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[Sapphic Sasquatch]

I hope you enjoy it! I'm currently rereading and it's definitely as good as I remember so far.

 

[KairiTheMang0]

Basically the opposite of the question I asked before, what’s a ship that you used to hate but now really like it?

 

[Sapphic Sasquatch]

Basically all of the Vanitas ships I ship now. I used to be an anti-Vanitas-shipper but I've gotten over that; Vaniku, Vanipliku, and Namitas have a special place in my heart.

But also Namiku/RikuNami and MarLar. I used to be really heavy on my gay Riku/Marluxia/Larxene headcanons but I came to like the dynamics between the ships I listed.

 

[KairiTheMang0]

I’m still stuck in my “Riku is gay and can only be gay” bubble :/ for me it’s gotta be SoXi. I don’t know why but I think they’re really really cute for some reason!

 

[Sapphic Sasquatch]

Everyone is entitled to their headcanons so long as they're not problematic.

SoXi is cute. (I'm assuming you mean Sora and Xion?) They definitely have some potential and I can see some of the appeal in it.

 

[KairiTheMang0]

I meant Sora and Xion yes. I think that they have the potential to be really cute and I wish they had interacted more outside of that one scene in KH3.

 

[Sapphic Sasquatch]

I don't have any problems with it, and yeah, I do agree that they should have more interactions together.

 

[KairiTheMang0]

Frankly most characters in KH should have more interactions. Riku and Kairi, Naminé and Riku, Roxas and Naminé, Roxas and Sora, Sora and Xion, Terra and Riku, Sora and Ventus, Ventus and Roxas, and so so many more. That’s the problem with such a big cast, we don’t get everyone’s interactions. Like Ventus and Roxas! How were neither of them freaked out when they realized they basically had an identical twin????

 

[Sapphic Sasquatch]

Exactly! I'm sure so many other people have said this but that's the problem with trios and just "designated groups" for characters to "belong to", especially for series like Kingdom Hearts with such a wide cast of characters, because those "designated groups" limit character interactions vastly.

Another thing I wanna mention is how even though the BBS trio and Sea Salt trio seem like, well, trios; the destiny trio (or Sora, Riku, Kairi) aren't really a full fledged trio, at least not for the last few games. It's always been a duo and a third wheel, whether that's Sora/Riku with Kairi third wheeling or Kairi/Sora with Riku third wheeling. But I think that just comes with the problem of Riku and Kairi not being a full fledged duo.

They have small interactions here and there, which are fun to watch when we get them, but they're definitely not as impactful as Sora/Kairi or Sora/Riku moments. Which sucks, because they banter off of each other so nicely when we do see them together. But that's just a Kairi problem in general; not having interactions outside of with Sora and when she does, they're almost always *about* Sora.

 

[KairiTheMang0]

Poor poor Kairi, she’s stuck with one person and no one else. Even when she was with Lea they had very few scenes together. I hope that they don’t shove her and Aqua to the side now that they’re training together, I want to see them actually do something! Maybe at one point we’ll get a Kairi game that’s ya know… an actual game where you play as Kairi for more than 5 minutes.

The Kairi problem is a discussion for another thread though.

Maybe KH4 will change things around and we’ll see more characters interact. I’d love to see Lea and Isa talk to Ventus again, that would be great to see.

 

[Sapphic Sasquatch]

Lea, Isa, and Ventus would be awesome to see not gonna lie.

I'd also love to see Naminé and Riku making a comeback but I'm doubtful since Riku's in Quadratum now... If not them, then Naminé and Roxas.

But for all-new interactions, I'd love to see Naminé and Ventus, Roxas and Ventus, Aqua and Lea, Aqua and Elrena (if she does come back recompleted), and much more.

 

[KairiTheMang0]

That’s the thing with KH, there are SO MANY CHARACTERS and not enough time to see them all interact. I mean the sea salt and wayfinder trios only got one scene all together in kh3 because they were all busy doing other things and there was so much going on in that game already. And there’s really no way to fix it because let’s be real, now that we’re in this new arc we won’t be seeing all of our old favorite characters as much anymore.

 

[Sapphic Sasquatch]

Yeah, as much as I hate to admit it, that is true. But hey, that's what fanfic is for, right?

But that's why I prefer stories that are more character driven than plot driven, if that makes sense. But this is Kingdom Hearts and the series is well known for its large plot and lore, so that's never gonna happen.

