Arranged Marriage.

[atyourservices]

Marriage for love is a such a modern concept. In the past, marriage was
recognised as a social contract. Unions were entered into for many
reasons: to obtain property, to unite families, to carry on a bloodline,
et cetera. Whatever the reason, congratulations, you're getting married!

HOW IT WORKS:
❧ Post a comment with your character's name, canon, and any preferences.
❧ If there's a specific set of circumstances you like best, set the scene.
❧ Or leave your comment blank and let others use RNG to choose the scenario. Feel free to mix and match.
❧ Please note the prompts below are merely suggestions and you're more than welcome to come up with your own situation.
❧ Have fun!


POSSIBLE REASONS FOR MARRIAGE:
① Station → You come from a royal, noble, or otherwise distinguished family who has chosen a suitable spouse for you.
② Feud → You are being married to put an end to the bitter enmity between your two families.
③ Economics → Your economic state and/or your station will improve through the union, though one of you may be marrying down.
④ Empire → You and your spouse are merging your businesses and/or property to create something more influential or profitable.
⑤ Tribute → You have been offered as a gift or appeasement, alternately you're the spoils of war.
⑥ Bloodline → Carrying on your distinguished family name has fallen to you and the equally well-bred spouse of your family's selection.
⑦ Disapproval → Your marriage has been arranged to keep you away from the person with whom you truly wish to be.

POSSIBLE SCENARIOS:
① First meeting → This is the very first time you're meeting your future spouse.
② Courtship → To get to know each other and encourage affection, your family has approved of you going on dates.
③ Engagement party → Be it a huge, formal affair or a small, intimate get together, you're celebrating (or pretending).
④ Wedding day → The big day!
⑤ Reception → The big party!
⑥ Wedding night → Every meme needs a smut prompt, right?
⑦ Honeymoon → Where will you go with your new spouse and what will you do there?

Comments

Rufus Shinra | FF7

[afterlaborday]

[If you want any form of sex, M/M is what I do with this one. But OTA if just going for awkward or plot]

[eaudevamp]

[ OOC : All right with cross-canon? I'm interested in 1-5 for reasons. ]

Nicky Parsons l The Bourne Series l OTA

[giveyourdaughteryourjob]

Mary Crawley | Downton Abbey | M/F

[thequitecontrary]

Fallon Carrington | Dynasty 2017

[windbriar]

Mordred | Arthurian legend AU | M/F

[eternalmagic]

Kara Danvers | Supergirl | OTA

[iisupergirlii]

[absbylightning]

[OOC: Any preferences? I also have him in Earth-2 flavor as well!]

reign fear | blood bank | ota, m/m pref

[eaudevamp]

hibiki kuze ★ devil survivor 2 ★ ota

[bunbiki]

belle ❀ beauty and the beast (2017) → f/m

[uglydress]

[ I love assumed CR, crossovers (♥ ♥ ♥), convoluted scenarios, combustive attraction, bickering, first time, culture differences, ingenue/gruff, worldly man, inhuman characters, Beauty and the Beast dynamics because duh, partners eager to please, fairy tale/fantasy settings, magic, passionate reunions, redoing first times that didn't go so well. sneaky trysts, risk of discovery, emotions spilling out in private, and much, much more.

Ridiculously into Tolkienverse (dwarves yes pls), ASOIAF/GOT, HP (my kingdom for a Newt Scamander or Lupin), and MCU right now and equally into AUing Belle to fit in any of them, but check out my slightly embarrassing dream list of shit I'd like to play. ]

Shuichi Saihara | New Danganronpa V3 | M/M

[perjurer_ultdetective]

Claire Randall (Or Fraser??) | Outlander (m/f)

[beautifullies]

mantis | gotg vol 2 | f/m

[innerbeauty]

Lucina | Fire Emblem Awakening | f/m

[back2thefuture]

[nohrianprince]

[Is a Norhian Prince okay?]

