Arabian Nights Meme

[marlowe_tops]

Scheherazade / Harem Shipping Meme
Straight out of the Arabian Nights, or any variety of the spin-offs and spoofs since, in a beautiful and fantastical realm of magic and djinn. You may be the great ruler, prince, or sultana of the realm, or you may be the tribute, captive, or arranged marriage spouse brought before that ruler.


Scenarios:
1. Arranged Marriage - You’re both royals or nobles of some variety, but one of you has been sent far from home to be wedded to a stranger in a foreign land.
2. Ambition - You’re just one beauty in a harem of dozens—or hundreds—but you’re determined to stand out, to earn the exclusive attention of the ruler, and to take your place by their side as the ruler of this land.
3. Scheherazade - One night with the king (or queen). Perhaps your one-night spouse had their heart broken, like in the story. Perhaps they’re simply a monster, or they have other motives. They may kill you in the morning, unless you can convince them to delay, by at least one more day.
4. Tribute - Perhaps your land was conquered, or perhaps you’ve been sent here to secure an alliance. Either way, this wasn’t your idea, and you aren’t particularly happy about it.
5. Within the Harem - Both characters are residents of the harem. You hardly see the ruler, and they don’t matter. What does matter is the friendship—or love—that you have found within the harem, and, possibly, your plans for escape.
6. Outside the Harem - You’ve fallen in love with someone you shouldn’t. A guard, a servant, or someone outside the palace entirely. But in order to be with them, you’re going to have to break all the rules.
7. Arabian Nights - Wildcard scenario, play any elements from the Arabian Nights that you please. Magic carpets, powerful djinn, curses and treasure!

How to play:
-Post with your character, preferred role (ruler, harem, other), and any other relevant info
-Reply to others. Use RNG or choose your favourite scenario!

Comments

Alcuin no Delaunay ( Kushiel's Dart ) M/M

[alcuin_delaunay]

[Harem role. Likely to be a gift or trained from birth to serve, despite his dreams of being a scholar.]

Abel | Starfighter (Comic) | M/M

[reliantnav]

[Harem role. Open to all scenarios.]

[creepinacup]

[Byakuran was a conquer and a good one to that. Ten years ago he had started from nothing, just a small group of rebels and now he had a vast empire that was only growing and that he miraculously kept under control. An empire of his size should have fallen apart under its own weight by this point, but he manage to keep it together. No one really understood how he did it, but one thing everyone knew. Never ever make him angry while talking to him if you valued your life.

Due to that fact and because people wanted to gain his favor it wasn't unusual for him to gain gifts. Byakuran never asked how these people acquired their gifts. The world was a corrupt place. Some might be given to him in earnest ways, but he had a feeling most of those gifts had been acquired in dubious ways.

And speaking of gifts, he were inspecting a new one. A pretty young man. Pale much like himself, but with less wild hair. Byakuran smiled sweetly at him like he always did. This wasn't the first time a person had been given to him. He was a man with power and got every kind of gift you could imagine.]

What name does a pretty one like yourself have~?

Ashe of Dalmasca ; FFXII ; OTA

[dalmascanqueen]

[Either harem or Queen. Prefer arranged marriage or Arabian Nights, but can do any of them.]

Anne Boleyn | The Tudors

[theonlyqueen]

[Harem role, scheming to seduce someone important and elevate her own position.]

[honorsword]

[ooc: How about seducing and charming the ruler of the Middle East (in his canon's ancient past)? He's rather arrogant and controlling but enjoys women with spirit (biggest smile on his face in canon is a scene where the girl he's teasing/trying to put the moves on slaps him instead), which rather lends itself to Anne if you're up for cross-canon.

He also prides himself on self-control and not being charmed out of following his own self-interests and goals, so this could be fun.

I can write a starter if you're up for it, just wanted to see what you thought first.]

Thor | MCU | M/M

[smashanother]

[King. Tribute sounds interesting but is open to all of them. PM for plotting.]

[round_tones]

Perhaps it was foolish, but Ianto had actually volunteered for this. He jnew that his world was not nearly as advanced as some that had threatened to invade , and that Asgard could offer protection. Knowledge. Magic and science.

He came to learn, and if that meant pledging his service in return, well, he was willing to offer what he could. Even if all he had to offer was his enthusiasm, his keen mind, and...well. Whatever else the price might fancy.

JIM KIRK | STAR TREK: AOS | OTA

[universal_charm]

_{[ Preferably a captive/tribute, because it amuses me, but open to other scenarios! ]}

Scheherazade | Thousand and One Nights

[mistressofstories]

[Well her name is in the meme...either queen or harem member.]

[aaaah, you're actually playing her, I've never seen someone play except Disney's Aladdin!!! ;3;]

[shootaro]

((What if she gets stuck with a kid like her faceclaim.

Tell him stories! Except he'll probably get bored and try to suggest ways to make her stories "better" like a billion times or make sarcastic comments and really test her patience before he finally settles down.

If you don't want to play with 'em though, that's okay too! o/ ))

Enjolras | Les Miserables | M/M

[goldprince]

(Interested in tribute or arranged marriage. It's very possible he stumbled into the situation, and is a loud advocate for harem worker's labour rights.]

