Top Ten List of Fanfic Site Includes Gay Call Of Duty Pairing
- Gay 'ship' of Call of Duty characters enters top ten on fanfiction site AO3.
- TikTok trend of transforming character Simon “Ghost” Riley contributed to the 'ship's' popularity.
- The 'ship' ranks sixth on the site, second-most popular in gaming, behind Genshin Impact’s pair.
- Other popular 'ships' from various fandoms listed.
- Influencer Brittany Broski's interest in 'Ghost' further boosted the 'ship's' popularity.
Gay 'Ship' in Call Of Duty Surprises by Entering Fanfiction Site's Top Ten
Some followers of the popular video game Call of Duty might find it unexpected to see a gay 'ship' of the game's characters charting in the top ten on fanfiction site Archive Of Our Own's annual roundup. However, those who have been closely following the fandom are not surprised.
Modern Warfare II, released in 2022, sparked a trend on social media platform TikTok where users transformed the character Simon “Ghost” Riley into a bimbo, despite his in-game portrayal as a masculine character with a skull-emblazoned face mask. This trend contributed to a surge in stories on Archive Of Our Own, where Ghost was paired with fellow military character, John “Soap” MacTavish.
The Popularity of the 'Ship'
According to the roundup, which ranks the pairing tags with the “greatest gain in total fanworks” posted to AO3, the two potential lovebirds are the sixth-most popular ship on the site, and the second-most popular from the world of gaming, falling behind only Genshin Impact’s Kaveh and Alhaitham. The next gaming ship on the list? Baldur’s Gate 3’s vampire hottie Astarion and the player-character Tav.
Other popular 'ships' include Good Omens’ angel and devil duo Aziraphale and Crowley, Harry Potter’s Sirius Black and Remus Lupin, Dazai Osamu and Nakahara Chuuya from the Bungou Stray Dogs manga, and Stranger Things’ Eddie Munson and Steve Harrington.
However, the newest addition to the AO3 rankings, Genshin’s fifth-place spot, has been particularly impressive. And then there’s our Call of Duty Task Force 141 boys, who jumped up a whopping 75 spots this year.
Why the 'Ship' Became So Popular
Ghost became an iconic character for shippers and ThirstTok fans that even wildly popular influencer Brittany Broski, also known as Kombucha Girl, was openly pining for him on the social media platform. In September of this year, Broski bought herself a Cameo, a personalized celebrity video, further fueling the popularity of the 'ship'.
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