also this: -boy wouldn't this pairing be funny -makes more jokes about said pairing -starts thinking more about said pairing -ships the pairing hardcore now
me being a rarepair writer means I'll put two people together and go "gee wouldn't be funny if it happened!" next thing you know I'm writing headcanons and imagining their life together
kuukou is different cause there hasn't been any evidence that he has low self esteem and he's pretty comfortable with himself and saying what's on his mind
-makes more jokes about said pairing
-starts thinking more about said pairing
-ships the pairing hardcore now