[eightisgreat]

[[Interested in an arranged marriage with these 2? ]]

Celeste Blackwell | OC | OTA

[precluded]

[Harem role, and taken from the man she loved more than anything else in the world, so both hardened by anger and really needing some kindness that could warm her heart.]

Martha Jones | Doctor Who

[aproperdoctor]

[f/m only. either (unwilling) harem member or ruler.]

nico di angelo ▪ heroes of olympus ▪ m/m

[deathkid]

[ most likely a member of the harem. ]

[windblown]

( Hey! Before I start, would you be interested in 4/5 where both of them are princes of conquered land, taken for the reigning Emperor's harem, and shortly they're both summoned to entertain him one night? )

Emperor Peony Upala Malkuth IX | Tales of the Abyss | OTA

[deathscore]

[Most likely the ruler of the harem but can potentially be a prize of war as well.]

[scionoftheflame]

((Hello~ Would you be interested in a Luke? I don't have the exact icons for it, but I can play him short haired :) I was kind of thinking a mix of 1 and 4? For the lulz. Obviously expendible little Luke would be the one being sent to the emperor.))

Pidge | Voltron | OTA

[green_greatness]

[Likely to be a member of a harem, or sent to be member, appearance is masculine, and muse is 14, so please consider appropriate content.]

[4; for the sake of this meme, her curse can be lifted with a kiss... even a kiss on the cheek, pff]

[yasmyna]

[Well, rotten luck, kid, your people lost the war, but to restore trade and free the captives and as symbol of good will and friendly alliance, you were gifted to the ruling family of your once-bitter enemies; it's all for a good cause, really, you can rest easy knowing your family is safe and cared for, because the ruler is very generous when not waging war.

However, this change is still going to take some getting used to and who knows what it's going to be like— oh, the king and queen aren't too interested in you, it seems! You've been handed down to their daughter. Your luck's turning around, kid! Your wife's about twelve, so you're closer in age than you could've been! Maybe this won't be so bad?

... that's where your luck runs out, though, because she's kind of cursed.

And by "kind of cursed," I really mean "a lot."

.......... there's no one in the very ornate, luxurious room except for a myna bird shyly hiding her face and peeking over a wing in a bizarrely demure fashion, until she gets a good look at him and bursts into shrill laughter.]

Camel's Eye! Camel's Eye!!!

[And she talks too. She also seems to think he bears more than a passing resemblance to a Persian Walnut...]

((She's obnoxious, tomboyish, and kind of an unruly brat sometimes, I'm sorry.))

Nathan Drake | Uncharted

[uhoh]

[Interested in auing him as 4, 6, 7. Prose preferred]

Loki | MCU | OTA

[eyesareactuallygreen]

[Reluctant tribute. Replies can come from frost_sorceress if female Loki is preferred.]

hanamaru kunikida ( love live sunshine ) ota

[endpapers]

( very likely to be a temple maiden turned part of the harem, or a trained member herself. she's very determined to get her friends noticed so they can live comfortably though, so she can stand out on that term. )

[windblown]

( Would you be interested in something like 5 → eventual 3-ish, where the sultan requests both of them as company for the night? )

Peter Parker | Amazing Spiderman | OTA

[spideyguy]

[formerweapon]

[I am awful but would you like to do anything with these two?]

Daimon Hellstrom | Marvel | ota

[hellstorm]

[Hell-Lord.... so--]

[desertbirdankh]

[Ankh was bristling. Sent away like an object, a piece of furniture to pacify some demon or whatever those alchemist had called him. Tch, that they dared to treat him like a tool just because they had created him. Or rather made him into the being he now were. They had not created him from scratch. They had used already biological parts available. In other words he just to be human. Not anymore however, even if he pretended to not recall anything from before they messed him up. They would only tinker more with him if he showed any signs of his true self.

Now however they were not around to monitor him. Now he could glare up at the one he had been gifted to, fire in his eyes and sparks cracking from his fingers. He burned for a fight, but knew better then to attack someone recklessly without knowing their strength first. He just glare up at Daimon without letting his gaze falter in the slightest.]

I am to tell you that they hope I am to your satisfaction. They hope I will be pleasing to you. [His wings fluttered in annoyance. Him? Pleasing? As if.]

Bucky Barnes | MCU | OTA

[formerweapon]

[ Captive but open to other roles as well.]

Sarosh Rashnu | MCU/616 OC | M/M

[princewithintheshadows]

[Prince, within the Harem, a djinn, or street urchin down on his luck...)

Rider | Fate/zero

[hellenization]

[A king or else a djinn.]

Faramir | LotR | OTA

[nearamir]

[[Could be in either role - ruler or harem member]]

Éowyn | Lord of the Rings | OTA

[shieldofrohan]

[[Probably a ruler. If she is a harem member, then she'll be an unhappy/rebellious one, so bear that in mind]]

sonya blade | Mortal Kombat | OTA

[earthrealmblade]

ooc: Sonya for either arranged marriage, tribute, or within the harem. Open to crosscanon as well as canonmates.

Pashet | OZMAFIA!!

[pashet]

[Ruler or Guard, but if you want a scenario for her as a harem member or want to discuss anything before tagging feel free to PM this journal.]