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bakerstreet2023-12-10 08:00 pm
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fake dating for christmas
f ake dating
┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ a meme
→ COMMENT WITH YOUR CHARACTER'S NAME, FANDOM, AND PREFERENCE.
→ PICK A CHARACTER YOU WANT TO TAG AND HIT UP RNG (01-10), OR CHOOSE A SCENE OF YOUR OWN.
→ PLAY NICE; NO WANK, FLAMES, OR GENERAL HUMBUGGERY.
① WORK RELATED: you're probably undercover or some sort of spy, gathering intel or trying to get into some exclusive place. may or may not have feelings for the other person
② JEALOUS EX: they are always around you, and whether or not you're over them, you want that trophy partner to show off.
③ BET: someone made you a bet to be with this person or that you couldn't last with this person or some other thing, but whoopsy, feelings got involved.
④ RUNAWAYS: young adults on the run, safer in pairs
⑤ RUMORS: everyone is already saying you did something sexual with them or you're already assumed to be together. why not keep the rumor going?
⑥ CONTINGENCY PLAN: it was never supposed to be like this, but you made a pact or an agreement (maybe even paid this person to be your partner or was paid to be with this person), and now you're with them.
⑦ WEDDING/ PARTY/ BIG EVENT: you told your mother you were bringing someone just to get her off your back. so you brought someone and everyone thinks you're together.
⑧ PUBLIC RELATIONS: one or both of you is famous. someone is getting some publicity out of this arrangement, but there's definitely supposed to be a life expectancy to this relationship.
⑨ CITIZENSHIP: a much harder thing to pull off considering it's actual fraud, but it does bring about a certain kind of quick intimacy.
⑩ WILD CARD: ROLL MORE THAN ONCE AND COMBINE SCENARIOS, CHOOSE YOUR FAVOURITE, OR MAKE UP YOUR OWN!
→ PICK A CHARACTER YOU WANT TO TAG AND HIT UP RNG (01-10), OR CHOOSE A SCENE OF YOUR OWN.
→ PLAY NICE; NO WANK, FLAMES, OR GENERAL HUMBUGGERY.
┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ the scenarios
① WORK RELATED: you're probably undercover or some sort of spy, gathering intel or trying to get into some exclusive place. may or may not have feelings for the other person
② JEALOUS EX: they are always around you, and whether or not you're over them, you want that trophy partner to show off.
③ BET: someone made you a bet to be with this person or that you couldn't last with this person or some other thing, but whoopsy, feelings got involved.
④ RUNAWAYS: young adults on the run, safer in pairs
⑤ RUMORS: everyone is already saying you did something sexual with them or you're already assumed to be together. why not keep the rumor going?
⑥ CONTINGENCY PLAN: it was never supposed to be like this, but you made a pact or an agreement (maybe even paid this person to be your partner or was paid to be with this person), and now you're with them.
⑦ WEDDING/ PARTY/ BIG EVENT: you told your mother you were bringing someone just to get her off your back. so you brought someone and everyone thinks you're together.
⑧ PUBLIC RELATIONS: one or both of you is famous. someone is getting some publicity out of this arrangement, but there's definitely supposed to be a life expectancy to this relationship.
⑨ CITIZENSHIP: a much harder thing to pull off considering it's actual fraud, but it does bring about a certain kind of quick intimacy.
⑩ WILD CARD: ROLL MORE THAN ONCE AND COMBINE SCENARIOS, CHOOSE YOUR FAVOURITE, OR MAKE UP YOUR OWN!
clorinde, genshin impact. ota.
1, per discussion~ ♥
Of course, nothing is exactly as it appears to be. She's here as an agent of the Spina di Rosula, the woman on her arm is one of Fontaine's Champion Duelists, and the pair are working with the Maison Gardiennage in order to try and track down the last of the region's Sinthe dealers. With much of the waters from the Primordial Sea having been changed into pure ocean water, the drug has become harder to produce, and its prices have increased ten-fold. Dealers are getting desperate, and with desperation, stupid choices are made. It's in the best interest of the Gardes to shut production down for good as soon as possible—
Which is where Navia and Clorinde come in. Intel has pointed towards a potential drop being made soon by some of the attendees of this party; their job is to infiltrate, to find whatever information they can that will help the Gardes prevent it from happening. To do that, they're playing the role of a new couple— when they were briefed, Navia's raised eyebrow and questioning voice was met with the explanation that, as two well-known figures in Fontaine's justice system, they needed an excuse to be there together, some way they could blend in a little more easily.
