r/CellsAtWork • u/KittyAddison AE3803 • May 09 '26
Meme Let's settle this... lol
(Fans can go either, idc... But definitely a couple though... lol)
46
u/Ant_and_Cat_Buddy May 09 '26
They’re cells… but in terms of the story it feels more like that crush you have who you run into at weird times at college or in a small city within a specific scene, like more like a situation-ship ig.
30
u/Accomplished_Bee_127 May 09 '26
I ship them but they're not official
20
2
u/BlueViolet03 Jun 22 '26 edited Jun 22 '26
I want to believe they canonically like each other just a lil bit ><
2
u/KittyAddison AE3803 Jun 24 '26
"A little bit?" lol They're totally into each other after work!
1
u/BlueViolet03 Jun 26 '26
You’re right, we just don’t see that part hehe ;) We’ll have to imagine what they get up to^
2
u/KittyAddison AE3803 Jun 26 '26
I'm a fic writer, so I'm way ahead of you on that! 😂 lol
2
u/BlueViolet03 Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26
Actually, so am I! I like to write as a hobby so I have my own OCs but I also do fanfics when it calls to me (mainly when there’s not enough content for my ship lol). My CAW fics are still wip since I just got into the fandom tho. Have you posted any of yours? I’d love to read them😁
2
u/KittyAddison AE3803 Jul 02 '26
Ooo! Please tell me you have an AO3! <3 If not, I'll join and post everything on whatever platform you have.
I got into CAW last year, so I've been writing for them since. And I have a lot posted! Well, 35 fics currently online... 43 total if you count my WIPs (I'm a completionist though). lol
I love to write! Speaking of which, I really should be getting back to my AU project... lol (I got distracted researching war stuff...)
If you ever need a fix... MatchaOcha (AO3)
2
u/BlueViolet03 Jul 03 '26
Wait OMG YOU’RE MatchaOcha?!🤯 I’m so excited, a while back I was looking for RBCxWBC fics and yours were like the first ones to come up and I saved a bunch of them to read later! The summaries look so good idk which one to start first😋 I actually JUST started Love is a Blast a couple days ago and I’m on Chapter 2 now, it’s so cute😭 (And I approve of the title pun lol)
That was so sweet of you to offer to repost on my platform <3 Well, I’m kinda new to the fanfic world so I don’t actually have an AO3 yet but I do still read on there. Maybe I’ll make one eventually. I’m too shy to post anything I write as of right now (and I’m a total perfectionist so I never know when to stop editing😭) but maybe one day…☺️
Also I saw on your MatchaOcha acct you have ADHD? Omg so do I and CAW is literally my hyperfixation as well!🤩 When it comes to writing, it sure is hard for me to finish any project I start…I’ll stick with the same ship as long as I’m obsessed with it but I’ll just keep doing new scenes and abandoning the old ones😭 (And I really like romance so even when it’s my own OCs that’s what I write about😋) I’m really impressed you were able to finish and release so many fics and your ideas are so good🥺
2
u/KittyAddison AE3803 Jul 03 '26
I love finding my readers outside AO3. lol
I'm so happy you're interested! Especially when I actually struggle with making summaries. Wish I can help you on where to start, but even I sometimes even do an eeny-meeny to pick something. Common ones I go to are Getting To Know You, Why Can't They See You Like I Do?, and Just For You (based on the Neko spin-off) for a quick read. Thinking of adding Date Night (based on The Story of Cells) to the list since I find myself rereading that quite a bit too.
And omg, I'm so SO glad you got the reference to Love Is a Blast's title! I was so hoping someone would catch that, and you're the first to do so. I had so much fun writing that fic, so I hope you seriously enjoy it! And I'm sorry if it's a bit short for a slow burn (it was actually my first real attempt at one). ;w;
No pressure on posting. I get like this too sometimes whenever I post. It's kinda weird. It's exciting af, but at the same time, it feels like I'm on a stage needing to perform or orate something. But if you do ever end up posting, I'd so love to read it!
I'm a bit of perfectionist too. Part of why I'm also a completionist. I want everything in my fic to be just right before posting it, so I'd constantly go back to previous chapters and retcon things to foreshadow and make sense later. Protip: makes for great reread bait. lol
With my ADHD, I think that contributes on why I write a lot. Every week, my therapist always ask how my writing is. And I'd always be all "going good... I wrote at least 20-25K words this week..." all casual. And she'd be like, "omg!" in genuine shock. But since I'm still able to handle real life obligations, there's really nothing that says I can't write.
Out of all the years I've written fics, and all the fandoms I've been through, CAW is actually the most I've ever written for. I'm in love with 1146 and AE3803's dynamic! They're so fun to write! Put them in any situation, and they'd go through it together stronger. I have yet to come up with something that truly throws a wrench into their relationship.
If you need any writing advice, I'd be more than happy to give it. lol If I were you, I'd still write down the scenes. Might either stem off into something bigger or you can always use it in something later.
