bakerstreet | Carnival

Carnival

THE CARNIVAL MEME

"Was it fun where you went?" asked the boy,
"No, it was miserable." said the man,
"It could never be fun without you.
Have you been to the tree house lately?"
"Not since you left," said the boy.
"I've just been sitting here waiting,
for you to take me to the carnival,
where we could eat candy floss
and hot dogs to our bellies ached."
-Paddy Martin, "So You're Back, Than!"

WHAT TO DO:

1. Post with your character--name, fandom and any particular preferences go in the subject line as usual.

2. You can either roll or pick a scenario (or scenarios!) from the list or leave your comment blank.

3. Reply to people!

4. Have fun and be mindful of your partner's preferences.

OPTIONS:

1. Games: From classic ring toss to the shooting gallery, here's your chance to win a prize for yourself or for that special someone. Some say the games at a carnival are rigged, but maybe, just maybe, you'll get lucky!

2. Food and Drink: The sweet smell of funnel cake and the familiar briny aroma of popcorn draw you over to the food and drink tent. There's cotton candy, candied nuts, and cheep booze, all here for your enjoyment.

3. Classic Rides: The carousel, the ferris wheel. All carnivals need these classic rides for kids and adults who aren't looking for the excitement of the faster-paced rides. Snuggle close to your partner and see if you can see your house from the top of the wheel.

4. Something More Exciting: This is for thrill-seekers. Here you'll find the Tilt-a-Whirl, the Gravitron, the Screamin' Swing--all the rides designed to make you lose your lunch. Hope you didn't have too much cotton candy!

5. Freakshow: o they really have a bearded lady in that tent? It's time to find out. Buy a ticket and see the greatest oddities the world has to offer.
Hard Mode: one of you actually is the oddity being gawked at by the other. How does that make you feel?

6. Tunnel of Love: Or perhaps tunnel of mild boredom. The red-tinted lights and quasi-romantic music are meant to make this ride a great makeout spot, if the chemistry is there.

7. Hall of Mirrors: You and your partner entered, thinking it would be easy to get out again, but dead ends abound in this wacky mirror-maze, and each mirror seems to show a more and more distorted image of each of you.

8. Fortune Teller Whether one of the creepy machines or the even creepier women dressed up in a culturally insensitive costume, you cross someone's palms with silver and get your future told. Will it be happiness forever with your partner, or will ill tidings be bound your way?
Optional: Use http://www.wisdomportal.com/JS/RandomFortunes.html o get your fortun

9. Wildcard!: I know I forgot something, probably several somethings, so here's your wildcard for whatever else you can fit into this meme.

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[Oh!! Oh!!!! She LOVES a fun carnival or theme park!!]

[he's here to ride a million rides!!! also he might want one or more enormous plushies. he could totally just buy them but it's more fun if you win them...

18+ for shipping.]

He loved the renaissance faire. He hadn't been to one in years, decades possibly, but somehow Ashley had figured it out, and brought him to one. Ganymede was enjoying getting lost in remembering a time he'd actually lived through, the language and banter coming back easily when one of the shop attendants had called over to him as he picked up a pair of leather forearm braces, admiring the stamping work.

"T'is beautiful work," he murmured, sliding one onto his arm to tug the laces closed, though he'd rolled up his sleeves in deference to the sun dappling the grounds. There was music playing from a staage somewhere nearby, the smells of food breezing around them, and the riotous colors of everyone's clothes blurring into the crowd. "Ashley, look at these..."

Ashley is willing to give just about anything a try, especially if he thought it would make Ganymede happy. Plus, an opportunity to dress up and be ridiculous? Like hell he would pass that up. He was dressed like a Renaissance era Disney Prince. The soft, blue fabric setting off his blue eyes in a dazzling way.

Reaching for his husband's hand he turned it over so he could help him with the laces. There is a soft smile on his lips. "I'm looking, baby. They are very... distracting."

Because Ashley loves the way his arms look. Damn. Especially when he rolls up his sleeves like that.

"The leather, not my arms," he teased, though he was thoroughly enjoying getting to look at Ashley all dressed up like he was. The blue doublet and surcoat suited Ashley's build, and Ganymede liked the convenient belt he could tug on to get him to come along. "What do you think, do they go?" he asked, showing the braces off and turning his arms this way and that for his husband.

"Thank you for bringing me here," he murmured, once he'd bought the little leather pieces, and they were staning on the wooden step back down to the dirt 'street'. "It's been a long time since I did this. And I remember parts of this," Ganymede said lightly.

"You know what I mean, brat." Ashley scolded playfully. He looked his husband over from head to toe and nodded. Arousal flooded his eyes and tugged up the corners of his lips. "Yeah, they go."

