30 Day Character Meme - Day 22 (Kaleido Star)

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It's so cold!!! It's like twenty degrees here. I know that may not seem that cold to the people up North, but it is for southeast Texas! On a happy note, according to the forecast I saw this morning, there seems like there is a possibility of snow tomorrow night/Friday. *dances* If it does happen, that'll be the third winter in a row it has snowed here, which is just crazy. Whatever happened to global warming?

Anyway, onto today's question. As promised on Day 17, it's two-for-the-price-of-one!

22. Another OTP of yours



Sora Naegino and Ken Robbins

First off is the adorably sweet pairing of Sora and Ken.

One of the things I liked about Kaleido Star is the fact that the lead heroine doesn't fall in love with anyone. Don't get me wrong, I love romance, but it was a nice change of pace to have a story centered on a female character that didn't focus on her romantic relationship with a guy (or girl, as the case may be). As a bonus, with no (requited) canon pairings for Sora, fans can pretty much pair her up with anybody and make it believable. There are very few characters I can point to and say, "No, that relationship will never happen." I've read Sora/Leon stories -- heck, I even have one in the works right now -- Sora/Yuri stories, Sora/Layla stories... But I do have a definite preference, and that's Sora/Ken. (I have a story in mind for them, too. I recently got hit by a ton of plot bunnies for KS. -_-)

Much like my love for Chibi-Usa/Helios, one of the main reasons I love Sora and Ken is the strong friendship between them. I've said it a hundred times before, but I love it when friendships become something more and I think those tend to be the strongest types of relationships. Granted, Ken pretty much fell in crush with her at first sight, but I don't that that really diminishes the value of their friendship. Even if nothing romantic ever happened between them and Sora ended up with somebody else, I believe Ken would cherish his friendship with her regardless. It's not like he's friends with her just to get in her pants.

But of course I would love it if something romantic did happen between them, because they would just be so cute as a couple. Ken is so sweetly devoted to her, and even Sora's friends think they belong together. Their personalities also mesh well, and I feel like Ken's the character who really understands Sora the best. He looks after her and supports her in following her dreams. (Plus, their families -- the future in-laws -- already get along well with each other!)

As for Sora... Well, she's totally oblivious to Ken's feelings toward her, but as Ken says in one of the last episodes, (paraphrased) "The only thing that can captivate her right now is the stage." She's just not really interested in love at the moment, minus her minor crush on Yuri at the start of the series (which was more of a fangirl crush than a romantic one), but that doesn't mean that Ken's feelings for her are hopeless. I'm sure she'll eventually wise up to Ken's interest in her and realize he's her perfect match. ^_~



(Sorry, that's really the only romantic screencap of the two of them. It kind of sucks.)

Sarah Dupont and Kalos Eido

As for my third OTP, Sarah/Kalos are one of the very few canon couples in the series. It's such a shame that you don't get to see more of them together in the show, and even more of a shame that there's pretty much no fanfiction about them at all. (Seriously, does anybody know of one? I would love to read some!) They're a definite case of opposites attracting, but they suit each other so well.  

23. Your favorite character of the opposite gender of #1
24. Character with your favorite uniform/outfit
25. Character who would be your band-mate if you were in a band
26. Character you wouldn’t mind having as your boss
27. Character you wouldn’t want to run into in a dark alley
28. Character you’d want personified into a dog
29. Character you’d want personified into a cat
30. Character you’d want to cosplay as