Top Ten Tuesday is an original weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish.
This Week’s Theme:
Inseparable Fictional Pairs
Initial Thoughts:
Continuing on with Day 2 of my random Valentines themed week, the V-Day inspired TTT theme is all about romance and ships and OTPs and all that lovey dovey stuff. It was sort of a freebie! So, you know, of course this edit was fitting…
Day 1: “Books, Be Mine: Valentines Day Event Introduction”
Books
Kell and his Coat (A Darker Shade of Magic/Victoria Schwab)
Regular followers will know that I love Kell’s coat [arguably] more than enjoying Kell himself. Totes materialistic but wouldn’t you be for presto-chango coat over there probably laced with undetectable extension charms (re: Hermione’s bag). Or Doraemon.
Inej Ghafa and her Knives (Six of Crows/Leigh Bardugo)
You know…in the real world, if you saw someone whispering to their knives and stroking them, you’d call them out on their sketchiness (unless they’re a chef I guess). So why not Inej?! CAN YOU ANSWER THAT? No seriously, can you?
Jared and the Mountain Cats (The Rest of Us Just Live Here/Patrick Ness)
Thy shalt not address Jared without first bowing down four times to the Many Cat God.
Todd and Manchee the Dog (The Knife of Never Letting Go/Patrick Ness)
Todd is a pretty shitty pops to Manchee but they’re like the dynamic duo, so…
David Charleston and his Metaphors (Steelheart/Brandon Sanderson)
Insufferable but true.
Cassie Sullivan and the Promise Bear (The 5th Wave/Rick Yancey)
Considering how much one is able to carry in a backpack (for example), to what extent would you keep your little siblings stuffed bear safe among all the other survivalist shit you have to lug around. WOULD YOU GET RID OF THE BEAR?
Malorie and the Blindfold (Bird Box/Josh Malerman)
Okay this sounds more kinky than intended it to be but the point is seeing it = dying.
Nikolai Lantsov and his Emerald Ring (Shadow and Bone/Leigh Bardugo)
Bet you 78% of this community wouldn’t reject the offer.
Christopher Rowe and Bridget the Pigeon (The Blackthorn Key/Kevin Sands)
Bridget is perhaps the only pigeon I wouldn’t eat (note: pigeon/squab is delicious).
Mare Barrow and her Cruel Reminders (Red Queen/Victoria Aveyard)
Anyonecanbetrayanyoneanyonecanbetrayanyone.
Television
Raymond Redding and his Hat (The Blacklist)
I never seem to be able to pull off wearing hats but RayRed can work every head apparel.
Tatiana Maslany and Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black)
SEEEEEEEEEESSSTRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.
Green Arrow and the Facial Hair (Arrow)
I know you’re baffled as well by how no one could put one-and-one together via. facial hair recognition…
Leopold Fitz and Jemma Simmons (Agents of SHIELD)
I told myself I wouldn’t pair OTPs together but I couldn’t help you. You can’t stop it. It’s done. Go away, cosmos.
Olivia Moore and her Hot Sauce (iZombie)
Sriracha or whoever should endorse Liv for all the product placement…
Clary Fray and her Need-To-Find-Her-Mom (Shadowhunters)
Drinking game: take a shot for every reference of her mother. Get wasted.
Harvey Specter, Donna Paulsen, and the Can Opener (Suits)
The can opener makes things canon.
Elliot Alderson and his Wizardry (Mr. Robot)
At first I thought a computer hacker without his computer would make for such a terrible premise but then if it’s Elliot, I feel like there’s still a story there…
Afterthoughts:
The more I stare at some of these pairings, the more they look like titles for a short story of some kind.
Cheers,
Joey
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thoughts and afterthoughts. 
Kell’s coat! Yes. I want one. I also think it would be cool to have one black eye. Kind of like David Bowie but more dramatic. Also Inej+knives = me giggling. This is ny favourite TTT this week.
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Good to know you’d murder Kell for his coat too…wait, what?
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Haha David and his Metaphors…so true.
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NEXT WEEK IS THE END OF METAPHORS :(! Unless Sandy decides to continue the series which I doubt.
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Yeah, it did seem like Calamity will be it…
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Oh god! Every time Clary references her Mom. That is a drinking game! I laughed my ass off Joey. As per usual, your TTT is amazing and my fav!
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Right? I think everyone would enjoy it that much more if we were a bit tipsy — then all the parabatai eye-gazing and the motherly references could feel more subdued.
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David Charleston and his Metaphors :remember that potato in a minefield?Best pick up line of the year
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He’s basically my hero in all the worst possible ways.
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Haha, good list! Todd and Manchee ❤
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One of the best poopers in fiction by far.
