User blog comment:Kassyndra/Time for SHIPPINGS/@comment-5038450-20130924154825/@comment-5038450-20130926221412

Shyvana's lore was rewritten, not Jarvan's.

Also, it's not about which pairing is more popular, it's about which pairing makes sense to me.

Jarvan x Shyvana feels stupid to me, so does Jarvan x Quinn. It's too fairytale to my liking.

Jarvan x Fiora on the otherhand, has potential in my eyes. They're both nobles (Fiora being more of an aristocrat), and they both have this sort of haughty air about them. I can totally see them being annoyed with each other atfirst, but slowly get closer, and perhaps have this sort of "Bickering couple" sort of personality.

Also, I did not merely pair Irelia and Akali because "hurr durr they're from the same nation". No, I've looked alot deeper than that. Irelia is an orphan who tries to live up the expectations of her late father and her nation, to protect them from further harm. Deep down, she's alone because she has no family or close relatives, but still puts up a strong image as the Captain of Ionia's guard.

Akali on the otherhand, is a shadow warrior of the Kinkou order, born with the sacred duty of keeping the Balance, and being brought up by her strict mother. The fact that she volunteered to be a nurse implies that she has a sort of caring part of her, a very motherly side. I feel that she may actually be alot more open, albeit secretly, compared to her compatriot, Shen. Maybe, you know, she also enjoys being around other people, and would like someone for her own.

Thusly, I see them coming from similar backgrounds, with expactations from their parents, with duties to protect, and that deep down, they just need someone for their own.

I hope you see where I'm coming from.