The OTP Meme!

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It's the OTP meme! (Spotted all over the f-list; specifically at sulien77's journal).

Pick up to 15 OTPs/OT3s/etc.
Describe them in less than 15 words.
Have your flist guess the persons and fandoms.

A personal disclaimer: I don't really do OTPs (icon excepted), and I don't believe that all interesting pairings must necessarily include a sexual aspect. But the below are a few of the matchups (from books, movies AND tv) that have made me go "huh" and do some serious archive mining in their time.

15 pairings, 14 different sources, NO CROSSOVERS:

1. It's his boat, and she calls him sir, but they've never been less than equals.
   Mal and Zoë, Firefly: first guessed by neonhummingbird



2. Silver-tongued scholar, golden-tongued pirate: they drive each other crazier than anyone else could.
   Dr. Daniel Jackson and Vala Mal Doran, Stargate SG-1: first guessed by maevebran



3. The second-choice son and the frozen maiden: they find motivation to heal and rebuild together.
   Faramir and Éowyn, LotR: first guessed by izhilzha



4. Wizard and crime lord, protecting the same city: sometimes reluctant allies, always verbal sparring partners.
   Harry Dresden and John Marcone, Dresden Files: first guessed byneonhummingbird



5. The sadder and wiser man and his blue-tressed goddess: bound by tragedy, necessity, and war.
   Wesley and Illyria, Angel: first guessed by neonhummingbird



6. She's "meek", he's "boring"; they turned down more passionate partners and together found quiet joy.
   Fanny Price and Edmund Bertram, Mansfield Park: finally guessed by therin87



7. His ego matched his genius; his antagonist's-- doesn't; together they snarked and saved their town.
   Nathan Stark and Jack Carter, Eureka: first guessed by izhilzha



8. Scarred, stubborn soldier and wounded, graceful, brilliant dancer: combined, their brands of crazy are unstoppable.
   Mal and River, Firefly: first guessed by neonhummingbird



9. King and herald, spear-wielder and wise healer; cousins united and divided by tragedy and legend.

Gil-Galad and Elrond, Silmarillion: first guessed by sulien77


10. He's cautious and skeptical, but respects her, the doubter turned believer. Together, they seek truth.
    Agents Doggett and Scully, X-Files: first guessed by neonhummingbird



11. Gentleman's daughter, common tradesman, uncommon rogue: three touched by destiny and repeatedly saving one another.
    Elizabeth Swann, Will Turner, and Jack Sparrow, PotC: first guessed by neonhummingbird



12. Strangers from the East and West, seeker and sought: different cultures, different methods, same calling.
    Ardeth Bey and Rick O'Connell, The Mummy & TMR: first guessed by tygermama



13. Escaped convict, last of his breed, and the pilot who saved his life twice over.
    Riddick and Fry, Pitch Black: first guessed (with both names) by tygermama



14. Bugs, plants, a plaster-touched cheek: from such things did this mentor and mentee's relationship evolve.
    Gil Grissom and Sara Sidle, CSI: first guessed by izhilzha



15. They're each the other's natural prey, and have hurt each other badly; still, they love.
    Buffy and Spike, BtVS: first guessed by sinanju

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Comments

[jedibuttercup]

That seems to be everyone's problem in guessing this one: even maevebran. She told me she knows what book it is, because I've talked about it before and watched the movie version with her, but she can't remember the characters' names at all.

I guess that's part of the problem with developing a fondness for a distinctly quiet and often disdained pairing: they don't attract many other rabid fans!

Mansfield Park

[therin87.livejournal.com]

The last unsolved one is Edmund Bertram and Fanny Price. I have no doubt you have no idea who I am but I love your stories and I am so excited to see an austen pairing on the meme :)

Re: Mansfield Park

[jedibuttercup]

Yay, someone got it!!!

Hey, anyone who appreciates Austen pairings and likes my stories is always welcome around here. *grin*