Nov. 27th, 2025

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  the big, fat crush meme




How to Play

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Prompts
1. Love at First Sight...or, at least, Interest.
Hey little mama, let me holla at you.
2. Gradual.
Your interest in this person is growing after getting to know them.
3. Excitement and FREAKING OUT.
Oh my gosh, there's absolutely nothing you'd rather do than spend time with this person you want everything to be perfect oh gosh oh gosh.
3. Hormonal.
Girls are so weird but they look so nice.
4. BFF to BF
Your friendship is becoming/has become more than that.
5. Secret Crush
You can't let you liking the head cheerleader or the king's daughter get out. It would be a disaster.
6. What is this...Love Thing?
I don't understand love. What is love, baby don't hurt me ---
7. Unacceptable
Your brain is betraying you and making you have gross emotions towards that person.
8. You Totally Like [blank].
Everybody knows your little secret. Guess it's not a secret, then.
9. MY LIFE IS OVER.
You embarrassed yourself, so clearly no one will ever love you ever again.
10. Grouchy. Or Stunted.
Remember how I said not just silly kids can get crushes? This is for all the adults who are finally feeling that fluttery feeling in their chest.
11. Dumb Shows of Affection.
You want to show how much you care. These thoughtful gestures can range from not-so-dumb (she likes cookies, I'll buy her one!) to really dumb (I'LL BUY HER A LIFETIME SUPPLY OF COOKIES).
12. Forbidden Attraction.
Everyone knows exes are off-limits. It's, like, the first rule of feminism. Also included are siblings of best friends, best friends, and cute people in general.
13. Ridiculously Over the Top.
SHMOOPY POOPY CUDDLE BEAR! All sorts of pet names and inappropriate PDA here.
14. Fluffy Moments.
Not necessarily dates, but just hanging out and having fun together.
15. Confession.
I REALLY LIKE YOU PLEASE GO OUT WITH ME I carved this rock with my bare hands for you. Or maybe something more subtle.
16. Unwitting Object of Affection.
Usually an older party or someone completely uninvolved with this malarky, but crushes know no bounds.
17. Adorable Kisses.
Please don't let me miss, please don't bump noses...
18. Sloppy Makeouts.
Put on "Stairway to Heaven" and go to town.
19. Arguments.
You jerk! Look what you've done! I never want to see you again.
20.First Time
Obligatory smut option, touch a boob, etc.
21. ANYTHING ELSE
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 ROMANTIC ATTEMPT



Let's face it: you're bad at this whole "romantic affection" thing. Really, that's being generous. You suck abysmally at it. Still, you've found yourself in something resembling a human relationship, somehow, and you feel like you either have or want to show you care. Uhm, congrats. I'm sure this is going to work out well for you!


Just kidding. Be it a physical gesture, kind words directed their way, or a gift, you're going to screw this up, most likely. Screw it up badly. Hopefully, they'll be charmed by you at least trying and won't be offended.

Fingers crossed.

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BETTER FOR YOU
 
Here's the thing: in the past, you've not been a nice person. Whether you were just a little nasty, you did terrible things, you were forced to be a monster, or your heart was dark to the core, it's understandable why you weren't anyone's favorite. But those days are behind you. Now, there's someone you care for, someone you want to get closer to, someone you lov-

Well, they make you want to be a better person. This desire could have been a gradual realization, or you could have suddenly decided one day to improve. In the same vein, you may want a complete overhaul, yet you could also be more realistic and try to work on one thing. Still, you know that you're the only one who can change yourself.

How is that going? It can't be easy, as old habits die hard. Do you have a supportive loved one — or someone who wants nothing to do with you, no matter how much you improve?

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Send Off Smut


Saying goodbye is never easy, regardless of if it's because someone will be gone only for little while or if this is the long goodbye. Make things easier (or harder, depending) by giving your special person something to remember you by - especially on those long, lonely nights. And maybe you're a little selfish, too, because you want to remember how they and their body feel.

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With Your Favor Meme

a shipping meme
( also not a mandatory historical meme )

favor
: to prefer (someone) especially in an unfair way : to show that you like or approve of (someone) more than others

: to approve of or support (something)

: (NOUN) a token of love (as a ribbon) usually worn conspicuously

The male lead is about to go off to fight the Big Bad (or, on occasion, just the bad guy of the week, or even just in The Tourney, perhaps even with her watching), and there is a very real possibility that he won't be coming back in one piece. Knowing this, his female love interest decides it would be a good idea to hand him an object — some piece of jewelry, a trinket, a piece of clothing, a token of some sort — that she claims is of great personal importance to her (how important it really is is arguable, but more often than not, it's really only valuable in the personal sense). In some settings, she often made it herself. She makes him promise that he will give it back to her, thereby creating a small bit of assurance that he will return from the battle alive. He invariably will, if for no other reason than he promised he would return her "most prized possession."

You fight. You fight because you have to, because you want to, because there's no other way for you. It's been like that forever, it seems. Is there no end to the fighting? Or, perhaps, it's just this one fight, but the battle appears insurmountable in your eyes, the competition too stout. Those were all things you thought before you met them. You could have fought those feelings, too (after all, all you do is fight), yet eventually, you gave in.

A little. Sort of. Unless you wholeheartedly embrace the ideals of romance, which is probably unlikely, given your situation.

But now, at the penultimate peril, they come to you and give you a token of...of your growing love, or at least affection. What it actually is doesn't matter: something physical or even words of encouragement. What does matter is that, implicitly, they want it to show that they will be with you and, most likely, they want it returned. You are not allowed to die under any circumstances.

Just another thorn in your side, isn't it? ...isn't it?

You may not admit it, but this simple gift makes you want to fight harder. Why? That's something you'll have to figure out without using brute strength.

  • Despite the picture and some of the concepts used, characters and threads don't have to be historical or ancient. It can take place in modern times, as well! Also, there is set and defined gender roles. The TV Tropes blurb up there is just to help set the mood and provide information for those who may be unfamiliar.
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Fantasy AU Romance


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, farther back in years than anyone alive could remember, there is a land that even time has forgotten, filled to the brim with magic and mystery both good and ill. This is where you make your home. Who you are in this kingdom - or many kingdoms - is as varied as the blades of grass that spread over this lush terrain. You could be a petulant princess, a delving dwarf, a highway man with more than a few secrets, a devoted knight, a mage of ancient spellcraft, or even an ageless elf. No matter your station, though, one thing is for certain: whatever life you lead, it's about to get a great deal more exciting. There is a war brewing, somehow, somewhere, and the peace of your homelands is . You are the only one who can set things right and go on a quest to save everyone.

Still, what is an adventure without an adventure of the heart? You are not alone, and you'll find that trying times can forge ironclad emotions. Of course, you'll find that the path of love is no easier here than anywhere else, be the person you admire an arranged fiancé you're not too fond of at first, a forbidden object of desire, a traveling companion, an enemy, a lifelong friend, an ally...or another species from you entirely. Yet, in any case, this is no time for romance, is it? Only moments can be stolen, and you must set aside your feelings for the greater good.

In this time, in this place, will you get your happy ending, or will this story prove to be a much darker fantasy?



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BETTER THAN ME.


There's some darkness in your life. It doesn't have to be the epic, soul-crushing darkness that destroys your very existence; you can be a mild cynic or someone who's a little more somber than the rest of the crowd. Of course, you could have the terrible times in your life, making it hard to go on or making you so jaded you're even less than an automaton. What purpose is there in going on in life aside from going through the motion?

That is until this person, this one special person came into your life, and it was like opening a window. They're all light and excitement and beauty and goodness, everything that you're not. They've given you a new lease on life, in some way, and now, there's passion, and perhaps new experiences for you. Even if you don't or can't recognize this, it's true.

The one problem is that you don't feel anywhere near worthy of them, though you may not be familiar with this feeling. Actually, you don't want to taint them at all, despite you being, well, you.

Will your guilt eat you up? Can you tell them they deserve someone better? Or, if you desperately want to hold on to their light, maybe you can make yourself better and prove how much you want them by giving them everything.

HOW TO PLAY

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the sudden realization of attraction emotions LOVE meme

In retrospect, you've probably had these feelings for this person for forever, you've just never noticed them right in front of your eyes. After all, emotions like this don't pop out of nowhere. But it seems like it, because you've just noticed you like - maybe even l.o.v.e. - this person...or at least be attracted to them in a BIG BIG way. Of course, it may have to do with the outside pushes and shoves that had led you to this conclusion; surely, though, there had been hints before. Oh, there were? You never thought about it? You repressed it? You refused to believe?

Well. Reality is here to smack you right in this face, probably at the least oppertune moments. That's how these realizations tend to work. Who this person is to you - classmate, ally, brother in arms, worst enemy, best friend - varies, and so can your reaction. You can be embarrassed, confess from the highest mountain, continue to ignore those feelings because that's completely healthy, or let your instinct run wild and kiss them right on the mouth. It's all up to you.

Don't say you didn't realize.

How to Play

♡ Comment with your character and preferences. Feel free to give information about your character or mention what kind of relationships you may enjoy playing, or leave your comment blank.
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Prompts

1. You two were having fun, until...boom. Right in the fondness. Things got real.
2. Just like in kindergarden, they were mean to you.
3. They were caring for you or comforting you, showing affection or healing.
4. They were teasing you.
5. You were arguing. I hate you! I LOVE you! Oops.
6. Clumsiness can lead to embarrassment or accidental kissing.
7. They got the Hollywood makeover, and oh, no, they're hot!
8. You were staring too long and your heart started beating faster.
9. They were like a brother or sister to you until now, and you never saw them that way before.
10. Someone said that you two make/would make a great couple, and now you can't stop thinking about it.
11. You've been pretending to be together...and now the feelings are real.
12. They have to leave - forever!
13. You are heading off to battle together, and one or both of you may die.
14. You are heading off to battle them!
15. Just like the middle ages - or maybe it is the middle ages - you've learned that they're promised to someone else.
16. You've learned they're with someone else of their own will.
17. Jealousy is an ugly trait, but even though they're not with that other person, you can't help but jump to conclusions. Why do you care so much?
18. Now that you've realized your feelings for them, they will be yours. They will be.
19. They call you out on your feelings, or ask you why you are the way you are.
20. The attraction's one-sided...right? It has to be.
20. You're in denial, your life's a trial. Surely you can't be thinking this about them!
21. You're playing it off, even if you look weird in front of them.
22. RUN AWAY, you can't deal with this. Yes, literally run away.
23. You recognize your feelings, but sadly put them aside for the greater good
24. This was supposed to be just sex, yet as you're coming, you're realizing how deep this is, actually...
25. SUDDEN CONFESSION
26. SUDDEN SHOW OF AFFECTION - ie hugs
27. SUDDEN KISSES
28. SUDDEN MAKEOUTS
29. SUDDEN SEX because completing a trifecta here.
30. W I L D C A R D
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The Shouldn't Consummate Meme

For all intents and purposes, the two of you are already together. Okay, at the very least, there's a spark, and it's been noticed. At the very most, perhaps there's been a love confession. Whatever it may be between you, love or lust, you've, oddly enough, not made the one plunge: you've yet to sleep together.

Why not? It's complicated. It always is. There's something that keeps you from making that full commitment to intimacy, and whether that comes from physical or mental blocks doesn't make too much difference. Tonight, though, you've decided to put all of it behind it. You're going to consummate your relationship, no matter what guilt or complication you may be left with.

This will work. It's worth it, at any rate.


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PROMPTS

  1. PHYSICAL: There's too much risk in intimacy. You could lose control. You could hurt them. But you're biting back the worry, because you need this.
  2. EMOTIONAL: One or both of you aren't emotionally ready. Steel yourselves now.
  3. MORAL: They're taken. You're taken. They're too young. You took a vow. You're dedicated to other causes.
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The Anchored Ship

A situation that occurs when one or both potential partners in a relationship refuses to get involved with the other or take the relationship to the next level for personal reasons, often seemingly intractable ones. For example, Bob is in love with Alice, but unfortunately, he is also a widower, and is concerned about honoring the memory of his dead wife Carol. Therefore, while neither has rejected the other, their relationship isn't going a n y w h e r e.

HOW TO PLAY
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OPTIONAL PROMPTS
1. The painful, painful dance of will-they-won't-they.
2. The problems prove too great and sink the ship for the person who has them.
3. The problems drive away the unburdened partner or the one that has gotten over his or her problems.
4. The problem is resolved, but the ship does not go forward for unrelated reasons, often the result of one of the two characters dying.
5. The characters overcome their problems and fall in love.
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(all for y o u) smut meme


It's been like this your entire life. Or perhaps it just seems that way, since it's been this way so long. Or it could hasn't been that long, and you remember what things were like before - worthless, fruitless, purposeless. Now, though, all is different. You've sworn your life to someone...or had your life sworn to them by someone else, back when you were young or powerless enough to not control your life. It doesn't matter if this swearing is an expected part of your society or an oddity in a modern age, here you are, and you know what you're here for. This isn't servitude, not in a fashion, as there's 
theoretically an honor here in your absolute loyalty. You are essentially on your "sworn duty's" level, you've just, well, chosen to dedicate your life to them. So if you're their best or brainwashed into being their right hand, all of it comes from a place of admiration!

Hopefully!

Theoretically.

Your position, of course, means you're a tool to be used, and every job needs a different tool. What's your job? Were you raised from an infant be be a constant companion for the one you're sworn to, who you grew up with? Instead, you could be a bodyguard or a first line of defense. In some cultures, there's an expectation that people be good in bed for future spouses; you could be there to train the one you're sworn to in the art of lovemaking. Of course, how well you're able to do your job depends on how your relationship is with your most important person. Are they kind? Cruel? What if they don't want you? It will be incredibly awkward if neither of you want to be in this position.

One certainty is this, however: romance and sexuality, unless heavily controlled, is forbidden. After all, how can you effectively dedicate yourself to them if some part of you wants them to dedicate themself to you?

How to Play

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Setting

  1. Old Fashion: In the days of yore, be it ancient, medieval, or pseudo-Victorian - or altogether fantastical.
  2. Modern: The here and now, where swearing to someone is pretty rare.
  3. Future: Years from now, who knows what strange alien cultures and technologies we'll have to abide by?
Prompts

  1. From Birth: You two were raised together, as one of you was given as a baby. There's no one who knows the other better than you.
  2. BFFs: You are intended to be their lifetime companion...platonically, of course.
  3. Repayment: You owe your life to them in one way or another. Devotion is the least you can do.
  4. Out of Love: The reason you swore yourself to them is because you love them and this is the best way to be close to them, even if you have to sacrifice other things.
  5. Unwilling Charge: Can you swear yourself to someone who doesn't want you?
  6. Spoils of War: Being here and swearing allegiance isn't your idea, but when you or your people are defeated in battle, there's not much else you can do.
  7. Ward: Perhaps you weren't there as an infant, but you did grow up in the family from a young age. They may be like a sibling to you. Would you be able to view them in any other way?
  8. Marriage: ...a marriage is sort of a swearing, isn't it?
  9. Mind Control: You need to be more pliable and loyal to be any good, servant.
  10. Familiar: You were created through magic just for them.
  11. Guard: Focus. You have to protect them, and you can't if you're distracted.
  12. Eunuch: You're supposed to be completely chaste and celibate, or at least that's what they and those around them think.
  13. To Teach: Your charge is going to be married, and you have to teach them how to please a future spouse.
  14. Jealousy: You know you're not supposed to be
  15. More than One: Someone else has sworn themselves to your charge...you were here first!
  16. More than This: You want to be more to them than just a glorified servant.
  17. Unwilling Charge: They don't want you, but you have to serve them.
  18. Redemption: This is your way to make up for the sins of your past.
  19. ...what?: How to you get someone sworn to you again?
  20. Utter Devotion: There isn't anything you wouldn't do for them. Anything.
  21. Forbidden: Being with them sexually is a punishable offense for you, but neither of you care.
  22. Equals: In society, you two are on different levels. In private, you see more eye to eye.
  23. Not Too Serious: The more crack-y option. They saved you...but it was from something like stubbing your toe. Obviously, you owe yourself to them. Or something.
  24. FREESTYLE
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 ❝My Rescuer❞ Shipping Meme

There is no possible way the two of you could have gotten off on better footing. One of you saved the other. You were complete strangers - or just as good as - yet someone put aside that fact and swooped in when they saw trouble like a guardian angel, whether because of their own moral reasoning or just being at the right place at the right time. The one who was saved? Well, they can't help but be grateful to their rescuer...and, perhaps, all that high octane emotion will lead to more. After all, you've never felt so much towards one person.

Will you be able to finally have peace alongside this person, or is all really as it seems?

How to Play

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Prompts

  1. No Hope: They were in a situation that looked incredibly bleak, such as being kidnapped or held prisoner. It was likely they would never see freedom or happiness again. That was something you couldn't stand for.
  2. Life Threatening: It was a simple accident, but it could have ended their life. You stepped in and pushed them out of the way or caught them as they fell.
  3. Harassment: Hey, leave them alone, pal! They clearly don't want your attention or your perverse remarks.
  4. Stand Up: You're being tormented and verbally abused by your peers. Finally, though, someone steps in and defends you.
  5. See Myself in You: They're different - like you are. You don't think they deserve to be treated this way...and neither would you.
  6. Ridiculous: Uh oh. A giant octopus is attacking you! Can anyone, will anyone save you from certain doom?
  7. Saved...From Boredom: Your life seemed like it was in black and white before this person introduced you to color.
  8. Superhero: Saving people is your job. Why is this case any different?
  9. Justice: What's happening before you is disgusting. You have to get justice for this victim; of course, that "justice" may also be needed for yourself and your sense of fragile reality.
  10. Spur of the Moment: Rescuing someone was never in your plan, but you couldn't pass up the chance.
  11. Love at First Sight: They saved you, and you fell. Or the other way around.
  12. Bring Back Happiness: All that was good has faded until you got a new lease on life.
  13. Guilt Complex: In the past, you failed. You'll never let anyone get hurt again.
  14. Not Only a Job: Technically, you were hired to take this person from their captor to another captor, yet in the end, you changed your mind.
  15. Warming Up: You can't help but soften towards someone you owe your life to.
  16. Honor Among Thieves: Your record may not be squeaky clean, but there are acts even you cannot condone.
  17. Gone Too Far: Your rage at seeing a living being treated this way has welled up, and the one who was victimized has to pull you back. Can they?
  18. Hurt Because of Me: In your defense, your savior has been injured. You feel a certain sense of sinking culpability.
  19. Patched Up: After the fight, both of you care for each others' mental and physical wounds.
  20. Who Rescued Who?: They may have physically saved you, but you emotionally saved them.
  21. The Truth Comes Out: You learned that your "rescue" was a fabrication to gain your trust. Has your relationship changed them? Even if it has, can you ever believe them again?
  22. All's Well: Once out of the limelight and out of harms way, you two can explore the prospect of getting to know each other better.
  23. Violent Delights Have Violent Ends: Your relationship ends as it began: with violence and despair.
  24. Doesn't Last: All of your attractions are a flash in the pan. When it comes down to it, you can't make it work between you when there's no danger to draw you close.
  25. WILDCARD
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 NONSEXUAL romance

Romantic relationships, under most circumstances, have a sexual component to them. That's just another level of connection many desire with the one they love. Not so the case with you. You're with someone, and both of you very much acknowledge it's some sort of relationship, but you're not with-with them - not sexually. Whether you're just inexperienced and not ready to move to that level yet, believers in romantic friendship (or that situation is more convenient, given your time and place of residency), unable to consummate anything due to physiological differences or other issues, celibate, or simply content with the intimacy that you do have, it's a mutual decision...isn't it? But is this the way you two see yourselves continuing, without wanting more? And what about other people? If they know you're together, do they see your arrangement as "strange" or "less?"

Even if they do, though, it may not matter; you have each other.

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fell into your world shipping meme
It can be hard enough being ejected from your own home - imagine being plucked away from your home world! This could be because of your own doing, you were too evil or too ambitious to stay, or even due to an accident. Those temporal shifts can be a little much. Whether by design or by chaos, however, you end up in the same place...or, rather, a different place. Theoretically, this world could be very much like your own, with only a few minor changes, like a purple sky instead of a blue one or lion-demons instead of tiger-vampires. On the other hand, it could be completely different, anywhere from more technologically advanced or less so or even filled to the brim with bizarre creatures. They still use cars? What are those infernal beeping devices? Why does no one have feathers or gills? Needless to say, this could be overwhelming if you are possibly powerless and definitely alone.

But you're not alone. Someone, a native of this world, has ended up tangled into this whole affair with you, whether they want it or not. You can't turn that down. They're your only ally, your only anchor in this brand new world. Maybe, just maybe, they can show you a thing or two to help you back up on your feet. Or, best case scenario, back to your home! When you're out of the frying pan and into the fire, though, nothing is cut and dry. Everything about this world may not be so horrible - it may be fun, even - and this person you've ended up with, oh, they could be worse. In fact, you may be beginning to feel at home with them.

Remember. This is not your real home. You want to go back, don't you?

And what about the other party? Of course, you may be less than thrilled that you now are playing tour guide to what seems like a crazy person. Perhaps this was out of the kindness of your heart or you may be forced to play babysitter, but it all leads to you keeping an eye out on them. They have to be lying about all this! Sure, they may talk strange, unconsciously insult you, and act like the simplest things confuse them; that has to be an act!

