Internet culture is foreign to me, so tell me if I have this right.
'Ships' are people who aren't happy with how a story goes. Like the girls who still get all cut up about Laurie marrying Amy and not Jo, even though the author died decades ago and there's no changing it. Sometimes they pretend their version is the real one and troll you if you disagree.
I thought I'd try here before braving r/outoftheloop