All the Young Dudes | Summer FanFic Book Club | "From this day forward we are marauders."

All the Young Dudes | Summer FanFic Book Club | "From this day forward we are marauders."

Hot fandom summer starts now: we launch our “In Deep Ship FanFic Book Club” summer series with the AO3 juggernaut All the Young Dudes by MissKingBean89. Across six episodes, we'll dive into the Marauders-era Wolfstar ship (Remus Lupin/Sirius Black). We start off with a look at the Marauders fandom as a way to revisit the Harry Potter world ethically, discuss fanfic’s appeal and discourse, and note the fic’s massive scope (about 500k words) and upcoming publication. Covering chapters 1–30, we'll talk about the Marauders' early days at Hogwarts. We'll also introduce segments where we rate our anxiety levels, measure how shady everyone's least-favorite rat is behaving, learn what is canon vs. fanon, and our visit our most important metric... the cry count. This week's art is by @kateroning. See more of their work on Tumblr [https://www.tumblr.com/kateroning].   Text the Ship Happens Sisters! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2431306/fan_mail/new] Send us your thoughts or couples you'd like to see at shiphappenssisters@gmail.com [shiphappenssisters@gmail.com].

Bloodpact | Baulder's Gate 3 | The Most Underrated Romance in Baldur's Gate 3

Join us as we jump on the monster hunter to monster kisser express. In this episode, we're discussing "Bloodpact," the ship featuring Astarion and Wyll Ravensguard from Baldur's Gate 3.  In a classic Emily special-interest-info-dump, we'll explore why BloodPact works so well as a gothic character foil relationship — plus tragic backstories, hope and healing, and the controversy of horns. All before giving our final OTP score for the couple. Get your own score here [https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LM9JPNQ]. Also big news! Rachel published a Twilight fanfic. Read it here! [https://archiveofourown.org/works/85479646/chapters/225813026] This week's art is by @skawdia [https://www.tumblr.com/skawdia]. See more of their work on Tumblr. [https://www.tumblr.com/skawdia/tagged/bloodpact] Text the Ship Happens Sisters! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2431306/fan_mail/new] Send us your thoughts or couples you'd like to see at shiphappenssisters@gmail.com [shiphappenssisters@gmail.com].

Billford | Gravity Falls | "You were my favorite puppet"

Come on in for an awkward sibling hug as we explore the spooky and supernatural world of Gravity Falls. This week we're talking about the bitter yet heated relationship between Bill Cipher and Standford Pines. We'll dive into Gravity Falls—its 2012–2016 two-season run, Alex Hirsch’s clues/ciphers, ARG scavenger hunt, and the 2024 Book of Bill—before focusing on the controversial ship “Billford” (Bill Cipher/Stanford Pines). We'll recap Ford’s backstory, Bill’s manipulative “muse” dynamic, hints like triangle imagery, jealousy, a rat-spelled birthday and the abusive fallout around the portal and Weirdmageddon. We also explore fandom debates over canon, “toxic yaoi,” and how the fans are creating art around this ship. Get your own OTP score. Play along! [https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WHFW6CM] This week's artwork is by @chaldkicker. See more of their work on Tumblr. [https://www.tumblr.com/chaldkicker] Text the Ship Happens Sisters! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2431306/fan_mail/new] Send us your thoughts or couples you'd like to see at shiphappenssisters@gmail.com [shiphappenssisters@gmail.com].

The Twilight Crackship Showdown

Everything about this episode invites you in... so come join us as we explore the ships the average Twilight fan is afraid to say out loud. We drop some serious Emily and Rachel lore before introducing you to four ships from the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer that you might have missed in your first readthrough. We cover all the romance from the cozy dadmance to the dark romantasy of Dramione fans' dreams to figure out how they're so wrong, but also oh so right. So hang on tight, spider monkey, this is going to be a wild one. Text the Ship Happens Sisters! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2431306/fan_mail/new] Send us your thoughts or couples you'd like to see at shiphappenssisters@gmail.com [shiphappenssisters@gmail.com].

Johnlock | The Ship That Walked So Byler Could Run | Sherlock (BBC)

Enter our mind palace as we explore the couple that set Tumblr ablaze. Today we're talking Johnlock, the fan fixation of Sherlock Holmes shipped with John Watson from Sherlock—the 2010-2017 BBC drama. This modern retelling from Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss pulled fans back into the world created by Arthur Conan Doyle. The chemistry and hints in the show led fans to passionately root for the main characters to get together, sparking a major Tumblr conspiracy. While canon has let fans down, there still exists a large fan movement around this pairing. Join us as we dive into the fantastical, fast-paced and fastidious world of Sherlock Holmes, played by Benedict Cumberbatch, and his best bud, John Watson, played by Martin Freeman. Let us know your own OTP score. Take the survey with us! [https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YB9N5QS] This week's art is by Marmaladica. Visit their store! [https://www.inprnt.com/collections/marmaladica/] Text the Ship Happens Sisters! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2431306/fan_mail/new] Send us your thoughts or couples you'd like to see at shiphappenssisters@gmail.com [shiphappenssisters@gmail.com].