...still, act or not, you're starting to see that there's more to them than their goofy ways and there's more to your feelings toward them than you thought.

how to play

  • Comment with your character and preferences. Don't leave your comment blank! Mention something about your character's world in the comment for the canon blind (ie, "ancient Greece" or "dystopia with kids killing kids - the Japanese version"). It doesn't have to be long, it can even be a few words! If you have any other ideas, include them.
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prompts

  1. arrival → You've just arrived...and someone has seen it. What's your impression? Good? Bad? Get the hell away from them? It may depend on why you're here in the first place.
  2. not so different → Huh, this could be your own home in the universe, except for a few subtle changes. But those changes stand out.
  3. different time → The place you've ended up is either much more advanced or much more primitive than you're used to.
  4. different world → They breathe oxygen? Where is their night vision?
  5. magical moment → See the gif. Essentially, it's that moment of interest before everything goes absolutely wrong.
  6. disbelief → So, they says they're an ancient Roman or a magic sky god. Did they hit their head?
  7. argument → No, no, no. You're not going anywhere until we get you some clothes and some help.
  8. forced to take them in → You have no other choice but to take this person in. You were either charged with the task or feel guilty.
  9. offer of shelter → You actually want to take them in out of the kindness of your heart.
  10. depowered → Were you a powerhouse before? Well, now you're an average joe. That'll teach you.
  11. misunderstanding → Here, we don't walk around in loin cloths, draw swords, or barely bathe or eat toothpaste. We also don't ride dogs, either.
  12. friendly fun → Being around here isn't always bad. You get to see new sights, taste new foods, and make new friends. Your milage may vary on the last one.
  13. introduced traditions → Time for the newcomer to show their host something from the old country, so to speak, or the reverse.
  14. romantic moment → Dancing or sitting under the stars or your own preference. Go wild and be creative!
  15. showing you care → They have helped you out a lot since you've arrived. Perhaps you can return the favor by lending a hand or solving a problem?
  16. the romantic shift → The typical turn of events where the two of you begin to see each other in a different light.
  17. not my type → Your usual type is more glamorous or more...possessing of gills, but the bond between you two endears them to you.
  18. jealousy → The newcomer misunderstands the dynamic that's already set in place.
  19. someone back home → You find yourself growing closer to your new friend, but you're already taken back home.
  20. confession → You both admit it's more than mere interdimensional alliances.
  21. smut → You've reached that point in the relationship, or you're about to leave, or you're just curious about the people in this world (remember that scene in Howard the Duck where - nevermind, actually).
  22. epic fight → Two worlds collide and big bads from the past are coming to threaten your temporary home and new love.
  23. reformed → You've learned your lesson and turned over a new leaf. As much as you can, anyway. You're more open, less cocky, whatever the case may be.
  24. sacrifice → Unfortunately, you won't get to go home. You selflessly put yourself in harm's way for your lover.
  25. going home → Time for a heartfelt goodbye. Will you see each other again or is this it?
  26. new home → You've learned and gained so much, you've decided to stay in this word.
  27. WILDCARD
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   love changes you;



How to Play:

( reply with your characters and preferences. if you'd like, you can include a sentence or even a few words about your character. you can also indicate if you'd like your character to be the one changed or the one doing the changing. )
( comment to others. )

Changed:

1. For the Better. ( evil being purified by good, to whatever degree possible. )
1. For the Worse. ( good corrupted by evil. )
3. More Kind. ( warmth. )
4. More Open. ( whether that means more willing to share or more open-minded. )
5. More Outgoing.
6. More Confident.
7. More Patient.
8. More Grateful.
9. More Angry.
10. More Sexual. ( more sexually active, experienced, or interested in sex. )
11. More Respectful.
12. Settling Down. ( taming the playboy. )
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  SCHMOOP



(fandom slang) Fan fiction, or part of a fan fiction, which is sweetly romantic or cute, usually to a degree considered maudlin.

Who you gonna call when you need some cute canoodling, careless cuddling, heart-felt handholding, wonderful wooing, and just general warm and fuzzy fluff? This meme, probably.

Go on, you nerds, cutiepies, and total assholes who may just be secretly sweet on somebody. Whether you're just getting started being an item, a longtime couple, or NOT EVEN DATING SHUT UP, this is your place to get a hit of that pure, unadulterated d'awww.

  • Info, preferences, etc.
  • Tag out.
  • Thread.
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  Nursed Back to Health
shipping meme



  • Comment with your character, preferences, preferred role, and any information you'd like to include.
  • Your character has either been injured/sick and had to be taken in (possibly against their will) or has been the one to help somebody like the former. Through the mending process, the two characters in a thread have fallen in love - or at least grown closer and more affectionate.
  • Reply to others.
  • Thread.
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 Chance Meeting ; Unlikely Love


You were never supposed to meet. You were never supposed to fall in love. Still, just one moment changed the course of your life, changed the course of everything.


One little pebble dropped in the ocean. A few ripples grew large enough to be waves that toppled cities and ended empires. A glance. A smile. A quickened heartbeat.

Your intersecting paths are happenstance. What happens next could be legend.

“The probability of separate worlds meeting is very small. The lure of it is immense. We send starships. We fall in love.” - Jeanette Winterson


  • This meme is about, obviously, characters who would usually coming into contact...and falling for each other. The usual. The kernel of the idea is here. What you do with it - and what point in time you pick up the scene from (first meeting, well into the established relationship, etc) - is up to you.
  • Reply to others.
  • Remember, the fun in this meme is the unorthodox pairings or scenarios you can come up with!
  • Thread.
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Puppy Love Turned More Meme


When the two of you were young, you were inseparable. You played together, dreamed together, did absolutely everything together. A day without the other was unthinkable. Other people joked that you two were a pair of little lovebirds; what they didn't know is that they were absolutely right. Of course, it was the kind of innocent love that only children could have, but you were in love.

Then, life got in the way. Things changed and the two of you may have grown apart. Now, you've finally come back together and fortune's smiling as if it may be just like old times.

But that can never really be, can it? That familiar innocence is replaced with something much more adult. Will your relationship change with the times and the new urges, or will you both cling to the past? What if only one wants to take that next step while the other wants to keep memories pure?

OR

It's always been one-sided, right from the start. As kids, one of you followed the other around like a puppy over the moon. The other wasn't cruel to the person crushing on them, yet they didn't see them in that way. Maybe their admirer was kind of an ugly duckling or a late bloomer. Maybe they were just the kind of kid who wasn't interested in icky, gross romance.

All that's in the past, because after a long separation, you two have met back up and, man, has the late bloomer finally bloomed! They're exactly the type their once-object of affection would go for.

Surely this is a dream come true and now they can get the returned feelings they've always wanted!

...right? There can't be any way there'd be a sore spot here.

  • Comment with your character, preferences, and which "scenario" you'd prefer to play, if you want.
  • This is not a specifically smut meme, but smut is possible. Please say if you're open or would prefer no smut.
  • Reply to other players.
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Lover's Hideaway


There's nothing wrong with wanting to get away from all the hustle, bustle, stress, and expectations society puts on you - and if you have someone worth taking with you, all the better! Whether your relationship with them is public knowledge or a well-kept secret, you and your special someone deserve an equally special place where you can be safe and sound (not to mention relaxed) away from prying eyes. Is your secret hideaway a vacation hotspot, a place you own on the side...or somewhere only you know? As long as the two of you are there together, any place can feel like a home away from home.

Or, maybe, it may end up feeling like somewhere you'd never want to leave.
 

  • Comment with your character, canon, and etc. Also DO NOT LEAVE YOUR COMMENT BLANK. Mention where your character would take their lover/significant other. An undiscovered cave? Their grandpa's homestead cabin on a far-off planet? A beach? The McDonald's behind the Verizon Wireless?
  • Reply to others.
  • Do a thread.
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 Darkness Loves Light



No matter how the darkness looms around you - how much you've become the darkness - there's one bright spot in your life - a person who makes everything worthwhile.

It doesn't really matter how they came to you. What does is that they stay. Whether you admit it or not, you seek comfort from them...and, perhaps, them from you, if you're in the same situation.

So, whether you push them away, treat them right, or go so far as to worship them and put them on a pedestal, you don't want them to go now. You crave being with them, or at least being in their presence. Don't ruin this for yourself. After all, what would you do without your little ray of light? You'll do anything to keep them happy and loved. Anything.

  • Respond to the meme with your character, canon, preferences, and, if you'd like, what position you're character will be in.
  • Respond to others.
  • prompts
    • light || the pure is affecting the impure in a positive way.
    • dark || the impure is affecting the pure in a negative way.
    • purposeful || you want to corrupt something so pure.
    • forgive || they know what you've done and they've forgiven you.
    • death || something comes up from the dark past and strikes out at the one loved the most. they know it would hurt you to see them in pain - or worse.
    • life || the smut option. will there be hesitance in "defiling" purity?
    • cheer || never again did you think that there would be simple joys. picnics, birthdays, gentle holding of hands.
    • confessions || you have to get them into your life; they're the only good thing you can see.
    • teach || one party is teaching the other about more worldly pursuits, may or may not be sexual. perhaps they feel guilty for this, perhaps they don't.
    • end || you can't do this to them anymore. they deserve so much better than you.
 
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The Soulmate Meme

A soulmate (or soul mate) is believed by some to be the person with whom one has a feeling of deep or natural affinity, similarity, love, sex, intimacy, sexuality, spirituality, or compatibility.

In our world, the concept of soulmates is quaint, but frankly antiquidated. But somewhere out there, in the vast cosmos, there is a world that still values this tradition. No, not just values. Society is practically built around it. After all, they've found the powers of the soulmates. When they're together, both halves of the whole can find a peace that is desired by all; not only that, either, but also the two can unlock the. Everyone is believed to have a soulmate, and those who have yet to find there's a sense of emptiness that cannot be filled by other distractions. There are few limits on who can be destined for each other. The fates have often chosen people completely opposite of each other, some even on opposing sides or factions. Attraction between soulmates is instantaneous upon the first meeting, though relationship styles can very. It's almost always romantic, but sometimes not sexual, despite that usually being the case. Some even say that procreation can only be done by soulmates, but that's only a rumor and highly untested. Yet this bond is not always sunlight and rainbows. You'll practically feel each other emotions

The problem, of course, comes in finding one (if you even want to at all, as some rebel against the system as much as they can). How many people are out there, and what's the probability of finding them in a lifetime? What if they're not in the same country or even the same planet! There's also the dilemma of having only one soulmate. Though people can have plenty of lovers, those in this world can only find true satisfaction from their other half.

It's a twisted and difficult web, and sometimes unmatched people can face prejudice from those around them and the established order, but finding that one special person is said to trump all of that.

HOW TO PLAY:

1. Comment with your character
2. Reply around, using whatever option you want OR the RNG.
3. Play out some threads. Be soulmates, friends, other lovers, etc.
Prompts
1. First Meeting: You'll feel the spark almost on first sight. Yes, he's not your type. No, she's is a villain and your a hero. It doesn't matter. You can't chose these things.
2. Not Accepting: No, this person can't be it! They're so...so not what you've expected!
3. We Belong Together: You've decided to come together, like it's intended, and you're reaping the benefits.
4. Like Ships in the Night: The obligatory sex option. The two of you are cementing your bond in the most traditional of ways, and you'll soon learn that sex with others can't compare to sex with someone who's completely yours.
5. Stronger as Two: In battle or in life, the two of you combined are unstoppable.
6. There's Someone Else You've met your soulmate...but you're with someone else. Now that you know your other half is out there for sure, can you keep that up?
7. Love Will Tear Us Apart: Someone is hurting one half of the pair, and it's bringing pain to both of you. Maybe you can protect or save the other.
8. Not Fortune's Fool: You're flying solo. You have no intention of becoming a matched pair. Forget about what anybody else says, just focus on you.
9. Soulmates Never Die: Except when they do. Somehow, yours has passed on or is dying in your arms, leaving you alone in the world. How do you feel?
10. WILDCARD: Choose your own.
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  There for You


It's one of those days where, mentally or physically or both, you've been through the ringer. Or, maybe less like going through the ringer and more like falling though it, hitting every sharp edge and solid metal piece on your way down. But things aren't all darkness and despair here at the day's end; you're lucky enough to have an understanding someone with open arms waiting on you (or with you the whole time). Someone special, of course. There could be intimate closeness to clear your mind, sex to relieve frustrations or to comfort, or some simple interaction to ground you. The results are all the same, though, which is you getting to decompress after the day, week, month, year - you get the picture - from hell.

HOW TO PLAY

  • Comment with your character, preferences, and whether you want fluff, smut, or even gen.
  • Reply to others.
  • Thread.
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  secret sex drive meme



So, you're an innocent magical girl, a pure-hearted Jedi warrior, a stoic assassin, the team's levelheaded strategist, a hero, a nerdy bookworm, a responsible mother figure, a hot-blooded shounen hero...


...and you're also a huge pervert.

No one would peg you as that, but it's the truth. Whether you're insatiable for sex and need it anywhere and everywhere, have kinks you want to fulfill, or are in possession of pent-up sexual frustration (or just plain aggression, no sex involved) you need to get out through a passionate display, nobody knows your dirty little secret. At least, that was the case before you met this person, the one who you've opened yourself up to, for better or for worse. They can give you the release you need for your heightened sex drive.

Were they surprised when they learned what you're really like? Disgusted? Open to what makes you happy? Or maybe you've found your soulmate in them; if they're not as equally "perverse," damn it, they'll try.

That, or they'll tease you mercilessly.

  • Comment with your character, preference, and info.
  • Congratulations! Your character is now a closet sex fiend, regardless of personality.
  • Reply to others.
  • Feel free to integrate any kink, lack thereof, dirty talk, etc.
  • Don't make anyone uncomfortable.
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 indirect CONFESSION



Your actions said more than a speech could. You said something that seemed off-the-cuff or nonchalant, but meant more. Possibly, your concern for someone or your selfless attempt to save made you obvious. Hell, maybe you even just played the right song at the right time.


No matter the particulars, you've just confessed your feelings for someone. Only difference is you didn't say those three little words.

  • Comment with your character, preferences, info, and etc. If you want to, you can include what your character most likely did to confess their love in your top level, or if you want to decide for yourself in each individual thread, that's fine too.
  • You can also play the one being "confessed" to. Doesn't matter.
  • Be creative.
  • Reply to others and have fun!
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  Ɪɴ SECRET


The connection between two souls is a beautiful thing, but sometimes, it's not allowed to see the daylight. Feelings have to be hidden away, desires kept under wraps, heartbeats ignored for propriety. The truth can only come out in darkness, in whispers. This truth doesn't invalidate your affection, though. In fact,it could make your emotions all the more strong...


...and dangerous.


  • Characters are involved in a love affair (or the like) they've got to keep secret, for whatever reason.

  • Top level with your preferences and the like.
    Reply to others.

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 The Pirate AU Meme

 


Ahoy there me hearties and so on and so forth.


Your characters are now pirates! Sailing the open seas in search of prizes for the taking, engaging in daring battles, drinking rum, getting shipwrecked and everything else it is that pirates do.


1. Post your character, feel free to leave your post blank or drop in a brief description of who/what they are. Pirates, cabin boys, whores, naval officers, the Caribbean is your oyster!

2. Tag other characters, enjoy piratey goodness! There are prompts below for inspiration, or make something up yourselves!

3. ???

4. Profit!


Prompts


Relationships

1. Natural Enemies - pirate vs navy, pirate vs pirate, native vs pirate, whatever the combination, you're supposed to be at odds with each other.

2. Crewmates - You sail together, you fight together, you may or may not die for each other. Nowhere does it say you have to like each other.

3. Land and Sea - you're a sailor, they're a farmer, a plantation owner, a shopkeeper, a whore in a brothel, you only see them when you're in port so you better make it count

4. Hierarchy - They're your captain, your boss, or generally just higher up in the food chain than you.

5. Somebody else - Your choice!


Scenarios

1. Before the battle - you're preparing to take a prize, or take on the navy, are you ready?

2. Mid battle - Fight! Fight! Fight!

3. The Aftermath - You're licking your wounds, counting your prize, taunting your prisoners...whatever you're doing, the fight is over.

4. Downtime - You're in port, who knows how long for, it's time to party as only a pirate can

5. Stranded - Stuck on a beach, becalmed in the middle of the ocean, you're going nowhere fast

6. Sailing, Sailing - It's day to day life out on the open water, nothing could possibly go wrong

7. Choose Your Own Adventure - Whatever else you want to come up with!

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  The Soulmate Fuckup Meme

There's a name on your wrist. Maybe you were born with it; maybe it arrived around the time you reached adolescence. It's spelled out, in clear script - the script you learned to read first, your native language. It's the name of your soulmate.

What would a world like this be like?

Fucked-up, that's what.

PROMPTS:

Choose just one, choose a couple, mix and match. Do what you want.

RELATIONSHIP

1: ORIENTATION CONFUSION. The name on your arm is the wrong gender. Maybe you thought you were straight, but the name is the same gender as yours. Maybe you knew you were gay, but the name is opposite-sex. Maybe you just didn't want anyone to know, and you hide your arm, pretend to be something you aren't. But there it is - the evidence glares at you every time you brush aside your sleeve. The name has to be right. Doesn't it?

2: JUST PLAYING AROUND. You're not soulmates with the person you're with. You're just playing around. Or maybe you're really in love - and no one will believe you. How do you face the complete inability of society to accept you? How do you face the inevitable, fated end of your relationship? How can anything be important, when you know it won't last?

3: ONESOMES, THREESOMES AND MORESOMES. You're soulmates with person A who's soulmates with person B who's soulmates with you. What now? - Or maybe you're meant to be in a polyamorous relationship. Or you're asexual, and the thought of that name fills you with dread.

4: ALONE. Your soulmate died. Your soulmate never showed up. Your soulmate never existed. Or your soulmate refused you.

5: FIRST TIME. You've never dated anyone else before. What would have been the point? And now you're moving in, you're getting married - why wait? You're soulmates, aren't you? What could go wrong?

6: TOGETHER. Yep. Here we are. Here you are, and here I am, and here are our names on each other's arms.

7: OTHER.

STAGE

1: INVESTIGATION. So there's this name, and you've plugged it into Google, and the only match you can find is some asshole's Facebook account. He looks like a real jerk. Or maybe you got nothing, and you hired a private investigation firm that specializes in this kind of thing. Now you have an email address, or phone number, or a home address, and what's next is to pick up the phone, write that letter, knock on that door.

2: REVEAL. A superstar's name is on the wrist of a teenager. The President's name is on the wrist of her opponent. Your name is on the wrist of someone in jail. Turns out that name on your best friend's wrist was yours - only you never knew, not until you found out who your parents were. You've just discovered your soulmate, or just revealed yourself to them. What next?

3: GETTING TOGETHER. You're in the early stages. Dating, maybe. Getting to know each other. Moving in, under the watchful eyes of other friends, happy and soulmated and eager to have their view of the world confirmed in you. But do you even really know this person? What makes you so suited, anyway?

4: TOGETHER FOREVER. Maybe you've been together thirty years, and you still have that same fucking argument about who washes the pans after you cook a steak. Maybe you sit in silence because there's nothing to say, and it's incredibly boring. Maybe you work in harmony, but you wonder: is it because you were supposed to be together all along, or just because you never had another choice?

5: TECHNICALITIES. Society won't let you get married. So what if you just change your name to the name on her wrist, and she changes her name to the name on yours… Or maybe you can't get insurance, because you're not married with a soulmate. Don't have the right to vote. Can't get promoted in your job.

6: A BROKEN SYSTEM. Soulmates might be perfect, but people aren't perfect. The world isn't perfect. And this world has screwed you over, time and time again. But - maybe you still found a way to be happy.

7: OTHER.
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 UTTERLY SMITTEN meme


Because sometimes, you want to play out goofy, absolutely adorable adoration no matter your character.

You don't have a crush. You're not in love. But you wish you had either of those things, because they're the lesser of all evils. Instead, you have it oh so bad. You're smitten, kitten. Why, every little thing this special person does is magic! Their looks, their personality, their smile - or lack thereof - are the most beautiful you've ever seen. And maybe they're even nice to you when you totally don't deserve it! Whether your acquaintances would describe you as "soft-hearted" or "hard-ass pain in my ass," there's hardly been one as taken as you. Just looking at them makes you weak at the knees, and you think those butterflies in your stomach may be staging a revolt.

Damn it, it's disgusting.

No matter if you're a grown-ass adult or a school kid, you'll feel...uhm, like a school kid. Of course, you probably shouldn't pull any pigtails. Instead, put those conflicting emotions to good use. Admire your object of affection from afar. Hang out with them as much as you can. Be awkward as only you can. Enjoy being in their presence or being close to them because afhhdhflfh they're so pretty and so aaaaahh you're ensnared. Be super nice to them. Dote on them because they're so darn cute. Fulfilling their every whim will get you in good!

Or be a terrible tsundere, as that's all some of you assholes know how to do. Eventually, you'll get over your denial and realize, grizzled warrior-king or megalomaniacal god or bitchy brat you are, you're feeling flushed.

HOW TO PLAY
 Comment with your character, preference, and what role you'd like to play.
 Cutesy, emotional, kind, or young characters might get smitten easily. But part of the fun is seeing completely stoic, inappropriate, or horrible characters get silly quickened heart beats. Of course, said stoic, inappropriate, or horrible characters getting crushed on is just as funny.
 RNG for a prompt or just go nuts.
POSITION
 Smitten: Be cool, be cool - oh god they're so precious you're going to vomit.
 Smitten...On?: You're the one who's cast a spell, willing or unwittingly.
SITUATION

 Not Together...Yet: Is senpai going to notice you?
 Together: Aren't you so lucky to have such an amazing boyfriend or girlfriend or friendfriend?
 Never: A forbidden love, you can never be together, GET THIS ANGST SHIT OUT OF HERE.
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 A Life Together


Being with someone can change your life. But what if you can't have your old life back? For your own sake, the sake of your relationship, or by no choice of your own, you have to leave the old you behind. It can go from anything to changing a behavior to changing your whole identity, and 
all of it can be difficult. One thing is clear, however; to continue where or as you'd lived before is not an option if you want to keep this person you care for in your life.

how to play;

  • Comment with your character and preferences.
  • Respond to others.
  • THERE WILL BE QUESTIONABLE CONTENT. Just because it's a shipping meme doesn't means everything's fluffy; in fact, more options than not have some unfortunate implications.
prompts;

  1. Open Secret: You two have never specifically said who you are in this new place, though you've never denied it.
  2. Witness Protection: To protect your lives, you must live under assumed identities.
  3. Your Real Life: What you knew before was false. This is the actuality.
  4. After a Tragedy: All your friends are dead. Your group is shaken. You saw someone you love murdered. The only other person you have left is the one you're with.
  5. Second Chance at Life: After a brush with death, you've decided to do things right and actually live.
  6. I Don't Want this Life, Dean: You don't want to continue in the family business - er, in your old ways set up by someone else, so you cling to someone who can give you a normal life.
  7. Criminal: You did a bad thing and are wanted. For your protection and the safety of the one you lo...that person, you have to hide.
  8. Turning Over a New Leaf: You're genuinely trying to become a better person and you can't do that with the reminders of your old home and old life.
  9. Rehabilitation: Your lover is helping you get over your wounds, your traumas, or your flaws.
  10. Blank Slate: You have to have a new life because you don't know your old one! All you know is the person you're with and the things they can tell you.
  11. Partners in Crime: You two are rough around the edges, but you're reformed. Really, you just want a peaceful life!
  12. Old Habits Die Hard: No matter what your life is now, you can't shake the need to double check the locks or hold your magic wand tight.
  13. Guilt: You're guilty about your relationship, so you have to reside in hiding.
  14. Through Elicit Means: You got with your partner through cheating and you want to keep that fact on the low.
  15. Stolen Away: You stole your partner - from a bad situation or from someone cruel - so you have to keep your heads down
  16. Taboo:
    1. Incest: It's better for you to live where no one know's you're related.
    2. Age Difference: You can always fake IDs and birth certificates.
    3. Interspecies: There has to be somewhere that doesn't have the prejudices of your home.
  17. Tyrannical Government: You're political enemies drawn together. Perhaps you're working to undermine the government, or maybe you've escaped from that place and are living in peace.
  18. Pulled from the Darkness: Your previous life was so terrible, you don't want to even ponder it any more. End of story, it doesn't matter.
  19. Dependent: You don't know anyone else in this new world of yours, or you don't know how to navigate it, making you dependent on your partner.
  20. Protecting Them: You're with them and hiding them for their own benefit.
  21. They Don't About Your Past:
    1. Secret Monster: If they knew about who you used to be, they'd be disgusted and want nothing to do with you.
    2. For Them: You're dangerous to be around, so you can't clue them in lest an old enemy or your own abilities come back and harm them.
    3. Florence Nightingale: They found you and took you in to help you, no questions asked. You couldn't help but fall for them.
  22. Using Them: This new life is just a sham. You want them to be your camouflage, maybe even getting others to believe you've changed.
  23. Faked Turned Real: Both of you were using each other for cover, but now...you're not sure.
  24. Brainwashing:
    1. One-Sided: You love them and want them to believe that things have always been like this. Can you be blamed for going about it this way?
    2. Mutual: Both of you think you've always lived this life, thanks to outside forces.
  25. Who Am I, Really?: You love your partner, but you feel like you're losing yourself.
  26. WILDCARD
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Hot for Teacher Meme

You know the trope. You probably know the song! No need to explain here. Now, you can play out your student/teacher desires!

