moosejuice ([personal profile] moosejuice) wrote in [community profile] bakerstreet2018-11-02 06:43 pm
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My feelings aren't arranged


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.
vaderstan: (212)

kylo ren ( STAR WARS ) ota

[personal profile] vaderstan 2018-11-02 11:45 pm (UTC)(link)
zerosuitsamus: (Action)

Samus Aran | Metroid (Prime) | F/M

[personal profile] zerosuitsamus 2018-11-03 12:20 am (UTC)(link)
[[Either got married at all through an incredibly complicated legal snarl/the Federation surrendering to another power, or AU'd as a princess who's much rather be a knight-errant on the frontier. Either way she's not happy with her situation but could warm to her partner.]]
thequitecontrary: (black & white)

Mary Crawley | Downton Abbey | M/F

[personal profile] thequitecontrary 2018-11-03 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
solotorial: (Default)

Jacen Solo | Star Wars (AU) | M/F

[personal profile] solotorial 2018-11-03 01:13 am (UTC)(link)
[ have a galactic senator, who definitely married you for political or strategic reasons. ]
wearenotdoinggethelp: (Default)

Loki Odinson | MCU | OTA

[personal profile] wearenotdoinggethelp 2018-11-03 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
[A marriage arranged by his father. And mother. Loki listens to his parents, so he will marry, but, what then?]
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transmigrate: ("This is never over")

princess serenity | sailor moon | f/m

[personal profile] transmigrate 2018-11-03 03:06 am (UTC)(link)
[ an idealistic, tender-hearted space princess who's probably gotten swept up into this. ]
shigeo: (What did you say????)

Kageyama Shigeo | Mob Psycho 100 | OTA

[personal profile] shigeo 2018-11-03 03:17 am (UTC)(link)
[A good kid, with incredible supernatural powers.

100% willing to AU him to any setting or to being older than 15 if you'd like!]
soulease: (pic#12283554)

ariel ♆ tlm (darker fantasy au) ♆ ota

[personal profile] soulease 2018-11-03 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
[ less disney animated, more disney live action - a little darker and heavily inspired by the original tale. ]
runningwithwolves: (Default)

Stiles Stilinski | Teen Wolf | M/M

[personal profile] runningwithwolves 2018-11-03 04:01 am (UTC)(link)
mylockedheart: (Default)

Tifa Lockhart | Final Fantasy VII | M/F

[personal profile] mylockedheart 2018-11-03 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
loudchickenwuss: (Default)

Zell Dincht | Final Fantasy VIII | M/M

[personal profile] loudchickenwuss 2018-11-03 04:12 am (UTC)(link)
lucky_ladybug: (Default)

Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Miraculous | M/F

[personal profile] lucky_ladybug 2018-11-03 04:14 am (UTC)(link)
(Aged up to 19)
jinshin: (Default)

Jin | Xenoblade Chronicles 2 | M/F

[personal profile] jinshin 2018-11-03 05:04 am (UTC)(link)
[ prolly more of like the guard/knight that wants to try to convince u to run away ]
fatedforvictory: (36)

Pyrrha Nikos | RWBY | OTA

[personal profile] fatedforvictory 2018-11-03 05:25 am (UTC)(link)
azarathsprotected: masa_club @ lj (Default)

Raven | Teen Titans | OTA

[personal profile] azarathsprotected 2018-11-03 05:26 am (UTC)(link)
mindfulspeaker: (Default)

Cecil Palmer | Welcome to Night Vale | M/M only

[personal profile] mindfulspeaker 2018-11-03 07:49 am (UTC)(link)
[Crosscanon and other mediums totally welcome!!]
seasung: (29)

Kanata Shinkai | Ensemble Stars!

[personal profile] seasung 2018-11-03 08:21 am (UTC)(link)
miraclewhip: after kicking in toilet. (Wallachia man floods strip club)

Trevor "Well Shit, I'm Kind Of A Nobleman" Belmont | Castlevania | ota

[personal profile] miraclewhip 2018-11-03 11:48 am (UTC)(link)
[ Just because his family's gone doesn't necessarily mean arrangements have been voided. Sadly, you won't be marrying up at all. But he'll keep his family's promises. ]
spiritsongs: (Happy // Playful)

[personal profile] spiritsongs 2018-11-04 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
[I wish I had a Castlevania muse to offer you, but I couldn't resist lol. Don't worry about being canon-blind, I'll AU Lilia to Trevor's verse. She'll have spent a fair amount of time away from home and on the run as well. Do you prefer prose or script? Your username and icon keywords are a riot btw.]

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im_gonna_heal_u: (because sex appeal!)

Konoka Konoe | Mahou Sensei Negima | OTA

[personal profile] im_gonna_heal_u 2018-11-03 12:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[[Her family attempted this on her all the time. What if they had succeeded? She will warm up faster to younger men than to older, and even more so to women.]]
ladyofthetemple: (Default)

Queen Camina | Persian mythology OC | f/m

[personal profile] ladyofthetemple 2018-11-03 04:28 pm (UTC)(link)
infinitejustice: (Default)

Athrun Zala | Gundam SEED | M/F

[personal profile] infinitejustice 2018-11-03 06:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[He used to be in an arranged engagement, so it's familiar territory for him. He'll also do his best to make the marriage work.]
holyswordarm: (Default)

Bedivere | Fate/Grand Order | M/F

[personal profile] holyswordarm 2018-11-03 06:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[He's a knight, so this is well within his wheelhouse.]
edes_virag: (Default)

Republic Of Hungary | Hetalia | F/M

[personal profile] edes_virag 2018-11-03 10:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[Nations tend to get married off for the good of their people.]
wherehopegoes: (Default)

Jyn Erso | Rogue One | OTA

[personal profile] wherehopegoes 2018-11-03 11:18 pm (UTC)(link)
anoranza: (Default)

Nico Acosta | OC | M/F

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