RIP IT OR SHIP IT// A Collab with Nicki Chapelway
by
R.F. Gammon
- July 10, 2019
Greetings, one and all! Today I bring to you a collaboration with the amazing Nicki Chapelway, who I'm honored to call one of my best friends in the blogosphere and who is just an all-around amazing person.
![Principality of Aalban/Boldavia/New Averoigne/possibly Klantyre (Glantri), Dungannon (Redstone Castle; Isle of Dawn), Hattias (County of; Thyatis [Empire of]), or possibly Helskir (Isle of Dawn), Vestland (''N'ern. Reaches'), or Darokin area(s)/region(s) [ArtStation - 285, Anna Helme]](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/d2/98/69/d29869a544002886af68ab42eb9be496.jpg)
Honestly, I absolutely love the idea of this ship. Part of that is that Derek is compatible with pretty much anyone and everyone, because he's such a laid-back, easy-going, kind, loyal person. And Elisabeth, while she's high-strung and cold, would probably like him, even if it was initially against her better judgment. They'd make an awesome power couple. Derek would act all chill around Elisabeth's enemies but then demolish them, and Elisabeth would act cold to him at first but then get used to him and they'd be amazing together. I love this wholeheartedly. xD
We decided to team up today to do the Rip it or Ship it Challenge, but with a twist! The only characters we're ripping/shipping are those from our OWN novels. I put in ten of mine (five boys, five girls) and she put in ten of hers, and we've paired up my boys and her girls, and her boys and my girls, at random to see whether or not we like the ships xD
Each of us is doing a post, but we did completely separate random couples and have no idea what we each got, so this will be a fun post for us, too xD And these were all selected 100% at random, so...HERE WE GO. This should be fun. xD (And you can find her post over at her blog, HERE.)
FAITH'S GIRLS, NICKI'S BOYS
SHIP 1: Cass Tennant and Dirk
Cass is from my new WIP, Not the Chosen One, which I'll be sharing more about in this coming month ;) and Dirk is a character from Nicki's not-yet-written series An Apprentice of Death.
Honestly, I can see this one working. Dirk is more laid back than Cass, it sounds like, but he'd be able to put up with her weird nighttime habits, and they're both kind of warrior types. So I think this would work out in the end.
VERDICT: SHIP
SHIP 2: Esma Pentegreen and Cedric Mooraven
Esma is the protagonist of my Pentegreens Series and Cedric is the love interest (and fan favorite, for good reason ;)) of Nicki's Winter Cursed series.
OH MY GOSH YOU GUYS. I got this one and started laugh-crying because honestly, I HAVE NO IDEA. DO I SHIP IT OR NOT???????? Esma is a softy and I think Cedric would scare her, honestly. He's so sassy, and she tends to see extreme sass as an attack. He'd probably like her to some extent, because she's sweet and she'd try to find the good in him, but I can't see their personalities as compatible at all. So...yeah, I don't think so.
VERDICT: RIP
SHIP 3: Kariana Winslet and Easton Moncrief
THIS ONE KILLED ME TO DEATH BECAUSE NO NO NO NO NO AGHHHHHHH NO
Kariana Winslet is Esma's best friend in the Pentegreens Series; Easton is the sweetest cinnamon roll of all time from the My Time in Amar series. And KARA WOULD KILL HIM. She would have absolutely no patience for him being sweet and trying to negotiate with pirates and not taking care of himself, and he would be scared to death of her ridiculous methods, as well as angry at her for the number of secrets she has. When I got this pairing I screamed so loud it scared my dad and I just want to say NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. No, no, no, no, NO.
VERDICT: RIIIIIIIPPPPPPPPPPPP
SHIP 4: Eira Garson and Dante Moretti III
(First of all that is NOT Derek even though the pic is the same whoops)
Eira--well, we'll just say Eira is a character from the Pentegreen Series. This might've been more fun with Anna Woods instead of Eira, but also I wouldn't want to sic Anna on any of Nicki's poor characters xD And then Dante is the mysterious huntsman from A Certain Sort of Madness. (alsohe'safanfavoriteandeveryoneloveshimforgoodreason)
This one is AGONIZING. Eira is super analytical and very duty-driven and rule following, so she'd need someone who was perfectly attuned to her sense of justice, and I don't know if Dante QUITE fits that bill. She'd also dislike his tendency to keep secrets, and he wouldn't like that she can mind control him, seeing as he's had some, erm, bad experiences with that. *innocent expression* So...yeah, we're going to say no.