  • "Student/teacher" is used very loosely here. You could play out someone getting with their tutor, a player wanting their coach, or even a person who's been lusting after somebody who taught them how to macramé.
  • Usually, a certain amount of ageplay is implied with student/teacher, but it's not necessary! Anyone can teach another person of the same age, after all.
  • Comment with your character and preferences. Be sure to be specific with said preferences by including exactly what side you want to play or some possible scenarios. How serious or dark or fluffy or sexy the threads are depend on you.
  • Reply to others.
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   Romantic Pursuit



Here's the thing: this person is completely, totally, 
absolutely into you. You're into them, admit it or not. And the icing on the cake? This, right now, is the moment. Whether there's romance in the air on a perfect date or it's an uncomfortably inappropriate time and place, you know there will never be an opportunity like this again. There's sparks. There's a connection. They're giving you A Look that melts your heart.

All you have to do is make a move.

You can do that, right?

...right? You're not too stubborn or too shy to do so, are you? This is your shot! But -

wait. Oh no. Are you the kind of idiot who can't take a hint even if there are blaring neon arrows pointing you in the right direction? Hopefully, fingers crossed, you aren't. Because, like we said, you have to seize this once in a lifetime opportunity.

No one likes to have to kick themselves down the road for not taking a chance, after all.

  • Comment with your character, info, preferences, preferred role, etc.
  • You know what to do.
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 The Love at First Sight Meme



Pretty self-explanatory. Sometimes, chemistry just hits you and you see that special someone for the first time and . . . it's so intense, there's no reasoning behind it other than it has to be love.


How this works:

→ Leave a comment with the usual information in the subject line: character name, fandom. Any preferences, including what you don't want, should be included as well.
→ Congratulations, whoever tags your character is seeing them for the first time and is in love with them. Truly, madly, deeply.
→ Tag around. Play out shenanigans. Serious or cracky or anything.
→ Have fun, and be excellent to each other!
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 The Master/Familiar Love Meme


"In European folklore and folk-belief of the Medieval and Early Modern periods, familiar spirits (sometimes referred to simply as 'familiars') were supernatural entities believed to assist witches and cunning folk in their practice of magic. According to the records of the time, they would appear in numerous guises, often as an animal, but also at times as a human or humanoid figure, and were described as 'clearly defined, three-dimensional… forms, vivid with colour and animated with movement and sound' by those alleging to have come into contact with them, unlike later descriptions of ghosts with their 'smoky, undefined form[s]'."

Everybody needs a sidekick. This includes those who may have a little help of their own in the form of magic - witches, warlocks, mages, sages, casters, magicians...whatever you want to call them, they have a bit more juice than your average Joe. Luckily, the job comes with a built-in assistant: a familiar, or a helper spirit. The familiar serves as a guide to their magical "Master" of their choice, helping them out of tight spots and being their companion for life. Sometimes, they come in the form of animals, like dogs and especially cats. Some don't bother with this, though, and just stay in their true humanoid forms. The bond between familiar and master is one of intensity, and they know each other completely. Most familiars even have a telepathic link to their masters. That helps them keep an eye on them. Of course, given this closeness-beyond-closeness, it's easy to imagine a master and familiar as soulmates, and with familiars having a human form...well, intimacy seems like a natural option.

Too bad relationships of that kind between master and familiar are strictly forbidden. Surely, that rule is always followed.

HOW TO PLAY

  • Comment with your character, stating your preferences (ex: F/M, open to all, etc). Also, be sure to remember and put whether your character will be witch/master, familiar, or if they can serve as both. There is no "set" type for any of the roles. Masters don't have to be dominate (ineffectual witches have always been a cute trope), familiars aren't passive or submissive, and so on. It's not the same as BDSM...though your character could bring that into it if they'd like.
  • Comment around to other characters, playing out your forbidden master/familiar ~love~ or what have you.
PROMPTS

  1. The Familiar Chooses the Master: The first meeting. You may be new to the craft (or someone who needs a new familiar), and someone has been drawn to you.
  2. Setting the Ground Rules: You need to figure out how this is going to work. Where can you hide this woman/man in your apartment, if need be?
  3. Getting to Know You: Magic/power isn't all fun and games. You need to find out how to work together so you don't accidentally blow everything up in your faces.
  4. Helping Out: Familiars have a lot of neat powers that can be a boon around the house...and around the town.
  5. Danger Zone: Your feelings for each other are blurring, which is a big no-no. Do you even realize that the bond is deepening to a new level?
  6. Confession: Things have gotten heavy and you have to let your bond mate know you see them as more.
  7. Bad Romance: The familiar in this relationship isn't treated as equal. They're a slave to their master!
  8. Telepathy: The mental bond between. Explore it or use it to get out of trouble...
  9. Trouble is a Friend of Mine: Speaking of! Your familiar/master is danger, and there's nothing that can keep you from saving them.
  10. Intimacy: The obligatory smut option. Though romance between familiar and master is not allowed, many find the allure too much, and the bond does lend itself to members seeking comfort in each other. After all, they know you better than anyone else.
  11. You're Taken?: You're in love with a master or a familiar...they're just not yours. Oops! Maybe you can find some way to break your bonds so you can be together.
  12. Breaking Up is Hard to Do: It is hard, especially between master and familiar. In fact, it can be downright painful...physically and mentally!
  13. Sending You Away for Your Own Good: You're distancing yourself from the other member of your bond, and it's because you're headed towards destruction.
  14. Everybody Knows: The other members of your community have found out you've broken the ultimate taboo and are WITH your master/familiar. This is bad. This is very, very bad. Punishment bad. Separation bad. Perhaps even death bad.
  15. Happy Ending: Somehow, you've escaped the confines of the world that doesn't understand, and you're able to live together without fear.
  16. WILDCARD
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   rough AND loving



There's been a bit of a misunderstanding. While hate sex is perfectly fine, and dub/non-con is by far not an obscure kink, it seems like many automatically conflate anything not perfectly slow and sweet smut with those two things. Sometimes, people can love each other more than anything...but still want to have animalistic, bed-shaking, bruising sex. After all, what's a connection without intense compassion?

This meme is for smut that's consensual, compassionate, and could concuss you, if you're not careful with the roughness. Whether this is a normal night for these two characters, a one off someone's been unwilling to try since they don't want to hurt their partner, or just something feral getting unchained, come and get some rough romance.

  • Seriously, do we need to go over the steps by now?
  • You know the drill, though. Comment - character and prefs.
  • Reply to others.
  • Thread.
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THE CHILDHOOD ѕωєєтнєαят MEME


You never forget your first love.

HOW TO
① Comment with your character. You can state preferences and such in your subject.
② You can play this two ways -
a. the characters are young kids/teens and are right in the midst of their first love
OR
b. they're meeting again as ol' jaded adults and realizing the magic's still there! or something like that...

③ Play.
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COUPLE'S NIGHTLY ROUTINE MEME


It's time for you and your significant other to go to sleep...no, not that way. Get your mind out of the gutter! You two are sharing a bed for whatever reason and have been for a while. Surely by now, you have a routine on how you get ready for bed.

Do you help each other out with your tasks, like putting up your hair, changing into PJs, or brushing teeth? Do you watch TV before you hit the hay? Read? Does one of you want to stay up all night long while the other one just wants to sleep?

Then, of course, there's the actual sleeping habits. Does trouble with human contact lead you to sleep with miles between you - and is that an issue - or do you snuggle? Could both of you whisper sweet words into each other's ears across the pillows? Most importantly, who steals the blankets?

HOW TO PLAY
  • Comment with your character, preferences, and any information you'd like to include.
  • Reply to others.
  • Thread out a nightly routine.
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"I Need You."

Maybe it's desperation. Maybe it's just the right time. Maybe you're in the heat of the moment, body-to-body, and you don't even think about it. Maybe you're scared, or angry, or maybe you're so overcome with love that you can't help but say it. Whatever the reason, you've found yourself with someone important: your partner, your family, your rival, your lover, the person of your dreams--and the words have fallen from your lips.

"I need you."

How do they react? How do you react if they've said it to you?

HOW TO PLAY
→ Post with your character! Put their name and canon in the header, and any preferences you might have!
→Tag other people! Either your character is saying they need the other person, or they just heard that character say the words!
→Have fun!! (don't be a dick)
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Look Good for You
Call it a guilty pleasure if you must, but there's nothing wrong with enjoying a little eye candy now and then. Especially if the source is the person you care for the most...or at least the person you care about fooling around with for now. Either way, you're about to end a possibly rough day with a little surprise: that person looking good, just for you.

What you do with this feast for the eyes is up to you.

  • This meme is a little different. Instead of just putting your character and your preferences, in your comment, include what your character would really like to see their partner wearing (or not wearing) or what would work to really get their motor running. It can be general ("skimpy lingerie") or as specific as you'd like it ("wearing a Swiss miss dress, with their hair up in an afro, with them holding a plate of bacon"). Have fun, be sexy - and don't leave a blank comment!
  • This is designed to be a smutty-ish meme, but it doesn't have to be. Play it how you want it.
  • Reply to others.
  • Thread.
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Breeding.


It's just like nature intended.

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  • Comment with your character, preferences, and the like. You'll probably want to include just what you're comfortable with, because this meme will have some out-there choices.

  • Also, feel free to assume any amount of aphrodisiacs as needed. There's a proper option for that, but you can combine it with any others for ease of play.

  • Speaking of, you'll most likely want to mention if you're cool with assumed CR and AUs.

  • WITH THAT SAID. Reply to others. RNG. You know the drill.
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  1. Societal: The culture you grew up in forces you to breed in order to keep society going. Understandable, isn't it? There may be freedom to choose who you'd like to be with, as long as you get it done, or your partner

  2. Station: As a royal or equally important person, you have an obligation to produce an heir.

  3. Heat: Going through cycles is normal for your kind, yet this is the first time you've actually had the urge to full-on procreate.

  4. Aphrodisiac: You're so pushed full of juice you can't think straight, but you do know there's one thing you want to do.

  5. Drugged: As in the above, you're out of it - this time, even more so. What you want to do isn't an issue.

  6. Confined: More like the breeding stable concept, where characters are imprisoned and forced to mate through that way.

  7. Feral: You've been driven to the edge, like an animal in rut. You have no other instincts but to fuck, fuck, fuck.

  8. Last of Your Kind: The two of you must reestablish your race, no matter what.

  9. Last of Your Gender: You're valuable because of your ability to give or carry life, and you're the only one.

  10. Has to Be You: You're the one destined to bring about one special offspring, for good or for ill.

  11. Garner Sympathy: Remember that moment in Catching Fire where Peeta tells everyone Katniss is pregnant? Being pregnant or appearing to be so would be quite advantageous to you two right now.

  12. Moving Too Fast: You're attracted to each other, and maybe there's a little something more, but all of that's put on high octane when you're thrown into the fire and have to perform.

  13. Better Me than Anyone Else: Whether your love is platonic or romantic, you figure it's better that it's you they're mating with instead of someone who'd be cruel or cold to them.

  14. Hate You: The person you despise more than anyone else...is the one you have to breed with? Some would call that a cosmic joke.

  15. What Won't Kill Them: If you breed with them, you'll hurt them, but if you don't, both of you will die.

  16. Pressured: Everyone around you is telling you that you need a baby, that your relationship isn't complete without one.

  17. One-Sided: They'll love you if you give them something that's a part of you.

  18. Humiliation: In your eyes, seeing them parenting/carrying your child is an ultimate blow to their ego.

  19. Modification (aka the MPREG option): You can't carry a child, at least not without some "fixing."

  20. Sudden: Quick! Something's burst through your door and is making you mate under fear of death. You'd better hope there's someone suitable nearby...

  21. Marriage: In order for others to consider the marriage consummated, you need proof.

  22. Mechanical: Robotics and machines will help in the process, making breeding much more efficient.

  23. Scientific: Men and women in white coats are the order of the day, and they have a vested interest in seeing you breed...or how you respond to the threat of breeding.

  24. Create an Army: You're particularly strong or talented, and important people want your offspring to mold to their desires.

  25. Never See: Any child the two of you birth will be taken away as soon as it comes into this world. What's the point?

  26. Cross-Bred: You two are not of the same species, but there are people or forces who would love to see what would come from your union.

  27. Unusual Pregnancy: Did you expect it would be a normal human pregnancy? If one of you isn't human, that would be impossible! Nine months may be far too long of a gestation period, and you can't exactly feel something like, say, eggs kicking.

  28. Love 'Em and Leave 'Em: In this world, breeding is like an assembly line. You just do your duty and move on.

  29. Mates for Life: ...in contrast to the above, when you breed in this world, you're bound together for the rest of your days.

  30. The Deed is Done: They're already good and pregnant, but you are required to continually mark your claim.

  31. Tragic Ends: Did you really believe that you'd survive if you went through with breeding? Your performance and hesitation was noted, as was your rebellious spirit. You're less of an asset and more of a liability, so your life is forfeit.

  32. Happy End: Actually, it all worked out for you! You were lonely before or constantly in danger, and now, you're safe and have a companion - and maybe even a family!

  33. WILDCARD
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  COURTSHIP attempt



You know what, unfortunately, can't just happen without acknowledging it? Getting into a relationship. It's a good deal of hard, sometimes embarrassing work, starting with telling the target of your intentions what your intentions are. Then, you have to date/court/woo/be positive in their presence or general direction.

You can't see why everyone doesn't just continue on with their lives and just know that you and this other person are together - including this other person. That sounds easier.

But you know what you have to do, no matter how shy, how awkward, how naive, how shut-off, or how big of an asshole you are. You're going to court that interest of yours, going to be romantic, damnit! Of course, what your definition of that is can vary, being anything from a sweet kiss to the severed bloody head of your enemies. Whatever works though, right?

  • Basically, it's a cute dating/shipping meme for people who may or may not be cute.
  • Top level with your character, information, and preferences.
  • Reply to others and thread.
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healing the broken meme

a shipping meme


The events of many canons have left its characters ravaged, unable to be the whole people they once were. They can never go back to the innocence they had before. However, they can find someone who can pull you back from the brink. Some say love can conquer all ills and cure all broken people - the jury is still out on that, but enough people subscribe to the notion that it may have some merit. With the right affection behind it, can it be the elixir to heal traumas or mend angst? For this meme, it can be. No matter what your what your problem is, from daddy issues to being mind controlled to hating all humans or being just a jerk, all you need is healing from the right person.

All in all? This is a shameless meme playing with the idea of "cured by love." Love it or hate it, it's prevalent in fiction, both fan and published. And sometimes, no lie, you just want to play it and not be judge for the pure shlock you know it to be. Here is the place; now is the time. However, you don't have to go for unrealistic escapism. One partner trying to help the other through trauma is not an easy task, and there are bound to be setbacks, resistance, and hurt feelings. And what if BOTH partners are a little bit broken? Can they survive together, or will they bring each other down?

how to play

- Comment with your character and preferences. Feel free to talk about your character's problems. You might also want to mention if your character is the one who needs to be healed or can do the healing. Or perhaps you and your thread partner can play two roughed up characters learning to trust again!
- Reply to others.
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LIKE GLASS

smut meme

It doesn't matter if your lover is as tough as nails dipped in molten steel or as weak as ripped tissue; for the first time, as they're in your arms, you notice how delicate and tiny they are. Now, if they're actually small (or smaller than you) and frail is not the issue, yet they seem all of those things to you now.

And despite the fact that this thought should disturb you, at the very least make you want to protect them from everything this world could threaten. It doesn't. Actually, it just makes them all the more attractive to you, for better or worse. You want sex even more, too, whether it be tender and gentle or insanely rough, to break this precious thing you have in your hands.

  • How you use this meme and what kinks you can get from it are up to you! Depending on the character, you can play anything from sweet fluff to size kink to corruption to protectiveness/ownership to awkward first times to BDSM to topping from the bottom to unexpected role reversals. Just be sure to be upfront and say what you'd be interested in.
  • Comment with your character, canon, and preferences.
  • Reply to others.
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The Calm You Down Smut Meme
You're about to go off the rails. No, no "about," actually. You've left that train track fair behind, and you're crazy. Rage fills every inch of you, and there's no doubt you're about to do something dangerous, stupid, or reckless. Or all three. There's only one person who can calm you down: your lover. They have tried everything they know to get those thoughts from your heard. Everything except for this...

Now, they're using physical intimacy to remind you what really matters, which is the two of you. Surely, this will bring you back, letting the anger ebb out and you'll be able to think straight again, even if your lover was the actual cause of all this mess.

Won't it? Surely you won't direct your wrath towards them, no matter what.

  • Comment with your character, your canon, your preferences, and which side you'd like to play (the calming one or the one who needs calming).
  • Reply to others.
  • Thread!
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   definitely 100% for real married meme



for all your fake-engaged & fake-married needs

Sometimes it's easy to tell your special someone how you feel. Sometimes it's convenient to show your eternal intention to be by their side forever. And sometimes you just need someone to take to reunions so you can pretend you have your shit together enough to have figured out the marriage thing you keep hearing so much about. Thankfully, you've found someone else to pretend with you.

And there's definitely a 100% chance no feelings will wind up being involved.

HOW TO PLAY

- Comment with your character; include preferences & other information you find necessary
- Reply to others who have also done the thing
- Use the below prompts & ideas either by picking yourself or using RNG
- Or just make up your own IT'S YOUR FAKE SPECIAL DAY YOU DO WHAT YOU WANT

PROMPTS

A. Fake Engaged

1) "Tell me more; tell me more!" - Someone asks ‘oh how did you meet?’ or ‘how did you fall in love’ and you told them the real story of how we actually met except also you said you love me what is even happening I don't.

2) "...oh. OH." - We’ve been dating forever, and when you caught the bouquet at our friend’s wedding I jokingly proposed but everyone thought we were serious what do?

3) "Happy birthday!" - Remember when we were in high school and we swore that if we were still single at 30 we’d marry each other. Want to just tell people that happened.

4) "Over it 110%" - My ex just invited me to their wedding and I need you to be my fake fiancee date so it doesn't look like I've spent the last few years failing to get over them.

5) "Also I never call." - It’s my younger siblings wedding and my mother won’t shut up about how I’m going to die alone quick put on a ring this is a good plan.

6) "I won't say it, oh no." - We’re only engaged to get our parents off our backs and you’re in love with somebody else so feel free to hook up with them idc I’m not jealous who does that even.

7) "My whole life is thunder." - You need a plus-one for your sibling’s wedding after so I’m going as a favor but there’s been a misunderstanding and now your whole family thinks we’re engaged.

8) "Welcome to the family!" - You broke off your engagement with your long-time partner who you were supposed to bring home to meet your family so now you need me to pretend to be them.

9) “We’re getting fake engaged for [insert reason here]” - Just go for it, okay.

B. Fake Married

1) "Tell me more; tell me more!" - The same as 1 above; why are people always asking married couples how they met so rude.

2) "Is this what happened in Budapest?" - We’re assigned to this mission in which we have to pretend to be a married couple, but spoiler alert I'm actually really in love with you ahahaha fuck.

3) "Totally according to plan" - This is an arranged marriage and we definitely started out hating each other but now I’ve been falling in love with you and I don’t think it’s mutual.

4) "Just get in the taxi" - Someone important’s dying wish is to see me get married and you’re an old family friend I ran into at the airport on my way to visit him so hey let’s pretend we're married.

5) "Shake the glitter off your clothes now" - We were both drunk when you proposed to me in Vegas and I accidentally posted about it across social media so now we’re hungover and trying to figure out this mess because everyone's assuming we went to a chapel together did we even?

6) “We’re getting fake married for [insert reason here]” - Just seriously, okay.
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 MORE THAN PARTNERS

You two are a complimentary duo, a team that many would envy. One leads, the other follows. One offers support or intel or back up to the other, or perhaps even medical help for the other, the beserker or powerhouse. Whatever your cause may be - working for an organization, working for yourselves, adventuring, demon hunting, fighting giants, protecting humanity from rogue alchemists, or just living life in a situation that calls for a "partnership" - you work like a well-oiled machine.

But it's more than partnership. You look out for each other, watch each others' backs. No one will hurt your partner on your watch.

But it's more than that, too. More than anyone can ever know. You two care for one another nearly more than anyone else in the world (or perhaps more "nearly" involved), and you're partners in a different way as well...or, at least, you're dangerously skirting that line.

Even if that's a dangerous game, there's one thing for certain: you can't and won't let any affections and emotions get in the way of making sure they stay safe.

➳ Comment with your character's name and any preferences. You can also mention which "side" of the partnership you'd like to play, though that's optional.
➳ Reply to other characters.
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 Meeting for the First Time (again?) Meme


 

The first time you meet someone is always special, always unique. A moment you can never capture again. A moment that colors all that comes after. But what if you could relive it? Maybe you've been friends, partners, enemies for ages. Maybe you've never met because you're from different times, worlds, realities. Or maybe your canon just never said a word about how you met and it's time to find out how it could have happened.

