Sanguine Rose

Unconventional Attraction [Sanguine Rose & Vornal]

Had he just created a trap for himself? The thought only occurred to Steve after he’d seen the look passed between the siblings and heard how exasperated Ethan sounded about taking his sister to the mall. It would definitely be good to reach out to his parents and see if he could arrange for his sister to come over for a weekend. It would at least give Olivia someone a bit closer to her own age that she could hang out with.

The fact she brought up the offer was when he tuned back into the continued conversation. He blinked, realizing he’d probably missed something else. It wasn’t surprising. He’d been up for a while troubleshooting at work. A nervous smile spread on his face when Olivia turned on him, not because she’d focused on him but because he wasn’t sure if there was something else he’d missed.

A soft chuckle escaped him. “She’d love that. Growing up in a house full of brothers makes her appreciate girls weekends, or so she tells me.”

A soft, more at ease, smile stayed on his face as he put up a hand in a goodbye wave. “Goodnight.”

His attention turned back to the pizza all but forgotten in his hand. Maybe it wasn’t a bad idea for all of them to get off to bed. He took a bite as his gaze shifted to his friend across from him. “It makes sense,” he said around a mouthful of food. “It probably hasn’t been any easier on her than it has been on you,” he said around a bite of food.

He shrugged, swallowing before he continued to talk. “I’ve been good. Busy, but good. Marissa stayed over a few times so it’s not like I’ve been completely alone here. Plus work’s been crazy, so I’ve been grabbing up more OT than usual. Crazy to think that it’s only been like two years at this place and I’m already a senior tech for it.”

After finishing another bite, Steve threw the rest of the slice away. He’d been full the minute he stopped actually eating, but couldn’t bear to throw out a half finished slice of pizza. Assessing his friend, he looked a bit more somber. “Worried about being swamped going back to work?”

Winter's Blade: A Fairy Tail RP

@Raijinslayer I have a few other ideas, but if I end up not feeling any of them in particular, I'll probably talk them all out with you via PM. Sometimes if I get stuck trying to make up my mind, it helps me to talk it out with the GM or a partner.

Winter's Blade: A Fairy Tail RP

I'm not saying I'm definitely going to be able to commit to joining, but...I am saying I'm going to stalk this...and going join. Lol.

My favorite will likely be benched since the guild master is an ice dragon slayer, or I might alter her to a water dragon slayer, but I have a pile of characters for this setting that I can chose from for my character (don't worry. I'm only thinking of playing one until told I can do otherwise.) I definitely understand how to power limit what might otherwise be powerful characters, just to put it out there.

Unconventional Attraction [Sanguine Rose & Vornal]

Steve smile a bit more when Olivia seemed to brighten up over the thought of him having a little sister. It had been a while since any of his family had come to visit; almost a year to be precise. It was easier for him to go back home than it was for any of them to come here. So the thought of having Vivian come to visit was actually appealing. She liked the trip the last time, but it had been just her and Chris and it was a chance for them to feel a bit of freedom. It was about time he asked if any of them wanted to come out to see him instead, and he was sure his sister would jump at the chance to come out again.

"Yeah, I could talk to my folks and see if we could arrange it sometime in the next month or so. She's a little younger than you - fourteen - but I'm sure she'd love to meet you too." At least that much he was sure of. His sister was a social butterfly. Really, everyone in his family were far more socially adept than he was. The only difference between their socialness and hers was that for some reason she had an interest in meeting the people in his life. Like it was some oddity or she needed to vet them or something.

When she mentioned seeing what they did for fun, he couldn't help but chuckle a little bit. It wasn't like they did a lot for fun. Having people over or going out to a bar with some of their friends was kind of it as far as he was concerned. Considering they both had demanding jobs that kept them pretty busy, or at least exhausted, they weren't terribly exciting. At least, that was his opinion. Plus, what they did for fun wasn't exactly something she could do as well.

Steve opened his mouth to answer Olivia's question when he heard Ethan's voice. He chuckled at his friend's comments, he couldn't help it. Yeah, walking around a mall wasn't exactly how he wanted to spend his weekend, but then again it did mean getting to know his new roommate. If Ethan hadn't voiced defense for him, he honestly wouldn't have thought twice about agreeing to it until they were actually at the mall and he realized the rabbit hole he'd stepped into.

