bakerstreet | arranged.

Arranged Marriage Turned More

To have and to hold, you said, till death do us part, all while the sharp, swinging pendulum of obligation hung overhead. But how could you have truly meant those words? This union has been tainted from the start, forever bearing the chains of an arranged marriage. It would be understandable if you couldn't bear to look at your new life partner, eternal reminder of your stolen future that they are, much less like them.
Much less love them...

Still, things can change.

You could realize that they are in the same boat as you or, that when compared to others around you,
they are the lesser of evils. Perhaps you even open up to the idea of a friendship; at the very least,
an alliance may be in order to become a power couple in a perilous world. From that innocent decision or sense of self-preservation, a new feelings sparks. Something like affection.

Something, you realize in the wake of speeding heartbeats, like love.

Will you acknowledge this? Can the two of you have a happily ever after - happier than if you'd met in another fashion - or will you hold firm in your distaste?

how to play.

- Everybody loves "couples forged by less-than-ideal circumstances" tropes!
- Comment with your character, prefs, all that good stuff.
- Reply to others.
- IDEC where you set your threads, it's wide open. Fantasy world with hairy hobbits, old-timey lands, future AUs, do a space marriage for all I care. I'm sure they're still getting married in Star Wars or whatever.

POSSIBLE REASONS FOR MARRIAGE:
① Station → You come from a royal, noble, or otherwise distinguished family who has chosen a suitable spouse for you.
② Feud → You are being married to put an end to the bitter enmity between your two families.
③ Economics → Your economic state and/or your station will improve through the union, though one of you may be marrying down.
④ Empire → You and your spouse are merging your businesses and/or property to create something more influential or profitable.
⑤ Tribute → You have been offered as a gift or appeasement, alternately you're the spoils of war.
⑥ Bloodline → Carrying on your distinguished family name has fallen to you and the equally well-bred spouse of your family's selection.
⑦ Disapproval → Your marriage has been arranged to keep you away from the person with whom you truly wish to be.

POSSIBLE SCENARIOS:
① First meeting → This is the very first time you're meeting your future spouse.
② Courtship → To get to know each other and encourage affection, your family has approved of you going on dates.
③ Engagement party → Be it a huge, formal affair or a small, intimate get together, you're celebrating (or pretending).
④ Wedding day → The big day!
⑤ Reception → The big party!
⑥ Wedding night → Every meme needs a smut prompt, right?
⑦ Honeymoon → Where will you go with your new spouse and what will you do there?

Threaded | Flat

(ooc | Pretty canon. I'm open to relationships from sweet to dark. )

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OTA for gen/shipping, 16+ for shipping.

Taken precanon so he'll have a nicer, if kind of a mess, personality. Ganymede is the youngest prince of Troy so marrying him won't get them any official power. I'm fine handwaving the usual M/F thing to assume M/M is a possibility, too. Open to relationships from sweet to dark.)

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Noctis is the only prince of a Kingdom so he'll be King one day. I'm fine handwaving the usual M/F thing to assume M/M is a possibility, too. Open to relationships from sweet to dark.)

[ canon, cross-canon, cross-medium; the darker the better c: pm if you have any thoughts you want to hash out beforehand - i'm very willing to try all kinds of mash-ups! ]

[ Rich and powerful lord of the north, only really doing this out of obligation. Any potential wife will have to live with the fact that he's pretty aloof, sleeps around, goes off on wild war campaigns, is even more married to his right-hand man, and all that fun stuff.

I am also open to a scenario where he's been set up at a young age (12/13) for political reasons, because I'm a sucker for that cute "sullen brat gradually develops ~feelings~" trope. ]

[AU and Crosscanon are both good.

But possibilities:
-Promise between his wealthy mafia dad and your wealthy parent who may or may not be a mafia man.
-Marriage as part of some scheme on his part
-Arranged marriages are just what magician families do, okay?

Also, he's probably really secretive and outwardly acted pretty gentlemanly and unbothered about the marriage. Maybe even as if he was fairly enthusiastic about it. Was probably caught off guard by real feelings developing.]

[ 'Princes have all the fun' -- until they're married off for political reasons, apparently. He's very likely not going to be pleased about an arranged marriage, even if he adores whoever he's engaged/married to. (and even less pleased if he doesn't even know them)

Open to any kind of arranged marriage, any genders, cross-canon or canonmates, fiddling with timelines, etc. etc. Corin has been aged up some from the canon material, somewhere around 20ish. ]