Standard rules apply:

  • Comment with name, canon preferences
  • Use the list below for prompts if you need assistance
  • Reply, have fun, explore
Type:

  1. MagicSome mystical power (arcane, technological, etc) has zapped any memories you had of each other. When you look at each other, does something feel familiar, or are you total strangers?
  2. RewindBy some means, time had a bit of a hiccup and now you're back to the day you met. Is anything different?
  3. By Request: One of you demanded a do-over, or maybe someone you know wanted you to fix it and used mysterious means to make it happen.
  4. From A Dream: You just know in your heart you've seen them somewhere before, but maybe it wasn't while you were awake.
  5. Another World: Dragged across dimensional barriers or across the vastness of space, just to bump into someone special.
  6. We Never Knew: (for those with no canon story) Looking back on how it COULD have happened
  7. We've Never Met: True first encounters, you've never met before. At least not in THIS reality.
  8. Wildcard: Dealer's choice
Mood: 

  1. Love at first sight: Sometimes you just look at someone and you feel that zing in your heart
  2. Lust at first sight: And sometimes that zing is a tad bit lower
  3. Hate at first sight: No zing, only irritation and seething animosity
  4. Friends at first sight: You just know, without a doubt, that you want to do everything with this person, less of a zing more of a click
  5. Suspicion at first sight: Who are they? What do they want? Can they be trusted? The only zing happening is closer to paranoia than anything.
  6. Nothing at first sight: No spark, no zing, nothing. What could it mean?
  7. Wildcard: Make your own zing
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 In the Strangest of Places




It's no paradise you live in. Tensions are constantly high, danger may be just around the corner, and your well-executed plans more often than not fail. Whether it be a war-torn world, a time of political discord, or merely (merely?) the situation you find yourself in by being you, there's one thing not on your mind: love.

That all changes once you see them, and your life is changed. As you get to know this person, survival or success seems to no longer be your only concern. Your world is molding, shifting, integrating them into your priorities. What will you do when you realize this? Accept it with gusto and hope to be with them forever? Distance yourself because you cannot be distracted?


① Reply with your character, preferences, and any other information.
② Reply to others!
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 CALMING CARETAKER



Who in the world could hate kindness? Sweetness? Conscientiousness? All of us, on some level, like to be pampered and taken care of, from the most churlish to the most pleasant. Yes, even those grouchy grumps, or, of course, the cool-headed psychos -


Okay, maybe not all of us to the same degree.

Regardless of your disposition, somehow, you've gained a doting significant other. It seems like they find their greatest pleasure in taking care of and looking out for you. This may manifest in them simply trying to keep you entertained, happy, and healthy; it could also come in the form of them being a domestic doter, taking care of all your needs. Be it the former or the latter, there's an inherent adorableness that comes with their efforts and generosity, and in return, you have an urge to protect and care for them. They're just too precious for this world! Only, you know, there's a good chance you can a. ignore this, because you're emotionally stunted and full of wo/manpain, or b. repress it because you're a badass and would never.

Unless you've completely disregarded all that because they're just too much and you want to hold them forever.

So, how do you feel about all this? Do you wish they'd stop with this foolishness (not really)? Are you pushing them away? Are you embarrassed? Maybe you're absolutely taken with them! Just realize that you have it incredibly good.

HOW TO PLAY

• Comment with your character, preferences, their role, any info, etc.
• Reply to others.

ROLE

• Usual: This is how they always are. "Caring" is in their nature.
• Unexpected: They don't seem like the type...but with you, they are.
• Terrible at It: They're trying hard, yet it seems like they fail at trying to take care of you. Depending on who you are, though, that may just make them more endearing.
• Because You Like It: They heard you like those who are sweet and kind, so they're trying to change their ways.
• Not Together: Technically, you're not together romantically, but everyone knows the truth.
• The Doted Upon: What it says on the tin!

PROMPTS

• Feeding: Whether they cook for you or have moments where they feed you, literally, they take your nutrition seriously.
• Massage: Let them work out all those kinks.
• Clean You Up: Here, they've drawn a warm bath for you.
• Dress Your Wounds: If you're the kind of person who gets in battles, they'll see that you're all patched up.
• Singing: Or telling stories, or otherwise calming you down.
• Lap Rest: Sometimes, their lap is the best pillow.
• A Shoulder to Cry On: When you have troubles, they're always there to listen.
• The Calming Force: If you have moments of terror from past trauma, they're always willing to put themselves on the line to bring you back to reality, even if it puts them in danger.
• Soft Kisses: Their kisses feel so good, and they're never demanding.
• Head Pat: Sometimes, a simple gesture can mean the most.
• Grooming: They'll fix your hair - or at least play with it - and help you shave.
• Gifts: Homemade or expensive, they like to shower you in presents.
• Lovemaking: The obligatory smut option, where they're a generous lover.
• Protector: They look out for you, and while they don't seem that way, if you're threatened, they get like a bear protecting her cubs.
• Gentle Giant: They make you feel so small and delicate.
• Reverse: For once, you want to dote on and take care of them.
• Unwilling: It's a wonder they still try to care for you, because you're cruel to them and rebuff them at every turn, even if you really don't mean it.
• It's Okay to Cry: They never get upset because they don't want to put that on you. You want to let them know they can let it all out.
• WILDCARD
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 Secretly Married



Wedding invitations are expensive. Planning a ceremony is stressful, not to mention just plain overrated.


Why not get married quickly? You want to be together, don't you? Whether your union would be disapproved of, you have to get married before one of you leaves for a long time, there's another marriage, possibly involving one of you, you have to circumvent, you're drunk and it seems like a good idea, or you're just low-profile folks, you may find a shotgun secret wedding is right for you. It will certainly be a whirlwind of a night...and romantic, to boot!

Then, you two will be married, and no one will know. Mystery keeps a relationship fresh, you see (that, or it keeps it very difficult, but that's negativity talking!).

  • You can use this meme for shipping, silliness, smut, crack, angst, whatever you'd like!
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Both Broken
Healing doesn't come quickly, whether the need comes from physical or mental wounds. But you're trying regain your strength - and yourself.

People, as a general rule, are kind, or at least not outright inflammatory to you, it seems. Still, you just can't connect with them. No matter how nice, how caring, they don't understand. They've never experienced anything like what you've gone through, or they're not like you in a way that lets them see what you still go through; they have no frame of reference. Sure, they have sympathy, but it's not the same. So there's no real connection, despite any friendliness. It's so easy, then, to feel detached...

...until you meet them, in this place of both death and healing.

They may not have been through the exact same struggles, they may not be exactly the same as you, but they know what darkness is light. How they handle this fact may be better or worse than how you do, yet you can see yourself in their actions. And for once? There's connection; more than that, too. Slowly, you can feel yourself opening up towards them, and then, falling for them.

Is this something your used to? Will you fight your feelings, or will you jump at the opportunity to be with someone who can begin to get you? You may have little choice in the matter, as your instincts may just reach out to be with whatever compatible contact you can get. That's better, in the long run, though. Who else could have wounds like yours?

  • Essentially, it's what it says: a "romance," in the loose definition, or "shipping" meme for characters who have been through the wringer or have hangups.
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All About Them
To give is to receive, that's a cliche so old its rust has rusts. But bring it out one more time, slap new wheels, new paint on it - or forget the "to receive" part all together. Giving is more than fine on its own, at least in your eyes, at least right now...and especially when it comes to bedroom matters. You're in the most generous of moods at the moment, so you're going to lavish your partner/lover/one night stand with attention. Call it body worship if you'd like, or just going above and beyond. Do you feel so generous because you want to please this other person so badly? On the opposite end of the spectrum, you may simply want to have complete and utter control over them. Regardless of your reason, this tryst is all about them.

  • Reply with your character, preferences, and any info you want to include. If you top level, your character will be the one determined to focus all on their partner, the ones who reply.
  • In turn, you can reply to others.
  • Smut it up.
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 Frustration Fruition


Your sexual frustration levels are too damn high, no matter if you're a testy teenager with high hormones or a stoic saint with no usual taste for sin or anywhere in between. The source of your need can be just about anything: you've never met anyone of your age/gender preference before, you've wanted this particular person forever because of a colossal crush, you two have been together and you want to take things to the next level, there's been physical distance between, it's been a while since you've gotten any human contact of the sweeter kind...or you've never gotten any. Anyway, you're in a situation that's just too tempting -

Oh, forget resisting. You're not in the mood for that. And apparently, the mood they're in is open to you. Go ahead, what could hurt if you instigate (or let them instigate) and let off some steam?

—ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴛ. ɪɴғᴏ, ᴘʀᴇғs, ᴇᴛᴄ.
—ʀᴇᴘʟʏ ᴛᴏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs.
—ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴅ.
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 A Meme of FIRSTS!


You're in right smack in the middle of exciting times, perhaps even the peak of your life so far, and you're not alone. For you and your companion, it's all about firsts: first crush, first love, first fight, first confession, first kiss, first time, first adventure to certain death together - you know, as you do. There is a first time for everything, after all, and they say you never forget your first.

So...first?

WHAT DO?

  • It's what it says on the tin.
  • Your character can be at the right place and time for all these firsts, you can age them down, they're starting late, they never had the chance, it's an AU I DON'T EVEN CARE just play.
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  • Reply to other people.
  • Prompts are amalgamations of many, many different memes.
  1. First Kiss: Is there anything sweeter?

  2. First Date: Are you super awkward and nervous or getting on like a house on fire?

  3. First Meeting: Dropped your groceries? Bump into them on the subway? Party? Fender bender? The options are endless!

  4. First Anniversary: You've made it an entire year without killing one another! Time to break open the bubbly.

  5. First Pet: Dog or cat? Fish tank? Rhinoceros?

  6. First House: Apartment in the city, or perfect white picket fenced home! Either way, better make the best of it.

  7. What is this...Love Thing?: I don't understand love. What is love, baby don't hurt me ---

  8. Love at First Sight...or, at least, Interest: Hey little mama, let me holla at you.

  9. Gradual: Your interest in this person is growing after getting to know them.

  10. Excitement and FREAKING OUT: Oh my gosh, there's absolutely nothing you'd rather do than spend time with this person you want everything to be perfect oh gosh oh gosh.

  11. Hormonal: Girls are so weird but they look so nice.

  12. Sloppy Makeouts: Put on "Stairway to Heaven" and go to town.

  13. Arguments: You jerk! Look what you've done! I never want to see you again.

  14. School Romance: Oh, I hope senpai notices me...or the cute class president, or the head of cooking club, or -

  15. You're Like Family to Me: The two of you have been close forever, so you've never seen each other like that...until now.

  16. Unlucky Friend: You lost the person of your dreams to someone else, perhaps because of their allure or perhaps because you never spoke up. What can you do now?

  17. I'll Cheer You On: Always supportive, always by your side, they're the person you can count on. Why do they care so much, though?

  18. Slap-Slap-Kiss: I could kill you for what you just did! I could - I could KISS YOU.

  19. Confession in the Heat of the Moment: You're about to go defeat the ultimate baddie. How about confessing your feelings to the person you love? Seems legit.

  20. Sudden Kiss: Kiss from nowhere! There are lots of reasons for this: to stop someone from crying, to make them be quiet, or just to explain yourself when words can't.
  1. First Time: A little awkward, a little exciting, always memorable. ( Unless you had to get drunk to get up the nerve.)

  2. Hey, Can We Try...: You've been together, or at least doing it, for awhile, but one of you wants to try something new.

  3. Childhood Sweethearts: You've loved them what seems like forever, ever since you were little.

  4. Wedding Night: Have fun, newlyweds! Maybe one of you cut off the sex a couple months ago, just for tonight to be extra special.

  5. With Nature: In a forest or a field, how could you not be happy with the sun or moon shining down and the beauty of nature around you?

  6. Waking Up: Fluffy, sleepy, giggly morning sex.

  7. Protected/Safe: You always feel safe with them. How can you thank them?
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 One Kind Act



They showed you kindness, perhaps in a way you'd never seen before, perhaps in a way you can never repay. But you're trying; in exchange, you're offering your loyalty, for how much or how little that's worth. For them, you'd do anything: you'd fight, you'd protect, you'd be their right hand or their biggest advocate, if they needed it and you can offer it. As long as you get to stay by their side, it doesn't matter.


So, you certainly don't have to worry about your bond surpassing what you have now or becoming romantic, do you? That will just get in your way of being there for them. Since you've only got their best interest at heart, it won't bother you if someone else were to pursue them...

...right?

As long as you get to stay by their side. As long as you get to fight for them. As long as they need you.

  • Comment with your character, preference, and desired part.
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  • Play!
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 Completely Taken Care of

shipping meme.

Who in the world could hate kindness? Sweetness? Conscientiousness? All of us, on some level, like to be pampered and taken care of, from the most churlish to the most pleasant. Yes, even those grouchy grumps, or, of course, the cool-headed psychos -

Okay, maybe not all of us to the same degree.

Regardless of your disposition, somehow, you've gained a doting significant other. It seems like they find their greatest pleasure in taking care of and looking out for you. This may manifest in them simply trying to keep you entertained, happy, and healthy; it could also come in the form of them being a domestic doter, taking care of all your needs. Be it the former or the latter, there's an inherent adorableness that comes with their efforts and generosity, and in return, you have an urge to protect and care for them. They're just too precious for this world! Only, you know, there's a good chance you can a. ignore this, because you're emotionally stunted and full of wo/manpain, or b. repress it because you're a badass and would never.

Unless you've completely disregarded all that because they're just too much and you want to hold them forever.

So, how do you feel about all this? Do you wish they'd stop with this foolishness (not really)? Are you pushing them away? Are you embarrassed? Maybe you're absolutely taken with them! Just realize that you have it incredibly good.

HOW TO PLAY

• Comment with your character, preferences, their role, any info, etc.
• Reply to others.

ROLE

• Usual: This is how they always are. "Caring" is in their nature.
• Unexpected: They don't seem like the type...but with you, they are.
• Terrible at It: They're trying hard, yet it seems like they fail at trying to take care of you. Depending on who you are, though, that may just make them more endearing.
• Because You Like It: They heard you like those who are sweet and kind, so they're trying to change their ways.
• Not Together: Technically, you're not together romantically, but everyone knows the truth.
• The Doted Upon: What it says on the tin!

PROMPTS

• Feeding: Whether they cook for you or have moments where they feed you, literally, they take your nutrition seriously.
• Massage: Let them work out all those kinks.
• Clean You Up: Here, they've drawn a warm bath for you.
• Dress Your Wounds: If you're the kind of person who gets in battles, they'll see that you're all patched up.
• Singing: Or telling stories, or otherwise calming you down.
• Lap Rest: Sometimes, their lap is the best pillow.
• A Shoulder to Cry On: When you have troubles, they're always there to listen.
• The Calming Force: If you have moments of terror from past trauma, they're always willing to put themselves on the line to bring you back to reality, even if it puts them in danger.
• Soft Kisses: Their kisses feel so good, and they're never demanding.
• Head Pat: Sometimes, a simple gesture can mean the most.
• Grooming: They'll fix your hair - or at least play with it - and help you shave.
• Gifts: Homemade or expensive, they like to shower you in presents.
• Lovemaking: The obligatory smut option, where they're a generous lover.
• Protector: They look out for you, and while they don't seem that way, if you're threatened, they get like a bear protecting her cubs.
• Gentle Giant: They make you feel so small and delicate.
• Reverse: For once, you want to dote on and take care of them.
• Unwilling: It's a wonder they still try to care for you, because you're cruel to them and rebuff them at every turn, even if you really don't mean it.
• It's Okay to Cry: They never get upset because they don't want to put that on you. You want to let them know they can let it all out.
• WILDCARD
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How to Love

No matter how straightforward it may seem, the human emotion of "love," especially true, unconditional love, is complex and often hard to understand. All that forgiveness, all that dedication, all that light in the dark - how can one person have all that inside of them? You don't understand that, possibly because you're not a human. You're a calculating robot, an alien with a completely different frame of reference, or an artificially created being told only to feel certain ways. If you are a human, however, that doesn't necessarily clue you in to all the secrets of affection. Cold, uncaring assassins, brutal warriors, ruthless womanizers and maneaters, or the just plain broken can often feel like robots among their own kind.

But you want that to change. You have a stirring in your chest for someone and you want to know what love is so you can make them happy. This is the first time you've ever wanted to do so and be so unselfish. Hopefully, they can be a good teacher and help you open up, getting you both closer...

...or you could end up with someone as inexperienced as you. Well, there is something to be said about learning together.

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  • Do the thing.
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the MATES FOR LIFE meme


The one conceit of this meme: humans (or human-expies, whatever beings they may be) mate for life. With this comes the typical trappings of "mating for life" - indescribable closeness, contentment around your "destined," and, of course, in your all-too-familiar worst case, jealousy and rage should the bond be threatened.

Oh, and there's also the little caveat that, should your mate die, you die as well. But that's not too much to swallow, is it? The whole thing is only a small conceit, you know.

HOW TO PLAY

  • Comment with your character and preferences.
  • Reply to others, using the RNG or not at your pleasure.
  • Thread.
PROMPTS
romanticism | You approach the potential of mating with a dreamy hope. It will be just like a romance novel!
distaste | Ugh, mating? You're going to put it off...or maybe even try not to do it at all.
imprint | That's them. That's the one. You both know it, and you can't keep away.
first | The first time you come together sets the bond in stone, not to mention sets the stage for the rest of your lives.
share | Some mates are able to communicate and share their secrets through a mental link; others have to do it the old fashioned way and just speak up.
calm | When one partner goes berserk, there's only one person in this world who can get them to settle down.
comfort | Merely being in the presence of your mate can turn your stormy day around.
heal | Scars, mental or physical, can be mended with the right love from a mate.
need | Your body is going through actual physical withdrawal due to being away from your one and only.
protect | Whether the threat be real or jealously perceived, you have to keep what's yours from harm.
obsessed | You're beyond jealous. You've taken it too far
mistake | Mating with them was not the right decision, but you can't take it back.
cheat | Despite your being mated, you've chosen to break a sacred trust and go outside the home.
death | There's not much will left to live in you after your mate has passed. Even if there was, it's not like you have much of a choice not to die.
old mated couple | You've lasted a long time. This may be your "happy ending."
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  Secret, Selectively Sweet



No one would peg you as a "nice" person because, really, you're not. To most, you're prickly, and that's probably putting it mildly. Except in one case. One special person has you wrapped around their little finger. Whether you try to hide it or go all out, around them, you're a total goober. Do they know how you feel about them? Do 
you? Doesn't matter. You're still showing them a side you never had before, and all the sugar normal people spread around you pour on one, solitary person. You'll do anything to make them happy; they may not realize it, but you'd do exactly as they ask.

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The Swear Myself to You Meme

It's been like this your entire life. Or perhaps it just seems that way, since it's been this way so long. Or it could hasn't been that long, and you remember what things were like before - worthless, fruitless, purposeless. Now, though, all is different. You've sworn your life to someone...or had your life sworn to them by someone else, back when you were young or powerless enough to not control your life. It doesn't matter if this swearing is an expected part of your society or an oddity in a modern age, here you are, and you know what you're here for. This isn't servitude, not in a fashion, as there's theoretically an honor here in your absolute loyalty. You are essentially on your "sworn duty's" level, you've just, well, chosen to dedicate your life to them. So if you're their best or brainwashed into being their right hand, all of it comes from a place of admiration!

Hopefully!

Theoretically.

Your position, of course, means you're a tool to be used, and every job needs a different tool. What's your job? Were you raised from an infant be be a constant companion for the one you're sworn to, who you grew up with? Instead, you could be a bodyguard or a first line of defense. In some cultures, there's an expectation that people be good in bed for future spouses; you could be there to train the one you're sworn to in the art of lovemaking. Of course, how well you're able to do your job depends on how your relationship is with your most important person. Are they kind? Cruel? What if they don't want you? It will be incredibly awkward if neither of you want to be in this position.

One certainty is this, however: romance and sexuality, unless heavily controlled, is forbidden. After all, how can you effectively dedicate yourself to them if some part of you wants them to dedicate themself to you?

How to Play

  • Comment with your character, your preferences, and what side of the equation you'd prefer to play - the being sworn to or the one doing said swearing. There are also three settings available: old fashion, modern, and future. You may want to specify which one of those you'd like, if you have a strong opinion.
  • Reply to others.
  • Use the RNG to determine your scenario.
Setting

  1. Old Fashion: In the days of yore, be it ancient, medieval, or pseudo-Victorian - or altogether fantastical.
  2. Modern: The here and now, where swearing to someone is pretty rare.
  3. Future: Years from now, who knows what strange alien cultures and technologies we'll have to abide by?
Prompts

  1. From Birth: You two were raised together, as one of you was given as a baby. There's no one who knows the other better than you.
  2. BFFs: You are intended to be their lifetime companion...platonically, of course.
  3. Repayment: You owe your life to them in one way or another. Devotion is the least you can do.
  4. Out of Love: The reason you swore yourself to them is because you love them and this is the best way to be close to them, even if you have to sacrifice other things.
  5. Unwilling Charge: Can you swear yourself to someone who doesn't want you?
  6. Spoils of War: Being here and swearing allegiance isn't your idea, but when you or your people are defeated in battle, there's not much else you can do.
  7. Ward: Perhaps you weren't there as an infant, but you did grow up in the family from a young age. They may be like a sibling to you. Would you be able to view them in any other way?
  8. Marriage: ...a marriage is sort of a swearing, isn't it?
  9. Mind Control: You need to be more pliable and loyal to be any good, servant.
  10. Familiar: You were created through magic just for them.
  11. Guard: Focus. You have to protect them, and you can't if you're distracted.
  12. Eunuch: You're supposed to be completely chaste and celibate, or at least that's what they and those around them think.
  13. To Teach: Your charge is going to be married, and you have to teach them how to please a future spouse.
  14. Jealousy: You know you're not supposed to be
  15. More than One: Someone else has sworn themselves to your charge...you were here first!
  16. More than This: You want to be more to them than just a glorified servant.
  17. Unwilling Charge: They don't want you, but you have to serve them.
  18. Redemption: This is your way to make up for the sins of your past.
  19. ...what?: How to you get someone sworn to you again?
  20. Utter Devotion: There isn't anything you wouldn't do for them. Anything.
  21. Forbidden: Being with them sexually is a punishable offense for you, but neither of you care.
  22. Equals: In society, you two are on different levels. In private, you see more eye to eye.
  23. Not Too Serious: The more crack-y option. They saved you...but it was from something like stubbing your toe. Obviously, you owe yourself to them. Or something.
  24. FREESTYLE
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( taking care of you shipping meme )
 
Life is hard. You can go through rough patches and over bumps, and sometimes it feels as though you're definitely worse for the wear, both physically and mentally. It's nice to have someone - someone more than a friend - there for you in those times...even if you don't think you want them or deserve them. But they're here, and they'll take care of you.

How to Play:

* This is a shipping meme for more tender, soft moments, but a little more serious than your usual "fluff." It's for people who've been broken down by their experience and those who wish to heal them.
* Comment with your character/your preferences. You may also want to specify whether your character will be the one "cared for" or the one doing the "caring" + pertinent information, but for most effectiveness, it's best to be open to both.
* Comment around.

