I'm a creep

[sockfromuncle]

why i'm single

these assumed relationship movies, well, assume a lot. like you're even capable of being in a relationship, for starters.

how to play:
➬ no rocket science here. your character tells us why they're single. they can...fudge details, of course! of course.
➬ everybody shares their hot take on whether your character's singlehood is deserved or not. you never know, they could even volunteer to remedy the situation!

Comments

Matt Murdock | MCU | OTA

[thedevilsworkisneverdone]

I have commitment issues and don't take the time to deal with any of those because I work day and night. I'm emotionally distant sometimes without regard for my own personal safety and with a boatload of trauma. Not to mention the secrets. Lots of secrets.

Elodie Bayford | Damsel

[nodamsel]

My husband recently tried to sacrifice me to a dragon, so I burned him and his family alive.

yuri lowell | tales of vesperia

[evervigilante]

I have high standards.

[octogenesis]

Erm -- well it's good that you have standards at all, right?

[evervigilante]

Exactly. I can't be seen settling for just anyone, can I?

[octogenesis]

Yes, exactly. ... although if you set your sights too high, wouldn't that make it more difficult for you to find someone at all?

[evervigilante]

All that means is that it's worth the challenge.

[octogenesis]

That's true. Although I can imagine some would be unwilling to put in the extra effort. What sort of challenge do you put to them?

[ Mostly out of curiosity, she's never seen someone's standards from the other side. ]

[evervigilante]

I'd just say that I'm worth it.

If I'm going to meet someone else's standards, then they should at least meet mine. Seems fair.

[badmr]

High standards are a good thing. One shouldn't settle.

[evervigilante]

Exactly.

I'm a catch and I know it.

[badmr]

Oh? You're so confident. Perhaps you are.

[evervigilante]

Confidence is quite attractive.

[badmr]

It is, indeed. But it takes more than confidence alone to be a real catch. What else do you have tipping the odds in your favor?

[evervigilante]

For one, I have a good understanding of the human body.

[badmr]

That's certainly an added benefit. You're handsome enough as well, and you seem to have a clever tongue.

[evervigilante]

What you see is what you get. No subterfuge.

That's a pretty good deal.

Lara Croft | Tomb Raider Reboot | OTA (canon universe relevant)

[belay]

Never around. Emotionally distant. My life is...complicated and dangerous. I don't want to drag someone into that. And I wouldn't know what I was doing, anyway.

hiram leeds / the jersey devil ( folklore / original )

[pinebarrens]

Because I'm a cryptid and the son of Old Scratch, and explaining that to prospective romantic partners is really hard to do. .. And Mothman and I live too far apart to make it a thing, anyway.

[nomadicflame]

Surely even monsters can find love.

[pinebarrens]

Yeah, sure, probably, but it'd be a pain in the ass, and I don't mind being single.

[nomadicflame]

Agreed. I find outliving most possible matches to be quite inconvenient.

[pinebarrens]

Yeah, that part's a pain, too. Dating other cryptids would be the ideal, but most of us are pretty solitary and territorial.

[nomadicflame]

With my kind, it is mostly petty squabbling and egos. Territory, sometimes.

[pinebarrens]

You gotta find some different immortals, then. Maybe a nice nymph or something.

[nomadicflame]

I cannot offer them what they want. My body is inert.

[pinebarrens]

[ a puzzled pause. ] .. You can't fuck?

[nomadicflame]

I am functionally dead. My heart does not beat.

[pinebarrens]

Eh, well, that's not a dealbreaker for some people I know.

[nomadicflame]

And for some it is all they desire.

[pinebarrens]

Well, fuck them, man, it's not like you have a choice, right?

[its_time]

I don’t know you or the Mothman personally, but I think you can make it work. I believe in you!

[pinebarrens]

Heh, maybe one of these days.

[its_time]

Never say never! Because you never know where life may lead. And it always seems like you have all the time until you don’t.

[pinebarrens]

Well, I'm probably sticking around until the end of time or whatever, and Mothman definitely isn't going anywhere anytime soon. That he's a friend is more important to me than anything else, anyway.

[its_time]

Still: you don’t want to live with regrets.

Friendship is important, but if you have feelings for him, you should be honest about that. Unless he’s married to your coworker.

[pinebarrens]

Sounds like you're speaking from experience.

[its_time]

No, I never told my coworker’s husband that I had a crush on him. That’s bad for office morale. And I respected her too much.

Agnès Claudel | Trails (Daybreak + Beyond the Horizon) | OTA

[octogenesis]

[ Ugh... ]

...I made him reject me... It's.. a little complicated.

[ On the other hand, he wouldn't have accepted her feelings anyway. She just made sure of it. ]

Bud Askins | Fallout

[its_time]

I’m a Confirmed Bachelor. And a brain in a jar.

Eloise Bridgerton | Bridgerton Netflix

[bridgertons]

[ ooc: all caught up, just without icons! ]

Why am I single? Is the constant reminder of marriage, childbearing and being the possession of a man that doesn't read exciting to you?

june moone ( + optional enchantress ) | dceu | ota

[exhumings]

I have someone in my life that doesn't want to share me. The feelings aren't mutual.

Dark Schneider - Bastard!! - M/F

[pervy_inuyasha]

You kidding? Take a look at this!

[DS throws his arm back and gives a wave to, y'know..himself.]

You don't keep perfect genetics such as these tied down to just any one woman! You spread your seed like you're supposed to!

aarya de chabenet | royal order | ota

[badmr]

I am a demon sovereign in hiding amongst humans, it hardly breeds romance.

[ says the protag of a dating sim, hilariously. ]

inuyasha

[ruffgoing]

Feh. Who's got the time to worry about shit like that? Gathering up the shards is more important!

[ Ignore the drooping ears. They give you no insight. ]