there are upsides

[jagan]

pros and cons of dating your character

a humor/shipping meme



The premise is simple.

[1] Your character has a sign listing out all the pros and cons of dating them. Maybe they wrote it themselves, maybe they didn't.
[2] This list is displayed for everyone else to see.
[3] That's it.

Do not post any blank top levels. Comment with your character's list, then have fun reacting to other people's pros and cons.

Comments

Rhea'li Akhbala | FFXIV

[lightduties]

[He's not sure how he ended up in this situation -- something about losing a bet -- but here he is holding up a sign:

Pros:
- will carry your shopping
- will do your errands
- always down to clown

Cons:
- FIFO worker

He definitely didn't write this sign. With a wry smile to any who approach, he says--]

I'm afraid I've not the faintest idea what FIFO worker means.

endva orlov | original | ota

[endva]

✔

𝐚. very loyal, will literally die for you
𝐛. good at baking, can bake you most anything and will personally go out of her way to learn your favorite sweets so she can make them
𝐜. money is not an issue with her, can and will splurge on you when she can. don't let her know you want something, you WILL end up with it by morning.

✘

𝐚. will literally die for you. death means nothing to her, she'll be back within 3 to 4 business days.
𝐛. gets killed often, hides this from you by ghosting you for a few days.
𝐜. very repressed and physically cannot open up about her wants and needs out of fear of acting like her mother.

[explosiongenius]

What do you mean literally die for me?! Like hell I'm cool with letting you die!

[endva]

Haha..It's a joke..A joke.

[ not very convincing. ]

Kotone Shiomi (FeMC) | Persona 3 Portable | OTA

[brokenuniverse]

Pros:
- playful
- affectionate
- wants to hear about your interests and will try them out herself
- will fight anyone who badmouths you

Cons:
- pushy
- will eat your food
- dives headfirst into trouble
- is destined to die very soon

[explosiongenius]

You suck at lying!

[ Not that it stopped him from flicking her forehead harshly over said lie either, caught right as she tried saying otherwise. ]

[nagano]

Two questions.

One: why?

Two: can I get expedited shipping on your revival?

[endva]

Ow!

[ of course she sucks at lying, she's too good hearted to be a convincing liar! she wears her heart on her sleeve, for crying out loud..! ]

Just..forget you read that, okay?

[nagano]

What's with everyone and death? Dying on the regular, predestined passing...

[ He really has no right to complain considering how death is involved in his life, but... ]

Well, whatever. Eating my food isn't a con. I'm a chef, so feeding people—even gremlins who steal off my plate—makes me happy.

[endva]

Am I being revived in a box?!

At..at least put a valid address on it, I guess..

[explosiongenius]

Tch, you better friggin not turn around going off being all self sacrificing then unless you have to!

[ Then again he wasn't really any better since it's so easy to set him off and make him tell the truth anyway. Just needed his buttons pressed properly. ]

Otherwise I'm gonna flick your forehead six ways to Sunday.

[nagano]

Oh, yeah, sure. You'll be shipped straight to my apartment so I can berate you for casually giving your life up like that, idiot!

[ There's a paper fan. It wasn't there half a second ago.

Here it comes, straight for the top of her head.

Whap! ]

Derek Hale | Teen Wolf

[lurkerwolf]

Pros:
Handsome
Strong
Protective

Cons:
Grumpy
Temperamental
Werewolf
Emotionally distant
Hard to get ahold off
Hangs around teenagers
Almost dies a lot
No family left
Will most likely get you killed
Your kid will be a werewolf
Violent (occasionally)
Smiles very rarely

((Seriously... why would you?))

[lightduties]

[Squinting hard at the "will die for you" bits. Aside from the weird part about that being listed as a pro -- that's hardly a pro, in his opinion -- there's that odd business of...]

You... return upon death?

[Like the Phoenix of myth?]

Why hide when you return?

[endva]

[ it hurts, how does paper hurt .. ?! ]

It's not my choice half the time .. !

[ her self defense is very poor, please, she does her best but still dies. ]

[endva]

Y..Yes, but it's nothing pretty to witness.

[ more like an abomination straight out of a horror movie. crawling from the corpse, learning how the breathe in a matter of seconds..it's all so unsavory..! ]

Because .. er .. I have to readjust to the new body and I'm very tired after the fact.

[endva]

Y..You know most of it is against my will, right? I actively try to avoid it and save myself but I'm too weak.

[ So very weak. ]

Don't flick me..it hurts.

[explosiongenius]

Yeah? But I was meaning when you try giving yourself up, not 'quick, end her cuz she looks defenseless' or whatever.

I'll flick you however damn much I have to as a reminder that I ain't cool with you intentionally dying!

[nagano]

[ Whap! Whap! ]

Which means half the time it is! Ugh!

[ He looks like he's about to smack her again, but he instead lowers it to poke her cheek a few times. ]

...Be more careful. Problems shouldn't be solved by throwing your life away. It doesn't matter that you don't mind, but I bet it doesn't make your friends who only have one life feel very good.

kate schmidt | fear street

[rejectpile]

𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒔

the best thing since sliced bread, literally

cheerleader

top of her class

will sacrifice herself for her friends

loyal to those she cares about

has the best "candy shop" in shadyside

𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔

drug dealer

makes the kids she babysits sort her drugs

kind of a bitch

from shadyside

dead

kaito nagano | original | m/f

[nagano]

PROS

- Homemade meals 95% of the year for life
- Is about three steps away from being a water elemental, so your water bill's going down too
- Will absolutely take you out on bike rides throughout the countryside, very tourism, much scenic
- If a ghost is bothering you he can get it to quietly leave
- When you're feeling down he can tell and he will try his best to make things better

CONS

- Stage 5 Workaholic Syndrome, which is a completely arbitrary and made-up disorder but y'know he only takes Thursdays off and even then tends to do extra work on his off day
- Has one (1) very jealous not-girlfriend who is also the (Japanese) queen of the underworld and really wants him to come back so he's constantly being attacked by supernatural entities
- If a ghost is bothering you and he cannot get it to quietly leave he will punch it, with feeling
- He can read your emotions. He can read everyone's emotions. He cannot turn this off and it hurts
- The beautiful juxtaposition of being touch-averse due to his powers with being touch-starved due to a lack of skinship

???

- High endurance. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Kaa | Disney's Jungle Book

[trust_in_me]

Pros!

Very cuddly
Knows a lot about the jungle
Has eyes that are easy to get lost in
Friendly
Sings
Very skillful with his body
You never have to buy him dinner!

Cons!

Often strangles people
Not very knowledgeable about societal norms
Will hypnotize you to get his way
Manipulative
Is a creepy pervert
Rarely takes no for an answer
You are on the dinner menu.

[brokenuniverse]

It's everybody's time sometime, I guess! [She shrugs like it's not a big deal.]

You cook!? What's your specialty? [Her attention. You have it. Fully.]

[lightduties]

[What it would be like, to watch someone he cared about die, even knowing they would return soon after? Would it hurt less, knowing they would be back soon, as if they had simply gone for a short trip? Is it truly death, then? The dead don't normally come back.

Tilting his head, Rhea'li blinks slowly before asking softly--]

If someone who cared for you were unafraid of what they saw, would you still hide?

[nagano]

[ He frowns at how brightly she addresses the topic. It's quickly wiped away when her question registers. ]

Ramen. Souper Noodle in Shibuya has the best bowls around, and that's because of yours truly. [ His expression doesn't say much, but there's an awful lot of confidence bleeding from his tone. ]

I can make other stuff too, but that's mostly for my personal enjoyment. Or food blogging. My brother keeps telling me to make an account and post recipes.