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faded_laceOkay, well. It's obvious how much I'm in dire love with Choutarou's Imperial Match actor, but that's not to say that I don't love Silver Pair as a whole, too :O They're actually like adorable x >9000. I mean, as much as I love the fact that Oshitari and Gakuto are having sex like every second or every day, there's something really adorable about the fact that, according to official art, Shishido and Choutarou spend like 31.8% of their free time out eating together (lol, numbers of images in which they're eating divided by total number of anime images. I'm so awesome at math). But, entirely seriously, they're like, all fluff and cuddles. ALL THE FUCKING TIME. THAT IS FUCKING ADORABLE. Something about pairs being named after precious metals makes them entirely fluffy and vanilla and adorable...
Um. And before I launch into the most utterly pointless and random tirade about Silver Pair ever, I'd like to make a point, the thesis of which being CHOUTAROU IS SO FUCKING UKEeven if he's taller. Let's look at some of the pairings within Hyoutei and Seigaku (because lol they're the only two teams I feel comfortable enough talking about) which have pair names and which are at least mostly undisputed. We have Golden Pair, which is Oishi and Eiji. We have Dirty Pair, which is Oshitari and Gakuto. We have Silver Pair, which is Shishido and Choutarou. Seeing a trend here? One of the pair is referred to by his first name, and one by his last. I think it's pretty undisputed that, of Golden Pair, Oishi is the seme, and of Dirty Pair, Oshitari is the seme. So, by this trend, Shishido is the seme and Choutarou is the uke. [Yes, I know fandom is split on calling him Choutarou v. Ohtori, but Shishido calls him Choutarou, so. Yeah.]
Uh. That all being said, please allow me to direct your attention to this ship manifesto for Silver Pair. Unfortunately, the essay itself isn't very thoroughly written and tends to take people's understanding of the pairing for granted, but it does contain a marvelous display of gay canon images. Please scroll to the "bromide/card evidence" section, so you may enjoy as I proceed to make peanut gallery comments about many of them (going left to right, then top to bottom, as in the English language)
① One of the many eating pictures. XD; Obviously Choutarou is a cheap date, since they always seem to be eating fast food... But, anyway. XD;; I love the Ponta shirt, that's classy. XD; I also enjoy how Choutarou is obviously trying to cosplay Mokuba. XD;; But like, seriously, the whole hand on the shoulder thing? I bet they're reading a Silver Pair doujin and Shishido's like "hey, that's totally what we did last night :OO" Also, note that Choutarou is wearing, instead of his regular cross necklace, a silver star around his neck. Can we scream uke plox?
② Wtf at Shishdo's hat. That's all. XD;
③... is that a crab that Shishido's holding? Also Choutarou is good at blowing things ^_~
④ I really love this picture. XD;; HAT = TRUE LOVE. Note how it's the icon I'm using for this post. XD; That picture like. Can't possibly NOT be canon gay. XD;;
⑤ One of the >9000 Christmas TeniPuri pics... I'm loving the girly earmuffs on Shishido. Also, you may think he's giving that gift to the audience, but check out where his eyes are. Even if he's not paying attention, that's totally for Choutarou.Also, in every picture you can't see Choutarou's other hand, I'm going to assume it's on Shishido's ass. XD;;;;
⑥ There's no question here... the box says "Shishido-san e" ("To Shishido-san"). Also, I'm loving the pink ribbon there, Choutarou. XD; Note how they're like. Lovingly looking into one another's eyes. Aww. y so cute and ghey gaiz?
⑦ NOTE HOW THE CARD IS THE ACE OF HEARTS. Also aww he's putting his arm around him, cute.
⑧ They couldn't have kids so they adopted koalas, apparently.
⑨ Um. I can't read it. So YEAH I HAVE NO COMMENT.
⑩ This is the one where Choutarou isn't actually eating a hamburger, he's licking a sex toy, according to some conversation I had with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
yomimashou... XD;;; Again with the cuddling though, srsly gaiz.
⑪ AWW. That's just... AWW. How can that not be totally gay?
⑫ Choutarou: I WANNA SEME. I'MMA RAPE YOU WITH THIS BOTTLE!
Shishido: Um.... wtf no?
Butteryfly: lol u gaiz r gei
Srsly the bottle is a metaphor.
