bakerstreet | Arabian Nights Meme

Scheherazade / Harem Shipping Meme
Straight out of the Arabian Nights, or any variety of the spin-offs and spoofs since, in a beautiful and fantastical realm of magic and djinn. You may be the great ruler, prince, or sultana of the realm, or you may be the tribute, captive, or arranged marriage spouse brought before that ruler.

Scenarios:
1. Arranged Marriage - You’re both royals or nobles of some variety, but one of you has been sent far from home to be wedded to a stranger in a foreign land.
2. Ambition - You’re just one beauty in a harem of dozens—or hundreds—but you’re determined to stand out, to earn the exclusive attention of the ruler, and to take your place by their side as the ruler of this land.
3. Scheherazade - One night with the king (or queen). Perhaps your one-night spouse had their heart broken, like in the story. Perhaps they’re simply a monster, or they have other motives. They may kill you in the morning, unless you can convince them to delay, by at least one more day.
4. Tribute - Perhaps your land was conquered, or perhaps you’ve been sent here to secure an alliance. Either way, this wasn’t your idea, and you aren’t particularly happy about it.
5. Within the Harem - Both characters are residents of the harem. You hardly see the ruler, and they don’t matter. What does matter is the friendship—or love—that you have found within the harem, and, possibly, your plans for escape.
6. Outside the Harem - You’ve fallen in love with someone you shouldn’t. A guard, a servant, or someone outside the palace entirely. But in order to be with them, you’re going to have to break all the rules.
7. Arabian Nights - Wildcard scenario, play any elements from the Arabian Nights that you please. Magic carpets, powerful djinn, curses and treasure!

How to play:
-Post with your character, preferred role (ruler, harem, other), and any other relevant info
-Reply to others. Use RNG or choose your favourite scenario!

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[Ambition, Scheherazade, or tribute. He'll do anything to live and to improve his situation.]

[If he's the one in the position of power, then he's the sultan's son, constantly out of favor.

If he's the harem resident, then either arranged marriage or tribute, a nobleman's son sent or captured for the pleasure of the ruler.

M/M for shipping/smut.]

[Either role. Most interested in Ambition, Scheherazade, or non-harem Arabian Nights.]

[Either harem or Queen. Prefer arranged marriage or Arabian Nights, but can do any of them.]

[1, 4 or 6.]

[Either body guard of the Prince or reluctant member of a harem.]

( harem. )

Edited 2019-09-14 21:12 (UTC)

[Either a wife given from another country for favor, or could be the queen.]

((ooc: lets AU the hell out of this. Ignis could be either a noble or part of the harem. Prompts preferred: 1, 2, 3, 4, but open to discussion.))

(( any role, any prompt! if he's the prince, I'd love to do something with how he tends to attract scary possessive men! if he's part of the harem, it could be something he was born into, an undercover mission, and/or he was captured and sold! really, the options are endless~ ))

[Organization XIII as a Harem AU works? Otherwise, Ienzo can be a sagely sultan's cool-tempered prince-by-adoption, of ripened age to be seduced for political ambitions, or a conquered scholar from his fallen kingdom playing Scherezade role, here to spin fantastic illusionary tales for the harem's pleasure.]

[ 1, 4, 6 perfered

open to canon, cross canon, au
kinks in journal ]

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