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It's only natural to long for a perfect love story. Few things feel as fulfilling as a relationship where the other person will always listen to you, sex is always good and happiness always seems to be one word away.

But it's not so simple in your case, is it? Because no matter how nice and happy your relationship is, the truth is that nobody else wants it to continue. Either you come from rival factions or pursue a relationship that is taboo or illegal, but this little bubble of happiness you're currently sharing would infuriate anyone who might find out about it.

That's all right, though, isn't it? As long as you have each other, you can make this meeting wonderful regardless of what everyone else thinks.

Post your character and their basic information to the meme. Feel free to either set a scenario or leave your comment blank and open for one.
Your character and the commenter are now engaged in a very bad romance! This is their first meeting after a long while, so sparks are definitely going to fly.
But what about the details of their relationship? For that, you can either decide on your own or head to Random.ORG and roll for one of the following options! First, roll for the kind of relationships they have:

1. Keeping it in the Family: It's not unusual for siblings to love each other, or for parents to love their children. What's unusual is when you love each other too much, even if you have the excuse of not being related by blood.

2. Pay for Play: Your relationship wasn't built on love. It might be that one of you needed money and the other was willing to pay for a pretty face and a few wild nighs. It can be that one of you has something that allows them to blackmail the other into being their obedient toy. Whichever the case, there came a point where this relationship became too important for your lives to let go.

3. Rival factions: You might be coming from families that have been at each other's throats for generations, two rival corporations or two kingdoms at war. Or it might be the law that keeps you apart; a cop and a criminal is hardly a decent pair, after all. Whichever the case, you must be stealthy about this or the wrath of both your sides will fall upon you.

4. Balance of Power: One of you is enjoying a very different social standing from another. It might be that one of you is richer than rich and another is poorer than poor. Or it could be that one lover's standing is far above the other's, like that of a master and a servant or a soldier and a general. Of course, nobody expects this to work out. Even fewer would approve of it.

5. A Pair of Cheaters: One or both of you are stuck in another relationship, either out of convenience or because of love that cooled a long time ago. You know what you're doing is wrong and hurtful, but it's too late to stop. This relationship is the only thing that gets you off anymore.

6. Immoral and Illegal: Your relationship isn't just wrong, it might get you into serious trouble. Whether you are a teacher flirting with their student or a nun breaking her vow of celibacy to be seduced by a handsome friend, the slightest hint of being discovered will ruin your life forever. Problem is, you're far too involved to stop.

7. Toxic Relationship: One of you is clearly bad for each other. They might be a delinquent, a criminal or something else, but the number of bad habits they're bringing into your life is ridiculous. You should be stopping. Now, if only you wouldn't enjoy the chaos they're bringing into your life so much.

8. Stockholm Syndrome: It's not a relationship at all. One of you is keeping the other against their will; either as a political prisoner, a kidnapping victim waiting for a ransom or plain an unwilling toy. At some point, the relationship reached the point where the lines became blurred and you're no longer sure if you want to be rescued from this supposed hell.

Done choosing? Good. Now roll the numbers again and decide on the circumstances behind your meeting:

1. First Time for Everything: Your relationship has been going for some time, but this is the first time you decided to let it advance into the bedroom. One or both of you might be nervous, but it's fine. This step should have been made a while ago.

2. A Usual Rendezvous: The relationship is now at the point where meeting up for sex whenever you're feeling safe and bored is a common affair. The world outside might hate you for this, but it's nothing compared to the routine of your relationship.

3. Ironic Jealousy: Oh my! One of you have seen the other in the hands of another. It doesn't matter if this "another" is their rightful partner, their spouse or whatever else. You belong to each other, so there's nothing wrong in getting jealous and a little rough for it.

4. Doubts and Hesitation: No matter how good your relationship is, it's wrong and one of you has been feeling that much more deeply these days. It's time for a confrontation - either you spend one last night before breaking up or one manages to convince the other that this whole thing must continue.

5. Caught in the Act: You've been doing your best to hide, but it didn't take you far. Someone saw you and it's only a matter of time before the whole world knows about your affair. Do you separate in order to satisfy everyone else? Or do you recklessly discard your old lives for the sake of forbidden love?