⑬ Is it just me, or do they look older in this one? It looks like they're posing for like, a honeymoon picture or something. Like. idk it looks gay. XD;;
⑭ Um. I think "characters in a tree with characters below" is like an obligatory canon art for every series. That being said, NOTE WHO IS IN THE PICTURE. CANON GAY PEOPLE, THAT'S WHO. I think Gakuto and Oshitari were totally having sex in the tree (because they do it EVERYWHERE) but that's beside the point. XD; Note how the couples have subtly matching outfits in this one. Eiji and Oishi seem to legit have the same vest in different colours XD; Shishido and Choutarou are both wearing blazer-ish jackets, and Gakuto and Oshitari are both wearing button up shirts with yellow and white shirts under them. YAY SUBTLETIES. Also it's apparently a gay sakura-viewing picnic. XD;;
⑮ UM. THEIR ASSES ARE TOUCHING. Besides that, look at Shishido's expression. It's like "sex nao. on this roof." XD;; ALSO PINK HOODIE FTW?!
⑯ UM. FREUD WOULD HAVE A FIELD DAY WITH THIS ONE. CAN WE SAY METAPHOR?!
⑰ Atobe is BEYOND FABULOUS, but that's beyond the point. XD; I like how Choutarou is like *spreads legs* and Shishido is like sneakily standing between them. XD;;; Also GAKUTO Y SO CUTE AND OSHITARI Y SO GAY?
⑱ Shishido: sex tiems nao.
Choutarou: ...not in front of the camera! :(
⑲ OKAY UNRELATED I KNOW, BUT LOOK AT HOW OSHITARI IS ABOUT TO RUN HIS HAND ALONG GAKUTO'S BARE THIGH. I TOLD YOU THEY HAVE SEX 24/7!! Shishido does not look so thrilled that Taki is hitting on him. XD; Also, SAKAKI, Y SO RAPIST?
⑳ Ukes is pimps too, come on, brush yo shouldas off *raps*
㉑ OKAY SERIOUSLY. THE GAY IS LIKE, OVERWHELMING. I think they're like. Toasting their engagement or something. XD;;;;; Maybe Atobe is throwing them a fabulous engagement ball. IN HIS FABULOUS PURPLE SUIT.At the risk of sounding like a broken record, Oshitari is sketchy and Gakuto is adorable~
㉒ [I'm skipping over the manga images, so this one is the one with the coffees] I love Shishido's gay scarf and Choutarou's Minekura-style gay furry coat!
㉓ LOL SWORDS.
Okay, I'm done, I swear. XD;;;;;;
[EDIT] Okay, so I looked really close at the one with the dialogue and I came up with this:
"Shishido-san sandoichi mou 1 [kanji I can't read] dou desu ka? Shishido-san no suki na tsuna desu yo!"
"Aa Choutarou sankyuu"
Which roughly translates to:
"Shishido-san, which sandwich [something involving the kanji I can't read]? Shishido-san's favourite tuna, you know!
"Ah, thank you Choutarou."
...I'm translating "yo" as "you know" but, like... I don't really know what exactly would be an appropriate translation... and that whole thing is based on my crappy half year of Japanese YEAH. I don't really know what's up with the "mou 1" in there without being able to see the kanji... so... yeah. Your guess is as good as mine. XD;; Also, assumeing katakana "tsuna" is "tuna" XD;;; ALSO this is obviously supposed to be dialogue and conversational, considering the "sankyuu," so... does Choutarou really not use "da" instead of "desu"...?
STILL. ALWAYS WITH THE SANDWICHES, GUYS. XD;;;
[EDIT 2] Okay, V informs me that the kanji I couldn't read is the counter for sandwiches. XD;;; Whatever that may be. So the complete translation would be like:
"Shishido-san, do you want another sandwich? It's Shishido-san's favourite, tuna, you know!"
"Ah, thank you, Choutarou"
So, yeah. Um. Choutarou is his waifu or something. XD;;;
Um. And before I launch into the most utterly pointless and random tirade about Silver Pair ever, I'd like to make a point, the thesis of which being CHOUTAROU IS SO FUCKING UKE
Uh. That all being said, please allow me to direct your attention to this ship manifesto for Silver Pair. Unfortunately, the essay itself isn't very thoroughly written and tends to take people's understanding of the pairing for granted, but it does contain a marvelous display of gay canon images. Please scroll to the "bromide/card evidence" section, so you may enjoy as I proceed to make peanut gallery comments about many of them (going left to right, then top to bottom, as in the English language)
① One of the many eating pictures. XD; Obviously Choutarou is a cheap date, since they always seem to be eating fast food... But, anyway. XD;; I love the Ponta shirt, that's classy. XD; I also enjoy how Choutarou is obviously trying to cosplay Mokuba. XD;; But like, seriously, the whole hand on the shoulder thing? I bet they're reading a Silver Pair doujin and Shishido's like "hey, that's totally what we did last night :OO" Also, note that Choutarou is wearing, instead of his regular cross necklace, a silver star around his neck. Can we scream uke plox?
