Gothic Romance Meme

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Gothic Romance Meme

Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again…


The story goes like this: There is a house. It may be haunted. The house has a resident, or two, who has some secrets. They may be charming, or brooding, often both. Someone may have been murdered. A newcomer arrives, either as bride, governess, or journalist, and they begin to unravel all the secrets and lies lurking within the house of Usher.

Locations may be in any country, in any era, but there must be a gloomy and opulent old mansion, and some sort of dark and terrible secret to be uncovered (or just ghosts. ghosts are always an option.)

The Newcomer
1. The new bride or groom. Your new spouse is charming and attractive, but do you really know all their secrets?
2. Tutor or governess to the estate children. They seem like such innocent children.
3. Companion—perhaps as a chaperone, perhaps merely as company, but you’ve been hired to come to some remote old house to keep an unknown stranger company. Probably just reading to them, or listening to them chatter on whenever travel is required.
4. Hired hand. You’ve been hired up from the local village—or perhaps the city—as a footman or a maid. Just an ordinary job. Nice house, though.
5. Distant relation. Thanks to your circumstances, you’re reduced to accepting hospitality from some remote relations of yours. They may never turn up to family gatherings, and you’ve never heard much about them, but they’re probably just reclusive.
6. Journalist. You’ve heard some interesting rumours about this old mansion in the middle of nowhere.
7. The neighbour. You know that things are not quite right in that old house on the hill. Perhaps you feel it’s your duty to interfere. Perhaps you’re just curious. Perhaps you are childhood friends with the house’s resident.

The Resident
1. Past transgressions. Perhaps a mad wife in the attic? Someone buried in the cellar?
2. The unquiet dead. Look, you just live here. You’re not responsible for the ghosts. Even if they do all seem to be related to you.
3. The monster. You are the thing in the house to be feared. Actual monsters or monster AUs totally an option here! Vampires, werewolves, beasts and horrors all possible. Perhaps put an ordinary face on when you receive your new guest.
4. Wildcard. Choose your own deep dark secret: maybe your character naturally comes with one.

Comments

Selene | Starfighter: Eclipse | M/M

[ombremoon]

[Newcomer. Open to any of the options and very open to AUs and cross-canon.]

Adam Parrish | The Raven Cycle

[tenebrarius]

[POC!Adam. Probably newcomer, but willing to go with whatever.]

Moira MacTaggert | X-Men Comics

[scottish_moira]

[Governess or journalist if newcomer. Past transgressions if resident.]

[bethebetterpath]

[Perhaps Moira could come interview the man with the mansion? :D I'm not picky on prompt...]

Asra | The Arcana

[wanderingmagic]

Griffith | Berserk | M/M

[forakingdom]

[greatestgood]

[I feel like these two would get along. Y/N?]

Allen Walker | D.Gray-man | OTA

[likethelight]

[ Newcomer. Open to all the plotting and AUing! Come at me. ✨ M/F primarily if doing anything with a pairing. Extra interest in him being the hired hand or distant relation. Absolutely planning to do something with his sensitivity to souls. ]

Raphael | Angel Sanctuary | OTA

[bedsidemanners]

[the resident. open to all possibilities and aus!]

Noah Czerny | The Raven Cycle

[deathnglitter]

[Definitely the resident.]

Keith | Voltron

[thelittlestblade]

[the_tailor]

[Lance McClain's life had always been what one would consider to be perfectly ordinary. The youngest of four, he'd spent much of this time helping his mother around the house, going to what schooling he could afford to, making friends, and trying to figure out what it was he wanted to do with his life. Full adulthood was rearing its head too quickly, however, and he couldn't waste any more time with his head in the clouds. Not when his father had recently passed, and his family fighting to keep ends met. Dreams could be saved when they weren't struggling to put food on the table.

With few actual technical skills and not enough schooling, there wasn't much Lance was suited for, but there was one job at the agency that had hadn't been filled for the better part of a month. A live-in butler at a mansion way up the road, one he'd only vaguely heard about. For whatever reason, no one had taken the job, so he'd jumped for it. Being separated from his family would be hard. But knowing that he could send money back would soothe that ache a little.

It's late evening that he finally makes his way to the gates of the manor, staring in awe up at it. It's gorgeous, a little creepy, maybe even a little spooky, but it's going to be home. Just another of life's adventures, he tells himself as he goes to the front door, adjusting the bag with his meager possessions on his shoulder.

He takes a deep breath and presses the doorbell.]

Sibylla | Kingdom of Heaven | m/f

[repentingmysins]

[Possibly the newcomer considering she's from Jerusalem of the Crusades era.]

integra hellsing » hellsing

[fairbrook]

( ota. not interested in shipping with alucards, but some unrequited thing might be okay. lmk if you're interested in smut. )

Mogget/Yrael | The Old Kingdom Trilogy | OTA, he's Resident #4

[catonthefence]

[The Manor comes with just the one resident.

The little white cat, who sits at the stairs, watching, waiting, bright green eyes attentive and focused like an animal's gaze shouldn't be. A scarlet collar sits around its neck; there's no name tag, but there's a tiny replica bell which hangs from the front.

A note stuck to the front door says the cat is Mogget and the silver and red glass ring is important. You'll know when you need it. The ring hangs from the nail holding the note. ]

catherine morland | northanger abbey

[gothicnovels]

[ m/f. i mean... this is her thing. ]

[anoranza]

[ooc: Well, I've got this guy, if you'd like.]

elizabeth bennet | pride and prejudice and zombies

[tolerables]

[ m/f ]

curious...

[troubledman]

[Would you be open to writing something with this man...? I'm flexible on prompt.]

nuada silverlance | hellboy

[faebles]

[ resident, most likely monster. open to m/f and m/m. ]

zed martin | constantine

[chicartista]

[ m/f. a psychic on the run from her father's cult is totally gothic romance material right?! ]

Loki Odinson | MCU

[wearenotdoinggethelp]

lucille sharpe | crimson peak

[motthe]

[nothinggentle]

[ooc: I suppose he's rather the bride in the attic in this, ha. But they have their own dark, dark secrets.]

jughead jones | riverdale | m/f

[cockblocked]

Cloud Strife | FFVII (crisis core)

[backwatertrooper]

[Considering there's a handy mansion a bit from town... The newcomer, probably 3, 4 or 7.]

Katrina Van Tassel | The Legend of Sleepy Hollow | OTA

[lostyourheart]

Ruki Mukami | Diabolik Lovers | OTA

[unfreed]

[ The resident, a vampire. Intellectual with a veneer of courteous charm, but also emotionally distant, calculating, and cruel. ]

Desi | OC | OTA

[fidelis_fae]

[[One of the Fair Folk hiding out as a house fey, the monster/unquiet dead. Not malicious unless protecting herself and her master. Has an obedience curse that nevertheless manifests great power if someone risks getting to know her...]]

Percival de Rolo | Critical Role | OTA

[soulstained]

[we got us a Byronic hero here, boys]

sansa stark | asoiaf/got | ota

[eyried]