anghraine: darcy and elizabeth after the second proposal in the 1979 p&p (darcy and elizabeth [proposal])
I reblogged a poll from bethanydelleman, which itself was a response to an anon ask she received about which Austen couple would be most likely to have sex before marriage. She included Darcy/Elizabeth for completeness but said they are absolutely not the correct answer, lol.

My tags: #despite darcy/elizabeth being my god tier maximum otp i completely agree that they would not lmao #i voted anne/wentworth! those two are practically venting steam at this point
anghraine: kirk and spock stare at each other in a turbolift on the enterprise; their shadows projected on the wall behind them are nearly touching (kirk/spock [turbolift])
Poll #33056 TOS characterization details
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Which is your favorite character detail from TOS?

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Kirk used to teach an infamously tough class at the Academy.
2 (28.6%)

Spock is ashamed of his affection for Kirk and guilty about being ashamed.
0 (0.0%)

Technically, Kirk isn't the first white person Uhura kisses; Nurse Chapel is.
0 (0.0%)

Kirk's only stated religious beliefs are that he's a strict monotheist, a god needs compassion, and he particularly rejects Hellenic polytheism.
0 (0.0%)

McCoy avoids revealing Dr. Jones's blindness out of respect for her privacy.
1 (14.3%)

Uhura finds Kirk's voice soothing and hates kissing him for that reason.
0 (0.0%)

The original Gorn were just trying to protect their homes from colonization.
0 (0.0%)

Spock hasn't been on familial terms with Sarek for 18 years by S2.
0 (0.0%)

Sulu and Chekov refuse to fly the Enterprise when given unethical orders.
2 (28.6%)

Kirk was 13 when he survived starvation and genocide.
1 (14.3%)

McCoy marries a high priestess who survives and retains her political authority.
1 (14.3%)

Spock is a firm vegetarian who dislikes meat.
0 (0.0%)


1. Kirk as a notoriously challenging teacher -> "Where No Man Has Gone Before" (S1).
2. Spock's shame over his feelings for Kirk -> "The Naked Time" (S1).
3. The Uhura/Chapel kiss -> "What Are Little Girls Made Of?" (S1).
4. Kirk angrily refusing to convert to Hellenic(/ancient alien) polytheism because he's a firm monotheist -> "Who Mourns for Adonais?" (S2); his insistence that a god needs compassion is from "Where No Man Has Gone Before" (S1).
5. McCoy honoring the privacy of the woman of the week's disability -> "Is There In Truth No Beauty?" (S3).
6. Uhura hating kissing Kirk because she's always found his voice so platonically reassuring -> "Plato's Stepchildren" (S3).
7. The Gorn Did Nothing Wrong -> "Arena" (S1).
8. Spock hasn't had a father-son relationship with Sarek for 18 years, or visited his parents in 4 years -> "Journey to Babel" (S2).
9. Sulu and Chekov don't believe in just following orders (and Starfleet regulations allow for this) -> "Turnabout Intruder" (S3).
10. Kirk was a thirteen-year-old genocide survivor -> "The Conscience of the King" (S1); his age is established in both "Shore Leave" (S1) and "The Deadly Years" (S2).
11. McCoy's marriage to Natira, one of the few female authority figures who is capable and noble and survives and is triumphant, gaining full leadership of her people, and Kirk promises to help McCoy visit her periodically -> "For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky" (S3).
12. Spock is a firm vegetarian and dislikes meat, which is a clue to how powerfully the ancestral memory effect is working on him ("All Our Yesterdays," S3).

Tagged: #i had to leave some other interesting or fun ones out sadly. like baby spock's sehlat
anghraine: a close shot of catra from she-ra, a girl with cat ears, heterochromia, and long hair (catra)
Over at Tumblr, the main women's wrongs poll finished. After 4,464 votes (easily my most voted upon poll ever), the top four results were:

1) Clytemnestra from the Oresteia (19.5%)
2) Carmilla from (Le Fanu's) Carmilla (16.4%)
3) Catra from She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (15.3%)
4) Cersei Lannister from ASOIAF (10.7%)

C is the letter of choice for beloved morally dubious female characters, apparently!
anghraine: david rintoul as darcy in the 1980 p&p in a red coat (darcy (1980))
When I was sick(er), I posted a Tumblr poll asking people to choose between a bunch of Darcy/not Elizabeth pairings (ten, specifically). I deliberately excluded Darcy/Bingley (both specifically and by not listing an "Other" option) because it's a hard NOTP for me ... and inevitably, I keep getting comments about Darcy/Bingley not being on the poll. Just deserts, I guess? My favorite one is the person who seemed very offended that I included cousin incest!!! (Darcy/Fitzwilliam) but not Darcy/Bingley. (Lalala what canon cousin incest in this fandom, I guess.)

Also, multiple people are very dismayed that Darcy/Emma is doing really well in the poll (I'm not sure how well, but it seems to be near the top of the running currently). It would be unhealthy, see. Unwise. That is certainly not part of its appeal and not something people are ever drawn towards in general. /shoves a third of my ships under a rug
anghraine: darcy and elizabeth after the second proposal in the 1979 p&p (darcy and elizabeth [proposal])
It's been a couple of weeks since the shipping poll finale, so I think it's safe to say that the ultimate winner over here was, also, Elizabeth Bennet/Fitzwilliam Darcy.

