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The Historical Romance (AU) Meme
The Historical Romance (AU) Meme

(also including high fantasy, steampunk, and sci-fi because why not)

(also including high fantasy, steampunk, and sci-fi because why not)
There's nothing quite like a good historical setting to take a tale of sordid romance to the next level. Perhaps it's the setting that seems so separate from our own time, thus making the whole thing feel more exotic or epic. Besides, the codes of attitude! The costumes! The traditions! The disease and early death!
Uhhh, did I mention the costumes?
HOW TO PLAY
- This is a meme for shipping in historical (and also fantastical by historically based) settings. Pretty self-explanatory.
- Post with your character, information, and preferences.
- There are TWO things you can RNG here, because everybody loves some RNG. First is time period, second is prompt. Two for the price of one.
- Comment to other people.
- Be kind to others, play nice, etc.
Time Periods:
- Prehistory
- Egypt
- Greece & Rome
- Mythic & Legendary
- Viking
- Ancient Asia
- Scottish Highlands
- Celts
- Medieval & Middle Ages
- High Fantasy
- Camelot/Arthurian
- French Revolution
- Tudors
- Regency
- Victorian/Industrial Revolution
- Steampunk
- Wild West
- Civil War
- Roaring Twenties
- 1940s
- 1950s
- 1960s
- The Space Age Future
Prompts:
- Spoils of War: You've been taken of your home and made either an unwilling companion or, even worse, a slave. Yet something is beginning
- Nefarious Intentions: Whether it be from jealousy or a desire to ruin someone, you want to make this person - perhaps with an equal or higher station - desire you, then you will destroy them.
- Inherited You: Often times, in the past, positions came along with the spouse of the deceased or disposed.
- Must Be Married: In order to get your inheritance, secure your title, produce an heir, or please a parent, you have to marry someone. Anyone will do, won't they?
- Arranged: This marriage is one you didn't even get to pick. Hopefully, you'll at least like the person.
- Servitude: You live to serve, but you also love the one you serve, perhaps from afar.
- Love at First Sight: Okay, admittedly, you have't seen many people because this is before easy travel, but you know this person is the one. What can you do about it?
- Learn to Love: The two of you are thrust together. The most you can do is hope to love each other in time.
- Promised to Another: You two are head over heels, and things couldn't be better...except for the fact that one of you is supposed to belong to somebody else.
- Seduction for Gain: In a time where women and the underclass were treated very poorly, there's no shame in trying to advance your station. Use whatever means necessary.
- Courtly Love: Between a knight and a noble, a bard and a noble, a king and his lady, etc etc etc. The kind of love spoken of in ballads.
- The One Above All Else: The one who got away...or the one who was never yours. Maybe they are a beloved friend, a special person you must protect, or that flickering green light far from you, but you love them all the same.
- For the Man Who Has Everything: You are powerful, strong, well-connected; you have everything except for someone to share it with. Perhaps that will change.
- Rescue the Maiden Fair: Or the "man" fair. Surely they will show gratitude.
- To Honor You: Maybe if you win a great victory, slay a dragon, or invent a combustion engine,
senpaiyour beloved will notice you. - Cultural Differences: When uniting two cultures through a marriage or union, culture clashes are bound to occur.
- Class Difference: The poor street urchin who loves the child of the bourgeois or the serf who longs after the lord's only daughter. Is there anything more heartbreaking?
- Healing the Broken: Life is hard, and perhaps one of you has bore the brunt of it. It falls on the other to bring life back into their life.
- Met Before: You knew this person long ago. Have your feelings for them changed?
- Courtship: You will do this the proper way, with meek handholding and chaperoned dances. Or you may have no other choice.
- Secrets and Magic: Your romance is further muddled by the existence of strange creatures and the magical forces. Maybe one of you is even a magician, but you can't let anyone know, even the person you adore.
- Torn Apart by War: On the same side or Romeo and Juliet-ing it, the constant fighting is ruining your war.
- Forbidden: You took an oath, a vow, or some other kind of promise not to love. Before your eyes, that's all shattering.
- Rule by My Side: You want power and you want this person to be your consort, and will do anything to get both.
- I've Grown Accustomed to Your Face: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, or: I hated you but now I've grown to want you like no other.
- I'll Wait for You: You will wait for the person you love. Back in the day, this was pretty serious, considering the death rate from the plague. And dysentery.
- A Promise Made: You told them you would make them yours and nothing would stand between you. You intend to make good on that promise, no matter what goddesses you have to face, monsters you have to kill, or political situations you must maneuver.