VERDICT: RIP
SHIP 5: Mel Alltote and Ravven Crowe
Mel is the protagonist of my Watched Trilogy; Ravven is the male lead of Nicki's Of Gold and Iron.
And can I just say NO????
Mel's super cautious, so she'd mistrust a fae guy from the beginning. She'd never, ever, ever follow him or trust him or let him be her guide, and she'd probably scream if he got within three feet of her and pull out the pepper spray. She'd be TERRIFIED of him xD And he'd probably think she was more of a pest than he does Jaye. Honestly, Ravven might not mind her so much (beyond the pepper spray), but Mel would never go for this, so it's going to have to be a no. xD
VERDICT: RIP
NICKI'S GIRLS, FAITH'S BOYS
SHIP 6: Keo and Jaye MacCullagh
Keo is the male lead of Not the Chosen One, the WIP I mentioned above xD and Jaye is the heroine of Nicki's Of Gold and Iron.
Looking past the fact that Keo is waaaaay too old for Jaye (a good nine years older), this might actually work out okay. Jaye seems to have a thing for older guys anyway (*coooouuuuuuugh*) and while Keo is a ganglord, he's got a secret soft spot and would take good care of her once he got to know her. He's fiercely loyal and so is Jaye, so both of them would get along fine. In the end, after some hard thought xD, I'm giving this a YES.
VERDICT: SHIP
SHIP 7: Clarence Redow and Chelsea Welling
(Yikes why do both these images make them look so hardcore they're really not)
Clarence Redow is the principle love interest from the Pentegreen Series, and Chelsea is one of several protagonists in Nicki's My Time in Amar. And all I can say to this pairing is YES YES YES <3
I LOVE THIS IDEA SO MUCH OKAY. Both Clarence and Chelsea are soft, sympathetic, compassionate people. They're both deeply suspicious and ridiculously protective of those they love, and while they're both capable of sarcasm, they don't tend to resort to it quiiiiite as often as the people around them. I think both of them are just too soft for the world and they need someone else who's soft to protect them. So YES YES YES YES YES to this all the way. YES.
VERDICT: SHIPPPPPPPPP
SHIP 8: Lucas Burns and Aleria
Lucas Burns is the male lead of my Watched Trilogy, and Aleria is from Nicki's Apprentice of Death series.
Honestly, I don't know how I feel about the two of them? I think it could work. Aleria is an assassin type who's on the quieter side, but she's frequently surrounded by boisterous people, so she could handle Lucas. And Lucas...he's a heartthrob who will love you to death, so as long as she isn't adverse to his affection and he doesn't mind her attempts to kill people from time to time, this could kind of work.
VERDICT: SHIP
SHIP 9: Rishatta Woods and Alicia Hareton
You all know Rishatta or there's something wrong ;) xD And Alicia is the protagonist of Nicki's Certain Sort of Madness. I kind of don't even want to consider her with anyone besides the person she actually ends up with, because her true ship is so perfect...but we'll just do this xD
Honestly? I don't think this would work. Alicia is so flighty and light-hearted that I think she would stress Rishatta to death most of the time, and he's so emotionally needy and unwilling to back off that Alicia would probably lose patience with him. He wouldn't be able to keep up with her pace, that's for sure. xD They just wouldn't be able to put up with each other, I think. Seems like there would be an awkward combination of clone-personality and clash-personality that would get in the way of any real relationship. xD
VERDICT: RIP
SHIP 10: Derek Ternarnthien and Princess Elisabeth White
Captain Derek Tern is my most favorite one of my favorite characters in the Pentegreen series, and Elisabeth is the lead character of Winter Cursed.
Honestly, I absolutely love the idea of this ship. Part of that is that Derek is compatible with pretty much anyone and everyone, because he's such a laid-back, easy-going, kind, loyal person. And Elisabeth, while she's high-strung and cold, would probably like him, even if it was initially against her better judgment. They'd make an awesome power couple. Derek would act all chill around Elisabeth's enemies but then demolish them, and Elisabeth would act cold to him at first but then get used to him and they'd be amazing together. I love this wholeheartedly. xD
VERDICT: SHIP
And that's it! Nicki's doing this same thing over on her blog, so make sure you check out her post and let her know what you think of the couples she got xD I loved putting this post together and hope you enjoyed it too!
What do you think of my opinions as regards these ships? Do you think any of my characters and Nicki's characters would actually work out as ships? (We both think Rish and Elisabeth would be a superb couple, not gonna lie.) Chat with me about this in the comments, and make sure you check out Nicki's post!
