For Ryan and Ethan
At least here in the west, the idea of 'shipping' is simple.
Generally, 'shipping' is a set of two people you know (or don't) that you think might do well as a couple,
or as part of a polycule, or that would be very cute together.
I notice it's really common, and to be honest, I'm super fucking guilty of it too.
I mean, goddamn.
Sometimes the temptation to introduce your friends to each other and watch them realise they both
are really into 90s grunge, both would lecture you on how practical effects are
so much better than CGI ,
and that both secretly adore sending memes from the early 2010s into the group chat.
It can be very tempting, especially for someone who does tend more extroverted (me),
It's really awkward to do outside of romantic settings though.
We've normalised wingmanning in romantic settings, and as such shipping two people you know and
having them meet with you being a 'third wheel' or not present at all
is not unheard of and is quite common.
Doing this in platonic settings is not as common, at least in my experiences.
What if we changed this?
What if we all allowed each other to not only be friends to our friends, but allowed each other
to guide our friends towards new friends that they might enjoy spending time with.
I think that would be pretty cool.
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