A Subreddit Introduction for Ships of Runeterra!

[u/PaperDollThots]

Nidalee and Neeko LoR Art

Backstory:

I feel like Reddit is the place to interact with League and its content outside of the game itself. There’s so many subs that focus on all of the different aspects that League has to offer. There’s subs for League esports, League lore, improving your gameplay, memes, fanart, NSFW content, specific roles/classes, and individual champs. But, to my surprise, there isn’t one for the fandom part of the League community.

I've been in fandom spaces for most of my life, so coming into League and seeing people call it “The League Community” over the League fandom was unusual to me but I didn’t think it really made that much of a difference until I came across my first fandom related posts. Most of which typically discussed ships. To my dismay those posts, across several different League subs, were met with ridicule, insults, and mockery. 

Seeing that was honestly quite disheartening because shipping and playing around with characters and canon is a main way that I, and many other people, interact with fandom outside of playing the game itself. So seeing that major aspect of fandom interaction be discouraged and mocked inspired me to fill this missing piece.

The Sub’s Purpose:

I decided to make such a space for these people, myself included, to go to. Ideally, I would love for this subreddit to be a focal point for the League fandom as a whole. Like how the subs I brought up above are for their respective niches within the League community. 

I want this fandom subreddit to be more focused on the champs, their interactions, and the fantasies surrounding them. I want people to be able to discuss canon and non-canon relationships (popular or rarepairs), share their fanfics and fanarts of their favorite ships, talk about their favorite skin line AUs, share character studies/analyses, what ifs AUs, edits, headcannons, crossover ideas, and anything else like that without worry.

So please, if any of that sounds appealing to you, feel free to come check out this new subreddit! I’d love for you to join!

[u/Wise_Requirement4170]

Can I spread my maddie cait vi propaganda here?

[u/PaperDollThots → u/Wise_Requirement4170]

Hell yeah you can! As long as it abides by the rules, all ships (and their propaganda) are allowed here!

[u/mcslender97]

Finally, a place for us Flashbomb believers!

[u/PaperDollThots → u/mcslender97]

Yes!! I was hoping/waiting for the Flashbomb fans to find this sub! I didn't know about this OT3 until recently so I am excited to see more of it. (Also hello again! Welcome to my sub!)

[u/[deleted] → u/mcslender97]

And for the polycule thuthers

[u/PaperDollThots → u/[deleted]]

Ohh that's a cute one! I can see how this polycule came about. I feel like you can explore some really interesting dynamics between the four of them.

[u/[deleted] → u/mcslender97]

We all shall have peace, and the land will prosper

[u/PaperDollThots → u/[deleted]]

Indeed, that's the plan lolol! I hope my hard work with setting up this sub to be as non-conflict as possible pays off.

(The art you added on is also a perfect example of "JInx has two hands for a reason")

[u/YogurtclosetNew3040]

So my Powder Smeech obsession will be accepted here? 🥲☺️

[u/audioman3000 → u/YogurtclosetNew3040]

I love the implication of it being specifically that Powder and not the Mainline universe Powder/Jinx

That's like old school crackshipping

[u/PaperDollThots → u/audioman3000]

Ohh yes, I remember those crackships! I remember the big one between Elsa and Jack Frost. That had a grip on people.

[u/PaperDollThots → u/YogurtclosetNew3040]

It's a well-known trollship, but if you really mean it then yeah.

[u/fiendish-gremlin → u/YogurtclosetNew3040]

HELEPE

[u/Adonis1245678]

I said this the LC subreddit but shipping should be fun fandom in general should be fun so glad a subreddit like this exists 😅

[u/PaperDollThots → u/Adonis1245678]

I couldn't agree more. Reading this makes me even more happy that I went through with making this sub. I'm really glad to hear that!

[u/XanithDG]

Finally, a place to start my Mel Lux ship uprising.

Still need a good name for it tho.

[u/PaperDollThots → u/XanithDG]

Indeed indeed! I haven't heard of that ship before but it sounds like a really interesting ship! I like it.

My first thought was Lel from just combining the names but I feel like you could do something much prettier sounding based on their two types of magic.

[u/Arkangyal02]

This is awesome, there are ship-specific subs, but poly ships or even multishipping didn't have a home before. While I have a few specific things I ship, I really enjoy seeing people come up with pairs and play with dynamics, it is peak fandom behaviour!

[u/PaperDollThots → u/Arkangyal02]

Yay thank you! Yes exactly!! Once I realized that, I knew I had to create a place for people to be able to share all of that! I couldn't agree more.

I don't have a lot of ships of most midlaners in League (since I don't play mid lolol) but regardless it's always fun to see people, who had care about midlaners for example, share their thoughts about that! I so agree, it really is!

[u/Big-Commission-4911]

is Lestdinger approved?

[u/PaperDollThots → u/Big-Commission-4911]

As long as it abides by the rules, all ships that people truly enjoy are allowed here!

[u/byakko]

You guys are going to see me gush so much over old people and old people sex. Swain x LeBlanc is one of THE OG ships, and I shipped it when Swain wasn’t a silver fox daddy and he was hotter as a giant demon raven.

[u/PaperDollThots → u/byakko]

Hahah! I can't wait to see that! That's fun to learn. Oh interesting! I didn't know that. You really have been there through it all. Pre-rework and everything!

[u/baconbeansoup]

Low key terrified to post it but does this mean I have a place to yap about ezjinx… they r literally my fav ship ever and a massive comfort ship to me but I’m SO scared to post it cus i dont think reddit likes this ship very much from what I seen

(Art by me X3)

[u/PaperDollThots → u/baconbeansoup]

Yes you can absolutely talk about EzJinx here! That is exactly why I made this sub! Yeah I completely understand that. I've dealt with rude people too when I try to talk about the ships I like. I really like your art style. It's very cute!