu/Yosuke, if anyone. While I think most of the cast would be down for Yu, the Yosuke appreciation feels a lot lesser. And I just can't see Yosuke and Chie as anything more than queer platonic bffs.

You could throw in Miki for the Utena/Anthy thing. I mean, I wouldn't. But you could. Or get inspired by the end of the series and add Nanami for the most drama.
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[personal profile] linky 2024-09-25 12:30 am (UTC)(link)
Oh this meme looks fun! And I really love how your website is coming along. Its fun to browse through! :D
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[personal profile] apiphile 2024-09-25 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
Someone please write this; it's not in my skillset!

On the contrary, writing this is a great way for you to end up with a broadened skillset. Do it!

Thinking back to fandoms I've been in, my OTPs expanded to OT3s were: Jack/Ianto/John and, rather more left-field, Aridane/Eames/Yusuf.
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[personal profile] apiphile 2024-09-26 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
Then that's very in-character for Light, too, presumably? You're method-writing!

Yeah that was just a canon triad.
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[personal profile] delphi 2024-09-25 04:50 am (UTC)(link)
Ooh, I hadn't heard of In Stars and Time, but that looks really interesting!
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[personal profile] operasteers 2024-09-25 06:27 am (UTC)(link)
Hinata/Komaeda/Naegi would be incredible; Hinata/Naegi would be very cute, and then they'd both desperately have to try to cope with the presence of Komaeda.

oh i so agree, like i don't have all the finer details yet but heavily agree with this (also it just lives in my mind how small naegi is... he's just a small guy with big problems)

and these are really interesting! for me, whenever i end up making mixes and matches, i'm honestly not sure if i think about their dynamics and how they compliment/contrast each other first, or just go based on feeling
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[personal profile] doreyg 2024-09-25 07:15 am (UTC)(link)
I also really love the idea of Light/L/Ryuk. Exactly the level of weird they'd all indulge in. :D (even if L doesn't technically know he's indulging in it.)

And I agree with you on Laura/Travis! There ARE threesome options, but I prefer them being weirdly obsessive about each other. With maybe another person standing there going wtf on the sidelines.
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[personal profile] doreyg 2024-09-25 05:28 pm (UTC)(link)
I CACKLED. XD Poor Ryan, third wheeling in the most awkward way possible. He has enough to explain to his therapist, bless him!