Gabilliam
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| Pairing: | Gabe Saporta/William Beckett |
| Alternative name(s): | Gabe/William, Gabilliam |
| Gender category: | m/m slash |
| Fandom: | Cobra Starship / The Academy Is... (Bandom) |
| Canonical?: | no |
| Prevalence: | common |
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Gabilliam (a portmanteau of Gabe/William) is the pairing name for the real-person fiction pairing of Gabe Saporta (of Cobra Starship) and William Beckett (of The Academy Is...), two of the "second tier" Bandom bands.
Ship Appeal
Gabe & William's Response
Both Gabe and William have been good-humored about and even supportive of the Gabilliam ship.
In a 2006 video when fans explain to Gabe what Treckett means, Gabe replies: "Now my question is, where do I fall into that? 'Cause I don’t see a Greckett, or a Treckgabe..."[1]
Gabe and William have also posed with (presumably fan-made) "I love William" and "I love Gabe" signs, respectively.
In a June 2012 interview, when asked about his "favorite rumor" about himself, William responded: "I love all... all rumors. Particularly Gabilliam ones are pretty funny. They're pretty funny. And... mostly untrue."[2] In 2014, William posted old photos of himself and Gabe with captions "Gabilliam" and "Still shipping." on his Instagram.[3]
Fandom Trends
- Canon-compliant tour fics as well as AUs are common.
- This ship has gained recent support on stan twitter in 2020
- 16 Candles AU is very common for this pairing
Example Fanworks
- Away with the by cupiscent: Gabe must fetch poet!William and bring him to Pete's faery court.
- If Only I Were a Painter, I'd Paint for You the Moon by foxxcub: WWII AU.
- Since we've no place to go by airgiodSLV: fairies Mpreg AU. Podfic by greedy_dancer.
- Straight Up Chicago Style: stripclub AU by airgiodSLV.
- Don't Give a Damn ('Bout My Bad Reputation) by romanticalgirl: an underage William makes out with Gabe after a Midtown show.
- Time by AirgiodSLV: an AU where William and Gabe are immortal; the fic shows times and places throughout history where their lives overlap.
- Always Looking Up by inlovewithnight: Depicts the early days of TAI in an AU where William is a trans guy. William/Mike, William/Gabe.
- We're Like Magnets by adellyna: a futurefic set after their respective bands break up where Gabe and William reconnect.
- Ships That Crash in the Night by iridescentglow
- Five Romance Novel Beginnings Gabe and William Never Had by Rsadelle
- Ask Yourself What Matters by formerlydf: an anti-sex pollen fic
Links & Resources
- William Beckett/Gabe Saporta fanworks and bookmarks at AO3
- Gabe/William podfics on the audiofic archive
- Gabe/William Manifesto by airgiodslv at bandom_ships (February 2008)
- Gabilliam Manifesto (dead link) by rimharry (July 2011)
- gabilliam community on LiveJournal
- gabilliam tag on Tumblr
- an updated gabilliam rec list from tumblr by bilvy
References
- ^ Gabe Saporta Interviews fans at Buzznet. 17 August 2006. (Accessed 08 July 2014.) Dead link.
- ^ William Beckett interview with Pup Fresh. 10 Favorite Things with William Beckett on YouTube (from 3:35). 26 June 2012. (Accessed 08 July 2014.)
- ^ Photo by williambeckett c. March 2014: "GABILLIAM. I miss this guy like no other. #tbt" & Photo by williambeckett c. April 2014: "Still shipping. @gabrielsaporta #wcw".