"Well, to be fair, I did make the offer for us to all spend time doing something this weekend to, ya know, get used to each other. I suggested a bit of a tour and meeting the others in the building and showing her around the neighborhood. If she likes the mall..." He shrugged a little. "I honestly don't mind showing her where it is. I mean, if it turns into a thing, it's not like I don't need things I can get there." Not that he really wanted to sign himself up for walking a teen girl around a mall on a Saturday, but he did want this all to be easy for everyone. If that took volunteering to walk around the mall, then so be it.

"It's not like there's a lot of places we hang out that she can join us." He offered Ethan another shrug.

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One thing I want to make clear about the 18+ tag on my thread.

This is tagged 18+ not because I want there to be smut/lewd content (though there is a possibility). It's because I'm an adult, I want you to be an adult, and adult content that involves gore, violence, drug use, mental instabilities, sex, etc are all things that could happen.

I like dark and gritty stuff as much as I like light and fluffy stuff.

Essentially, 18+ on this thread is a trigger warning.

Alright. So I've decided to take a different approach to partner searching and decided this will be my bump thread. If it appears on here, it's what I'm interested in. If it's not on here, I'm probably not interested. With that said...



Hiya! You can call me Sanguine. Rose. SR. Hey you. Etc.

Before we get to the good stuff:


The hiders have more in depth information, but I'm assuming you're just interested in the highlights, so I put TL;DR sections below each.

Boring stuff about me

• I'm over 21, and prefer RPs that involve mature content. This doesn't necessarily mean erotic situations (though I have no issues RPing that) but more that characters cuss, violence happens, situations can get gory, and things may get dark (i.e. taboo situations, mental instabilities, etc.)
• Posting isn't a very consistent thing for me. I have a family with little ones (so I don't always have the ability to jump on my computer), and a job that keeps me in constant flux (mostly just a matter of stress making it hard to think creatively even if I can carry on a conversation OOC). So I hope my partner will be understanding of this.
• I can play males and females, and mostly play heterosexuals, though I do have some homosexual, bisexual, and asexual/nonsexual/sapiosexual characters. I don't mean to be a prude, but I am uncomfortable having characters with romantic entanglements with gender/sexuality outside of that spectrum in an RP. You yourself can be whatever - I’m not going to ask and you don’t have to tell - and I don't mind talking about it with you if that's something you want to do. It’s more a discomfort from lack of exposure and a decision to not push myself into getting more exposure.
  As far as RPing goes, it makes me uncomfortable. Sorry, not sorry.
• I am only willing to RP via PM. This is more convenient for me, as it keeps me from having to censor my writing for forum posts and I honestly don’t write to have an audience for a 1x1 setting.
• I prefer to involve romance in my RPs. It doesn't have to (and shouldn’t) be love at first sight. Slow burn romance (dislike one another at first, just working side by side and eventually realize there may be something more there, instacrush that is suppressed, etc.) is preferred but not necessary.
  
  Lust at first sight - now that’s a different story entirely.
• I can post anything from a paragraph to more than ten paragraphs and generally have good grammar, though my posting style varies depending on my character. I don't like one-liners, or posts with very little substance (i.e. doesn't further a conversation, move the plot, showcase character, or other things that give me insight into the character, or something to respond to.)
• I like doing character sheets. Just putting that out there.

The TL;DR Version: I’m an adult - that can handle adult things - with a family, enjoys romance in RPs, and can play a decent range of characters (with a preference for Heterosexual pairings) in a casual to advanced range of writing.

What I’m Looking for in a Partner:

• Someone who can post at least one paragraph with decent spelling and grammar. (Everyone makes mistakes, especially when posting from a mobile device, but at least try to make sure I can understand what you mean.)
• Someone willing to RP via PM.
• Someone 18+ for dealing with mature situations (violence, gore, mental instabilities, language, taboo subjects, sexual situations, etc) and just because I'm over 18 and would prefer my partner be the same. If you're not comfortable with certain things, please let me know in advance; I'm generally flexible with what mature situations are involved in an RP.

