moosejuice ([personal profile] moosejuice) wrote in [community profile] bakerstreet2018-06-25 01:23 pm

May-December

MAY/DECEMBER ROMANCE


A May-December romance is any where there is a larger than average age difference between the partners involved. Sometimes this is met with disapproval, sometimes it is arranged, sometimes it is abuse of power, and other times it just happens and it's no one's fault or doing. This meme focuses on those relationships.

- Post with your character, preferences, and note their ages (or an estimate if no canon age is given).
- Please don't forget to note how much of an age gap you're comfortable with!
- Look around, tag. Have fun! Make up a scenario or make use of the prompts below.

beginning
1. confession - you've just confessed your love. How is it received?
2. coerced - they have more power than you and you have no choice but to go along.
3. arranged - this was an arranged union and may not have had anything to do with your choosing at all.
4. secret - it would be forbidden or frowned upon, but you can't resist...

middle
1. difference - does the age difference make things difficult?
2. domesticity - just a day in the life...
3. experience - one of you has more experience than the other, but at least they're eager to teach.
4. argument - you're fighting for one reason or another.

end
1. breakup - things aren't working.
2. discovered - your forbidden secret has been found out and judged.
3. another - one of you has fallen in love with another.
4. happily ever after - against all odds, you've made it work.
sceyence: (< adjust glasses >)

kenjirou tateyama | mekakucity actors | m/f

[personal profile] sceyence 2018-06-25 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[he's 38, so definitely the older one]
rosylips: (=^.^=)

[personal profile] rosylips 2018-06-25 07:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Any interest in a spunky martial artist with a big mouth and a bossy streak? Alternatively, she is ridiculous when she's fallen for someone up to and including cooking dinner, talking about wedding arrangements, etc.

She's probably a student. Canonically she's 18 and in high school, but I'm also fine with aging things up to college. ]
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Dal Dal Choi | Girls of the Wilds | f/m

[personal profile] rosylips 2018-06-25 08:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ooc: The younger. Canonically 18. Good with shipping or smut. Fine with aging her up or down accordingly. ]
leanonstuff: (You don't say)

Norman Jayden | Heavy Rain | ota

[personal profile] leanonstuff 2018-06-25 08:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He's 34 ]
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Diana Prince - DCEU - ota

[personal profile] workswithchildren 2018-06-25 08:56 pm (UTC)(link)
((technically the older one in the relationship))

[personal profile] ingloriouslife 2018-06-28 10:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[ooc: ancient amazonian princess would be considered much compared to a younger werewolf warrior in her early twenties. astrid being impressed by a fellow warrior enough to fight by her side and fallen for diana in the beauty of her strength, nobleness spirit, and gentleness which had been lacking in her life for a few years. Any particular prompt, time, or setting strike your fancy? ]
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[personal profile] workswithchildren 2018-06-29 01:57 am (UTC)(link)

[I love it. Do you want to start us off? I'm easy when it comes to setup and time frames, otherwise I can try to do something in a few hours]

[personal profile] ingloriouslife 2018-07-02 02:28 pm (UTC)(link)
It has been a while the blonde warrior felt like she could trust in someone as she did in Diana. It had been a chance encounter that had brought the two women together to combat a clear and present threat. Astrid had been utterly surprised that someone so pretty could pack such a powerful punch, but although she had spent the last three years of her life operating, Diana instinctively inspired the combat cooperation needed to fell the threat swiftly. They made a pretty good team.

Those feelings of an honorable warrior’s bond of admiration had begun Diana's battle prowess and fearless had progressed to something more. Falling in love was the last thing Astrid had wanted, but little by little she felt a tonal shift when they had fought side-by-side, sparred with the more experience warrior to aiding her to develop her technique, or encountered one another in the mundaneness of the everyday world that had made Astrid want to for the first time in a long time to stick around and spend more time growing to know this exceptional woman named Diana Prince.