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“Good poo, Todd.” ❤
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Inej! I’m reading Six of Crows right now! Fitzsimmons is the literal OTP. Thank you for putting them on this list!!! And I know, Clary is annoying.
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Awesome! I do hope you’re enjoying SoC (or maybe you’re done now by the time you see this comment?).
I will suffer through all this cosmos and will drama and mental anxiety etc. etc. etc. IF FITZSIMMONS IS END GAME.
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I actually just posted my review of Six of Crows! (which I loved, never fear!).
THAT’S EXACTLY HOW I FEEL! Do you watch Agent Carter? I have so many feelings about it right now!
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LOL on Mare and Clary Fray. I liked your twist on this topic!
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Ayyyyy. I reckon if you ever needed two options for a drinking game, you have it there: take a shot every time Mare says [quote] or Clary mentions her mom.
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Joey, Valentine’s Day is supposed to be fluffy. YOU DO NOT JUST MENTION MANCHEE THE DOG AND MAKE PEOPLE (aka me) CRY.
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All Manchee wanted for Valentines is to poop. Poop Aimal, Poop.
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I might have to start watching Shadowhunters again just to partake in this new game of yours.
Oh, and I know you’re constantly whispering Anyonecanbetrayanyoneanyonecanbetrayanyone to yourself all of the time.
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How did you know I was going to get that tattoo’d on my forehead?
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Lol. Can you imagine explaining that one to everyone?
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I came here because I expected you to do something out of the box with this week’s topic, and I was not disappointed in the slightest. A+ list… Also, “Tatiana Maslany and Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black)” BYEEEE. lol
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NEW SEEEEEEESTRA INCOMING IN NEXT SEASON BYEEEEEEE.
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I will be lost to the world by the time that new season hits. I’m already prepared.
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Lol. Love it. Seeeeeeeeestraaa!
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Seeeeeeeestraaaaaa indeed!
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Haha this is such a great list! Jared and the Mountain cats ❤
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Unlike most in the community, I’m impartial to cats. Unless they’re mountain lion cats, I guess.
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This is definitely the best list I’ve seen! So creative, I love it 🙂 Clary and her mum, ugh! It’s sad, but please stop…
Here’s mine if you’re interested : https://victoriajaynesbooks.wordpress.com/2016/02/09/top-ten-tuesday-39-my-otps/
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Can’t believe the writing/direction of the story is enabling all these Shadowhunters to enable her to remind them that, yes, we still have to find her mother. I WOULDA CALLED HER OUT LIKE “GIRL, WE GET IT.” after the 3rd pass…
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Hahahaha I so didn’t see those pairs coming, but they all make sense! I will always YAY for FitzSimmons! And OMG – so true about Clary …
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I’m feeling the FitzSimmons canon coming on by the end of this season. I’M FEELIN’ IT.
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I sure hope so!
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Wow, I’m amazed that I haven’t seen/read any of these pairings! But now I definitely want & need to.
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There are too many pairings in the fictional world for us to be graced by each and every single wondrous duo…but if any of these quirky ones interest you then by all means go forth and experience them!
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Eheheh Kell without his coat is just…unimaginable haha 😀
And OMG YES with Clary and her mum references – there are just so many of them haha xD
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It can be imagined. Just imagine him dead…because I murdered him and stole his coat o__o…
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…I’m a bit worried…
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LOVELOVELOVE this theme so much! So unique and creative! Also, the Bird Box reference? I lol’d, but SO MUCH YES. I didn’t like the ending for that book, though–it greatly disappointed me, as there were like twenty OTHER ways he could have ended it that would have been much better (in my opinion.) Great list and topic idea!
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Yeah the Bird Box ending was kinda blergh but I heard there’s a potential sequel coming out for it (which would be amazing because ANSWERS).
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Oh, I hadn’t heard that! That might be exciting!
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THE COAAAAAT!!! Yes! Perfect way to start! Couldn’t have done better. Loving this series and didn’t think of the blindfold as kinky until you said that. Now I’m crying 😂
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Macmillan/TOR would make so much money if they designed and sold Kell’s coat…
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Oh man these are great. Especially the Orphan Black one.
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Also makes me wonder if the Castor clones have their own bruuuuthaaaaa nickname.
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Has it really been that long? Because, gosh, I really don’t recall Nikolai having an emerald ring! XD AND HAHA, I knew it! You like Kell for his coat! He’s honestly pretty cardboard but I hope that changes. I pitifully have only started Kell’s first section of the book. (Meaning I am not at all that far into the AGoS, but I have my divided attention between only it and The Iliad now; I will surely make progress and finish it this week!)
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