if_it_fits ([personal profile] if_it_fits) wrote in [community profile] bakerstreet2018-08-12 02:54 pm
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Dating

The Dating Meme


Dating is, when you think about, really weird. It's a totally different thing for different people. Some are friends for years before they date; others start dating on the same day they met. Sometimes, there's a lot mushy stuff involved; other times, the couple acts just like friends. None of this is necessarily right or wrong.

Whatever it is, your character and the character you reply to are now dating. How? That's up to you. Whether it be awkward or not, the relationship will be uniquely theirs.

How to Play
-Comment with your character and preferences.
-Reply to others.
-Have fun.
Prompts


1. Best Friends to More: Oh, wow, you've been this person's friend forever! But then you realize you have feelings for them, and they for you. Will things change when you change your status?
2. The Sudden Decision: Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy, but here I am, date me maybe?
3. Confession: You've had feelings for this person for, like, ages, and you want to ask them to date you. Or maybe the confession just slips out...
4. Hate Date: You really don't like this person; actually, you hate them. But you don't want them to be with anyone else!
5. I Guess We're Dating: Huh. We are dating, aren't we? Everyone else knew before us...
6. Slow Decision: For the more mature and seasoned, they might fall into something sweet without needing to rush.
7. Been Burned Before: One of you has had a bad relationship, and now both of you have to bear that brunt if you want to date now.
8. Innocence: This is your first real relationship, so you have to figure it out together. That's harder than it looks.
9. Courting: You're from an old-fashioned world or are old-fashioned yourself, so it's courting, not dating. Still, maybe you can sneak away from the chaperon.
10. First Date: Your first true date. What's it like? What would happen if...I don't know...it went bad?
11. First Kiss: Of course.
12. First Time: Together or in general.
13. The Perfect Couple: The couple that never argues and is more like best friends than a couple.
14. The Not-So-Perfect Couple: Ugh, these guys always argue and seem to despise each other. Why are they even together?
15. Comfortable: You can do anything around or in front of your honey.
16. Not Cut Out for Dating: One of you is anti-social, a jerk, a stoic badass, whatever. You're not dating material...yet here you are.
17. Getting on Each Others' Nerves: Spending too much time together can get even the most patient people annoyed with the person they're dating.
18. Know What You Like: It's almost like they can read your mind, whether it be in the kitchen, at the store, or in the bedroom.
19. Trouble in Paradise: Maybe it's external factors, or perhaps internal, but whatever the case may be, things aren't looking so sunny.
20. Test the Strength: Someone else has an obvious crush on the person you're dating. What do you do?
21. Pregnancy Scare: Hey, it happens. So, how do you feel when the period turns up missing?
22. Getting Serious: Things are getting way deep with this person. They may be the one...or maybe they think they are, while you're not too sure.
23. Old Hat: This relationship is dull. Can you get back the spark?
24. End It: You don't want to date them anymore. You want to see other people.
25. Taking It to the Next Level: You don't want to date them anymore. You want to marry them.
26. FREE SPACE
ugin: (◊ work)

helen cho | mcu

[personal profile] ugin 2018-08-12 08:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Is there room in her heart for something other than science? Let's find out. ]
onlyifidie: ((2))

thor | mcu | m/f

[personal profile] onlyifidie 2018-08-12 08:40 pm (UTC)(link)
adversityblooms: (9.)

mulan ; mulan ; ota

[personal profile] adversityblooms 2018-08-12 09:04 pm (UTC)(link)
jumpsuitless: (Ambush journalism)

april o'neil ; tmnt 2k14 ; ota

[personal profile] jumpsuitless 2018-08-12 09:12 pm (UTC)(link)
pretendpinup: (pic#10970664)

Lonette | Cool World | F/M

[personal profile] pretendpinup 2018-08-12 09:14 pm (UTC)(link)
aggravatingly: (Default)

Gavin Reed | Detroit Become Human

[personal profile] aggravatingly 2018-08-12 09:28 pm (UTC)(link)
parkerluck: (I love old school art.)

Peter Parker 🕷 The Amazing Spider-Man 🕷

[personal profile] parkerluck 2018-08-12 09:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Secret idenity shenanginans encouraged! ]
10x: (wondy80)

diana | dceu | ota

[personal profile] 10x 2018-08-12 10:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Date Wondy or the "Diana Prince" personality. ]
blodreinas: © 𝐌𝐀𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐏𝐎𝐎𝐑 (pic#)

octavia blake | the 100

[personal profile] blodreinas 2018-08-12 10:33 pm (UTC)(link)

echo | the 100

[personal profile] azgedas 2018-08-12 10:34 pm (UTC)(link)
not_without_you: (Default)

#1 Plum Fan | MCU | M/M

[personal profile] not_without_you 2018-08-12 10:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[Journal has prefs!]
brooklyn_boy: (Default)

