We all know that most shows and couples have a "predefined," or "expected" pairing. Even when the animators refuse to outright state that Character X is with Character Y, it's pretty obvious what's often intended. Nanoha and Fate. Sanya and Eila. Madoka and Homura.
But that gets boring, right? Especially when chemistries with others are pretty fun. Which unusual pairings do you wish there were more of?
Perrine here is usually paired up with Sakamoto, but Sakamoto is more often paired up with Minna, or with her boyfriend Hijikata. The poor girl doesn't really have a super firm, established partner, but if it's not Sakamoto, it's often Lynne (who is also often paired with someone else).
In cases like this, what's a fan to do?
The closest thing to a canonical pairing she has is with Amelie, who doesn't even show up in the animated media Perrine's a part of.
Personally? I love seeing her with Eila. They have this wonderful teasing dynamic that makes them adorable.
Eila's a prankster and sly, whereas Perrine is about being proper and orderly.
Official art has even started doing a bit of it, foregoing the more established Eila and Sanya pairing.
Turning them into a trio is pretty nice too
They complement each other quite well.
Ultimately, however, I love seeing the two together
It's amusing and adorable
Who do you like seeing together, /u/?
>>2222564
The movie and OVA 3
Haruka/Usagi. I don't want to break up Haruka/Michiru and I frankly think less of Takeuchi for making their introductory arc all about how Haruka's into Usagi, but I like them as a casual thing that happens with Michiru's knowledge, and possibly also presence.
Miku/Chris
I slightly expected this to become the most popular alternate pairing for Miku because she was the first to befriend Chris (I've seen popular pairings get started on way less) but it seems like somehow even Chris/Hibiki is more of a thing than Chris/Miku.
>>2224415
I suppose that's true, but she's missing from the main chunk of SW. Seasons 1 and 2 don't feature her at all.
>>2224433
That's because Miku is very much decidedly Hibiki-sexual, it's harder to justify her liking anyone else. Meanwhile Hibiki has no qualms holding hands with every other girl she knows, and her dynamic with Chris falls in line with the popular "tsundere/genki" archetype.
>>2224433
I'm glad i'm not the only one who likes ChrisMiku.
>>2225003
Man, I wish there was a fic to go with this
>>2225017
I wish there was any fic them at all. I don't think there are any Chris/Miku fics at AO3 and the only doujin I could find of this pairing that isn't random smut is
dynasty-scans.com/chapters/i_do_not_know_love
Most people go for Ruby and Weiss or Blake and Yang, yet I'm here shipping Weiss with Yang. People ship Blake/Yang because "opposites attract", yet Weiss is more of a polar opposite to Yang.
Also Weiss/Pyrrha is cute
I forgot a picture fml
>>2230979
>>2231669
>>2232005
Leave crack to me!
It's not "crack" if it's true love!
>>2225421
Heresy.
Who will heal Touko if Yuu isn't around?
>>2234687
Boko approves.
>>2222558
I remember once making two shy girls in Artificial Academy fall in love once. I don't recall their specific personalities, but they were two different archetypes that tended towards short phrases and doubtful speech.
Overall I'd say the concept was pretty cute. If the game was more realistic in that regard, their relationship would be unique in that it wouldn't rely on the typical contrast between key points of the two characters (like bookworm/athletic, extroverted/introverted, etc.), but rather on how they both are alike.
There's something really nice about having one of the two girls bashfully say "Come over here", lead the other girl towards the bathroom and make out there without any further dialogue, as if the relationship relied on physical contact to relay what words cannot. And it's great because there's no emphasis on one of the two girls dominating the other or being more of a tsundere, since both are equally shy but cannot really deny their feelings, and that puts them farther from the usual anime romance cliches.
>tfw a japanese porn game inspires you
>>2234745
That certainly is an unusual relationship dynamic in anime...but it does make me rather interested...
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10763781/1/Letters-to-Nowhere
A thing I wrote about Eila/Perrine. I really need to get back into writing.
>>2235476
I enjoyed it, although I kept imagining Perrine squinting at everything.
>>2235498
Hahaha, glad you liked it, and that is a valid point.
>>2235476
>Eila and Perrine
Reading immediately, comrade.
>two chocolate bars
>>2235514
Ah, thank you! There are three chapters because I was leading to something but then I got sidetracked and it kinda left me. Third chapter isn't very good though to be honest. First two are on point if I do say so myself. Though the second chapter is Barkhorn/Hartmann.
>>2235529
It's a good reaction. I liked it. Sure it's a little rough, but it's cathartic to get finally get the ideas that have been rattling around in your head down on paper. At least you have the courage to post your stuff somewhere, which is something that I lack. Also my writer's block has turned into a writer's brick which is turning into a writer's mountain.
Once upon a time, I was working on a Perrine x Perrine fic...
>>2235537
Ah, well, yay then! Yeah, it did feel nice to actually get at least something down even if I did have bigger plans that got left by the wayside. I was happy enough with it so even if someone said it was garbage it is still pretty cool that they took the time to read it, or at least took the time to pretend to read it and leave a response. Getting bricked up on writing sucks. I'm on a Strike Witches RP forum and I'm behind on posts. I swear, a lot of it has to do with motivation or at least forcing myself to sit down and actually write, haha.
>>2235541
So many Perrines, so little time.
>>2235549
The idea was that, one day, Perrine wakes to find an older version of herself close by. The older Perrine was confident and graceful, but also more honest and in control. This was a Perrine that had gone through a few years of an older, confident Perrine training her, and looped back around to become that same older, confident Perrine.
It would have been a sort of semilewd, cute slice of life story between a somewhat tsun and selfish Perrine, and a mature and kind Perrine.
>>2235556
Did she bring the plans for the atomic bomb back with her?
