Painful Pining

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The Painful Secret Pining Meme

You've been with them for a long time - years, perhaps, maybe even their whole life. More than that, you served as a true friend and supporter. No one could be as dedicated as you are, and you're content to stay in the shadows and let them shine if it just means you can stay by their side a little longer.

But you're not a perfect saint or a martyr of friendship. There are somewhat selfish undertones to your loyalty. You love them.

You feel like you’ve loved them forever, yet while it’s a great affection - no, “great” is probably not enough - in your heart, these feelings are your secret, kept away from everyone…possibly from the object of your desire themself! After all, you couldn’t burden them with anything like that. So, you’ll allow your own emotions to come in second place.

Of course, you haven’t allowed yourself to figure out how this could come back to haunt you in the end, could you? What about when your love moves on to someone who’s “more than a friend?” They won’t need you as much any more. Can you take into account the moment when you snap and can’t hold back the truth any more? And even if you’re really “together,” others won’t know if you keep your relationship under lock and key, and you’ll have to endure others approaching your lover.

Then again, the shoe could be on the other foot. You could be the side being pined after. Will you ever realize your friend’s feelings; if you do, can you return them? After you are certain that you do, will it be too late? Can one burst of passion lead you both to something that changes your relationship forever?

• Basically, it’s a meme about (one-sided) love one friend has for another over a long time. Devotion, angst, all that.
• Thread out withheld desires, stoic facades, attempts at leaving this all behind, anger, awkwardness, breaking down, confessions, and all that.
• Comment with your character and preferences. You might want to include your smut/no smut status.
• Mention if you’d like your character to be the pining or the pined for.

Comments

inquisitor trevelyan ; dragon age: inquisition

[closerift]

[theproperglove]

( Would you be interested in a Josephine and if so, what role would you prefer? :> )

Sir Lancelot du Lac | Arthurian mythos

[pained_longing]

deacon | fallout

[deacon]

Richie Tozier | It

[beepbeepboy]

Padmé ⋆ Star Wars

[nexubait]

Tony Stark || MCU

[speaktome]

[punybanner]

[ do you have a preference for pining after/being pined after? :) ]

dean winchester | supernatural

[unruly]

Matt Holt | Voltron: Legendary Defender | OTA

[tookashirototheknee]

[Any Paladin other than Pidge would be fantastic. Or Allura or Lotor... or anyone else!]

Izuku Midoriya | MHA | OTA

[sumashu]

[freezingflame]

[[ Up for some classmate pining? We can do them still in school or make it a long term pining issue with them being pro heroes and running into each other again after some time apart? ]]

Maria Hill | MCU | F/M

[standardprocedure]

sansa stark | asoiaf/got | ota

[eyried]

Todoroki Shoto | MHA | OTA

[freezingflame]

[ Open to all! Can play him as canon age or aged up, depending~ ]

[shiinasmile]

[ooc: Do you wanna do Todoroki pining for a quirkless idol? ]

jaskier | 63 witcher

[enanimant]

franziska von karma | ace attorney | ota

[whippings]

(( either role! also down for mutual pining but communicating poorly like fools if that's something that interests you. ))

lily evans (potter) ✧ harry potter

[doe]

Niki Shiina | Enstars!! | M/M

[shiinasmile]

Tifa Lockhart | FF7

[nicecatch]

[Voice testing! I'm not quite done with 7R yet, but I'm familiar with OG and I'm not really concerned about spoilers. It is possible for Tifa to be the one to possess the pining, but can work easily either way.]

Leon Scott Kennedy | RE2 | ota

[rcpd]

[OOC; Either role for him! That can be discussed, no prob.]

Jyn Erso | Rogue One | OTA

[wherehopegoes]

Cassia Andor | Rogue One | OTA

[yo_me_rezo]

Essa Erso-Andor | Rogue One OC | OTA

[theresalways_hope]

Kozume Kenma | Haikyuu! | m/m

[dontinteract]

Vincent Valentine | FF7

[inner_chaos]

[21+ only, Vincent is probably the one pining. Mutual pining is good too.]

Alucard | Castlevania gameverse | OTA

[powerofsire]

Cassian Andor | Rogue One | OTA

[in_this_fight]