Valentine's Day approacheth, and you know what that means. If you don't have a sweetheart with which to spend the day, now's the time to get up on that bidness. That is, the bidding business. The business of bidding on... uh, budding romance? Look, just cough up some cash so you don't have to go it solo on the fourteenth. It's dangerous to go alone! Take this.



1) Characters can either auction themselves or their friends can have signed them up for the auction.
2) Please put the character's name and canon in the toplevel subject line.
3) Make sure to include a starting price, a time/date for the end of your character's bidding period, and any preferences in the body of the comment!
4) Bidders may choose to be anonymous in their subject line or whatever.
5) Have fun!

Meme modified from here.

Stuck in a Costume

Somehow, some way, it happened. You got stuck in a costume and aren't able to get it off. Will someone help as you're helpless, or will they just laugh helplessly?

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The costume and the reason the character is in it is up to you! The reason it got stuck could be any number of things - bad zipper, curse, prank with glue gone wrong. No matter the reason, they're stuck, and they need help. Now what? Does the other person help, or just make it worse?


...Or if you want to be really awful, are they both stuck in the same costume together?

the forbidden love between servant and master meme

These days, it's uncommon to have a servant. The wealthy have them, of course, but some of them even eschew that to have a sort of pride in being self-sufficient. Rarer still are the personal servants, the ones bound to just one person and taking care of their every need. They make sure their master or mistress is dressed, fed, and all their affairs are in order. They may double as a bodyguard or personal assistant in other functions, as well. This type of servant was much more common back in the day.

But today, you have one. You've always had one. Or may, you are one, loyal to your employer to the core.

Perhaps you're more of a vassal than a servant, then. You serve because of duty and love; you've been raised to know this your duty for your entire life. Your family has been tied to this family for generations. You could have even been summoned by magic, your whole purpose to serve.

And even if you're not a "true" servant in the sense of the word, there are always people who look out for others. You know the person in the group of friends. They seem bound to the hip to that one specific person, usually someone who actually does need the help, and acts as a mother hen to them. Yes, you're that person.

It all sounds simple enough, then. The problem? The relationship between master and servant has been blurred, and the feelings and bonds here have grown more than they should. The servant doesn't just love the master, they love the master. And it's not that much of a stretch to think that the gesture is reciprocated. But this is an ultimate taboo. Power differences, societal expectations, and conflicts of interest mean that there's a whole mess that can be made. If that line hasn't been crossed yet, keep dancing it. Try to back off, if you can. Do not cross the line. Do not become...more.

If more has come, you are in danger. Will it interfere with the ability of the servant to serve? Will they envy all those in higher stations who can get close to their master? And what about the nature of their relationship being exposed? Others will not be as kind, and there could even be punishment ahead should the wrong eyes fall upon the truth. After all, a servant and a master have been so close, in close quarters. There is no knowing what could have happened.

HOW:
- Comment with your character and preferences.
- Mention if you'd like your character to be a servant/vassal or otherwise.
- Tag others.
- Thread out forbidden affairs and one character taking care of the other.