Prompts

1. Know You've Been Hurt By Someone Else: There are scars left on their heart from a past relationship or fling, and you have to let them know you're not the same way.
2. Can Tell By the Way You Carry Yourself: The person you have feelings for is one of those "cold stone wall" types who pushes people away. Can you get past that?
3. I've Asked About You: You've only heard bad things about this person, but you don't believe it.
4. What's a Life with No Fun: Lighten up a bit! You'd do anything to bring a smile to their face.
5. Please Don't Be So Ashamed: You have a big, BIG secret you don't want the other person to find out about, because surely they wouldn't want to even be near you if they did.
6. I've Had Mine, You've Had Yours: You've both had problems, and it could help to compare wounds so they can begin to heal.
7. Those Lies Heal: Protecting your loved one is more important that the truth, isn't it? It's a lie, but there are good intentions here.
8. You Can't Sleep: Because of past trauma, you're having a sleepless night. Luckily, this time you have somebody to help you and give you some comfort.
9. You Cry Still: The obligatory "seeing your significant other/love cry over something and wanting to make them stop at any cost" option.
10. All Get a Little Taste: Your loved one is sick or injured - literally this time - and you're looking out for them and trying to get them better.
11. You Just Don't Know: Either through magic, torture, or blunt trauma to the head, your special person can't remember you! It's up to you to get them to remember what was between you two by showing all the ways you cared for each other.
12. I Give Her Space: Part of being a careful lover is knowing when you need to leave them alone.
13. Tryna Run from That: Uh-oh, you don't want to fall in love, because you've been there, done that! Maybe there's still time to escape from this...or maybe it's too late.
14. I Will Care for You: After a particularly rough day, you're need a little TLC. Your loved one is going to do everything for you - a bath, food, the works.
15. All the Baggage Just Ain't as Heavy: You know it will take a while for this person to mend psychologically and spiritually, and you're willing to wait.
16. Change the Pace: And the smut option. Show you care through sex.
17. We'll Just Go Slow: You're going to take things one step at a time. No need to rush and define things. Just enjoy each other's company and the healing it brings.
18. We All Have Our Nights: Your lover, because of their past experience, is having a complete breakdown. You have to bring them back from the edge.
19. You Don't Say You Love Me: You both know how you feel, but one of you is having problems saying the four letter word. That's okay, though. Your lover understands.
20. To Save You: After months or years, you've both worked on the problems and old scars and you might just be ready to start something resembling a normal love.
21. CHOOSE SOMETHING ELSE
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the impurity & purity pairing meme


  • you're impure. you've done bad things, been a cruel person, or you've been terribly wrong, and you've seen what the world really is. maybe you're bad, or maybe your road to hell is paved with good intentions. whatever the case is, there's red in your ledger.

  • they're pure. almost innocent, even. they're kind and open and the very opposite of worldly. maybe they're not always good, no one is, but their heart is clean.

  • despite these differences, there's something between you. you shouldn't relate, you should be worlds away...

  • how to play
    • comment with your character. mention if they're more likely to be pure or impure.

    • reply to others.

    • use the rng to determine the direction of your thread or come up with your own direction.

  • prompts
    • light || the pure is affecting the impure in a positive way.

    • dark || the impure is affecting the pure in a negative way.

    • purposeful || you want to corrupt something so pure.

    • forgive || they know what you've done and they've forgiven you.

    • death || something comes up from the dark past and strikes out at the one loved the most. they know it would hurt you to see them in pain - or worse.

    • life || the smut option. will there be hesitance in "defiling" purity?

    • cheer || never again did you think that there would be simple joys. picnics, birthdays, gentle holding of hands.

    • confessions || you have to get them into your life; they're the only good thing you can see.

    • teach || one party is teaching the other about more worldly pursuits, may or may not be sexual. perhaps they feel guilty for this, perhaps they don't.

    • end || you can't do this to them anymore. they deserve so much better than you.
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making love.


HOW TO PLAY

  • Comment with your character and preferences.

  • Reply to others.

  • Roll the RNG for prompts or come up with your own.

PROMPTS

  • The First Time - You're in unknown territory, yet it feels so good! Your affection for this other person makes it all the better, too.

  • First Relationship - You've been with someone before. You've never been in a relationship, though, and that takes things to a new level.

  • So Innocent - The experience difference makes you feel guilty, but it also makes you want to dote on your partner.

  • Kissing - The only thing that can draw attention away from the friction between bodies is the touch, touch, touching of lips together.

  • Date - After spending a wonderful time together, there's no other way to end things than with a bang.

  • Touch - Gentle touches, sexy touches, just reach out and touch the one you love.

  • Not So Usual - You're stoic, brooding, so above petty emotions, maybe even an asshole. Still, you love somebody and there are cracks in your facade.

  • Flirt - What's a little playful affection or innuendo between lovers?

  • Naughty - You really shouldn't. They're busy, you're in a inconvenient location, whatever the situation may be. You really shouldn't have your hands on them...but you do.

  • Changed by You: Your love for someone has made you a better person, perhaps even driving you to turn over a new, nicer leaf. Or maybe we shouldn't get ahead of ourselves, right?

  • Your Attention Please - A surefire way to get someone's attention is to show them how nice you can be.

  • In Denial - You don't love this person. There's no way in the world. So what if you love being with them and love being intimate - wait, no. Like. Only like, no love.

  • Bravado - For what you're lacking in skills, you make up for enthusiasm and the gumption to not admit to your lack of skills.

  • Implicit Trust - Trust is hard to earn, and they've earned yours, even if you thought that impossible.

  • Lap Pillow - What a place to lay your weary head. It'll only get better with a tilt.

  • Explosive - Nobody expects you guys really love each other. After all, you argue, argue, argue!

  • UST Resolved - All that tension is finally relieved and you're in each others' arms

  • Out of My League - Why do they bother with you? They're so high, so out of what should be your reach. For that, they're due your worship.

  • You're Beautiful - In your eyes, you love is perfect. Maybe they'll believe you if you say it while you're in the throes of your lovemaking?

  • Gift - They deserve the best

  • Silliness - Once two people get close beyond words, keeping up appearances isn't as important. Sex can be fun and ridiculous.

  • Something for Nothing - You are being selfless, giving your partner all the pleasure and expecting nothing back.

  • Slow - There's no need to rush. Both of you are taking your sweet time tonight, savoring every part of each others' bodies.

  • Impassioned - Rough, quick, like a man dying of hunger, you have to have them. Still, there's love here that's impossible to describe.

  • A Helping Hand - Get them off with a touch that's more than soft.

  • Hurt - It may not heal their wounds, but your offering might help them mentally recover.

  • Tears - You're so overwhelmed with emotions that you can't hold back, no matter that you're right near an orgasm. Or maybe it's because of that.

  • Admission - It's your love confession. Make it count. Who cares that you've just slid some fingers inside of them?

  • Make Up - For when "I'm sorry"s just don't cut it.

  • Forgiven - They've held a grudge against you for years. Now, it all seems like dust in the wind as you come together once again.

  • Cuddle - Nothing sexual here...unless there is. It will be hard to ignore how turned on you are as you snuggle close.

  • Quick - Just because you have to hurry things up doesn't make it bad.

  • Dancing - Dirty dancing or slow, sensual steps.

  • Dress and Undress - Get help putting on those difficult clothing items, and don't forget to get help taking it off.

  • Holding Back - We always hurt the ones we love, but you don't want to do it while you're in bed and actively not intending to.

  • Good Clean Fun - The water's warm, you both are dirty, and a relaxing soak awaits. At least until you figure out what's even better than lounging in bubbles.

  • Teaching You -

  • Opposites Attract - You'd think that you guys would never ever agree. They like the movies, and you like TV. Still, your bond is stronger than your differences.

  • Forbidden - Societal divides, relation, age differences, power discrepancy, vows, or being involved with someone else are roadblocks to being completely content with this love. No one else can understand what's between the two of you.

  • Proposal - You want them to marry you. Well, at least you're on your knee...s.

  • Healed Trauma - Traumas don't usually completely heal. The companionship and reliability of someone else, however, may be a step in the right direction.

  • Kept Up at Night - The nightmares won't let you sleep. Perhaps your partner can soothe you to dreamland with their presence.

  • Distraction - Take your or their mind off the bad things in life and focus on what you have behind closed doors.

  • Switch it Out - The top takes the bottom and the bottom takes the top.

  • Can't Get Enough - You're so taken by what they can do to you, you want seconds. Thirds. Fourth.

  • You're My Weakness - They're you're weakness, so you have to protect them.

  • Blow My Mind - You want to leave them a blubbering, thoughtless mess.

  • Stay in Bed - All you want to do is lay between the sheets, sleep, and find other activities for two.

  • Playing House - You may not be able to be domestic all the time, but there's some kind of solace in pretending at husband/wife, husband/husband, or wife/wife.

  • Soon to Depart - It's the last time you'll see each other for a while. Give them one for the road.

  • Reunited - After a long absence, there's tons to catch up on.

  • Tragedy - Both of your hearts are torn, and you have to find comfort in each other.

  • Kink - They've always wanted to try something forever, and you love them enough to indulge them.

  • Hurts So Good - You'd never hurt them unless they want it.

  • Last Time - For whatever reason, despite the fact that you'll always love and pine for them, this will be the last time you can be with them.

  • CHOOSE YOUR OWN
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The TOOK  YOU  IN Shipping Meme

They were on your front door, in your yard, or on the street, confused and clearly in no position to fend for themselves; in a worst case scenario, they were bruised and battered, possibly close to death. Bleeding heart or not, you can't just be so cruel as to let them suffer. They need a place to stay, and you'll open your home to them...long enough to get back on their feet, anyway.

Speaking of feet, the shoe could be on the other one. You're worse for the wear - in a new place, possibly injured, certainly not in the best state of mind. You could not even remember how you got here or who you are to get here, for that matter. You may not want to remember. Whether willing or not so willing, you're in no position to turn down help, especially if said helper won't take no for an answer. No matter how dedicated you are to looking after yourself, there's only so much you can do in your position.

The two of you are staying together, at any rate. Only for a while, the plan is. But after said while, even though strength and confidence is returning to the injured, there's something a little different between you two. It could be the close quarters, the kindness shown, or a number of things, but quietly, softly, feelings have grown. Could more confusion and hurt spring from this? What about when it's time to go? Can the temporary resident leave as easily as they intended? You're so close now, perhaps a little while longer can't do any harm...

...until whatever it was that put them in such a perilous position in the first place comes back, and there could be "justice" for anyone who's dared to help.

RULES

  • Comment with your character and preferences. Say if you'd rather play the taken in or the person taking them in.
  • Reply to others.
PROMPTS

  1. ғɪɴᴅɪɴɢ — Who's that? They're no ordinary passersby! Were they in an accident? Are they foreign? ...should you approach them?

  2. ʀᴀɪɴ, ʀᴀɪɴ, ɢᴏ ᴀᴡᴀʏ — The elements make this night no time to sleep out of doors.

  3. ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ — Cuts, broken bones, injuries all of sorts...you have to stitch them back up, then make sure they don't get any

  4. ɢᴏᴏᴅ ɢᴜᴇsᴛ — It's all you can do to show gratitude to the person who took you in. Fix them a meal, care for their house, whatever you can do once you're able.

  5. ʙᴀᴅ ɢᴜᴇsᴛ — FUCK THIS PERSON AND FUCK THEIR COUCH. You didn't ask to be brought here. Let them clean up after you, you don't even care.

  6. ᴡʜᴏ ᴀᴍ ɪ? — How you got into this situation is a mystery. Even more of a mystery is your identity, and why the person you were would be so displaced.

  7. sᴇʟғʟᴇssɴᴇss —

  8. ʟᴇᴀʀɴɪɴɢ — If you've been injured badly enough or can't remember all too well, you might have to relearn a good deal. Luckily, you have a helping hand.

  9. sᴄᴀʀs — Scars from the encounter that lead you here or scars from prior, you don't want them to see either. You still have your secrets to keep.

  10. sᴛᴜʙʙᴏʀɴ — Ugh, your house guest is so stubborn! They always get up when they should be resting, have the worst habits, and completely disrespect your home! You'll get to them, one way or another. Or you'll throw them out. You don't want to, but you will.

  11. ᴄᴏᴍғᴏʀᴛ — Bad memories or nightmares wreck you; your host and nurse comes to your side unexpectedly.

  12. ᴄᴜʟᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴄʟᴀsʜ — The person who's taken you in is from a different culture or lifestyle than you, and adapting is harder than you thought.

  13. ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ғᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ — Think learning about a new culture is hard? Try being a different species. Can you keep your little eccentricities at bay for the good of your station?

  14. ᴊᴇᴀʟᴏᴜsʏ — Now that your emotions towards your caretaker/host/jailer are softening, you're finding yourself unusually jealous of those in their life who were close to them before.

  15. ɴᴇᴡ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛɪᴇs — You never thought you'd have fun after all that's happened, yet such simple gestures as a picnic or a movie make all the difference.

  16. ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ — You love them, this person who's taken you in or this person you've found. It's not a pity or a thankfulness, it's love, and you know that now. What you choose to do with this information is

  17. ʜɪsᴛᴏʀʏ — Suddenly, the person who's been so nice to you finds out that the two of you have a history. You killed their loved ones or caused something terrible. How can they forgive you?

  18. ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛ — So much has been done for you. The least you can do in return for the one who helped you at your lowest is make sure they never have such a low point.

  19. ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴇs ᴋɴᴏᴄᴋɪɴɢ — Anyone in the way of getting to you will be destroyed, and that includes the person you're staying with.

  20. ʟɪᴠᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇᴍ — You've been given a home, maybe which you've never had before. You don't want to leave.

  21. ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ — Not only are you living with them, but you're starting a proper life with them.

  22. ʀᴇᴠᴇᴀʟ — All secrets are laid out on the table. You've decided to tell about your past and what lead you here.

  23. ʀᴇᴠᴜʟsɪᴏɴ — What you've done and who you are is so heinous, they want nothing more to do. You're to leave their home and leave them alone.

  24. ᴀᴄᴄᴇᴘᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ — It doesn't matter what they've done. You've opened your home and your heart to them, and nothing's changed.

  25. ᴘᴀʀᴛɪɴɢ — All things must come to an end. No matter what you feel for each other, it's time to leave. Hopefully, you'll see each other again.

  26. ʜᴀᴘᴘɪʟʏ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ — Come what may, you've decided to stay at your new home with the person you love. Now, it's safe enough to do so.

  27. ᴡɪʟᴅᴄᴀʀᴅ
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Age of Sail Meme


Welcome to the high seas and the Caribbean, in the Golden Age of Sail—and Piracy! Hoist anchors and set sail, because there’s adventure—and treasure—on the horizon.


Roles:

Piracy

A. Ship captain, of course, would you be found anywhere else? Command and the sea, those are your callings. Along with, of course, plunder.
B. Quartermaster, elected representative of the crew’s interests, and with power to veto the Captain’s decisions whenever the ship is not engaged in battle.
C. Crew. You’re in it for the plunder, and can’t be bothered with those pesky decisions. Unless, just maybe, you’ve got a mutiny in mind.
D. Cabin boy. Lowest in rank and newest on the ship, without any sailing experience of your own, but you’ll work your way up.

The Law

E. Pirate-hunter. Maybe you’re working freelance, taking bounties where you find them, or maybe you are an officer of a royal navy, but either way, you’re tasked with bringing those lawless pirates to justice. There’s money in it, and glory for you.
F. Governor. You are the law, in your little corner of the Caribbean. Troops from the homeland, money and resources are yours, but anarchy is just one mistake away, and the pirates are always threatening your ships and those of your traders.
G. Honest sailor. You follow orders and don’t ask too many questions about them. Or the cargo.

Land-Lubbers

H. Innkeeper or Brothel Madam. When the pirates and sailors come into town, they’re going to need food, drink, and companionship. You’re here to provide that.
I. Shipwright. Ships and repairs, it’s all your business. You’re willing to serve any customer, and you don’t ask too many questions.

J. Wildcard! Who would your character be in the Golden Age of Sail?

Mix and match, pirates and pirate hunters, raid a ship or follow a map to treasure. Go get that horizon!
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  trust ONLY you



Intimacy is wonderful, no doubt...but you just can't. For you, you can't let someone in like that, can't let your guard down, or just don't want to. There's also the possibility that you actually 
cannot be close and candid like that, unless you want to risk their safety and yours. It could, however, be a much more normal case: you were burned in the past by someone, and you don't want that to happen again, or no matter how much of an open book you are in all other aspects of your life, sexuality makes you clam up and retreat.

You just can't be with someone - at least not just anyone.

Until the right person comes along, then everything changes. Their strength, their kindness, or their trust in you makes you trust them; finally, there's someone you can be honest with and be comfortable enough with to explore a side of you that's had to be locked up. Whenever you have an urge, you can turn to a partner who can give you relief. Whether your tastes be a kink you've always secretly had or just a vanilla, consensual connection, don't be hesitant to let go.

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  • Reply to others and thread out as you desire.
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   Your Port in the Storm



You can never stay in one place for too long, be the cause your own itching feet or less than pleasant circumstances keeping you on the run. Still, more often than not, you find yourself returning to the same old places, like animals returning from winter migration. Actually, you keep coming back to one 
person, because you know no matter where you roam, you'll always have a place with them...and in their arms. Perhaps, even in their bed.

Absence really does make the heart grow fonder with you two, so live in this moment. Who knows when you'll have to leave yet again?
→ Comment with your character, info, preferences, and whether you want your character to be wandering one or the steady point.
→ Reply to others.
→ Thread. This doesn't have to be a smut meme at all, though it implies it. Just be clear in your prefs!
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  the created for each other meme
a dark shipping meme
tl;dr version — a meme that explores a shipping concept from a darker perspective. Characters, brainwashed by losing their memories and other scientific deviancies, are bonded with their "lifemate," who they're said to be created for. They must live together and grow co-dependently close, all while the machinations behind the scene are twirling like cogs in order to move them closer to the darkness.

Anyone can be manipulated. You just need to work at them through the right person.

You wake up, groggy and confused, in a white room that is expansive and furnished with all white furniture, yet pristine. The white is probably so bright that it hurts your eyes and you may have to blink for a moment. It doesn't help that your body is swathed in white, too; you're wearing what appears to be a modern day white cotton scrub top and and bottom. In fact, the only spot of black on you is on the palm of your hand: right in the center, there's a barcode. Under that, in neat, angular print, is a name. Your name.

It's a good thing it's there because otherwise, you wouldn't know it. Your memories are gone. You don't know how you got here, why you're here, or much of anything else. Soon, however, you'll know that you're not alone. The other person is not you're captor, that much is for sure. They're clothed like you are and look just as confused. They even have the exact same barcode as you, down to the last number. The only thing that differs is the name under it.

But the room is furnished for one alone. One bed, one couch, one bathroom. You two don't know much, yet you know you are two. The secret is soon made clear by a voice over a hidden loudspeaker. The voice claims to be a scientist and announces the purpose of you being here. This is the first day of your existence, they say, and you two were created together and for each other. Lifemates, the term is. You both are the perfect scientific experiment, and let man not tear asunder what science hath created.

And that's it.

Accept this or not, there seems to be little recourse. The room has no visible entrance or exit. The walls don't budge if you hit them. Nothing works. The only time anything changes is when food is brought in, but neither of you have ever seen that occasion. No matter how long you stay up, you always fall asleep when food or other necessities come in. Could that have something to do with the soft, soothing voices and pleasant feelings that sometimes come when you least except them?

You and your "lifemate" may be mutually scared, get along swimmingly from the start. It doesn't matter. Eventually, you'll become closer and closer. Lines will get crossed. Boundaries will get obliterated. Maybe it's because they're the only lifeline you have. Or maybe, maybe what the "scientist" said is right. You're created for each other, and this is your natural state. Whatever the case may be, as time goes on, you want to stay with them, even if you still want to leave this place. After all, how could you leave the side of the person you've spent your whole life with.

Yet there's something in your mind that tells you there's wrong here. Sometimes, at night, you'll get images of another life, and later, during the day, you'll feel hints of an existence you've never known. Luckily, you have your lifemate to get you through this.