② Wtf at Shishdo's hat. That's all. XD;
③... is that a crab that Shishido's holding? Also Choutarou is good at blowing things ^_~
④ I really love this picture. XD;; HAT = TRUE LOVE. Note how it's the icon I'm using for this post. XD; That picture like. Can't possibly NOT be canon gay. XD;;
⑤ One of the >9000 Christmas TeniPuri pics... I'm loving the girly earmuffs on Shishido. Also, you may think he's giving that gift to the audience, but check out where his eyes are. Even if he's not paying attention, that's totally for Choutarou.
⑥ There's no question here... the box says "Shishido-san e" ("To Shishido-san"). Also, I'm loving the pink ribbon there, Choutarou. XD; Note how they're like. Lovingly looking into one another's eyes. Aww. y so cute and ghey gaiz?
⑦ NOTE HOW THE CARD IS THE ACE OF HEARTS. Also aww he's putting his arm around him, cute.
⑧ They couldn't have kids so they adopted koalas, apparently.
⑨ Um. I can't read it. So YEAH I HAVE NO COMMENT.
⑩ This is the one where Choutarou isn't actually eating a hamburger, he's licking a sex toy, according to some conversation I had with
yomimashou... XD;;; Again with the cuddling though, srsly gaiz.⑪ AWW. That's just... AWW. How can that not be totally gay?
⑫ Choutarou: I WANNA SEME. I'MMA RAPE YOU WITH THIS BOTTLE!
Shishido: Um.... wtf no?
Butteryfly: lol u gaiz r gei
Srsly the bottle is a metaphor.
⑬ Is it just me, or do they look older in this one? It looks like they're posing for like, a honeymoon picture or something. Like. idk it looks gay. XD;;
⑭ Um. I think "characters in a tree with characters below" is like an obligatory canon art for every series. That being said, NOTE WHO IS IN THE PICTURE. CANON GAY PEOPLE, THAT'S WHO. I think Gakuto and Oshitari were totally having sex in the tree (because they do it EVERYWHERE) but that's beside the point. XD; Note how the couples have subtly matching outfits in this one. Eiji and Oishi seem to legit have the same vest in different colours XD; Shishido and Choutarou are both wearing blazer-ish jackets, and Gakuto and Oshitari are both wearing button up shirts with yellow and white shirts under them. YAY SUBTLETIES. Also it's apparently a gay sakura-viewing picnic. XD;;
⑮ UM. THEIR ASSES ARE TOUCHING. Besides that, look at Shishido's expression. It's like "sex nao. on this roof." XD;; ALSO PINK HOODIE FTW?!
⑯ UM. FREUD WOULD HAVE A FIELD DAY WITH THIS ONE. CAN WE SAY METAPHOR?!
⑰ Atobe is BEYOND FABULOUS, but that's beyond the point. XD; I like how Choutarou is like *spreads legs* and Shishido is like sneakily standing between them. XD;;; Also GAKUTO Y SO CUTE AND OSHITARI Y SO GAY?
⑱ Shishido: sex tiems nao.
Choutarou: ...not in front of the camera! :(
⑲ OKAY UNRELATED I KNOW, BUT LOOK AT HOW OSHITARI IS ABOUT TO RUN HIS HAND ALONG GAKUTO'S BARE THIGH. I TOLD YOU THEY HAVE SEX 24/7!! Shishido does not look so thrilled that Taki is hitting on him. XD; Also, SAKAKI, Y SO RAPIST?
⑳ Ukes is pimps too, come on, brush yo shouldas off *raps*
㉑ OKAY SERIOUSLY. THE GAY IS LIKE, OVERWHELMING. I think they're like. Toasting their engagement or something. XD;;;;; Maybe Atobe is throwing them a fabulous engagement ball. IN HIS FABULOUS PURPLE SUIT.
㉒ [I'm skipping over the manga images, so this one is the one with the coffees] I love Shishido's gay scarf and Choutarou's Minekura-style gay furry coat!
