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[[Image:Dariatrent.gif|right|frame|Daria/Trent, from "[[Daria!]]"]]
A term drawn from fanfiction in general, often written as '''shipperfic''' or 'shipper, with the apostrophe. Short for "relationshipper," a '''shipper''' can be used to describe either romance-based stories or their authors and fans.
Gay or lesbian shippers written about same-sex character pairs are called [[slash]] fiction or "slashfic," for the slash mark separating the names of the two lovers when referring to such tales. The term arose decades ago in ''Star Trek'' fanfic that posited a homosexual relationship between Captain Kirk and Science Officer Spock. Daria/Jane is probably the most common form of slash in ''Daria'' fandom. Further discussion of slash fanfic appears under that heading; the remainder of this article discusses only heterosexual match-ups.
[[Tired Daria Fandom Tropes]] contains a detailed overview on the history of and problems associated with writing any new Daria/Trent shipperfics, which many in fandom feel is a trend that has run its course. (See, however, [[OTP]]) Even the show's creators (see below) felt any realistic pairing of the two was not possible for long, if at all. Daria/[[Tom Sloane|Tom]] shipping is handicapped by the troubled circumstances under which the relationship began, though [[alternate-history]] and [[post-canon]] story writers have figured out ways around that. Daria/[[Ted DeWitt-Clinton|Ted]] shipping is intriguing in post-canon writing, though the Daria/[[Luhrman]] combination has been little explored, despite [[Glenn Eichler]]'s interest in same.
Though [[Dariacentric romance|Daria-based]] 'shippers tend to be the most common, they are certainly not the only source of pairings. Tom/Jane, Kevin/Brittany, Mack/Jodie (see [[Joma]]), Quinn/Three Js, Upchuck/Andrea and, of course, Jake/Helen are known couples from canon, and many stories explore those pairings. Other, less traditional pairings include Jane/Jesse, Stacy/Ted, and Stacy/Upchuck, to name only a few.
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