#shipping

A feud between fans of rival pairings

An absurd, near-impossible pairing shipped for fun

To want two people — real or fictional — to be romantically together.

A personal interpretation you treat as true

A favourite three-person ship

A favourite platonic (best-friend) pairing

Fan fiction or ships that are heterosexual

One True Pairing — your absolute favourite ship, the one you'd die for.

Fan-invented 'facts' widely accepted but not canon

When a ship becomes canon or gains momentum

A portmanteau label for a pairing

An 'alternate universe' where characters exist in a new setting

Fan fiction pairing two female characters romantically

A fan who supports several ships at once

What's officially true in the source material

Fan fiction pairing two male characters romantically

A pairing you actively can't stand

The pairing that ends up canonically together

When a ship is disproven and won't happen