The Domestic Meme

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RULES! ❧ Leave a comment with your character's name, fandom, and any preferences you have. ❧ When replying, RNG for a number between 1 and 15. The number corresponds to the scenario that you will play out in whatever way you want to. ❧ Go from there!

THE LIST! 01] baby Suddenly, there's a new addition to your family! Are you expecting? Adopting? Struggling to find the perfect name for your child? Or maybe you're up at a ridiculous hour in the morning because they're crying like crazy. 02] just married Congratulations! You and your loved (?) one are about to start a whole new life together! It's time for the honeymoon... 03] house hunting Are you seeking out an apartment? A dream house? Or just any old place, as long as you're with your other? Make sure to weigh your options very carefully... 04] household chores It's time to clean/cook/garden/take care of something! Do you work together, or does one of you hide until everything is done? 05] shopping Whether it's for furniture, groceries, or something in between, shopping is something that everybody must do at some point in time! What varies is if they like it or not. 06] family vacation WE'RE OFF TO DIDNEY WOOOOOOOOORL or wherever ... well, as long as the kids are happy, right...? You may not be happy (or maybe you are), but it's mainly about ~family bonding~. 07] romantic retreat It's you and your loved one's anniversary, and you decide it's time to take some time off and take them somewhere nice, where you only have each other. 08] comfort Is somebody sick in bed? Or perhaps they just had a bad day? Sometimes, a good breakfast in bed or a home-cooked meal can really lift the spirits! Or perhaps you want to try medicine, or laughter, or something else? 09] pet Suddenly, you have another addition to the family! Is it a puppy? A kitty? A fierce dragon? Whatever it is, make sure to give it a name and to take good care of it! 10] holiday Happy birthday/New Years/Christmas/Valentine's Day/whatever! It's a very special day that only comes once a year, so make it count! 11] argument Oh, no, who left the stove on... Or maybe it's about why they were out late last night? Either way, there is a lot of tension today, and one of you may or may not be sleeping on the couch tonight. 12] making up It's time to make amends for that fight/divorce/whatever you had before! After all, you love each other... right? 13] surprise, surprise You are feeling rather loving tonight, so you want to remind the other person how much you cherish and appreciate them... if it's by something cute and adorable or hot and sexy is completely up to you. 14] proposal SHUT UP THIS TOTALLY FITS You've been with your other for what feels like forever, and finally you want to tie the knot with them. Will you go down on one knee before them, or get a little creative? 15] other I know I'm forgetting like a bajillion and one different things here, so this is the option for that!

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[beyourguide]

{her dark eyes flick over to him from their corners as he fumbles the glass and just the very edges of her lips curve upward but she keeps her chin tucked and rinses off the plate she's holding. She likes teasing Cloud. He's one of the only people she does that to, in fact, not comfortable with most others enough for silliness. She's always careful when she teases him though, never wanting to go too far. Cloud's sensitive to what other people say about him. She is too but she understands, without knowing why, that it's different for him. She thinks he's the bravest person she's ever known but everyone has weaknesses over parts of their heart and so she does her best to guard and shore up that part of him as much as she can. Still, she can't help but prod sometimes about other girls. Just... just to check.}

Not that often, huh? So that means you do talk about it sometimes.

{he's a year older than her and in SOLDIER blue now. He hangs around with Zack's who's got a reputation for being a ladies' man even if she's not sure he really deserves it. And more to the point, Cloud's ridiculously good looking. She knows better than to tell him but she's sure that if even she's noticed, everyone else in the world must be aware of it. He's gone from cute to good looking and shows no signs of stopping on his way to jaw dropping. It makes her worry. Because what happens when he finds a girl? Tifa can't find it in herself to trust some faceless, future woman with something as precious and fragile as Cloud's amazing heart. She thinks she'd rather put her own on the chopping block than see anything ever happen to hurt Cloud's.

Except she's his friend and she's supposed to help him. As a girl friend it's kind of her duty to make sure he knows what he's doing with other girls. Right? Her hands are wet so she leans over and nudges his ear with her nose instead, making sure she has his attention.}

Just don't believe everything Zack says about girls, okay? I like your style better than his.

[anonfantry]

...Sometimes.

[ And just like that, that miserable blush is back in his carefully avoidant expression. He doesn't act like this very much, anymore, but it's hardest around Tifa to keep up the rough-edged stoicism he's tried so determinedly to cultivate, over the past couple of years. Because she has the advantage on him, there, knowing more about him (and who he really is) than anyone else in this entire city. She's only getting better at pressing his buttons without meaning to (or maybe she does mean it, but he's no good at reading her).

So absorbed as he is in his scrutiny of the silverware he's about to hand off to her, he doesn't catch her leaning closer until it's much too late. Cloud ducks his head, a soapy hand going to his ear as he takes one hasty step to the side. ]

I don't! [ It's defensive, all shock and no anger, and the rest of her words don't even register for another handful of seconds.

(My style...?)

As if he has one. ]

Just forget it. Like I never said anything.

[beyourguide]

"Good."

{She catches the mishmash of silverware from him, a mixed set of forks and knives and spoons that don't match but happen to be one of their first purchases for the apartment once they'd gotten a few weak paychecks under their belt. It had made them feel accomplished, like adults now, instead of having to keep rewashing the plastic ones they'd taken from a long left behind restaurant. Rinsing them now she flashes him a smile and then focuses on what she'd doing, giving him time to collect himself. One slightly convex pot to go and while he's distracted, she shifts over to start washing that, always feeling guilty when she comes back to find him finishing up the dishes without her. Without looking up, she adds:}

"And I don't forget what you say. You're important. But I promise not to tease." {Much. She promises not to tease much. About other girls. If he's still acting like that when she mentions them than she's safe for a little while longer in not having to share him. Maybe loose him...

She lifts her head to give him a shy, hopeful smile. Truce? She'll be good for the rest of the night. The smile moves into her eyes and goes softer though as she focuses on him. A little sideways tip of her own head.}

You've got foofy soap on your ear.