Darling, we could have done so much worse

[newsockfeeling]

Arranged Marriage Turned More To have and to hold, you said, till death do us part, all while the sharp, swinging pendulum of obligation hung overhead. But how could you have truly meant those words? This union has been tainted from the start, forever bearing the chains of an arranged marriage. It would be understandable if you couldn't bear to look at your new life partner, eternal reminder of your stolen future that they are, much less like them. Much less love them... Still, things can change. You could realize that they are in the same boat as you or, that when compared to others around you, they are the lesser of evils. Perhaps you even open up to the idea of a friendship; at the very least, an alliance may be in order to become a power couple in a perilous world. From that innocent decision or sense of self-preservation, a new feelings sparks. Something like affection. Something, you realize in the wake of speeding heartbeats, like love. Will you acknowledge this? Can the two of you have a happily ever after - happier than if you'd met in another fashion - or will you hold firm in your distaste? how to play. - Everybody loves "couples forged by less-than-ideal circumstances" tropes! - Comment with your character, prefs, all that good stuff. - Reply to others. - IDEC where you set your threads, it's wide open. Fantasy world with hairy hobbits, old-timey lands, future AUs, do a space marriage for all I care. I'm sure they're still getting married in Star Wars or whatever.

Comments

Mary Crawley | Downton Abbey | M/F

[thequitecontrary]

Brigid Finn | OC | M/F

[bostonhowler]

Claire Bennet | NBC's Heroes | OTA

[infinite1ups]

( brownie points for historical/fantasy stuff! )

Kara Danvers | Supergirl | OTA

[iisupergirlii]

[ye olden days good shit. please Jesus I will never tire of this.]

[thelordofthunder]

[How about the kingdoms of Asgard and Krypton are cementing an alliance?]

Guinevere / Arthurian Legend / m/f

[guinevereofcamelot]

Tommy Shepherd | Marvel 616 | OTA

[nofeelings]

padmé | star wars

[servire]

Morrigan | Dragon Age

[courtintrigue]

(This is probably a situation where she's valued for her magic/witchy bloodline or she's been promised to someone because her mom meddled and has a cryptic goal. Crosscanon and jamjar settings fine!)

Zuko | Avatar: The Last Air Bender | ota

[immolated]

i still owe you some tflns...

[flowing]

[ feel like a katara, for a post-atla arranged marriage? if so i can get a starter up shortly! ]

Cindy Aurum | Final Fantasy XV | M/F

[mechanicalwondergal]

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Takashi 'Shiro' Shirogane | VLD | ota

[the_monster_wins]

[open to guys or girls, cross-canon or canon. Not interested in smut for this. Is he cementing a Voltron alliance or AUing it? Good with however you want to roll with it]

Chuck Hansen | Pacific Rim | M/M

[pricklykoala]

Eren Jaeger | Shingeki no Kyojin | M/M

[preciousbrat]

Furiosa / Mad Max: Fury Road / F/M, F/F, F/*

[seventhousand]

[Preference for a consensual, if awkward and angry, arranged marriage, but if you want to start out somewhere darker, I'm willing. Just no Immortan Joes, Kalashnikovs, or People-Eaters.]

[magpiemythos]

[I almost wanna vaguely mash some marvel comics into the mad max verse and throw this disaster at her- of an underground colony made up of runaways from other places, not the leader but there are Stories About Him because whoops guess who's been around a looooong time. Maybe his colony has some sort of old medical texts or something and want some new seeds/etc so a marriage is a good way to 'seal the deal' so to speak?]

francel de haillenarte; ffxiv

[haillenarte]

( m/m for shippy, m/f for platonic )

Narcissa Black/Malfoy | Harry Potter

[autoritaire]

[ hit me, this is definitely her wheelhouse ]

Sansa Stark | ASOIAF | f/m

[atalkingbird]

Lucrezia Borgia | The Borgias | f/m

[envyof]

Jyn Erso | Rogue One | OTA

[wherehopegoes]

Rey | SW | OTA (spoilers a-okay!)

[thesefirststeps]

Nico Acosta | OC | M/F

[anoranza]

warden surana. dragon age. m/f

[intwilight]

[ political gain. aus. open to crosscanon and gen (discussing prospects between friends, etc, etc.). ]

elektra natchios | mcu

[blacksky]