Kiddway
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| Pairing: | Edward Kenway/James Kidd, Edward Kenway/Mary Read |
| Alternative name(s): | Kiddway, KiddWay |
| Gender category: | Het (most of the time) |
| Fandom: | Assassin's Creed |
| Canonical?: | No |
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Kiddway or KiddWay is the common fan term for shipping Edward Kenway with the character known as James Kidd or Mary Read. According to ship categories chosen on AO3 works, this is usually seen as a het ship, but there exists a not-insubstantial amount of works portraying Kidd as a trans man, cis man, or nonbinary gender.[1][2][3][4]
Fan Perspectives
Alright, First of all I would like to say that I respect other peoples opinions. But lately I have seen so much “anti Kiddway” ( That is the name of the pairing of Edward Kenway and James Kidd/Mary Read) posts and that sort of makes me sad. Fine if you only saw friendship between them two, I can totally accept that you did, but please. Don’t go and make the shippers feel bad about themselves for liking the ship.
On other note let’s talk about one of the last sequences which I think is a great way to show on why Kiddway is a great pairing. Let’s face it, we wanted Kidd to be more of a main character. But let’s face reality: She was not. But she was able to make such a great impression on Edward that he chose to change everything. In the “drunken hallucination” sequence Edward is standing on the Jackdaw getting scolded by his late wife Caroline... After that Caroline changes into Kidd/Read that then starts to scold him aswell. I mean, It could have been anyone. But yet they chose her? Why?
My personal opinion on this is that Mary was the person that Edward let close into his heart. Just like Caroline, Mary knew him and could read him like a open book. She too wanted him to change before it would end up killing him. That she had affected him to the point that he is willing to lay down everything he had worked so hard for is nothing but love.
It does not have to be a passionate love, But he did really have a deep connection with her and I think that this makes one of the most beautiful shippings in the whole AC series.[5]
James is so fantastic in that she can be either gender on call, blend in when needed. She treats society like a plaything. In the game, it seems like she's a crossdresser, out of convenience, and enjoyment. Historically, it sounds more like Mary was trans, or at least bigendered. Sorry to inform some of you, but all of the above makes this a "not so straight" fanfiction.[7]
Fanworks
Fanart
- How do we feel about Kiddway in the year 2022, Archived version by heyihavesocks
- i hope u guys like pirates bc i will not be recovering from ac4 anytime soon, Archived version by a-hams-art
- Kiddway by xAbsolutely
- AC - Lowlands away by Kaschra
- Day 2: Cuddling Somewhere by thebenniebabyninja
- Kiddway 30daysOTP challenge: Day 1 holding hands by zero-16
- Tulum by Guzzardi
Cosplay
- Kiddway by kerowiz
Archives & Fannish Links
- Edward Kenway/James Kidd | Mary Read tag on Archive Of Our Own
- Edward K./Mary R. fics on Fanfiction.net
- Good Ship Kiddway tumblr blog
References
- ^ Confession by thedragontongue
- ^ Freedom on the High Seas by Statari
- ^ Always Be, orphan work
- ^ Some Solo Activities Are Better With Company by salanaland
- ^ Kiddway haters why?, tumblr post, Feb 17th, 2014
- ^ post at assassinscreedconfessions, March 22, 2015
- ^ Something Is True: Chapter 4 (Pause) by MasterSeimei. November 11, 2013
- ^ post at assassinscreedconfessions, March 20, 2016