Maybe there was a mix-up with the marriage contract. Maybe the original bride or groom vanished, refused the arrangement, or found someone willing to take their place. However it happened, the person waiting for you now isn't the one you expected.
The arrangements are already in motion, though, and backing out might not be as simple as it sounds.
HOW TO PLAY
Comment with your character, canon, and any preferences.
Some say that somewhere out there, there’s a person meant just for you: a soul who fits so seamlessly into your life that meeting them feels less like an introduction and more like returning home.
It’s a romantic idea, isn’t it? But what if you never cross paths with this person? Or what if you do, and the connection isn’t what you hoped for?
Maybe your character believes in fate, or maybe they think the idea of soulmates takes away from the magic of choosing to love someone. Or perhaps they’ve met someone who makes the answer less clear than they expected.
Do they believe in soulmates at all? And if they do, have they already found theirs…or are they still searching?
HOW TO PLAY
→ No blank top-levels, please. Let your character share whether they believe in soulmates, and what that word means to them.
→ Tag around to discuss destiny, debate the idea, or ask if anyone has ever met someone who felt like their missing piece.
rules - comment with header: character | canon - comment with an image or a link to an image of your character's derrière or not - tag around rating that fine ass 1-10 - profit???- be aware this meme might be image-heavy
— Comment with your character and any preferences. — Others will leave a picture (or two, or three...) — Reply to them with a setting based on the picture. — Link to any pictures that are NSFW, please. — Be aware that this meme will be image-heavy.
It's the quintessential symbol of Halloween: the Jack-O-Lantern. Fortunately, it's also one of the easiest designs for a baker to make. Just take one round cake, ice it in orange, add a cartoony face, and...voilá!
AAAEEIII!!
Er. Heh, sorry. Let's try that again.
Voila!
That's...not a cake.
[rolling up sleeves] Voila!
Is that...plastic?
Cheater.
Voila!
A Pumpkin Poo-nicorn. Well. That's a first.
[through gritted teeth] Voi-la.
What the...what IS that? Come on, seriously, there's no way you could make this thing look less like a pumpkin!
Allow me to retract that last statement.
Knock, knock.
Well? Orange you glad I didn't say "voila?"
Hm. Maybe the problem lies in trying to make the whole cake look like a pumpkin. Maybe if the baker just drew a pumpkin ON the cake...
[blinking]
Um...
[more blinking]
Voila!
Dorota, Carra M., Melody N., Shanna T., Andrew M., Ted, Donny & Amanda, Kaitlin K., & T.A., don't ask me; I'm going with "abstract jack-o-lantern."
The wind is howling outside, the temperature has plummeted, and the house is far too drafty to be sitting on opposite ends of the couch. Autumn has officially arrived, bringing every possible excuse to pull someone close beneath a heavy blanket and stay there for the rest of the day.
HOW TO PLAY
Post your character, canon, and any preferences (platonic comfort, soft romance, heavy angst, ship dynamic, etc.).
Love is one of those things people are supposed to recognize when it happens. Unfortunately, your character may have discovered that identifying it isn't always quite so straightforward.
They might have been absolutely certain once, only to reconsider years later. They may have loved someone for a long time without ever finding the courage to say so. Some people have never experienced anything they'd comfortably call love, despite what others might think of their relationships.
Looking back on their life, does your character believe they've ever truly been in love? How do they know?
HOW TO PLAY
No blank top-levels. Have your character answer: Have you ever been in love?
Tag around to ask about their experiences, question what they consider love, or find out whether they think they could fall in love again.
It starts with a small affectionate gesture. The other person answers with something a little bolder, and suddenly there's a competition neither of you agreed to.
For some people, holding hands is already pushing their luck.
HOW TO PLAY
Comment with your character and any preferences.
Others make the first affectionate move. Your character can match it, go a little further, or turn the tables.
Keep trading moves until somebody loses their nerve or calls it quits.
Word Association is a common word game involving an exchange of words that are associated together. The game is based on the noun phrase word association, meaning "stimulation of an associative pattern by a word" or "the connection and production of other words in response to a given word, done spontaneously as a game, creative technique, or in a psychiatric evaluation."
~ our lord and saviour wikipedia
GUIDELINES
① post with your character's name & series. ② include a word of your choice and optionally the definition in the body of your comment. -- visit the random word generator if you need help! ③ other characters will reply with the first word their character associates with the one you chose. ④ continue back and forth until one of you just has to know the story behind an answer.
John and I play a lot of video games because we make excellent life choices, and last night was a particularly Jen kind of game. I was completely lost, fumbling around and stuck on a wall, muttering "Where am I? What room is this? WHAT IS HAPPENING?" - all in a game I've been playing for 2 years now - and John joked, "You watch, you'll get Play of the Game for this."
AND I DID.
Meaning 11 real live strangers on the internet watched an instant replay of my character walking into a wall and spinning in circles to the sound of a triumphant victory fanfare, all with my user name emblazoned onscreen in giant glowing letters.
John actually got light-headed, he laughed so hard. I had to remind him to breathe.
My point here, of course, is that brainless moments of personal embarrassment should always be witnessed - nay, celebrated - by strangers on the internet.
OH HEY LOOK:
And my personal favorite:
[plays Triumphant Victory Fanfare]
Thanks to Katherine V., Carolyn H., Mindy V., Stacy M., & Alicia F. for making me feel much better about my video game skills. And yes, to my fellow gamers looking for confirmation: it *was* Overwatch. TOR MAIN FOREVAHHHHH.
*****
P.S. Need a cool gift for the person who has everything? Then how about a card that transforms into a bouquet:
I've been raving about Fresh Cut Paper for a while now, and they just added two new Fall designs: this "Pumpkin Harvest" bouquet:
...and a pop-up wreath!? Ohhh, this is cool:
When I send my grandmother cards she likes to tack them up up on her wall, so I just sent her this one, which is meant to hang up, and doubles as pretty Fall decor. There are more styles, too, so go see all the Fresh Cut Paper designs here.
Comment with your character, preferences, preferred role, and any information you'd like to include.
Your character has either been injured or sick and had to be taken in, possibly against their will, or has been the one helping somebody through it. This can be gen or shipping. We don't discriminate with our angst.
Were the good ol' days of cake decorating REALLY better?
And more importantly, can Jen find an excuse to post some of the rad vintage birthday cakes you guys have been sending in?
Let's find out, with...
EPIC CAKE BATTLES OF HISTORY!!
THEN:
I pity the fool who doesn't recognize Hulk Hogan & Mr. T.
VS
NOW:
THEN:
VS
NOW:
THEN:
VS
NOW:
"I stopped listening after 'cabbage'." (Yup, it's cake. Cabbagey, cabbagey cake.)
THEN:
VS
NOW:
THEN:
VS
NOW:
Who WON? Who LOST? YOU decide!!
And keep sending in those vintage birthday cakes, because seriously, these things are amazing.
Thanks to Robert T., Elizabeth B., Jason R., Tiki C., Jason R., Kristi C., Lindsay S., Karen H., Susan M., & Brittany J. - and a hat tip to Epic Rap Battles of History for all the lolz.
*****
P.S. Here's a fun gift for the kids in your life this spooky season:
o1. comment with your character and prefs in a top level. o2. reply to others, complete with pictures and gifs! o3. cook up something shippy from those inspirational ingredients.
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