#opticshipping

[magnetic-dogz]

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Brock (constantly trying to win women over and failing at it) and Cilan (introduced in the Pokemon anime with him and his brothers' restaurant being full to the brim of fangirls that cheer for them and swoon over them the whole ep, and none of the three of them acknowledge it) (they're both bisexual)

[ashxketchum]

AS THE ONLY OPTIC SHIPPER ALIVE I HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THIS TOO

Cilan came to pick up Brock for a date do not @ me.

[ghostchanuwu]

You fuckers dragged me into this ship AND IT WORKED.

[torchickentacos]

Hi! This might be asking you to play on hard mode, but I really liked your ships as Taylor Swift songs/lyrics and I wondering if you think you could also do Brock/Cilan(I believe they're called opticshipping, idk why tho). I know they only really have that one special that takes place after BW that was never dubbed and they're a rarepair w/ very little content so if you can't or don't want to, that's totally fine.

I'll instead ask you to explain one of your choices. I have half mind to just ask you to go down the list since you seemed so excited and I really want to enable you but I guess I'll just ask: how'd you ended up deciding on the ones you had multiple options like Treacherous for May/Drew over Mine or Sparks Fly? (Unless you've already done that and I missed it sorry, if that's the case.)

(PS I think the one you choose for Ash & Iris is pretty perfect even platonically as someone looking at them platonically lol, I mean they're all pretty good from ones I'm fairly familiar with)

Thanks for your time and sorry if this is too long of an ask.

OK literally how many of you are closet swifties (swiftie is not derogatory here lmao). I have gotten SO many taylor related asks (and I love it!!!) but where are you guys hiding fgsjdfhs. I made that post a while ago and it’s hella fun to revisit it! And NEVER apologize for long asks! I give LONG answers, so you guys can always throw it back at me, I love it!!!! This kind of thing is what keeps me on tumblr, this unapologetic acceptance of getting long-winded with no character limit or cringe shaming to hold me back. Anyways, I answered everything here! Answer under cut. Long, which is why this took me a little while! All takes here are just my opinions, which can be either discussed and swayed or ignored if anyone dislikes them. Ideally the latter. LONG.

First off, I like opticshipping!!! I can’t say I’ve really seen much art or fic for it but I vibe with it! Then again I vibe with pretty much everything that’s like. Morally fine. I’m not picky, I am an appreciater of many things! And opticshipping is one of them! I just KNOW they make eachother the best food.

Anyways, the song for them that I settled on is Lover. Which, basic choice but hear me out!!!

First off, it's a perfect song for just... domestic bliss. It's intimacy at its most casual, it's loving someone and every little trivial minor moment you two spend together. And I think that fits these two! They're very much people who I think would value the small things, like cooking dinner together, nights spent watching movies and sunday mornings cleaning together with the windows wide open. I also considered Sweet Nothing, since it covers that topic-of all anyone wants from you being... nothing. Just you. They don't want your time, your body, your money or your talents. Just YOU.

NOW!!!! as for why I decided on Treacherous for contestshipping instead of the others. THIS IS MY TIME TO SHINE. The two things I've loved since I was seven, contestshipping and Taylor Swift. Call me dedicated or pathetic, either choice is fine by me.

I've spoken before on the push-and-pull of contestshipping. In early AG especially, they have this wonderful dynamic where they're always giving and taking. It's this fascinating dynamic of pushing away with seemingly harsh words that hide support and encouragement and pulling her back with roses and quieter moments where the affection shines through the clouds, it's this push and pull of conversation, this push and pull of figuring out the boundaries of friendship, rivalry, and romanticism. They're never static, there's this sweeping undercurrent, a back and forth. I adore it. When they argue, no one person has all the control. They throw it back at eachother. When they're having a nice moment, it's never static. There's that tension, that wanting to pull closer but not knowing quite how. I think Treacherous really captures that for me. Lyrics below.

Here, we see this mention of wanting to be close but not too close. "put your lips close to mine as long as they don't touch". Trying to keep that safe disatnce while also longing for that closeness. "eye to eye until the gravity's too much". For this line, it really screams contest to me because like. All Drew does half the time in late AG is look at May fondly lmao. Someone made an entire post about it that I cannot find for the life of me. Here's more lyrics.