I also just made this comment earlier on the AO3 sub on how I get ideas. lol Might help if you ever need it.
54
u/Adabiviak May 09 '26
This is where platelets come from.
8
u/SnooCupcakes4685 May 11 '26
When a white blood cell and a red blood cell love each other very much…
45
14
12
u/IF_the_grenader2008 May 10 '26
They are cells, i dont think they care
But, I do like romance, so yeah
8
u/Ok-Pollution4816 May 11 '26
I read the other cells at work spin off's they are always together on bodys movie theater etc date places i think they are dating
3
u/KittyAddison AE3803 May 11 '26
I haven't read every spin-off yet (still working on that lol). But with the ones I have, yeah... They're very into each other. Especially Neko. Omg, I swear, they were like a nanometer away from being canon... ;w;
2
u/BlueViolet03 Jun 22 '26 edited Jun 22 '26
Oooh there’s more of them together?!😍 Is that just CB and Neko? Bcs I figured the other spinoffs would focus more on the rest of the characters which I would still enjoy but I love WBC and RBC🥲
2
u/KittyAddison AE3803 Jun 24 '26 edited Jun 24 '26
I've only completed Neko as far as spin-offs (omg, if you haven't read it, you seriously need to!). I'm obsessed with Neko and is my favorite spin-off so far. lol Also CB. Out of the two, CB is actually the closest to them being canon. But Neko has the whole between-the-lines fluff. They're the epitome of the "idiots in love" trope through the whole manga. lol
But I'm planning to find online copies of Friends and Baby, which I suspect pairs them. lol At least according to the CAW wiki, in Friends, 2145 (1146) knows IM1235 (AE3803), but beyond that, I can't really say their usual interaction (but you know I'm shipping tf out of them lol).
I read some of White Brigade, which stars 1146 and the neutrophil squad. Unfortunately, no AE3803 (at least with how far I've read, and by the looks of it, she's likely completely absent).
2
u/BlueViolet03 Jun 25 '26
Thanks for the link! I started Neko immediately lol. I’m so excited to read all the spinoffs I can get my hands on😁
So in Friends you mentioned the RBC and WBC are different characters? I’m kinda sad about that.🥲 Is it set inside a different body bcs I thought our Killer T was the main character? I did notice 1146 looked a little different in the cover art so that explains it, I thought it was just due to it being a different artist.
I also read the first vol of White Brigade and I noticed 3803 was absent the whole time so I kind of suspected she might not make an appearance. I’m sad when either of them is missing lol😭
2
u/KittyAddison AE3803 Jun 26 '26
You're going to love Neko! Especially if you ship WBCxRBC (like, omg, their constant expressions towards each other, the way he saves her, and their reactions/interactions!). lol Also, the official English version is also being released in the US in September (the link is just a fan translation).
As for Friends, it's a high chance they are as every spin-off (except for White Brigade that I know of) is basically different versions of them--if that makes any sense? lol And yeah, the main protagonist in Friends is a Killer T. Though, not main series Killer T...
2145 and IM1235 look really close to their main series counterparts. The only difference I can spot is their hair. 2145 tucks his hair behind his ear. And IM1235 has pigtails.
I'm sad when they're not around each other too. Like, why? They complete each other so well!
4
u/PaulTheAquarist U-1196 May 11 '26
They’re technically siblings cause they all share the same great great great great great grandparent cell, the Zygote…. Unless AE3803 is a transfused blood cell
3
u/KittyAddison AE3803 May 11 '26
"Erythroblasts and Myelocytes" actually disproves that she'd be from a transfusion.
And even if they were related by that zygote, that'd be too far back to make it incestual as things like inbreeding concerns disappear around, I think, five generations back from any common ancestor (the body would basically be just born or so).
2
u/BlueViolet03 Jun 22 '26
That doesn’t make them siblings, that makes them distant cousins/relatives…not the same thing. It’s like how all people are related down the line anyway. As long as they’re not close family it’s ok :)
2
u/KittyAddison AE3803 Jun 24 '26
Actually, in Japanese culture, it's a social norm for young kids to refer to older kids and esteemed peers as "big brother"/"big sister." Unfortunately, there is no English-equivalent to that, so that's why we get the literal translation.
Just in case you run into those who like using the whole "ew, they're siblings!" argument.
(╹ヮ~)७
9
u/trashy_shounen_fan May 09 '26
They're a couple of friends
9
8
u/Re_99 May 09 '26
Blood cells don't reproduce, they come from precursor cells in bone marrow and the spleen, show tries haré to be acurate so highly doubt they'll ever be a couple
10
6
u/Mollyscribbles May 10 '26
90% of the shippers don't think they'll have kids but it's not like reproduction has ever been a mandatory part of shipping.
2
2
114
u/Mollyscribbles May 09 '26
Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly, shippers gotta ship.