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The Dating Meme

Dating is, when you think about, really weird. It's a totally different thing for different people. Some are friends for years before they date; others start dating on the same day they met. Sometimes, there's a lot mushy stuff involved; other times, the couple acts just like friends. None of this is necessarily right or wrong.

Whatever it is, your character and the character you reply to are now dating. How? That's up to you. Whether it be awkward or not, the relationship will be uniquely theirs.

How to Play
-Comment with your character and preferences.
-Reply to others.
-Have fun.

Prompts

1. Best Friends to More: Oh, wow, you've been this person's friend forever! But then you realize you have feelings for them, and they for you. Will things change when you change your status?

2. The Sudden Decision: Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy, but here I am, date me maybe?

3. Confession: You've had feelings for this person for, like, ages, and you want to ask them to date you. Or maybe the confession just slips out...
4. Hate Date: You really don't like this person; actually, you hate them. But you don't want them to be with anyone else!
5. I Guess We're Dating: Huh. We are dating, aren't we? Everyone else knew before us...
6. Slow Decision: For the more mature and seasoned, they might fall into something sweet without needing to rush.
7. Been Burned Before: One of you has had a bad relationship, and now both of you have to bear that brunt if you want to date now.
8. Innocence: This is your first real relationship, so you have to figure it out together. That's harder than it looks.
9. Courting: You're from an old-fashioned world or are old-fashioned yourself, so it's courting, not dating. Still, maybe you can sneak away from the chaperon.
10. First Date: Your first true date. What's it like? What would happen if...I don't know...it went bad?
11. First Kiss: Of course.
12. First Time: Together or in general.
13. The Perfect Couple: The couple that never argues and is more like best friends than a couple.
14. The Not-So-Perfect Couple: Ugh, these guys always argue and seem to despise each other. Why are they even together?
15. Comfortable: You can do anything around or in front of your honey.
16. Not Cut Out for Dating: One of you is anti-social, a jerk, a stoic badass, whatever. You're not dating material...yet here you are.
17. Getting on Each Others' Nerves: Spending too much time together can get even the most patient people annoyed with the person they're dating.
18. Know What You Like: It's almost like they can read your mind, whether it be in the kitchen, at the store, or in the bedroom.
19. Trouble in Paradise: Maybe it's external factors, or perhaps internal, but whatever the case may be, things aren't looking so sunny.

20. Test the Strength: Someone else has an obvious crush on the person you're dating. What do you do?
21. Pregnancy Scare: Hey, it happens. So, how do you feel when the period turns up missing?
22. Getting Serious: Things are getting way deep with this person. They may be the one...or maybe they think they are, while you're not too sure.
23. Old Hat: This relationship is dull. Can you get back the spark?
24. End It: You don't want to date them anymore. You want to see other people.
25. Taking It to the Next Level: You don't want to date them anymore. You want to marry them.
26. FREE SPACE

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Oh, I'm sure it would. [ breezy agreement, because of course he's right. She'd never allowed herself to get ensnared by the desire to own someone's attentions-- and even now, that holds true. Judith isn't interested in possessing. Or being possessed, for that matter. ]

There aren't too many people who can keep up with me, and far too many who'd want to change me.

[ She sits up now, glancing towards him in consideration. ]

Honestly, I thought you might have tried.

Me?

[ he turns to look at her with mild surprise, ears twitching. Even if he did have something akin to his own, independent life now, it wasn't exactly something he ever yearned for, and he was rarely aggressive with others, maintaining a humble, servant-like attitude. ]

I'd never. Doing something like that would be presumptuous. [ it wasn't his style. After a moment, he offers a small smile. ] Besides, it's one of your charm points, Miss Judith.

Now, now, you'll make me blush.

[ Except it takes quite a bit to fluster Judith, so it's likely a joke. Nonetheless, her smile has softened. ]

That would be quite the accomplishment.

[ yeah, he knows it takes a lot to fluster her... he'd be proud if he managed it, but he's not the type of man to try anything gutsy just for that sake. He does raise an eyebrow, though, speaking in a slightly quieter and more serious voice. ]

Shall I try harder?

[ She'd laugh, normally, genuinely amused at the thought that anyone would seriously strive to bring out the color in her cheeks. But when Zara speaks that softly, Judith knows better than to laugh.

Instead, she lets her eyes rest on his face and focuses a bit more, pensive. ]

If you'd like to, I won't stop you.

I'd like a more... decisive answer.

[ she brought it up - and so most wouldn't stop and wait here - but he does. He lives a life tightly regulated, and he's not about to step over any lines until he's sure the ground there is all right for him to tread on; a servant at heart until the end, despite his wry comments and bold actions. ]

[ Judith is impulsive, surprisingly so for a Krityan. But she'd never been quite like the others, not since she'd escaped (as much as one could escape) the Circle's calming influence.

If Zara wants decisive, she can give him decisive. ]

You're the only one I'd ask to try.

[ oh, miss judith. He feels his heartrate accelerate just a little when she says that, but he supposes he was asking for it. Nodding, he puts his hands on the ground, leaning over towards her just slightly. ]

Close your eyes?

[ don't worry, he's not going to do anything cliche. ]

[ The last time she was in a remotely romantically cliche situation, she threw down in a jail cell.

