Princess Bubblegum/Marceline

Princess Bubblegum/Marceline, also known as Bubbline, is a popular femslash ship in the series Adventure Time. The genderbent version of the ship is sometimes known as Gumlee, for Prince Gumball/Marshall Lee.
== Fandom ==
Princess Bubblegum/Marceline experienced a large surge in popularity when spoilers emerged for the episode What Was Missing (S03E10, September 26, 2011). Through the lyrics of her song, Marceline suggested that she had romantic feelings for Princess Bubblegum. Princess Bubblegum later revealed that she had kept the T-shirt Marceline had given her, and wore it regularly as a nightgown. 
In the September 2018 series finale, Bubblegum and Marceline shared a hug and kiss, cementing the relationship as canon.
=== Fionna and Cake ===
In the eighth episode of the Fionna and Cake miniseries, Simon and Fionna travel to an apocalyptic alternate universe where, because Simon never raised Marceline, she rules as vampire princess. Fans adored the violent rivalry between Bubblegum and Marceline and their new designs, especially a hardened butch Bubblegum, and this caused a resurgence in the Bubbline fandom. The disparity between Vampire World Bubbline's trials and tribulations and the domestic coffee shop scenarios faced by Gumlee were also frequently joked about. https://www.tumblr.com/mebssann/729300057184190464/average-yuri-yaoi-couple?source=sharehttps://www.tumblr.com/mayvette/729288810343661568/that-one-meme?source=share
==Mathematical Controversy==
Mathematical! was a promotional video series for Adventure Time that recapped episodes, it was produced by Frederator Studios. However, not long after it began the series was discontinued due to a controversy surrounding the recap for the episode "What Was Missing." The recap focused on a possible romantic subtext between Princess Bubblegum and Marceline. 
As a result the "Mathematical!" video was removed from YouTube and Frederator's website, and Dan Rickmers was fired from Frederator Studios. Some fans went on to donate to Rickmers' other projects as a way to further support him.From Dan Rickmers (of the “Mathematical” video recaps), accessed 18 Feb 2017] Other fans also felt that Cartoon Network was trying to censor the episode in panic over the pairingAppeal to Cartoon Network: Stop Censorship (Accessed Sept. 28, 2011)The Mathematical recap of “What Was Missing” was taken down by Frederator Studios, not Cartoon Network. (Accessed Sept. 29, 2011) Archive.is snapshot, 25 Dec 2012 Fred Seibert, executive producer on Adventure Time, responded that this was not the case:
Some fans still felt like this was a cop-out answer as it treat the possible queer relationship differently from straight relationships already present in the show or acknowledged by the staff. 
There was also some discussion of the importance of normalizing LGBTQ relationships in kids shows as it shows them from an early age that such forms of love are only natural. This point in interesting in retrospect as What Was Missing was storyboarded by Rebecca Sugar, who later left adventure time to create another Cartoon Network show: Steven Universe. Sugar has stated many times how important it is to normalize queer relationships and how she continues to push this within her own show.
==Notable Fanworks==
===Fanfiction===
* by CherryIce
* by laurenjauregui
* by sunbreaksdown
===Fanart===
* gallery nucleus show this saturday by natazilla (2012)
* i wanna ruin our friendship by bevsi (2014)
* just 15 minutes by princessharumi (2015)
* the lovers by mohtz (2016)
* the point is that she’s trying by cowmart (2015)
* by jhil-inthebox (2022)
* you and i will be young 4ever by Jesse Zuke (2013)
==== Fionna and Cake ====
* i need to be Sedated by cloudnienty (2023)
* i think i’m the problem with you by rizsnt (2023)
* You want me so bad it makes you look stupid by iskander-tm (2023)
===Meta===
* at The Fandomentals
* by deerleisure
==Gallery==
File:Bubbline Kiss by tuffghostart.jpg|Fanart by tuffghostart of Princess Bubblegum and Marceline kissing in a bedroom with a bi pride flag on the wall (2023).
==Resources==
* http://fuckyeahmarcelinebubblegum.tumblr.com/
* http://pantslessgum.tumblr.com/
* Princess Bubblegum/Marceline fanfiction on FF.net
* Princess Bubblegum/Marceline fanworks on AO3
== References ==
Category:Femslash Pairings
Category:Adventure Time
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