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Top 10 Ships Involving POC in 10 Different Fandoms (Round 4)

Thanks to the wonderful @welldressedllama for the tag! 🥰 Just for funsies, this time I’m doing enemies-to-lovers/rivals-to-lovers/maybe-not-traditional-enemies-but-way-too-antagonistic-to-not-fit-the-bill-to-lovers edition. In no particular order:

1) Macy Vaughn x Abigael Jameson-Caine (Macigael) - Charmed CW

I ultimately respect the AbiMel plot, but these two were literally Right There. Excellent chemistry from moment one and they perfectly mirrored each other with Macy as a witch with demon blood (struggling with darkness) and Abigael as a demon with witch blood (struggling to accept lightness). To think of what could have been with the two of them and the acceptance of good and bad and the whole complex mess of the self makes me insaneeee

2) Nicky Shen x Zhilan Zhang (Zhicky) - Kung Fu CW

Idek what to say their dynamic was just so fun and watching them begrudgingly grow close was chef's kiss.

3) Eve Polastri x Villanelle (Villaneve) - Killing Eve

Literally THE enemies to lovers imho. What more do I need to say? Eve said seduction into my darkness? Yes please. Villanelle said feel emotions for one (1) woman and obsess over her? Okay. They're enemies AND lovers. They've both tried to kill each other. So? They get each other like no one else. No one's doing it like them

4) Scott McCall x Theo Raeken (Sceo) - Teen Wolf

Sorry but I'm clawing at the walls, gnawing on my hands, howling at the moon over them. Exploring all the tension and the guilt and the fear and the longing is delicious. And the layer of long-lost friends? The subtle seduction into trust and the mutual destruction on Theo's part? Sorry I'm crazy about it sorry.

5) Mona Vanderwaal x Spencer Hastings (Vanderstings/Spemona?) - Pretty Little Liars

Somebody in this fandom needs to tell me right meow why they're not a bigger thing??? Quintessential 'they hate each other's guts but no one matches their freak better'. Throw Hanna in the mix and that's the perfect formulation, but they hold their own on enemies-to-lovers grounds sooooooo well.

6) Raven Reyes x John Murphy (Murven) - The 100

Truth be told they're not my top ship for each other BUT they are the epitome of enemies to friends (to lovers). Some of the best relationship development I can think of.

7) Bonnie Bennett x Nora Hildegard (Bonnora) - The Vampire Diaries

Literally why were they not a thing? Bonenzo ily but look at them! They had such a fun little antagonistic flirty thing and Nora was canonically crushing on Bonnie. All I want is queer Bonnie and I was so close to having it

8) Kitty Covey x Yuri Han (Kitturi) - XO Kitty

Kitty literally took one look at rival Yuri making music and crossed that thin line from hate to love. Girl was like "I will take this Angry tension and transform it into Sexual tension" and I respect that

9) Kathani "Kate" Sharma x Anthony Bridgerton (Kanthony) - Bridgerton

I've only watched one full episode and seen random bits here and there but I'm obsessed with her and I'm obsessed with them. Literally scene one I was all in. They are the bane of my existence and the object of all my desires

10) Luke Alvez x Penelope Garcia (Garvez) - Criminal Minds

I missed Morgan as much as the next guy, but Penelope and Luke's banter and chemistry is unmatched. Shame on the new seasons for lying to me and saying they went on a date but didn't have the same chemistry, that is such Bull

Honorable mention: Zafira x Nasir (Nasira? Nafira?) from the Sands of Arawiya duology, who I feel I cannot officially include because I have only read a small excerpt so far, but I expect to like very much

Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3

As always, no pressure whatsoever, but I’ll tag @freddieslater @aconfusedidentity @userlaylivia @scribeoffate @sees-writes @rhyslahey and anyone else who wants to play! :)

[thelolarahaii]

oh they want me dead

[thenerdsofcolor]

Kung Fu's Yvonne Chapman on Zhilan's Hero Journey This Season

Kung Fu's Yvonne Chapman @yvonne__chapman on Zhilan's Hero Journey This Season #KungFu #CWKungFu #Zhicky

With Kung Fu’s season finale coming closer, we are slowly getting closer to the mystery of Xiao (Vanessa Kai) and what her plans are for the Guardian-Warrior bloodline. As Xiao grows stronger, she has taken over Pei-Ling’s body, which leaves Zhilan (Yvonne Chapman) at a loss.  “For Zhilan, her main focus and purpose right now is to save Pei-Ling,” Chapman tells The Nerds of Color on Tuesday.…

[alezzdanvers]

Zhilan and Nicky have so much sexual tension can they please just team up and kiss next season I’m begging

[smokeonshadows]

That was such a great finale! I admit, I was skeptical going into Kung Fu (and I still find the dialogue and sfx a bit cringe sometimes), but now I'm sold! It's a show that really knows its strengths—the characters, the relationships, and the very talented cast (and their amazing chemistry with each other).

I think the highlight of this episode, for me, was seeing Nicky and Zhilan on screen together. They don't interact often, but when they do, sparks fly! There's so much sexual tension there.

It was also cool to see how well they worked together. I mean, Zhilan blackmailed her into it, but after a while it was easy to forget that fact because their teamwork felt so natural.

While I did want to see Russell Tan play a bigger role in this episode, I understand why they kept the focus on the Nicky vs. Zhilan conflict. Like I mentioned before, these characters are both heroes of their own stories and the duality they represent is at the core of this season.

