despairfolk | ( Romantic Anime Tropes Meme )

Anime has some unique tropes when it comes to romance, perhaps because of the setting or the culture in which the medium comes out of. However, these days, some of these conventions have become familiar and prominent - both in anime focusing on romance AND in the more general fare. This meme is for playing out those in all their wonderful, strange, romantic, touching, or sometimes over-the-top and cheesy elements.

By no means is this meme only for anime characters or for characters in Japanese setting. Everything here is generalized enough to apply to just about anything. I would love to see any sort of character here, because come on. No matter what you play, you have to love some romance.

HOW TO PLAY

Comment with your character and preferences.
Comment to others.
THAT'S IT YOU'RE PLAYING.

PROMPTS

School Romance: Oh, I hope senpai notices me...or the cute class president, or the head of cooking club, or -
Childhood Crush: You've known each other for a long time, but one of you had to leave when you were kids. Now you'
re back together, and the dynamic is totally different. This also often involves a "childhood marriage proposal," where the naive party promises marriage and the other takes it seriously.
Love Note: The note you left the object of your affection might be a bit passive, but you can't confess face to face!
You're Like Family to Me: The two of you have been close forever, so you've never seen each other like that...until now.
Tsundere: G-geez, idiot, it's not like I like you or anything! I was just worried...worried, okay? Don't make me slap you!
Kuudere/Ice Queen (King): I have no interest in things like "love" or "romance." They are the least important things in this world.
Yandere: You don't like me anymore? How...? Oh, that's alright. I'll make you LiKe Me.
Unlucky Friend: You lost the person of your dreams to someone else, perhaps because of their allure or perhaps because you never spoke up. What can you do now?
Red String of Fate: That person? You know you're totally meant for them! So what if you've never talked? You have the red string of fate!
I'll Cheer You On: Always supportive, always by your side, they're the person you can count on. Why do they care so much, though?
Harem: One guy. Lots of girls. Craziness ensues.
Reverse Harem: One girl. Lots of guys. Craziness ensues.
Head Patting: Apparently a great way to show you care, both for dogs and for humans.
Indirect Kiss: Your lips touched that. Their lips touched that. OH MY GOD IT'S LIKE YOU KISSED.
Slap-Slap-Kiss: I could kill you for what you just did! I could - I could KISS YOU.
Confession in the Heat of the Moment: You're about to go defeat the ultimate baddie. How about confessing your feelings to the person you love? Seems legit.
Food for Thought: I made you lunch. Want to share?
Repaying a Debt: You broke a vase, ruined somebody's priceless something-or-another, and now you have to be their servant until you pay it off!
I'll Be Your Dog: Or you don't owe that person anything, you just wait on them hand and foot and hope they'll appreciate you one day.
The Kind of ____ You Like: You want to change yourself to the type that the object of your desire wants.
One-Sided Love: Sadly, still a trope here. As always, a heart will be broken. But maybe, just maybe, the love isn't unrequited. Maybe the other person isn't aware!
Jerk/Sweetheart: The pairing of a stoic jackass and a manic pixie dream.
Misunderstood Delinquent: You're not what you seem. You just want to give flowers to that cute girl, not run her over with your motorcycle!
Fight for You: I won't lose the hand of my girl/guy to the likes of you!
Sudden Kiss: Kiss from nowhere! There are lots of reasons for this: to stop someone from crying, to make them be quiet, or just to explain yourself when words can't.
Kiss on the Forehead: It's a sweet way to say "I love you."
Physical Difference: Usually size difference - and then, it's usually big guy/tiny girl, though big girl/tiny guy is explored as well - though this is present in a lot of different ways.
Class Difference: Again, sometimes common in western fiction, but anime is made in a culture that is still greatly stratified by class, whether it be wealth or power structures.
Oh, My Goddess!: Uh-oh, you accidentally summoned an angel/demon/alien/god/goddess. And now they're bound to you forever! But at least you can stay just friends...or something like that.
Teach Me To Become Human: A robot, an alien, a god, a demon, or anything beyond our human knowledge wants to know more about our emotions - from you and your love.
Single-Gender School: For all the yaoi and yuri fans out there, don your uniforms and remember that Maria is watching.
The Silent Protector: In love with his/her charge, but never able to act on it.
The Perfect Waifu/Husbando: They are so graceful, so lovely, so kind, you've really lucked out!
To Make My Beloved Happy: You will do anything for the person you love, even if that means not being with them.
WILDCARD

taken from bakerstreet!