A bit Extra

• Someone willing to involve romance in the RP, though not necessarily the focus, is a plus. (Think action movie with romance subplot more than Romance movie with action subplot.)
• Someone willing to participate in the planning/plotting process is a plus.
• Someone willing to do character sheets is a plus. This doesn't have to be a standard sheet format, and can just be part of a discussion, but I like to have a reference for at least appearances. It is required if we have characters that are supposed to have some foreknowledge of each other.
• Someone willing to play multiple characters on/off is a plus. (Having side characters helps make settings feel more alive, even if it's only a passing aside/narration about it.)

TL;DR - Try your best with spelling and grammar. PM only. Be 18+.

TL;DR - Bonus Round! = Romance is great, adding to plot and plan is better, character sheets are amazing. Help with supporting cast, please.

Through all that and still with me? Great!

Please know, I may ask for a writing sample. Sorry, not sorry. The key word is may.

A quick note on writing.

Please understand, I am generally high casual to advanced. I can generally manage to respond to anything that has at least a few sentences.

However, I tend to have issues writing with people that write lengthy posts that turn out to mostly be a few run-on sentences (this sentence for example) or continuously writing in a passive voice *not actually acting, but thinking of action or having the potential for action, but the character isn't definitively performing an action.*

I'm willing to give it a go, but I can only write opposite that kind of writing voice for so long.

If you are that kind of writer, that is fine. I'm not judging you. I'm sure you have other partners that have no problem with that style. I'm glad you have a style you enjoy writing and a voice of your own. Just understand, my style does not do well in combination with yours. My muse does not work when I continually try to force him to translate a passive voice into an actionable response.

If you are that kind of writer, and want to try to change - I'm willing to give you a shot and stick to it if you tell me in advance. If you want to take on a more active writing style, I will always be willing to give you pointers on how to change your responses to give it a more active voice. But I'm not going to critique your writing unless you ask. It's not my place to tell you how to write. It's not fun for either of us.

First: super craving Harems or Reverse Harems - most of the ideas below can be altered into a harem/reverse harem if not already built in. I'm up for playing either the group or the individual in either concept.

Second: If you skipped it down to here, I prefer heterosexual romances. I'm fine playing males and females, but may have a preference for a given plot. I'm willing to play homosexual pairings, but it's been a while since I actually played in one, so just bear that in mind.

Third: Although I'd prefer OCs for fandoms - so pretty much just borrowing the main universe and using canon as background - I'm willing to play canon characters in some of the fandoms; for the most part, I view canon characters - especially main characters - as characters that should be secondary or background to whomever we play.
Of course, feel free to ask if I'd be up for canon in a particular fandom, but know most importantly - you will be required to double. I'm not interested in being the only one playing a canon for you to match to your OC. I hope you understand.

Finally: The number of *s indicates my current level of craving.

Concepts:

Isekai (modern to fantasy world) *******
Trapped in a Video Game *****
Magic Girl/Boy ************

Pairings:

Villain x Civilian **
Villain x Hero ***
Human x Vampire ****
Magic Girl x Magic Boy (bonus for one having a crush on the other reversed in costume) **********

Plots:

Let's Pretend ****

High School Students - Popular/famous x Not Popular/normal

It's a week into the school year. For the last few days, C1 has been hearing tons of rumors about a mysterious new student that would be starting. A new student that used to go to the school district back in elementary school, but had stopped to go become an actor/actress/singer/idol. C1 knows the person, but not because of their fame - but because they used to be in the same classes when the other was still a student there.

The day has come, though. C2 is supposed to start school. A prospect both thrilling and terrifying. What's changed in the years since C2 last went to school? What's going to be waiting for them, and how much of a hassle will being pretty well known (or famous depending on C2's modesty) cause them with trying to integrate into being a student again?

As it turns out a lot of trouble. C1 and C2 are in a class or two together, and C1 is the only one so far that didn't care about C2's fame and fortune. By lunch, C2 is not just swarmed by [gender], but being pressured by a few [opposite gender] to agree to dates. Fed up, C2 spots C1 and declares very loudly that C1 is C2's [boyfriend/girlfriend]. Much to the surprise of C1 and the rest of the students present.

