what's your fannish dirty little secret?

[erilyn]

Lately, I seem to have been collecting a number of het pairings. Not that there's anything wrong with being that way inclined. Some of my best friends write het[1]! But yet, with some of them, I still have that feeling of shaaaame. But confession's supposed to be good for you, right? So here goes.

1. Daniel/Vala (SG1) - compared to the others, I've gotten over any shame regarding these two, really. They're just so cute *and* hot, darn it, and she's really grown. I guess I feel I'm betraying my Jack/Daniel days.

2. Tony/Ziva (NCIS) - Don't judge me! I think there's great chemistry between them, and she'd keep him in line. And possibly a gag and chains.

But you know, #3 makes #2 look positively normal.

3. Lex/Lana (SV) - feel free to defriend me, I'll understand. I'd drifted away from SV massively seasons ago, only seeing the occasional ep. But I started to (re)read a lot of stories during the year, and iibnf was getting into it too, so we were watching episodes. Then get__together happened, and arysteia showed us a bunch of good stuff, hooking us in firmly, so we've been working through S5 since we got back. And Lana's way less irritating and even interesting (I was deeply shocked). And her scenes with Lex are interesting too, and Lex is kinda cute with her. And I'm just Lex's bitch, and I'll just let myself out now...

Actually, I think some of the shame comes from that I have more het pairings I'm interested in on shows I'm currently watching than slash pairings. What a scary thought - I'm losing my slash mojo or something ;)

[1] This is a lie. But I wrote Mulder/Scully *and* Scully/Krycek once upon a time.

Comments

[charliequinn.livejournal.com]

Nooooo! Don't have shame :)

I seekritly have a lot of hetships - Mulder/Scully, Gambit/Rogue, Seiya/Usagi... they just mean there's more to read! :D

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

I've only read a bit for Daniel/Vala (but would love more), haven't looked yet for Tony/Ziva (it's a recent discovery), and don't actually feel the need to read Lex/Lana, I'm just waiting to see what happens on the show *g*.

[sperrywink]

2. Tony/Ziva (NCIS) - Don't judge me! I think there's great chemistry between them, and she'd keep him in line. And possibly a gag and chains.

Heh. I went, "Nooo!" out loud when I read this! I never think I have ships in NCIS, but apparently, I do. I sort of liked this pairing early in season 3, but Ziva's characterization annoyed me too much in the later half of that season and season 4 to continue liking it. Nowadays she bugs me too much to pair her with anyone.

I've been re-watching season 2, and I'm getting more of an appreciation for Tony/Kate, though.

[krazykitkat.livejournal.com]

I much prefer Ziva/Gibbs. There's sparkage in their scenes together, and (like Abby) she tends to stand up to him which he respects.

[divafits.livejournal.com]

I have some random Het favorites as well. It's OK.

Horatio/Calleigh - CSI:Miami, Hate Horatio on tv. Love him in fic
Abby/Gibbs - NCIS For whatever reason most of this pairing winds up with tons of kink in the fic. I dig it.
Izzy/Michael or Liz/Michael - Roswell, I've lost all my old Roswell links but every once in a while I come across something and read it in these pairings.

[fadedsouls.livejournal.com]

This is probably where I should stare in silent disbelief!! However, I will not. Though most het still scares the crap out of me *huggles slash close* I do have a few het pairings I like....

Daniel/Vala is definately one of them. I always hated the Jack/Sam shipping for various reasons, but Daniel/Vala somehow seems right! And I don't feel like I am betraying my dear Jack/Daniel, but then again, I am hopelessly head over heels in love with Daniel/Cameron!! LOL. And I know Jack would approve.

The other really strong het pairing I like is Aeryn/John from Farscape! THAT is probably one of my all time favourite pairings, het or slash! The cannon is just so darn beautiful and real!!!

[bellamyrose.livejournal.com]

Tony/Ziva scares me, but not enough to avoid reading it, and only because Gibbs would be jealous if they hooked up. Also, I could totally get the gag and chains idea. *mind wanders*

I've always been a Jethro/Tony girl, but Ziva has a bit of chemistry with all of the others, IMO.

So far this season, there have been many moments between all of the characters that have made me go Awww! and I am glued to my television every Tuesday night to see what is going to happen next.

