the roommates meme

[loregasm]

who left the dishes in the sink?


This is a thinly-veiled device for gratuitous crossovers, I'm not even going to play.

What's an even more contrived and even more convenient way to get two characters into the same space than a coffeeshop AU? Making them live together. Want a more intellectual blurb on this meme? Living together lays bare your habits and idiosyncrasies, blah blah, sometimes you accidentally see each other naked.

Have fun ok

HOW TO PLAY:
- Comment with character. State your preferences/shipping permissions and any information you want other players to know.
- Comment to others. Play whatever first comes to mind, or RNG .
- This meme was written with crosscanon interactions in mind, specifically the kind that jamjar game settings generate. All the prompts work whether the characters come from different worlds or the same one, but if you have strong feelings about the kinds of source canons you will thread with, it'd be wise to mention that as a preference. Otherwise, gratuitous crossovers have the mememaker's blessing.
- Have fun and play nice!

PROMPTS:

1. First impressions. Well, it's been arranged. Whether you went for it because it was a good price, or you've been assigned to live together by an Authority, or the stars aligned somehow and now you're living in your dead rich uncle's mansion with the cousin you never met, it looks like you're going to be sharing your living space with someone for the foreseeable future. Time to shake some hands and make some friends.

2. Second impressions. You'd already met this person and gotten to know them, well before deciding to room together. Being friends with someone and living with them are different beasts, though. What are you learning about their habits at home? Does it change the way you see them?

3. Building friction. There's all kinds of little details that add up to a comfortable living space - cleanliness, noise level, expectations of privacy... If one of you isn't living up to the other's standards, is it going to start a fight or can you work it out like adults?

4. Furry friends. Where did you find that kitten? No, we're not keeping it!...okay, I guess we're keeping it. Make sure to schedule a vet appointment. And get it some toys. Wait, are pets even allowed here?

5. Social circle. Bringing friends over can always be hit or miss. Sometimes they get along great with your roommate. Sometimes they break a lamp and try to hide the evidence and if you ever invite them over again you're pretty sure you'll be flayed alive.

6. Sick day. Don't be a jerk, make them some soup or something. They'd do the same if it was you, right?

7. Snow day. The weather outside is frightful, and it's a good thing you remembered to buy bread and milk, because you might be indoors for a while. Cross your fingers that the power doesnt go out.

8. TMI. YOU DIDN'T NEED TO SEE WHATEVER IT WAS YOU JUST SAW. YOU DID NOT NEED TO KNOW THAT ABOUT THE PERSON YOU CANNOT AVOID CONTACT WITH. OH, WOE IS YOU

9. Property damage. The instructions very clearly said to secure the strap around your wrist before using the Wiimote. This is all on you, pal. Hopefully you didn't break something that was important to your roommate...or setting that'll get you in trouble with your landlord.

10. Movie night. Hey, wanna watch Sharknado with me? (Googling "random movie generator" gives you some helpful sites, if you don't have a movie in mind.)

11. Dinner is served. What do the food arrangements look like here? If meals are a group activity, does one person cook more often than the other? Who leaves what in the fridge? Do either of you have any food-based traditions that get shared? Or maybe you just want to break out the booze and have a fun night in.

12. Vent your spleen. Life is hard and sometimes you just have to complain to someone about it. "Someone" is the person you live with, naturally. They know you, but they're not involved in the drama - a perfect combination!

Comments

[ringslinging]

So by bat I'm assuming you don't mean the uptight six foot ninja kind of bat.

[ Because look, Bruce is absolutely enough of a weirdo to pop through someone's window for a conversation.

He closes the door and sets his pizza and beer on the table. ]

Do you actually have a window open to chase it out, or were you just going to try and beat it to death with the broom?

Uraraka Ochako / My Hero Academia / ota

[upcast]

[Well, this is certainly one way to save on rent.]

[onteamdyson]

[He never has a shirt on! Why does he even own shirts, he never wears them!]

It's probably nutritious. Vampires are on to something, I'm telling you. Hey, come here. Bend down, you're so freaking tall.

[She reaches for his forehead with the back of her non-bleeding hand. What's more important here? Flesh wound or plague-ridden roomie with no ... shirt. Ahem. No, she's not staring. That's crazystupid!]

Kurosaki Ichigo | Bleach

[juugo]

[I hope you like a bunch of shady sneaking around strange disappearances.]

[unrecked]

No.

Through the door: "Old enough to know that letting the Jimmy Dean sausage and eggs hang out around here means it might get snipped off." Then the door finally slowly creaks open, and Jason leans his back on the frame with his arms crossed.

"I guess the dick mystery has been solved at least. It's not scaled or spiked or twisted like a pretzel." He may or may not be smirking. It's hard to tell with his face still turned looking in the other direction. Just in case. It's less a no homo thing and more he just didn't want to see a piece of Bad Dragon merchandise in the same apartment he occupies.

"And here I thought there might've been a fucked up reason all the girls want to see you."

DAMMIT JEN

[onteamdyson]

[No, no no no NO! Don't put the cat ON her-- fuck. It's so... happy. And on her. And purring. And rubbing. And now she's even petting it and this is NOT how she wanted this conversation to go!]

