# What are your favorite slash pairings? (poss TMI) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 21, 2005, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967 "2005-01-21T20:44:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tremorviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@tremorviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tremorviolet)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967/1 "2005-01-21T20:44:15Z")
OK, we just had the [thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=297673&page=1&pp=50) where a whole bunch o’female Dopers came out of the closet and admitted finding guy-on-guy action hot. And that they liked slash fiction. (for the uneducated, it’s fanfiction written about tv, movie, or literary characters pairing members of the same sex) So, slash fans out there, what are your favorite pairings? And do you actually wirte in your fandom or just read in it? We’ve got a diverse group of people on this board and I’m interested in what y’all are up to. (and, if you’re totallly disgusted by this topic, feel free to go get yer rant on in the Pit, just don’t crap in the thread) Anyway, here’re mine (I wish I could write, but I suck): Current: Star Gate: Jack/Daniel Stargate Atlantis: John/Rodney Anime: Gundam Wing: any but especially Heero/Trowa & Heero/Wufei YuYu Hakusho: Hiei/Kurama DC Comics: Flash/Green Lantern Trigun: Vash/Wolfwood Past favorites: Smallville: Clark/Lex Voyager: Paris/Chakotay Highlander: Duncan/Methos SportsNight: Dan/Casey Old school: STOS: Kirk/Spock (the granddaddy of slash pairings) Starsky&Hutch Dukes of Hazzard: Bo/Luke (man, that’s more than I thought there’d be…) ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967/2 "2005-01-21T20:51:03Z")
I’m fairly limited in my slash fandom. The only ones I read are generally BtVS slash: Buffy/Faith, Buffy/Willow, Anya/Buffy, Cordy/Anybody… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967/3 "2005-01-21T20:55:37Z")
I am quite limited as well. Aragorn/Legolas. Kirk/Spock. Various pairings of elves, it just seems to work well. Ranma/Ryoga (for some reason I’m more embarased over this one than all the rest). And I read mostly, but have scratched out the occasional story (both slash and regular erotica). No one has ever read my stories, though, other than myself. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967/4 "2005-01-21T20:56:50Z")
> [@tremorviolet](#): > > Voyager: Paris/Chakotay I can’t even articulate how disturbing that is. At least it wasn’t Tuvok/Neelix though. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Mapp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miss_mapp/32/369_2.png) [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967/5 "2005-01-21T21:04:25Z")
I wrote Garak/Bashir for years, and if I’m “famous” as a slash writer, it’s for that. When I was into DS9 fanfic, I also wrote a little O’Brien/Bashir (mostly involving Garak and O’Brien fighting over the adorable doctor), and a series of Sisko/Bashir stories where they were stuck in 21st-century San Francisco. For the last two years, I have had a serious hobbit fetish, and have taken to writing Frodo/Sam (with some Merry/Pippin as a side-pairing). Fandoms I have liked reading, but never wrote in: Q/Picard Mulder/Krychek D’Argo/Crichton But I’ll look at anything if the character pairing interests me. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967/6 "2005-01-21T21:13:47Z")
The hobbit thing doesn’t do anything for me. (Sorry, Miss Mapp). But I forgot about Faramir/Aragorn or Faramir/Legolas. I guess most of mine are from LOTR, huh? When I go home I’ll think and see if there are any more. ---
**Author:** ![FisherQueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@FisherQueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FisherQueen)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967/7 "2005-01-21T21:18:10Z")
I’m fond of Jack Sparrow/ Will Turner, which isn’t much of a stretch, really. And I have several Buffy pairings I’m fond of, especially Angel/xander, Spike/xander, and Spike/angel. So I’m twisted- I can live with that. ---
**Author:** ![tremorviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@tremorviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tremorviolet)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967/8 "2005-01-21T21:20:44Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > I can’t even articulate how disturbing that is. At least it wasn’t Tuvok/Neelix though. Well, yeah, end of series Paris/Chakotay. I liked 'em in the first couple of seasons, back when there was actually some tension on the show… ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967/9 "2005-01-21T21:20:55Z")
> [@FisherQueen](#): > > I’m fond of Jack Sparrow/ Will Turner, which isn’t much of a stretch, really. Oh yes. Thank you, I’d forgotten about that one. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967/10 "2005-01-21T21:22:22Z")
In _Star Wars_ (EU here): Face Loran/Ton Phanan Wes/Hobbie _ER_: Luka/Carter ---
**Author:** ![Malodorous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47774/32.png) [@Malodorous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malodorous)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967/11 "2005-01-21T21:43:18Z")
> [@Miss Mapp](#): > > For the last two years, I have had a serious hobbit fetish, and have taken to writing Frodo/Sam (with some Merry/Pippin as a side-pairing). This isn’t really that much of a departure from the source material. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Mapp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miss_mapp/32/369_2.png) [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967/12 "2005-01-21T21:51:45Z")
