First of all I wouldn't use the word "ship". It's not a word that's been much in use in the fandoms I've been in and in my current one, bandom, it's hardly used at all. People talk about pairings and OTPs, not about ships.
I don't think I've ever had an OTP, at least not in any of my recent fandoms. For me it's all about the OTC. As long as that person is part of the pairing I don't really care who the partner is. There are of course pairings I like more than others and pairings I consider more or less viable, but a good writer can convince me that pretty much any pairing might work in the right circumstances.
If it's canon or not have absolutely zero impact on my interest in a pairing. In fact I would go so far as to say that I find most canon ships uninteresting. When I read fanfic (I'm not a writer) I want to explore possibilites not get more of canon.
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I don't think I've ever had an OTP, at least not in any of my recent fandoms. For me it's all about the OTC. As long as that person is part of the pairing I don't really care who the partner is. There are of course pairings I like more than others and pairings I consider more or less viable, but a good writer can convince me that pretty much any pairing might work in the right circumstances.
If it's canon or not have absolutely zero impact on my interest in a pairing. In fact I would go so far as to say that I find most canon ships uninteresting. When I read fanfic (I'm not a writer) I want to explore possibilites not get more of canon.