- First Contact: You are the first envoy of your kingdom or race. Making a good impression and not breaking any hearts are both good calls.
- 1.21 Gigawatts: "But I'm not even from this time period!" Instead, you're the modern guy or gal who fell through time. You must fit in...and not break everything by falling in love with the knight or samurai.
- WILDCARD

Sharon / Agent 13 || MCU || OTA
Anne Boleyn || The Tudors || OTA, prefer F/M
Konoka Konoe | Mahou Sensei Negima | OTA
Tamao Suzumi | Strawberry Panic | F/F
alex vause | orange is the new black | f/f
Loki | Norse Mythology
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argh, wrong account
Happens to me all the time lol
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Jack Benjamin | Kings | proooobably m/m
charlie prince | 3:10 to yuma
Arslan | Heroic Legend of Arslan | OTA but M/M for real shipping
Irisviel von Einzbern | Fate/Zero
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Owain | Fire Emblem: Awakening
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sansa stark (asoiaf) f/m
Molly Hooper (bbc sherlock) - Open
Nariko Iwatari | OC
Megumi Akiyama | OC
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Ariadne | Inception
Cassandra | Greek Mythology
Blythe Merrick | OC
Säde Pekkanen | OC
Raphael Scallion | OC
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/hearts!
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Edmund Pevensie | Chronicles of Narnia
/breaks down your door to ask about Arthuriana or Regency :|a
hurk Regency.
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<3
YES TO EVERYTHING YOU JUST SAID
PERFECT.
now to accomplish it without sobbing
we can do it. .... maybe..... not...... we'll see
/readies tissues and popcorn to maximum preparation
/and ice cream for recovery post-sobbing (if there'll ever be a time we're not sobbing over these 2
(NEVER)
(THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT /clutches and sob)
maybe they can have nice things? maybe?
..... but then that last sentence. B|
but then making out in the gazebo anyway? :|a
lbr it's really difficult to say no to that
get some, ed. get some.
as long as it's with caspian tho
That would be caspian's preference f o r s u r e so.
great. good. very yes nice good they agree /to makeouts /after this bit
/dutch courage first
/also math class first B|
who needs math when there are narnia aus to be had. :|
narnia aus and multivariable calc are different brands of wonderful things ok
...okay fair enough :|a
not having any homework and being able to tag all the time is the most beautiful though
what is this magic \o/
the magic of being competent and working really hard over the weekend \o/
you perfect amazing unicorn <3
i am the fairy princess of getting shit done B)
i would watch your disney movie
i'm truly touched tbh :')
i mean, it has to be better than the one where the chick sleeps through 50% of it, right? :|a <3
#firstindianprincess whattup B) <3
the time is right, disney. THE TIME IS NOW.
the time is now while i run away to my meeting
we've been in pretty good sync today of "oHNOSUDDENLYBUSY"
incredibly good sync omg i just got back
CHAMPIONS /highfives all around
also why is caspian a huge dork :|a
why does ed have a crush on a huge dork :|a
..... checkmate.
and yet no regrets amirite.
100% truth bc who could regret making out w/ that face.
if they ever get there. slow nerds. o9
slow nerds, but cute nerds. that makes up for it. \o/
very cute nerds \o/
oh no
oh no they're cute or oh no this is a terrible place to be
oh no they're cute and oh no they need to not mess this up for themselves
...oh no. D:
.... you know what, no
oh good, something to sob about while i fall asleep ; ;
nooooo sleep well and not full of sobs /o\
i mean i did bUT NOW THIS ; ;
YEAH I'M P EMOTIONAL NOW YOU COULD SAY THAT
shtap (and yet never shtap)
(does never shtap mean double-tagging your tag w/ 1960s Edmund.......... just wondering......)
(/strANGLED SCREAMING FOR THESE TWO IN SWINGING LONDON I MEan what)
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1960S BABY
/prepares heart
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NO THOSE ARE TERRIBLE HAIRCUTS THEY CANNOT
BY TERRIBLE I'M ASSUMING YOU MEAN YES CAS HAS ONE :|a
Absolutely not (but probably something like Joe Strummer or Paul Simonon lbr)
Ed says yes please thanks to Paul Simonon
AS DO WE ALL dear god please and thank you that man
and now time to run away for dinner w/ the dean once more~ i'll be back!
Just as I ran off. I'm telling you, man. Crazy timing skills.
/just/ came back from my supermart run. are we magical or what.
