The Bittersweet (Tragic) Love Meme

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The Bittersweet Love Meme


Happy endings are what we crave, right? If we see a couple we like in movies or in real life, we root for them to make it. Why, then, is there such a desire to see love that's tragic, doomed, or bittersweet? People watch sad movies like Titanic, and they know what will happen, but somehow that makes it more poignant. This goes all the way back to tales like Romeo and Juliet. There's just something about a good cry that makes us feel that much more human and even more receptive of beauty.

This meme is equal parts tragedy and beauty, sweet and bitter. Some prompts may be triggering, so tread with caution.

How to Play
- Comment with your character, preferences, etc.
- Comment to others.
- Roll the RNG to determine which scenario to play out.

Prompts

1. Romeo and Juliet: The classic starcrossed lovers. You can't be together because of warring factions, and you're at the end of your rope. You have to do something.
   
2. Not the Same: Angel and demon. Human and god. Whatever the combination, you're not of the same kind. This probably won't end well, especially if one of you is immortal and the other's not, or there's some kind of power difference.
3. Past Wounds: One of you was hurt in the past, and it was so bad that it's hurting your relationship. Can you be healed by love, or is this something that can't ever be fixed?
4. Bad Things: This bad thing isn't in the past. This happened when you were together, and now it's affecting how your lover behaves toward you.
5. Loss: Perhaps it's a loss only one of you suffered, like a family member. Or it's something the both of you share, like the loss of a child. Sometimes, together you can pull through. Other times, it's just too much to bare.
6. I Can't Live Without You: Whether it be through injury, curse, terminal illness, one of you is dying. There's only a limited time left. Will you spend your last days with the person you love, or will you end it for their own good, so they don't have to watch you die?
7. Unfaithful: One of you has been unfaithful, even if you still love your significant other. Can this wrong ever be forgiven?
8. Gone Away: You're being torn apart by location and distance.
9. A New Start: The sweet part of bitter. Where one relationship ends, another begins. But is your heart too hurt to accept new love?
10. WILDCARD

Comments

Mai Taniyama | Ghost Hunt | OTA

[makesthetea]

Naoto Shirogane ⊗ Persona 4 ⊗ OTA

[pishirogane]

Hello, rolled a 3 if that's okay. ^.^;;

[strengthtohelp]

She didn't mean to say and do what she did.

Noa kept telling himself this. Maybe he shouldn't have, though, and let just himself be angry. Naoto had hurt him back then. It would've been a natural, valid reaction. He avoided her as much as he could since things fell apart. It was too much, too difficult to see her. Even catching what may or not have been a glimpse of her silhouette clenched his chest and reminded him of what happened.

Maybe worse than that, it made him realize over and over that he still thought about her. Despite their cutting words and storming away from each other, Noa loved Naoto. Part of him wanted to give her another chance, the benefit of the doubt.

But running into her like this? Was too soon.

"Naoto," he said, holding his breath and steeling his posture.


((Ah, hi! I left their falling out vague because I didn't want to assume anything and step on toes. If this doesn't work, I'll be happy to adjust somehow!))

Hong Kong | Hetalia | ota

[orchidharbour]

Marieclare Prideaux { OC }

[nohabitshere]

...this feels more like a "getting back together" meme.

[iknowthemath]

( Clearly we fail. )

Joan of Arc | Afterschool Charisma | OTA

[saintofstoic]

Roxas | Kingdom Hearts | OTA

[illuminatedly]

Sherlock Holmes | BBC Sherlock

[improbably_true]

Richter Belmont | Castlevania | OTA

[vampirekiller]

Anju | LoZ: Majora's Mask

[cucco_lady]

Liechtenstein | Hetalia | ota

[missblueribbons]

Emma Swan *Once Upon A Time*

[sheriffing]

Natasha Romanoff | MCU | OTA

[krasnayapautina]

James T. Kirk ★ Star Trek XI

[thetisfortenacious]

Rei Hino (18, post StarS) | Sailor Moon | Open to All

[prediction]

Prowl | Transformers Animated

[calmest]

2 - well this will end well

[technope]

[ For all his technophobia, Fanzone actually liked the Autobots, not that he'd admit it. He despaired about the messes they caused his city, but at least their hearts (robot hearts?) were in the right place.

Still, after a long day at work with no huge disasters, decepticons or supervillains, Fanzone wasn't sure why he was thinking about robots. Alien robots fer cryin' out loud.

He doesn't really know why he drives out to the Autobot base. He told himself that it was just to make sure they weren't getting into trouble. Yeah.

So he arrives and it's -- empty. ]

Hello? Hellooooo? Anyone home in this joint?

Annette | Castlevania | OTA

[alwayskidnapped]

Kohane Tsuyuri † XXXHolic

[choking]

Jacob Black | Twilight | all the ships

[warming]

Yukina | Yu Yu Hakusho | Open to All

[crylittlesister]

[The short version is that Yukina is an ice demon/apparition with a shitty past who still manages to be upbeat.

The tl;dr version is here, with completely optional NSFW headcanon here.]

Grace | American Horror Story | OTA

[imnotcrazy]

[She's locked away for life in a mental institution run by a sadistic nun and an ex-Nazi doctor, for murders she insists she did not commit. Any romance is not going to end well.

Have fun!]

This is..oddly a good place for him.

[the_enemy_ace]

[The post-war years had not been kind. It was the lack of purpose that grated on him. The lack of ability to make up for flying in defense of the Reich. Unlike the first war, there wasn't even a shred of honour to it, nothing of worth. Just death. Endless death.]

[Or so he'd thought. But the monsters who had ruined his land still lived. And thus each of them he could find would meet justice. And so he was on the trail of one who had, it was said, been a Doctor in the camps. Oh, heavily disguised now. But he just awaited an opportunity.]

[By posing as an inmate. One of the wealthy ones - his fame still bought some privileges. He stood, looking out from the desolate place to a more desolate countryside. And plotted his next move. There was much he hadn't planned on, much that had to be considered. Like her...]

Hans von Hammer (The Enemy Ace) | DC Comics | OTA

[the_enemy_ace]

Noa Voilier | KIBA | OTA

[strengthtohelp]

Noa was new to all of this. He always put his studies, leadership duties, and health in front of romantic possibilities. Now that he'd opened himself up to being loved, he found dealing with what it entailed came with its own hardships.

Shinobu Jacobs | No More Heroes | OTA

[upjacobsladder]

Shinobu had loved once, and the idiot pushed her off with all the grace of a tortoise rolled over on his back and clawing the air for leverage. But she's never been the kind of woman to lie down and wallow. She'd try again, should the time come.

Seiji Yagiri | Durarara!! | OTA, though he's more partial to females

[loveshead]

Their love was destiny! It shouldn't have been hard and painful like this! That didn't mean their love wasn't true, though. Overcoming the challenges would only prove how fated they really were.

Tony Stark | MCU | OTA

[arcofiron]