6. After Separation: Due to the constant pressure on your relationship, you decided to separate and lead your own lives. For better or worse, it takes you only so far. A chance meeting sends you into each other's arms and leaves you wondering why you broke up in the first place.

7. Happily Ever After: A lot of people protested against your union, but you never let it stop you. Now you're either leading a new life away from everything that forced you away from each other, or you convinced the world that this is what's right for you. Tonight is the night of celebration and not leaving each other's arms, no matter what.

{originally from TLH OOC}

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[Any interest in a thing with an original fantasy setting crown prince? I'm thinking a twist on scenarios 3/4/6, where, being royalty either on or in line for the throne, their entanglements are affairs of state with all the associated complications: Elsa has more freedom than Alric, who's technically preempting his father's authority by getting involved with her, but his kingdom is much larger than Arendelle, so their involvement raises questions about how it might change the relationship between Arendelle and Kaitheny, etc, etc, politics.

I'm also thinking of a mix of scenes 1/3/4/6, where Alric hasn't been able to visit Arendelle in a while, and perhaps there's some jealous from one regarding a potential more acceptable suitor for the other? It also might be their first time going past intense flirting and standing much too close and exchanging too-fond looks. They could have met just recently, or could have been childhood friends introduced by their parents (since his father was a diplomat before he wound up emperor).

Bonus points if Anna is totally aware and popcorning the relationship somewhere off camera, quietly supporting it with no regard to consequences.]

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[ an irascible Japan-based mafioso (not yakuza), and righthand man to a powerful family. he smokes, he swears, he is too smart for his own good, and frequently has his life endangered.

canonmates are sparse (but welcome) so would love some crosscanon/crossmedium with either a similar personality or one completely opposite. more than happy to worldbuild an AU! ]

[Hmm... what trouble can these two get into?]

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so sorry; life took the driver's seat for awhile

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No worries, it does the same to me.

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Sorry for the wait!

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[ info in journal. AUs and crosscanon welcome. open to any of the second set of numbers but for the first: most interested in variations on 3. lukewarm on 4. not so interested in 7. probably most interested in 8 when there are complicated feelings on both sides and/or the prisoner is or can turn monstrous and both characters are aware of the danger in the situation. open to other ideas. characters 20+ preferred unless you have a canonmate for a pre-timeskip thread. ]

[ naoto’s family was keen on funding the latest scientific research, no matter how much the cost. as long as the research was put to good use, the family had no care for the price tag. since naoto was the main supervisor, he had met every single person working on his family’s projects, including ed himself. it was common for him to be around others, especially if was relating to work, but recently he had been spotted with a girl by his side, more and more. it started as a small appearance here and there, but then it gradually grew to a point where she rarely left naoto’s side.

this girl was quite the beauty. long blond hair and striking red eyes, with an aura that exudes confidence. anyone with a brain would immediately pair them two together as a couple. naoto would say otherwise, especially since he had a crush on ed himself. but the rumors were too far and wide to effectively stop, mostly due to nosy workers being too eager to speculate who would be the one who could possibly inherit millions.

but now naoto was sitting next to ed, curious as to what he was working on— and why he was being avoided at all costs. cornering him wasn’t the best thing to do; that might cause a fight to break out. the safest option would be to (forcibly) approach with a question related to work and get to the root from there. so that’s what’s happened now, in the privacy of an empty room. ]

So you mind telling me why you’ve been avoiding me this entire time?

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[ absolutely the surliest mofo. do avoid if you're looking forward to smooth sailing in the relationship down the line-- given it even qualifies as a relationship?? ~~disclaimer for being impossible? check~~.

pro: Balance of Power, or Stockholm Syndrome are the most attractive options since mo is better motivated by external factors. it'd ensure he can't easily flip other muses the bird and stay in his safe bubble. *** also would consider Pay for Play wherein it's never explicitly for sex so much as companionship, not that the lines can't blur.

anti: any scenario that involves cheating or an entire assumed relationship that somehow fell apart. ]

[ Pirates, always the damned pirates. ]

[ details & permissions, ota, good with assumed cr. look, she's a vampire musician. there's a lot of poor choices and unfortunate circumstances to pick from here. ]