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[iamthesockpirelestat]

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}

Comments

[visdegfrem]

[OOC: Nope! Allons-y!]

[knighterrantofthedragon]

[o7 I'll try and leave things vague enough for you to fill in as you like, but don't hesitate to tell me if I ought to change anything, or feel totally free to tweak details!]

It had been some months since Alric's last visit to Arendelle, during his errantry. He'd had to continue traveling, complete his quest to collect tokens of goodwill from the other sovereign nations--whether that was accomplished by diplomacy or martial prowess on behalf of each ruler he visited--and return home to Kaitheny. Meeting Elsa again (how many years had it been?) had raised a greater temptation than he cared to admit to linger in Arendelle; a part of him had hoped that the young queen might have issued him a more demanding, more protracted quest on her behalf, if only so he'd have a good excuse to stay longer.

As it was, he'd perhaps strained the limits of credibility in his professed desire to ensure that matters had been settled adequately. He wasn't so distracted that he missed the occasional skeptical look from the Kaithenian ambassador when he explained the need to stay a few more days, again.

After his return to the capital, however, he'd found an excellent excuse to return. A diplomatic mission was needed for upcoming negotiations, and it was a task for which he was quite content to volunteer. He did, after all, as he'd explained to his father and the court, have a particularly good rapport with the monarch of Arendelle.

It was true enough... and calling it "fondness" or "affection" or "warmth" or anything else entirely accurate would surely have raised red flags. Besides, it was hardly a secret that he had known her when they were very young, before her parents died, when his father was merely the emperor's nephew, so a rapport made sense. That he'd been an irrepressibly rambunctious child, back then, and had spent those visits running rampant with the equally wild Anna was a perfect cover; no one knew how much the quiet, careful, poised sister had caught his attention or fixed in his thoughts, back then.

As Special Diplomatic Envoy to Arendelle, once he'd arrived, he had considerable latitude to manage his stay himself. That latitude which certainly didn't extend to engaging in personal affairs with a foreign monarch, but he wasn't about to avoid her. Not when seeing a glimmer of affection, or hearing a hint in the tone of her voice that his presence might comfort her, made the trip more than worthwhile. To enjoy her company and please her, he was perfectly happy to meet her wherever she wished, on whatever pretext, whatever dubious arrangements might be necessary.

For example, climbing in her window to avoid drawing attention by approaching the queen's bedchamber by the hall was hardly entirely appropriate, and he couldn't help grinning self-consciously at the thought. Still, he wasn't about to renege on their agreement earlier in the evening that they could perhaps continue their conversation at a time when it would surely not be interrupted, further ensured by making the effort to avoid troubling her staff by evading them, her guards included.

"I hope I'm not intruding, Your Majesty--and that I didn't keep you waiting on my account."