Briansona

Briansona is the slash ship between Brian Harding and Dadsona from the Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator fandom.

Canon
'Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator'' is a game based on choices, which can affect the outcome of the playable character, Dadsona's, relationships. The following canon are good choices being made, leading to the best possible outcome.'''

Dadsona and his daughter, Amanda, move to Maple Bay. During the first day checking out their new neighborhood, they go to the park and a Frisbee hits him in the head. After a second of daze, Brian's Corgi Maxwell is playfully sniffing around them. Brian will then run up and tease Dadsona, saying "You know, Frisbee's are traditionally caught with your hands, not your face". Dadsona has three possible responses:


 * Well, you're traditionally not supposed to aim for people's heads. — Neutral
 * It's a new technique — Love
 * I'll catch it with my teeth next time — Love

Regardless of your pick, Brian will stay he was just messing around. He'll then introduce himself, Maxwell, and his daughter Daisy. Once Brian mentions the advanced level of the books Daisy reads, Dadsona will feel compelled to brag about Amanda, and a mini game called Brag Battle will start up. Regardless if you win or not, this will be the start of Dadsona's rivalry with Brian. When Brian mentions which house is his, Dadsona will think to himself how annoyed he is already feeling about Brian one uping him.

At Joseph's barbecue, Dadsona can talk with Brian, and Brian will make a comment about his TV size annoying Dadsona yet again. As Amanda and Daisy play Long Haul Paranormal Ice Road Ghost Truckers, Brian will mention he is a fan of the show and he and Dadsona will talk about their favorite episode. Brian will then mention that it's nice that Daisy has become such fast friends with Amanda and asks if they can set up a play-date.

If you decide to message Brian on Dadbook, Dadsona will decide to try hang out with Brian for Amanda and Daisy's sake. Brian will message back that he would love it if Dadsona and Amanda would play mini-golf with him and Daisy. Dadsona agrees but secret wants to use this as an opportunity to crush Brian at something. When at the mini-golf course, Dadsona insists to Amanda that this is gonna be a real competition between him and Brian, even thinking Brian renting the clubs is a power move. When Brian asks if Dadsona is a gambling man, he has three possible responses:


 * I know when to hold'em — Love
 * Depends on what's on the table — Like
 * Do I get you if I win — Neutral (while a neutral option, Brian will blush and get embarrassed if you pick this)

They then make a bet on the game loser buys drinks and mows the winners lawn. After you play the golfing mini-game, Dadsona wins and Brian congratulates him. Dadsona has three possible responses:


 * I have bested you on the field of battle — Love
 * Minigolf is no joke — Like
 * Minigolf is beneath me — dislike

Amanda takes Daisy home and Brian and Dadsona go to the bar for some drinks. They talk about Brian mowing Dadsona's lawn and after Dadsona jokes about ridiculous rules for the job, Brian says he knows the perfect way to revive the dead grass (to which makes Dadsona feel insecure). Dadsona then notices a T.V. in the bar says he loves the show that came on (Extreme Deck Building). Brian then says he hates the show because, being a general contractor, he know deck building takes way longer than it does on the show, and then they talk about Long Haul Paranormal Ice Road Ghost Truckers for a moment. Brian then talks about how much he loves his job and how he helped build the neighborhood and Dadsona compliments his work. Dadsona thinks to himself about try to become better at building to compete with Brian, but then reels himself in. He then has three options:


 * Tell one of your classic jokes - Like
 * Ask about his daughter - Love
 * Stare him down, unblinking - Dislike

Asking about Daisy leads to Brian talking about how smart she is, and how embarrassed he gets when she beats him at scrabble. Then Dadsona says he also has trouble with scrabble, to which Brian laughs. Dadsona then thinks about what a nice time their having, then denies it to himself, thinking he is only trying to impress Brian to one up him. He then can:


 * Ask about his dog - Love
 * Complain about kids these days - Like
 * Compliment his beard - Love

Asking about Maxwell (aka Brian's dog) will lead to Brian showing Dadsona pictures of Maxwell on his phone. Which ever one you pick, Dadsona will then notice a fish hang at the bar. This will get Brian to talk about his fish trip to Hawaii. Once Brian finishes his story, he asks Dadsona if he fishes. Dadsona, for a moment, has the urge to be vulnerable with Brian and admit he is bad at fishing. But then he leans in close to Brian, and says one of the following:


 * I'm amazing at fishing - Neutral
 * I'm the best at fishing - Neutral
 * No one can out-fish me - Like

Then Brian will make plans for them and the girls to go fishing. Dadsona says:


 * This is a great oppor-tuna-ty for friendship! - Love
 * I'm reel excited! - Like
 * Kiss my bass, Brian - Dislike

Brian and Dadsona then shake hands and part ways for the night.

Fanon
Briansona isn't one of the more popular ships in the Dream Daddy fandom, with it coming second last in the numbers for both Steam achievements (i.e. the number of steam players who when all dates with Brian) and amount of fanfic on AO3 (only 53). It very much dwarfed in popularity by both Robertsona and Craigsona with Robertsona coming in at first place and Craigsona second on both sites respectively. However, as Dream Daddy is a dating simulator design to be tailored to each player individually, there is no really rivalry between ships. And Briansona isn't without support, having a modest amount of fans.

Fans of the ship enjoy the rivals to lovers dynamic of the ship. They also enjoy the close friendship between Amanda and Daisy.

Fandom
FAN FICTION

Trivia

 * The Brag Battle mini-game is a parody of Pokémon.
 * The Mini-Golf mini-game is seen as the hardest part of the game. Only 0.5% of players on steam have the achievement for hitting every single hole.