As someone who ships fellow one jolly swimmer and one panic-prone flyer together as well, why Ducky and Petrie? Why do you personally ship those two, and was it instinctive on first viewing, or was it a ship that slowly grew on you after fanart/fanfics/repeated viewings/personal experiences?
(I'm pretty sure no one has asked this... I hope. Can't remember if A/N in Secret Love stated this)
You would probably imagine that I first got the idea while watching the first movie when I saw "that moment" when Ducky planted this big kiss on Petrie's cheek. The sequels had these numerous moments where Ducky would open her arms out and Petrie would dive right in for a hug. Also, in movie VII, there was a moment where it seemed that Ducky was the only one who cared about Petrie (although Littlefoot was probably worried for him), and she went as far as to sneak off in the night to try and comfort him (only to be kidnapped by his own uncle). Even then, she was quick to comfort him when he voiced his doubts about Pterano, and for me, that was what pretty much did it; there I was, an eight-year-old boy and suddenly daydreaming about Ducky and Petrie possibly "becoming more than best friends." Obviously, I didn't know much about romance at the time, but I kept having these dreams where I saw them hugging and kissing each other, and overtime I began to realize what was happening to me: I was slowly descending towards becoming a Ducky x Petrie shipper!
Years later, I read at least three fanfics that involved the two falling in love (one of which was in the Portuguese language and I translated using Google Translate). There was a few pieces of artwork that helped me realize that I wasn't the only one who kept having those daydreams all those years ago, and I finally decided to write my own story on them. I watched through all 14 movies last year so that I'd know what I was doing once I started my rewrite of the story.
There was also a YouTube video with a song called, "You Make Me Happy," that featured a short compilation of DuckyxPetrie scenes in the movies, and that further fueled my desire to ship them.
I'm not sure if you've made it very far in "Secret Love v2," since I haven't had a review since before I wrote the epilogue, but I suppose this would be a good opportunity to ask what chapter you made it up to if you've read any chapters over the last seven months.
