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]

Hong Kong | Hetalia | ota

[orchidharbour]

Marieclare Prideaux { OC }

[nohabitshere]

Joan of Arc | Afterschool Charisma | OTA

[saintofstoic]

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

[iknowthemath]

( Clearly we fail. )

yeahhh, it might be. we could just twist things to our own purpose, if you want.

[nohabitshere]

*whoops.*

Roxas | Kingdom Hearts | OTA

[illuminatedly]

[iknowthemath]

( Well, he was super sick for a while so I kinda threw him into, like, Sweden cause the laws were laxer there and he could do medically stuff to himself without people yelling at him, so we could go with #8? And he could try to be all noble and stuff and tell her to go on without him etc~ )

Sherlock Holmes | BBC Sherlock

[improbably_true]

[nohabitshere]

(( Hm.. except, I don't see her abandoning him like that. She would insist on skyping like every day instead or something. Unless he decided it was better to be the opposite of noble and screw things up on purpose? cheat on her and whatnot? idk. ))

[iknowthemath]

( he wouldn't cheat, but he might be a total dick to her to get her to agree to break up, even though it gives him way too many hurt feels inside... )

[nohabitshere]

(( Could do that, then! idk why else they would exactly break up, other than just getting busy and drifting apart. ))

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]

Annette | Castlevania | OTA

[alwayskidnapped]

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?

Kohane Tsuyuri † XXXHolic

[choking]

Jacob Black | Twilight | all the ships

[warming]