> [@Malodorous](#): > > This isn’t really that much of a departure from the source material. No, it’s not. 🙂 When writing a story, I can sometimes actually stay pretty close to the book or film, and then just slip in a little of ‘what we didn’t see at the end of that scene.’ And I’ve always said that the scene in the Tower of Cirith Ungol is already a perfect little piece of hurt/comfort without any additional help. ---
**Author:** ![VampyChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5daacb/32.png) [@VampyChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VampyChick)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967/13 "2005-01-21T22:40:04Z")
Whaddaya mean, Hiei/Kurama’s not canon? I’m one of nature’s slashers (I decided there was something going on between Zhane and Andros on _Power Rangers_, for crying out loud, and this was when I was twelve), so listing my pairings would take…quite a while. > [@Guinastasia](#): > > In Star Wars (EU here): > Face Loran/Ton Phanan I recently re-read those books after about five years, and was a little surprised to find the homosexual relationship I remembered between those two _didn’t actually happen._ And it can’t have been fanfic because a) If it’s out there, it’s hiding from me; and b) I didn’t have internet when I first read those books. The subtext is _just that strong._ ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967/14 "2005-01-21T22:49:36Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > I can’t even articulate how disturbing that is. Could be worse, apparently, there’s [Harry Potter](why are clicking this?) slash out there. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967/15 "2005-01-21T23:28:11Z")
> [@Tapioca Dextrin](#): > > Could be worse, apparently, there’s [Harry Potter](why are clicking this?) slash out there. :eek: Are you allowed to link to that? But I know, and it’s with Snape most often. Isn’t this more or less childporn? I mean, Harry (not the actor) only just turned 14, didn’t he? A bit young for me. (To be honest I normally like older guys anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967/16 "2005-01-22T00:06:11Z")
What? No Big Bird/Mr. Snufalufagus fans? 😛 - Tamerlane ---
**Author:** ![ErinPuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dbc845/32.png) [@ErinPuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ErinPuff)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967/17 "2005-01-22T00:08:20Z")
Les Misérables: Combeferre/Prouvaire and Joly/Bossuet. Horatio Hornblower: Horatio/Archie (_the_ OTP). Romantic poets: Percy Shelley/Lord Byron or Shelley/Keats. Other books: Demian/Sinclair (_Demian_ by Hermann Hesse), Fix/Passepartout (_Around the World in 80 Days_ by Jules Verne), Hamlet/Horatio. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967/18 "2005-01-22T00:22:41Z")
> [@Tamerlane](#): > > What? No Big Bird/Mr. Snufalufagus fans? > > 😛 > > - Tamerlane ::sputters:: > [@erinpuff](#): > > Romantic poets: Percy Shelley/Lord Byron or Shelley/Keats. Now \*that \* is hot. ---
**Author:** ![Ichini\_Sanshigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d9b06d/32.png) [@Ichini\_Sanshigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ichini_Sanshigo)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967/19 "2005-01-22T00:42:19Z")
I can’t believe I’m posting this but: **Due South** , Ray Kowalski/Benton Fraser. I do like some Vecchio/Fraser, but Kowalski (who’s actor recently appered in the **Battlestar Galactica** miniseries) just goes with Fraser in a Hoyay way that Vecchio, well, doesn’t. Vecchio’s just too straight. And even though I’ve never even seen one entire episode of the actual series, **The Sentinel** , Jim Ellison/Blair Sandburg. I’ve never written slash, and I barely read it anymore, but I used to be really big on slash when I first discovered it in the early college years. ---
**Author:** ![Luna\_Child](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Luna\_Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luna_Child)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967/20 "2005-01-22T01:41:31Z")
Mmmm, slash. On the subject of Harry Potter slash: there’s a -heck- of a lot of it out there. And it makes me happy. Far less Buffy slash than there is HP. It out-fics any other fanom I’ve explored. most authors go out of their way to make it future-fic so it’s not(mostly) child porn. Chanslash, on the other hand, is its own genre and generally gets really huge warnings smacked all over it. On the subject of ‘Dear Og, there’s salsh fanfiction for -this-?’: there is Bible slash. I’ve read some, didn’t like it, thought it was weird as all heck. Know someone who writes it, though. She doesn’t really take it seriously. Anyway, favorite pairings… HP: Snape/anyone, really, though Lupin tends to be best and everything else kinda comes in second, with the exception of anything invovling Ron, because I like Ron the way he is in canon, and authors change him too much. BtVS: Spike/Xander. Hands down favorite. (anyone got any links to reccomend?) and Spike/anyone else next, then Angel/anyone else. Smallville: Clark/Lex, because there almost is no other pairing. Hmm…I read a bit of Boondocks Saints slash, but exhausted that fandom pretty quickly. So, yeah. I like slash, yes I do. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-slash-pairings-poss-tmi/285967.md?page=2)