Ship Promo Post!!!

[smashthechampagnebottle]

This is where you fall all over yourself telling us everything wonderful (Or not so wonderful as the case may be!) about your ships. Feel free to lament the lack of existing fics for them...we're all in the same boat (see what I did there?)

What fandom/s do they come from? What do you love about them? What gave you the ida to put them together? Do they make you smile? Do they break your heart? Do they make you laugh? Are they just idiots that make you roll your eyes? Do they do it all?

Please post one ship per comment...we can't wait to read about them!

Comments

Pei Xiu + Shi Wudu (TGCF)

[silverwill]

I've never really written a promo post like this before, but basically I just think Pei Xiu is very neat and criminally under-explored and in particular I like to think about his interactions with his ancestor's/boss's dubious besties

Pei Xiu is a fairly minor character introduced early in the story. He's a sullen young war god who mostly plays subordinate to his more famous ancestor, Pei Ming...until he is suddenly banished because of Crimes

Meanwhile Shi Wudu is the God of Wealth, arrogant and powerful, good friends with Pei Ming, and also has some Crimes under his belt. (though a significantly smaller body count than Pei Xiu). Also has a younger brother, Shi Qingxuan, who can't stand Pei Ming and is the one to ultimately bust Pei Xiu for his Crimes.

We get plenty of interactions between Shi Wudu & Pei Ming, Shi Qingxuan & Pei Ming, and a little between Shi Qingxuan & Pei Xiu - but canon never gives us the final piece of the square in Shi Wudu & Pei Xiu, and I feel like there is just a lot of untapped potential there.

SWD & PX are ultimately quite similar - they're both capable, hardworking types who would go to any lengths for their loved ones (whether or not those loved ones approve). SWD also just feels like the caretaking type (parentified older brother) who would want to spoil his friend's pseudo-nephew. Or offer him advice. Or help him cover up his Crimes (my personal headcanon is that he knew what PX was doing). Or use him as a shining example of 'other people's kids' to drive his own little brother mad.

On PX's side, he's going to be a good little grunt. Polite to his boss's friends and willing to assist with the occasional shady errand. But I think SWD is the person he could open up to about wanting to save his childhood friend from her awful fate, and he would sympathize. But there is also a fun contrast to be had with SWD as someone bright and arrogant (despite his shadiness) vs. PX as someone who prefers staying in the shadows and not standing out.

I just think there is just a lot of fun options to explore with them and I'm sad that there is no fic doing so!

Re: Pei Xiu + Shi Wudu (TGCF)

[(Anonymous)]

Awwcher Pei Xiu.