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hello!!

i’ve been wondering about this one you mentioned so i hope u dont mind if i take the opportunity to ask about it?

Fox/Cody/Neyo (and variations thereof) & Dedra Meero

The editor crashed when I was answering this. My post was long af everything's peachy 🤠

Get ready because this is going to be a wild ride, and everything I say should be seen as a rambling prompt >:)

Fox/Cody/Neyo (and variations thereof) & Dedra Meero: Ship It | Don't Ship It

1. What made you ship it?

These combos have practically everything I love. A poor little meow meow (Dedra), cherished blorbos (Cody, Fox, Neyo), the potential for murder and/or disaster, and they're practically the perfect conduit for Marxist and Hegelian forms of alienation. I think if I ever wrote something with them it'll probably be a thinly-veiled essay on Kierkegaardian estrangement in the wars and the stars during the Imperial Era. They just have so much potential for fun!!!!!1!!!

2. What are your favorite things about the ship?

Fair warning: I have no idea what fanon is like for any of these characters and I'd rather not know, so their characterizations might vary drastically from the usual.

Clones & Dedra

She's fresh and new and so hungry she'll devour the whole galaxy to get what she wants. They're aging and eaten by grief, rage and the urge to do something meaningful. She'll either find them useful or some of her toughest challenges; they'll follow her to hell and back or will raise hell to see her fail. She's the poster girl for Marx's theory of alienation, and the clones encompass Camus' views on estrangement to a worryingly great degree.

Cody & Dedra

Mentor & Mentee. He's going to shape her to become who she is on Andor, and he'll do it so well no one will ever know and she'll surpass him; it'll be too late when he notices. Some sort of build-a-bear story when speedrunning alienation. Favorite mental image: Cody in armor, saluting Dedra while she smiles. He knows she'll try to get rid of him as soon as she can and he's right.

Fox & Dedra

Paladin–Deity. He's lost and depressed and refusing to deal with anything that isn't work or menial day-to-day tasks, and she comes in and becomes his purpose. He tells himself he'll follow her to hell and back, and maybe he will, or maybe someday she'll do something that will shatter his misplaced faith. Favorite mental image: Fox taking her in his arms in a rare moment they'll never speak of, wondering if he can stop her or if it's too late for the both of them.

Neyo & Dedra

Wicked and Evil. They're awful. They're successful. They're having the time of their lives. If one goes too far the other will simply erase the limits. They'll be unstoppable until they crash and burn on an unlucky day. Favorite mental image: Neyo slouching in a chair and lazily grinning at Dedra while she stands next to him. She realizes there's nothing he won't do as long as she's the one giving the order.

CodyFox

They both work with her. They're together; they love each other in their own ways. The problem is that one of them wants to see her succeed but the other knows he needs to stop her before it's too late. Favorite mental image: both of them lying in their bed in a mess of tangled limbs, each staring into space and unable to fall asleep.

FoxNeyo

Neyo resents how much he loves Fox and Fox can't stop wondering why he doesn't love Neyo as much as Neyo loves him. It's unhealthy and awful and bad for both of them—and Dedra ends up being another way to torment each other and themselves. Of all the combos I think this one is the most likely to be able to leave the Empire unscathed and together. Favorite mental image: Neyo tenderly kissing Fox's palm when they're on their own, because despite everything they still love each other very much.

CodyNeyo

Neyo is everything Cody is afraid of being and Cody is everything Neyo wanted to be but couldn't become. I'm ngl for me this is a DC's TwoBats variant in which neither can get what they want but still hope they will. By default I'd say Neyo would be the one to do something with Dedra that'd break Cody's resolve, but I think it'd be much more interesting if Cody is the one to take a step too far—because if Neyo can't handle that, then what does that say about the two of them? Favorite mental image: Them sitting at a table, facing one another and looking at each other with unreadable expressions.

CodyFoxNeyo

All the previous combos smudged together. Which means it's disastrous and chaotic but there's love and hope and good luck Dedra Meero, you're going to need it :) Favorite mental image: the three of them running away from an explosion in full armors, but you can definitely tell Neyo is the only one cackling.

3. Is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship?

It's a crime none exist yet!!!!! They should!!!!!!!