1. When did you start shipping them?

2. What do you like about them as individuals?

3. What about their dynamic appeals to you?

4. What are their favorite things about one another?

5. How do you envision them getting together?

6. What would their dream home look like?

7. How do they split up housework and other chores?

8. What are their love languages, and how do they show each other affection?

9. Do you see them getting married, and if your answer is yes, what would their wedding look like?

10. Can you imagine them having any kids and/or pets?

11. How do they comfort each other?

12. Is there anything you don’t like about this ship?

13. What would be their least favorite things about one another?

14. What sorts of things might they argue about?

15. Do they face any pushback from friends, families, or society over their relationship?

16. Who has more experience with relationships?

17. What physical traits do they find most attractive about one another?

18. Do they ever engage in PDA, and if so, to what extent?

19. What are the most sensitive parts of each individual’s body?

20. What is their dynamic like in the bedroom?

1. When did you start shipping them? No joke, i've been shipping CyphSmith since I saw the steak scene for the first time. Started ironically, then I started talking about it and taking it seriously in December 2024. I was prompted to upon finding out theres ZERO fanart or fanfic of them being paired together online. let alone even existing together in fanart (people just do not like to draw Cypher) So I decided I have to provide my own art with whatever motivation I have in me :]

2. What do you like about them as individuals? about Smith - I've loved him for ages, began getting back into him and The Matrix when he got added to Multiversus. I just find Smith and his tropes, and abilities and concept of Agents in general to be very cool, and he's hawt. about Cypher - I actually used to HATE him. Then I slowly got into his character. I think it helps I see myself in him with his dissatisfaction with reality. we're not getting into that right now though. also when I first showed my partner The Matrix, they were really interested in Cypher too and that fuels me MOREE

3. What about their dynamic appeals to you? I like when two individuals start out working against eachother, and then they do business together, putting some amount of trust into eachother to get what they want done. also their secrecy, moreso on Cypher's side where the crew has no idea he has teamed with Agents. And they are long-distance too, Smith being trapped in the Matrix and Cypher being unplugged from it. Also just realised they want opposite shit in M1 lmao. Cypher wants to be in, Smith wants to be out. i have so many thoughts about their dynamic. too much for me to type

4. What are their favorite things about one another? Smith - aside from being a useful asset to the agency, Smith's favourite thing about Cypher is his bold intentions and refined taste. He's not just being reinserted as some guy, nor returning to how he was before being unplugged. He wants to be an actor. With all the money a man could ask for. I just feel like Smith would admire his forwardness. Also while he tries to keep a "business only" relationship with Cypher, Smith appreciates having someone other than Brown and Jones to converse with. Someone who can handle him being more... honest. Cypher - he, of course, enjoys the luxury and protection Smith provides him in the Matrix, but also just having him as company. On the Neb, Cypher is so detached that he isolates himself from the other crewmates. He really can't relate to them. Connecting with Smith has given him someone slightly more alike to turn to.

5. How do you envision them getting together? Diverting from the events of the film a little here, but I have been imagining Cypher scheduling frequent meetups with Smith before, rather than it being the just the one steak scene. I made a post detailing this theory/idea/AU? yea. Anyways, I like the idea of a slowish burn between them, for weird feelings to fester as they both get to know eachother and their reasons more, and they refuse to address the tensipn because it's not in either one's plans. and they don't want to get attached before going through with their plans. also I can envision Cypher lets it slip first that he's got feelings for Smith.

Not really into it enough to write anything for this stuff. Also all of my ideas happens within The Matrix's story and thats often far from of a cute domestic setting! So I don't have good answers. I'm skipping 6 - 10

11. How do they comfort each other? Cypher listens, and would try words of affirmation, but quickly he realises he's shit at it. He offers physical affection as a compromise (but now its a matter of whether Smith will like it or not. I see him being very particular about it. but of course Cypher is the only human who can be comfortably close to him ^^) Smith offers expensive gifts and outings so Cypher can get spoiled and taken away from whatever's bothering him. Also, an optional deep conversation if the aforementioned doesn't work, to get everything out. Suppression really isnt good for the mind, the agents do need a functional battery to reinsert (but Smith also cares about Cypher :] ...)

12. Is there anything you don’t like about this ship? I guess the fact that they are doomed in the general Matrix storyline. if they get into their feelings, they're gonna have a hard time seperating to achieve their goals, but if they suppress their feeling they're gonna be so frustrated they are utterly DOOMED (but i also love love looove a doomed relationship?? so i dont know what i genuinely don't like about them....)

13. What would be their least favorite things about one another? Cypher can be a tease to a degree where Smith can get annoyed with him. Cypher can also come off as needy, and overly physical, and in private it's alright but Smith doesn't like any signs that they are more than business partners in public. Smith can be overbearing when in the presence of the other agents or the general public - Cypher is aware he has a facade to keep up. But when they're alone together, Smith seems so alive and evolved. Therefore it feels weird when he reverts back to his cold machine tendencies.

14. What sorts of things might they argue about? Oh, don't get me started. IMO they would start arguing soooo easily, since they can both get hot-headed. Not sure WHAT sorts of things specifically, but I can yap about their dynamic when in an argument. Smith would be angry and raise his voice a bit, but he would be more rational than Cypher. Also I think he would reach out first when they try and fix things afterwards. Cypher is a drama queen and blows stuff out of proportion. I also think he would not be the type to forgive first. But once Smith reaches out, he realises how much he's blown it up and feels kinda guilty.

15. Do they face any pushback from friends, families, or society over their relationship? For as long as they keep it secret, no. If the Neb crew and other agents found out about the relationship, those two are fucked.