After secluding themselves, C2 convinces C1 to play the part (because of course) and from there they play their roles. But are they both just playing? Does one develop feelings the other doesn't truly have? And what about the famous significant other all the magazines say C2 has; is it real or just tabloid romance?

Rogue Operative ****

Secret Agent/Black Ops x Civilian
C1 and C2 were close...maybe they grew up close because they were neighbors, or just because they were friends, or maybe they even dated in high school. But they were close. Until C1 moved away junior year of high school.
C2 went on a much different path than they maybe would have if C1 hadn't, but it set a path. C2 joined a branch of the military and eventually ended up on Black Ops to the point of joining the CIA. C2's path has been constantly moving forward, because very glance back reminded them of C1.
C1, on the other hand, while hurt by the loss of C2 with the move wasn't thrown for too much of a loop. They continued on, went to college, got a career. C2 was a memory, but a good one. A cherished one.

Flash forward to the start of our story. C1 - for whatever the reason - is in a war torn country. Rebels fighting the government, religious or radical sect trying to gain supremacy, terrorist cells making life hazardous - we can discuss why it's war torn. But C1 is there because their career lead them there (field journalist, working with doctors without borders or humanitarian aid, or maybe just the misfortune of ending up stopping in a hot zone). One of the opposition/terrorist/whatever groups takes them with plans to use the hostage for ransom or just a demonstration of power. The group releases a video - or the news outlet for the country showcases a glimpse of the abduction.

Before the group can carry through on actually hurting C1, C2 bursts through the door of the place the group is holding C1. A one man army, dispatching those holding C1 hostage. See, C2 had been part of a team stationed in the country to carry out a mission for their organization, but deserted upon seeing C1's abduction/hostage footage.

--Okay, so that's just the start of the RP, but there's still a lot to discuss and decide. Like where do we go from there and exactly what landscape are we dealing with in the country. There's a lot we can do with it.

Chasing Leads **

College Setting - Student x Student

C1 is a college student, at least 18 years old. Her family is rumored to run one of the largest crime syndicates on the East Coast. They're said to be involved in everything, and a few families/smaller crime syndicates are said to pay them respects. Maybe she knows the truth behind her family's fortune; maybe she doesn't. Maybe the truth is that the family business, while ethically questionable, is completely legitimate.
C2 has been training to be a special agent for a cross-agency organization since he was a teen. Now, he's finally passed the tests to become a full fledged agent and not just an intern working behind the scenes. His first assignment? Find out more information about C1's family. So C2 enrolls in the same college C1 attends in order to chum up to C1 and hopefully find out more about her family.
As C2 gets closer to C1, will romance blossom? Can C2 fulfill the assignment if it means potentially putting C1 in danger, even if they are just friends?

Note - I would prefer this be MxF. I do not have a preference for which role I play. Please know that this will mostly be a Slice of Life kind of RP that may evolve into action.

Fandoms:

Diabolik Lovers ***********
Fairy Tail *********
Sword Art Online ******
Miraculous Ladybug and Cat Noir *** (shutup, I like the tropes)

PM me if you're interested. Tell me about yourself and what about my ad interested you when you contact me!

Welp, bye for now!

PS

If we had something going and I forgot about you, hit me up! If you contacted me before and I said I was full and I'd get back to you...well I forgot and I'm sorry. Hit me up again!

PPS

If you just want to chat about writing or characters or why the sky is blue or whatever, sure. Cool. I'm always willing to discuss writing stuff and bullshit with someone in need of a friendly ear.

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Not currently looking for partners. Thank you

Unconventional Attraction [Sanguine Rose & Vornal]

Steve chuckled at her comment about pizza connoisseurs. She didn't look like someone that would eat pizza often. That was probably a good thing. Up until recently, she'd probably been lucky enough that she didn't have to survive on something she only needed a paper towel to eat. That had been about the first month or so in this new place before they got their finances in order. Well, because of that and the fact they constantly had their friends over for minor parties. Nothing crazy enough to get noise complaints, but definitely stuffing a lot of twenty-somethings into an apartment barely big enough to handle them. Those days were over, but not because of Olivia moving in.

