Gwentney

Gwentney is the femslash ship between Gwen and Courtney from the Total Drama fandom.

Canon
In Total Drama Island, the two don't interact much due to them being on opposite teams and Courtney being eliminated before the merge, but the two don't seem to get along.

In Total Drama Action, Courtney develops a dislike towards Gwen, as the latters' friendship with Courtney's boyfriend Duncan, makes Courtney believe she is trying to steal Duncan from her. She even accuses Gwen and while Gwen claims they are just friends, Courtney does not believe her.

In the beginning in Total Drama World Tour, their bickering causes Duncan to quit the game, and they are both placed on Team Amazon. Despite butting heads early on, their relationship improves as the season progresses and they become friendish like. However, after the two bring Duncan back in London, Gwen and Duncan share a kiss. When their kiss is exposed, Courtney becomes infuriated, and then decides to get revenge by throwing challenges to get Gwen eliminated. She even accuses her of being a boyfriend stealer. While Gwen seems to feel guilty at first, she goes on to date Duncan and does not seem to feel guilty afterwards. Courtney gets her revenge by eliminating Gwen from the competition in Australia.

When the two and Duncan return for Total Drama All Stars, Courtney's grudge against the couple is still present, while Gwen genuinely wants to make amends and repair their friendship. Initially, however, Gwen's attempts of apologizing and making things right with Courtney backfire, as Courtney gets hurt in the process, which makes Courtney believe Gwen is a villain. After her first three attempts fail, Gwen tearfully states in a confessional that she only came back to the show to make things better with Courtney but her attempts have made Courtney hate her more, and then she breaks down crying. Unknown to her, however, Courtney overhears her confessional. Despite her first few attempts failing, things begin to look up for her shortly after Courtney is switched to the Villainous Vulture, as they begin to bond, though Courtney initially refuses to admit they are getting along. After Gwen informs her that she broke up with Duncan, Courtney seems to trust her and become friendly with her. Their friendship is officially renewed when they admit they missed each other in the boxing challenge. After becoming friends, they spend a lot time together, complementing each other, and occasionally mocking Duncan. At the final 5 however, Courtney admits that despite cherishing her friendship with Gwen, she prioritizes winning first, and has an elimination chart with Gwen on it despite previously promising they'd go to the finale together. After Gwen finds out about the chart, she becomes angry at Courtney and feels that Courtney has just pretended to be her friend. When Courtney apologizes, Gwen admits she still wants to be friends but to regain her trust, Courtney has to vote for herself at the elimination ceremony. Courtney is eliminated at subsequent the elimination ceremony but it is unknown if she voted for herself. Gwen doesn't show sympathy for Courtney when the latter is flushed and this along with them not interacting after this likely means their friendship is over again.

Songs

 * Eine Kleine | Total Drama World Tour
 * Gwen and Courtney bond over wanting Heather eliminated


 * Sea Shanty Mix | Total Drama World Tour
 * Courtney and Gwen see the Duncan structure together


 * Boyfriend Kisser | Total Drama World Tour
 * Courtney sings about the end of her friendship with Gwen when she finds out she kissed her boyfriend.

Fanon
The Total Drama fandom began shipping Gwen and Courtney, ironically, as the will-they-won't-they storyline began with Gwen and Duncan in Total Drama Action. The connection of Gwen and Duncan to Duncan and Courtney invariably also connected Gwen and Courtney. Shipping was also sparked by their rivalry. When the two became better friends in World Tour, a fluffier ship emerged from the similarities drawn in the episodes- from their shared hatred of Heather to their same types of nerdiness to their constant need to help the other. Finally, in All Stars, it was revealed that Gwen and Courtney were more important to each other than Duncan was to them, completely taking out Duncan from the equation. Arguably, their most romantic moments were in this season- especially the scene where they obsessively complimented each other.

One criticism of Total Drama All Stars was rebuilding Courtney and Gwen's friendship, only for their friendship to be ruined again.

Gwentney is the 8th most popular Total Drama ship on AO3. It is the 2nd most popular ship for both Gwen and Courtney.

Fandom
FAN FICTION
 * Courtney/Gwen stories on Fanfiction.net
 * Courtney/Gwen stories on Fanfiction.net

FAN ART

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