Seb, that's not even fair! You can't say that in front of him!

[whyarewehere]

What? No, Batman's cool. I'd be okay with Batman.

[ I mean, dude's intimidating, but... ]

We're talking an actual bat and I did not have the time to make that kind of tactical decision, Hal.

[ Do you have any idea how serious this is?! ]

[ringslinging]

Okay. So stop swinging that around and let's just -

[ HELLO WERE YOU TALKING ABOUT ME, the bat is probably saying as it swoops in. ]

[whyarewehere]

[ Grif yells and hits Hal with the broom, SORRY BUDDY ]

[voicecracking]

[Hey Grif, you know what's waiting for you when you walk into your bedroom?

BATS suspended from the ceiling and just kind of floating there.

Welcome to hell, asshole. ]

Simmons | Red vs Blue

[voicecracking]

snow day time...

[loudmouths]

Wintertime wasn't one of Keigo's favorite seasons for a variety of reasons, but this had to top the list: snowstorms. What started as a light dusting soon turned into a downright blizzard, making the roads congested and at a standstill and the subway and train backed up considerably. Many businesses were closed and Keigo himself didn't bother opening up shop, but part of him was regretting that decision. But then again, with how traffic was, it wasn't likely he'd be getting many customers, anyway. So it boiled down to being cooped up in the apartment versus being cooped up in the bar... It was a no-win situation, honestly.

So, he was lounging on the couch, sprawled across it as his eyes settled on the TV, barely registering what was playing. The cat had come inside, too, and made itself comfortable on Keigo's stomach. It was quite a pathetic scene, really. Keigo looking morose and distant while the snow piled up outside... the cat curled up on top of him... There was practically a haze looming over him and the entire couch.

Winter really brought out the worst of him. Good thing Ichigo was there to suffer through it with him. Misery loves company, and all.

[whyarewehere]

[Screaming.

SCREAMING.

There is crashing, thumping, and banging from the hellwastes of Grif's room, and over it all profanity as he gets tangled up in the bats, falls over, extricates himself, and kicks something over.

That's it. He doesn't care that he surely did something to deserve this. THIS WILL BE A DAY OF RECKONING.

Grif storms out into the hall and makes a beeline for Simmons's room. There is still a bat hanging off of him. ]

[partyrocks]

Priorities being what they are, Dante smooths his fingers through his hair in a practiced way that transforms its previous dishevelment into something a little more deliberate. Only then does he stroll over to the dresser and pluck out a clean pair of boxers to pull on. And yeah he does it, finally. Even if he snorts a laugh at Jason.

"Nah, girls want skill, not scales," he attests as if an expert on the manner. "But don't worry too much about it, once you get a little practice under your belt I'm sure you'll do well enough for yourself."

Did he actually just wink?

"Anyway," he shrugs one shoulder, hooking a thumb toward the center of his chest. "I'm an excellent wing man."

Frank Dufresne "Doc" | Red vs Blue

[undeclared]

[voicecracking]

[And there's video of it too, asshole.

Simmons is of course nowhere to be found but he's also removed anything of significant value because Grif is a dick.]

[ringslinging]

[ OW ]

Jesus, Grif! Cut it out!

[ A glowing green hand appears in the air to catch the broom and keep him from swinging it again. ]

dad | ow

[flank]

(ota)

[whyarewehere]

[ Grif is indeed a dick and is stopped for a moment by the apparent lack of things to take vengeance on. Fuck. Of course Simmons had a plan and thought it through.

He recovers and starts dumping everything he can find into a heap on the floor. It's not as remotely as satisfying as he'd hoped. He kicks the heap.

By this point, though, he's calming down enough to get an idea.

Grif goes and gets a bag of doritos. It is a terrible sacrifice he is making. These doritos were designated for his face, but no.

Grif dumps the entire bag over the mess. ]

B)

[isfetka]

[Insistent nuzzles and kneading paws are quickly accompanied by a happy little crook to the cat's tail. Adjo settles in for his most adorable, nosing against Kenzi's fingers and rubbing his chin against her.

A smile twitches at the corner of Hehsebamon's mouth, and he puffs out a breath as he tries to smooth it out into a more neutral expression.]

I am sure he would understand. A pet is a big responsibility, and one we cannot be rushed into just because his previous owner is gone.

hank | re

[hmfic]

9

[scorpiowned]

( hey, simmons. you know that cool, decently-sized historic house you're staying in with grif for whatever mysterious reasons the universe has decided?

you know that really sick looking banister in the foyer that has been practically begging to be slid down since day one?

you know how it's suddenly broken on the floor?

yeah, that was totally already like that when grif came home. )

[whyarewehere]

It almost got you!

[ He was just trying to help! ]

Don't you know those things have rabies?!

Re: 9

[voicecracking]

[You know that they're RENTING this damned house and what the fuck, Grif!]

...Do you have any idea how much this is going to cost to fix?!

[scorpiowned]

( grif has got this.

he moseys on in to the area once simmons starts yelling, and puts on Literally The Worst fake-shocked display anyone has ever attempted, complete with his arms open and out in a surprised and confused manner. ) Ohh, my god, what happened? ( that tone of voice is $100% for real absolutely legit, you guys. ) What did you do?