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beccastareyesDay 21 - A pairing you like and no one else understands why? Zelgadis/Sylphiel
Part of it is that I just like pairing Zel off with people*. And Amelia, but I've never really found an alt-pairing I like for her. (I mean, maybe Amelia/Pocota, but the whole 'Pocota is stuck as a plushie' thing kind of puts a damper on things. At least Zel is shaped like an adult and has hormones, while despite being at least in his teens, Pocota acts like a child.)
I think where it comes from is that in the manga and novels, instead of having the dramatic Zel entrance, Zel beat Lina and Gourry to Sairaag and Sylphiel basically asked him to help her figure out what the heck was going on. Mostly I'd like to see more done with their relationships in general, platonic or romantic. Mostly because it gives her someone to interact with besides Gourry and sometimes Lina.
Which might explain why it hasn't caught on in the vastly anime-dominated fandom. That and Sylphiel mostly seems to exist in fandom to get leftover-shipped, though I do know some fans of hers.
* Okay, I refuse to break up Lina and Gourry, and writing the mazoku in relationships requires a lot more talent to make it good than I have, and probably wouldn't be healthy for anyone involved.
Part of it is that I just like pairing Zel off with people*. And Amelia, but I've never really found an alt-pairing I like for her. (I mean, maybe Amelia/Pocota, but the whole 'Pocota is stuck as a plushie' thing kind of puts a damper on things. At least Zel is shaped like an adult and has hormones, while despite being at least in his teens, Pocota acts like a child.)
I think where it comes from is that in the manga and novels, instead of having the dramatic Zel entrance, Zel beat Lina and Gourry to Sairaag and Sylphiel basically asked him to help her figure out what the heck was going on. Mostly I'd like to see more done with their relationships in general, platonic or romantic. Mostly because it gives her someone to interact with besides Gourry and sometimes Lina.
Which might explain why it hasn't caught on in the vastly anime-dominated fandom. That and Sylphiel mostly seems to exist in fandom to get leftover-shipped, though I do know some fans of hers.
* Okay, I refuse to break up Lina and Gourry, and writing the mazoku in relationships requires a lot more talent to make it good than I have, and probably wouldn't be healthy for anyone involved.
