frozenfractals: (negative) anxiety, concern (craving a darkness as I sit tucked away)
Elsa of Arendelle ([personal profile] frozenfractals) wrote in [community profile] cityarcade2014-11-05 04:17 am

MEME: Arranged Marriage AU

We were craving a meme, so after some digging around, we've got something new and different for you guys, with a huge hat-tip to the [community profile] bakerstreet RP memes comm (original post here). Let's get some of those marriage feels sorted.
Time to get your faux-historical/fantasy novel on. For today's meme, your pup is getting married, whether they want to or not. It's arranged marriages time!

HOW IT WORKS
❧ Post a comment with your character's name and any preferences. This should include whether you're open to full threads or mostly dialogue, Test Drive-style, if you have a preference.
❧ If there's a specific set of circumstances you like best, set the scene.
❧ Or leave your comment blank and let others use RNG to choose the scenario. Feel free to mix and match.
❧ Or even just write drabbles to any (or none) of the prompts.
❧ Please note the prompts below are merely suggestions and you're more than welcome to come up with your own situation.
❧ Have fun!

POSSIBLE REASONS FOR MARRIAGE
1) Station → You come from a royal, noble, or otherwise distinguished family who has chosen a suitable spouse for you.
2) Feud → You are being married to put an end to the bitter enmity between your two families.
3) Economics → Your economic state and/or your station will improve through the union, though one of you may be marrying down.
4) Empire → You and your spouse are merging your businesses and/or property to create something more influential or profitable.
5) Tribute → You have been offered as a gift or appeasement; alternately you're the spoils of war.
6) Bloodline → Carrying on your distinguished family name has fallen to you and the equally well-bred spouse of your family's selection.
7) Disapproval → Your marriage has been arranged to keep you away from the person with whom you truly wish to be.

POSSIBLE SCENARIOS
1) First meeting → This is the very first time you're meeting your future spouse.
2) Courtship → To get to know each other and encourage affection, your family has approved of you going on dates.
3) Engagement party → Be it a huge, formal affair or a small, intimate get together, you're celebrating (or pretending).
4) Wedding day → The big day!
5) Reception → The big party!
6) Wedding night → Every meme needs a smut prompt, right?
7) Honeymoon → Where will you go with your new spouse and what will you do there?
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[personal profile] silenttrainbaby 2014-11-06 12:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Grey reaches for Tris's hand and takes it, carefully, tentatively, watching her face as he pulls it toward him. He ducks his head to kiss her knuckles.
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[personal profile] priordivergence 2014-11-07 01:17 am (UTC)(link)
I don't know where we'll go next. Take the train to the end of the line? Jump off and run past the Amity farms?

I don't know.

We'll figure it out.
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[personal profile] silenttrainbaby 2014-11-07 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
Grey's parents are Amity; no one knows that - he doesn't tell anyone obviously.

So he knows his way around there in the dark. So, yes, when the train reaches the end of the line, he jumps first, into the dark, waiting for Tris.
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[personal profile] priordivergence 2014-11-07 02:46 am (UTC)(link)
If I'd stayed in Dauntless, I wonder if they'd ever have let me forget who I was. That I'd been a Stiff.

Maybe this is a good leap to take.
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[personal profile] silenttrainbaby 2014-11-07 02:48 am (UTC)(link)
They slip between buildings, low and silent. Grey keeps Tris's hand in his.
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[personal profile] priordivergence 2014-11-07 03:40 am (UTC)(link)
I have to trust him now, to believe that we'll be all right.