OTP

[prillalar]

I'm making with the questions today. Because I think that's the best feature of LJ: getting other people to come write smart things in my journal. It saves wear and tear on my brain, since then I don't have to be smart myself.

What is an OTP? I know what it stands for: One True Pairing. But recently I've begun to wonder if I've been using it wrong.

To me, it means "the pairing I especially like to ship". Hermione/George is one of my OTPs. Remus/Kingsley. Merry/Pippin. Daniel/Jonas. But I write other pairings and I read other pairings and if you don't ship my OTPs, I'll still be your friend.

Is an OTP more exclusive than that, the only pairing that you'll entertain for that fandom? Or can it mean a pairing that's accepted by most of the fandom, like Jack/Daniel, Harry/Draco, Gimli/Galadriel? (OK, maybe I'm the only one who ships Gimli/Galadriel.)

When you use "OTP" what do you mean? And who are your OTPs?

Be smart for me now. :)

Comments

[willysunny.livejournal.com]

i only have a few OTP's (harry/draco, remus/sirius, nomar/derek <--yes baseball). these couples truly make me smile and their love and companionship (and the angst inbetween) make sense in my own, slanted opinion. especially h/d and r/s. i truly hope that JK sees the light and opens the closet doors revealing these pairs. i might have giggle fits for the rest of my life. an OTP, for me, is something that fits like a glove, that i can see working and working out. i'll read any kind of pairing, but these are the ones that have nestled into my heart.

[prillalar]

i might have giggle fits for the rest of my life. an OTP, for me, is something that fits like a glove, that i can see working and working out. i'll read any kind of pairing, but these are the ones that have nestled into my heart.

Fits like a glove -- I like that. Some just seem *right*, don't they?

[willysunny.livejournal.com]

Some just seem *right*, don't they?

yes, they certainly do. h/d make me, they really do. as do r/s. maybe it's the fact that they have so many personal struggles and just seem so lonely all the time. except malfoy - though i think he struggles with the inner demons of having to make a choice about which path to follow in the very near future. it just makes sense that they would yearn for not only affection but support while they struggle through their own inner trials. and h/d are such they antithesis of each other that they almost seem each other's complement.

if only JK would see the truth... :D :D