Back when dial-up held dominance over the internet and cable connections were still in its infancy, the act of ‘shipping’ fictional characters was a fun and harmless activity wherein fans came up with their own headcanons regarding the romantic pairing of any two given characters.
OMOCAT’s OMORI’s Hero and Mari as depicted by Maromi via Twitter
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Just like fan fiction or the entirety of Tumblr, the resulting ‘ships’ were never meant to be taken seriously, but with the rise of social media, some have taken to going to proverbial war over their completely non-canon...
