Pros/cons

[picturethat]

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

Felicia Hardy | Marvel Comics | ota

[hifelicia]

Pros
~Amazing Body
~Knows how to show you a good time
~Partial to skin tight leather outfits
~Outrageous flirt
~Will purr like a cat if you kiss her neck just right

Cons
~Expensive tastes
~Fickle
~Wanted in 50 states and 24 countries
~Doesn’t respect boundaries
~Might be seducing you to rob you

[onewithwater]

Heh, see? Sometimes I do worry about you~!

Becca MacDonald ~ OC ~ OTA

[cafeultra]

Pros:
Free coffee.
Endless wealth of random knowledge about spooky and bloody things.
Free (kinky if you want) sex.
Will probably worship and adore you.

Cons:
Can get a little obsessive.
Socially awkward at times.
Sometimes not very nice.
Selfish.


And this could be a pro or con depending on your perspective:
No kids or marriage, ever.

[desertpowered]

The free coffee is definitely a pro.

Very good free coffee, may I add.

Shang Qinghua | SVSSS | M/M

[wrotetheworld]

Pros
Adorable hamster man
Soft and squishy
Writes very spicy smut
Doesn't look his age

Cons
Works two jobs
Known to ramble
Will cover every surface in paperwork
Might be spying on you for his demon king*

*Negated if you are said demon king.

Kiana (K-423) Kaslana ☄ Honkai Impact

[flamescion]

Pros

Energetic
Positive
Strong
Will take you flying
Will eat anything you make her
Smiles
Free travel

Cons

The narrative's "Favorite"
Sucks at cooking
Very distractible
Clone
Wee bit of a martyr complex
Gamer
Can and will set things on fire

[travailler]

...I think whoever writes these had to try very hard not to make mine the same as yours, Miss Kiki. You're very relatable!

........But please stop setting things on fire.

raven | teen titans | ota for peanut gallery, f/m for actual shipping

[teenwitching]

Pros
- Cape.
- Long legs and thick thighs. Probably great for a lap pillow?
- Quick wit.
- Sick poetry jams.
- Mysterious goth persona.
- A softie when you win her over.

Cons
- Pretentious goth persona.
- Sarcasm.
- Chances of opening up emotionally are slim.
- Doesn't do public displays of affection. Hardly shows affection at all.
- Her mother is dead, her father is Satan. You won't be accepted into the family.
- Existential, apocalyptic dread.
- Will possibly poke around in your brain?
- I don't understand why you would want to do this.

[desertpowered]

Poetry jams. Hm.

Maybe I could join in the next one. That could be interesting, and I write poetry.

Would you like to see some?

diana | dceu

[10x]

PROS

- She's Wonder Woman.
- How can we follow that up?

CONS

- She can crush your skull with her thighs.
- Actually, that might not be a con.

[captain_bitterness]

Perhaps you need to date people who are more durable to avoid the skull crushing.

erik bertelsen | original

[novumtestamentum]

[ info + permissions. also, opt-out. m/m for shipping, wide open to general chatter, no smut. ]


PROS

- in a stable job; guaranteed a lifelong pension that will pass to his partner upon death
- hardworking, respectable and well-mannered; exceedingly polite to women and the elderly
- has a degree in theology, dropped out of medical school after two years but is schooled in most of the basics
- involved in politics and morally conscious; principled and devoted
- believes strongly in monogamy

CONS

- believes strongly in monogamy
- first and foremost devoted to God
- deep in the closet; all relationships of the nature he desires must remain secret
- is as of yet undecided in regards to whether he should pursue romance at all; like any good Christian, he can be tempted, however

Kozakura | Otherside Picnic | OTA

[flatcola]

Pros
- Has a steady income.
- Owns her own home.
- Highly intelligent.
- Cute and travel sized.
- Owns a shotgun.

Cons
- Will be mistaken for your daughter.
- Is mostly a shut-in.
- Drinks almost nothing but flat cola.
- Vtuber.

Quill | OC

[sandwolf]

Pros:
-Loyal
-Happy
-Good jokes

Cons:
-Sheds

[lilkatzen]

Oh, hey! I also shed.

kaveh ( genshin impact )

[loans]

PROS:

- master architect
- good sense of aesthetic and beauty
- good at cooking
- very kind with a bleeding heart
- handsome
- fun to be around

CONS:

- crushing debt
- Boy Does He Have Trauma
- very kind to everyone but himself
- lowkey an alcoholic

[glaciat]

The last one is actually wine connoisseur and should be moved to your pros instead.

