Despite that I really do like the pairing of Gakuto and Oshitari Yuushi quite a bit, I'm disinclined to agree with you. Of the characters that have "semi-canon" pairings (a term that I'm hesitant to use because, really, the only canon pairing is Yuuji and Koharu), I would not list Yuushi and Gakuto amongst them. Pairs like Golden Pair and Silver Pair I can see why people would consider them "semi-canon" because they have a kind of stability that not all doubles pairs have. They rarely, if ever, play doubles with another character, and they seem to spend a lot of outside time with one another, as well. They have a canon trust and understanding that other pairs may not have. Pairings like Rikkai D1 and Sanada/Yukimura I also understand, because they have an intimacy that other pairings do not have. D1 obviously are one such a close level that they can pretend to be one another with little trouble at all, and Sanada and Yukimura have known one another for a very long time and obviously have a very deep understanding and relationship.
However, one sees very little of this from Oshitari Yuushi and Gakuto. Though they do play doubles and have wonderful doubles chemistry in canon, they do not stay together as a doubles partnership by the time Nationals rolls around, and though there is trust and understanding, it is questionable, canonically speaking, just how deep it is. I understand that, in fanfiction, it is very easy to develop their relationship into something more, but as far as canon goes, very little is presented factually to establish a romantic relationship between the two.
That all being said, I, of course, am not at all opposed to your choice. :) OshiGaku was my first Price of Tennis OTP after Golden Pair, and they will always have a place in my heart. I simply like playing the devil's advocate and writing meta type things. ^^;;
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Date: 2010-02-10 10:22 pm (UTC)However, one sees very little of this from Oshitari Yuushi and Gakuto. Though they do play doubles and have wonderful doubles chemistry in canon, they do not stay together as a doubles partnership by the time Nationals rolls around, and though there is trust and understanding, it is questionable, canonically speaking, just how deep it is. I understand that, in fanfiction, it is very easy to develop their relationship into something more, but as far as canon goes, very little is presented factually to establish a romantic relationship between the two.
That all being said, I, of course, am not at all opposed to your choice. :) OshiGaku was my first Price of Tennis OTP after Golden Pair, and they will always have a place in my heart. I simply like playing the devil's advocate and writing meta type things. ^^;;