#spuffy polls

[terapsina]

It has been more than 20 years since BtVS. I think we've grown; we've matured; we have moved past the need for a bloody ship war... so can we please 🥺 do a little bit of a ship war but like... just for fun?

So... (and involving both text, subtext, one-sided text, and some 'there simply being enough people who ship it to earn a spot'-text)...

(grab your stakes and scythes for this battle -> BUT ONLY THE STUFFED TOY KIND. Bonus points if they make clown noises when clashing against each other)

[ohrupie]

One more poll...with feeling :) Reblogs are very appreciated!

@userlaylivia

[oncemorewithqueering]

best buffy ship--poll:

okay so I was NOT expecting anyone to vote on my spike version of this, so...

here we are again.

[straightbaittournament]

may the best bait win! propaganda under the cut

angel and cordelia:

A solid friends-to-almost-lovers dynamic that ends tragically Because the showrunners of Angel didn't go in with the idea of putting these two together, the characters' friendship was allowed to develop organically without the assumption of romance, which then made the realization of their feelings for each other more satisfying. Unfortunately the shadow of Bangel (Buffy x Angel) still held over Angel's character, so I think it was a hard sell at the time and didn't gain a lot of popularity in the years since. Both these two characters grew alongside each other, supported each other, and despite knowing that they loved each other, let each other go to pursue their destinies.

buffy and spike:

Buffy's a vampire slayer and Spike's a vampire. Enemies to Lovers. Absolutely not intended by creators, creators treated it like a joke at first, then some of the writers/producers actively hated it even throughout their canon relationship, they don't technically get together in the end, also he dies (kind of. he's brought back in another show. and the comics. it's complicated). Very queercoded relationship despite being m/f - desire, euphoria, shame, slowburn, keeping it a secret, doesn't think anyone else will understand or accept them, wanting to change for the better.

[thepunkmuppet]

@btvspolls please do share if you want to!! I want as many answers to this as possible I am so curious about what people think

i was gonna include xander/willow and buffy / riley but there’s only 10 options and fr who cares about them 💀 not me! sorry about the lack of sprusilla though :(

if you think of any other ships I might have missed and you think they should win, put it in the notes!!

wlw | mlm | poly

[thequeenofsastiel]

I'll be honest, based upon the relative engagement of my Spangel posts vs my Spuffy posts, I don't think there's a chance Spangel will win, but I'm just curious about how wide the gap will be. It genuinely surprised me that in my Spangel vs Bangel poll, Bangel lost. Then again, because I don't ship it, I've made no Bangel posts, so I didn't have any engagement to compare to my Spangel posts. Still, I'm curious.

[destiel-vs-anything]

Ok I'm fixing it destiel vs Spuffy

[most-screwed-by-writers-tourney]

Propaganda:

Spike and Buffy: Oh god where do I start. Spike tried to rape Buffy once. He's generally really possessive of her. She hid their relationship from all her friends because she was ashamed to be with him and sort of gaslit him about it. It was really only a sexual relationship, and they had... a lot of violent sex. They're both awful to/for each other.

[userlaylivia]

@maya-matlin, @nikkisgwens, @makeyouminemp3, @useragarfield, @nessa007

ps since some are tied i couldn't add zekaela, slexie, or a couple more but bellarke/stydia are tied at #2 on my otps list and spelivia/bughead are tied at #3 lol

[terapsina]

Who is your favorite example of gradual Enemies (or Rivals (or Adversaries)) to Reluctant Allies to Friends to Lovers Ship?

(though most times that last one is only achieved in my dreams... sometimes that third one is also just semi-achieved)

[mosthomoeroticenemies]

[oncemorewithqueering]

best spike (btvs) ship poll:

I tried to find all the ships but Dolly Parton knows I forgot some so please educate me thanks

[dollsome-does-tumblr]

a very sloppy, high drama relationship dynamic that brings me wild enjoyment always. <3

[alfhildr-the-word-weaver]

I was thinking about how a lot of people who are into the Vampire Diaries are also into Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and how there are some obvious parallels between the shows and between the relationships of Angel & Buffy and Stefan & Elena and then Spike & Buffy and Damon & Elena, but obviously they aren't exactly the same ships or characters, and it's made me curious. Fans of both, is there a correlation in what you ship?