#7cotay

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C, W, and X for the fandom asks!

Thank you so much for the asks @myevilmouse This might be a bit of a longer post, so apologies for that! I shall place it under a keep reading button!

C: A pairing you wished you shipped, but just can’t.

I hate to admit it, but I think I’d have to go with ZeLink in Breath of The Wild. SS’s incarnations of Link and Zelda, sure, and they’re so cute! In BoTW, however, Link had a fiancée (Mipha), and Zelda awakens her power after realising that she loves Link (whether romantically or platonically), trouble is she only awakens it after Link’s ‘death’ so they can’t spend any time together after she has that realisation. 

There’s also the small issue of Zelda being only just 17 and Link is roughly in his 20s (youngest 18, but more likely mid to early 20s). Not a big issue, it would just require a time skip, but I love working canonically with fics I write, and I prefer the confirmed parings mostly.

However… I have some absolutely lovely friends who ship it an absolute tonne, and I enjoy finding ZeLink things to share with them and reading their fanfic, so I’m trying to get more into it to be supportive! I do really wish I shipped it, and am trying my darnedest to give it a go!

(I’m actually planning a short ZeLink fic to try and explore the idea more because I know they’ll love it!)

W: Five favourite characters from five different fandoms

I know it said five, but there are too many to pick from, so I’m going to go with a couple per fandom… hope that's OK! 😅

Star Wars: Anakin Skywalker or Luke Skywalker. Luke is a brave, intelligent, wonderful man who always looked for non-violent and forgiving options. He was one of my main fictional inspirations as a child. Anakin is so complicated and in the movies (the version of him that is my favourite) he’s emotional and open and struggles deeply, all of this makes him an amazing character to watch on screen. His story is also the entirety of the two Star Wars trilogies, which is so cool.

Breath of The Wild: Revali, Mipha, or Link. All of them are wonderful, Revali is such an enigmatic complicated dude and Mipha is such a sweetheart with a bit of a cheeky side and we all love Link! I am absolutely obsessed with their interactions and they all drip with found family vibes. I could go on forever about these guys, so I'm just going to leave it at that!

Star Trek Voyager: Neelix or Harry Kim (but honestly every single character is my favourite in that show!!) They’re both such deep and complex characters, and Neelix, despite being dubbed ‘Star Trek’s Jar Jar’ (but I love Jar Jar so that’s fine 😂) suffers with severe trauma, mental health problems, and still tries to put a smile on everyone’s face and make sure everyone is ok. It’s just so inspiring!

How to Train Your Dragon (the Book Series): Fishleggs or Deadly Shadow (I know Shadow counts as three, but Innocence, Arrogance, and Patience are all very similar and three parts of the whole!). Fishleggs is such a snarky bitter cynical little guy and the mix between him trying to write poetry and being in touch with his feelings but also being part Berserker and therefore going into berserk rages is a really interesting dynamic. He’s effectively like movie hiccup, but with a FAR more exciting backstory (shan’t spoil though!! but 😆 so good!), who’s a little more sad and more grown up, despite being younger. Deadly Shadow is also amazing but I don’t want to spoil the books and they appear towards the end.

Death Note: Touta Matsuda, Light Yagami, or Mello. It’s a pretty obvious theme, but people with strong morals and trying to be the good guys is something I love so Matsuda was a perfect fit. I love Light as a villain, because he works so well as a truly evil character and is so interesting to read. Mello is another contender for favourite, because I love his hair (much less deep!)

X: Three OTPs from three fandoms

MiphLink from BoTW (my current hyper-fixation and favourite ship!)

7Cotay from Star Trek Voyager

Kanera from Star Wars Rebels (flawed show, but darn if the characters weren’t super endearing!!)

Thank you so much for the asks @myevilmouse! This was really fun! 😁