She doesn't have the "I wonder how this will land for the other person?" filter in anything she does.
Noooooope. Not at all.
Actually, I think you've just hit the nail on the head for why I'm not sold on this ship - it doesn't ping me enough that he really wants to fuck her. I buy it emotionally and romantically, but not really sexually.
I can understand that! Sexual attraction in general is such an abstract concept to me, though, that it doesn't make a big difference in how I perceive pairings. To make a crummy analogy, you know how people who are red/green colorblind can still understand traffic lights because one of the bulbs is always going to be brighter than the others? That's kind of how sexual chemistry between characters I ship works for me. I can tell that, say, Maddie and David on Moonlighting had UST that blazed way hotter than Megan and Peter's does, but it impacts my perception of a ship so little that it's easily overridden by the emotional/romantic/intellectual connections I see existing or developing between them. (Heh, and it helps that Peter is constantly giving her these adoring little looks. Possibly he's just adoring her brain, but then again, it's kind of all the same to me.)
(Also, that had basically nothing to do with your particular comment. I just felt like babbling a bit.)
I'm working on that, though. FOR YOUUU.
Awwwwww! ♥ ♥ ♥
LOOKING PRETTY IS NOT INSIGNIFICANT!
Hee! The pretty is sort of the only thing drawing me to the pairing right now, largely because we haven't seen them interact much. But that could change!
Or maybe it's just that Peter is a do-gooder and knows all about Bud's home life and wants to bring him out partying with the guys. IDK!
Awww, I like that idea! He does seem to be kind of the mom of the team. I can imagine him inviting Bud because he wanted to be a do-gooder.
I got so committed to my fanon of Sam/Sam's Husband that I actually haven't thought about her as a romantic pairing possibility AT ALL. I will open my mind here!
I like your fanon better, actually, but more femslash is never bad, y/y?
REALLY, REALLY, ALL WE KNOW OF THIS GUY IS THAT HE'S KIND OF A DOUCHE
Exactly! I do hope we get more on him, because there has GOT to be more to the story of why Megan apparently didn't even get visitation rights in the custody battle. And I feel like if their marriage fell apart just because they didn't spend enough time together, he wouldn't be so hateful and bitter, but rather just...regretful? Annoyed? Like, if they weren't around each other much, I'm not sure what Megan could've done to piss him off SO MUCH.
Plus I'm writing fanfic about Kate Meets The Ex For The First Time And Then She And Megan Go Drinking and DAMMIT I FEEL RUSHED RIGHT NOW TO GET THAT COMPLETE before it's completely trashed for the dumbest reason alive.
Yeah, that does suck. But I'm sure your fic will be awesome even if it does get jossed. :)
I get the feeling this isn't the first time she acted out at a society ball.
Ohhhhhh, yeah. It sounds like there's a history there. Maybe she had a debutant ball that went horribly awry?
I actually really liked Megan's explanation that the inquest into her patient's death was what got her on this kick.
I like that as well.
I think that could have been enough on its own.
I guess in TV Land it is. It's just that, uh, I did a lot of research on pathology when X-Files was still on *whistles innocently*, and I can't get out of my mind how very different the disciplines are and how much re-training Megan would've had to go through.
I desperately need to follow the "drink more, think less" mantra on this show. Too bad I don't drink.
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Date: 2011-04-27 11:19 pm (UTC)She doesn't have the "I wonder how this will land for the other person?" filter in anything she does.
Noooooope. Not at all.
Actually, I think you've just hit the nail on the head for why I'm not sold on this ship - it doesn't ping me enough that he really wants to fuck her. I buy it emotionally and romantically, but not really sexually.
I can understand that! Sexual attraction in general is such an abstract concept to me, though, that it doesn't make a big difference in how I perceive pairings. To make a crummy analogy, you know how people who are red/green colorblind can still understand traffic lights because one of the bulbs is always going to be brighter than the others? That's kind of how sexual chemistry between characters I ship works for me. I can tell that, say, Maddie and David on Moonlighting had UST that blazed way hotter than Megan and Peter's does, but it impacts my perception of a ship so little that it's easily overridden by the emotional/romantic/intellectual connections I see existing or developing between them. (Heh, and it helps that Peter is constantly giving her these adoring little looks. Possibly he's just adoring her brain, but then again, it's kind of all the same to me.)
(Also, that had basically nothing to do with your particular comment. I just felt like babbling a bit.)
I'm working on that, though. FOR YOUUU.
Awwwwww! ♥ ♥ ♥
LOOKING PRETTY IS NOT INSIGNIFICANT!
Hee! The pretty is sort of the only thing drawing me to the pairing right now, largely because we haven't seen them interact much. But that could change!
Or maybe it's just that Peter is a do-gooder and knows all about Bud's home life and wants to bring him out partying with the guys. IDK!
Awww, I like that idea! He does seem to be kind of the mom of the team. I can imagine him inviting Bud because he wanted to be a do-gooder.
I got so committed to my fanon of Sam/Sam's Husband that I actually haven't thought about her as a romantic pairing possibility AT ALL. I will open my mind here!
I like your fanon better, actually, but more femslash is never bad, y/y?
REALLY, REALLY, ALL WE KNOW OF THIS GUY IS THAT HE'S KIND OF A DOUCHE
Exactly! I do hope we get more on him, because there has GOT to be more to the story of why Megan apparently didn't even get visitation rights in the custody battle. And I feel like if their marriage fell apart just because they didn't spend enough time together, he wouldn't be so hateful and bitter, but rather just...regretful? Annoyed? Like, if they weren't around each other much, I'm not sure what Megan could've done to piss him off SO MUCH.
Plus I'm writing fanfic about Kate Meets The Ex For The First Time And Then She And Megan Go Drinking and DAMMIT I FEEL RUSHED RIGHT NOW TO GET THAT COMPLETE before it's completely trashed for the dumbest reason alive.
Yeah, that does suck. But I'm sure your fic will be awesome even if it does get jossed. :)
I get the feeling this isn't the first time she acted out at a society ball.
Ohhhhhh, yeah. It sounds like there's a history there. Maybe she had a debutant ball that went horribly awry?
I actually really liked Megan's explanation that the inquest into her patient's death was what got her on this kick.
I like that as well.
I think that could have been enough on its own.
I guess in TV Land it is. It's just that, uh, I did a lot of research on pathology when X-Files was still on *whistles innocently*, and I can't get out of my mind how very different the disciplines are and how much re-training Megan would've had to go through.
I desperately need to follow the "drink more, think less" mantra on this show. Too bad I don't drink.