This just perfectly sums them up to me, especially earlier on. Once they're together I think another song would fit more but for the moments we have in canon, I think this perfectly encapsulates that hesitance, that magnetic pull, the trepidation.

As for the othersongs, I think sparks fly and mine would have fit well, but to be honest I think Treacherous just really captures it in a way the other two don't.

[yamujiburo]

i noticed that opticshipping (brock/cilan) is missing from that tier list, which tier would you place it in? same with serena/tierno, i remember that you had a fankid for that ship so i'd love to know where they'd place, too.

that's in the great ship tier for sure. i also like cilan and clemont a lot (maybe moreso). im not sure where id put serena and tierno these days. im pretty impartial to it now hahaha

ughhhhh this drawing is so old i cant look at it

[chaogardenz]

cropping and reposting this bc I like this

[pokemonfanthings]

Brock ships?

Unlike most main characters, there doesn’t seem to be many ships that exists for Brock/Takeshi in any of the Pokemon multiverses, and as for those that do seem to exist, they aren’t well-known. This is all I’ve uncovered:

For the anime, I’ve seen:

Gymshipping (x Gym Leader Misty/Kasumi)

Monolithshipping (x Kahuna Olivia/Lychee)

Luckshipping (x Pike Queen Lucy/Azami)

Kitchenmaidshipping (x Maid Cafe Sister/aspiring Pokémon Breeder Autumn/Aki)

Opticshipping (x Gym Leader and Pokemon Sommelier/Connoisseur Cilan/Dent)

Plus some ships that I can’t find ship names or more than one website that acknowledges that potential ship

and then some crack ships.

From the games and mangas, I’ve seen nothing.

I wanna know what people like and maybe make some art. I do have one of these I like more than others...can I get some feedback in replies?

[serenavenue]

Wanted to ask about your ships :0! I'd love to know them more and if you have any headcanons to share, feel free to do so !

when it comes to shippings, I think immediately of crimsonvelvet (serena x may) <3 <3 !!! my otp (pokeani) but seriously, they’re everything to me ;; and also, the main reason of why I started an AU and oh my god??? I can’t believe all the things i’ve made jdlsjdos i’m so proud like???

I don’t know.

I just think they’re neat.

and the same goes toOoooooo:

• PalletShipping (Gary Oak x Ash Ketchum)

• AppealShipping (Zoey x Dawn)

• WaterWarriorShipping (Misty x Lana)

• SpiceShipping (Mallow x Kiawe)

• OpticShipping (Brock x Cilan)

• Lillie x Iris.

• Gladion x Clemont.

• HandymanShipping (Daisy x Tracey Sketchit)

• ColdCoffeeShipping (Paul x Barry)

• PunyShipping (Vivi x Max)

• Bonnie x Lyn.

• QuestShipping (Jimmy x Marina)

• HunterShipping (Silver x Ethan)

and for the gym leader, champions and etc… <3

• SpiritShipping (Morty x Jasmine)

• EliteFourShipping (Lance x Prima Lorelei)

• LionHeartShipping (Leon x Gloria)

• Ignitionshipping (Volkner x Flint)

… and that’s all. I’m still working on the world building for the main cast so, for the moment I only have some headcanons for the fankids ajdowkdowks and the shippings as well but <\3 my brain can’t translate all the things I’ve made <\3 sooo, error 404 cisca can’t think

but, here’s a wip of the oldest matsumika fankid <3 amelia <3 i love her <3 she’s so <3 charismatic <3 and <3 everything <3

[saywha413]

idk if anyone wants to know this but here’s the pokemon ships im cool with ig

(italics will be the ships I created/my rarepairs/names I created bold will be my current faves)

otps

journeyshipping/satogou (ash/goh)

bloomingmoonshipping (chloe/serena/dawn)

moonlightblossomshipping/kohahika (chloe/dawn)

edgyshipping/silvadion (silver/gladion)

dragonpicnicshipping/drayven (arven/drayton)

eloquentremixshipping (giacomo/atticus)

bossbattleshipping/pennmona/nemopen (penny/nemona)

pensandcoinsshipping/grimslucian (grimsley/lucian)

canonshipping (viola/perrin)

orbitshipping (giovanni/chairman rose)

girlbossshipping (amarys/carmine/lacey/nemona/penny)

