shipping real life people...RPF?

yes, but i acknowledge that "shipping people" is really just shipping their personas that they show to the public. for context, i ship kpop idols but only in certain promotions (like monsta x all in music video). i do this because i like to have imagined representation, but i know that most of them are likely heterosexual. i've never shipped my best friends or people i personally know (other than crushing on them and having imagined scenarios where we fall in love lol).

**if you ship public figures, NEVER bring it up to them. you're disgusting and break their friendships if you do. please remember that your fantasies of a person are separate from their existence. even if they promote their image a certain way, it may be due to management or just pandering to the fans. unless they explicitly express consent on a recent occasion, do not ever talk about your fantasies with them.