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[ she's been following after the dark haired trainer for some time now, following after him in hopes that maybe one day he'll get the letter she's been sending him. he seems to have stopped inside a pokemon center. good. mei exhale slowly, hanging her letter to her zorua. ]

Yeah. That one. Please! I promise I'll take you shopping after this. Please please please!

[ she watches the zorua toddle over, nodding furiously as she tries to avoid touya's gaze. ]

Edited 2013-09-24 00:27 (UTC)

( Oshawott's the one who notices the Zorua toddle on over, and so he pulls on his trainer's pants leg to catch his attention. Touya looks down at Oshawott, then over to the direction he's pointing at... Ah, a Zorua? And it's got something in it's mouth!

He kneels down, pets Zorua on the head. ) Hey. I'm guessing that's for me?

[ oh!! it's working! he's noticed the zorua and the love note in its mouth. mei nods furiously, ducking behind her wall again. hopefully this time it'll work! please tell her that this will work! she's too embarrassed to go up to confess to him-- after all, he probably doesn't even know who she is, right? ]

...

[ she huffs. it's taking him rather long to read this message. ]

What are you doing, Zorua? You're supposed to deliver the message to him! It doesn't take someone that long to read a memo!

[ ah.

she blew her cover. ]

[ SHIT. ]

Oh-- uh! H-hi there!

( admittedly, he got kind of distracted with petting zorua. so cute...

and then he hears a voice call out to said pokemon. he looks up. )

Oh, is this your Zorua? ( he smiles, pointing to the letter. ) And I'm right in assuming that's for me, yeah? ( you're really slow on the uptake today, touya. )

Y-yeah.

U-um! That's a-all! T-thanks for looking after h-him!

[ she picks up the zorua and quickly makes a gesture to leave. god, this is so embarrassing! she hopes he doesn't think any less of her because of this-- she doesn't know what she would do if he did! to screw up in front of someone like unova's former champion... how is she ever going to live this down? ]

( before she scoops zorua up, he snatches the letter. touya opens it up and...reads it out loud. no warning, what-so-ever.

i'm so sorry, mei. )

[ Well that went well, she thinks- ]

[ WAIT WHAT. ]

Edited 2013-09-24 19:49 (UTC)

[ WHAT.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooOOOOOOOooooooooo. ]

Edited 2013-09-24 19:50 (UTC)

( ah, this letter is...a... )

( oh my god. oh my god. oh my god. )

I, uhm... ( wow. )

I shouldn't have read that outloud, huh? ( ahhhhhh....ahhhhhh......... it's such a sweet letter..... what should he do.... )

I-it's okay if you d-don't r-return them! I-I- I m-mean t-that's what the letter s-says, right?

[ they're all laughing at her now, and her face rises up redder than a cheri berry. she squishes her zorua a little closer to her chest, she has no word for this level of embarrassment. ]

I-If you al-already have someone e-else you like--

-- No, it's fine- I mean, I don't have anyone else I like? I mean-

( he grabs her by the wrist and drags her out of the center, tipping his hat downward to cover his face. )

[ oh, um ?????

she follows behind quietly, keeping her head down and trying not to make a sound. she can't help but wonder what he's going to try and do, though. she's sure if he tried anything, zorua would pounce. ]

S-so... u-um.. Mr. C-champion?

( Romantic Anime Tropes Meme )

Touya || Pokemon ( Black )

4 - love note

oh no its cute

mei is cute in general 1/2

2/4 sorry

3/4

ok done

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touya wtf

1/? again sorry

TOUYA YOU SHIT 2/3

Re: touya wtf

1/3 maybe

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