She was refine, honorable, generous of spirit and great of heart—everything Astrid felt she was not, but Astrid possessed a simple honesty in all that she did, genuine noble but scarred spirit that continued to fight the good fight and an unwillingness to ever retreat from no how overwhelming the odds. Astrid harsh, martial upbringing had stressed that duty and battle came first. Rage and joy for the fight was the easiest of emotions for Astrid to express, but she had long suppressed the gentler and depth of feeling involved within her personal life, which had atrophied since the terrible battle that had robbed her of her family and people and had shattered the warrior’s sense of honor and pride, that such sentiments had been difficult for her to identify all which Diana could inspired within her wounded heart. In the end, Astrid knew she couldn’t remain silent even if such words may damage their friendship. She had struggle to form the words to fashion to confess her love for Diana, but in the end she had decided to be risk the vulnerability and be sincere.

“…I love you, Diana.” She had made humble by those simple words that symbolically unarmed and laid her heart at the other woman’s feet. Her beautiful blue eyes gaze softly, tracing the features of beautiful face of the one that had made her feel safe, whole, and for the first time in many years hopeful for the future.
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[personal profile] workswithchildren 2018-07-17 04:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Astrid could have been an Amazon if it weren't for her very different nature. Diana had seen many things since leaving her home behind forever and werewolves were one of them. But she was a brilliant fighter and had a far kinder heart than she believed.

She had long since given up on the idea of love, at least for herself. Love itself was a beautiful thing and could save many, but it was also her greatest source of pain. Her greatest loss. Steve.

The admission was sudden and she looks up, a soft smile on her face. "Astrid?"

[personal profile] ingloriouslife 2018-07-31 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
Astrid would feel heat warming her fair cheeks in a deep blush. She could be so incredibly confident in her daily life and fearless in battle, but this probably ranked among the most nerve-racking moments to have admit her feelings to her friend and sister-in-arms.

"Diana, I..." Astrid begins but feels her voice falter and fade for the first time.

The blond warrior will idly allow her blue eyes to softly trace over Diana's beautiful smiling face inquiring silently before leaning down to assist in gathering up their training gear. "Let us get these inside before the rain starts to fall..."
Edited 2018-07-31 03:17 (UTC)
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cable | mcu

[personal profile] finitum 2018-06-25 11:51 pm (UTC)(link)
m/f

Re: cable | mcu

[personal profile] oiseau_ou_cage 2018-06-26 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
I've got a fellow time traveler in Elizabeth from Bioshock Infinite, if you're interested
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gigi | sex & drugs & rock & roll

[personal profile] titmotize 2018-06-26 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
[ she's 21 so definitely the younger one. her last canon boyfriend was 51. ]
allsongs: (so familiar)

simmaeri | an oc | ota

[personal profile] allsongs 2018-06-26 01:19 am (UTC)(link)
[7,000+ yrs. what up. she will love all ur garbage mortal flaws because that's just how she rolls. aus and assumed-cr is enjoyable. NO LIKE...TINY TINY TEENS THO...SRY...]
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Rogue | xmcu

[personal profile] gloves 2018-06-26 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
Someone, somewhere has to have a Logan they want to write for this. Rogue would definitely be 21+ for this.
Edited 2018-06-26 01:40 (UTC)
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blackwall / dragon age: inquisition

[personal profile] forsook 2018-06-26 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
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bucky barnes | mcu

[personal profile] ordnanced 2018-06-26 12:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[ older ]
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[personal profile] success_story 2018-06-26 08:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[idk if you have any interest in cross-canon! im always happy to age Tim up a bit if you are, no worries if not!]
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[personal profile] ordnanced 2018-06-27 01:12 am (UTC)(link)
[ i'm interested! as long as he's at least 18, it's all good. ]
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[personal profile] success_story 2018-06-27 02:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[awesome! the scenario I was thinking about puts him in his early 20s so that's perfect. I'm working on an intro today, so here's a placeholder post! I'm at work, but I'll have something up for you in a bit. : ) ]
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Rey | Star Wars | OTA

[personal profile] abalance 2018-06-26 03:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[The younger one. Open to canon, cross-canon, and AUs!]
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Abel | Starfighter (Comic) | M/M

[personal profile] reliantnav 2018-06-26 09:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[Younger. AUs and cross-canon welcome.]
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Emil Nekola | Yuri!!! on Ice | OTA

[personal profile] huggingcompetition 2018-06-26 10:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[The younger party, not that he'd necessarily look it. Open to crosscanon/media]
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mal | disney's the descendants

[personal profile] malevilent 2018-06-26 11:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[ younger. ]