rain, rain, don't go away

[gameofsocks]

the rain meme

Ah, rain—the precipitation that the whole world has a love/hate affair with. It waters the garden for free and ruins baseball games. It cools you off in the summer and it causes more ice and sleet to appear in the winter. Sometimes it is lovely and falls at a decent pace for a few hours, other times, it blasts the whole eastern seaboard away.

Poems and songs have been written about it, people have danced in it, others have cursed its entire existence, and still more refuse to go out and drive in it.

Now it’s time to roll some dice and see what the weather will have in store for you today.

directions

1. Comment with your character, series, preferences, etc in the subject.
2. Roll a number between 1-5 with the RGN for an intensity.
3. Roll 1-15 with the RGN for a situation.
4. Reply to other comments and play the scenario out!
5. Don’t catch a cold!


intensity

1. DRIZZLE ☂ It’s not too heavy or too light of a downpour, just enough to wash away stuff in the air, water the ground, and clean up the streets.

2. MONSOON ☂ It’s horrible and awful! Rain is coming down in buckets, no one can get anywhere, the wind is whipping everything about, and now the cable is out.

3. SHOWER ☂ Reminds you of early spring, doesn’t it? A nice shower to make everything all green and smell fresh again. Lovely.

4. FLOOD ☂ While rain is good, it can sometimes be bad. Grab a boat!

5. CATS & DOGS ☂ You’re lucky with this one. It’s not the worst storm in the world, but it’s still pretty heavy. Be careful when driving!


prompts

1. A DARK, STORMY NIGHT ☂ You know all those stories that start off with a stormy night before something goes wrong: a murder, an attack by ninjas, a crime. It is one of the best known clichés in the world, and you’re stuck in the middle of it.

2. HUMIDITY ☂ It’s that time of the year again when the humidity rises and the rain has two options: make it worse or make it go away. Good luck getting the latter.

3. GRAY RAIN OF DEPRESSION ☂ We all know this one. Stuck in the middle of no where, or right after an argument, or something that leads to angst, the rain decides to express someone’s feelings in a physical form, serious or over the top.

4. QUIET MORNING ☂ Nothing to do, nowhere to be… sometimes the rain is a welcomed addition to a quiet day. Gives you an excuse to stay in, curl up in a warm blanket and a book, maybe a loved one or a cup of hot chocolate. With sprinkles.

5. PUDDLES ☂ After it rains, what is the number one thing you have to do? Go put on some rubber boots and splash around of course!

6. SUDDEN STORM ☂ It might have been predicted, but sometimes storms just sweep in and do their thing with little to no warning. Hope you’re not outside.

7. THUNDER & LIGHTNING ☂ Loud, surprising, scary, ominous, comforting, fantastic to watch or listen to… some like thunder and lightning, others not so much. Of course, if this happens before a big confrontation, the universe is telling you something.

8. CAN’T GET WORSE ☂ You did not say that. You did not just say that. How many times does this need to be seen in movies and books before anyone learns?

9. STUCK ☂ No, no, no, no. This cannot be happening. What happened to the ten percent chance of rain? You forgot your umbrella and now you’re stuck in it!

10. RUINED PLANS ☂ You had all these wonderful plans to go outside, have some fun in the sunshine, do some errands, maybe a date… and the weather goes against them.

11. DANCING ☂ Sometimes rain is a cause for celebration, or you just feel like doing something spontaneous. Grab someone to join you and get wet!

12. RAIN BATTLE ☂ The most intense, important battles happen in the rain. Verbal spars, punching someone in the guts; it’s all dramatic and climatic. And no one slips.

13. DATE ☂ Aww, don’t let the weather ruin your date! It can be really romantic, being out in the rain, and it’s always fun to go with the flow.

14. A DAY INSIDE ☂ Sometimes, it’s just better to stay inside and enjoy something simple and easy like board games or catching up on TV shows, or maybe the bills.

15. WILD CARD ☂ Was there something I missed? Did you want to roll again or choose your own adventure? Go for it!

Comments

Chuck Hansen | Pacific Rim

[suicidemission]

2.6

[driftingright]

Of course Hong Kong is known for impressive monsoons at this time of year. Of course he knows better than to go into town without an umbrella. Not that an umbrella would do much good against monsoon season. The point is, he knows better.

But that doesn't mean he's prepared all the time. Like now. When first a big, fat raindrop fell on his nose. Followed by one on his brow. Then his eye (that one tickled). Then he just sort of got soaked within seconds.

First it was just annoying but then he starts laughing, grabbing Chuck's sleeve and yanking him along as they flee for shelter, street hawkers offering none as they scurry off to save their merchandise. Eventually they find refuge in a half-demolished building from one of the last kaiju attacks, the locals too afraid to go near it for spiritual reasons.

He giggles chuckles to himself as he plucks at his sweater, the thick material heavy and sodden. "So much for a night out?"

