#SHAUNDI MY WIFE!!!!!!!!!!

[stilwaterangel]

what is ur favorite sr character? :3

there are so many........ unfortunately im a johnny gat girlie 💖 he was the reason i got into the games. i want him . I ALSO LOVE SHAUNDI SO MUCH!!!!!! and lin :') i would say those 3 are my top favs.. i love aisha and pierce too

[masschase]

shaunviola for the ask meme :]

Question ask meme (feel free to send more, I like this format)

YAY SHAUNVI!

When I started shipping it if I did:

Directly from tumblr! I think the first time would have been in a piece by iilovebeam though I think I saw other people's art of them too. I was just like OOH! Like I'd not really thought about it but the moment I did, I saw an interesting dynamic there.

My thoughts:

I mean I adore them. I make no secret of the fact I can sometimes end up a little bored once couples are together and there's no friction and so on. With Shaunvi there's a lot to play with. I think it was the first kind of secondary ship I decided to add to my fanfic, though I believe it wasn't the first to appear as I wrote everything so out of order.

What makes me happy about them:

They start from this place of a lot of tension established in canon, and I just love the idea of Viola having this attraction to Shaundi right off the bat but her being like... untouchable? Unavailable? Like she almost starts off a goal; a grown-up version of the more unusual girl trying to win the popular girl over as a friend, but it becomes more than that as she falls hard for her. From Shaundi's perspective there is this huge barrier though, she can't even allow herself to think about it because Viola is involved in Johnny's death. That barrier breaks in my hc when Shaundi finds out Johnny is actually alive, because that really was her sticking point above all else. From then on they start a rather intense relationship. I was going to say short but it's about a year long so short is pretty subjective. They're a bit on again off again after that; they fizzle out romantically but they remain friends and they also maintain this spark sexually.

What makes me sad about them:

Because my universe is canon obviously it's never going to work out because Viola dies 🥲 I obviously had that in mind when I decided not to have their relationship cover the whole 2016-2020 period because I think Shaundi would very much struggle to recover from that in a way my other characters who lose people have strong defences against. It also just didn't fit what I wanted for them, I wanted them intense and passionate and I think that either settles into something else or it ends.

Things done in fanfic that annoys me:

I mean I haven't actually read any fanfic that features them I don't think, I included them briefly in mine but didn't tag them as a pairing bc that would annoy me if they were tagged but not a main pairing and only in it for five seconds. Actually I wish I'd woven them into my own story in a more interesting way, but I was so far in when I came across the pairing. It kind of works though because we see Shaundi's disdain adapt quite suddenly after finding out about Johnny. I guess I wouldn't like to see anything too cheesy or boring for them? Nothing that's like love at first sight, instantly getting along when Viola joins because while canon devation is fine it would also remove a lot of what I like about them. I would accept a well written happy ever after for them! But they need some tension in the lead up. Obviously hc them however you want, this is just about what I'd personally enjoy reading! 😊

Things I look for in fanfic:

Honestly any interesting portrayal of the relationship would draw me in. I'm not super picky. I've not read fic of them but every angle I've seen for them on tumblr I've absolutely loved. Pining, angst, awkwardness, well written smut; a lot of standard things I like would work.

Who I’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other: 

So for main universe, Shasha (Shaundi x Asha) is something many of you know I have an interest in. I think they would have an interesting dynamic but plotting out an actual storyline for them is quite different. These things come with time for me though they just pop into my head at random times. If I don't find a route for them romantically I'd love to see them living together in a QPR type situation! I'm also a little... just a little curious about Shaundi x Kinzie. That would be more AU though, as would Shaundi x Casey. There are quite a few I can see for Shaundi.

As for Viola, main universe she's dead so I'm going to just go cracky and say Violin? Yeah I feel like some people are going to think "oh, well, you're the self-appointed ship name guy so you would", and... they have a point. 😆 It's really quite hypothetical as I don't really make anything with the afterlife, but if I did, there would have to be a heaven x hell ship. I think they'd kind of click. AU where she lives though? I'd say most likely an OC tbh. If Casey's the Boss it doesn't really fit for more than a fling type thing, but the idea of Viola x Boss really appeals to me for a more fitting Boss, because they gave her a pretty big chance in SR3 and I'd like to know what would come from that. Imagine the early days and them just being the one who's on her side, y'know? 🥲

My happily ever after for them:

So I guess in terms of what fits my mostly canon+ universe, I did have a possibility of Viola being in the pods after all due to a mix-up, very much a "here's how Shaunviola can still win" thing tbh. They could potentially be together on Ragnarok. But I guess I don't really see that theory as an actual part of my canon nowadays, and again, idk if I have a story for them there yet. If I do I'll likely share it 😊

Who is the big spoon/little spoon:

I guess I see Shaundi as the big spoon most of the time. She's the more physical of the two but it's more than that. I just think Viola has this insecurity about whether Shaundi really cares for her and always will. When Shaundi holds her it just reinforces that this is all willing and that she loves her.