It sucks especially for characters like Kairi, Naminé, Roxas, Xion and such who haven't really had a big role to play in the more recent games.

 

[KairiTheMang0]

Yeah, it’s sad that that’s how things end up working out in a big series like this, but I guess that’s the fate of a big series like KH. Oh well, I’m fine with it. I like all the new characters and I’ve got fanfic to take in all of the old favorites.

But back to shipping! Do you have any favorite fics for some of your favorite ships? I’ve been looking to read some new stuff recently.

 

[Sapphic Sasquatch]

Yeah, sure I do! One of them was the VaniKai link I sent earlier, but two others that come to mind are a RepliNami and a KaiXi fics.

RepliNami fic: https://archiveofourown.org/works/535213

KaiXi fic: https://archiveofourown.org/works/17967521

How about you?

 

[Zackarix]

That’s the thing with KH, there are SO MANY CHARACTERS and not enough time to see them all interact. I mean the sea salt and wayfinder trios only got one scene all together in kh3 because they were all busy doing other things and there was so much going on in that game already. And there’s really no way to fix it because let’s be real, now that we’re in this new arc we won’t be seeing all of our old favorite characters as much anymore.

I mean, it could work. Just let the original characters interact in Disney worlds instead of confining them to original worlds that are no longer the priority development-wise.

But I guess that's never going to happen. And if KH3, the climax of the Dark Seeker Saga wasn't an ensemble story it's unlikely that will change going forward.

 

[KairiTheMang0]

Yeah, sure I do! One of them was the VaniKai link I sent earlier, but two others that come to mind are a RepliNami and a KaiXi fics.

RepliNami fic: https://archiveofourown.org/works/535213

KaiXi fic: https://archiveofourown.org/works/17967521

How about you?

THANK YOUUUU

KaiLette: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33955642

SoRiku: https://archiveofourown.org/works/46190695

 

[KairiTheMang0]

But I guess that's never going to happen. And if KH3, the climax of the Dark Seeker Saga wasn't an ensemble story it's unlikely that will change going forward.

Yeah, that’s the sad truth

 

[Sapphic Sasquatch]

SoRiku: https://archiveofourown.org/works/46190695

I read this and holy moly, I loved this! I loved the characterization of Riku and Sora, I loved their dynamic and this was just a pretty good fic overall.
Although, it wasn't until like halfway through the fic that I realized this was supposed to be a high school AU and not just a post KH3 au or anything like that lol.

I just remembered a NamiKai fic that I'd like to share as well, if you mind.

Human, Too - Besin - Kingdom Hearts [Archive of Our Own]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

archiveofourown.org

And another NamiKai fic with a mix of SelKai in there, too.

what images return - driedvoices - Kingdom Hearts [Archive of Our Own]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

archiveofourown.org

But one question I'll add is do you have any headcanons for any ships?

 

[KairiTheMang0]

I do! Mostly for Soriku and Akusai

Soriku:
Depending on my mood they either confessed to each other in the secret place post kh3 before Sora disappeared or in Quadratum.
Sora made them bracelets with their pride flags on them (Sora had the rainbow one and riku the mlm gay flag)
Since they got together they have spent every Friday night on Sora’s couch going through Riku’s very very long list of movies he wanted to watch. Sora usually ends up passing out but Riku doesn’t really mind because it gives him an excuse to take stupid pictures of Sora while he’s sleeping

Akusai:
THEY DO JIGSAW PUZZLES TOGETHER!!!! Lea would purposefully put pieces in the wrong spots and Isa would get so angry at him.
They moved in together after kh3 along with Roxas and Xion. I’ve got a full fic idea for this one that I’m hoping to write at some point
Lea confessed first, Isa gave him the “Oh I know” and kissed him on the cheek before leaving. Lea went into an intense gay panic mode and somehow thought Isa didn’t like him back despite kissing him and so Lea ignored him for days before Isa cornered him, and asked him out.
Lea helps Isa deal with him gender dysphoria!!!!
They place bets on who are going to get together and 90% of the time they’re right


Some other ones short ones for other ships

KaiNami - Kairi hated the idea of coming out and kept their relationship a secret until Lea and Isa told her she was being an asshole because the gay dads know everything

Hayner and Olette crush on Roxas and Kairi respectively and have talk to each other nonstop about them because they’re “the only one who’d get it”

NamiXi - They started flirting as a joke thinking the other didn’t like them that way