[suicidemission]

Chuck squawks when he's yanked, but quickly stumbles after him because yeah, they're about to get fucking drenched. He's only half soaked when they stumble into the building, shivering under his own thin grey t-shirt.

"Shit..." He should've known better too. Dammit. Raleigh makes his head all foggy.

[driftingright]

"You'll live," Raleigh snorts, pulling off his jacket and putting it to the side as he peeks out at the rain with a low whistle.

"Guess we're stuck here for the rest of the night. Think the Marshall will send a search party out for us?"

[suicidemission]

"Nah. He might call though."

Chuck is frowning and really wishing he'd thought to wear a jacket. Anything beyond his leather bomber, which he'd wadded up and stuffed under his shirt to protect the minute rain started falling. Now he's cold and wet.

"Did you bring yer phone?"

[driftingright]

"I'd have to have one to bring it, so..." he trails off with a shrug, poking at his sweater and yanking that off too because like hell is he going to get hypothermia in Hong Kong. Then he notices how Chuck's shivering, brows shooting up at the sight.

"... You should take that off and just put your jacket on," he finally says, holding his hand out for Chuck's shirt. "Here, let's put the wet stuff to dry- okay, nothing's drying in this weather, but at least we can get this stuff to stop dripping."

[suicidemission]

"Mm.. Didn't bring mine..."

That might be a problem.

"Take my shirt off..?" Of course that's what you want, Ray. But..he's got a point, so. Chuck peels out of his soaked shirt with a grimace, handing it over to Raleigh.

[driftingright]

It's not a bad view, to be fair. He'll even be nice and wring it out for you before hanging it to the side.

"Seriously?" Because even airhead here remembered his jacket, for all the good it did him.

lol that icon

[suicidemission]

"What?" He snaps, glowering and toeing off his shoes because eugh, wet socks.

[driftingright]

Benefits of only owning military-grade boots and no other footwear - no water's getting in there.

"Nothing, I just thought you'd at least remember that much," he answers, grinning at Chuck's discomfort because he looks like a grumpy cat now.

[suicidemission]

"You're such a dick."

He's a very grumpy cat. He's cold and wet and miserable. He has every right to be miserable.

[driftingright]

"You still love me," he jokes, poking Chuck in the side. "Think you'll last until the storms passed or are you going to freeze over?"

[suicidemission]

Chuck swats at Raleigh's hand and moves away.

"I'm fine."

[driftingright]

Meow.

"Look, if you're cold, we can probably fix that so you don't get pneumonia or something. Isn't Australia summer all year 'round or something anyway?"

Aussies wilt in the cold, right?

[suicidemission]

"Not year round but.." Shrug.

Ugh yeah he's gonna melt.

[driftingright]

It's like watching Max after he's been forced in the bath, seriously.

Shaking his head, Raleigh just moves behind Chuck and wraps his arms around him, holding him to his front and nuzzling his shoulder.

"Better?"

[suicidemission]

Augh Ray you're such a cuddler he has no clue what to do with that except stiffen and flounder for something to say,

"Uh--"

[driftingright]

Take it like a man, Chuck. Your own fault for being with a snuggler.

"Jesus, you're freezing," he comments, pulling Chuck tighter against him and rubbing his hands over the redhead's arms then front to get some heat back in the chilled skin. He's used to being the cold one - this is wrong.

[suicidemission]

"Mm..'s cold."

Fucking rain and monsoon and shit. He's freezing his ass off.

[driftingright]

"Want me to warm you up?" he asks with a smile, nuzzling the side of Chuck's head while his hands keep rubbing over cold skin.

Hey, everyone's gone for shelter and they're alone, so...

[suicidemission]

"...Could do."

He's less inclined to say no these days.

[driftingright]

He smiles and nips at the edge of Chuck's ear, humming into it before letting his mouth trail down. Open-mouth kisses are left along his throat in his wake, teeth dragging over the flesh as his hands slow in their movement. More deliberate. Sensual. Sliding over Chuck's front to map out the lines of muscle, appreciating his body.

[suicidemission]

Chuck is used to fuck and go. Get it out of his system, both parties get what they need and move on. Raleigh's not like that. He's slow and thorough and it drives Chuck nuts in the best ways. He feels so..good about himself when Raleigh's involved.

Mushy as that is.

Touch him, love him. Whatever you want.

[driftingright]

And Raleigh's all too happy to do it. To give Chuck all the loving attention he can, giving the affection whole-heartedly because he can't hold it back now, not when he's lost too much without saying "I love you" enough.

He uses his hand to turn Chuck's head, catching his lips and kissing with lazy warmth. Then both hands are moving down the younger man's body again, calloused fingers teasing over his nipples for a while, just to get him squirming.

[suicidemission]

Right here in an abandoned...whatever it is in China. Chuck's good with that, though he'd prefer the heat of a bed, the warmth of skin on skin.

This is good too, though.

He pushes into Raleigh's hands, a little whine in his throat as he drops his head against Raleigh's shoulder, lips mouthing at his neck, hands clutching at his hips.