( takes one to know one. )

But mostly I have a pressing doubt... are you hiding a massive secret? There's no way you aren't married yet with all those qualities.

Elphelt Valentine 🍀 Guilty Gear 🍀 OTA

[travailler]

PROS

Compassionate
Optimistic
Energetic
Full of love
Will feed you
Can fly
Related to royalty
Superhuman gunslinger
Big boobah

CONS

Naive
Inexperienced
Easily distracted
Not human
Clone
Made to kill all humans
Programming could take over at any time
Her mother is insane
Sister can and will bury you

cloud strife ( ff7r )

[unsocials]

PROS
- Strong and attractive
- Easily bullied into activities
- Kinder than he acts
- Steadyish work
- Probably won't complain about anything
- Looks great in a dress

CONS
- Can't reach the high shelves
- Memory issues
- Uncommunicative
- Traumatized
- Awkward af
- Has a scary dead stalker

[swiftsilver]

So... When we're talking about a dead stalker... are we talking about a ghost?

Claire Bennet ∞ NBC's Heroes ∞ OTA

[infinite1ups]

Pros:
+ don't really have to worry about her dying?
+ she'll bake and cook for you
+ always have a designated driver
+ perfect little spoon

Cons:
- shit can get dangerous sometimes
- can be a little flighty at times
- emotionally guarded sometimes too
- might worry about you too much?

Sun Wukong | Omniscient Reader Viewpoint | ota

[heavensequal]

Pros
Incredibly Handsome
Really nice man tiddies
Good sense of humor
Has a sweet magical cloud to ride on

Cons
Vain
Troublemaker
Instigator
Addicted to watching star streams

[swiftsilver]

[ He's not staring at the man tiddies, he promises. ]

So you can ride my face? [ Wait. ] A cloud!

hazel 🌱 original

[faezel]

✿ pros
- as a flower fairy, you'll have unlimited access to flowers ..... just in case???
- can shapeshift into animals in case you ever need a fuzzy heater
- optimistic, always excited about the mundane
- incredible little spoon

✿ cons
- unicorn horn, risk of stabbing
- will likely shed flower petals all over
- very short, you'll need to reach the high shelves
- "hazel can't you just fly, you're a fairy" please reach the high shelves

aqua ⭐️ oshi no ko

[precociousness]

A.

[ if private, rather blunt and unworried about it being taken as rude, ]

There are no pros. I don't recommend it.

B.

[ if on camera, or with an audience of any kind likely, with a casual, easy-going air, even a slight smile, ]

Mmm. I don't think I'm the right person to ask this question.

tomie | junji ito's tomie

[moredemons]

pros
- The prettiest woman you've ever seen. At least, that's what your newfound obsessive thoughts will tell you!
- That's about it.

cons
- Everything else about her.
- Awful.
- The Worst Being to Exist.
- Vain.
- New levels of petty.
- Narcissist.
- Can't be killed.
- Will compel you to kill her, anyway.
- Will get YOU killed.
- Body horror queen.
- Can take over people's bodies on the molecular level if they get her blood/organs. Don't you hate that?
- A complete pick me to other girls, btw.

[flatcola]

[ Oh no she's Kozakura's type.

What are those 'cons' she can barely even read them over 'pretty dark haired girl who's terrible' blasting her in the brain. ]

wanda maximoff | x-men: evolution | ota

[minimoffs]

PROS
- Extremely powerful witch and mutant to boot.
- Intensity that few can match.
- Loyal to you if you're the same to her.
- Can cut her own hair.

CONS
- Powers should come with a warning for unpredictability. Not always the asset to have on your team that you'd think.
- Emotionally unstable.
- Kitten Thinks Of Nothing But Murder All Day. Her father (and by her extension, brother) betrayed her and she WILL kill them.
- Dresses like an extra from The Craft.
- Acts like a main character from The Craft.

Shinjiro Aragaki | Persona 3 | OTA

[lackofprotein]

♘Pros
- A really good cook.
- Loves dogs (and cute things).
- Good at cleaning.
- Incredibly strong, for a twig.
- Mother hen.