"Well, we can certainly give you pointers on all the best take-out and delivery in the area if you ever want it," he said with a smile. "With all the OT I've been pulling lately, the cash for a pizza and tip is barely a scratch. We've been converting to a new data entry system at work, and then today's power outage...Let's just say I'm very happy it's Friday, and I don't have work tomorrow." He let out another chuckle before taking another bite of his piece.

When Olivia started talking about the whole situation, the smile slowly faded from Steve's face. His brows rose at about the same rate. He hadn't really expected her to thank him for that. Especially because he didn't really think he was doing much. He paid the bills while his friend was on leave from work, he'd offered a shoulder and sat around quietly at the funeral and wake, and remembrance because he honestly didn't know what else to do aside from maybe block people from going and bothering Ethan when he excused himself from the crowd. Pretty much, he thought about what he'd want someone to do for him if it had been his parents, and just tried to do that. But it didn't feel like a lot.

"It - " He stopped himself from finishing that statement. She looked half ready to cry with the way she brought it up. "I'm glad there was at least something I could do to help," he said instead. "If you need anything, too, you can just ask. Like you said, we're going to be living together."

He smiled afterward, though. Because they were both had the same thought. Establishing having each other as roommates. "Well, I do have a sister, but she's nine years younger than me. I doubt she really remembers living with me. But I have an older brother, so I know what you mean," he said with a chuckle. He supposed Vivian might also have gone through that, but it was likely more with his brother Chris than it was with him. When he was living at home, and until he got used to the more casual environment of college life, he usually just took his clothes into the bathroom to get changed after a shower, even in the high school locker rooms. Since third year of college, he'd gotten a bit more comfortable not doing that, even with co-ed showers, but he still wasn't about to walk around in just a towel. If it were Vivian, he'd still revert back to like he was living at home as far as decency around the apartment was concerned. "But I don't really think you have to worry about that kind of stuff with me."

After a bit of a pause, Steve offered Olivia a bigger smile. "Honestly, I'm not really going to be adjusting my habits. I'm a pretty low impact person, and generally do the majority of the cleaning anyways. But we should hang out or something this weekend and get to know each other - get all three of us used to the living situation. Or maybe we could introduce you to some of the people from the building. Or, if your brother's cool with it, you could have people over to get used to this being your space too."

Unconventional Attraction [Sanguine Rose & Vornal]

"Dinner is ready, boys."

By the time she had called over, Steve had already headed back into his room after getting dressed. He wasn't hiding - that's what he told himself. He was just taking his sweet time finishing up drying his hair and putting his stuff away. Ethan wanting to pay half was nice, but it wasn't necessary. It wasn't like he didn't get a decent wage. Actually, from what he heard from a few of his former classmates, he was making really good money starting out. A fact he wasn't going to take for granted, even if it came with calls to come in at odd hours and work late.

When he walked out of his room and realized Ethan was asleep on the couch, he chuckled softly to himself. Today was a long and difficult day for all of them. The last time he'd seen his friend pass out like that, it had been when they finished moving in. They'd both fallen asleep on the couch, even though both had every intention of just taking a quick break off their feet before finishing unpacking. Now it seemed it was the same situation all over again. Except it was moving someone else into their home.

His gaze drifted over to kitchen, where Olivia seemed to be taking her time eating a slice of pizza. Not a bad call doing it that way. Less dishes to clean up. Something he could totally get behind on days like this. After a second, he realized she wasn't really focusing on anything in particular. It made sense. Moving into a new place, likely still dealing with her loss - it was a lot. Especially for someone still in high school.

Steve walked into the kitchen and picked up a slice of pizza. He leaned on the counter opposite her as he took a small bite. "Thanks for taking care of getting this from the delivery guy," he said softly. It was just an innocent comment, one intended to break the ice. If they were going to be living together, it would serve them well to get to know each other a bit better. At least, better than her being his best friend's sister and him being her brother's friend. "If you ever decide to order pizza, I recommend this place for pretty much everything. We tried a few other shops around, but this one is the best."

