Twenties me was obsessed. So it truly hurtsā¦
I didnāt know he was sick, so it came out of the blue. Itās also still jarring to be to think that he was 70. People need to stop aging. (Same goes for me. lol)
Thereās Bope from Days and also Jarlena. I think thatās my biggest issue with the smush names is that I generally donāt like them. LOL itās just as easy to type B/H or J/M.
I know. š John/Marlena was my major ship. Iām still in shock.
BoNC was the original name for PC. It stood for Bev oN jean luC. And it was an offshoot of the BoNCers who coined JetC because they were the original JCers. And yes, it does stand for Janeway et Chakotay.
Oh, I was huuuge into Days in the 80ās and toward the mid 80ās is when the smushnames happened in Soapland.
It has evolved to include all romantic pairings, yes. Just like & should designate friendship or family or platonic relationships. But these days the younger fans donāt learn the history of a pairing, and decide something needs a ship name without actively looking for an already established one.
If I remember correctly thatās where they started.
Iām also sad that BoNC is lost to time. I do wish newer fans would reach the history of established ships and their already established names before creating new ones. (Weāve also lost JetC as well)
I personally call it K/S, so i guess Iām an elder. lol I feel like Spirk removing the / is removing the history behind the /. But Iām from a time when the smushnames were only in soaps where they came from and i generally dislike them as a whole. But Iām old like that. LOL