Julia/MK

Julia/MK, known mostly as MKulia, is a popular pairing within Total Drama fandom. The ship is between Julia and MK, both prominent characters.
Julia/MK was a rarepair during the run of Total Drama: Island (2023), but the ship surged in popularity after they became good friends in Total Drama: Island (2024). It is the most popular ship for both characters and is the second-most popular femslash ship in all of TD fandom after Courtney/Gwen.
Julia & MK, the gen interpretation of their relationship, is also popular, particularly on Archive of Our Own as pre-slash.
==Common Tropes==
* Enemies to Lovers: Julia got MK eliminated from the show during TDI2023, but this was forgiven by TDI2024.
* "If MK's brain drove a cool car, I'd date it": This line, said by Julia on the show, is frequently referenced by fans.
* Damien Ships It: Fans may take a scene from the show, (where Damien teases Julia about "choosing MK,") to mean that he ships it too.
* Shared Interests: Julia and MK may bond over fashion and jewelry, (with Julia liking them aesthetically and MK getting a kick out of stealing them.)
* Height Difference: Julia is taller, MK is shorter.
==Julia/MK Fandom==
BNFs for Julia/MK include courtney-deserved-betterhttps://www.tumblr.com/hva08, total-mkuliahttps://www.tumblr.com/total-mkulia, hva08https://www.tumblr.com/hva08 and stinkysparklehttps://www.tumblr.com/stinkysparkle. courtney-deserved-better is a BNF in Total Drama fandom as a whole.
During Total Drama FanFic Awards 2023, Alejandro/Noah narrowly beat Julia/MK for the "best ship of 2023" award.
=== Alleged Queerbaiting from Terry McGurrin ===
Terry McGurrin, an executive producer for the Total Drama series who frequently interacts with fans, ships Julia/MK and often retweets fanart for them on his Twitter. Since Bowie/Raj proved to fans that Fresh TV was able to show queer relationships on their shows, (something which was not the case in the past, see Noah and Owen's pages for more info,) some fans believe his support for the ship borders on queerbaiting since he's vague about whether or not it would be a thing in season three of the reboot (should it be announced.) Most fans don't see this as a negative, though it is worth noting.
isla-del-drama has made a compilation of these tweets, which can be seen .
=== Julia/MK vs. Julia/Wayne ===
Along with the popularity of Julia/MK, Julia/Wayne also became popular during the run of TDI2024. Many fans ship one or the other instead of both, and ship war is quite common.
==Example/Notable Fanac==
=== Fan Communities/Fan Events ===
* Mkulia Week 2023, a fanweek held on Twitter.
=== Fan Comics ===
* (2023) parodying the It's okay... I am a "lesbo" meme.
=== Fan Art ===
* (2023) Julia and MK with devil horns and tails.
* (2023), parodying Magnet.
* (2024) College AU, complete with a cat.
* (2024) fanart of Julia and MK kissing that was quote tweeted by Terry McGurrin.
* (2024), Bowie/Raj and Julia/MK for the Niagara Brawls challenge seen in Total Drama: World Tour.
* (2024), made for Pride Month on r/TotalDrama and later shared by Terry McGurrin on Twitter.
=== Vids ===
* (2024)
* (2024) comparing how Julia act towards MK compared to the other competitors.
* (2023) rare MK pining over Julia when she's with Wayne angst. Made in Gacha Life.
* (2024) featuring art by maklivv, sinigangmix13_ , and wtfalejandro.
* , Julia/MK to Hey Lover by The Daughters Of Eve. Done for Mayrarey 2024.
=== Fan Fic ===
* (2023) popular one-shot where they meet after MK attempts to steal Julia's wallet in a shopping mall.
* (2023) MK sees Julia's confessional about dating her and wants answers.
* (2024) A series of things MK learns from being in an alliance with Julia, in the form of short chapters.
* (2023), one-shot and poetry. and the first fanwork ever posted to AO3 written in the Kyrgyz language.
* (2024) Smut fic involving Julia wearing a sexy demon suit, and the first MKulia fic posted on AO3 written in Spanish.
* (2024) An English translation of "La reina del mal" created by the same author.
=== Meta ===
* (2024) appreciating mkulialoverhttps://archiveofourown.org/users/mkulialover and wish4blisshttps://archiveofourown.org/users/wish4bliss for their one-shots.
* (2023) comparing this ship to Sasha Waybright/Marcy Wu from Amphibia.
==References/Further Reading==
* on Shipping Wiki
* on Total Drama Wiki
Category:Total Drama Femslash Pairings
Category:Femslash Pairings
Category:Interracial Pairings
Category:Total Drama Relationships