Loving him was red.

[sneaks]

RED FLAGS meme

Sure, you may look like a total catch, but what's the catch? Maybe everything isn't what it seems.

how to play
- forget what you think you know about memes.
- forget the traditional subject line. no prefs. no character info.
- what do you put there instead? verbalize the red flag(s) that should, in a just world, come attached to your characters. be honest. be brutal.
- with this forbidden knowledge in mind, the rest of bakerstreet has to decide whether they wouldn't touch that with a ten-foot pole or if they'd throw caution to the wind and still go for it.

Comments

Lives like she will be dead faster than her consumption can kill her.

[twentyfivedayswhite]

Abrasive, abusive, over confident, thinks blonds are an invasive species.

[frecasson]

Will forget your existence if you love her, also might have infected her lovers with nanotechnology

[widowsdance]

His tersness isn't emotional armor, it's just the surface of an iceberg of cold condescension

[ankarian]

[reformedzombiecrimelord]

Good to know. Gonna opt out, 'cause I got more 'n enough people condescending to me as it is.

Re: His tersness isn't emotional armor, it's just the surface of an iceberg of cold condescension

[thepathoflogic]

People like you are the worst.

...Except for the ones without compassion, who blunder around like morons and ruin everything with their brutish cruelty. Those are the other worst kind of people.

Hasn't anyone heard of kindness these days?

Technically only one year old. Carries a gun (and a torch for her partner)

[fn239]

[be_notorious]

Well, Risen usually only count the age they popped up from as their age, so I guess that first one don't surprise me all that much. You carryin' a gun? I make 'em. Arguably worse. But carryin' a torch. Hoo buddy. That's a tornado warnin'.

Hard to match up to that kinda thing.

Easily made jealous

[deltastrike]

Lies and slander! I am a hero with no equal! Why would I ever have want for anything?

[not_a_wonder]

Oh, I've known men like you...

You'll probably only meet him if unspeakable terror is coming for your life.

[monstermanual]

[ He also may or may not have murdered his mother depending on who you ask, though the conviction was thrown out. ]

[reformedzombiecrimelord]

Then I guess my only question would be, are you good at fighting off the unspeakable terror?

[tobastards]

Are you on the terror's side, or trying to help?

Obsessive, possessive, will spy on your constantly, and believes love and pain are synonymous.

[matadork]

Is that enough warning flags for you? because he can provide more.

[forinfinity]

[ That's... a lot, there. But. ]

You're fun to skate with.

[ That's not to justify the others, but just to throw it out there. ]

Love the username. I have a Langa journal myself, but have this boy in the meantime <3

[rennotrin]

...I think a lot of people have their own issues, but... there are worse ones out there than yours.

[Is Ren blinded by attraction? Just a little. But he also didn't choose the meaning of his name (love) thoughtlessly!

[He's also actually a little envious of the potential good some of those flags can do, no matter how red they are. Or at least, the effect for anyone this stranger comes to love in turn. If the romantic love suits him, in any case!]

...My own bias makes me a bit envious of anyone you like. If it... works that way for you, if you're aware of where they are, you can protect them, if you need to.

[He knows it says something for him to be wanting of something like that, and it's not good. But in the short time he's had freedom, fatigue catches up fast.]

Flighty, risk-taking behavior, pleasure junkie, his heart is sacred but his body is free-use.

[rennotrin]

[Also his father has been trying to hunt him down to kill him for the past three years and won't hesitate to attempt to off anyone who tries to protect him, and Ren's starting to get tired, okay? But that's too long for a subject header. Pretend that's in there, too.]

haughty, condescending, fixated on revenge, and have you seen that mustache?

[overbrawn]

PA about her feelings, straight-up aggressive when slighted, pessimist, struggles with trust...

[torsion]

[ And so much more! ]

[whey]

I'd have to agree with the so much more, but I may be biased here and not necessarily think they're red flags.

two-faced with self-identity issues

[scalpels]

[pyonpyon]

Eh? That's not all bad. You... um, well, you don't look old so it's something you can grow out of~?

rude, can't drive, smokes like a chimney, also maybe ate some people once upon a time

[huffnpuffs]

[covert_ops]

Are you human? Is that considered cannibalism?

Possessive, manipulative, sadistic, will drug you if you reject her, doesn't acknowledge boundaries

[wildernessbetween]

[And that's not even getting into the whole black box thing.]

Dubious psychological stability including some extreme disassociative identity disorder

[cowards_proxy]

[Includes the commonly comorbid depression, anxiety, mood swings, and the integral dissociative amnesia. Not to mention his most visible Alter's exceptionally severe antisocial, paranoid, and sadistic personality disorders. ...and the other one's schizotypal, avoidant, and dependent personality disorders.

Also it's not clear that his world has therapists, so good luck with all that.]

mean as a defence mechanism, has flammable breath, every pocket is full of birdseed.

[gumboots]

Yeah, but pigeons are better'n people.

[unimportant]

Aww, you sound like a sweet guy. Someone who cares about pigeons can't be all bad.

acts like she knows everything about you from your type in women

[unimportant]

--And men too!

[nightparades]

Well, you can't just drop that hook and expect me to leave the claim unchallenged!

What would you have to say about a guy who chases after wallflowers?