The Harem Genre Meme

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The Harem Genre Meme

The harem genre: because love triangles are so overrated.

TV Tropes (I'm not linking it for your own good) defines this genre as having "one lead, and at least three, often a lot more, characters who are romantically interested in him or her. Usually, each character personifies a single classic characterization archetype." So basically, one character is the object of affection of several others. This leads to hilarity (or angst) ensuing as the protagonist tries to sort out their feelings and the competitors try to win their beloved's heart.

HOW THE MEME WORKS
1. Before you comment with your character, use the Random Number Generator to find out their role in this crazy little game called ~love~.

• ONE. The Object of Affection: Congratulations! You now have a small army of people who are in love with you! Hopefully, your group is fairly sane.
• TWO. A Member of the "Harem": You're in love, whether you admit it or not. But, unfortunately for you, you're not the only person with eyes for your sweetheart. Love is a battlefield, as they say, and you might just have to fight for your right to be with them. ...And that might just be literal.

2. Once you have your character's role, comment! In the subject line, you might want to include character name, canon, any preferences (het, f/f, etc), and role. If both roles are okay, you can note that.
3. Others will respond, rolling for the scenarios.
4. Play out the scene!
5. For a meme like this, threadjacking or other characters "interrupting" might be fun. You can put if you're alright with that or not. It also might be better to ask before you jump in if someone hasn't said yea or ney.

SCENARIOS

For The Object of Affection and A Member of the "Harem"
1. Meeting for the first time:
This is how the two met, and how one party presumably fell in love with the other. Did they meet at school? On the job? Perhaps there was magic involved, or some kind of quest to save the world. At any rate, this is the encounter that started it all. Maybe it was love at first sight, or something rockier.

2. Confrontation:
One of you is ticked off. Maybe you're tired of the person you love being surrounded by other men/women. They shouldn't be so...so...flirtatious! Or on the other side of the coin, you might be ticked off at someone you didn't even ask for being way too clingy. You don't like them that way! Whatever's happening, some angry words are being said.

3: Confessions:
The cat's out of the bag now. Everyone's coming clean, and, if you're lucky, you're the one that special person is choosing.

4: Make up your own scenario.

"Harem" Member vs. Harem "Member"
1. Competition:
It's a cook-off! No, it's a show of brute strength! ...A sing-off? Heck, it might be something completely mundane and not even a competition for both parties. But at least one of you wants to show off how much more worthy of your love's attention and adoration you are.

2. Confrontation:
You've seen how that hussy has eyes for your baby, and you've had enough. It's time to lay down the law. Whether you chose to give them a stern talking to, try to sabotage their "date" with your potential love interest, or go with the good ol' fashion punching their lights out, you want them to know you mean business.

3. Giving up:
Try as you might, you just can't keep up with this game anymore. Or, on the more depressing side, you've noticed that the other person is much better for your love than you are. So, you've decided to remove your horse from the race, and you're telling the competition as much.

4. Make up your own scenario.