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Off-The-Cuff/Unlikely Shipping Meme!



One of the great things about writing shipping is the set up - characters meeting, getting to know each other, building history, feeling out compatibility.

But screw that.

In this meme you throw anyone at anyone. Don't ponder if they even make sense. Don't plot out how they met. Just chuck a starter and go. NOW YOU ARE IN A RELATIONSHIP.

Post up ONLY THE MOST BAREBONES of your preferences (age limits, gender prefs if you have them. Anything that is a HARD NO only) and then go chuck your murderers, your nerds, your talking cats, all your usually unshippable characters at each other. Or maybe the character you have in ships normally just to see how they handle dating an alien that also wants to eat them.

The only hard rule is NO 'CANONMATES ONLY' PREFERENCES- not that you CAN'T tag or be tagged by canonmates, that just means you get to be suddenly dating your best friend without the 20 threads of worrying about ruining your friendship.

Some possible prompts

1. It's your first date! Time to figure out where super villians like to get coffee and what movies they like.

2. Things are going well, time to introduce the president to your friends... how will they handle it?!

3. First fights are a little more intense when your girlfriend can shoot energy beams

4. You're married to a pony now, congrats on your monstrous centaur children

Comments

Adrian Cinnabar | OC | OTA

[toaflame]

[he's a bug man. das bout it]

[neighborofthebeast]

Aaadriaaaaan.

_{[It's not the first time and it's not the last time Roman has started flicking Adrian's antennae to get his attention. He leans into the moth man's line of sight with that too-wide grin of his.]}

I'm boooored. We should set something on fire.

[toaflame]

Oi, watch it up there.

[Adrian mumbles, reaching up to slap Roman's hand away from his antennae before looking over at him out of the corner of his eye.]

'Something' is kinda vague. Something like a trashcan, or something like a whole garbage dump?

[neighborofthebeast]

What about something like that person who kept staring at you while we were at Denny's?

_{[He doesn't think it's fair that he can hide himself perfectly but the bofy can't. THE MORTALS WILL PAY.]}

[toaflame]

[...]

...okay yeah, that's a better idea.

[He knows he's got a cute butt and all but come on.]

[neighborofthebeast]

I knew you'd agree!

[toaflame]

[Adrian smirks, propping his head up in one hand.]

See, you see a problem, you do something about the problem. That's what I like about you.

[neighborofthebeast]

You know what they say! The devil gets it done!

_{[Literally no one says that.]}

Let's go!

_{[He tugs on one of Adrian's many arms because what fun would setting someone on fire without an audience be?]}

[toaflame]

I'm comin', I'm comin'! Geeze, don't go pullin' it off. I only got two spares.

[neighborofthebeast]

_{[He doesn't let go but he doesn't tug so hard.]}

Do you remember what he was wearing? I had my rage goggles on so the details get kinda fuzzy.

[toaflame]

Don't worry, I think I'll be able to pick 'im out. And if not, we'll just have to remember to set the next guy on fire that starts checkin' me out prematurely.

[neighborofthebeast]

_{[Soon enough they are out in the street again and the streetlights make the whole world yellow and blue.]}

All you gotta do is say the word.

[toaflame]

Think we can get away with it without gettin' caught?

[neighborofthebeast]

Have I ever gotten us caught?

_{[He pauses at the corner and leans around it, watching the traffic like a vulture.]}

[toaflame]

Not yet you haven't.

[It's only a matter of time and you both know it.]

[neighborofthebeast]

Then don't worry about it.

_{[Roman's scheming is promptly interrupted when something colorful in a shop window catches his attention.]}

Adrian. Adrian. Oh my god. That c-corner store is having a going out of buisness sale look at all that cereal.

[toaflame]

[Roman]

So are you gonna buy it all?

[neighborofthebeast]

_{[Now thoroughly distracted, Roman turns and beams at his buggy friend. He latches onto his wrist again.]}

Yes.

[toaflame]

And who's paying for it?

[Not that he's going to stop him or anything. When Roman's on a mission, there's no stopping him.]

[neighborofthebeast]

Uncle Sam.

_{[He gives Adrian another grin before tugging him across the street and into the store. It is brightly lit and there's cheesy music playing overhead. The poor girl at the counter looks half asleep. Roman grabs up an armload of the colorful cereals and ducks behind a shelf.]}

Watch the master.

_{[The demon tugs some old receipts and a leaf out of his pocket and with a wave of his hand, they change to look like normal dollar bills.]}

[toaflame]

[Adrian watches quietly while Roman works, having to bite his lip to keep from laughing at what he sees. Of course.]

Damn. Wish I could do that.

[He mumbles, shaking his head a bit.]

Hell, I bet everyone does.

[neighborofthebeast]

Probably. I can't use this all the time though or I'll end up c-costing folks their jobs. They'll change back in the morning.

<sub>[Roman has worked retail, he's not entirely evil. He reappears from around the wall o' groceries to take his prizes up to the front and pay. And that is how Adrian and Roman end up with a shitton of cheap cereal.]

[Roman leads them happily to an outdoor bench, having already forgotten about his arson plans.]</sub>

[toaflame]

[Adrian will say one thing about Roman- there's never a dull moment when he's around.

With one pair of hands jammed in his jacket pockets while the others hang loosely at his sides, Adrian plonks himself down next to Roman with his arms full of cereal, crossing one leg over his knee.]

Maybe if you're lucky, they won't be quite sold outta this stuff in a couple days. You can come back and stock up some more.

[neighborofthebeast]

_{[Roman has already ripped over one box and shoved a handful of Circular Fruit Somethings into his face.]}

No'b thith sthore. Fame momey r'member?

_{[He fishes out a marshmallow and holds it up.]}

Open your mouth!

[toaflame]

Riight right. We'll just look for another one, then.

[Adrian says as he opens his mouth as requested.]