Samsie

Samsie is the het ship between Sammy Lawrence and Susie Campbell/Alice Angel from the Bendy fandom.

Canon
Sammy Lawrence and Susie Campbell were both employees at Joey Drew Studios, Sammy being music director and Susie a voice actress. When Sammy first joined Joey Drew Studios, it was agreed that Sammy would have full control over who gets hired in the sound department, making it likely that Sammy was the one to hire Susie. The two frequently worked together as Susie recorded several songs for the studio's cartoons. Despite Sammy being a bit of an overbearing person that most employees didn't like, he and Susie seemed to get along well. Shortly after Susie was hired in 1932, Sammy told her about a new character being developed in the animation department, making Susie excited for a new potential role. Susie ends up being cast as the voice for this character, Alice Angel, a role she quickly grew to love. Sammy told her that Alice may be as popular as Bendy one day. In March 1933, Wally Franks saw Sammy and Susie having a conversation, commenting that it seems “there was magic there.”

Susie's life falls apart when she walks in the recording booth only to see Sammy with Allison Pendle, her replacement for the role of Alice. She agrees with Joey Drew's proposal to transform herself into a live version of Alice Angel through the Ink Machine. In 1946, Sammy too would become an ink entity after accidentally forming an addiction to the Machine's ink.

Both end up in the Cycle, a time-loop within the Machine. As a result of his transformation, Sammy lost much of his memories from his former life and became obsessed with worshiping the Ink Demon. All he remembers of Susie is her charming nature, face, and smile. Sammy also describes Alice's voice as heavenly and beautiful. Twisted Alice recalls how Sammy complimented Susie's talents, now believing it to be a lie. Nonetheless, she says that he was once a handsome man.

Quotes
"Ohhh such a voice! So.. heavenly! So beautiful!"

- Sammy about Alice Angel

"Sammy said I had talent, he was always a good liar... Still, he was once a very handsome man."

- Twisted Alice, Bendy and the Ink Machine Chapter 3

Fanon
Samsie is one of the most popular ships in the fandom, being the second most written ship in the Bendy and the Ink Machine tag on AO3. People have theorized about their connection ever since BATIM Chapter 2's release, where Susie's first audio log appears mentioning Sammy. The ship was further fueled on July 26, 2017, when Hot Topic's official Twitter had a Bendy takeover in which Sammy would answer fan questions. Shippers were excited to see hints of Sammy's potential attraction to Susie/Alice, as well as confirmation that he had a "special someone" in the past. Because of these hints, many have come to the conclusion that Sammy and Susie were in a romantic relationship at some point, or at the very least had a mutual attraction.

In their human forms, fans interpret the two to have an opposites-attract type of dynamic contrasting Susie's optimistic nature in her early days and Sammy's grumpiness. More angsty works deal with the aftermath of Susie's replacement, as most assume she and Sammy had a falling out after the fact.

Samsie is also popular in their ink forms, a dynamic with several interpretations since ink Sammy and Twisted Alice never interacted on screen. A common assumption is that the two are enemies, as Alice despises the Ink Demon while Sammy worships him. The fact that Alice remembers more of her past life than Sammy could also add a layer of resentment. The less canon-compliant but more popular portrayal is to have the two as a villainous couple working together.

Fandom

 * FAN FICTION