[lydia-petze.livejournal.com]

Xena/Ares. Because even though Xena/Gabby are SO the OTP...Xena/Ares had *such* chemistry.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

There is absolutely no shame in loving Aeryn/John - I don't know anyone who watches Farscape who doesn't! I must finish watching that show eventually, I love it but keep getting sidetracked *g*.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, I wouldn't rate them as a guilty pleasure, they're too hot together to feel guilt ;)

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

Yeah, there's so many fun pairings that are possible on NCIS - for some reason it's just Tony/Ziva that makes me feel ashamed ;)

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

See, Tony/Kate I could never get into, so it took me by surprise (and shame) when I realised I wanted Tony/Ziva *g*.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

The thing about NCIS is that I can see almost any slash or het pairing possible - it just surprised me how much I liked Tony/Ziva *g*.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

Man, if we want to get into het ships of the past, I use to read some Pacey/Joey from when I was in Dawson's fandom (I was there for Jack and Jen, but some people I knew wrote some fucking hot P/J, couldn't resist it).

[fadedsouls.livejournal.com]

I rewatched all four seasons plus the mini-series this summer, and it floored me, just as it did the first time I saw it!

And yeah, I can't imagine anyone watching that show without falling completely for Aeryn/John! Claudia and Ben's talents are truly on display in that series!

[vaudevilles.livejournal.com]

*pets the shame*

I completely understand how you feel. There's some on-screen chemistry that cannot be denied. Mostly I ship het when they hit my very specific kinks (ie: the Han/Leia or Beatrice/Benedick effect). I mean, whether I read Starbuck/Roslin or Starbuck/Apollo depends on the writing. Basically I'm reading for Starbuck contrasted with someone who pushes her buttons and challenges the way she perceives her self-worth. And if there's banter I'll fall.

And I can understand the Lex/Lana a little (mostly because she's got more spunk than Clark).

[tapedeck.livejournal.com]

The thing about NCIS is that I can see almost any slash or het pairing possible

NCIS = 100% fan service!

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

because she's got more spunk than Clark

Such a sad sad indictment on the show!

I guess I only feel guilty when it's in shows where I had a slash OTP, and now I've fallen for a het pairing instead (SG1, SV) or where the pairing just seems kind of wrong (NCIS), cause I certainly have no shame about something like Beatrice/Benedick, or John/Aeryn in Farscape :)

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

Not until there's the all naked episode. Now that'd be fan service...

[vaudevilles.livejournal.com]

I only feel guilty when it's in shows where I had a slash OTP

That makes complete sense. I wonder if the same is true in reverse - I'm sure I could read a Benedick/Claudio/Don Pedro fic (if such a thing existed) or even a Beatrice/Margaret fic - just avoid Hero (far too whiny). And Leonato and Antonio are so clearly doing it (especially in the Branagh film where Richard Briars and Brian Blessed are just so clearly in love ;o).

Er... sorry. Don't get me started on Much Ado.

And yes. Clark as played by Mr Wet-around-the-ears-Man does not inspire me to watch the show (although he makes for pretty fic-images). The fic however, is a different story (heh).

[simply-fly-away.livejournal.com]

I love the Tony/Ziva too. I am still very much all about the Tony/Gibbs but Ziva is hot, as is Tony. If, in my Happy Place, they have something going on? That's perfectly fine by me.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

Liking a het pairing is weird - they could end up being canonical ;)

[simply-fly-away.livejournal.com]

It's my dark and dirty secret, but I love the het. Dark Angel for me is allll about the Logan/Max (the fact that Jessica and Michael were at one point engaged makes it all the better), SG1 has Sam/Jack, I loooove the The West Wing and the Josh/Donna. But, shhh, don't tell anyone ;)

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

I never got into Sam/Jack (which is why Daniel/Vala is kind of a shock to the system) or Josh/Donna. But I actually squeed out loud over some Lex/Lana last night *g*.

But I do have a significant history with daytime soaps. Oh the glory days of Jack and Jen on Days of Our Lives, or Sonny and Brenda on General Hospital!

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

I could read those!

And I used to like Clark, but S5 is making me dislike him so much (not so much his treatment of Lex, I'm used to that, but I hate him on Lana's behalf). Clearly, the End of Days is nigh!

[vaudevilles.livejournal.com]

Someone should totally request that for Yuletide... *sigh* If only I wrote!

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

Yuletide kinda scares me - I haven't even heard of half the fandoms! *g*