SunJin

SunJin is the slash ship between Sun Quan and Zhuge Jin from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms fandom.

Canon
Sun Quan is the ruler of Eastern Wu (Sun Wu), Zhuge Jin is his subordinate. When Zhuge Jin converses with Sun Quan, he makes sure to speak indirectly and stops directly when Sun Quan gets the point. If Sun Quan disagrees, he makes sure to use analogies and other ways of speaking so Sun Quan understands him. This way of speaking helps Sun Quan and Zhuge Jin understand each other. Sun Quan trusts Zhuge Jin; when people spread rumors about him plotting against Eastern Wu, he was willing to trust Zhuge Jin, remarking that he had an oath with Ziyu and that he won't let him down. While many people suspected Zhuge Jin of treachery because of his brother Zhuge Liang's relationship with Liu Bei, Sun Quan chose to trust Zhuge Jin.

Sun Quan relies on Zhuge Jin as his main messenger to Shu Han. When Zhuge Liang bravely attended Zhou Yu's funeral with only Zhao Yun by his side, Sun Quan sent Zhuge Jin to convince him to turn back unsuccessfully. When Guan Yu died and Sun Quan wanted the Jing province back, Sun Quan sent Zhuge Jin, hoping that Liu Bei would be kinder (as Zhuge Liang worked for Liu Bei). Unfortunately, Zhuge Jin was sent back incredibly disappointed and belittled by a grieving Liu Bei. This incident made Sun Quan even more convinced that going to battle with Liu Bei was necessary.

Sun Quan can't bear to put Zhuge Jin in harm's way. When Zhang Zhao suggested to Sun Quan that he lock up Zhuge Jin's family in order to bargain for the Jing Province, Sun Quan refuses. He says that Zhuge Jin is a "righteous gentleman (诚实君子)" and that he can't bear to go against him. It is only when Zhang Zhao claims that Sun Quan should just pretend to lock up his family does Sun Quan grudgingly go through with his plan. Upon hearing the explanation of why Zhuge Jin refused to speak after Sun Quan scolded a fellow advisor, he was incredibly ashamed and chose to pardon that advisor.

Fanon
SunJin is a rarepair in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms fandom. It is heavily overshadowed by more popular ships like QuanYu. Zhuge Jin is not a popular character to write, being heavily overshadowed by his younger brother Zhuge Liang. Some fans ship this ship because they think it creates a hilarious family tree. Others like that this ship is backed by a lot of evidence from "Records of the Three Kingdoms".

There are only 5 fanfictions on A03.

Fandom

 * FAN FICTION

Trivia

 * On Zhuge Jin's Wikipedia page, there is an entire subsection dedicated to his relationship with Sun Quan.