What is their favorite non-sexual activity:

So in my hc they both like to dance, that's a pretty straightforward one. I can see them going out while in the "off" phase of on/off and winding up slow dancing 🥲 I think they prefer nights out over nights in but maybe they would enjoy cooking together with a bottle of wine or two. I also have an image of them cycling out of town and looking down at everything from high places. I feel like it's easier for these two to find what they really cherish about each other when there's no distractions, just peace and quiet.

[watcheringellvar]

saints row 4 i love you dearly but why must you crash so horrendously when quitting to desktop that i am forced to ctrl+alt+del and sign out

my fucking game just crashed 😭

[confettitowns]

shaundi my wife

[bigboyplaya]

idk why people claim Shaundi's just a mean hag in Saints Row: The Third cause like she's not really.

she's salty about Johnny and not stoned out of her brain all the time, but she's still fun to take around as a homie. probably my fav homie to call out tbh. i love her lines the most. like 'WE HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY,' is so funny to me.

like i promise her whole character is not just 'johnny died and u guys dont care >:(' and i will go down fighting for my home girl/wife.

[miami-moved]

Attack dog Pt. 3

[gothedralhoe]

Me looking at all the saints:

[coureirsix]

the aliens want what we have

[jessicatredes]

— FIVE SONGS + OTPS

i was tagged by @denerims​ (thanks!!!) and i tag @courierrose @chuckhansen @dishoenored and anyone else who wants to!

baby by bishop briggs - shaundi x aiden (saints row)

And I like the way that we walk the train tracks Foggin' the, windows up, on the way back Ride or die every night every day

without you by oh wonder - deacon x reagan (fallout 4)

Step out into the sun Skies above they radiate me Lift up carry the love Do you know That I've been out of my mind This slow life I'm waiting for you To swing me all of your light

we’ll meet again by vera lynn - abel x briar rose (d&d)

We'll meet again Don't know where Don't know when But I know we'll meet again some sunny day Keep smiling through Just like you always do 'Till the blue skies drive the dark clouds far away

to love you by the family crest - abel x biar rose

And so, I was born to love this woman And the hands outstretched about these ageing nights And so, I was born to love this woman From the dawning spark my love has held this heart of mine

my friends by oh wonder - shiloh x mason (far cry 5)

And I can’t forget it All of the love All of the love As we stood tall together All of the love All of the love   

[masschase]

i can’t remember if you talked about it before, but for the ask meme i’m curious about troy and casey. and if you have already, or feel like talking about more than one ship, what about casey and viola?

Ooh, OK! I thought I wasn't going to get any this time around so this is a pleasant surprise! 😊

Have your followers send in suggestions for ships for your OC, and you describe how good/bad/amazing/disastrous/hilarious it would end up.

Casey and Troy

So Troy and Casey is a definite no! At one point early on in forming my hcs I was going to have them be cousins, and while I have yet to give a definitive answer on whether they are or not, I've been shifting back in the direction that are, but that unlike my original hc, neither of them remotely know that in my main-universe. In fact, you know what? They are and I'm going to do a post on that later because I have more to say on it. 😁

However, speaking from a potential situation where they're not related... it's still not something I can see.

So just off the bat I don't ship Casey with anyone during SR1 because she's only 15 at the start(slight exception being in universes where she has Zoo as her co-boss and/or friend as they are the same age, so I shall allow them their little moments). The next youngest Saint is Dex who I hc as 21 and gay so... yeah, no. But I do have the thing of Casey having one-sided crushes on Johnny, Lin and Dex.

Why not Troy? He just wasn't someone she saw as "cool" like she saw the others, in fact he was quite protective and responsible with regards to her and this is why I see their connection as more familial and duty-based (because I believe regardless of Troy leaning towards the Saints overall he's had a keen sense of protecting civilians drummed into him since childhood) even if they aren't related by blood. When she starts to succeed in life, he feels pretty proud of her.

Additionally, while I see that Troy is a complicated and probably conflicted character, Casey takes a long time to get out of the mindset that he betrayed her. It's one of those things where she knows it's not entirely black and white but she can't quite shake the grudge she felt when she woke up from the coma and found out.

