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

Bilbo Baggins | The Hobbit/Lord of the Rings | OTA

[took_curious]

The Painted Doll → The Devil's Carnival

[letsdrinktotruelove]

Going for the obvious with number 2 "not the same"

[veniceinwinter]

[She is the prettiest girl he has ever seen and he has always loved carnivals more than he should.

For their first date he had taken her to Venice, to his carnival, but she had looked out of place among the garish colors of his celebration. He had not thought much of it then for he was in love and nations were used to getting what they wanted.

Now they are back and she is still lovely and still foreign and he is still smiling, but underneath the smile, he is frowning.]

Dance with me, my doll [he pleads and the frown deepens, for she is not his and will never be.]

Kaworu Nagisa (Tabris) || Neon Genesis Evangelion

[5thchild]

Fran \ FFXII \ m/f

[caliga]

Molly Hooper || Sherlock

[wealldosillythings]

neku sakuraba | the world ends with you | ota

[sonore]

Nicolas Brown | GANGSTA. | OTA

[aotwilighter]

Umi Ryuuzaki | Magic Knight Rayearth | OTA

[dragon_blossom]

Chie Satonaka | Persona 4 | ota

[dontthink_feel]

Akira Inugami | Wolf Guy | OTA

[last_wolf]

Orson | Record of Lodoss War | OTA

[berserked]

[That's all you'll get with him.]

chie satonaka | persona 4

[uphold]

9...and so late it's a joke.

[inthejunk]

[He's nervous. It's all over his face, his posture, the tapping of his toes. Yosuke isn't always good at hiding things, in spite of what he likes to think. Lying frequently and lying well aren't the same thing, after all. And he's nervous.]

Hey.

Hana | Wolf Children | OTA

[okamimommy]

Triela | Gunslinger Girl

[triela_sig_sauer]

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Elika • Prince of Persia 2008 • M/F

[duty]

Yoshiki Kishinuma | Corpse Party | M/F

[thanking]

7 don't worry i'll make this fun these things sound too dramatic in desc

[rosanance]

[Being unfaithful... was going out to eat ice cream with another guy while you have a boyfriend, right? Rosa's not really sure, since this would be her first time actually having one, but that seems right. There was probably more under the definition of "Unfaithful" but this is all she's got.

(To be fair, it seems like Yoshiki has another girl on his mind too, but Rosa isn't bothered by that! Not at all! Kind of. She's thinking about another guy sometimes too.)

She has to muster up the courage to tell him though. She couldn't go living this lie any longer! So when they're just hanging out she kind of bursts.]

I ate ice cream with a guy friend!

[Her horrible secret, exposed.]

Lois Lane | Smallville/DC

[lolane]

Barnaby Brooks Jr. → Tiger & Bunny

[sensuality]

ooc

[kaburagis]

Do you have a preference on the scenario for them?

Shinn Asuka | Gundam SEED Destiny

[impulsives]

8

[soggypastry]

[To the outside world, it can't have been more than a handful of months. Maybe a year. To Lightning, it's been decades and centuries all at once. Whatever short moment of peace they had when the debacle with Orphan was gone, ripped away with the Paradox. Does he remember it the way she does?

Whether he does or he doesn't, she's seen him leaping up and down the timeline like Serah and Noel, and she needs to talk to him. Hence why she's stepping out of a rift near his chosen camp, armor clanking in the night air of wherever they are.]

Shinn.

[For all her quiet calm exterior, she's nervous. Etro, how does she even talk to him after all this time? She wouldn't blame him if he takes a swing at her, really.]

Adalind Schade | Grimm

[exhexen]

Pascal | Tales of Graces f

[doohickey]

Haruhi Suzumiya | Disappearance-verse

[reappeared]

8? for some reason, he's re-appeared?

[notjohnsmith]

Rat | NO.6

[hipsterdouche]

6 Rat looks so much like Kanda so I just had to do this

[followingmyheart]

[Allen had not told Rat about how the 14th was starting to take over. He didn't want to worry the other man, but he could feel how his self was slipping more and more. It would not take long until the Noah had claimed his body for his own and he would be gone. Not that he would be able to cover up his weird behavior forever. Allen didn't like that his body was used like this and would rather end Neah, but then he would need to kill himself and that if anything would upset his partner.]

Anri Sonohara | Durarara!! | F/M

[mothermayi]

Penny | Dr. Horrible's Singalong Blog | OTA

[pennynotsaved]