#1 Grenade Blanket | MCU | M/M

[personal profile] brooklyn_boy 2018-08-12 10:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[Who wants to date this mess? Prefs in journal]
loveisblindness: (smug)

Richard Starke | oc | m/m m/f

[personal profile] loveisblindness 2018-08-12 11:28 pm (UTC)(link)
m3chr0m4nc3r: (Bored)

Gaige | Borderlands 2 | OTA

[personal profile] m3chr0m4nc3r 2018-08-12 11:40 pm (UTC)(link)
(Prefs in the journal~)
run_n_hide: (Default)

Duo Maxwell | Gundam Wing

[personal profile] run_n_hide 2018-08-12 11:52 pm (UTC)(link)
uglydress: (pic#11948675)

belle ❀ beauty and the beast (2017) → ota

[personal profile] uglydress 2018-08-13 12:17 am (UTC)(link)
( ooc: technically, it'd be called courting back in her day KIDS GET OFF MY LAWN.

my pref rundown to avoid tl;dr. to sum it all up - open to anybody, the more unconventional the better; i'm especially a fan of crossover with fantasy canons like tolkien, GoT, et al. )
pretendpinup: (Default)

Lonette | Cool World | F/M

[personal profile] pretendpinup 2018-08-13 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
( lonette's a loyal, long-suffering "girl you've got back home" kinda dame, the one you can take home to mother and will be by your side through thick and thin. also, she's from the 1940s. and a cartoon.

it's complicated. )
fishtalk: (pic#12499734)

arthur curry | dceu | m/f

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creative_name: (Default)

Momo Yaoyorozu | BNHA | F/F or canonmates

[personal profile] creative_name 2018-08-13 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
ourheartsarecompatible: (welcome to Jericho)

Simon (PL600) | Detroit: Become Human | OTA

[personal profile] ourheartsarecompatible 2018-08-13 05:02 am (UTC)(link)
grandplans: (Default)

Alex Vause | OITNB | F/F

[personal profile] grandplans 2018-08-13 05:41 am (UTC)(link)
myorders: (easycompany 20)

Peggy Carter | MCU

[personal profile] myorders 2018-08-13 06:20 am (UTC)(link)
pastpermission: (087)

Steve Rogers | MCU

[personal profile] pastpermission 2018-08-13 06:21 am (UTC)(link)
gayspacedaddy: (Default)

Shiro | Voltron | M/M

[personal profile] gayspacedaddy 2018-08-13 01:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[Open to all]
not_without_you: (Default)

BWHAHAHAHA

[personal profile] not_without_you 2018-08-13 05:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Bucky Barnes is nearly a hundred years old. Not only that, but one of the few things all of his biographers got right was that he had always been popular with dames. They missed how he made time with some fellas, too, but that is actually just proof of how well he hid that fact.

Regardless, this all just goes to show that Bucky is a professional at dating. Not only that, but he and Steve had gone through the motions of dates more times than he could count; they had hundreds of trips going out for dinner, thousands of times getting drinks, even a few movies when they could afford it (or he could convince Steve to sneak in).

So, with all of that, it would be logical to say Bucky is experienced in dating, if not additionally and specifically in dating Steve. Sure, they've never had an official date before, but that has to just be semantics. And semantics aren't cause for nerves. Right?

Well. Apparently not.

Bucky stands in the center of his Wakandan hut, staring at the mirror. He's got nice pants on, a dark shirt that almost looks like something he'd wear in the 40's, and he's actually made an effort with his hair. Or, he had. He's been running his hand through it for the last ten minutes, debating whether he should put on his temporary arm or not, so now it's starting to look wild again.

He doesn't care.

This date had been suggested on one of their Skype sessions almost two weeks ago. Then he'd been all charm and all bluster to hide just how fucking incredible and shocking it was that Steve wanted to do this too. But now that the date is here, all that is drained away and nothing but nerves remains. Even though he can't pinpoint exactly why he is so anxious.

Maybe it is because, if he fucks this up, he is fucking up the only good thing he has in his life anymore. Or, even if he doesn't fuck it up, he's dramatically altering the parameters of how they relate to each other. And what if he's alright with that and Steve decides he's not? Or the other way around? What if this all is just a bad idea? What if Steve changed his mind?

There's just countless ways this could ruin their friendship. And, shit. Why didn't he consider that before?

"Holy shit."

He bends forward, telling himself for the umpteenth time that this is fine. That this is more than fine. That Steve wants this and he wants this. And it's going to be great.

He's 98 years old, damnit. He's 98 years old and a super-soldier POW. He can handle a stupid date.

He scrubs his hand over his face, groaning loud.

"Shit. What the fuck am I doing?"

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