About this pairing.

[eyeslikestarlight]

So, how exactly do you guys see this pairing? Why do you ship it, how do you plan on writing it, etc? I always see it as starting off black and then flipping, because I'm a sucker for quadrant flipping. I honestly couldn't see it as starting red without being black first. For the sake of these prompts though, I'll be writing after the flip, of course. But unless specified otherwise, I will probably be working with AUs, as I find them much easier to work with in an alternate universe.

I'm curious to know what you guys think/how you all see it! :)

Comments

[evapples]

In canon especially, I do think them quadrant flipping from black to red probably works best/makes the most sense. I don't think there would be many universes where they start out as friends anyway, and when I think of them as a red pairing it's with them starting out, if not blackrom then at least antagonistic before any red feelings develop.

And I ship them both ways anyway xD Though I do love me some quadrant flipping. I've read some really awesome fics where that was a thing they did a lot partly because of Sollux's duality/bipolar thing and I thought that was super interesting... though not allowed in the HSO.

[robotwwizard]

I’m a big fan of quadrant flipping with this pair too. I personally think they would end up constantly flipping around a lot, because they both have sort of unstable personalities. But I could definitely see it starting black before moving to red.
I don’t think they would be super lovey-dovey even in redrom, because I definitely see their relationship being pretty antagonistic even when it’s red. Just more good natured, obviously. Everyone has their moments of course, but overall I still think there would be a lot of bickering and stuff.
Even though I feel this way, I always have trouble sort of showing it through my art. It’s something I’m trying to work on.
And yeah, I don’t know. Augh I’m not too great at putting my feelings into words, sorry!

[rawrimamidget]

I love quadrant flipping with these two. I really like them just being dicks to each other and eventually getting comfortable enough that they fall into a weird, nerdy friendship and then relationship.
One wanting black and the other wanting red seems like it would be interesting too, especially them trying to meet in the middle to make it work.
Black->Accidental red might be fun to write after HSO...

I'm also a terrible sucker for them just generally being geeks together. Screaming at each other over MMOs, changing wifi passwords, deleting episodes of favorite shows off the PVR... anything. Both of them generally being terrible and awkward with relationships too ahhhhh! Both of them can be rather full of themselves and just... neither of them ending up being all that great at 'the boyfriend thing' is adorable and hilarious.

[evapples]

Wow I love the small moments you described. xD That definitely sounds like them to me.

[robotwwizard]

hahaha holy shit i love this too its beautiful

[eyeslikestarlight]

Eeeeeeee yes yes yes, I love and agree with all of the above. Gosh this pairing gives me a lot of feelings.....

[musekicker]

Quadrant flipping is awesome. And I agree, even Remrom they wouldn't probably be all lovey dovey XD Pfft, love the idea of them being bickering geeks.

Which only leads me to believe any competitive games end in fights, and then mad making out.

[eyeslikestarlight]

^^^ I approve of this.

I just them having snarky back and forths, and being annoyed by each other, but in a way that is still really endearing.

[ella_hope]

QUADRANT FLIPPING!!!
like, one day they hate each other, and the next they just sit around and cuddle and fshjksdhlfjsd

also i have this huge thing about sollux just forgetting to eat and stuff, and eridan has to keep him together. and even though he complains, he feels like it's his responsibility.

[eyeslikestarlight]

Yes. I love them flipping back and forth between squabbling like crazy and being adorable. I also like the idea of them taking care of each other. Like, coldhope's H/C fic In Full Clarity, oh man, love. (though my favorite will always be TOSOTH...)