I thought it was interesting, since the sample sizes were so different, that the results of each individual poll were almost identical to the Tumblr ones even if the proportions of the wins were different. The main different result was that the two Leia OT3s, Leia/Jyn/Cassian and Luke/Han/Leia, tied over here, where L/H/L clearly won at Tumblr. Justice for my rarepair pool noodle :D

But at least among my collective followers, Elizabeth/Darcy is always going to be a hard one to beat. OTP of ultimate destiny!

anghraine: choppy water on a misty day (sea)

Poll #29703 Shipping Poll 4
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According to you, which ship is better?

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Jolene/the person speaking in "Jolene"
2 (16.7%)

Leia Organa/Jyn Erso/Cassian Andor
1 (8.3%)

Elizabeth Bennet/Fitzwilliam Darcy
8 (66.7%)

Luke Skywalker/Han Solo/Leia Organa
1 (8.3%)

anghraine: k-2so tracking jyn and cassian by explosion (kay [explosion])

Poll #29648 Shipping Poll 3c
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According to you, which ship is better?

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Benedick/Beatrice
4 (36.4%)

Elizabeth Bennet/Fitzwilliam Darcy
7 (63.6%)

anghraine: a photo of a woman with windblown red hair covering her face (red hair)

Poll #29642 Shipping Poll 3b
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According to you, which ship is better?

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Laura/Carmilla
2 (33.3%)

Jolene/the person speaking in "Jolene"
4 (66.7%)

anghraine: choppy water on a misty day (sea)

Poll #29638 Shipping Poll 3a
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According to you, which ship is better?

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Luke Skywalker/Han Solo/Leia Organa
5 (50.0%)

Leia Organa/Jyn Erso/Cassian Andor
5 (50.0%)

anghraine: a stone manor amidst green climbing plants (haddon hall)

Poll #29597 Shipping Poll 2f
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According to you, which ship is better?

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Andreth Saelind/Finrod Felagund
2 (20.0%)

Luke Skywalker/Han Solo/Leia Organa
8 (80.0%)

anghraine: a stock photo of an inkpot with a feather quill in it (quill)

Poll #29590 Shipping Poll 2e
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According to you, which ship is better?

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Korra/Korvira
4 (33.3%)

Leia Organa/Jyn Erso/Cassian Andor
8 (66.7%)

anghraine: a woman in a white gown and red-lined shawl, holding a yellow handkerchief (handkerchief)

Poll #29585 Shipping Poll 2d
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According to you, which ship is better?

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Denethor II (Steward of Gondor)/Finduilas of Dol Amroth
1 (11.1%)

Laura/Carmilla
8 (88.9%)

anghraine: a close shot of catra from she-ra, a girl with cat ears, heterochromia, and long hair (catra)

Poll #29566 Shipping Poll 2c
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According to you, which ship is better?

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Mary Crawford/Fanny Price
3 (30.0%)

Jolene/the person speaking in "Jolene"
7 (70.0%)

anghraine: a stock photo of an inkpot with a feather quill in it (quill)

Poll #29556 Shipping Poll 2b
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According to you, which ship is better?

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Benedick/Beatrice
11 (84.6%)

Anakin Skywalker/Padmé Amidala
2 (15.4%)

anghraine: English: a language that lurks in dark alleys, beats up other languages & rifles through their pockets for spare vocab (english)

Poll #29549 Shipping Poll 2a
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According to you, which ship is better?

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Elizabeth Bennet/Fitzwilliam Darcy
11 (73.3%)

Éowyn of Rohan/Faramir (Steward of Gondor)
4 (26.7%)

anghraine: choppy water on a misty day (sea)

Poll #29125 Shipping Poll 1l
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According to you, which ship is better?

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Luke Skywalker/Han Solo/Leia Organa
9 (75.0%)

Elizabeth Bennet/Fitzwilliam Darcy/Colonel Fitzwilliam
3 (25.0%)

anghraine: a picture of multnomah falls in oregon: a tall waterfall with a wooden bridge connecting either side (multnomah)

Poll #29117 Shipping Poll 1k
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According to you, which ship is better?

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Mako/Asami Sato
1 (25.0%)

Andreth/Finrod
3 (75.0%)

anghraine: a photo of green rolling hills against a purply sky (hertfordshire) (herts)

Poll #29101 Shipping Poll 1j
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According to you, which ship is better?

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Aragorn (King Elessar)/Faramir (Steward of Gondor)
2 (20.0%)

Leia Organa/Jyn Erso/Cassian Andor
8 (80.0%)

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anghraine: catra and adora hugging after catra's rescue in "save the cat" (catradora (embrace))

Poll #29075 Shipping Poll 1i
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According to you, which ship is better?

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Sansa Stark/Daenerys Targaryen
3 (30.0%)

Korra/Kuvira
7 (70.0%)

anghraine: rows of old-fashioned books lining shelves (books)

Poll #29067 Shipping Poll 1h
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According to you, which ship is better?

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Belgarion of Riva/Zakath of Mallorea
2 (40.0%)

Denethor II/Finduilas of Dol Amroth
3 (60.0%)

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