>>2235559
It was going to take place in a non-militant setting, vaguely set between 1930 and 1950.
>>2235476
>https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10763781/1/Letters-to-Nowhere
Aw shit dude, never in my wildest dreams would I think to meet an author of one of the only worthwhile /u/ SW fics in existence. Props man.
Maizula is unironically the only /u/ pairing in the original Avatar that makes sense. It explains Azula's hatred for her brother, her kid gloves treatment of Mai and her refusals to listen, her flipping the fuck out at Boiling Rock, and all the times she interrupted Zuko and Mai when he came back.
>>2234745
The world needs more delinquent/delinquent /u/ pairings without one taking the obvious "male" role.
Relationships are a constant struggle for dominance!
>>2235476
>Eila/Perrine
It's the sweetest heresy there ever was.
>>2235571
Not really. If Azula considered Zuko a romantic rival, why would she work so hard to bring him back? Why is she in pretty good mood in the beginning of Book Three, when Zuko and Mai are together? Why wouldn't she be enraged at being betrayed by a trusted ally?
>>2235763
Because bringing Zuko back was part of her plan to lay him low once and for all. My guess is that Zuko was still Ozai's heir, even during his exile, and Azula wanted to be Fire Lord. She brought him back to make him look even worse when he failed to the point Ozai would disinherit him (which happened).
As to her good mood, Azula isn't the type to let her emotions get the better of her in public. Tyzula folks like to point out that she was jealous of Ty Lee getting attention in The Beach, but did she ever get mad at the boys hitting on her? No. Azula showed displeasure in other ways, like interrupting Zuko and Mai whenever it was convenient.
I remember one of the episodes in Season 3 when Zuko and Mai were out on a stroll somewhere outside of the capital and Azula showed up and dismissed Mai. They clearly glanced at each other and Azula smirked at her before she left. Mai clearly knows what's up.
>>2235750
I really need to separate my Perrine Eila content out into its own folder, I have way too much of it now.
>>2235569
Hahaha, I thank you much for the compliment! I am glad that you enjoyed it so much! All of the positive response is making me want to start writing again.
>>2235750
Eila/Perrine is a wonderful sin to indulge in.
>>2236382
>All of the positive response is making me want to start writing again.
I don't want to sound demanding or anything, but you should, if inspiration or motivation ever strikes you. SW love never really goes away, and there will always be people who enjoy new content for an old fandom, myself included.
BW's airing rekindled the flame in me, and I've been pumping out more art in the past few days than I have in weeks.
I actually have a 22 page SW fic that I haven't touched in over five years. I'll finish it someday.
>>2236398
Ah you aren't sounding demanding or anything like that and I actually have a weekend off with no plans so maybe I can storm something up, even if it is just a one shot or something. Also, glad to hear that you are producing art at such a pace!
>>2236408
Sounds like me and the OC Strike Witches story I was writing. Some day I will get back to those crazy Orussian bitches.
What would become of Sanya if Perrine and Eila hooked up and went on cute city dates like this one?
>>2236427
Sanya can rebound on Heidemarie.
>>2236427
Sanya is their daughter
>>2236384
I like it so much because of it keeps Eila's usual personality as a cocky prankster intact. Eilanya is nice and all, but being anywhere near Sanya turns Eila into a stuttering mess and while it's cute, it's a bit monotonous and takes off that wonderful edge of teasing that Eila has with Perrine. I'm a sucker for pairings where sparks and small objects fly between the lovebirds.
I thought I'd post this here. Seeing as the artist didn't tag futa, it should be safe.
http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=ugoira_view&illust_id=44472605
>>2236640
So much this.
>>2236795
The one's uploaded to gelbooru as a gif, too.
>>2222558
>"unusual pairings"
>is actually a strike bitches thread
>another one
i'm salty
I think that Zenbu's zenbus match up well with Bikki's butt.
I wait for the glorious day when Eila realizes that the best way to get Perrine riled up is sticking a finger in her pussy.
If there's someone bringing up Ana/Widowmaker in the Overwatch thread, it's probably me. Mostly I just stay quiet though.
Ana needs more yuri love.
I think Yoshika is the best partner for Perrine. Her rival for Mio's love becomes her best friend and eventually her lover, that's the type of relationship progression I like.
>>2240535
On the other hand, there's also Perrine x Lynette, which is mostly wishful thinking about them comforting each other during their time in Gallia
>>2240539
And finally, the extension of that wishful thinking, a Yoshika x Lynnete x Perrine threesome after they reunite and sort out their feelings for each other.
>>2240539
I actually prefer this pairing over Yoshika x Lynette. Although that is mostly because Yoshika is my least favorite of the 501st while Perrine is one of my favorites.
Apparently this is a thing which I never new I wanted, that I've just been turned on to.
http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=manga&illust_id=58316390
It is lacking a bit of Haruka sexually abusing Ryona though.
>>2240550
Yoshika has a wife back in Fuso anyway, so I support Perrine x Lynette too.
>>2222558
I prefer a lesbian orgy than a pairing.
>>2244130
Is there a series where /u/ can honestly see at least some of the characters being into group sex with friends (as opposed to a longterm poly relationship)? Yuri-related stuff tends to be so awfully monogamous and pure that I can't think of many cases.
That said, I'm pretty sure it will eventually happen with Sailor Moon and friends.
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>>2244178
http://dynasty-scans.com/series/nadeshiko_hiyori
http://dynasty-scans.com/series/two_and_two
>>2244178
>Yuri-related stuff tends to be so awfully monogamous
That's definitely true, and I wonder why that is. Especially since yuri harems are pretty sexy.
>>2244178
Speaking of...
Weird crosss-overs probably count.
Fresh from twitter!
Gotta ship best friends together.
More lovely shipping from twitter