Hello shippers! o:
I’m not trying to be a wet blanket, but… Did you guys ever notice that there are hardly any Red > Yellow(Red displaying possible hints/affection for Yellow) as compared to Red > Blue? Because to me Specialshipping seems to be entirely based on Yellow > Red moments. Other than the time he carried her sleeping-form, of course xD;
I found that interesting too, but either way, it's still my favorite shipping.
Y’see, I just re-read the FRLG saga today, and boy does Red really care for Blue a lot o: (I’m pretty sure most of you should know which scene I’m referring to.) Pretty much like how Yellow went through so much just to save Red, if you ask me. But that’s not the point as of now xD;
I’ll do some comparisons.
Here are some Red > Blue hints as copped from Bulbapedia:
1. Blue tries a "cute, innocent admirer" act in order to get him to buy her items (strong supporters of the ship often say she "seduced" him into buying them). Later Red is talking to his Pokémon about it, commenting on how he could tell she liked him, and claimed to be his age. Showing a clear attraction at the time, keeping his mind on her until a Pinsir interupts.
I remember that, but Red has changed overtime (but I still think that he gets a bit flustered around girls.
2. A common thing pointed out in LuckyShipping is Red saving Blue from a full speeding Tauros. Because of this, Blue seems to "fangirl" over it and call him "her hero", if only to tease him.
Well, she is grateful that he saved her.
3. Also after Red and Blue escaped Team Rocket, Red participated in her attempts to catch Mew, despite the fact that he was against or at least was irritated by her motive (for money). And once Team Rocket reappeared, he assisted her again, standing in front of her to keep her out of the line of fire (if only to help Mew escape).
Awww~
I feel that the author was intending to make Blue and Red their significant others until the arrival/creation of Yellow, hence the sudden overload of shippy moments in vol. 2.
Really?
Aaaaaaaaand onto the Red > Yellow moments after her real gender was revealed to him:
1. Blushed upon the teasing from Blue of Yellow, Misty and himself. (End of GSC saga.)
That is probably one of the most prominent hints for Special Shipping.
2. Carried Yellow bridal-style.(End of FRLG saga.)
And this hint is also pretty big.
If I’m not mistaken, that’s about it(sadly enough).
Personally, I think that the first example wasn’t a very solid hint. I’d have blushed too if I were in Red’s case, regardless of whether I harbour romantic feelings for either of the two girls or not. (I’d also follow-up by asking Blue to shut up, but since Red is more polite than me… xD) Moreover, Red is a rather shy character, if you ask me x;
Like I said before, once in a while, he gets flustered around girls.
So that kinda leaves us with example two.
Here’s my not-very-optimistic take on this:
Before Red was carrying Yellow, Blue was the one tending to her, right?
Being nice old Red, it was likely that he carried her to take off the “burden” that was weighing on Blue, and besides it wouldn’t be nice to leave Yellow sprawled on the ground, would it? >.<; (Especially since a few panels later Storc/Sird actually reappeared which required Blue to get to her feet and glare at her with the other dex holders xD)
Well, the scene where Blue is carrying Yellow is a big JadeShipping hint.
Soooo… What do you guys think? x.x (No I’m not a luckyshipper in disguise.)
But really, I don’t think Red sees Yellow as more than just a good friend as of now >.<
Or is it my pessimistic nature getting to me again?(though to be honest I am pretty sad that I came back on to find the franticshipping discussion thread closed, so that might contribute to the issue.)
Then again, it could be my PMS...
^^;
Although, I like Specialshipping more now after having typed all that out, very oddly enough.
Gahs. Either way, I’m just sharing what I think, lols.
But anyway. On to a more positive side to this post.
I don’t know if this has been brought up, but have any of you read the detailed synopsis of Vol. 29 by Coronis? –spoiler-It was informed that Silver had been conscious all along in that form. So does it mean that all the other statues have had similar experiences? ;D Ahahaha. Yellow must have had a long nap then, no wonder she had so much energy when the statues cracked.-spoiler-
Also, if anyone knows of any good specialshippy fics, do PM/post xD Ty very much.