♞Cons
- Grumpy and standoffish.
- Has a hard time dealing with his emotions.
- Dresses like a hobo (and may have slept on trash once or twice).
- Deliquent.
- His persona, Castor.

futaba sakura : persona 5 : f/m

[hebsed]

pros:
• cute and tiny
• can beat you at video games
• kind of a genius, especially with tech
• the best little navigator for all your dungeon crawling needs
• loyal and honest and loves fiercely
• has a cool adoptive dad who will likely adopt you too

cons:
• cute and tiny, so not much of a physical fighter
• can beat you at video games and will NOT just let you win, ever
• has seen the insides of your phone by now, including all your text messages and search history
• shares custody of a sassy talking cat who insists he’s not a cat with like six other people
• anxiety
• aforementioned cool adoptive dad will definitely beat you up if you make a move without his blessing

[nagano]

The cat is objectively a plus, even if he's delusional. He can talk!

The Swede | Our Flag Means Death | OTA

[ourlittlenordicangel]

Pros:
Just a sweetheart

Cons:
Misses two teeth... because of the scurvy
Confused all the time
Sleeps in a barrel

Beelzebub | Obey Me | OTA

[sleepeater]

☼Pros
- Loves food and will eat mostly anything!
- Great hugger.
- Protective and loyal to those he cares about.
- Really athletic, and plays a lot of sports.
- Has a very nice body.
- Tall boy with a heart of gold.

☀Cons
- Literally a demon.
- Has a never ending appetite.
- Will go into a rampage if he's starving.
- May threaten to eat anyone that makes him mad.

[sylvan]

I didn't know demons were a bad thing?

Gabriel Reyes • Reaper / Overwatch / ota

[calacos]

PROS
+ super soldier: extra durable, extra strong, dual-wields shotguns with no issue
+ strategic, pragmatic, likes to have backup plans for his backup plans
+ incredibly strong sense of justice
+ protective and will push others to be a better, stronger person
+ loving partner, probably a family man at heart
+ stealthy, great at infiltration
+ handsome
+ knows how to sew and has made himself costumes before
+ loves Halloween

CONS
- strong sense of justice entails employing murder and other violent methods; “ends justify the means” sort of philosophy
- doesn’t like to follow rules much
- some kind of undead smoke demon now, super soldier body is failing him, he’s held together still only by spite and duct tape
- not all there upstairs anymore, probably due to mad scientist experiments trying to keep him alive
- died but didn’t, is still letting his wife and son believe he’s dead
- ornery, emotionally closed off
- hates what he is, thinks of himself as a monster
- definitely took the love for Halloween a little too far, embracing a persona based on the Grim Reaper
- maaaaybe not so handsome anymore

Bucky Barnes | Marvel 616

[winterstarpoint]

Pros:
- Can hit any target with a gun at range
- Super quite, will never wake you up
- Committed, once he decides you're his person, you are his person forever
- Good hair
- Has a cute cat

Cons:
- May currently be a player in a game that is controlling the whole world
- Can't get over his ex
- Makes decisions for other people he has no right in making
- Probably will lead to you all getting attacked on a date at some point
- One of the deadly weapons of the 20th century

[umbraeternam]

Kind of unfair to mention a cute cat but not show it.

Out of curiosity, is 'whole world' confined to one planet or multiple?

Tartaglia ↳ Genshin Impact

[foulentrophy]

PROS:

‣ Good with children.
‣ Amazing cook.
‣ Tall, handsome, and one of the most charming men.
‣ Quite the family man.
‣ Strong enough he can hold his own and carry a lot.
‣ Always has your back.
‣ Ride or die until the end with his trust.

CONS:

‣ Obsessive.
‣ Works for a literal evil organization that is seeking out Archons on top of him wanting to fight the gods and his coworkers.
‣ Will hound you for a fight if he thinks you're powerful.
‣ Also tends to get possessive over people he's interested in.
‣ The gigantic monster form is bad news.
‣ His attitude toward not giving the weak or uninteresting people his time tends to be a deal breaker too.
‣ This man is a walking red flag, love yourselves.

[ninanna]

You sound more like a pest than a threat.