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

[dusklit]

(Her frank statement brings another laugh out of him, this time with him straightening a little. His laugh is cut off by her fingers brushing his skin, to where his face gets bright red and hot... and he drops his head back against hers. His hand twists a bit, to thread the tips of their fingers together, as if asking the question.)

... I'm not that impressive. I hope I look cool, though... not scary.

(Hm. His eyes close as he thinks of how to word it.)

My brother doesn't have any powers of his own... so he has to use me. Since magic is more and more common now, I've had to watch his strategy more.

I was honestly kind of expecting, after all that's happened between our kingdoms... that you'd just hate me from the beginning. It's not like his tactics were nice. But I guess no war is nice. It just felt... underhanded.

You do what you have to, to win...? Maybe.

(Really, 'respect' is kind of a strong word. It's clear Riku doesn't agree with his brother's methods, but what can he do? He might have magic, but he has no power of his own--he's the youngest brother, after all... and he has to admit that maybe, just maybe, he's the thin-skinned one, for wanting more peace than is probably possible.)

You should probably just ignore me. I end up talking to myself when it comes to stuff like this.

[drizzle]

It's kinda impossible to find you all that scary.

[If anything else, she could imagine him to be a sight to behold during a fight. He already had a refinement to his behavior, no matter how awkward he could be about expressing himself. It was a detail she'll never forget about him; one which she only learned after getting the chance to speak with him once they were alone.

His expressions spoke volumes as much as his speech did. Almost everything about him gave her an additional detail to learn from. The feeling of the movement of his hand and fingers will regain her attention. All she'll do is continue to play with his fingers a little longer before being enveloped by them. An amused smile will pop up as she can't help wonder if their fingers were now sharing an embrace. It took a great amount of her willpower to keep her from wanting to laugh, not while Riku was explaining it all.]

Honestly, having to hate you, for no reason other than you having been part of the feuding, neighboring country sounds like too much work. The only way I could really resent you is if you only decided to marry me because you wanted see the rain than wanting peace.

[No matter if Riku's brother did plan out many underhanded ploys to weaken their forces, he didn't exactly kill any of her relatives nor did he harm any of the citizens of the nation. As far as she knows, at the very least. Nike wasn't in the front lines of the war. She was kept out of it, even if her younger self had wanted to join the fight, but after learning more about her powers and family legacy, is when she changed her mind about the whole ordeal.]

Besides, I'm tired of all the fighting. If this is the only way to end it all, then it's fine. I was gonna be used one way or another. I had no interest on becoming queen or anything like that. I'm just glad on getting the chance of being useful...