Merintosh

Merintosh is the het ship between Merida and Young Macintosh from the Brave and Once Upon A Time fandoms.

Brave
Young Macintosh is one of the three suitors for Merida's hand in marriage, something that the DunBroch princess wasn't looking forward to. From not feeling ready for such a thing and isn't happy with the plans her mother has set before her. While the young Prince of Clan Macintosh choice to just follow his father's orders, and tried to impress Merida with his sword skills and charming hair trick. Merida, however, wasn't impressed and tried to over her eyes so she won't be able to see him. The young prince getting into a fight with the other clans also didn't impressed Merida and filled her with dred of marrying either one of the three suitors.

Once Merida learned a small detail in the ancient law that is forcing her, Young Macintosh and the other two princes into this situation, Merida felt that she may have found a loop hole that could get herself out of it. While not thinking about Young Macintosh or what her actions could lead to, the moment she picked archery as the challenge for her hand. Before Merida stepped in to shoot for her own hand, she watched Young Macintosh and the others trying to shoot for hers. Despite being full of confidence when the Macintosh prince prepared to shoot his arrow, he missed and took it badly. Making himself look foolish to the princess, who sarcastically says: "Now that looks attractive." Even though she was impressed with the way he threw his bow, and comments on his good arm to her father. After Merida did her selfish stunt, however, she ended up embarrassing Young Macintosh and the others, but refused to acknowledge it during the fight she had with her mother.

Merida's actions also led to the Clans fighting one another while she was trying to undo the spell she placed upon her mother. Learning the mistakes that another selfish royal had made before her, Merida was prepared to except her fate and to marry Young Macintosh or one of the two suitors, to fix her own mistake. Before she could say this, Bear Elinor decided to break the old tradition in order to make way for a new. Where Merida, Young Macintosh and their fellow first borns can choice their own fates. By giving the three suitors the chance to win Merida's heart before they could win her hand. A change that both Merida and Young Macintosh were happy win. In fact he was the first of the three suitors to voice his pleased thoughts on the matter.

Once Upon a Time
The Brave timeline in the OUAT universe takes place a few years after the events of the 2012 film. Merida hadn't picked either of the three who had become the new Lords of their clans, while Merida remained a princess. When DunBroch found itself being invaded, Macintosh was seen acting quite cold towards Merida in the flashback events. He didn't believe that Merida had want it took to be a leader and her not choosing a king to be by her side didn't help matters. After King Fergus was killed in battle and Merida fled from the guilt of not being able to save him, Macintosh convinced the other two Lords to help him take the crown from Merida's family. By kidnapping her brothers and threading to kill them if she doesn't give into their demands.

It took some time and guidance before she found the courage to face Lord Macintosh and the others. Even though Merida proved herself through her archery skills and standing up to them, Macintosh still wasn't impressed and didn't like the way he was forced to bow before Merida in defeat. Despite this he still honoured his defeat and hands the crown back to the DunBroch family. After he did so, however, the witch arrived to demand the return for an enchanted helm she gave the late king. Other wise they'll all be turned into bears.

After Merida learned the helm's true power and want her father was going to use it for, she lost faith in herself. Believing that everyone would be better off if Macintosh was the new king, but Elinor tried to talk her daughter out of it. Seeing Merida being prepared to put the fate of others before herself and then picks herself back up again to finish the task before the witch's deadline, Macintosh realised that Merida has more of her father in her than he earlier thought. This inspired him to rally the others in order to help Merida face Fergus's killer. At first Merida assumed that he was going to fight her for the throne again, until Macintosh voiced the realization he had about her. Merida was happy to hear him tell her that she inspired them like her father had before her. Afterwards he watched Merida being crowned queen and then stand up to the witch through the courage and faith he and Merida's friends and family gave her.

Fanon
Even though the two Pixar characters and the ship itself came from Brave, Merintosh is mostly supported on the OUAT fandom. Due to how the young Prince turned Lord excepted Merida as his new Queen, despite him trying to force her give up the crown. This has made Merintosh one of the top ships in the Brave fandom, next to Ferginor and the other two ships involving Merida and her suitors.

The two children books of Merida spending time with Young Macintosh also helped the ship gain supporters from the Brave side of the fandom. Along with how Young Macintosh has been featured as the suitor that Merida has made the most time for. This has fans wondering if he is the suitor Merida decided to marry in the end.

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