HOW TO PLAY

  • Basically, your character has no memories and are power-nerfed...for some options.
  • Reply with your character and preferences. Also be sure to mention whether or not you'll play smut, since some options are smut-tinged.
  • Reply to others!
PROMPTS

  1. First Meeting — You've just woken up and are getting the news.
  2. Learning about Each Other — Though you don't have memories, you still have personalities to navigate.
  3. Distaste — You don't like each other. How are you created for each other at all?
  4. Guard — While one sleeps, the other looks on. Why does their sleeping form bring up so much fondness?
  5. Unwittingly — You didn't want to give in, yet you find yourself being pulled in by your companion and growing protective of them.
  6. Closeness — Soft words grow into soft touches, embraces, tiny kisses, and a gentle (relatively) haven.
  7. Initiating — The first time you're going to be intimate, or the five millionth time, it will be on your own terms.
  8. Need You Now — You've grown reliant on your "lifemate" to keep you calm or even take care of you, whether you want to admit it or not. You may even need them beside you to sleep or
  9. Physicality — Your relationship has a full-on carnal aspect. What else is there to do?
  10. Twisted by Science — Your emotions have been tampered with to make you love your lifemate more because you weren't responding.
  11. Pure Love — Despite the situation, what you feel for your companion is real. You truly love them, even if you haven't told them.
  12. Connection — In some cases, lifemates have been known to have a mental connection, where they can share some thoughts and all pain.
  13. Aphrodisiac — The sexual bonding between the two of you isn't progressing in a way it should, so one or both of you is injected with a potent aphrodisiac. That should do the trick.
  14. Implanted Memories — You remember happy times with your lifemate. Surely those memories are real.
  15. Flashbacks — You remember another life, and it doesn't match up with what you know.
  16. Nightmares — Waking up in the middle of the night, sweating in fear is never a wonderful experience. Luckily, you have someone close by to cheer you up...if you want to worry them with your dreams.
  17. No One but You — You've decided to ignore the scientists and make the best of what you have, carving out a little life together.
  18. Scientist — You're not actually a lifemate, you're a scientist! However, you've developed pesky feelings for one of your subjects.
  19. Breeding Stock — You're not humans, you're animals, and the scientists want you to breed as such.
  20. Protect — You'll fight off anyone to protect your lifemate, scientists included.
  21. Power Surge — What are these powers that have suddenly appeared? You've never had these! Your lifemate should stay back, lest you hurt them.
  22. Training Together — New equipment has been put into your living quarters and you've been told to learn to work together perfectly. Whether you're both fighters or one is a fighter and the other their handler or healer, you must fit as well in battle as you do in life.
  23. The Veil Falls — The curtain is raised, and you see that you're not an experiment. You had a life that's been stolen from you. Your mate had one, too. What will you do with this new knowledge?
  24. Wish to Forget — Instead of being angry or glad about your past existence, you're horrified by what it was like and only want to live in the now with your lifemate.
  25. To Garner a Response — The scientists want to see how you'd respond if your lifemate was hurt.
  26. A Task Given — In order to guarantee the safety of your lifemate, you have to do a certain task. Maybe hurting someone else isn't a big deal as long as you get what's yours back.
  27. A Taste of Freedom — You and your lifemate are allowed out, but you have a job to do.
  28. Separated — You've been disobedient and as such, you two will be punished by separation.
  29. Escape — There's a tiny window of opportunity to get out. Take it. But no one gets left behind, even if you would have before.
  30. Separate Ways — Now that you're out, there's no reason to stay together, right? You're not really lifemates, right?
  31. Can't Be Without You — ...only not, because now you're dependent on each other, and you can't live a life alone or with another.
  32. Hard Time Adjusting — It's different living in the free world when you're used to being in a completely controlled habitat.
  33. Living a Peaceful Life — You've managed to get past all the challenges and are now living a normal life together. But did the scientists ultimately win? After all, you are still "lifemates"...and there's still the trauma to deal with...
  34. ANYTHING ELSE or WILDCARD OPTION!!!
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 A Taste of Normalcy
shipping meme


how to play;

  • Comment with your character and preferences.
  • Respond to others.
  • THERE WILL BE QUESTIONABLE CONTENT. Just because it's a shipping meme doesn't means everything's fluffy; in fact, more options than not have some unfortunate implications.
prompts;

  1. Open Secret: You two have never specifically said who you are in this new place, though you've never denied it.
  2. Witness Protection: To protect your lives, you must live under assumed identities.
  3. Your Real Life: What you knew before was false. This is the actuality.
  4. After a Tragedy: All your friends are dead. Your group is shaken. You saw someone you love murdered. The only other person you have left is the one you're with.
  5. Second Chance at Life: After a brush with death, you've decided to do things right and actually live.
  6. I Don't Want this Life, Dean: You don't want to continue in the family business - er, in your old ways set up by someone else, so you cling to someone who can give you a normal life.
  7. Criminal: You did a bad thing and are wanted. For your protection and the safety of the one you lo...that person, you have to hide.
  8. Turning Over a New Leaf: You're genuinely trying to become a better person and you can't do that with the reminders of your old home and old life.
  9. Rehabilitation: Your lover is helping you get over your wounds, your traumas, or your flaws.
  10. Blank Slate: You have to have a new life because you don't know your old one! All you know is the person you're with and the things they can tell you.
  11. Partners in Crime: You two are rough around the edges, but you're reformed. Really, you just want a peaceful life!
  12. Old Habits Die Hard: No matter what your life is now, you can't shake the need to double check the locks or hold your magic wand tight.
  13. Guilt: You're guilty about your relationship, so you have to reside in hiding.
  14. Through Elicit Means: You got with your partner through cheating and you want to keep that fact on the low.
  15. Stolen Away: You stole your partner - from a bad situation or from someone cruel - so you have to keep your heads down
  16. Taboo:
    1. Incest: It's better for you to live where no one know's you're related.
    2. Age Difference: You can always fake IDs and birth certificates.
    3. Interspecies: There has to be somewhere that doesn't have the prejudices of your home.
  17. Tyrannical Government: You're political enemies drawn together. Perhaps you're working to undermine the government, or maybe you've escaped from that place and are living in peace.
  18. Pulled from the Darkness: Your previous life was so terrible, you don't want to even ponder it any more. End of story, it doesn't matter.
  19. Dependent: You don't know anyone else in this new world of yours, or you don't know how to navigate it, making you dependent on your partner.
  20. Protecting Them: You're with them and hiding them for their own benefit.
  21. They Don't About Your Past:
    1. Secret Monster: If they knew about who you used to be, they'd be disgusted and want nothing to do with you.
    2. For Them: You're dangerous to be around, so you can't clue them in lest an old enemy or your own abilities come back and harm them.
    3. Florence Nightingale: They found you and took you in to help you, no questions asked. You couldn't help but fall for them.
  22. Using Them: This new life is just a sham. You want them to be your camouflage, maybe even getting others to believe you've changed.
  23. Faked Turned Real:
  24. Both of you were using each other for cover, but now...you're not sure.
  25. Brainwashing:
    1. One-Sided: You love them and want them to believe that things have always been like this. Can you be blamed for going about it this way?
    2. Mutual: Both of you think you've always lived this life, thanks to outside forces.
  26. Who Am I, Really?: You love your partner, but you feel like you're losing yourself.
  27. WILDCARD
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 Action Romance meme



Love is has no time table. Chemistry works on its own time. So what if the two of are stuck on an adventure, in a dire situation, or even in survival mode? You heart has made its choice.


HOW to PLAY

  • Comment with your character, preferences, and any other info - ie, keep it PG, etc.
  • Feel free to AU your character or include information about them.
  • Reply to others.
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❝Just Love❞

Perhaps you're the kindest, most love-filled person in the world. Or, on the other hand, you may be a calculating, cold villain. But for this meme, everyone in this spectrum has one thing in common: you feel love towards someone. Not a facade, not even lust, but real, true love. This, of course, complicates things, yet your love is all-consuming and cannot be ignored.

How To Play:

  • This is a shipping meme that operates on "true love." You're welcome to interpret that as you will through your character and your character's culture/society/canon, but what your character will feel is equivalent to love. Not pretending, not a falsehood, etc etc. Actual love. This may be hard for them but that's the point of the meme!
  • Comment with your preferences.
  • Comment around to others. Respect their preferences.
  • Use the prompts or make up your own ideas.
Prompts:

1. First Love: You've never felt love before, at least not romantic love.
2. Been Burned Before: You had a relationship or loved someone before, and it didn't go well.
3. Fighting It: Nope. You don't want love. Not gonna happen.
4. Confession: You decide not to fight it. Instead, you just want to give in and tell the person, for better or for worse. Good thing they love you back...
5. Courtship: You want to take it slow, so you're doing the dating thing. Awww, how sweet.
6. Do That To Me One More Time: The obligatory smut option. You're using the physical to show the emotional.
7. I Don't Deserve You: You don't think you deserve the affection of the amazing, perfect person who loves you, disgusting and horrible and broken you.
8. Forbidden: It had to be here. You're both members of different factions, species, classes, and so on. But nothing will stand in the way of your feelings unless you let it.
9. Be My Bad Boy: Similar to the above but one of you is "good" while the other is "evil." Despite this, your relationship is just as strong and just as pure as anyone else's.
10. For Your Own Good: We all know the romance trope. One party must leave the other, though they still love them desperately. They must make their love hate them for their own good.
11. Trying to Make It Work: Through good times and bad, you've decided to work together for what you feel, because you know you'll only ever love this person.
12. Back Together: You only had room for one person in your heart, and they were the one that got away. Now, though, you have another chance.
13. I Refuse to Leave: Sometimes, even true love isn't all that good. Sometimes it's destructive and painful, and the person you love isn't the one who's good for you. But they love you, and you can't leave.
14. Keep Your Hands Off!: You have to defend your partner, and you won't let anyone stand in the way.
15. Marry You: You've decided to make things permanent. You're getting married to this person, or whatever other bonding ceremony applies.
16. Doomed: You are seeing this love through to the end, even if you know one of you is dying, being taken away, or otherwise gone from the picture.
17. Wildcard
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( dangerously sweet )


Because is there anything better than a dangerous, potentially deadly stoic whose one weakness is their sweet, harmless object of affection? Especially if the latter has the former wrapped around their finger, knowingly or otherwise.

To avoid tl;dr - suddenly, a wild bae approaches! Their attempt to turn you into a puddle of goo at the knees, whether purposeful or not, is very effective.

  • This meme is pretty shamelessly for fluff, opening up, dokis, and also more dokis.
  • Respond with your character, preferences, what role you'd like to play if it matters, and any other info.
  • Then, respond to others.
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  SPACE. THE FINAL FRONTIER.



Ever thought what it would be like to kick the dirt from your boots, board a starship and take off for galaxies unknown? Or maybe you were born in space, and have never even set foot on a planet's surface? Perhaps you're an explorer, charting the universe in search of treasure, knowledge, alien technology, or just for the thrill of it? Or maybe you're on the run from someone or something, and need a hiding place beyond the farthest star. The possibilities are, just like the universe, 
endless!!

PICK A PROMPT: or more than one!

◈ Military--you're an officer/grunt for whatever Fleet patrols your solar system, trusted with keeping the peace and ensuring all civilians follow intergalactic laws.
◈ Pirate--Stealing treasure and kidnapping for ransom isn't just for ocean-going brigands anymore!
◈ Mercenary--You've got a starship, a lot of guns, a cutthroat crew and will work for coin; ethics and morality are for those other jerks.
◈ Invader--We're taking your planet and we're taking it now! All your Base are belong to us!
◈ Defender--Oh no! Your planet is being invaded! What are you going to do, run and hide? Or take up arms and kick some alien ass!
◈ Smuggler--You know all the good spaceports, the planets where no questions are asked, and how to get around the laws and the intergalactic patrols to deliver the goods.
◈ Outlaw--Your mug is pasted in every port this side of the Milky Way. You're a lawbreaker and every Badge is looking to bring you in. Dead or Alive.
◈ Diplomat/Ambassador--Intergalactic politics can be cutthroat. Yet you manage to hold your own when it comes to peace talks between, not just nations, but entire planets.
◈ Alien--Where are you from again? Planet Xplgpr Prime? Oh, how--nice.
◈ Cyborg/AI--You're not even human, but a construct built for some elusive purpose. Find your niche in this wide, wide universe doing what you were programmed to do.
◈ Make your own!!

HOW TO PLAY:

◉ Post with your character, canon and preferences
◉ Add your prompt choices (optional)
◉ Write your own starter for others to tag (optional)
◉ Be awesome! To yourself and each other. (preferred)
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AMNESIAC ROMANCE

You have no idea who you are.

One day, you just woke up from the darkness, confused and alone. You barely remember your own name, much less why you're here...or where here is, even. Your own body is strange to you, and if you have some kind of power or ability, that must be frightening. Perhaps you're angry at everything so new and different, lost in this strange world you don't understand or know your own place in. Maybe you feel the need to hide away, lest you be crushed by everyone out there who is sure to hurt you.

You are so, so alone.

Only you're not. There is one person, one person who's found you and taken you in. They've shown you kindness, looking after you while you can barely look out for yourself. Out of the goodness of their heart, they've shown you things, taught you things. Most importantly, they're giving you a new sense of identity. And for that, you've begun to appreciate them. More than words can say, actually. You care for them so deeply that your heart hurts around them. Is that normal? What is this feeling? You can't imagine life without them, and leaving them- That's something you could never consider. Is this lov...

The word's on the tip of your tongue, but you can't figure it out, exactly. What you can figure out is that you want to give everything you can to the person who's done so much for them. You want to stay by their side and make them happy. You want to protect them at all costs.

So no one would blame you for getting confused when you see them with someone else or getting angry when you believe they're in danger. And certainly it's only natural for you to get frustrated when you want to tell them what you think of them, what they mean to you, and you can't figure out what to do. Perhaps following instincts will do?

One thing you know is that this bond and these emotions will never go away, not even when you learn who you are.

RULES

- This meme is for examining what happens when someone with no memories, potentially someone with powers or skills that could be dangerous at the very least, develops deep feelings for the person who's taken them in or is helping them realize their past. It can be played as awkward, adventurous, tragic, cracky, fluffy, truly romantic, or anything in between. You can play at the beginning, the part where emotions have strongly developed, or even when the amnesiac has regained their memories and must now deal with new feelings.
- Reply with your character and preferences. Mention if you'd like to play the amnesiac, the caretaker/help, or both.
- The role of caretaker does not have to always be beneficial. Maybe they caused this condition in the first place so the other character would be dependent, loving, and loyal towards them.
- Reply to others and play.
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   That Spark



It's time for the Big Damn Moment.


You know the one. There's been a connection between you and this other person - something you can only call flirtation, even if you're a human-shaped blob of awkwardness or doom and gloom who's incapable of that. At least flirtation with the idea of being attracted to them. But it's been a dance of will-they-won't-they for almost the entire time you've been around each other. That's terrible, we know, and probably equally terrible for everyone around you.

You can only handle so much tension, though. Maybe it's a impending separation, a looming battle that might be the end of all, or a simple desire to get everything out in the open. You're both coming clean about how you feel...

and going from there. Where are you going? Well, that's up to you! What are you going to do? Again, up to you, though hopefully it may involve some kissing. Or something like that.

HOW TO PLAY

  • Comment with your character and prefs, as you do.
  • Reply to others.
  • Play!
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 The Lap Pillow Meme



From TV Tropes:
 A good way to show the physical intimacy and trust which a couple have is to rest one's head on the other's lap. Usually, the man does the resting while the woman provides the lap, not only because of anatomical reasons but because the lap-owner is typically of a nurturing nature more associated with femininity. Bonus points if she's feeding him grapes or stroking his hair. In some cases this is done between people who are not necessarily lovers, to comfort someone who is weeping or injured.

Or, in the case of the meme: screw the rules, we'll do anything. Maybe they're tired and just found a good place to rest? Maybe both parties were asleep? Hard to tell. All we know is, someone's head is going to be on another person's lap. Shenanigans will ensue.

How this works:

→ Leave a comment with the usual information in the subject line: character name, fandom. Any preferences, including what you don't want, should be included as well.
→ Congratulations,whoever tags your character has their head on your character's lap!
→ Tag around. Please please tag around.
→ Have fun, and be excellent to each other!
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 LITTLE TOGETHER THINGS


Part of the charm of being in a relationship isn't found in the amor, the grand shows and trapping. Contentment can just as easily come from the little things - or even the silly things - about being close to someone. At first, you're either naturally standoffish or wary or you're intent on impressing them and not looking like a total nerd. That's how the "getting to know you" process works, unfortunately. As you get more serious...you may actually get less so? Maybe you'll let them see your dorky humor, your weird laugh, your bizarre hobbies, your bed head. It could end up that the two of you have more fun playing video games together, Netflixing and chilling, baking cookies, or sword fighting (if you're in the olden days, where Netflix and cookies are scarce). And, really, you can't help that their clothes are so comfortable on you.

It's a good thing you guys are together. You really did gain a best bud.

  • Character, preferences, etc. You know the drill!
  • Thread.
  • Go forth and kill spiders, share clothes, snuggle together for warmth, play Mario Kart, open jars, bake brownies, hang out on the drawbridge of a castle, slay vampires, whatever you dudes get up to. ♥
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Before I Saw You
a "blind" shipping meme



tl;dr Your character has fallen for a person (?) they've never actually laid eyes on, at least not fully. The two of them have talked - most likely at length, leading your character to feel safe revealing information and growing close - and perhaps the mysterious half has saved your character or pulled strings so events go in their favor. Yet they've never actually seen their benefactor, trusted companion, or lover has never stepped into plain sight.

Of course, you could also play the character who's keeping out of sight. Whether they have real, deep fondness or love for who they're "hiding" from or if it's all a cruel and elaborate manipulation, their reasons (and methods). There's a danger that follows them and they don't want to bring anyone into the line of fire. They don't want anyone to see their general appearance, their hideousness, their species, their mutation, or their scarring. They could just be shy!


Ideally, attraction doesn't hinge entirely on the basis of looks. Beauty fades, after all, and no matter how you may swoon over a person, no one wants to be left with someone whose personality they can't stand once the blush is off the rose. How much looks matter, then, varies from individual to individual. Still, you can't divorce that facet completely from attraction, can you? There's no way you could fall in love with someone you've never actually seen!

Emotions and affection are strange beasts.

Your character has fallen for a person (?) they've never actually laid eyes on, at least not fully. The two of them have talked - most likely at length, leading your character to feel safe revealing information and growing close - and perhaps the mysterious half has saved your character or pulled strings so events go in their favor. Yet they've never actually seen their benefactor, trusted companion, or lover has never stepped into plain sight. They could hide, stay in the shadows, insist on blindfold or covered eyes. They use communicating devices, like phones or computers, or they only come out at night. Maybe your character just cannot see the other; they're blind or the other character is somehow invisible. No matter how tight the bond between these characters is, your character has to wonder what this person (how are we so sure it's a person?) they've come to have such strong feelings for looks like, right? Don't they? Surely, it eats at them, tugging at the back of their mind, despite what they may think they're content with.

Of course, you could also play the character who's keeping out of sight. Whether they have real, deep fondness or love for who they're "hiding" from or if it's all a cruel and elaborate manipulation, their reasons (and methods). There's a danger that follows them and they don't want to bring anyone into the line of fire. They don't want anyone to see their general appearance, their hideousness, their species, their mutation, or their scarring. They could just be shy! Regardless of the situation, they have to know eventually their relative anonymity will come to an end. Hiding from someone who cares for them isn't viable, and when and if the reveal should go over badly, will their merit on personality alone make up for what could be called deception?

HOW TO PLAY

  • Comment with your character, preferences, what role you want to play, whether and any pertinent information about your character.
  • Reply to others. AUs are welcome here.
  • The challenge here is, of course, playing an emotionally charged scene where the characters aren't necessarily facing each other. They may not even know a great deal about each other!
  • RNG to determine your prompt.
PROMPTS

  1. In Hiding: They always keep to the shadows or stay behind walls. No matter what, your view is always obstructed.
  2. In Disguise: Whether it be a mask or some other kind of costume, they're good at covering up.
  3. Don't Look: Before they'll speak to you, you always have to close your eyes or put on a blindfold.
  4. Imprisoned: They're trapped somewhere you can't see into. All you can do is hear their voice...and what they're saying intrigues you.
  5. Assumed Identity: You can't let them know your real identity, so it's as if you're hiding in plain sight.
  6. Already Knew: You actually know this person as more than just a voice or a presence, you just haven't put two and two together.
  7. So in Love with Two: You're in love with someone else..and your beloved visitor. You'll have to choose between them, but they're really one and the same!
  8. Share and Share Alike: It's easier to be truthful when you can't see how they'd respond.
  9. Blind: It's a common trope in fiction. One party, who usually feels unwanted or ugly, doesn't have to deal with any preconceived notions because their love interest is blind.
  10. Come Back: You're afraid you've offended your mystery friend, and you're begging them to come back.
  11. Shy: You can't reveal yourself to them. You'd never live it down!
  12. For Safety: Everything and everyone you come in contact with is destroyed. You can't let anyone else in, but you can talk to them, even if that will eventually cause you to be compromised.
  13. Hideous: How could they care for someone who looks like you?
  14. Don't Want to Frighten Them: Because of things that have happened to you in your past, you're roughed up and don't want them to see that.
  15. Not What You Expected: Given how you speak, they would probably expect someone better. More normal. More beautiful. Better.
  16. In My Time of Need: They always come to you when you need them the most.
  17. Confession: How can you tell someone you love them when you're not looking them in the eyes!
  18. Computer or Phone: Whether by accident or through a message board or party line, you've met up and begun to chat.
  19. Nefarious: If they saw you, it'd be less easy to manipulate them, tell them a sob story, and get them on your side.
  20. Want You So Badly: You want to touch them. Only touch them, is that so wrong? But you can't.
  21. Everything But the Face: They've held your hand or hugged you or anything in between. They just haven't seen your face.
  22. Cupid & Psyche: You had one rule: don't look at you. And what did they do?
  23. Medusa: See, the thing is...is they can't look at you! Because of a curse or an ability, looking at you will physically hurt or kill them.
  24. Jack Frost: No one can see you and you'd do anything to change that. Now, at least, you can communicate with someone.
  25. Tall Tales: You've never been too fond of who you really are. Without them seeing you, you can be anything you want - at least in your "backstory."
  26. Taken with You: What a wonderful voice! What things they say to you! You'll do what you have to in order to keep them visiting you.
  27. Fine with What We Have: Their voice and their presence are enough. You don't have to see what they look like. You know the contents of their heart.
  28. Have to See You: There's nothing else for it. You have to see them, no matter what they say!
  29. Everything is a Lie: Some things just aren't adding up. You're going to call them out on their stories and demand the truth...and demand that they show themselves.
  30. Big Reveal: For good or for bad, you're showing them who you really are.
  31. CHOOSE YOUR OWN
...AND THE OBLIGATORY SMUT OPTIONS

  1. Invisible Touch: They don't have to see your face for you to make love to them. You can reach out and touch them in the best places possible.
  2. Dirty Talk: A few choice words are all you need for a little fun.
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Living Alongside The Glass Wall


your characters have been trapped in a world where the only other person they can speak to lives on the other side of a glass wall. they have spent all their time talking to each other, living like this, in limbo.
 
p r o m p t s:
time to break the glass ▍ bring the blood on, the weapons, you just have to get to the other person one way or another.
despair  ▍ you long for affection.....the desperate will do just anything.....like cut off their own limbs
bare  ▍you two have longed for anything to make you whole. just how much skin are you willing to show?
mercy ▍perhaps in heaven you will be together....for now you talk about emotions.
glass sex ▍ hormones ensue. figure out this one on your own.
prisoners/purgatory  ▍ohohoho there's a reason you are both stuck like this!

other 
▍anything else?

r u l e s:
post your character name, canon, prefs in subject. 
tag around. 
note: nothing has to be logical in the prompts; cross-medium relationships, assumed cr, space settings, angelic beings, all welcomed!
profit???
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1. Post your character.
2. Post a prompt from 
here; or post a blank top-level and let others prompt you.
2a. If you want to search for a specific phrase, or pick a random strip, 
go here.
3. Tag. Be excellent to each other.

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The Loving Scars Meme

It's been determined that your lover cares for you, no matter your scarring. But just saying or even just kissing those marks is not enough for them. They have to show you how precious you are in their eyes; they want to see all of you and love all of you.

Will you let them?

  • Comment with character name, information, and preferences. Be sure to include which side you want to play.
  • Preferably, your comment won't be blank, but I won't come after you if it is.
  • Reply to others.
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Scheherazade / Harem Shipping Meme

Straight out of the Arabian Nights, or any variety of the spin-offs and spoofs since, in a beautiful and fantastical realm of magic and djinn. You may be the great ruler, prince, or sultana of the realm, or you may be the tribute, captive, or arranged marriage spouse brought before that ruler.

Scenarios:

1. Arranged Marriage - You’re both royals or nobles of some variety, but one of you has been sent far from home to be wedded to a stranger in a foreign land.
2. Ambition - You’re just one beauty in a harem of dozens—or hundreds—but you’re determined to stand out, to earn the exclusive attention of the ruler, and to take your place by their side as the ruler of this land.
3. Scheherazade - One night with the king (or queen). Perhaps your one-night spouse had their heart broken, like in the story. Perhaps they’re simply a monster, or they have other motives. They may kill you in the morning, unless you can convince them to delay, by at least one more day.
4. Tribute - Perhaps your land was conquered, or perhaps you’ve been sent here to secure an alliance. Either way, this wasn’t your idea, and you aren’t particularly happy about it.
5. Within the Harem - Both characters are residents of the harem. You hardly see the ruler, and they don’t matter. What does matter is the friendship—or love—that you have found within the harem, and, possibly, your plans for escape.
6. Outside the Harem - You’ve fallen in love with someone you shouldn’t. A guard, a servant, or someone outside the palace entirely. But in order to be with them, you’re going to have to break all the rules.
7. Arabian Nights - Wildcard scenario, play any elements from the Arabian Nights that you please. Magic carpets, powerful djinn, curses and treasure!