I ship it (but more)!

ephemeralartshipping/hassius (hassel/brassius)

cheeryfairyshipping/bedehop (hop/bede)

jellowshipping/maolillie (lillie/mallow)

yellowflowershipping (kiawe/ilima)

bloomamourshipping/ribbonshipping/kohasere (chloe/serena)

fluffyriceshipping (lance/riley)

I ship it!

hardenshipping (archie/maxie)

hanamusashipping (jessie/delia)

waterwarriorshipping (misty/lana)

skatergirlshipping/kohamary (chloe/marnie)

icebloomshipping/regikoha (chloe/regina)

chloe/lillie

chloe/iris

veeveeshipping (chloe/penny)

iris/marnie

roxie/marnie

dawn/zoey

dawn/serena

opticshipping (brock/cilan)

ash’s lucario/goh’s cinderace

sweetsparringshipping (korrina/bea)

airplaneshipping (skyla/elesa)

originshipping (steven/wallace)

originalshipping/namelessshipping (red/blue (male))

phaesporiashipping (cynthia/diantha)

truerivalshipping (leon/raihan)

aquaheartshipping (nessa/sonia)

stonegardenshipping (gordie/milo)

highlandshipping (ingo/melli)

catloversshipping (giovanni/nanu)

baddadshipping (I think) (giovanni/ghetsis)

jocksandwichshipping (dendra/miriam)

estrellashipping/flarepunchshipping (mela/eri)

carminemo (carmine/nemona)

lakehouseshipping (sada/turo)

preservedpastshipping (sada/raifort)

clavell/turo

geeka (geeta/rika)

rika/grusha (but like only if grusha is transfem if that makes sense)

snowshockshipping (grusha/iono) (but like only if grusha is transfem IF THAT MAKES SENSE-)

arven/gary

chloe/gary (HEAR ME OUT- this was from before dawn’s existence in journeys and. I still kinda like it.)

Games (I ship it)

postwickshipping (hop/gloria)

gothgfshipping (marnie/gloria)

greyskyshipping (nate/hugh)

preciousmetalshipping (ethan/silver)

juliana/penny

juliana/nemona

florian/arven

florian/kieran

Don’t ship it, but still cool

crispin/drayton

crispin/lacey

palletshipping/shigesato (ash/gary)

ash/goh/gary

trustedpartnershipping (ash/gladion)

zringshipping (ash/kiawe)

aureliashipping (ash/lillie)

semifinalshipping (kiawe/gladion)

cutebonesshipping (hau/gladion)

vengefulrivalshipping (silver/hugh)

appraisalshipping (adaman/volo)

nessa/milo

nessa/raihan

leon/sonia

arven/nemona

Ok (no opinions??)

timelesspromiseshipping/tokigou (horace/goh)

amourshipping/satosere (ash/serena)

shigegou (goh/gary)

No

vermillionshipping/goharu (goh/chloe)

bloomboltshipping (ash/chloe)

pokeshipping/satokasu (ash/misty)

brock/misty

[ceo-of-weeb-cringe]

there is no opticshipping content.... i am Parched.....

[magnetic-dogz]

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I love Opticshipping

[ashxketchum]

🤎 'Cause I'm in a field of dandelions

Wishing on every one that you'll be mine, mine

And I see forever in your eyes

I feel okay when I see you smile, smile 💚

[ghostchanuwu]

Day 13 + 14 Field and Elite 4

These two on flower garden field would be pretty cool I think

(Also bunched these two together bc I got pulled into Opticshipping hell via the Journeys Anime and I must drawwwwww)

[sygnasuitred-moved]

I hc brock as straight but opticshipping has rights

[thewittyphantom]

This story gave me chills when I first read it and it still does. It’s an M-rated AU about Pegasus as basically a serial killer artist who discovers Serenity (he’s 42 and she’s 32), and I think the scariest thing about it is how matter-of-factly what he does is presented in-story and commented on by other characters. It’s very well-written and utterly terrifying!

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3571620/1/Blood-Canvas

Certain arts were always difficult to replicate, even when you had the perfect canvas.  Tainted Opticshipping. Longshot