Sabriel | Old Kingdom | OTA, crosscanon welcome

[bindsthedead]

Kravitz | The Adventure Zone: Balance | OTA

[feathers_and_bones]

[Crosscanon welcome!]

Morrigan | Dragon Age

[courtintrigue]

(Probably valued for her magic, maybe some variation of tribute or bloodline. Also possible to come up with a reason her mother would mastermind hooking her up, especially with royalty or someone magically powerful. Happy to mesh canons or go jamjar, but no Heroes of Ferelden, please.)

Riku - Kingdom Hearts

[dusklit]

(Open to crosscanon and all prompts, but my favorite reasons are feud/tribute!)

[drizzle]

[Marriage wasn't a word that Nike was normally used to hearing. It was such a foreign concept, one that she never thought she had to think about for, at least, the next decade or two of her life; not until all of her older sisters had found someone of their very own. Wasn't it customary for the oldest to get first dibs on everything? Why is it she was chosen to marry someone from one of the neighboring countries?

She knew it had something to do with uniting the once two disputing nations, which wasn't a terrible thing, but usually wasn't it expected for the person next in line to the throne to carry this particular duty? Whatever the case, she can't escape from it, as much as she wanted to, not when everyone has been begging her with pleading eyes over it. It was clear everyone wanted the wars to end.

So when she was introduced to the boy with silver hair and very pretty eyes, Nike couldn't help realize her luck and misfortune all at once, it was difficult to look at and away from him. He had interesting colorings. Ones she has never seen on anyone before. His silver hair, white skin, and clear color eyes were very rare, indeed. It was such a curious thing, enough to keep her silent as the adults did all of the talking. All she had to do was introduce herself once she was given the cue to, her gaze on her lap as she did, not knowing if she should look at him or not.]

...it's nice to meet you...I'm Nike from the Rain Principality...y-your bride....I guess........if that is a normal thing to even say...

[Her face was burning up faster than she could of ever expected to after realizing the complete embarrassment of having to point that out. That she was gonna be his bride. It sounded like such a redundant thing to say. Then again, her older sisters were in the room, standing behind her, and they were known as the three beautiful sirens of the sea, which she wasn't included in that title. It may be a good idea to inform him to get the disappointments out of the way.]

...sorry.

[May as well apologize about it for added measure. Not that she should be apologizing, but it may not be a good idea to pick a fight when all they're doing is trying to put an end to them.]

gaelio bauduin | gundam ibo

[reckoner]

[ ota, go figure he in canon runs FAR THE FUCK AWAY from all the arranged marriages his father tries to set up, BUT (if certain Things hadn't happened) HE HAD TO FAIL SOMETIME right????? ]

1,3

[sharpestsword]

[ Parties, from what she had heard, were supposed to be fun. This was exhausting. Even more so than her usual training. The engagement happened too fast for her to have much time to prepare. Yet no amount of practice could really make her feel like she belonged here. Everyone else seemed to know it too. She was well aware of their gaze. Staying near her fiance was best for now. He seemed to know what he was doing. At least she could enjoy some of the food they had out. The only problem she was having with that was distinguishing what was meant to be decorative from the edible. But that doesn't seem to stop her. She doesn't even pause as she puts it in her mouth. ]

This looks good. What is it?

barry allen | dctv

[absbylightning]

[OOC: Available in Earth-1 and Earth-2 varieties!]

mion sonozaki | higurashi no naku koro ni | m/f

[penalizing]

Don Corneo - Final Fantasy 7 - M/F

[dr_love]

[Open to all of em. Who better to be arranged to than Don Corneo?]

Daenerys Targaryen • Game of Thrones

[jelmazmo]

( 'Dragon Queen' says it all. )

lee se-oh (you jin)

[upperclassman]

[ m/m. cross-canon more than welcome, as are aus. ]

min siwoon ( at the end of the road )

[knowsthetruth]

[ m/m preferred. aus and cross-canon welcomed. ]

Sylvia Tilly | Star Trek Discovery | OTA

[cadettilly]