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

Nobunaga Oda | Fate/

[ateaist]

PROPERTY DAMAGE!

[mtb]

( well it can't be helped, now can it? how many times have they've been told not to break anything else in this apartment that they share? probably a lot. the landlord is tired, he wants to know when they're going to move out and yet it doesn't seem like this duo will budge at all. it's actually a miracle that nothing has been broken in the past 12 hours? of course, at the strike of midnight someone has to break that quota.

there's a loud crash that sounds within the apartment, glass shattering and now laying on the floor. there's a wild okita standing in the midst of her mess with a wide grin on her features. )

I think that was better than last time, much quieter than usual!

( no it wasn't okita, you've probably woken up everyone in this floor, the above floor and below. )

[ateaist]

[There are many things Nobunaga enjoys doing that don't involve sleeping. She enjoys lounging around watching tv (or sometimes hooking up a games console to get far too competitive online). She enjoys inviting people over all of a sudden without asking, some of which end up staying the night to get intimate for something more than just...conversation. Sometimes she even leaves on a whim because she's seen something's going on out in the city, and ends up not coming home until the next day, or a few days later, provided she hasn't dragged Okita with her. It's kind of like living with a cat, only the cat is a person and it has immediate access to 3000 magical guns when it isn't happy.

But sometimes? Sometimes she just likes sleeping. Her mattress is comfortable, the covers are warm and she's got a ton of soft pillows in there. It's really great.

And when she's sleeping, even she doesn't like being interrupted. It's why whatever the heck this woman is up to out there smashing glass, Nobunaga emerges from her room looking a mixture of tired and grumpy, lacking her usual energy, to investigate.]

Oi. Just what are you doing out here?

[She doesn't care about everyone else (their landlord will never, ever get rid of them) but she cares about herself!!]

[mtb]

( sakura saber is doing her best, that is what's going on! of course the moment that nobunaga comes out to question what okita has done, she takes a few steps back and flicks a switch on the light to turn them off. besides, haven't they agreed not to cause no more messes or were those words not sounded out like they should have been. either way, as long as the mess is not visible. also the fact that she keeps her eyes focused on the female before her, those red eyes can easily be seen. were they always that bright, it kind of reminds her of a pair of those demon's eyes that would luckily have a heart but most of the time, they just had no soul. but those eyes have always caught okita's attention. )

The door was locked and it was the only best way to get in. Was it not the perfect idea?

( probably not, but she takes a step over the shattered glass and then smacks off a few pieces that's on her outfit and even what's gotten in her hair. though, she takes a moment to take in the tone that had been presented to her and she's not to worried yet as she voices a question: )

You weren't asleep, were you? ( perhaps that had been a bad idea but you know, if she can use the dark of night to cover herself though hijikata had been more specialized in hiding in the dark for assassination; okita could just try it out to avoid nobunaga's anger if she's mad™. )

[ateaist]

Do I sound like I was awake, you fool?

[Honestly, she'd walk closer to Okita and give her a what's for but if there's glass on the floor and now the lights are off, it might not be the best idea. Maybe some Archers can see in the dark, but she sure can't.]

Honestly...put that light back on. You deserve to step in glass for waking me, but there's a chance I might too and I'm not taking that risk.

[mtb]

Hmm. Well, you sound awake right now so I can't tell.

( besides, if she was asleep. she'd sound like snores and those weird sounds of when people smack their lips because they're having good dreams. ) So I'll say yes! You sound very awake, how long have you been up?

( ugh listen, she's not going to turn the light back on. why would she do that? ) Stepping in glass would mean bleeding? That would stain the carpet. Isn't this apartment getting checked tomorrow to make sure nothing's broken and there's no bullet holes in the wall.

( well, we all know who done THAT but you know, souji is the innocent one here! )

SORRY THIS IS SO LATE future tags wont be this delayed, promise ❤ 1/2

[ateaist]

Only as long as it's been since you broke in to our own apartment!

[SOUJI PLEASE. Still, there's something more important to address, isn't there? The mention of an inspection happening so soon catches her attention, Nobunaga nodding as she considers it.]

Tomorrow, huh...

[ateaist]

T-tomorrow!? That's tomorrow?? Hey, what're we gonna do about this window? Tell me you can fix this window!

[This is the part where she'd grab Okita and shake her, but...she still isn't risking stepping in glass.

So she just yells from across the room in the dark.]