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[vampirespider.livejournal.com]

I searched a way back, but didn't find a post like this, so I guess I'll post and hope I don't incur the wrath of the moderator.

I was watching Love Story a couple of days ago, and comtemplating writing a huge post on Trapper/Hawkeye vs. Hawkeye/BJ (dynamics and pairings). I never got around to it, but it made me think:

What is it that attracts us to different pairings? I'm largely a BJ girl, but the chemistry between Trapper and Hawkeye is palable, fun to play with. BJ/Hawkeye, on the other hand, has huge angst potential.

But what makes you love that one pairing more than any other? Why does Klinger/Winchester inspire you more than Klinger/Radar for example? Why do you love Frank slash pairings?

Curiously a-waiting your replies.

Note: I am not trying to start a shipper war. So far, what I've seen of the M*A*S*H fandom has been calm, civilized and mature, but who knows? ;)

Comments

[kindoftrouble.livejournal.com]

My pairing (and by that I mean my *favourite* pairing) is Trapper/Hawkeye. Why? They're best friends, they have chemistry, they spend almost all of their time together and they're partners in crime. There isn't any rivalry between them, they always worked together rather than apart and I personally see them as better friends that BJ and Hawkeye because of that fact. Trapper is much more easy going as well and from George it's obvious that he has nothing against homosexuality. Plus, he doesn't whine half as much as BJ - which grates on me a bit after a while, especially in the later seasons.

Trapper's character is more fun to play with as well - there is very little known about him because in the first few seasons the characters were never really explored in the way that they were later on - and it's always good when people do explore his character in fic. I love that. T/H fics tend to be fun and lighthearted with a minimum of angst, which again I really like.

And finally, BJ/Hawkeye doesn't seem truly realistic to me, just because BJ is so faithful to his wife. I honestly couldn't see it happenning. Whereas Trapper has no qualms about cheating.

[canpin.livejournal.com]

BJ/Hawkeye doesn't seem truly realistic to me, just because BJ is so faithful to his wife.

that's one of the main reasons why i can't see it. trapper has no qualms about cheating at all, which makes it so much more feasible