The final fight between them was really well done in that it pretty concretely showed how even though Zhilan is also a 'chosen one' and even though she's smarter, physically stronger, and has more resources/fewer 'liabilities' than Nicky, she was never going to win this fight because she wasn't secure enough in her attachments to let go of her fear and pain, which meant that she was never going to offload Biange in order to use it against Nicky like Nicky did to her. Biange was all Zhilan had, she sacrificed two people (the only people) that she loved in order to get to it, so she was going to hold onto that power no matter what. Nicky, on the other hand, had her family and friends waiting for her. She didn't need that power to validate her life and choices.

Anyway, I think it was a fair ending for Zhilan. I'm glad she made it out alive because I love her and her story still has so much potential, but she did kill multiple people and it would feel cheap (and undo some of her character development) if she didn't have to face real consequences for her actions.

Not sure how I feel about Nicky's mystery cousin being setup as next season's villain (ngl, mainly because I really want Zhilan to come back and with Russell Tan in the mix, three season villains might be too much), but I'm kind of excited to see where it goes (it's also another opportunity for a Zhicky teamup to happen).

I'm also very happy to see that my prediction about Kerwin came true! Ludi Lin was so good in this role and it would've been a waste to not keep the door open for him to come back. And also, more Kerwin most likely means more Zhilan.

[thelolarahaii]

what hits so hard about the scene after pei-ling's death is that nicky never knew that zhilan was only alive for pei-ling. i think while nicky thought they were saying goodbye because zhilan was gonna go somewhere else, there was a deeper meaning for zhilan bc she honestly didn't know if she was gonna ever see nicky again

[thelolarahaii]

something so personal about that swiss army knife

[thenerdsofcolor]

'Kung Fu' Showrunners Give a Sneak Peek Into The Third Season -- Mainly, Our Shipping Questions

'Kung Fu' Showrunners Give a Sneak Peek Into The Third Season -- Mainly, Our Shipping Questions #CWKungFu #KungFu #Hicky #Meibastian #Zhicky

Kung Fu third season returns this week and there’s A LOT to digest after the earthquake of last season that shook more than just the ground – Harmony Dumplings was left in shambles; Althea’s (Shannon Dang) career took a turn for the worse after hacking into everyone’s location (to save them); Dennis (Tony Chung) has been cut off from his family; Zhilan (Yvonne Chapman) is stuck in the other…

[thelolarahaii]

nicky and zhilan are bound BY DESTINY

[thelolarahaii]

'you guys know each other?'

'intimately.'

👀

[thelolarahaii]

the parallels between xiao inside nicky and zhilan's minds !!!

[thelolarahaii]

i think that nicky and zhilan should like fuck it out every once in a while

[thelolarahaii]

the parallels between nicky's shifu being nicky's subconscious in s1 and zhilan's subconscious in s2

[thelolarahaii]

zhilan and nicky had tension fr tho

[smokeonshadows]

I don’t really watch Kung Fu (I just keep it on in the background to support my people while I wait for Nancy Drew)…but I’ve been rewatching that Zhilan x Kerwin car scene throughout the day nonstop like a loser!

Nothing explicitly sexy happens, but they’re just both so attractive and the chemistry is so good, I’m surprised the windows didn’t immediately steam up.

Like their little exchange about friendship–the way she leans in, puts on this air of vulnerability and looks up at him innocently but in kind of a mocking way, the way he immediately picks up on that sarcasm and is amused by it enough to want to hear her out. It’s all kind of mesmerizing how well they play off each other.

I’ve been a Zhicky shipper (because villain x hero ships are kind of my thing), but bisexual!Zhilan was always my headcanon so I’m all for this ‘erotically charged partnership’.

While a real relationship might allow us to see a different facet of her character, I think what’s probably going to happen is: Zhilan and Kerwin team up, it turns into a fwb situation, he catches feelings, she betrays him, and if he survives it he might team up with Nicky&Co but then double crosses them at the last minute.

I mean, Zhilan already knows what buttons to push with him- she low key negged him in their very first meeting and that’s what sealed the deal, so he was doomed from the start.

Anyway, Zhilan is so hot I want to cry and I can’t wait to simp vicariously through whoever they pair her up with.

[smokeonshadows]

Firstly—GET IT, NICKY! It's about time!

Secondly, something must be wrong with me because I can't seem to not think of Kung Fu as Zhilan's show as much as Nicky's (probably moreso), lol (but really though, I firmly believe this is a credit to the writers, not a shortcoming!) As much as I love Nicky, I was rooting for the villain the entire time! I just really wanted to see her succeed and get all the weapons. Like, I know Zhilan has killed multiple people and she's about to unleash a terrible force onto the world, but I just can't bring myself to want to see her brought to justice for any of it.

Man, I'm going to be inconsolable if Zhirwin don't make it out of this alive (and come back in season 2).

We don't get to see many intimate Zhirwin moments this episode, but we do get to see them in action as a team, which is pretty cool. Zhilan is clearly running this show (as she should). She's the brains and the muscle, and Kerwin's there for backup, Tan intel, and moral support. They seem to have a good rhythm going. Most of all, though, is that they look very good together! The escalator shot was a little over the top, but I just love the shot of them hanging up the new weapons that they acquired from the Tan vault and they're just standing there looking at these weapons like they're proud parents watching their adorable kids grow up. It's kind of charming.

I still wish this season was just a little bit longer so we could've seen the Myanmar raid and have it so that they're not just grabbing up these weapons up one after another without facing any sort of opposition.

I feel like we're probably going to see Mr. Tan some time in the next two episodes. Maybe he turns out to be the big bad and we'll see Zhilan and Nicky have to team up against him? The Zhicky shipper in me still has hope!