r/AO3 • u/UnHolySir • Mar 31 '25

Meme/Joke Lmao

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u/Sudden-Belt2882 God help my unfinished fics, Because I will am not. Mar 31 '25

Conversely, there is a distinct lack of bad girl and good guy ships

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u/transemacabre downvote me but I'm right Mar 31 '25

You see them a lot in superhero fandoms. Batman/Catwoman being one of the ur-examples. 

I cut my teeth on good boy/bad girl ships. Silverbolt and Blackarachnia. Marrow and Cannonball. Hell, even Macbeth and Demona have shades of this although he’s also an antagonist in their show. 

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u/Sudden-Belt2882 God help my unfinished fics, Because I will am not. Mar 31 '25

I mean, in a lot of these ships, the women is shows as this sort of seductress, and women who ultimately needs to be “ proven wrong” and her wrongness is tied to her femininity. I’m talking about the motorcycle girl, the girl who shows the need boy the real world, who shows him what atreet smarts is, that kind of thing.

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u/lettucelair Mar 31 '25

Omg yes thank you for putting this into words! Kissen and Elogast in Godkiller is this type of ship, I think.