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almighty Oct 31, 2018 11:05PM

gorgeous artwork!

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Norainhere Nov 1, 2018 2:42AM

Top!Sakura is something I need more of.

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BugDevil Nov 1, 2018 10:11AM

This is rather clever, because Sakura actually sucks blood in the Realta Nua version of F/SN.
Also these two deserve each other (in more ways than one)

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YuriSensei Nov 1, 2018 10:47AM

^Agreed. Top!Sakura is nice too though kinda expected Medusa to be the one sucking blood considering what she did to Ayako.

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BugDevil Nov 1, 2018 11:15AM

^Medusa x Ayako is my favorite crack ship.

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none Nov 1, 2018 11:51AM

How's it crack when Rider has a canon crush on Mitsuzuri?

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BugDevil Nov 1, 2018 12:25PM

Well first of all, your definition of canon is rather loose it seems. Unless it's been confirmed by Nasu offhand somehwere, the Visual Novel does not actually point it out. It's mostly portrayed as a hunter-prey kind of deal with obvious fanservice/joke connotations.
Secondly, Ayako very clearly opposes the idea intensely and is afraid of Rider. Crack ships are usually ships that cannot, should not or make no sense to happen.

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none Nov 1, 2018 4:42PM

Crack ships are usually ships that cannot, should not or make no sense to happen.

If you think despite Rider's clear attraction to Mitsuzuru it makes no sense to ship them, in the same sense that, say, shipping Rider and Waver, who never met, then sure, that's a crack ship. Rider x Mitsuzuru never was an official couple (which would negate the point of shipping in the first place, and in fact I don't think there're few among Fate MCs), but between "official couple" and "crack ship" there's a big abyss.

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BugDevil Nov 1, 2018 6:06PM

^No no, I wasn't talking about official, you were the one who used the word canon lol
I am saying Rider's "clear attraction" isn't portrayed as romanitc or sexual. At least not clearly enough to make it as set in stone as you claim. And when a character hates/is afraid of the other and no romantic interest is clearly displayed on either side, even in subtext, I consider a ship a crack ship usually. It's like shipping Illya with Berserker. Sure, those two care about each other and have a deep connection, but it was never shown to be romantic.

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none Nov 1, 2018 6:52PM

I said Rider's attraction was canon, not a romantic relationship between her with Mitsuzuri. I talked about being an official couple, like Iri and Kiritsugu. There's ample room between that and a crack ship, including pairings like the main heroines of FSN x Shirou, which only aren't the former because there's no official route, really. That said, if you don't see anything remotely sexual in Rider's behaviour around her, then sure, call it a crack ship.

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BugDevil Nov 1, 2018 7:39PM

^I know what you said... you still have no proof though.
That sexual stuff can just as easily be interpreted as normal predatory behaviour. The reason this ship exists at all is because people twist it into the sexual predator perspective. I find their interactions funny, so I like the ship, but I still know it's a crack ship.

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none Nov 1, 2018 7:49PM

EDIT: nvm, there's enough spam here already.

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BugDevil Nov 1, 2018 7:53PM

I mean, having romantic chemistry or at the very least have the characters get along is a low bar to reach imo.
EDIT: Well sorry about that.

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redpanther Nov 3, 2018 4:53AM

I feel sorry for Shinji...well, maybe just a bit.

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KurayamiNeko Nov 3, 2018 9:28PM

nom <3

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Murasaki_Yuki Apr 7, 2019 5:20AM

gosh!