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THE AWKWARD BONER MEME
There's nothing worse than just innocently hanging out with a friend, acquaintance, or even enemy when someone else decides to join the party.RULES
1. Post with your character/fandom/preferences. Tag around!
2. Your characters are now enjoying some innocent pass time when Suddenly! One member pops a boner.
3. ???
4. PROFIT
Play it for smut or play it for awkward. Girl equivalents are highly encouraged.
 the TRUE LOVE SMUT meme |
The cliche of each person having one great love in their life is often overblown; after all, not everyone has a great and epic relationship, nor do they need it. But it can be fun to play out a love that cannot be spoken, just like any strong emotions are interesting to explore. And when words aren't enough? There are always actions. Simple, pure, and straightforward, this meme is about people truly in love letting that affection become physical. It's a smut meme, though more emphasis is put on the relationship rather than the raunch...or there could be focus on both. Whatever approach you take is up to you. It's as basic as that, and the perfect excuse to play something sweet, romantic, or passionate. HOW TO PLAY
( PROMPTS ) |
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the last night. dusk has fallen, and your nerves are on fire. |
That's COURTLY LOVE. Not COURTNEY LOVE.
Courtly love or domnei was a medieval European conception of nobly and chivalrously expressing love and admiration. Generally, courtly love was secret and between members of the nobility. It was also generally not practiced between husband and wife.
The "courtly love" relationship is modeled on the feudal relationship between a knight and his liege lord. The knight serves his courtly lady (love service) with the same obedience and loyalty which he owes to his liege lord. She is in complete control of the love relationship, while he owes her obedience and submission.The knight's love for the lady inspires him to do great deeds, in order to be worthy of her love or to win her favor. Thus "courtly love" was originally construed as an ennobling force whether or not it was consummated, and even whether or not the lady knew about the knight's love or loved him in return.
The "courtly love" relationship typically was not between husband and wife, not because the poets and the audience were inherently immoral, but because it was an idealized sort of relationship that could not exist within the context of "real life" medieval marriages. In the middle ages, marriages amongst the nobility were typically based on practical and dynastic concerns rather than on love. The idea that a marriage could be based on love was a radical notion. But the audience for romance was perfectly aware that these romances were fictions, not models for actual behavior. The adulterous aspect that bothers many 20th-century readers was somewhat beside the point, which was to explore the potential influence of love on human behavior. The behavior of the knight and lady in love was drawn partly from troubadour poetry and partly from a set of literary conventions derived from the Latin poet Ovid, who described the "symptoms" of love as if it were a sickness. The "lovesick" knight became a conventional figure in medieval romance. Typical symptoms: sighing, turning pale, turning red, fever, inability to sleep, eat or drink. Romances often contained long interior monologues in which the lovers describe their feelings.
tl;dr characters are in a fantasy/medieval setting and having a courtly romance.
How to Play
- Comment with your character, preferences, etc. Also, be sure to include what "role" your character will be taking on in this little affair.
