and i'll ask again: what's love?

[feudalfairytales]

WHAT IS LOVE?

baby don't hurt me, don't hurt me, no more

Aaaah, that great philosophical debate.

I. Give us the basics, but also, no blank comments.
II. On the contrary, in the comment itself, characters must articulate what love (platonic, familial, romantic, universal, as a concept) means to them. To them personally. Eloquently or poorly, they have to use their words.
III. Repliers will shake their heads in simultaneous pity and judgment discuss one of life's fundamental experiences with the original responder!

Comments

Syzoth/Reptile | Mortal Kombat | OTA

[sssyzoth]

Love is acceptance, empathy and understanding....and wanting to protect things dear to you.

GLaDOS | Portal | OTA

[glad2seeu]

Love^n,v,col -

Noun

Strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties.

Attraction based on sexual desire (affection and tenderness felt by lovers)

A score of 0 (as in tennis)

Verb

To hold dear: CHERISH

[REDACTED]

Coloquial:

What is love? Oh, Baby don't hurt me, don't hurt me no more!

Given the choices, I prefer the tennis option.

kicks down the door - GLADOS

[devilishkouhai]

[ Suddenly a door gets kicked down out of nowhere, and music begins to play from all directions. A fog drips into the atmosphere and lights begin to flicker as the song continues to play - ]

No!!!!
I d o n t know...
why you're not there~??
ᴵ ᵍᶦᵛᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ᵐʸ ᶫᵒᵛᵉ - -
but you don't care !!!
So what is right??
'nd what is ƃuoɹʍ?
Give me a 𝚜 𝚒 𝚐 𝚗 -

WHAT IS 𝐋 𝐎 𝐕 𝐄!?!?

[ Its your turn baby - ]

[glad2seeu]

[Frankly, she's not sure why she still has that door.

Still, as this new intruder sashays in, there is a bit of style beign served. The song was waiting and, GLaDOS's silence was punctuated with a dozen turrets activating...and then playing accompaniment.

As they do.

They can't do the traditional headbang, but GLaDOS can.]

[BABY] don't hurt me--

[A chorus of turrets add in: don't hurt me.]

--No more.

[The turrets transition to various Woah-oohs and sing the chorus.]

I don't know, what can I do? What should I say?
It's [REDACTED]
Oh, I can't go on.

Kabal | Mortal Kombat | OTA

[hooked_on_kaballin]

Love? Man, it's the good shit. Compassion, Patience, Understanding, Endearment...all that and more.

Piccolo 🥒 Dragon Ball

[postboy]

It's... infectious.

[ He refuses to elaborate. ]

hi i'm gonna bother stuff again

[snowmaid]

[ But! She wants elaboration! ]

Like a disease? That makes it seem destructive.

i am unbotherable by that which i want

[postboy]

It can be. I've seen it inspire warriors to intense peaks of power. And bring one to ruin, without regret.

[ He means himself, in that last one. He'd sacrifice himself for Gohan any day. ]

CodeRed [Jason] 💚 Matrix AU 💚 OTA

[tergiversator]

Love is connection.

Kate Bishop | MCU/D+ | OTA

[hawk_shot]

Love is having someone that goes make breakfast while they let you sleep those extra five minutes.

[f_k]

And here I didn't know it was so simple.

yukina | yyh

[snowmaid]

[ She thinks this question over, and: ] I believe that love is humans' greatest strength.

loki odinson | where mischief lies

[annarr]

Enviable.

i'm wildly rusty but

[alerting]

Oh, come now, you're a god, aren't you?

Asaeda Chiaki / KotE OC

[thrashingdragon]

Love is one of the greatest gifts of life and should be shared with everyone.

Tessa | Tales of Legendia OC | OTA

[merinesexual]

[There is some silence as the word tastes both sweet and incredibly bitter on her tongue.]

...Love is mutual destruction.

Lancelot du Lac | Fandom Fate OC | ota

[alligatus]

A Promised Oath.

Fushiguro Megumi | JJK | OTA, M/F preferred for shippan

[seaurchinhead]

....Love is kind of a pain in the ass half the time.

W | Arknights

[unholyhandgrenade]

Love? Gonna get you killed in aaall the worst ways.

Libra Sforza (MBCC Chief) | Path to Nowhere

[shackledandbound]

--Love is an undeniable bond.

Lumine | Genshin Impact | M/F for romantic but OTA for gen/platonic

[wanderingviatrix]

Love is forbidden.

[She can't stay in one place for too long. There's no reason to get attached to someone. But even so... It's taboo for another reason.]

Wren Fulton-Gray | Superhero OC | OTA

[gloriousthorn]

How did that go again- "Love is a many splendored thing. Love lifts us up where we belong. All you need is love."

Chrissy Cunningham | Stranger Things

[bubblegumheart]

Terrifying.

Eligre, the Lady Crow || flexible high fantasy OC || OTA

[lady_kaivodulin]

For other people. Not for me.

The Darkling / Aleksander Morozova | Shadow and Bone | ota (cross-canon welcome!!)

[cruelyethuman]

Love is... nothing but wanting.

And wanting makes you weak.