Someone Better Meme

[sneaks]

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There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.

Everybody knows about them: love triangles. Or, as they may be, love lines - some characters fall for those who just have their attentions elsewhere. Whatever the case may be, it's just painful. They're not into you the way you're into them, and it's always hurtful to be in that sad state, pining away.

But it doesn't always have to be that way.

Maybe there's somebody who cares for them the way they care for the objection of their affection. A dedicated friend harboring secret feelings? An admirer from afar? Someone who's always supported them? It's someone they'll never see if they can't open their eyes and notice what's in really front of them...and move on.

This meme is for that moving on, those "second choice" pairings. It's for growing and developing and learning that we can't always get what we want, but sometimes we get what need. It's not for first loves; it for last loves. Perhaps not even love, just something better than unrequited desire. And, of course, it's for people who want to play those kind of pairings in a meme setting, having their character getting over their pointless, unhealthy love and get someone better, whether it be serious, crack, cross-canon, AU --- anything goes!

How to Play

• Comment with your character and preferences. You may want to include whether or not your character is more likely to be the spurned/rejected or the "second choice"/admirer. Include any other information you find relevant, too.
• Don't feel relegated only to canon positions! If none of this applies to your character, make things up. What makes sense with their personality? What do you want to play?
• Comment out and be inventive. This is open to all sorts of everything, so don't be afraid of doing a crossover with plenty of juicy backstory to it; ooc talk is fine, too.
• Since this meme is so freeform, there are no prompts to box you in. It could go in so many ways! However, here are some directions to inspire you and get you started:
  • Rejected by the ever elusive object of affection.
  • Cheering up someone after their rejection, complete with angsty thoughts of "oh, why don't you see me?! I'm the one who really cares!"
  • Wondering if you should divulge your feelings.
  • Confession
  • Realization
  • Deciding to give someone new a try.
  • Proving your love.
  • "I won't be your second choice!"
  • Dating and other romance.
  • Obligatory smut direction.
  • Friendship rather than romance.

Comments

Minato Arisato | Persona 3 | M/F (M/M Castmates)

[universalize]

Historia Reiss | Attack on Titan | OTA

[jesusreiss]

Sherlock Holmes || Sherlock BBC || now it's canon... platonic or not is cool

[desecrated]