A little too well, he thought. The outfit he was wearing was very distracting. Standing on the street again Ashley took the second leather brace from Ganymede's hand and helped him lace it up. "I like doing things with you. Things you enjoy. And?" His hands smoothed over the front of his jacket. "Look at me. I might wear this to a board meeting."

Ganymede chuckled and gave a spinny little turn, showing off for Ashley and for everyone else as his hair fanned out. He had it braided back from his face, the two plaits laced together with a sparkling gold and black ribbon, and he liked the way it floated away from his shoulders in the breeze. "You absolutely should enjoy doing things with me, I'm your husband," he teased, bright and happy and obviously in love. "I want pictures if you wear that to a board meeting."

He liked the way the blue made Ashley's eyes stand out--those deep gold-flecked eyes were magical, and he'd seen them so many ways, he loved it. "You're going to have all the girls wanting pictures with you looking like that. Like everyone's prince charming."

"Pictures with me?" He laughs and shakes his head. There is a gentle tug on one of those braids. "You know what you look like. It's kind of intimidating. Or they would have already asked you."

Ashley has noticed the way people look at his husband. He doesn't mind one bit. Not feeling jealous is different for him. There isn't any part of him that doesn't trust Ganymede completely. Until they were together he didn't really understand that was where his jealousy came from, not trusting the person he was with. Hell, Ash had even trusted Ganymede to go out and date other men when they were first together. The small group of girls that have trailed behind them not so quietly commenting makes him smirk, not squirm with jealousy.

"Have you seen Princess Bride? Those chicks back there think you are a much sexier version of the pirate guy." Ash grins. "The curvy blonde girl said she, and I quote, needs you biblically."

"I'm almost sad to disappoint them," Ganymede laughed, turning just enough to see them behind Ashley, though when he made eye contact with one of them they all blushed, giggled, and turned to each other. "I've seen it, though only once, I think. I don't remember much of it, I was slightly otherwise...occupied during the movie." He vaguely recalled someone wearing all black in it, but he couldn't have told anyone the plot of the film had he tried.

His head tilted gently towards the tug, listing a little towards Ash between steps and turning on his heels as he laced his fingers with his love's. "And anyway if you all think I'm sexy you should see my husband," Ganymede called to the girls behind them, tilting his head at Ashley.

"Occupied, huh?" Ash glanced at him with an eyebrow raised. "Going to have to take you home, tie you to a chair and make you watch it without distraction."

He glanced back at the group behind them and grinned, shaking his head as he did. Ash loved hearing Ganymede call him husband to other people. It still caused him to faintly blush and his heart raced. "Don't tease them. We'll end up mauled by feral women." Giving his hand a tug Ash took them in the direction of cheering and clapping.

"Let's go watch them fight."

"Surely I'm not that bad," Ganymede laughed. "Tying me to a chair seems a little overkill for a movie."

Not so much for what would undoubtedly happen before or after--possibly both--but that was neither here nor there. And he liked teasing Ashley with the unspoken knowledge that he understood exactly what was going on between them. "Did you figure out which one you're cheering for yet?" The knight participants in the joust had been advertised on broadside posters all over the little area, touting their skills so the audience could choose from among them.

"We should make a weekend of this sometime. Stay in a hotel, dress up the whole day...stay for all the acts. I forgot how fun these are," Ganymede murmured. "Getting to be whoever you want, accurate or not."

Ash can't help but to laugh. "Overkill, huh? You really think you can keep your hands to yourself while we watch a movie?"

Then again just thinking about tying Ganymede up in a chair had him half hard. He bumped his husband with his shoulder. "I like the underdog. Which ever one that is."

Tugging him closer Ash brushes his lips against his temple. "We can get a hotel and stay." Another kiss but this one is lower and is brushed against that spot on his neck he loves so much. "Sounds like you want to roleplay, sweetheart."

"Depends on what incentive you give me," Ganymede teased him, leaning away from that little bump and laughing as he caught his husband's hand to pull him along before getting tugged close. He loved the easy physical affection between them and the subtle strength his husband could bring, and it made Ganymede feel utterly safe, surrounded by someone's arms who could hold him, entirely secure.

"The underdog...I think that's the yellow and black. Keoghan? Something like that. The one with the long hair," he chuckled. "I should have known." Today was a day they had play sword fights as well, you could match up with an opponent and a wooden sword in the arena, and he'd be lying if he said the idea wasn't appealing. "Maybe I do....but I kind of like the idea. Getting to be someone else for a minute."

Edited 2024-03-14 17:59 (UTC)

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