How to play:

-Post with your character, preferred role (ruler, harem, other), and any other relevant info
-Reply to others. Use RNG or choose your favourite scenario!
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   your knight



It's fairly simple, really, no royalty required. One of you is the "princess:" sweet, gentle, possibly energetic, always full of life and innocence. The other is the "knight:" stoic, or at least serious about protecting that one special person, dedicated, strong, a fighter. And the two of you are in love, even if one...less expressive than the other. Together romantically or not, there's 
something that connects you, most likely a driving need to protect.

But don't let the normal conventions full you, the "princess" (or "prince," as it may be, because the terms here are gender neutral) is just as important. Someone has look to the emotional well-being and happiness of the "knight," and often, those "knights" need a lot of help.

  • Comment with your character and preferences.
  • Be sure to include which role you'd like to play.
  • Reply to others.
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  UNUSUAL SHOW OF AFFECTION

shipping meme

You don't have to give this person anything to prove you care. But maybe you want to; it's an easy way of letting them know your affection and telling them you're open to a relationship. If you're already with your love interest, a gift might just remind them of your feelings. Most would give flowers or chocolate or offer up a night of quality time or chores done. Those are the usual.

You're not usual yourself. Neither is the person you're with...or want to be with. You'll have to go for the unusual.

So whether it's building your crush a robot to ask them out, making your friend-or-possibly-more the best fifteen course meal they've ever had, or teaching your significant other to be the strongest ninja warrior, go big or go home. Or go where it's natural, given how unconventional you can be.

  • Comment with your character, canon, and any info. Be sure to include whether you want to play out an unestablished or established relationship, and what your character would give to another- ie, their gift, their gesture, service, skill, etc.
  • Reply to others.
  • Thread!
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 Come Back to You



You can never stay in one place for too long, be the cause your own itching feet or less than pleasant circumstances keeping you on the run. Still, more often than not, you find yourself returning to the same old places, like animals returning from winter migration. Actually, you keep coming back to one 
person, because you know no matter where you roam, you'll always have a place with them...and in their bed.

Absence really does make the heart grow fonder with you two, so live in this moment. Who knows when you'll have to leave yet again?

① Comment with your character, info, preferences, and whether you want your character to be wandering one or the steady point.
② Reply to others.
③ Thread. This doesn't have to be a smut meme, though it implies it. Just be clear in your prefs!
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A magnificent realm of delights constructed for the delectation of its sovereign, the harem spans many locations, many eras. Many kings were born of courtesans, many children of pleasure-slaves rose to become great scholars and military leaders. The surroundings are luxurious, but don't be fooled: it is as locked up and guarded as a precious jewel. Or a prison. Enter the harem and lose yourself in its enticements and politics.

Choose your Role

  1. Sultan/Emperor or Sultana/Empress: the harem is yours, and you may demand whatever you wish from its residents.
  2. Grand Vizier: the sultan's chief advisor, you are the closest and most trusted. You may even be selected to test new harem acquisitions, or judge new beauties.
  3. Ambassador: Nobility from another land, you are merely visiting the palace. As a gesture of rare goodwill, the emperor has invited you into the harem to be refreshed and entertained.
  4. Guard: armed and dangerous, you are charged with protecting the security of the harem. Never mind the glimpses of veils, the dazzling perfumes... keep your mind on your work.
  5. Eunuch: the primary guards and servants of the harem. You see all, know all, can manipulate the emperor and his many wives... but you cannot take any pleasure yourself in the erotic spectacle.
  6. Courtesan: a resident of the harem, you must obey and please your sovereign. Nor are all pleasures purely sexual: you may be a brilliant dancer, a skilled musician, a poet, a scholar. And you may sway your ruler with your service and tender words.
  7. Invent your own!

Choose your Entertainment

  1. The Acquisition: a beautiful person is captured, bought, kidnapped, or otherwise brought to the harem.
  2. The First Night: it is your first night in the harem. What will happen when the great doors to the chosen courtesan's room are closed and locked?
  3. A Feast: the sultan is in a good mood. A great feast is taking place! Even people not ordinarily allowed to enter the harem are invited to partake of its cool pools and beautiful musics. Strum the lyre, serve the chicken, and dance!
  4. A Fight: someone stole something from your room. Someone badmouthed you where you could hear it. People get bored, shuttered in like this... Whatever the cause, it's time for you to set some boundaries. Violently.
  5. An Illicit Love: you shouldn't do this. It's against every law of the harem. But the pull is just too powerful, and you must satisfy yourself...
  6. A Pleasant Day: sometimes you just want to fool around in the pool and talk about all the other girls and boys. SOL to your heart's content in the luxurious shaded halls of the harem.
  7. Invent your own!
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   ιмρяσνιѕαтιση smut meme



So, you and your lover can't have sex in a way that involves penis-in-orifice (or genital against genital in...general). Whether it's a species incompatibility, size difference, moral crisis, virginity hangup, or a plain ol' technicality, don't worry! Improvise! Put your hands, mouth, edges of furniture, and toys to good use. And, as one of the greatest minds of our time said, there's nothing wrong with a little bump and grind; dryhumping is not off the table.


  • Comment with your character, preferences, kinks, etc.
  • Reply to others.
  • Be creative, you little shits. Don't just stick dicks into butts.
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the claiming meme


Have you ever wanted to make sure everyone knew what was yours, so they'd keep their hands off? Well, if you haven't before, you're feeling that now, and those emotions are not towards a possession. They're towards a person you want to claim, no matter if your personality is territorial or not. Or maybe you're the one wanting to be claimed. Either way, this will end in sex that's either public, running a high risk of discovery and publicity, or that leaves marks

There are as many reasons why this desire has cropped up as the imagination allows: frustration, sexual tension, disbelief of others that you're a couple, anger at others trying to steal what's yours, punishment or to remind someone they're yours, a personality-altering gas, hormones, heat, a mutual kink, for fun, for showing the world how much you love them, or even in order to save them and show some despots that this person is taken because better you than anyone else. How serious the "claiming" instinct also depends on entirely upon what you really want.

Remember, wanting something to be your own isn't bad.

how to play

  • Comment with your character, info, what position you'd like to play, and preferences (IE, het, only consensual sex, prefer x scenario, lots of grabbing or hickies, etc).
  • Reply to others.
  • There are no proper prompts because that would be limiting, but feel free to use some of the scenarios mentioned up there.
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 DOOMED



Happy endings are what we crave, right? If we see a couple we like in movies or in real life, we root for them to make it. Why, then, is there such a desire to see love that's tragic, doomed, or bittersweet? People watch sad movies like Titanic, and they know what will happen, but somehow that makes it more poignant. This goes all the way back to tales like Romeo and Juliet. There's just something about a good cry that makes us feel that much more human and even more receptive of beauty.


This meme is equal parts tragedy and beauty, sweet and bitter. Some prompts may be triggering, so tread with caution.

How to Play

- Comment with your character, preferences, etc.
- Comment to others.
- Roll the RNG to determine which scenario to play out.

Prompts
  1. Romeo and Juliet: The classic starcrossed lovers. You can't be together because of warring factions, and you're at the end of your rope. You have to do something.
  2. Not the Same: Angel and demon. Human and god. Whatever the combination, you're not of the same kind. This probably won't end well, especially if one of you is immortal and the other's not, or there's some kind of power difference.
  3. Past Wounds: One of you was hurt in the past, and it was so bad that it's hurting your relationship. Can you be healed by love, or is this something that can't ever be fixed?
  4. Bad Things: This bad thing isn't in the past. This happened when you were together, and now it's affecting how your lover behaves toward you.
  5. Loss: Perhaps it's a loss only one of you suffered, like a family member. Or it's something the both of you share, like the loss of a child. Sometimes, together you can pull through. Other times, it's just too much to bare.
  6. I Can't Live Without You: Whether it be through injury, curse, terminal illness, one of you is dying. There's only a limited time left. Will you spend your last days with the person you love, or will you end it for their own good, so they don't have to watch you die?
  7. Unfaithful: One of you has been unfaithful, even if you still love your significant other. Can this wrong ever be forgiven?
  8. Gone Away: You're being torn apart by location and distance.
  9. A New Start: The sweet part of bitter. Where one relationship ends, another begins. But is your heart too hurt to accept new love?
  10. WILDCARD
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"talk dirty to me."

1) phone-sex. - it's been a long time since you've seen each other, or maybe you've never even met. describe in detail what you'd like to do to the other and let the words flow.
2) sexting - quick, dirty, and covert. maybe your partner's in the middle of a business meeting. maybe you're doing it over dinner with your parents. all you know is that you want them, so tell them how much.
3) during - sometimes the best way to dirty talk is in the middle of sex itself, covered with sweat, either being pounded into or pounding into someone else. describe how hot they are, describe how wet they are, how big they are, just let them know how much you're enjoying it.
4) teasing - you might deliver, you might not. it all depends on how good they are.
5) fantasy/roleplaying - you're the teacher, they're the naughty student. you're the cop, they're your criminal about to be shackled to the bed. tell them what they better expect from you, and make it exciting.
7) humiliation - it's not your fault they're a dirty fucking slut. humiliate them for what they are, and put them in their place.
8) masturbation instruction - give them something to wank to and tell them how you want them to do it. hard or soft, fast or slow, you're in command.
9) don't use your mouth - not everything has to be with words. maybe you've gained telepathic powers, maybe you're a master of body language. let your mind or your body talk for you.
10) random - go for a combination, or go for one or the other. just enjoy it.

feel free to use RNG, or feel free to pick and choose. just have a good time.
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 defrosting.



On occasion, the fun in playing a romantic relationship is not actually playing the relationship proper, but the build up. The characters grow closer, frozen hearts can thaw, emotional barriers may fall, and insight is gained, both about self and potential partners...


...plus, it can be entertaining as all heck to play either a. awkward dancing around the subject, if your character is that type, or b. embracing all that warming up. A little of column A, a little of column B may scratch an itch you never knew you had.

Play one little vignette in time. You may find yourself craving some more.

  • Comment with your character, preferences, info, etc.
  • Reply to others & thread it alll out.
  • Have fun, guys!
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 Long-Distance Relationship Meme

a romantic relationship between two people who live far apart and so are unable to meet on a frequent basis.
What to do if the person you're with...isn't with you? They could be living a town over, across the world, or even across the universe. However, living with you may not be off the table for them; instead, it possibly could be a time to time affair. Most of the time, though, they're off somewhere else and quite busy: working hard to advance their career, playing with their band, leading a revolution, whatever their passion of choice may be. You've come to terms with the distance between you, no matter its origin. And on that note, you're determined to do your best and make this work, despite how much you have to rely on any sort of communication aside from face to face.

Of course, what this all means is that you've got to make up for lost time and make every second you do have when they drop by count. What exactly that entails is up to you. Romance? Fun? Sex? Just being close or hanging out together? In your almost constantly parallel lives, any intersection is good enough.

  • You know what to do. Comment with your character, info, prefs, wishes, desires, limits (serious only, fluffy preferred, no smut, humor encouraged, etc.)
  • What aspects of a long-distance relationship do you want to play: the communicating between far-flung parties or the times spent together? Leave that in your comment too.
  • Reply to others and do a thread.
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 Love at Wrong Sight




Don't be so cynical: love at first sight definitely exists. What also exists is love at wrong sight. Both of you feel a spark, hearts a-flutter, magnetism in full force, all the tell-tale signs of an instant pull, so what's the problem?


Well, there are some big problems. One of you could be taken, you could be on opposites sides of a battle or movement, you have a duty that conflicts with romance, this could be the wrong place at the absolute wrong time, the attraction could be forbidden, or any litany of pitfalls you can imagine could exist. Oh why oh why are you having this sudden swooning now? Here? It's no use denying you're in a pickle.

The quandary is...will you avoid this flight of fancy or will affairs of the heart hit you square in the chest?

HOW to PLAY

  • Top level with your prefs and info.
  • Reply to others and threeeeead.
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 Twisted Soulmate AU.



Consider: a world where most everything is the same as it ever was, yet there's one downside: soulmates are real, and you will find yours. How could that ever be terrible, you ask? Why, we forgot to mention the other little snag...touching your soulmate brings you excruciating pain. Everyone else in your life you can touch no problem, except for them. You know you'll find the one when you 
hurt.

How does knowing that the person you're destined to be with is the only person you can't touch? Will you avoid contact with anyone so you'll never know and be the "safer" (yet unfulfilled) for it? If you do find that other half, how will you ever show your affection for each other? Sex has to be out of the question entirely, right?

In a life worth living, there's always going to be a little bit of pain. Once it's all said and done, a life with someone is going to make you earn your happiness.

r u l e s:
one ▍ comment with your character, their info, prefs, etc.
two ▍ be sure to mention if you want to focus more on romance, fluff, angst, smut, etc. be sure to put your hard nos somewhere, too (ie "no smut").
three ▍ reply to others and thread.
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 In Between & Undefined


zweisamkeit
(n.) the harmonious, often romantic togetherness of two people; a feeling of closeness or affection from being together with someone
Sometimes, there aren't words to describe the relationship between two people. Other times, there are words, but they fall pathetically short. As trite as the phrase sounds - and as maligned as it has been by not so subtle innuendo and lurid gossip - "special friends" best describes you and your most favored companion. The friendship is deep, no one can deny that, but its also more than that. Much More. What you share is romantic, too, though perhaps not on the same terms other people think in. Really, nothing about you two can be defined...and you don't want that to change.

You've found the one person you enjoy spending time with and can be comfortable around. Both of you are just enjoying being here together. It's that easy. It's that comfortable. They're one steady point in this crazy world, and you never have to put on airs around them.

Whether you need someone to comfort you, decompress or share hobbies with or simply offer a shoulder to lean on in silence, relax. They've got you covered, and, for once, you don't have to keep your walls up. Take the edge off.
+ Comment with your character info, prefs, etc.
+ Tag others.
+ Do the threads.
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ADORASMUT



Smut is great. And, to go hand in hand, kink is good. Angst is good, romance is good, sexy sexy sexy is grand, the whole nine yards. Some days, though, you just want to play adorable smut - where "cute" wins out over smoldering sexiness - and nothing else will scratch the itch. Whether it be a first time, canoodling between lovers, an awkward rendezvous, friends to more, someone learning the ropes, an attempt at showing true feelings, amusing "messing around," or anything your mind can come up with, the only rule is that things must be absolutely cute...at face value or in a twisted way.

  • Character, preferences, etc. You can also mention if you want to actually write the smut or if you'd rather FTB.
  • Reply and thread, my lovelies!
  1. Growing Feelings: You're not in love yet, but the beginnings are there and this intimacy only makes it stronger.

  2. Moment of Weakness: The walls are down, for just a fleeting time, and you're taking solace in each other.

  3. Platonic: You love each other platonically - as friends, teammates, or other allies - yet you show it in an unconventional way.

  4. Actual Love: There's genuine, 100% love and relative devotion here manifested in flesh on flesh.

  5. Manipulation: You simply want them to think that you love them, and what better way than to act all gentle and kind in bed?

  6. To Win Them Over: Love is what they want, so it's what they'll get if it gets you on their good side.

  7. Thirsty for Your Touch: You've wanted them so badly, you can't help but be reverent.

  8. Foreplay: Foreplay is often skimmed over, but it can be better than the main course. Savor it...kiss those parts you usually simply thrust into.

  9. Desperate: The sex is a little rougher than this meme calls for, though it comes from a place of love. You're so desperate for them, so in love, that you cannot control yourself.

  10. Take It Slow: One party isn't so sure about this, so you're being gentle and keeping things easy.

  11. Injured/Ill: You can't be rough today. Doctor's orders!

  12. Rescue Sex: You saved them, now let them save you.

  13. Childhood Love Matured: You cared for each other as children; now you'll show your affection in ways children cannot.

  14. Ego Boost You want them to know they're the best, even if they don't feel like it. You have eyes only for them.

  15. Focus All on You: It's time for a treat, and you want to be all give and no take.

  16. Parting: You're leaving - for a long time or a short while - and you two want to spend a last time together.

  17. Return: Finally, you and your lover are back together. Show each other how you missed this.

  18. Making Up: Fighting is usually no fun, but making up afterwards? That is.

  19. Teaching: Your lessons come with love; just because you're more experienced doesn't mean you look down on them.

  20. Gratitude: They really appreciate what you've done for them. Really, really

  21. Not Like Them: One of you has had bad experiences in the past, and the other wants to show them that they're not at all like the rest.

  22. Old Couple: You've been together for a long time and you know what you like.

  23. First Time: In contrast, this is your first time together (or first time, full stop period the end), so you're trying to figure things out.

  24. After Confession: The confession of feelings can give a whole new rush to being together.

  25. You Mean So Much to Me: Words can't describe how you feel about them. Maybe actions can?

  26. Rose Petals and Al Green: Because some people do like that kind of stuff, you know.

  27. CHOOSE YOUR OWN
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THE KISSING BOOTH MEME
Easy-peasy; post your character & tag to others. congrats! One of your characters have the unfortunate task of working a kissing booth. now KISS. or don't, whatevs.
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kept A P A R T


In Japan, Vega is sometimes called Tanabata (or Orihime), a celestial princess or goddess. She falls in love with a mortal, Kengyu (or Hikoboshi), represented by the star Altair. But when Tanabata’s father finds out, he is enraged and forbids her to see this mere mortal. Thus the two lovers are placed in the sky, where they are separated by the Celestial River, known to us as Milky Way. Yet the sky gods are kind. Each year, on the 7th night of the 7th moon, a bridge of magpies forms across the Celestial River, and the two lovers are reunited. Sometimes Kengyu’s annual trip across the Celestial River is treacherous, though, and he doesn’t make it. In that case, Tanabata’s tears form raindrops that fall over Japan.

  • Your character is in love. How joyous! But there's a catch; there's always a catch.
  • The two characters in each thread can only meet once in a certain designated amount of time. Is it every month? Every year? Every seven years? Every millennia?
  • When they do get to meet - what happens? No matter what, it has to be bittersweet.
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  BETTER THAN YOU DESERVE



And I don't want the world to see me
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am

You're not overly proud of yourself; more than anything, you're ashamed. Of the way you look, of the way you act, of your origin, of your past and what you've done, of who you are. Why would anyone want to be around you? Even if they did, they wouldn't understand who you really are. It's easier to just stay away and not get close to anyone.

Then, the one person comes into your life and suddenly, that all changes. They get you, and something that simple makes the tides turn. You're not so ashamed. You can be around them comfortably. Finally, you feel...worthy.

That alone makes you want them more than anything. Still, the thought of losing them by making a move and ruining all you have is bracing. Will you risk it all to see if maybe, just maybe, they could love you

And if you do, what lengths will you go through to protect this relationship?

  • Comment with your character, preferences, role choice if you'd like, etc.
  • Comment to others.
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 place by your side shipping meme;



They showed you kindness, perhaps in a way you'd never seen before, perhaps in a way you can never repay. But you're trying; in exchange, you're offering your loyalty, for how much or how little that's worth. For them, you'd do anything: you'd fight, you'd protect, you'd be their right hand or their biggest advocate, if they needed it and you can offer it. As long as you get to stay by their side, it doesn't matter.


So, you certainly don't have to worry about your bond surpassing what you have now or becoming romantic, do you? That will just get in your way of being there for them. Since you've only got their best interest at heart, it won't bother you if someone else were to pursue them...

...right?

As long as you get to stay by their side. As long as you get to fight for them. As long as they need you.

  • Comment with your character, preference, and desired part.
  • Reply to others.
  • Play!
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ROMANTIC FEEDING shipping meme


The stomach being the way to the heart is not exclusive to men. So now, it's time to share some food with that crush, lover, significant other of yours. Mmm! And more than that, you're going to feed them! Whether it's all in fun, flirting, because they're injured and need assistance, or some other reason, you're determined to see them get a square meal.

In contrast, you could be the one getting fed. Open up and, no matter what, be glad someone cares!

HOW TO PLAY

  • Comment with your character, preferences, and whether they're being fed or doing the feeding.
  • Tag others.
  • RNG that shiz.
  • Cuteness ensues.

PROMPTS

  1. Fun: Whether it's teasing, flirting, or just plain fun, you want to feed them.
  2. Try!: This is the best thing you've ever had! They have to take a bite.
  3. Made it For You: You're not just feeding them, you made the food for them.
  4. Stealing Your Food: Technically, you're not feeding them, they're just scarfing from your plate. They're lucky you love them so much.
  5. Indirect Kiss: This is a big deal if you're not actually dating yet. Their lips touched where yours did...ohmigosh you're going to diiiie.
  6. Make Them Eat: They don't eat enough. That's going to change when you get ahold of them.
  7. Can't Do it Themselves: One of you is so battered and bruised that the other has to help out come mealtime.
  8. Your Favorite: Even if it's not to your taste, you've got what they like the most.
  9. Kind: You're just a sweetie who enjoys sharing sweeties.
  10. Fancy: You're in a fancy restaurant and splitting an expensive plate.
  11. Packed Lunch: It's lunchtime, so you'll share what you have.
  12. Just So Cute: They look so adorable when they're eating something they love.
  13. Intimate: "Intimacy" doesn't have any sexual terms here, mostly. Instead, eating together is another way to bond.
  14. Sexy: How about eating off of each other, or something equally naughty? A human plate is all the same.
  15. Innuendo: Some foods you can't avoid eating in a manner that looks a little...suggestive.
  16. Lick: You're not eating. You're cleaning up their face with your lips and tongue.
  17. WILDCARD
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 COMFORTABLE TOGETHER.
shipping (?) meme


Can you ever get a moment of peace?

You're never able to relax around people; instead, you're constantly on edge, with the very presence of others feeling somewhere between grating and unsettling. Or, at least, that's how it used to feel, like you were about to fall off that edge at any moment. But not any more. You've found the one person you enjoy spending time with and can be comfortable around. What are they to you? A lot. More than you can say. Still, you don't see the need for labels. Both of you are just enjoying being here together. It's that easy. It's that comfortable. They're one steady point in this crazy world, and you never have to put on airs around them.

Whether you need someone to comfort you, decompress or share hobbies with or simply offer a shoulder to lean on in silence, relax. They've got you covered, and, for once, you don't have to keep your walls up. Take the edge off.