㉓ LOL SWORDS.
Okay, I'm done, I swear. XD;;;;;;
[EDIT] Okay, so I looked really close at the one with the dialogue and I came up with this:
"Shishido-san sandoichi mou 1 [kanji I can't read] dou desu ka? Shishido-san no suki na tsuna desu yo!"
"Aa Choutarou sankyuu"
Which roughly translates to:
"Shishido-san, which sandwich [something involving the kanji I can't read]? Shishido-san's favourite tuna, you know!
"Ah, thank you Choutarou."
...I'm translating "yo" as "you know" but, like... I don't really know what exactly would be an appropriate translation... and that whole thing is based on my crappy half year of Japanese YEAH. I don't really know what's up with the "mou 1" in there without being able to see the kanji... so... yeah. Your guess is as good as mine. XD;; Also, assumeing katakana "tsuna" is "tuna" XD;;; ALSO this is obviously supposed to be dialogue and conversational, considering the "sankyuu," so... does Choutarou really not use "da" instead of "desu"...?
STILL. ALWAYS WITH THE SANDWICHES, GUYS. XD;;;
[EDIT 2] Okay, V informs me that the kanji I couldn't read is the counter for sandwiches. XD;;; Whatever that may be. So the complete translation would be like:
"Shishido-san, do you want another sandwich? It's Shishido-san's favourite, tuna, you know!"
"Ah, thank you, Choutarou"
So, yeah. Um. Choutarou is his waifu or something. XD;;;
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Date: 2009-02-24 08:12 pm (UTC)8. AWW SO ADORABLE~
13. Choutarou looks really uncomfortable. XD;; Like they were making out or something and then someone showed up and was like HONEYMOON PICTURE TIEMZ!
17. This picture is awesome XD They are ALL beyond fabulous. Buy yeah...pretty much everything you said XD;; And also I like Gakuto and Oshitari's outfits matching their hair.
19. Hahaha Dirty Pair. ♥
21. NOW KISS PLOX.
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Date: 2009-02-24 09:26 pm (UTC)⑧ I... would probably not want a koala as my child. XD;;; But yes.
⑬ XD;;; Yeah, he kind of does. Like they were about to have sex before people with cameras showed up XD;
⑰ It's like. A proof of gay right there. XD;; And more like Oshitari and Gakuto's shirts CLASH their hair. XD;;; It's terrible. I also have this theory now that Eiji and Oishi shop together all the time and like plan matching outfits. XD;;;
⑲ Yes. ♥ They're called Dirty Pair for a reason XD; Hiyoshi is like OMG GAIZ DONT DO THAT WHILE IM RIGHT HERE. Also Oshitari is like pulling Gakuto closer with his other hand. XD;;; Yay gay. I still can't get over how creeper Sakaki is. XD;;;
㉑ Srsly. SO GAY.
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Date: 2009-02-24 09:51 pm (UTC)I'm sorry, but I sligtly disagree with your idea. I agree that Shishido is clearly the seme in the relationship, but it is my firm opinion, and pretty much always has been that Choutarou semes in bed.
Also #19...all I could think while looking at it was that Taki was actually present. And that Atobe is holding up 7 fingers when there are clearly more than seven people in the picture, so either he was having a bad day and for some strange reason couldn't could properly, or was trying to make a point to Taki and Sakaki that they do not belong.
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Date: 2009-02-24 10:04 pm (UTC)That's kind of the definition of seme. Who is fucking who. XD;;; So I don't really understand your point here... XD; But we can agree to disagree?
XD;;; SAKAKI AND TAKI DO NOT EXISTTTTT
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Date: 2009-02-25 12:48 am (UTC)Also, it's like the concept of Gakuto seme-ing from the bottom. Choutarou just ukes from the top.
TAKI DOES SO EXIST! I LOVE TAKI, AND I BELIEVE IT HIM AND HIS FABULOUS GIRL HAIR.
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Date: 2009-02-25 02:11 am (UTC)Gakuto does not seme. XD;;; He can be a pushy uke, but I really really can't ever see him semeing, especially not Oshitari. And... and like... idk maybe they switch it up but I really see him as uke. He's just so like "SHISHIDO-SAN I LOVE YOU" and I really don't see Shishido being like "OH CHOUTAROU PLEASE, TAKE ME UP THE ASS~ ♥" XD;;;
XD;;; I love his fabulous hair. I also love Sakaki in his rape-dom. XD;;;