Honestly, I don't get why people get so worked up about shipping.
For me, it's just a variation of wish fulfillment. And wishfulfillment comes in a variety of forms. By that, I mean there was a picture before of everyone in formal suits. That's because someone thought they'd look good in suits, so they manifested that in an image. Or someone drew a picture of Mercy in a Victorian outfit, because they wanted to see her in that kind of outfit. Someone, somewhere, is writing a Overwatch x Battleborn fanfic, or a fanfic of exploring Zarya's dark past inspired by that fan art of her looking over the dead body of a kid, or just a tale of Junkrat and Roadhog on a merc mission or whatever.
That's all that fan stuff is. I honestly don't get why shipping has it's own catergory and name. It's just another form of fan wish fulfillment, and there's no reason that anyone should not indulge in that if they want to.
For me, it's just a variation of wish fulfillment. And wishfulfillment comes in a variety of forms. By that, I mean there was a picture before of everyone in formal suits. That's because someone thought they'd look good in suits, so they manifested that in an image. Or someone drew a picture of Mercy in a Victorian outfit, because they wanted to see her in that kind of outfit. Someone, somewhere, is writing a Overwatch x Battleborn fanfic, or a fanfic of exploring Zarya's dark past inspired by that fan art of her looking over the dead body of a kid, or just a tale of Junkrat and Roadhog on a merc mission or whatever.
That's all that fan stuff is. I honestly don't get why shipping has it's own catergory and name. It's just another form of fan wish fulfillment, and there's no reason that anyone should not indulge in that if they want to.