Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-11462509-20130929214446

Let me quickly clarify before I begin: I don't mean to say one should not ship, I am not against shipping in any form; I think most animosity towards shipping is often completely irrational (unless a particular ship that teaches something unpleasent is taken seriously): shipping is a passtime, an indulgence and should not be interpreted as anything else unless the aforementioned circumstances are met.

That said, I was originally just going to ask Jackunzel shippers why they ship these two, not because I disagree but because I don't understand how they work together as characters nor do I see any real reason they should not be shipped (I was just searching for an explanation beyond 'they look cute together') but eventually I decided on the ammendment that every other shipper within the big four community deserved a chance to justify or at least talk about or even simply gush over their chosen pairing/s.

So do whatever you feel like regarding that: discuss, muse, gush whatever.

I'll start: I ship Mericcup because I like the potential personality dynamic between the two of them: both boasting differences that play off the other while sharing enough in common that they don't clash as characters e.g. Hiccup's cautious analytic mind and Merida's adventurous and bold nature as differences with both of them possessing a passion and stubborness that sets them apart as oddballs of their respective settings along with both refusing to accept the status quo.  