It's perhaps a little too easy for Navia to pretend, though. After all, apart from those strained years between them after her father's death, Navia and Clorinde have always been close. They've taken so many adventures together over the years, both real adventures and those more fantastical, ruled by dice rolls and creative storytelling. Somewhere along the line, Navia caught feelings— feelings she has carefully, determinedly, kept under wrap for so long. So... tonight is dangerous in more ways than one, she can't help but think.
At least for now, all she can do is try to maintain the sweet, silly smile on her lips, the slight lean into Clorinde's side as if she doesn't want to even dream of letting her go
(and that part is easy, because Navia doesn't want to let her go)
even as she reaches out to take a canapé from a passing waiter's tray, holding it up toward the other woman's lips. ]
Hungry, mon coco?
god bless you
well, no matter. at the crux of it, clorinde has always cared for navia, even through those difficult years; that has never and will never change. she likes to think that they've been doing better recently, and while doing better and pretending to be a new couple are two very different things, clorinde resolves to take care of navia as she always has; as she's always tried to do, in her own way.
it's a blessing in disguise, perhaps, how easy it is to be close to her. clorinde doesn't think she honestly needs to try very hard (if at all) to sell it: she's dressed in slim, elegant lines in contrast to navia's extravagant and romantic ruffles; having traded her usual jacket and skirt for a navy blouse tucked into fitted, high-waisted trousers. the long coat draped over her shoulders is in the same shade as navia's gown, a matching ribbon securing her hair in a voluminous braid, and there's no doubt in anyone's mind that they've come together to the event. especially with the way she also leans into navia, encouraging their closeness to the point where they may as well be joined at the hip.
at least navia isn't the only one who may be struggling with keeping her feelings under wraps.
thankfully, a distraction comes to bring her thoughts back to the present. clorinde glances between navia and the hors d'oeuvre before curling her fingers delicately around navia's wrist, holding it in place as she leans in to take the canapé with a bite. it's a little over the top given the way clorinde maintains eye contact with her, but really, who can blame her? she's stunning. ]
... Famished. [ she says afterwards, licking away a stray crumb from the corner of her mouth and releasing navia as she leans back. ] Thank you, ma chérie.
♥
Others are perhaps suspicious, finding themselves understandably on guard by the sudden appearance of two public figures of such high profile. But even those in this camp are forced to admit before long that there appears to be nothing untoward going on; later, when all is said and done, Navia will catch herself wondering if this is why they were asked to take these particular roles when there were many others that may have sufficed.
After all, there is no denying the way her pupils dilate when Clorinde bites the canapé right out of her fingers, holding her gaze the whole time. There is no denying the flutter of her heart when the other responds to her endearment in kind, following a dash of her tongue over her lips to chase a crumb.
Demoiselle clears her throat softly, sure that her cheeks are reddening in response to the exchange. ]
If you are famished, then a single canapé is hardly liable to pass muster. [ She reaches, threads her fingers through the other woman's. ] Come, then. We will go to the banquet table and make you a plate.
[ A number of potentially suspicious targets are around the same table, so. Two birds with one stone. ]
for @surveil
which brings them to their current assignment. it's just as rare for the duke of meropide himself to be on the surface, but he is her company for the night: an extravagant masquerade party held near the end of the year, guests dressed to the nines with their appearances hidden beneath ornate masks. if anything, the anonymity provides a good cover for potential criminal activity; it works in hers and wriothesley's favor, at least—she's traded her usual uniform for a longer dress with a higher slit; her hat for feathery mask that conceals part of her face, her hair gathered in an elegant twist. she's never been a fan of this kind of politicking, but at least she looks the part.
for now, she accepts a flute of champagne from a passing waiter, taking a bracing sip as she scans the crowd from the alcove they've tucked themselves into for the moment. ]
Thank you for coming on such short notice.
crawls over here finally
So here he is by Clorinde's side, donned in a proper suit with all his usual jewelry and accessories still in place. His colours accentuate those present in his current partner's attire, his eyes framed by a simple black mask. No glitz, not when the idea is to blend in with the rest of the crowd rather than stand out like he usually does.
The waiter also offers him champagne, and while he accepts it, he doesn't take a sip just yet. His gaze observes the side that Clorinde isn't already watching before turning his head to speak with her. He leans in close, mimicking intimacy. They might as well look the part if they're meant to masquerade as lovers tonight. ]
Wouldn't miss it for the world.
[ While he lingers close, his eyes go back to studying the crowd before them. He spies their target talking to a group of attentive people, and he gestures toward them with a nod of his head. ]
He's chatty, isn't he? I don't think I've seen the guy without someone next to him the entire time we've been here.