WHAT AMAZING WITCHCRAFT. I'm proud of us.
we deserve an oscar for this magic. at the very least. B|
hell, we deserve to EGOT. B| also should caspian also tag in here. :|a
i mean. my answer is a resounding 'hell yes' if you would be up for the ridiculousness.
attempts will be made. o7 [1/2]
but i demand hilarious jokes for inspiration [2/2]
are you asking me for 60s puns. bc i am opening slang pages rn to get this shit happening
...open them again [1/2]
i have that much faith in your punnery [2/2]
google: "do u mean 60s era punk?" me: "no google. no i do not."
google is trying to look out for you, friend [1/2]
it knows puns are ridiculous [2/2]
i was going to make a really shitty pun on "the who" in this subject line but u deserve better
thank you. the who also thanks you. they deserve only the best. [1/2]
they might be my favourite [2/2]
then i will definitely work out all the kinks in my puns before making any jokes about them B)
...okay i have to admit [1/2]
i chuckled [2/2]
i win by referencing the only 60s band i know besides the beatles \o/
...wat. [1/2]
BUT IT WAS A GOLDEN ERA OF ROCK AND ROLL. [2/2]
I KINDA SUCK?? I mean I know of the Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, etc but I was raised on 70s bands
...but. but the entire british invasion. but the birth of psychadelia. [1/2]
but bob dylan and the doors and the kingsmen and creedence clearwater aND BOB DYLAN [2/2]
i've not said this before for the sake of our friendship but. i've heard only One Bob Dylan Song. :<
................i love you so much but my. my heart. [1/2]
what song is it and can i make you like a mixtape or something bABE WHY [2/2]
The Bob Dylan Song, Blowin' In The Wind. and you can blame it on my childhood upbringing ok B|
But what about The Times They Are A-Changin'. It's so popular still.
I've never heard of this song. D: Girl I only seriously started listening to music when i was 13 /o\
Like everyone and their mother has covered it. It inspired Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come." ;;
Ah yes. Sam Cooke. That other name that I very much know obviously. >.>
He's worth a Google as a historical figure. He's also worth a listen if you like soul. o/
when I am not in the library :|a then listening, definitely :|a
Excellent good. Also you definitely still owe me puns. :|
whaaaaat. girl if you try to make puns on a topic u know nothing about, you ain't going nowhere...
... /squishes your ridiculous cheeks
/got really excited cause i thought i knew a 60s band /jk misread 80s as 60s
/squISHES CHEEKS SO HARD
sdlkfj i should've known bc they're new wave but u know
you're too cute i can't \o/
SORRY I GOT CAUGHT UP TAKING SELFIES INSTEAD OF TAGGING.... UR FAULT U REMINDED ME HOW CUTE I LOOK
sldkjx nerd <3
also important question: do you headcanon caspian as taller than ed
yes, and also sliiiightly taller than Peter. (and so much taller than Lu aksjlks bb girl)
good B)
I take it we agree, then. B)
Obvs. \o/ I suddenly got weirded out by thinking of these two as the same height so I had to ask.
...yeah, no. It doesn't make sense, somehow.
I can see Peter and Caspian around the same height, but Edmund is at least a couple inches shorter
Similar to Susan, then? :|a [1/2]
With poor Lu never quite catching up but WEARING HELLA HEELS? [2/2]
Ok I always headcanon that Ed tells everyone he's taller than Su when really they're the same height
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Aerith Gainsborough | Final Fantasy VII | OTA
Andrew "Ack-Ack" Haldane • The Pacific
Michiru * Sailor Neptune | Sailor Moon |
rolled 11 for period, 14 for prompt!
Here?
[ Bringing her horse to a stop and tethering him off in the nearby woods, Sir Haruka looks up at the tall, foreboding tower. There's rumors a sea witch is keeping a fair maiden captive in here! (Well, technically the rumors say a fair maiden has been spotted on the parapets, and that a sea witch lives in the tower. But Haruka's an Experienced Knight. She can take it from there.) Her nobler companions would batter the door down and challenge the witch to one-on-one combat.
But that is not Sir Haruka's way.
Patting her horse to reassure him she'll be back soon, Haruka checks to make sure her sword is secure on her hip and slips towards the castle silently. Getting into a squabble with the witch only endangers the girl. She'll infiltrate and take things from there... ]
This is a thing of beauty! I may throw in a few twists if that's alright with you!
go for it! that's what RP is about :D
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Raleigh Becket | Pacific Rim