The Then and Now Meme

[daydreaming]

the then & now meme


Romance doesn't come easy. Occasionally there are those moments where it's love at first sight, but to really fall in love, these things tend to take time! That's where this meme comes in handy. Meet your childhood friend, and then meet you childhood sweetheart! How did you meet? How do you reunite? Roll the dice if you wish or pick out a scene.

1. Post your character, putting any information or preferences you have in your comment.
2. Others will reply. You can play the then or now or both.
3. You can use the RNG if you want.

THEN...
1. Bullies - One of you was picked on by your peers. The other wouldn't stand for that!
2. Lost and Found - You were separated from your parents/guardians. Thankfully you had someone your age to help you find them again!
3. Playground Pals - There was always one kid who was WAY more fun to play with than the others.
4. Betrothed at Birth - Your parents arranged your marriage. Did you even care at that age?
5. Roller Skating Romance - You were skating at a friend's birthday party, and were TERRIBLE at it. Good thing you've got someone there to hold your hand and keep you from crashing into walls!
6. Next-Door Neighbors - You just moved into your new house or apartment. The transition is rough, but a friendly face can make the transition so much easier.
7. Did NOT Get Along - Childhood sweethearts?! Yeah right, that person was a total jerk to you! All that talk about just trying to get your attention was a big fat lie!
8. Phobia Shield - Perhaps you were scared of lightning, or bees, or dogs. This person always knew just how to calm you down and make you feel better.


...NOW
1. Pirates! - One of you is kidnapped by pirates! Or maybe one of you is the kidnapper, intent on finding your childhood sweetheart and saving them from a life of mundacity.
2. Social Network - One way or another, you had to see what happened to that person who used to mean so much to you. Are they happy? Are they healthy? Are they still single?
3. Educated - What a coincidence, you're in the same class in high school/college?! Who could ask for a better study partner?
4. Injury - Whether it's a sprain or a brutal mugging, you just so happen to receive help from someone you haven't seen in years.
5. Rags to Riches - Their rich distant uncle passed away and left them a huge fortune?! So THAT'S why they had to move away as a kid! Now it's time to catch up on old times, preferrably with roses and carriage rides.
6. Riches to Rags - Things have been bad ever since you were orphaned, leaving you to work in a less-than-savory career. Scrubbing floors, selling artwork for pennies, pole dances... If only someone could take you away from it all!
7. Accident - You just ran over their dog! How could you?! What a terrible way to reunite!
8. Stranded - Whether it's a deserted island, a ghost town, or a broken down bus, you two are stuck together to find a way out. ...Something about this person sure does seem familiar, though.

Comments

Santana Lopez | Glee | Completely OPEN

[thesantanalopez]

Then, 1, what age do you want them to be?

[used_realtears]

[Nobita's getting picked on again. This time, Gian has cornered him in the vacant lot.]

I didn't say anything to you!

"You looked at me weird! That's bad enough!"

Hope Estheim || Final Fantasy XIII || M/F

[good_breakfast]

Dick Grayson | Batman | Open

[justlikeacircus]

merlin | arthuriana

[notakingstrophy]

Arthur Pendragon | Merlin [Modern AU]

[redestined]

Thomas Barrow | Downton Abbey

[selfsuffice]

Liam Reid | OC (universalis)

[monthly]

[Liam was a kid in the 40s and 50s, so anyone who was a kid with him would likely be old now.]

raziel, the angel of mysteries | judeo-christian mythology

[ofsecrets]

Anna Milton | Supernatural

[miltonian]

Tom McNair | Being Human

[housebroken]

Molly Hooper // Sherlock / OTA

[wealldosillythings]

[I'm interested in doing both scenarios (then and now), so specify if you're only interested in one thread. Any questions/clarifications on CR, feel free to PM me! :) ]

Shadow the Hedgehog | Sonic Adventure 2 | OTA

[no1canbreakyou]

Leo Wyatt | Charmed | OTA

[orbinginalways]

Philip | Kamen Rider W | OTA

[halfofhalf]

Col. Everett Young | Stargate Universe | OTA

[colunderfire]

Geo Stelar | MegaMan Star Force | OTA

[ryuuseinorock]

Clark Kent / Superman | DC Animated | Open

[alienfromkansas]

I got 8 and 1 (This should be rich)

[shockinglyold]

[Jenny hadn't seen Clark in years. Their parents had (somehow) decided that they were to marry, but since the incident she hadn't stepped foot on dry land. To be running the pirate crew that had kidnapped her from her own home at a young age, well, it was more then she expected anyone she had known in her former life would understand. One did whatever one could to survive.

So now she was standing near the helm of her ship and watching as she sun set on another glorious raid, mentally calculating what they could easily afford to return to the government these bastards had taken it from without a mutiny on her hands. Yes, it was good to sail the seas.

Just then one of her crew came to her speaking of prisoners and she pushed a chunk of hair from her face, listening carefully. It seemed there had been one or two stowaways on their last encounter.]

No worries Steward, I'll handle them now. Bring them up in irons.

Quinn Fabray ♔ Glee ♔ ota

[ambitious]

Caroline Forbes || The Vampire Diaries || OTA

[vampbarbie]

Lyla Garrity || Friday Night Lights || OTA

[dillonprincess]

Chie Satonaka | Persona 4 | OTA

[dominatrixbananahead]

[Both dominatrixbananahead and dont_think_feel.]

Lisa Reisert | Red Eye

[travelsoften]

Mako | LoK | OTA

[imanidiot]

3 - 2 | Is a message/IM style at first okay with you?

[morango]

[ FaceSpace, or whatever it was called was not his sort of thing, but ever since his friends finagled him into getting an account, he checked it once every night. It usually involved ten minutes of putting terse little comments on status updates, but tonight seemed rather dead. Ichigo was reduced to browsing through connections: you know, link through this person to that school, to that club, to that school, to these people and then-

His mouse paused on the link to go to the next person. The orange-haired teen leaned in to give the picture on the profile a close look. Why was this guy so familiar...?

Oh.

Ichigo blinked. It was Mako? How... long had it been? Since before his mom died, definitely... He brought the cursor over to the message link. Was it instant or slower? (He never bothered to learn these things). OH WELL. The seventeen year old's fingers clacked away at the keyboard as he tried to word this right. ]

You might not remember me, so sorry if this comes off a little weird, but do you remember a kid with orange hair... [ It still brought a bit of a scowl to Ichigo's face that his hair usually had to be his identifier. ] ...from elementary school? Kurosaki Ichigo?

{ queen } alice liddell | alice in wonderland/through the looking glass

[madhere]

7 and 8 (And tis the Mad Hatter. Need to make a Dreamwidth account for him)

[tea_tray_time.livejournal.com]

[How long had it been since he'd seen the stupid little girl? No, her majesty now, wasn't it. Alice Liddell, the now queen had ceased to frequent the tea parties since her last visit. Really, such flighty a and uncooperative child she was.

It was now, as he sat on the shore, hat firmly placed on his head and teacup in hand that he thought about the young girl. Wondered how she was.]

Roxy Lalonde | Homestuck

[fuckincakewake]