Blind Date.

[semimeme]

 The Blind Date meme. 

Pretty self-explanatory. No matter how awkward and unexpected they might be, there is always something exciting about them. Who is your company for the evening going to be? Will it be a person of your innermost dreams or someone you absolutely can't stand? And most importantly...
 

How are you going to handle it?

What do:
1. Post with your character! They're now in the middle of a blind date.
2. Comment to each other! When you do that...
3. Go to Random.org and roll a single die!

1. 

First date

 -- You've never been out on a date before, so someone's decided to give you a helping hand.
2. 

On the rebound

 -- You're recovering from a painful breakup, but your friends/family think they found a great person for you anyway.
3. 

Not strangers at all

 -- Someone thought you didn't know your date. Turns out you know them from somewhere.
4. 

Hideously awkward

 -- Hey wait, that's your ex/boss/doctor/distant family member! Or, even worse, it's that person you absolutely despise. This will go well!
5. 

Existing partner

 -- You two are just acting like strangers to spice up your love life.
6. 

Future spouse

 -- Unfortunately, you have to have an arranged marriage. Fortunately, you get to meet that special someone for a date beforehand. How will the night go?
7. ...or, instead of rolling, come up with your own scenario!

4. Play out the date. This meme can be completely fluffy, smutty, or hilarious. If you don't want smut, you can put that in your subject. It doesn't even have to be romantic.

Comments

[itsjustanaccount]

[...He knew it.]

[With a kind of annoyed resignation that he doesn't even bother to hide, he pulls his hand out from his jacket pocket to display the colored bracelet hanging loosely around it. He doesn't say anything.]

[azuhi]

[Asahi can feel the aggression and tension coming off of Tsukishima in waves, and he definitely doesn't like it. Seeing the bracelet around his wrist confirms why Tsukishima is so upset, but that doesn't make dealing with it any easier for Asahi.]

O-Oh. But I thought... I didn't think they were matching boys with boys at all. I-I mean, I realize how that might make you really upset, if you were expecting a girl and you got me instead...

[itsjustanaccount]

[Seeing Asahi start to get worked up helps reign back some of his annoyance. It's not that he's against letting people know when he's annoyed, but, frankly... He's not a complete asshole. Asahi is on the more tolerable side of people Tsukishima knows, especially on the teammate side of things.]

[So, letting out a breath, he rakes his fingers through his hair.]

I don't care if it's you, Asahi-san. I just don't like being jerked around. [Finally starting to ease up into his more apathetic state of being, his hand falls back down to his side.] Anyway, what about you?

[azuhi]

What... about me? [He echoed, until it clicked in his mind. He blushed a bit and rubbed at the back of his neck quite sheepishly.]

I don't mind. A boy. [He explained in hushed tones, shyly meeting Tsukishima's gaze.] I sort of prefer it, even. Though like I said, I definitely wasn't expecting it!! And... well, no one is going to make us do this, so if you want to leave, that's okay.

[itsjustanaccount]

Like I said, I don't care, Asashi-san. [In fact, he's even tugged out his phone to start flicking through it.] I don't really have anything better to do anyway, since I'm already here...

...Guys usually take the lead on this sort of thing, so what did you have planned if it had been a girl?

[azuhi]

[The presence of Tsukishima's phone does nothing to assure Asahi that he actually doesn't have anything better to do. He tries not to frown as he shrugs his shoulders to his ears.]

I picked the mall because usually girls know what to do here... I guess we could just walk around, for now? If you want?

[itsjustanaccount]

Sounds like it's a good thing you did get a boy as your date, Asahi-san...

[Seeming satisfied with what's on his phone, he tucks it away again.]

Well, I was going to do movies, but the one I was thinking of doesn't start for a while yet. I guess wandering around is a good way to kill time, huh?

[azuhi]

[Asahi nods, standing up a little straighter when Tsukishima tucks his phone away.]

I know this mall has a sporting goods store, we could go there while we wait for the movie time? ..Just out of curiosity, what movie did you have in mind?

[itsjustanaccount]

It’s as good a place as any.

[Back to his usual stride, he starts to turn away before looking back at the question.]

Oh, it’s just an old movie that they’re playing again as part of an event. I thought it’d be interesting. Although now that I think of it… It might not be your kind of thing, Asahi-san.

[azuhi]

[Asahi had a feeling it would be something like that. He tried not to let his anxiety reflect in his expression.]

It's not a horror movie, is it?

[itsjustanaccount]

Technically, it’s billed as “science fiction adventure”.

[A beat.]

Jurassic Park.

[azuhi]

Ohh.

[That's the one with dinosaurs, right? Not something that interests him particularly, but also not something he is opposed to.]

We can go see that, if you'd like. As long as there's not too much blood...

[itsjustanaccount]

[And there’s just…. A moment where he stares consideringly at Asahi.]

...I’ll let you know if anything comes up. So you’re weak to blood, Asahi-san?

[azuhi]

[Tsukishima's stare is unnerving, and not for the first time, Asahi is relieved it's not on the opposite side of the court. He shrugs sheepishly and nods.]

A bit? More like... gore. Violence. That sort of thing.

[itsjustanaccount]

Well, it doesn’t have much of that besides a few scenes, and most of them don’t really go into detail about it. You should be fine.

[Probably. Tsukishima is relatively certain about this, but you never know.]

Anyway, do you need anything at the sports store?

[azuhi]

Huh? Oh... that doesn't sound too bad, I guess. And no, I don't need anything. It just... seems like a safe place for us to go until it's time for the movie. Unless there's something you wanted to do..?

[itsjustanaccount]

No, not really. I’d thought about getting something to eat before the movie, but it’s not exactly a big deal to me…

[azuhi]

No, that's fine! [Asahi says quickly, still a little nervous; actually, now that he's on this "date" with someone he has to see every day, he's especially concerned about making it good for Tsukishima.] If you're hungry, we should go eat.

[itsjustanaccount]

[That’s a fast turn around. Giving a shrug, he adjusts their course a little.] Alright, then… You know, you can relax.

[azuhi]

C-Can I? [Asahi stuttered a little, but he was also laughing at himself.] We're teammates. I want this to go well.

[itsjustanaccount]

Asahi-san, whatever mistakes you could make on a date wouldn’t be nearly as bad or embarrassing as anything our other teammates do on a regular basis just in practice.

[Tanaka, Hinata, he’s looking at you.]

[azuhi]

Ah, that's completely fair. [He laughed.] I just... yeah. The word "date" is really intimate and scary, I guess. I'll be okay.

[itsjustanaccount]

Do you think so? It seems like the opposite to me. I mean… It’s just going out somewhere with someone. It’s not a commitment.

[azuhi]

W-Well... if that's all you want it to be, then yeah. I guess... I just wasn't looking at it that way.

[itsjustanaccount]

Honestly, it's less stressful that way.

[Coming up to a cafe he knows, Tsukishima holds open the door politely for him. He's the underclassman, so it's only sensible, right?]

...Honestly, you could probably use less of the stress.