Pink Popcorn

"During all this time, it's pretty obvious that you still cared about us... I mean... just look at the photos in the Photo Album. There's no trace of any of the black marks you were talking about anywhere! You can see all our faces just fine! I don't suppose they all just cleaned themselves, did they?"

- Hero telling Aubrey about how she still cared for him and their friends.

Pink Popcorn is the het ship between Aubrey and Hero from the Omori fandom.

Canon
They two are friends from childhood. The pair tend to have more of a familial relationship. Hero usually tends to stop her arguments with Kel, and finds a solution to end it. When Hero gets back from college, he sees Aubrey's extreme change, almost not even recognizing her. When Hero arrives to see Kel, he had seen how Aubrey pushed Basil, and how Sunny attempted to save him, obviously the two are almost drowning, just in time Hero saves the two. Hero also helps Aubrey get along with Kel and Sunny again.

Aubrey says she doesn't deserve friends like Hero. At first she blames him, for not being there when Mari was gone, but Hero then reassures her and apologizes for not being there. At the end, Aubrey the forgives her friends. Hero being the reason for this. Though Aubrey was indeed furious on how Hero wasn't there when Mari died, she forgave Hero in the end.

When Aubrey starts crying, Hero is comforting her and assuring he understands and knows he still cares about her. And that he'll and everyone will be there for her from now on. In Sunny's dreamworld, the two are shown to be on good terms. As usual Hero stops Aubrey and Kel's bickering. Though it doesn't mean he hates Aubrey, he is still shown to be on good terms with her. The two are later on shown standing close to eachother near Basil's hospital bed.

Fanon
Aubrey and Hero don't receive much support from the fandom. Though there is still fanwork made for the two, meaning there are still some who ship this. This ship has 8 fanworks made for the two in Archive Of Our Own. Though this ship is mostly a side ship in the fandom. Some may heavily dislike it due to the age difference, other may see it as friendship instead. As for this, ships like Sunburn or Picnic Sandwich tend to often overshadow, as the the ships that overshadow are far more popular in the fandom. This ship could be viewed as how Hero could be a brother-figure to Aubrey.

Fandom
FAN FICTION

Trivia

 * Their main ship name "Pink Popcorn" comes from how Aubrey loves the color pink, and has her hair dyed pink, and how Hero is a great cook and prepare things like popcorn.
 * It could also be on how Hero randomly "popped" out of no where to save Sunny and Basil from drowning.
 * An additional ship name for the two is "Bow-Tie Pasta", it comes from Aubrey wearing a bow headband, and how Hero is a great cook and prepare things like pasta.