bakerstreet | Love, Your Secret Admirer

SECRET ADMIRER meme

You're in love with them, but they don't know it and you have no real intention of changing this. Whether it's because you don't want to admit anything to yourself, can't handle rejection, don't think you're good enough, or have no real experience with this kind of thing, your lips are sealed...for now. And maybe forever, if you're contented to love them from afar.

That is, if the object of your affection doesn't figure you out first.

HOW TO PLAY

Comment with your character, preferences, and whether they'd be the admirer or the admired.
Reply to others.
RNG it or not.

PROMPTS

Meeting: How do you meet? Is it love at first sight?
Falling: You learn to love them, even if you never have before.
From Afar: You're not too close to them - they may not know you at all - but you still admire them. Whether "afar" means something like a different school, a different team, or a different world or walk of life is up to you.
Notice Me: You actually do want to be noticed. Please, senpai!~
Right in Front of You: The two of you are friends or allies, yet you're hiding your emotions in plain sight.
Denial: You? Love? No! Especially not with them...no, you weren't looking at them!
Jealousy: They don't know you're attracted to them, so you shouldn't feel mad when they're getting attention from others.
Too Shy Shy: The words just won't come out. Besides, you're too flustered by their presence in general.
Don't Deserve Them: You wouldn't want to subject them to you, anyway. They're too good.
Favors: Your love may not be known; still, you can do things for them or get them gifts, and they'll wonder who's doing all this. Their happiness is all you want, not their recognition.
Bad at This: So, about all those gifts or favors? You're not the sort to know about kindness and because of this, your shows of affection tend to be you offing their rivals or giving them stolen items.
Adorkable: You're awkward but it's endearing!
Never Expect the Quiet Ones: You barely speak, much less show how you feel. How could they know what you really think?
Lash Out: It's frustrating to have a crush you can't act on, so you've decided to act out...towards the one you love, perhaps to push them away.
Admission: Finally, you've decided to admit what you've felt all along.
Outed: Someone else has told your secret.
Caught: Maybe you were caught looking at them too much, speaking about your love out loud, or leaving them a gift. No matter what, the jig is up.
Content with Secrecy: You can admire them without saying a word. You're not conflicted in the least with living this life!
Requited: No more harboring secrets, as your feelings are returned.
Unrequited: ....ouch. Just ouch.
WILD CARD

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[FBI agent and daughter of a con artist. Full biography is here. Can also play the admired if you want to see her very confused.]

_{[Either role]}

OOC: Care for a Lydia?

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Sorry for the delay!

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I'm so sorry this took forever!

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_{[Probably the admirer]}

[ preference for Margaery being the admired, but can do both! ]

( ota. )

[ most likely the admirer. ]

[Any prompts except 20 are good with me! Either role is okay for Barry.]

[The admired.]

[ Wakatoshi had always felt so far away. Despite being in the same class, there had always been a gap between them that Yuri had always felt was impossible to cross. While he was incredibly busy with the volleyball club, she was spending every afternoon with her much more modest and secluded literature club. When he was walking home from school she was forced to take the train...

And those were simply the physical examples. Regardless, whenever she wished to approach him she could never will her legs to move. Honestly, she had expected the crush to go away months ago only to be surprised as they only seemed to grow stronger the more she watched him until steadily a warmth formed in her chest that made the distance feel acceptable. She had been content just to watch, but a friend of hers absolutely refused to accept it. Natsuki was the kind of girl to find Valentine's day exciting...overwhelmingly insistent that it was the perfect time for Yuri to confess her admiration.

So now she finds herself waiting outside of the gym, hands clutching a carefully wrapped box of homemade chocolates accented in their school team's colors. She'd heard the drills end quite a bit ago... but when the doors actually open she has to actively fight the urge to duck away as the team starts to file out. ]

U- [ She closes her eyes and takes a deep breath before awkwardly reaching out to tap the taller senior on the shoulder. ] Ushijima-kun, could I speak with you for a moment?