Feel free to help this breach containment- I'd love to see what people outside of my own fandoms will feel about it. (Tagging my own fandoms that I've seen one or more of these metaphors in.)

(Edit: I've already gained enough responses through the tags to make a follow-up poll to this one with new metaphors. Debating whether to drop it once this one ends or to just drop it asap.)

Jayden: I fell-

Antonio: From heaven? 

Jayden: No, I literally fell- 

Antonio: In love with me the moment you saw me? 

Jayden: MY ARM IS BROKEN! 

Antonio: Okay, but do you think I'm pretty? Be honest.

Jaytonio playlist!

Now, this pairing has a special place in my heart. Samurai was the first series I watched, all the way back when I was eleven, and Jayden and Antonio's dynamic is what first hooked me on Power Rangers. It was the first thing I really ever shipped before I even knew what shipping was. (Antonio, is that you? Believe it baby, I'm back! Still think you can take me?) It, more than any other ship in Power Rangers, feels the most canon (even more than actual canon ones). It DEFINES Samurai. It is possibly the one thing that canon Samurai does right.

And thus, here is the playlist for it. Shout out to @khruschevshoe for the "Waterloo" addition- it wasn't on my initial playlist when writing but it is the absolute perfect song to embody these idiots as they get their shit together.

@skyland2703 @madhare0512 @khruschevshoe @liveinalovelyway @disastardly @augment-techs @our-raven-strife-universe @infinitysgrace @estel-eruantien

Jaytonio reincarnated Titanic au

https://archiveofourown.org/works/54199996

Finally it clicked

Jayden and Antonio having a conversation

Jayden just looks at him with soft eyes before saying

“Hey”

Antonio looks at him before his eyes soften too

“Hey, been waiting for you”

“I’m glad you waited”

“Always, pinky promise”

“Pinky promise “

Hands linger, and twine together

Jayden taking his time, figuring out who he wants to be

Antonio staying by his side

PLSSSS WHY ARE THEY DOING THIS

I was looking through the power rangers tag because you know, it was my childhood and now I somehow ship jaytonio from the samurai version. I also found you that way so thanks for showing me all the gayness I didn’t notice in my childhood!

Always happy to reveal the queer colors in any fandom I can; but I'll have to thank you for the tremendous compliment in telling me I helped someone into the big rainbow rabbit hole.

Jay Halstead/Antonio Dawson

requested by nonny

The world if Jayden/Antonio was canon

For the ship thing:

Sky/Z

Zoey/Nate

Shimazacus

Nick/Maddie

Lily/Theo

Jaytonio

AAAAHHHH THANKK YOUUU BROOOO ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

ALSOOO the repeats cuz I feel too much about everything!!!

I LOVE YOU FOR ALWAYS GETTING INTO THESE STUPID MEMES I KEEP BADGERING ALL OVER THE PLACE OMGGG NGJFKDSJFVDKJHBJKDFGBFJKTBHKJGTBHMFGKTHBFGGHFGJDKSLAKDBVTBHKJGTBHMFG

I don't believe in soul mates but damn if Jayden Shiba and Antonio Garcia make me reconsider I mean JESUS. Every trope in the book. Long lost childhood friends. Antonio (bright, flamboyant, pun-making, devastatingly brilliant) promises his best friend Jayden (lonely, isolated not-quite-heir in the tower convinced his life will only ever amount to him sacrificing it to lead a team and save the world) that he will become the first Samurai Ranger not from one of the Samurai bloodlines in history and then HE DOES THE STRAIGHT UP IMPOSSIBLE JUST BECAUSE HE PROMISED HE WOULD. He shows back up and we get the first genuine smile from Jayden in the whole show (first relief we see, first glimpse at him without the world on his shoulders). Then Antonio drops the iconic "believe it baby, I'm back" and they spar and Jayden says "still think you can take me" and it's the most tension nickelodeon has ever shown in its entire existence and I am 11 when this show aired with no idea that gay people existed and my parents had just gotten divorced so when I tell you that these two convinced me that love existed, you've gotta understand the IMPACT they had-

*clears throat* Sorry about that.

Anyway, in this essay I will-

@augment-techs @skyland2703

Antonio: Halstead, don't say a word.

Jay:

Antonio:

Jay: Fergalicious

Antonio: I said no words.

Jay: Oh, I see. Two weeks ago, playing scrabble, it's not a word, and now suddenly it is a word because it's convenient for you.

"That's Antonio," Ji says slowly, his eyes wide with alarm. "You know Antonio, right?"

Jayden doesn't. Apparently, that's a problem.

It's been awhile, but I come bearing 17k of jaytonio magical amnesia fic!

Hello! Tell us about your Power Ranger oc, Alejandro?

I will gladly tell you my friend

My power rangers OC Alejandro Garcia-shiba is the son of Jayden shiba and Antonio garcia he has a surrogate mother who is unknown and loves his dad's. Although after the incident that happened when he was 6 his parents became incredibly overprotective especially when it came to his powers. Alejandro loves to read and sketch. He especially loves to read mystery novels and fantasy stories. He also loves to sketch ideas for his inventions.

Although he truly doesn't love one parent more than the other he does prefer to be around Jayden more cause he is quieter but also does love to spend time with Antonio talking and helping is papa with his own inventions.

Alejandro calls Antonio Papa and Jayden papi. He will sometimes call Jayden Otōsan which is Dad is Japanese.

Alejandros closets friends are Kai and Aspen and since he is very quiet he isn't close to the rest of the crystal rangers but he does consider them friends.

Alejandro also loves stuffed animals in his bed as a giant stuffed lion on it and loves cuddling with it.

Alejandro has been friends with Kai and Aspen since he was a kid and the trio are as thick as thieves

And that's it cause I honestly can't remember anything else sorry.

More sketches

jayden + antonio?

🙂 - I ship it but it’s not on my OTP list