I actually ship more fanon pairings, if that makes sense - less couples that become ~canon because it means less heart wrenching when it doesn't happen. I never want to go through the fallout of Sawyer/Kate again, never ever. So shipping characters who have subtext or otherwise great relationships spares me emotionally.

I also have such less time for reading fic it's embarassing. I try, I honestly do, but between watching tv + writing fic + reading posts + real life, it becomes a bit insane.