PaulMarcy

PaulMarcy is the het ship between Paul and Marcy from the Cabin Fever fandom.

Cabin Fever (2002)
"It's like being on a plane when you know it's gonna crash. Everyone around you is screaming, yelling, 'We're going down! We're going down!' And all you really wanna do is grab the person next to you and f*** the s*** out of them, because you know you're gonna be dead soon, anyway."

- Marcy

With Karen unconscious, Paul and Marcy are left alone in the cabin. Marcy began to despair about their chances for survival and Paul tried to comfort her. But Marcy remained convinced that they were both doomed to contract the illness and die. Reasoning that they might as well make the best of a bad situation, and the two have sex. Unknown to either of them, Marcy was actually infected with the disease by this point, but she had not developed symptoms. Paul expressed concern that they were not using a condom while they were having sex, but Marcy assures him that she was healthy. Marcy then ends up passing the disease to Paul.

Paul immediately regrets sleeping with Marcy, not trusting her previous assurance of being healthy. Shortly afterward, Marcy discovered red marks on her back, but blamed Paul for causing them by being too rough with her. Paul was extremely uncomfortable being around Marcy after sleeping with her and soon left the cabin, claiming that he intended to go find Jeff. Marcy pleaded with him to stay with her in the cabin, but he refused.

She later realizes she's infected with the disease, and runs out of the cabin where she was quickly mauled to death by dogs. Paul hears her screams and raced back to the cabin, but was too late to save her. He discovered her remains and was almost killed by the dog himself, but he was able to shoot it dead before it reached him.

Fanon
THEORIES AND SPECULATION

Several ambiguous elements surrounding Paul and Marcy’s brief relationship, particularly in the original movie, have led to numerous unverifiable theories amongst Cabin Fever fans.

The original movie is very ambiguous regarding the state of Paul and Marcy’s relationship in the immediate lead-up to them sleeping together. Fans seem to be divided in their opinions. Some believe that the development of their sexual relationship is as rapid as it appears. Others believe that Marcy and Paul had become close friends, especially in the 24 hours immediately prior to them having sex. Some even go so far as to speculate there might have been a budding romance between them.

Fandom
FAN FICTION
 * Cabin Fever: Parting Shot
 * Cabin Fever: Parting Shot

Trivia

 * Extra scenes in the director's cut (of the original) show the gradual development of a relationship between Paul and Marcy in the lead-up to their ultimate physical encounter. One scene in particular shows Jeff sleeping all alone (presumably because he is unwilling to share a bed with Marcy who might be infected), while Marcy shares a bed with Paul. These scenes are missing in other releases of the film, making their decision to sleep together seem even more random.