Casey McDonald/Derek Venturi

Casey/Derek or Dasey is a non-canon pairing of Casey McDonald and Derek Venturi from the television show, Life With Derek and the TV-made film (which is a sequel to the series), Vacation With Derek. 
==Canon==
They fight and prank each other a lot, however despite all of that — deep down they care for one another, which is one of the main reasons fans ship it so much. They are considered to have the most UST in the show, partly due to the fact that between them everything is usually a competition. They also show a protectiveDerek/Casey tag-team GIF and sweet side Derek calls Casey's parents GIF to each other, usually trying to hide it from the other. It's also revealed that they both get into Queen's University Huge News, although initially they are upset at the news they get over it.
==Fandom==
Derek/Casey could be considered the fandom's OTP, as nearly all the fans like the pairing even when the network & creator's best efforts in the contrary. 
===Controversies===
They're step-siblings, making the pairing incest or pseudo-incest.
Many argue that it's not incest in any meaningful sense because:
# They're only related by marriage, not biologically related
# They first met at 15 and did not grow up together
Others argue that — although incest is not fundamentally illegitimate subject matter for a story — the fact that this was a show geared toward children makes it inappropriate.
===The Cast & the Powers That Be===
The cast have been fairly supportive of the pairing. In a Life With Derek podcast, Michael Seater and Ashley Leggat (who plays Derek and Casey), actually act out a piece of Dasey fanfic ("Out of the Blue"). They also reveal that they do actually read the stories as well. Podcast of Ashley & Michael acting out the fanfic On Twitter, years after LWD ended, both actors Michael and Ashley share fanart and comments that are for "Dasey" including hashtags with:"#Dasey Forever" & "#DaseyWillNeverDie"Dasey Tumblr gathers screenshots of various tweets between Ashley and Michael on LWD/Dasey. Posted January 02, 2016.. In an interview in May 2015 and the 10th anniversary of LWD, Ashley and Michael mention Dasey and on reading Dasey fanfictionLife With Derek 10 Year Anniversary Reunion w Ashley Leggat & Michael Seater @ CMI 2015. May 28, 2015.. 
Disney and the creator, Daphne Ballon of the show are strong opponents to the fans and this ship (more than likely because of the they believe the pairing incestuous). Because of this they often add in "significant" others for Casey and Derek each which causes anger and displeasure in such storylines of the series. Dasey shippers often "hate" the characters' actual girl/boyfriend in the show (Max and Sally in Season 3, Truman in Season 4). It was especially true for the character Truman in Season 4 as well as some displeasure at Emily becoming Derek's girlfriend in Season 4. Sugah66 describes her feelings in a open letter to Daphne:
===Common Tropes, and Themes===
* Daisies: Because of how much the ship name, "Dasey", sounds like "Daisy", daisies are usually considered important to the ship.
* Pregnancy/Babyfic are one of major themes especially in Dasey fics, usually to get Derek and Casey to admit they love each other. Prior to getting pregnant, generally Casey and Derek are at a party and get drunk. 
* Bet fics are stories where a character (usually Emily or Sam) that bets Derek or Casey something in order to help the two realize that they both like each other. This also stems from their interactions in the show where they often bet/compete with each other.Bet on their Drivers License GIF
* Matchmakers are generally considered to be Lizzie, Edwin, and Emily (usually Sam as well) for the Dasey pairing. Nora and George are even sometimes in on the plan to get the two together. More often than not, the matchmakers & matchmaking are gone unnoticed by Derek and Casey.
* Alternate Universes are often used as a way to get Casey/Derek together, for example a fairly common AU was for their parents never get married but they still end up meeting and fall in love.
* Futurefics are also a common way to get Casey/Derek together, due to them being out on their own and away from their family. Most of the time it takes place during their college years, but there are some that are further in the future where they both have jobs/careers or living in different locations. 
** One or both generally have a significant other, which sometimes leads to infidelity although not always. 
** Some of the futurefics take place where sometime in their past, Casey and Derek were together, most of the time was a secret from the rest of the family which generally meant that it brought a strain to their relationship and they would end it so they wouldn't hurt their family. Most of the time they would end up getting back together by the end. 
** Some would have them not see each other for years on end, and then finally meet up again (sometimes for a tragic reason, otherwise joyous reason — their siblings getting married or whatnot).
==Fanworks==
===Fanfiction===
* King Klutz by sarcastic_fina
* Karma by sugah66
* All I Ever Wanted by SpikedCoffee
* Through Your Eyes by Low Entropy
* The Definition of Infuriating by KaRaEa
* An Unexpected Turn of Events by MiHnn
* Oy With The Poodles Already by MiHnn
===Fanart===
===Fanvids===
* You Belong With Me- Derek/Casey (has over 8,000 views)
* Leavin' - Dasey/Masey (has over 13,000 views)
* 7 Things- Dasey (has over 15,000 views)
* Derek/Casey ♥ Real Love (has over 69,000 views)
* She's Killing Me Derek&Casey (has over 1,400 views)
* Dasey - Can You Tell {Vacation With Derek} (has over 2,800 views)
* Unspoken
* ships in the night (has over 15,600 views)
* Easier to Lie
===Recs===
* Casey/Derek Fic Recs by scarletglasses
* Dasey Fic Recs by Sam (original link)
* Derek x Casey Recommended Fanfiction by Shan
* Casey/Derek Recs at Het Reccers
===Meta===
* by jannika at ship_manifesto
* by blithers at Het Reccers
* Youtube video The TV Show Disney Desperately Wants You To Forget: Life With Derek
==Media Coverage==
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* (January 21, 2020)
==Archives and Fannish Links==
* Casey/Derek tag on FFN.
* Casey/Derek tag on AO3.
===LJ Communities===
* Derek_casey livejournal community.
* Dasey Snark (Life with Derek Episode Reviews)
* Rivalry is Love, a Venturi/McDonald livejournal community.
===Tumblr===
* Derek x Casey, Casey x Derek, Dasey tag on Tumblr.
* Dasey Land, Tumblr page.
* Dasey formerly Oopsy Dasey, another Tumblr page & Twitter account.
==References==
Category:Het Pairings
Category:Incest Pairings
Category:Life With Derek