Ship Velvet with Eleanor or Magilou?

[Knight Alone]

I see most people shipping Velvet with either Eleanor or Magilou and was wondering which side has more support. Personally I think Veleanor makes more sense for a number of reasons.

1. Eleanor is Velvet's ultimate character foil and vice versa. They are not total opposites, more like twisted reflections of each other; either could have easily turned out like the other if certain events in their lives had been different. And so while they often clash they are able to relate to each other enough to each learn from the other's perspective. This is very healthy for both of them. Eleanor is a very good influence on Velvet and Velvet is a surprisingly good influence on Eleanor.

2. Eleanor took a more active role on raising Laphicet than anyone other than Velvet. They essentially became his two moms, and bonded over their mutual desire to care for the child.

3. They wanted to hate each other but couldn't bring themselves to. I always remember the skit in which Eleanor tries to spy on Velvet and just ends up getting distracted and flustered thinking about her and is then accidentally friendly to her.

4. Eleanor bears some resemblance to Niko, Velvet's childhood friend who Velvet low-key wanted to marry. I think the connection here is somewhat similar to a connection between malak-Laphicet and brother-Laphicet: they look just similar enough for Velvet to form the connection in her head and be reminded of a happier time. Eleanor, much like Laphicet, represents to Velvet ideas of friends, family, and home.

What do you think?

[peet]

to ship obvious HUGE shota lover with some girls? really?

[jabberwok]

Uh, I don't see it as a romantic thing at all, but I do like their dynamic. Never thought of Eleanor being similar to Niko, that's interesting.

[Nowa]

With me.

[jabberwok]

Originally posted by Tao:

With me.

Change your name to Rokurou...

[jabberwok]

Originally posted by Demi:

Originally posted by jabberwok:

Change your name to Rokurou...

That relationship would never work. He barely has emotions and is pretty much single-minded in his desire to fight. No way that's happening.

Meh. It already happened in my head. :D
Seems about as likely as anything else, since none of the above are actually happening. Velvet's more single-minded than anyone, and the story doesn't leave room for anything else unless you bend the rules...

Besides, he seems to enjoy drinking and cooking, as well. Maybe shallow enjoyments, but there's still emotion involved.