There is the brief and admittedly kind of silly thing about Troy having a wife who resembles Casey(referencing ONE mission and something I thought of bc of posts so far back I will NOT be able to find them but you know). I don't believe that's because Troy has some secret attraction to Casey, I think it's something he just doesn't really see because he doesn't want to. He sees them too differently.

So there just isn't a place and time for them, you know? But even if things were to align, I just don't think they're attracted to each other, sexually or romantically, so I can't really envision a ship dynamic for them.

Casey and Viola

This one is interesting. I think Viola is incredibly grateful Casey allowed her to join the Saints, but her overall opinion of her is Boss first, friend second, and Casey reacts accordingly, so they're not super close friends. I can see some physical attraction between the two, more Casey towards Viola than vice versa(partly bc of Viola's thing for Shaundi, but also just in general). I don't think they ever hooked up but like they easily could have given the right situation.

Romantically, on the other hand, I can't see it at all. Viola and Casey are both, to me, "cool" characters emotionally. While they aren't unpleasant people I think both of them have a certain standoffishness, though Viola's would appear as more "professional/detached" and Casey's as "chill/unphased".

I think they both have a great deal of capacity for love. But I think they both need an emotionally warm character to unlock that. I think Shaundi for example is emotionally warm even if some of the barriers she puts up from SR3 onwards make it hard to see, which is why time and place dependant, she works as a ship for them both. For the record, they could potentially work as a triad. Maybe. But I also feel like there's also something about the Shaunvi vibe that Casey would just throw off completely. Maybe because she's almost the mediator between them so she might balance out what's passionate and interesting about them.

This is going a little off topic but I've actually wanted to talk about this aspect of Casey for a while because when you look at their first impressions you wouldn't get that she is the cold one and Matt is the warm one. Matt doesn't immediately come across as "warm" at all but I would chalk that up to fear and anxiety. In SR4 we get to see him acting a lot more openly emotional as well as passionate about things he cares about, because he's found a group of people he actually feels comfortable enough around to be himself. Leaning more towards headcanons (although maybe not so much when you see his rejected advances towards Asha in-game) I have him as quite physically affectionate/touchy feely. It's a combination of sensory seeking and not always being able to put his affection for people into words.

I don't allude to it here as much but in my writing I make frequent mention of it. Casey talks about how she's always cold and Matt is really warm as a justification for being physically close with him. I constantly have Casey tell Matt to relax/breathe when he's panicking and talk about how he finds her cool touch calming. That sort of thing. If you want to go one further there's the fact that Casey smells warm (cinnamon) but feels cold when you get closer, and Matt smells cold (lemon) but when you get closer he's physically warm.

But getting back to my actual point- Matt and Casey take a long time to get together because he's like a very persistant hairdryer melting a block of ice. But it works eventually. With Viola, Shaundi is more like a decent heat source which melts the ice very easily once her own barrier (in my hc, finding out in 2016 that Johnny isn't actually dead) is lifted. Viola and Casey on the other hand are just... two blocks of ice. It's a nice thought but it's just not going anywhere.

[sonodaten]

Johnny: So you and Shaundi don't have any pet names, huh?

Emery: Pfft, of course not!

Johnny: Uh-huh, what's your favorite movie?

Emery: Babe.

Shaundi, from the other room: What?

Johnny: Never lie to my face again.

[confettitowns]

some quick shaundi sketches

[the-binding-of-gekko]

Noah Miller, the mercenary that forced his way into the position of leader of the Saints temporarily in order to efficiently take out STAG.

No, he's not related to Matt Miller in any way, shape or form.

And Shaundi, my other video game wife (Cait from Fo4 being my first wifey).

Shaundi and Noah only know each other because she briefly dated his younger brother years ago. They never met until the Saints crash land in Steelport. He fills in Johnny Gat's role in Shaundi's life by acting as a sort of older brother/father figure for her.

Think Ellie and Joel, kind of. Speaking of which, Noah is based a bit off Joel because Male Voice 1 and Joel are voiced by Troy Baker.

