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‹ MESSAGES

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I LOVE YOU /
IT'S OVER.

the love confession & breakup texting meme

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TODAY   9:41 AM

You've been staring at the same message for twenty minutes. Somehow, it sounded better in your head.

Maybe you're finally telling someone you love them. Maybe you're breaking up with them without having to look them in the eye.

You can always delete it.

Delivered ✓

Unless you've already hit send.

✦ HOW TO PLAY ✦

Post your character, canon, and any preferences.

Tag others with a confession or breakup text. Pick a prompt or roll RNG.

For breakups, assume a relationship or work out some history together.

Start with texts. Where things go from there is your call. Read receipts and regrettable follow-up messages are fair game.

NEW MESSAGES

♡ LOVE CONFESSIONS

01 — 09

01. JUST SAY IT

They've written it, deleted it, and tried again. This time, the confession actually gets sent. No clever opening or elaborate explanation. Just the words they've been trying to say for weeks.

02. THE CASUAL DROP

You're discussing dinner plans, complaining about work, or having an otherwise ordinary conversation when somebody drops an "I love you" into the middle of it. They carry on talking. Are you supposed to ignore that?

03. AT TWO IN THE MORNING

A confession arrives at an hour when reasonable people are asleep. The sender claims they couldn't stop thinking about you. Whether they're brave enough to repeat any of this tomorrow is another matter.

04. JUST KIDDING. UNLESS?

The flirting has been getting ridiculous lately. One of you finally asks whether any of it is serious. Yes, actually.

05. AFTER THE ARGUMENT

You're still angry with each other. Neither has apologized, and the last exchange wasn't particularly kind. Then somebody admits they're in love. Well, that complicates things.

06. SAY THAT AGAIN

You've been ending conversations with "love you" for ages. It's practically automatic. This time, the other person asks exactly what you mean by it.

07. THE WHOLE ESSAY

A confession arrives that's long enough to require scrolling. There are examples, explanations, and at least one apology for rambling. The recipient might need a minute.

08. I SHOULD HAVE SAID IT

You were together earlier. The opportunity was right there, but somebody lost their nerve. They make it home before finally sending the text they couldn't say out loud.

09. MESSAGE DELETED

A confession appeared in the notification preview. By the time you opened the conversation, it was gone. You saw enough to know what it said. Does the sender know that?

Read 9:42 AM ✓✓

TRASH

♡ IT'S OVER

10 — 19

10. WE NEED TO TALK

Four words appear on the screen. You know what they probably mean and aren't especially interested in spending the next hour waiting for an explanation. Might as well get it over with.

11. SHORT AND NOT SWEET

"I don't think this is working anymore." That's it. That's the entire breakup message. Surely the person receiving it deserves a little more than that.

12. THE LONG GOODBYE

Several paragraphs explaining why the relationship has to end, delivered all at once. The sender has clearly put a lot of thought into this. Their partner has some corrections to make.

13. I THOUGHT WE WERE FINE

You've been making plans together, looking forward to your next date. Apparently, your partner has been considering a breakup for a while. This is the first you're hearing about it.

14. AFTER THE FIGHT

Yesterday's argument picks up right where it left off. Before long, the conversation has turned into a breakup. There's still plenty left to argue about.

15. LEFT ON READ

The breakup message has been opened. No reply comes. Hours pass, perhaps an entire day. Then, just when the sender has given up expecting an answer, their phone buzzes.

16. NOT LIKE THIS

A breakup text arrives. The recipient wants a phone call, a meeting, something. The sender isn't agreeing to any of that just yet.

17. TAKE IT BACK

"We're done" seemed like a reasonable thing to send in the heat of the moment. Ten minutes later, the sender has decided they've made a terrible mistake. The other person, however, has had ten minutes to think about it.

18. WHAT ABOUT MY STUFF?

Fine. The relationship is over. Who gets the spare key back? Is somebody coming to collect their clothes? And what about that expensive thing you bought together?

19. ONE LAST QUESTION

Somebody has accepted the breakup, or at least stopped arguing against it. There's just one thing they still want to ask. It might be something the other person has spent months avoiding.

