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

[prillalar]

Legolas/Gimli

What? Not Galadriel/Gimli and their Illicit Affair of Hotness and Dwarf Kink? *g*

Actually, LotR seems made for OTPs. Most everyone has their Best Pal.

[copracat]

Galadriel was stepping stone for Gimli. In appreiciating her beauty he was ready for the hot elf lovin' he got later in the book when he could no longer deny what was between him and Legolas.

[wisdomeagle]

What's most worrisome about this statement is that it's absolutely true.

[copracat]

And there I thought I'd fixed that typo in appreciating.

Still. Yes. Good old Tolkien.