[megafreeman]

Saints Row for fandom meme

Send me a fandom and I’ll tell you my

blorbo (favorite character, character I think about the most): Shaundi queen wife

scrunkly (my “baby”, character that gives me cuteness aggression, character that is So Shaped): Oleg 🥺

scrimblo bimblo (underrated/underappreciated fave): Troy Bradshaw

glup shitto (obscure fave, character that can appear in the background for 0.2 seconds and I won’t shut up about it for a week): Lorenzo, the gay guy from SR1

poor little meow meow (“problematic”/unpopular/controversial/otherwise pathetic fave): Angel

horse plinko (character I would torment for fun, for whatever reason): Helmers

eeby deeby (character I would send to superhell): FUCKING ZIMOS

[saintlexii]

Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 - Part 6 - Part 7

- I wander why my boyfriend was messing around with that coat hanger.

- Hey, I-I saw you shooting people on campus thenother day.

- You make those bastards pay for what they did to Aisha.

- You do know Shaundi set our high school record 'most guys banged' right?

- Make those assholes pay for what they did to Carlos.

- Do you have any interest in being a trophy wife?

- Johnny thinks the world of you.

- Carlos is dead because of you!

- I wanna know what kind of mutant STD Shaundi gave me.

- You wanna come back to my place and suck my cock while I watch TV?

- If you're ever looking for some new crackwhores feel free to take my wife.

- You helped Johnny escape his trial? He is so hot.

- You have no idea how big of a slut Shaundi is. I'd stop being seen with her if I were you.

- Aren't you supposed to be dead?

- Looking mean and lean, Boss.

- Got doesn't have any extra pain killers, does he?

- How come you're in charge and not Gat?

- You know, I always did like Troy better than you. Now I know why.

- How's it feel to walk again.

- Tell Gat the only one he can blame for Aisha's death is himself.

- You did us a favor, killing Veteran Child.

- You should've stayed dead.

- Tell Carlos I said hi. Oh wait...

- Do you think you could introduce my son to Shaundi?

- Seriously though, how did you survive that explosion?

- I heard you and Johnny go way back.

- I am an invincible, cop killing fuck machine.

- Who would you rather do, Shogo or Jyunichi?

- Don't feel bad, I thought Aisha was annoying anyway.

- That motherfucker Carlos better have a good explanation to where he's been.

- A smart man would've take a vial of Sunshine's blood and sold it to the highest bidder.

- I think you're the first woman I ever loved... Wanna go kill something?

- Can I sleep in the hotel again? I promise I'll be quiet.

- I'm glad you took out that bitch that killed Carlos.

- Anything you can do to bring back freedom fries?

- Where's Carlos been? I was really starting to like him.

[screenviolense-a]

@undergroundexits​​ sent: ship bias - for the boss, for moxxi, for marian, aaand maybe kinsey ?

boss/shaundi - they have some extremely good moments in 3 and 4 it's a shame that f!boss/shaundi is so rare because it's so good. like.... the boss was in a 1950s sitcom simulation and having shaundi as their wife in it did not ring any alarms whatsoever despite earlier talking about how they'd never get married

boss/johnny - they're just. soulmates in every meaning of the word and i don't give a shit if it's just platonic or if it's romantic.

moxxi/timothy - they are soft... cute... starcrossed even.... he's stuck looking like her ex boyfriend but has a hopeless crush on her..... he's the only one who seems to have pure intentions for liking her... it's just cute

moxxi/tannis - science wlw who've seen so much shit. like so much.

moxxi/jack - but specifically vlad's jack because no one gets them like we do @rotseize

marian/anders - probably my favorite, since it was my first but despite the writers’ best efforts to make me hate anders i just. really love the kind of tragic relationship they have where it’s clear to everyone it’s going to end badly and they just go for it anyway. and the both being apostate mages is just a little spice on top

marian/isabela - marian is not the most outwardly flirting one even though she does have that special kind of charisma about her that only isabela seems to really bring out of her. in an ideal world they would go sailing the world if marian wasn’t extremely seasickness prone

marian/varric - da’s anti-dwarf romancing agenda aside, no one has ever been so concerned about her well being as he has.

marian/merrill - mostly she tries to avoid actively pursuing merrill because she knows carver has a crush on her and she’s trying to. keep the peace because carver already feels like she takes everything from him. but she earnestly enjoys having a more hopeful presence around, even if it’s hard to reciprocate that optimism which. ultimately is what causes marian to turn away because she just feels like she’s too depressing to be hanging around with her

kinsey/jason - sweet and tragic just how i like it <3 falling love at the wrong place and time and all that

kinsey/floyd - so iconic that my phone now recognizes flinsey was a word and will autofill it also the fact our personal server has a section dedicated to all their different au versions and it’s not even a complete list @floyb​

kinsey/emily prentiss - totally random but long time kinstorians may recall she first came up as an idea after i had a dream about criminal minds and idk. i think they’d mesh well.