Delivered

UNEXPECTED NOTIFICATIONS

♡ BAD TIMING & OTHER DISASTERS

20 — 23

20. CROSSED MESSAGES

You're both typing at once. One of you is finally ready to say "I love you." The other is about to end the relationship. Both messages arrive within seconds of each other.

● NEW MESSAGE    now

21. ONE MINUTE LATER

You've just been dumped by text. You're still staring at the message when another notification comes through, this time from somebody else.

It's a love confession.

They might have been working up the nerve for weeks. They might have absolutely no idea what just happened to you. Either way, you've now got two conversations open and no idea what to say.

22. THE SCHEDULED MESSAGE

The breakup was yesterday. Today, a text arrives from the person who ended things. It's sweet, affectionate, and completely oblivious to what's happened. They scheduled it days ago, back when everything was fine, and apparently forgot to cancel it. You can answer, ignore it, or ask whether they still mean any of it.

23. WILDCARD

Got another way to confess your undying love or dump somebody through the miracle of modern technology? Send the first text and see what happens.

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Comments

rumi || kpop demon hunters || ota

[hun_trix]

Shane Hollander| Heated Rivalry

[janehollander]

haesoo | love or hate

[ambivalences]

[ m/m 24+ ]

Hirose Aiki | Go for it, Nakamura-kun!!

[end_goal]

Ravi Panikkar | 9-1-1 | OTA

[ravioli]

[ info & permissions. cast mates, cross canon, OCs, AUs, assumed CR. m/f, m/m, 21+. ]

nito nazuna | ensemble stars! | ota

[pyonpyon]

clark kent / superman || superman (2025) || ota

[what_the_hey]

Felix Hugo Fraldarius | Fire Emblem Three Houses | m/m

[ceremonialswords]

dr mark watney | the martian | ota 30+

[shitpotatoes]

Cassandra Pentaghast | Dragon Age | OTA

[disgusted_noise]

[Vaguely Inquisition era Cassandra, assumed cr is perfectly fine.]

Bandou Saburouta | K | OTA

[pettymuch]

Brian Pasternack | Yuppie Psycho

[mrdevil]

9

[seedoflight]

[It's a notification that's there for only a moment.]

Brian, I've been thinking. I think I've really come to lov

[And then—]

[MESSAGE UNAVAILABLE]

[mrdevil]

[ Brian was about to nod off when he checks his phone as it buzzes.

He reads the start of it. "Brian, I've been thinking. I think...", sees it disappear, before wiping the slobber on his face as he leans against a nearby handrail on the train back home.

He didn't see the name of the sender. Curious, he swipes up: with Ayin's chat coming to the very top.

It's not that hard to detective his way into finding the sender. Could it have been a misfire? Did he simply misread that?

Curious, he sends: ]

Hey no worries if not but did you send me something by mistake

I al;msot fell asleep on the train again

[seedoflight]

[Fuuuuuuuuuuuck. He saw it.]

Well, it wasn't a mistake. I did mean to message you.

Are you getting enough sleep at night?

[Good save. Maybe.]

[mrdevil]

not really

it's too loud here in the capitol

Shrenne | Limbus Company

[techwings]

20

[whodeniesall]

[It begins so easily.

On his end, Dongrang is thinking about their latest date as he's settling in to rest for the night, overcome with an affection that feels so unlike him. And so...]

I love you, Shrenne. I hope it's not too soon to say that.

[techwings]

[ The message arrives at practically the same time as Dongrang has his finger on the sent button: ]

This isn't working out. Let's call it quits.

[whodeniesall]

[What?]

What?

Shrenne, did I do something? Could we talk this out?

[He doesn't like how clingy he sounds already. But it comes at such a shock he can't make heads or tails of it.]

[techwings]

[ The reply comes a little later, writing between spurts, as though she were doing something else on the side: ]

I guess it's not too soon if the time was better suited never

It's not working out. I don't know if I like you that way. I am going to be always wondering whether you're being truthful or just trying to appease me.

[ The casual cruelty is all too laughably true for her person. ]

Hibiki Fujiwara | Original | OTA

[windsongs]

dan feng | hsr

[imprison]

zoey | kpop demon hunters | ota

[maknaeontop]

Mira || Kpop Demon Hunters || OTA

[sharpasablade]