December Daily: OTPs

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duffy - Top 5 OTPs in television or movies. Could be romantic or friendship. (Canon is NOT a requirement!)

In no particular order except for #1:

To no one's surprise: Fraser and Kowalski (due South). The way Ray's ready to throw down at any moment and yet often his reaction to freakishness is: "Huh. OK, then." The way Fraser's initial reaction -- that scene in the station when he turns completely around with an astonished look on his face -- in a sense never changes.

Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane (Dorothy Sayers mysteries). Because she's difficult, and damaged, and discouraged, and sharp, and yet he collaborates with her and is transformed by her, and when he finally proposes to her successfully (in Latin), he addresses her as Magistra.

The romance between Willow and Xander (Buffy) was plausible to me in that it was clearly and obviously a terrible idea that was going to hurt everyone and thus an irresistible temptation, but what I liked about their relationship was that when it was necessary for them to have a deep connection, what connected them was not romance or attraction but the strength of their childhood friendship.

I would love to have gotten more of the friendship between Seven of Nine and Naomi Wildman (Star Trek: Voyager). It's so totally believable to me that a kid would say, "This is Seven. She was kidnapped and assimilated and a lot of people are scared of her and she doesn't really know how to be human, and now I'm going to teach her how to skip and how to gallop."


1. Book-canon Sherlock Holmes and John Watson, of course! Their differences, their oddities, their mutual admirations, never get less delightful.




Upcoming prompts below the cut.




14 minoanmiss - Top five poets? top five titles?
15 the_future_modernes - top five things you look forward to as you grow older
16 clevermanka - Five pieces of treasured advice
17 dine - Top five ice cream flavors
18 rhi Five favorite Christmas treats (cookies to make, mulled cider, Advent calendars, e.g.)
19 china_shop - Top five devices/appliances/bluetooth thingies/whatever :-)
20 dorinda - Top 5 comfort movies? Or comfort reads, if you'd rather
21 summerstorm - because it puts me in mind of blackjack, do you play any card or board games regularly? Or videogames? top 5 games?
22 summerstorm - top 5 poems?
23 fox - Top five Advent carols, maybe
24 fox - Top five Christmas carols
25 break for Christmas
26 ride_4ever - top 5 dS fanworks other than fic (arts, podfics, vids)
27 azurelunatic - 5 reasons you enjoy a party in the dark times of the year
28 james - Top 5 places in the past you would like to visit. Top 5 places in the present you would like to visit.
29 laurenthemself - Top five snack foods (sorry, the requested date got taken between the time you posted and the time I edited)
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31 mergatrude - what five complements/encouragements would you give your young self.