But this probably won't involve punching (Yuri Lowell, at least), so she hums acquiescence as she closes her eyes. Okay, Zara, non-cliche away. ]

[ please don't throw him in a jail cell. he's an innocent bun. he's done nothing wrong!!

Unless this counts as wrong. That remains to be seen - but he has confidence. If he didn't, he wouldn't even be trying this right now. Judith was never straightforward, but he'd gotten rather good at reading her hints, he liked to think. He had no intentions like commitment or settling down or marriage - he was a servant and she wasn't the type for any of that and it wasn't something either of them needed. All he had was a desire to be closer to her. Zara wasn't good at not pursuing things that interested him.

So Zara leans over her and lifts a hand that gently tucks a bright pink flower behind one of her long ears (where was he carrying it? a butler's secret.) His palms drop to cup her face, and, after a moment of indecision, he tilts his neck until his forehead gently collides with hers. ]

... I won't ask you to commit, Miss Judith, but I will ask you to indulge my selfishness once in a while.

[ Indulge? Did he think she would have let him close, let the warmth of his palms sink into her skin, let his breath melt with hers, just because she was a soul willing to humor? Which she was, in some cases, but those cases were rare enough. Zara understood how she worked, and that alone made him worth making a few small changes. Nothing that compromised how Judith naturally was, but... well.

Better to correct him now, rather than later. ]

That's a funny thing to ask me, Zara.

[ And now her eyes open, taking in his closeness with a small, fond smile as she shifts one gloved hand up and into his hair, to sift through the strands and lightly graze the base of an ear. ]

It's not selfishness if I return the favor, now is it?

[ he tenses up for a brief second instinctively when he feels her touch against his ear; more tellingly, though, he does nothing about it, merely smiling with a somewhat shy contentedness. How can he not? Any man would be lucky to be the subject of her affections - and any man would be happy to have his feelings returned. It was in a careful, roundabout way, but it's enough for him. She isn't the type for drawn-out confessions, he knows. ]

That only makes me feel more selfish, I'm afraid, [ he says in a playful undertone - then, after a brief pause, he adds more quietly: ] ... Thank you.

[ Long drawn-out confessions are for knights and princesses, and while she knows both, she's neither. Zara understands that, and for that, Judith is grateful-- before she laughs softly, more of a chuckle than anything. ]

You may have to explain that last part. I haven't exactly done anything that you haven't done yourself.

Can't I be a little grateful that I wasn't rejected? [ he speaks in an affected whine. Of course, it's a little more than that. It's rare for him to allow anyone else into his small circle of intimate friends, and to even offer this to her was a bit of a leap of faith on his part. It seems he stuck the landing. ] Or do you want to see me embarrass myself explaining why...?

[ his hands slip back into her hair again, nestling themselves between her ears and antennae, and he closes his eyes, leaning in to softly press a kiss to the corner of her mouth, almost teasing. ] You're wicked.

I think you're cute when you're embarrassed. [ once again, a shameless comment from Judith, whose lips are now quirked in an upwards, semi-playful angle-- one he might feel. It's followed by a low hum at the warm pressure of his fingers, as she relaxes, a hand drifting to his shoulder as she ghosts her lips across his. Two can tease, after all. ]

I also think you're striking when you have something to fight for, and not all that bad-looking when you're thoughtful. You should take a closer look at yourself sometime.

[ the kiss is one thing, but he's... not used to being described in such glowing terms, especially not his appearance. If she did want to see him embarrassed, she succeeded. As mature and on top of things as he seems, he's still a young man with insecurities and inexperience; his cheeks turn a dusky shade of pink, and his face turns a little more serious. ]

... Judith.

[ he can't help himself - he leans in again, lips meeting hers, and kisses her once more, this time more properly, lingering long while his fingers tangle in her hair. His heart might very well have migrated into his ears for how loud his pulse sounds, but he doesn't care. There's nothing to be afraid of with her anymore. ]

[ Judith had known only traces of fear for years now, most of it instinctively tucked away, but now isn't a situation for misgivings, anyway. Not with Zara blushing like that, and moving decisively, which she happens to appreciate a great deal.

And so she answers him, in her own way, rubbing her thumb into his shoulder as she sifts her free hand into his hair and tilts her head to deepen the kiss. Might as well show him how much she's wanted this, right? ]

[ he's grateful for that. Zara's kiss is passionate, but uncharacteristically clumsy. His enthusiasm is matched pretty evenly with his inexperience; for all his wisdom and grace, he's never once kissed a woman - not on the lips, and certainly not like this. It's difficult for him to feel self-conscious about it when she's returning the gesture so strongly, though, and he's content to merely try and follow, relishing the feeling of being so close to her.

Eventually, he needs to break for air, though, and he parts from her with a breathless sigh, face thoroughly heated up. His hand remains nestled against her head, unwilling to let go. ]

You're too good to me.

[ Judith may be the vastly more experienced one here - sometimes, seduction worked better to gain information rather than violence- but this is still the first time a kiss had meant something, been more than perfunctory on her end, and even she' a little breathless.

But also firm when she speaks. ]

You're going to have to stop thinking like that, Zara. I'm just as good as you deserve.

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SORRY THIS IS SO LATE

IT'S FINE

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