[A4A] An Arranged Marriage (Fantasy or Sci Fi)
I am 18+ and all characters and participants must be 18+
IF YOU ARE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH ME PLAYING A TRANS WOMAN CHARACTER THIS IS NOT THE AD FOR YOU
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A QUICK SMUT PLOT THIS IS NOT THE AD FOR YOU
IF YOU ARE A USER OF AI IN ANY WAY, WHETHER IT BE FOR REFERENCE IMAGES OR WRITING, THIS IS NOT THE AD FOR YOU
If you are looking for a slow burn, intimate, angsty and relatively wholesome romance based around arranged marriages then this ad will hopefully be for you!
Now those little disclaimers are out of the way let’s get into it! Arranged marriages. Gotta love ‘em. There’s something about two characters being forced into such a high stakes situation, the intimacy and romance inherent in the concept yet completely missing or heavily one sided in said relationship. I’m a huge sucker for them at the moment, and all the rps I’m currently engaged in are based around the concept in some form or another.
Onto some specifics, as I mentioned in the disclaimers above I am looking to play my trans oc, Erica. This isn’t really up for debate and it’s what I’m looking to pursue so to emphasise what I said above, if you’re not okay playing against her then I’m not the writer for you. If you are then that’s great! The only specific requirement I have for your character is that you play some form of top/dom/‘giver’ etc. Erica is not a dominant character and this will not work if you’re not able to play someone along those lines, regardless of gender identity. We can obviously get into the nitty gritty of that if you message me off this ad, but that’s a surface level summary.
Now a little bit about me! I go by Blue online, I’m 26, I’m genderfluid (She/They) and my timezone is GMT! I have a very free schedule, my job basically allows me to be on my phone all the time, and I’m available from around 7am to around 11pm uk time on weekdays and then weekends is a random large period of free time depending on life stuff. I’m completely ok with chatting ooc or keeping it mainly rp and things relating to that, although if we vibe ooc the that’s always a plus. I am super enthusiastic about this specific oc (I’ve even got a Pinterest board for her) so any opportunity to fit her backstory and surrounding concepts of her character into the rp, the happier I’ll be.
In terms of writing I can go anywhere from 200 to 800+ words depending on scenes, your level of detail input and etc. I understand the length is usually scene dependant, I’m not expecting a novella response for dialogue heavy scenes and etc. I’m happy with many replies a day or infrequent ones, although I do really prefer a minimum of at least a few replies a week.
Now onto some plot details. So I have the most background and material for this to be set in a medieval/fantasy style (not a deal breaker) with varying levels of fantasy elements depending on what we decide. It can be no magic, low/practical magic, high level magic or anywhere on the scale. I have a couple of kingdom concepts, one of which I have another Pinterest board with clothing and styles presented on it. This is however by no means a necessity, and this can obviously be easily reskinned for any kind of sci-fi setting, so for example a marriage between rival megacorps, space civilisations or even planetary/system treaties. The ‘background’ elements of this can be easily swapped around depending on what we decide on.
This ad is getting a little long now, it’s really gotten away from me, so I’ll keep it brief from now on. One specific idea I do really like other than the classic arranged marriage format is this:
My character has been hidden away almost her whole life by her mother due to her despising her transness. Her father is her one lifeline of compassion, and has prevented her mother from straight up abandoning her or worse, but he’s spineless infront of her verbal abuse and demeaning etc. Your character is on the other way to the arranged marriage with Erica’s sister, Moritta, and whilst you’re on the way Moritta flees, leaving her parents high and dry without a bride. They scramble all day until they finally offer up Erica as a replacement, and your character shows up to this mystery second daughter the family has kept completely hidden from any records or information, and we go from there.
I’ll cut the ad off there, please put your favourite book or movie in your message to prove you’ve read the ad. Below you can find a sample of my writing and a possible starter for the rp, and I hope to hear from some of you!
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Erica adjusted the uncomfortable wireframe of the black and silver corset around her midriff, glancing down to make sure her somewhat small but still serviceable breasts were propped up on the artificial shelf provided by the item of clothing. The fine, delicate needlework rimming the bodice she had on beneath it glittered in the sunlight, the thread twisted with strands of silver spun almost imperceptibly small.
She felt her mothers hand behind her, fussing with a lock of her hair caught in one of the shoulder straps of her ocean blue dress, chosen specifically to match the sails of her future husband’s vessels. She hissed with annoyance, batting the woman’s hand away from the brunette curls, sighing in frustration. “Mother it doesn’t matter how many times you touch my hair it’s going to look the same”
The backtalk earned a harsh jab into Erica’s back from her mother’s finger, causing her to let out a cry of pain “do you want to look like some kind of street whore for your husband? Hm? Need I remind you of what’s at stake here?!” The queen spat back, her brows knitting together in the familiar expression of fury before returning to one of tranquil beauty in a second “you’ll be lucky if he even lowers himself enough to put up with you”
Erica felt herself shrink slightly at the woman’s cutting words, the usual disapproval of the princess’s identity a very frequent occurrence, at least from the matriarch of her family. She glanced across at her father, the king, who gave her a small and comforting smile.
The small moment of reassurance perked Erica back up, and her gaze slowly rose to the gargantuan ship pulling beside the cobbled surface. The vehicle was massive, at least 100ft long. She could see hundreds of barnacles dotting the huge oak swell of the hull as it floated beside the dock, the tide lapping against the shining wood with soft slapping noises.
Gigantic, deep blue sails flapped and cracked loudly in the sea breeze, the silver embroidered house crest of (place holder) shining in the harsh desert sun. It gently bobbed whilst at anchor, and she watched intently as two crewmen flipped the dark wooden gangplank down and let it clatter to the surface of the jetty. Erica’s heart felt like it was going to leap from her chest, pounding with anxiety. Finally she would gain a first proper look at her groom-to-be.