Chainshipping

Pairing
Pairing:	Adam Faulkner-Stanheight/Lawrence Gordon
Alternative name(s):	chainshipping
Gender category:	slash, m/m
Fandom:	Saw (franchise)
Canonical?:	no
Prevalence:	popular
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Adam Faulkner-Stanheight/Lawrence Gordon is the slash pairing of Adam Faulkner-Stanheight and Lawrence Gordon in the Saw fandom.

Fandom

On Archive of Our Own, the pairing were tagged in 1,248 works as of February 2024, making them the most popular pairing in the moderately sized fandom by a considerable amount.

Common Tropes, Headcanons & Storylines

• Adam Faulkner-Stanheight Lives - As Adam is killed in the first Saw movies, many works for the pairing are canon divergent, and feature him surviving the trap.
• Fluff - Commonly occurring in fandoms where the source material is violent or graphic, there are many fluff works for the pairing.
• Trans Adam Faulkner-Stanheight - Headcanoning Adam as a trans man is common in both fanworks and meta discussions on Tumblr.

Fanworks

Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples.

Fan Communities/Fan Events

• The Duntrent Den has a channel for Chainshipping.

Vids

• Back to Black Edit by @kirschefawn

Archives and Communities

• Adam Faulkner-Stanheight/Lawrence Gordon works at AO3
• Adam Faulkner-Stanheight x Lawrence Gordon search at Tumblr