the weakness meme

[bifroster]

the weakness meme We all have that little thing that either turns us to mush, or is a temptation we can never resist, or something that totally leaves us vulnerable for exploitation. Whatever it may be, we can either enjoy it or despise it, or maybe use it as a strength if you're clever enough. Below, you can roll for a type of weakness and/or a role to play, or make up your own scenario based on canon, fandom, or anything, really! NOTE: Depending upon the weakness, the situation, and other factors, there might be some triggers. It is advised that you plan ahead or look into the tagger's journal so you know what their preferences are (and to have more insight to the muse!) oo1. comment with your characters make sure to put names, series, & preferences somewhere! you can use < ! > sans the spaces to make the comment "blank" oo2. reply to others in character oo3. use the rng and enter 1-6 for a type then roll 1-6 again for a role oo4. play out what happens—anything goes! oo5. profit? oh yeah!

prompts type one → silly it is nothing harmful at all, but someone might be tempted to tease you about it. two → guilty pleasure okay, so this one can never be found out. i mean, a love for trashy romances? really? three → annoying ...isn't it just annoying that you can't seem to life anything heavier than a kitten? four → vulnerable this weakness is a big one that you try to hide. because someone could really use it against you. five → dangerous if anyone found out this secret, they could nearly destroy you. or worse. six → secret thank goodness no one knows about this weakness. right? role one → victim you're the one with the weakness, sadly enough. great. two → abuser oh, be creative with someone's mind and vulnerability already. three → confidant you know their weakness, and are doing your best to keep it secret. four → soother you know their weakness... but you're a good guy. you're there for them. five → innocent bystander you didn't know anything, but that doesn't mean you can't be hurt. six → weakness sometimes a person is a weakness. that's you.

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[deputychief]

.....

Well, is that so bad?

[...he says in a low voice, motioning at the doujin in her hands.]

[little_miss_snarker]

'What is he implying?'

It.... it's other people. Making stuff up. [Yeah, that blush is covering her entire face.]

I mean, you can't want something like.... like this, ri--'Of course I wind up on the page of us kissing each other when I ask that. Today is not my day at all.'

[deputychief]

......

Of course, you're right. It's very silly. [He doesn't sound entirely like he's convinced yet, but musters himself for:]

However, this is, after all, one more way to track things that Suzumiya-san might appreciate.

[little_miss_snarker]

I thought he wouldn't like stuff involving me and other guys. [She sounds almost bitter about it. Much as she can admit she likes the guy now, the focus everyone seemed to have on her love life always got to her.]

Besides, isn't it.... [She sighs, looking at the ceiling because she can't look him in the face and can't look down at the image in her hands.]

Is it always about Suzumiya to you? Don't you care at all about how I feel?

[deputychief]

Who knows? Someone is writing them out of nowhere. Perhaps they're things that he likes or things that he fears. Either way. [Maybe they're nothing at all, and Koizumi is just covering his ass.]

As for that... I would have to say... on the whole, I personally care more about how you feel than I do about how Suzumiya-san does. Professionally, of course, it's different.

[little_miss_snarker]

Someone is writing them because in some alternate universe we're fictional, that's why. It doesn't mean anything other than some people have too much time on their hands and weird tastes in this kind of stuff.

[She looks down now, lets herself look over the image and feels her face get warm again at the sight of it before pushing the doujin back at him.]

And if you did care at all about how I feel you wouldn't be reading this stuff because it could relate to Haruki.

[And with that said, she turns on her heel and walks out of the shop. For some reason she feels exhausted and.... disappointed.]

'But in what? The sharp reminder of how much everyone acts like the world runs on my love life? The fact that, for a second, I was actually curious about what it'd be like to kiss him? That he apparently didn't take into account how I would feel about him reading those things? Stupid teenage hormones! I barely understand myself!'

[deputychief]

.......

Well.

It's not truly because of him.

[That much said, he hopes she might stop. He follows her out shortly, because this is the shittiest place to have this conversation anyway. Neither is in public any good, of course, but it might be better than surrounded by ... well, all of that.]

[little_miss_snarker]

[Well, she does stop. She has no idea why or what it is about what he said that makes her do it, but she does. At least they're not in that awful shop now and the artificial sunlight does her good as she turns on her heel toward him.]

Then why? Just.... what is it about those ridiculous things that you like so much?

[deputychief]

...

It's not all that complicated, don't you think?

[His eyes are actually fixed on the floor.]

[little_miss_snarker]

'Why do I feel like I'm about to walk into one of those bear traps you see in Western Cartoons? Not the kind where the teeth clamp up and mangle your leg, but the kind where the rope goes around your legs and hoists you upside down? You know, the ones that look like they shouldn't work at all in the real world but that's where the humor is derived from?

Because I feel like I'm about to have everything turned upside down so fast I'll have whiplash.'

[It's safe to assume she has a permanent blush on her face at this point as she scuffs her feet on the ground.]

....So you really do just like looking at me like that?

[deputychief]

........

Yes.



[And there's all there is to that. Where are you, long-form Koizumi...]

[little_miss_snarker]

'Oddly enough, it's him being short-form that tells me he's telling the truth and all I have to say to that is:'

Why?

[She's outright gawking at him. Really, this is the last thing she expected. She doesn't think she's bad looking, but enough for a boy to want to buy doujin of her? What is the world coming to?]

[deputychief]

.... It's not because of your looks. It's because...

[And he actually shrugs.

That might not sound like a compliment, but on the other hand, it actually is.]

[little_miss_snarker]

That's not an answer! 'Because being indignant is easier than trying to figure out how I feel about it.'

I look ridiculous in maid outfits and all that other stuff and--why would anyone find that appealing? If it's not my looks then.... what? Are you attracted to me or something?

'And that must be what the baby blue polish on my toenails tastes like. Oh joy.'

[deputychief]

...

I'm sure you would admit that it's not such a ridiculous thing, considering everyone else in the brigade.

[little_miss_snarker]

[She pinches the bridge of her nose.]

I know I sneak looks at the boys when Haruki dresses them up but that doesn't mean it'd look any good on me.

'Then again, maybe it is the same thing here? It's not like I don't still have those pictures of Asahina on the Brigade's computer at home.

Man, now I feel guilty about that. I think I'm going to delete those photos when I get home.'

[deputychief]

Perhaps you shouldn't worry about whether you think it looks good on you, and just see what all those around you think.


....I think you'll find they all agree.

[Regaining a bit of typical smugness now.]

[little_miss_snarker]

'Which oddly enough is comforting since it's a little more normal than usual.'

On what, exactly?

[deputychief]

That you do.

[simply again!]

[little_miss_snarker]

Look ridiculous?

'Two can play at this game!'

[deputychief]

I think the word that Suzumiya-san might use is... "hot."

[little_miss_snarker]

HOT?!

'Did my voice just crack?'

But the one time I wore one back home all he did was criticize me about how it didn't work on me at all!

[deputychief]

And tell me, have you ever known Suzumiya-san to say things that perhaps he doesn't actually think?

[little_miss_snarker]

[She holds up a finger like she's going to say something, stops with her mouth hanging open for five solid seconds before retracting it sheepishly.]

Okay, you have a point there.

[deputychief]

...Well, then. That point is settled, at least, I hope.