  • Comment with your character, preferences, info, desired role, etc.
  • Reply to others and thread.
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 Shown Kindness
shipping meme )


They showed you kindness, perhaps in a way you'd never seen before, perhaps in a way you can never repay. But you're trying; in exchange, you're offering your loyalty, for how much or how little that's worth. For them, you'd do anything: you'd fight, you'd protect, you'd be their right hand or their biggest advocate, if they needed it and you can offer it. As long as you get to stay by their side, it doesn't matter.


So, you certainly don't have to worry about your bond surpassing what you have now or becoming romantic, do you? That will just get in your way of being there for them. Since you've only got their best interest at heart, it won't bother you if someone else were to pursue them...

...right?

As long as you get to stay by their side. As long as you get to fight for them. As long as they need you.

  • Comment with your character, preference, and desired part.
  • Reply to others.
  • Play!
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FAIL SMUT MEME

It's time for everyone's worst nightmare. You're about to make the hanky panky with your boo but the unthinkable happens: y'all screw up. Like, you screw too I guess, but mostly you screw up. One of you gets hurt, you get stuck in your clothes, an interloper appears... Basically, no matter what you do, you can't get it on.


• BUT WHO WAS PHONE You're doing your best to spend some quality time together but something (or someone) keeps interrupting you. Someone has come to visit. Someone keeps calling you. A pet decides that right now is the perfect time for cuddles.
• THAT LOOKS LIKE IT HURTS You fell off the bed. Or hit your head. Or you've been trying out something kinky and found out you can't handle pain so that paddle hurts. Hope you don't have too bad an injury, pal.
• I SWEAR THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE Whether this is an all-the-time problem or you just gave yourself a case of whiskey dick, you can't get in the mood. This goes for persons with bajingos as well - maybe you're just not feeling it no matter how hard you try. Maybe try again tomorrow?
• SPANISH FLEA PLAYS IN THE BG Your friendly 'wow, what?' option. Call out the wrong name? Can't stop bickering and ruin the mood? The bed broke? You can't get your shirt off? Your underwire stabbed you in the boob? Someone called the cops? (In that case, we ARE the cops.)

As always, these are just suggestions. Make up anything you want, as long as you're having fun!

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 Proper COURTSHIP



You can't deny you're interested in this person romantically, but normal, modern "dating" is not on the table. Whether you call a more classical or classical 
fantasy time period home or you're simply a sucker for the traditional, a courtship is what the two of you are about to enter!

  • Comment with your character, preferences, etc. You can OU, AU, what have you.
  • Reply to others.
  • Depending on what culture, era, and style of courtship you think would be interesting to play out, there are many different guidelines and traditionsFeel free to get inspired!
  • Is it an arranged courtship, or did everyone involved enter because they wanted to and it was their idea? That's up to you. You're also welcome to play this as the obvious shippy, bromantic, awkward, or something else entirely.
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 PAMPERED PET

Most people know you two are a couple...or they assume. Truth be told, they're part right. Whether you're a romantic couple or not, you are together sexually. On top of that, though, there's a little nugget of information most don't know: you're kinky. Maybe even lifestyle kinky. Whether or not that's the case, and whether your relationship is BDSM, master/slave, petplay, spoiled princess/prince complex, or something different all together, one of you is a bit more "kept" than the other. There's certainly a good deal of doting going on, but don't forget - when you're naughty, punishment may be necessary. You wouldn't want that, would you?

 Comment with your character, role, type of relationship, whether you want pampering or punishment, other prefs, etc. Put it alllllll here.
 Reply to other people.
 Thread that shit.
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 little steps



No matter how much they care for the other person and want to be with them, some people simply can't dive head first into relationships. Little things that form intimacy and romance, little acts we take for granted - being close, holding hands, kissing, showing affection in public - they won't or can't do...at least not right off the bat. Something in their past, their experiences, their trauma, or even their personality holds them back. For both them and the person they're "dating," as it were, this can lead to a frustrating experience.


Still, steps can be taken towards letting the walls fall down. Little, tiny steps, but those can mean the world all the same.

The People

One With the help of a partner, one person warms up.
Two Both sides of this couple are learning how to be in a relationship and to be open.

The Actions

Talking → A relationship can't exist if there's not some communication, so either learn to use your words or become so close you can speak without them.
Spending Time → Even such mundane occurrences as watching TV or cooking together is new ground.
Touching → You might just find you enjoy reaching out and touching them.
Kissing → Another kind of touch, when you think about it.
Cuddling → ...at least they're warm and, hopefully, soft.
Sleeping → You're at your absolute weakest when you're asleep. It shows trust to doze off around this person.
Public Display → It's one thing to be in love in private, but showing you care in public is a different story.
Kind Words → Three little words (more or less) are all it takes. Why, then, are they so hard to get out?
Sex The ultimate stumbling block to some. To be laid blissfully bare is to truly let your guard down.
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THE (NOT NECESSARILY ROMANTIC) PROPOSAL MEME

Sure, you've got your obvious proposals. Marriage happens all the time. But what about other kinds of proposals? You're trying to get your boss to agree to the project you want to head. You want to go into business with your best friend. You want to have a kid. You're trying to suggest something to have for dinner. You're trying to build a superhero team. The possibilities are endless.



TYPE

1. FRIENDLY Whether you want to take your bromance to the next level or need to crash a few days, you need to ask your friend to agree to what you're throwing down.
2. BUSINESSLIKE Your boss wants you to come up with a project in the next hour! You're Batman and Wonder Woman setting up the Justice League!! You want to build a new Arby's franchise!!
3. ROMANTIC You want to date. Or marry. Or have a kid. Or get a divorce. Wait, what?
4. MISC Anything that doesn't fit.

SCENARIOS

1. WINGMAN Your friend needs to LOCK THAT SHIT DOWN but they either don't realize it or too scared. Can you make the proposal for them? Better hope it doesn't fuck anything up.
2. PERFECTION Your horse and carriage got you the engagement. Your powerpoint presentation got you the team leader position. Whatever it is, it went swimmingly.
3. DISASTER Your significant other swallowed the ring in the champagne. You spilled coffee on your boss. Better try to clean this mess up.
4. LAZY You're just sitting around and the thought pops into your head. Why not, right? What could possibly go wrong?
5. AWKWARD Either you've misjudged or it's just the wrong time, but, well... Things didn't go HORRIBLY but they're just. Weird now. Pick up the pieces and try again. At least you didn't...
6. CHICKEN OUT You were so ready. So so ready. But when it came time, you choked. Can you change the subject fast enough? Is your boss looking at you like you're crazy?
7. OVERBLOWN Did you really need the flash mob just to ask your friend out to the movies?
8. MISC Anything left over!! What will you put here? Whatever man, we're not the cops. Have fun.

As always, these are just suggestions. Make up anything you want, as long as you're having fun!


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  THE DIE FOR ME! MEME




- post with your characters and reply
- one character has taken a mortal blow for the other
- play out the horrifically heart-shattering aftermath
- prepare your tissues for ULTIMATE CRIES
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  Star Sex...Sex Wars?
Whatever, it's a smutty Star Wars AU meme



"A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away..."
 And cue the text crawl. Only this time, there's some small print involved.

You know the story - rebellions, evil empires, politics, and a mystic harmony called the Force that gives power to those who train in its arts. But what if the tale skewed much more...carnal? Trade and peace talks are sealed with copulation, alien species want to interbreed throughout the star systems, the Empire desires complete sexual domination. As for the Force, those who follow its ways - the Jedi knights - search for physical enlightenment as well as the mental variety.

tl;dr it's a Star Wars AU, but with sex. A lot of sex. A lot of a lot of sex. Don't read too much into it. Have fun, be as serious or as silly as you want.

HOW TO PLAY

  • Comment with your character info, prefs, kinks, whatever you want to include. IDK it's your life.
  • Reply to others, use the RNG to get prompts. Or not.
  • Thread.
PROMPTS

  1. Cantina Girl/Guy: You just work at one of the multiple dives around the galaxy. Let's hope you get decent tips for all those times people squeeze your ass.
  2. Prince/ss: Royalty is in your blood, but that just means you have more duties to your people. Don't get too haughty, or a peasant might put you in your place!
  3. Smuggler: For your ship making the Kessel Run in 12 parsecs, you'll take only one specific type of payment.
  4. Jedi Knight: The Force is with you...and the extra libido that comes with being a Force user is along for the ride, too.
  5. Bodyguard: As a Jedi, you've been put in charge of protecting someone very important. Better guard every part of their body throughly.
  6. Training: The only way to learn to wield the Force is with a partner.
  7. Forbidden Knight/Padawan Love: Under Jedi code, there's only one taboo when it comes to sex: padawans and their masters are not to engage in it. You've broken that taboo, shattered it into a million pieces.
  8. Last Night on...Earth?: The two of you are about to go out on what will be a suicide mission, so it's only natural you don't want to spend the night alone.
  9. Dark and Light: One of you fights for good, the other for evil. You're both dyed in the wool and dedicated, but that's not to say you don't find common ground.
  10. Battle: Lightsaber battles between rivals can get pretty intense.
  11. Slave: Whether you belong to a giant slug alien or someone more humanoid, you were the chains.
  12. Toy of the Empire: The bad guys have caught you. Torture isn't all that you must go through.
  13. Stormtrooper: What's going on under all that armor? Wait, you're a girl?
  14. Powerful Evil: You're higher up on the food chain than your average Stormtrooper, meaning you get to freely indulge in all those dark desires.
  15. Spoils of War: A captured rebel? An important bargaining piece of upper empire management? Perhaps even a refugee from a destroyed planet? Regardless of who you are, you're now at someone's mercy.
  16. Peace Treaty: After longwinded discussions, it's time to sign the treaty between two worlds and put their conflicts to bed. Literally.
  17. Planetary Goodwill: You've been sent out to a planet to engage its people, discover its resources, or convince the government to join the Rebellion/Empire. As such, your body is the ultimate key to diplomacy.
  18. Xenophilia: Not all lovers look human.
  19. Sex in the Cockpit: That is not a proper technique for piloting an X-Wing!
  20. Built for Pleasure: Droids have many purposes, yet they're all built to serve.
  21. A Bounty on Me?: Uh-oh, you've become a lucrative target for bounty hunters! Can you offer up something thats worth more than money to save your hide?
  22. Victory: Your cause is victorious! Time to step up to the stage, get your medal, and screw the princess senseless in front of hundreds of people.
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 "What You Do To Me" Meme


You're only made of flesh and blood - unless you aren't, in which case we apologize for making assumptions. However, the point still stands that you, as a person, can only stand so much of what you find alluring before you want to act on it. No matter if you're usually uninterested in anything carnal, you're interested in what your significant other/partner/crush/random acquaintance is doing now. They have to be teasing you - or you're teasing yourself.

Perhaps you can hold out, or maybe you're going to cave in and tell them just what they're doing to you. Or better yet, show them...

How to Play

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Prompts

  1. Innocent: They don't know what they're doing. That's part of the appeal!
  2. Purposefully: Oh, they know they're winding you up. And they'll keep doing it. And doing it...
  3. Long Time: This awkward dance has been going on for a while. You've just about reached your breaking point.
  4. Closeness: Come together, right now, bring the world together. Of course, making peace and being all cozy is decidedly more difficult when you're close to someone insanely hot.
  5. Sexy Getup: A skirt like that should be illegal. Or what about that v-neck top that shows off their muscles? Hnngh.
  6. Wearing Your Clothes: There's something sensual about seeing them in your clothes.
  7. Action: The movement of their lips, a chaste kiss, sucking on some innocent foodstuff, the way they rub their foot against your leg...it's too much!
  8. Situation: They've gotten all angry and flustered, or you've been gone for a while, or any sort of unique situation has turn you on.
  9. Location: Location, location, it's all about where you are, and perhaps the forbidden aspect of doing anything here.
  10. Usual: You always fall for their charms. It's actually kind of embarrassing.
  11. Unusual: You're a brick wall. Sex doesn't interest you, not regularly. Until now, that is.
  12. Say the Words: They win; you're telling them how they make you feel, in all the gritty details.
  13. Complete Loss of Control: You can't help yourself, you have to have them, no matter how it makes you look.
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The AU!Pet Person Meme (Shipping & Smut)

>> PREMISE
Hello, and welcome to The Care and Keeping of Your Pet! As you surely know, a pet is a big responsibility, and we're so glad you've decided to be a conscientious master. A safe pet is a happy pet, and this handbook is certain to keep your precious lifelong friend as content as can be.

The history of the animal person is a long and difficult one, with their origins not being known even to this day. However, scientists believe that despite our common appearance - most animal people have humanoid forms except for the ears, tails, and sometimes teeth - we share no common ancestry, even if the ascent of this species corresponds with that of the homo sapiens. We gained dominance over each breed thousands of years ago, beginning with the dog type, who have long been considered "man's best friend." Most breeds these days are docile and perfect for owners of any speed.

Of course, it is our duty as the superior species to take care of these animal creatures, and this is inherent in their genetic makeup. Everyone knows that an animal person, when matched with their correct human master, is loyal for life - a true "soulmate," if you will. Far be it for us to turn this away! Ever since the Great Domestication, these intelligent and loving animals have served us as friends, workmates, guardians, servants, and sexual companions and will for years to come. Despite recent hubbub from so-called "Pet People's Rights Activists," this way of life is wholesome and good. Scientific research shows that the natural desire of the pet person is to be owned and cared for by a human.

So, it's your first pet. What do you need to know?
 As previously stated, pet people come in as many breeds as you can possibly think of. By far and away the most popular are the dog and cat types, but exotic birds and lizards have been gaining popularity among trendsetters from L.A. to Tokyo!
 All pet types are best suited for certain jobs, and when hunting for one, it is best to search for a type that suits your needs best.
 However, a "True Match" - when a pet person bonds with you and only you for the rest of their natural lives - comes naturally, and sometimes takes time before you can find the pet you will be able to give a forever home to.
 According to all current research, pet people are completely sentient and like us in many ways. However, it is important to remember that they have many animalistic and feral characteristics. Do not be foolish and think that your pet is a person, despite the facts that many are clothed and may be allowed to read, write, and have "hobbies." Some traditional pet owners may eschew these frivolities, and that is within their right.
 Pet people age more quickly than humans, at least physically, and many types have long lifespans. It is not uncommon for pets to be passed through the family. When getting your child their first pet, it's important to keep in mind that just because the pup is tiny now, a grown pet can be jumpy around a small child.
 It is important to train a pet. Discipline will be necessary. This does not make you a bad owner. Failure to train early will result in a rebellious pet. Training is especially important if you want your pet to serve as a household servant.
 Remember, your pet will be extremely protective of you, especially if you are Truly Bonded. It is best to socialize them early. A socialized pet is a perfect family pet.
 These days, unowned and unbonded pet people are allowed to live as strays or "Frees" in certain designated areas. Some even hold "jobs." This is against their best interest, and owners who adopt these strays are to be rewarded. Still, the best place to get pets are from liscenced kennels or breeders.
 Some masters find it beneficial to participate in activities with their pets, such as shows and other competitions.
 Finally, much has been made about the sexual relationship between pet and master. This is a normal facet of the bond, and humans are sure to find pet people sexually alluring. But beyond that, it is only responsible and prudent for owners to care for their pet's needs. It is a well-known fact that the libidos of pet people are remarkably strong, and when they go into heat, it is usually more convenient for a master to relieve them. There is no risk of pregnancy. All rumors of hybrids are urban legends.
 Despite this, masters must remember to not view their pets as romantic partners. Humans should stay with humans.
With that said, thank you and welcome to your first day as a pet's master!
 
>> HOW TO PLAY
Needless to say, The Care and Keeping of Your Pet is a bit biased and full of propaganda, but it gives a good idea of the world your character is now AU's into. They are either a pet person or a human master, and what that means for them varies.

So are they a devoted pet or a rebellious animal person looking to buck the system? A generous master or a cruel sexual sadist? Just a normal pet owner? Most likely they're something in between, but when you're raised in this world, it's difficult to see anything different on the horizon.

Rules
 Comment with your character and say whether they'd be a master or a pet. Ideally, they could be played as both. Mention what kind of each they'd be and what they'd be like, (ie: "Xx-chan is a bunny girl who is happy to please her master" or "Asterothia is a cat boy who is aloof but loyal to his true master"). For pets, be sure to include features ("wolf ears, tail, teeth).

REMEMBER, pet does not automatically equal submissive and master automatically equal dominant. This is not a BDSM setting though BDSM can be included. How far you want to go with the actual "pet" aspect is up to you, as well. Your pet could just be your slightly-furry roommate or soulmate!
 Comment to others.
 Play out the scene.
 
>> PROMPTS
This by now means an all-inclusive list, but it should get you going in the right direction.

 First Time Pet/Owner: Usually, pets are gotten at a young age; you're an old dog. Can you learn new tricks?
 True Bond: What all masters and pets yearn for...the pet's loyalty and adoration for life.
 Love: It's expected for masters to love their pets, but to love them? Romance is strictly forbidden.
 Old "Couple": Master and pet have grown together and know each other. You know, know each other.
 Loss of Master: The pet has lost their master, perhaps even their True Bond. Is it possible to move on?
 Young Master/Older Pet: Pets age quicker than masters, so it's possible to end up with a bit of an "age" difference.
 Family Pet: This pet's been raised as part of the family. What happens when their feelings for a family member get more than platonic.
 For Your Protection: You don't want to be a master, but you have to take in a pet for their protection lest they be in danger from the general public.
 Stray: You're a stray or a "Free." Can you live like this with your biology screaming for you to make a match?
 Servant: You're more servant than pet.
 All Sex, All the Time: The only purpose for this pet is to service the master, and not in a way that means cleaning their house.
 Guard: You're a loyal bodyguard, a service pet. You'll do anything for your master. Anything.
 Pet Play: This is for those who prefer to keep their animals on leashes, have them eat from bowls, and keep away from clothing.
 Breaking In: Training is important with any pet.
 In Love with Another Master...or Pet: To lust after another's master is no better than treason, and to wish to be with another pet just cruel!
 Punishment: Bad dog, no nookie!
 Heat: All pets go into heat, and it's the responsibility of the owner to take care of this problem. After all, unchecked dry humping kills thousands every year.
 Breeding: Breeders know the best qualities in each type and mate the cream of the crop together to continue lines. It's a hobby for some, a calling for others.
 Pregnancy: So, about that whole "hybrid" thing. It maaaay be more true than you think, even if pet/human pregnancies are the stuff of salacious tabloids.
 Territorial: Hey, hey, other dog person! This is your apartment. Stay the fuck out!
 Kennel: Kennels are where unadopted pets are kept. They're generally agreed to be depressing places. Why not volunteer at one, keeping the pets healthy and happy with the kind of affection only humans can show?
 Rebelling Against the System: Damn the Man! Pet people are people, too! Just be careful not to get talk. You know what happens to bad pets.
 Instant Attraction: You ever just look at someone and know they're the one? That they're...your master? But what if you've been trying to fight it? Well, don't try!
 Dominant Pet: You might be the pet, but you call the shots, at least in the bedroom.
 Pet Show: Everyone wants to show off how perfect their animal is. Look at that ass! And you'll never believe their special skills...
 Therapeutic: Pets, especially those bred for their kindliness, are perfect therapy for those who've been through trauma and heartache.
 Jealousy: Who's that around your master? Oh, hell no. They better not be touching them!
 Petting: Pet people are absolutely gaga for being touched. Even the most steely ones turn to mush for rubs.
 Games: Playing with your pet and giving them exercise is a key to happiness. Of course, with a pet person, you might want to use other toys instead of a ball.
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 SPACE OPERA AU


A space opera is defined as "a subgenre of science fiction that emphasizes space warfare, melodramatic adventure, interplanetary battles, as well as chivalric romance, and often risk-taking." Star wars is probably the most well known example, but one could also look to the Gundam or Macross series, some parts of Star Trek, Guardians of the Galaxy, Battlestar Galactica, Jupiter Ascending, Legend of Galactic Heroes, or maybe even Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann.


This meme is for all your overly dramatic space adventure needs. Leave a comment with your character's name and canon and maybe a few AU ideas or prompt preferences, then look around and tag other people and blow up some spaceships.

HERE ARE SOME PROMPTS IF YOU'RE FEELING UNINSPIRED

1. Commanders
You have your fleet of horribly beweaponed starships. They have theirs. Who will win, and what can you learn about someone from how they maneuver their fleet?

2. Boarding operation
Okay, so...you lost. Now the enemy is here, burning a hole in the side of the ship so they can come on board and probably not do anything good. Prepare to make your last stand.

4. Xenophilia
"But how can I love you, when you are an Earthling and I am a Martian? It has never been done before!"

5. Space-balls
No, not the movie. The party. The upper crust of the galactic federation (or whatever) gathers today to have a bit of fancy fun. Beautiful music, tasty snacks, fabulous outfits, and outside the windows you can see alien world, spreading out to the horizon or hanging below the space station like a giant glittering marble. Are you used to this kind of thing, or did your invitation arrive by accident? Maybe you didn't get invited at all!

6. Enemy Mine
Your people and their people have been at war for who knows how long, but now circumstances are forcing you to work together. When the alternative is death at the hands of a mutual enemy or a hostile environment, maybe your foe isn't quite so unrelateable as you thought.

7. Repairs
The reactor's going critical. Or there are mines stuck to your hull. Or you need to get the engines working before you drift into an asteroid field. In the depths of space, there's no room for fucking up.

8. Space Royalty
"Ladies an gentlemen, all bow before the Queen of Jupiter, and her escort the Duchess of Orion."

9. First Contact
The first time your species has met their species face to face. Maybe you're diplomats, meeting under formal circumstances and representing your entire race. Maybe you're both out in the depths and both happened to see the same asteroid you wanted to build a mine on.

10. Fly boys (or girls)
Battleships slug it out in the background, but we all know the real excitement is taking place on a smaller scale. Pilot a space fighter, or a mecha of some kind, and having thrilling dogfights in space! Then live to tell the tale and go to a bar to brag about how awesome you are to attractive strangers!

11. Space Pirates
Avast me hearties! Shiver me timbers and draw up the solar sail. Fly the skull and crossbones! Grab your blasters and put on your space suits! I've got an Earthling freighter right in me sights that's just BEGGING for us to become closer acquainted!
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 Alone No More meme



You've always been lonely, as long as you can remember. Perhaps its your appearance that drives other aways, your attitude, your personality, your dangerous lifestyle or even your circumstances beyond your control. By your own design or no, out of necessity or not, all that matters is you've never had a true companion, not really.


Until you meet another freak, someone else incredibly different...someone who also wants to stay with you.

The circumstances, good or bad, under which you met don't matter, because you're not alone anymore. In fact, this person makes you want to look past any self-loathing or low self-esteem you may have and be better. At least they do on some level. Why they care, you don't entirely know. One thing is for certain, however: you'll do anything to keep them safe and by your side. Your situation may just come in handy, for once.

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