In most of my fandoms I tend to ship pairings that I don't ever expect to happen in the show. That's most of the fun for me, exploring relationships in ways that I would never see in canon. If a pairing shows up in canon after I start seriously shipping it I might feel uncomfortable and vaguely pandered to. Often I end up dropping the pairing.
Daredevil examples:
Matt/Foggy - this is my primary pairing and the one I never want to see in canon. Hookup maybe, but not in an OTP way. Matt is already so socially isolated that becoming more involved with his best friend is a recipe for disaster all around, and not in the fun way. Also this would break the long and glorious cycle of all Matt's girlfriends being terrible for him and I just ... can't deny him that grinder. I've been a comics fan for too long.
Matt/Fisk/Vanessa - this is really about Matt and Vanessa, but Fisk and Vanessa come as a set so Fisk is there by default. Matt wants to rescue Vanessa, Vanessa finds Matt cute and naive. Would never happen since threesome.
Matt/Karen/Foggy - I wouldn't mind seeing this! But again, threesome.
Karen/Foggy - ok? I expect to see this on the show so not that interested, but I get the potential.
Matt/martyrdom - not really a pairing but this is the true OTP! Not the prideful self destructive kind, although Matt does have some of that in him, but the real kind. Where you fight a war that's already lost before you even started. Where all the consequences of your choices fall on you like a ton of bricks. Where you devote yourself to an ideal and for that choice you pay. and pay. and pay.
What's the feeling among you, nonnies? Do you want your pairings to become canon? Do you think fan favorite couples influence showrunners? Should they?
Which of your favorite pairings (if any) would you like to see become canon?
Daredevil examples:
Matt/Foggy - this is my primary pairing and the one I never want to see in canon. Hookup maybe, but not in an OTP way. Matt is already so socially isolated that becoming more involved with his best friend is a recipe for disaster all around, and not in the fun way. Also this would break the long and glorious cycle of all Matt's girlfriends being terrible for him and I just ... can't deny him that grinder. I've been a comics fan for too long.
Matt/Fisk/Vanessa - this is really about Matt and Vanessa, but Fisk and Vanessa come as a set so Fisk is there by default. Matt wants to rescue Vanessa, Vanessa finds Matt cute and naive. Would never happen since threesome.
Matt/Karen/Foggy - I wouldn't mind seeing this! But again, threesome.
Karen/Foggy - ok? I expect to see this on the show so not that interested, but I get the potential.
Matt/martyrdom - not really a pairing but this is the true OTP! Not the prideful self destructive kind, although Matt does have some of that in him, but the real kind. Where you fight a war that's already lost before you even started. Where all the consequences of your choices fall on you like a ton of bricks. Where you devote yourself to an ideal and for that choice you pay. and pay. and pay.
What's the feeling among you, nonnies? Do you want your pairings to become canon? Do you think fan favorite couples influence showrunners? Should they?