Unconventional Attraction [Sanguine Rose & Vornal]

Moving the truck had taken only a few minutes. It was the just letting the siblings have some time to get Olivia settled - or at least finish putting her things away and for Ethan to take a breather - that left Steve sitting in the truck for an extra ten minutes after ordering a large pizza half combo half cheese only. The reality of the situation was still settling in. They not only got a roommate, but said roommate was one of their siblings. Even for being adults - and for Olivia being almost a legal adult - that still left siblings often acting like siblings. He hadn't lived with his family since he went to college. This whole living arrangement was going to be rough on everyone.

The only saving grace was they had relatively busy schedules. Well, at least he and Ethan did. He was just kind of assuming Olivia did. She had to be close to the end of her high school career. He knew his brother Chris, who was about her age, was busy; that may have just been because his brother was on the track team and played baseball, and was getting ready for college. Surely she was busy with trying to prep for college.

A soft sigh left Steve as he scrubbed his face for what, he figured, wouldn't be the last time that night. Things would get easier. Everyone would get used to living with each other. Those things were inevitable. It was just the initial growing pains of remembering there was a teen girl in the apartment that would be his hang up. "Come on, Ethan's probably going to wonder what's taking so long," he murmured to himself.

So the tired techie walked up to the apartment, only hesitating once when he reached their floor. He entered their apartment and spotted the siblings relaxing on the couch. A soft smile came onto his face as he tossed his keys into the key dish on the table behind the door. "The pizza should be here in about fifteen minutes." He pulled his wallet out of his pocket and pulled out enough cash to cover the food and driver's tip. He placed the money on the table next to the key bowl. "This should cover food and tip. I'm going to jump in the shower. Would one of you mind paying the guy when he gets here?"

Steve didn't exactly wait for an answer. He just headed straight for his room. After all, if the answer was no - which he doubted it would be - he could still take a shower and be dressed in time to deal with it if he started now. He casually tossed his work bag and walled onto his bed as he started to loosen his tie. Tapping the door with his foot, he pushed it closed - or at least mostly closed - even though he wasn't getting fully undressed in there. That was the part that was going to need to be remembered. He couldn't just towel it up between bathroom and bedroom; he was fairly certain Ethan wouldn't like it even if Olivia didn't care, but it wasn't proper regardless of if either of his roommates minded it. He could still go from his bedroom to the bathroom in his undershirt and pants, though. Which was the next thing to happen - removing his button up and discarding it into his hamper. Finding some comfortable clothes to change into, he carried the pile with him into the bathroom - not really paying the siblings much attention.

Unconventional Attraction [Sanguine Rose & Vornal]

Steve was all about helping in some way, so the fact that he could potentially help with moving the truck was great. Ordering a pizza was nothing. It would take two minutes once he actually dialed the phone. He was about to answer regarding the truck when Olivia piped up. He'd caught the look from Ethan. It was a look he was very used to when his siblings were having issues with each other and wanted an escape. It was something he was kind of thankful until now he didn't have to put up with anymore. But this was a stressful situation for them, to say the least. He could at least make things easier on his friend.

"I know when we moved in, getting settled in was all I could think of. It helped we had someone willing to move the truck for us." He'd phrased it carefully, because he certainly didn't want to bring up the fact that it had been her late parents that had moved the truck for them. They didn't exactly feel like his parents, but they'd impacted his life the few times he'd been around them and he was grateful for every time.

His gaze shifted to Ethan, raising his brows slightly like a questioning shrug before looking at Olivia again. "Why don't you go settle, and I'll get the truck moved and pizza ordered? You'll be happier in the long run doing it like that. Then once you're settled I'm sure your brother can help you with learning manual." He'd have made the offer to help too, but that was more a brother sister thing than something he could step in on. Not without talking to Ethan. As sure as he was his friend was going to be working hard and a lot the coming weeks to make up for all the time off in the past month, he couldn't just invite himself into their relationship more than they were already intertwined now.

Steve offered both his roommates - a concept that was starting to freak him out a little now that it was a reality - a smile before heading to the truck and climbing in the driver's seat. He wasn't going to let on that he was a bit freaked about it - that was entirely unfair after suggesting it to make everything easier. It wasn't a problem. It wasn't; it was just the thoughts going through his head of what his family would think having a teen girl living with them. Everything else about being in a bachelor pad - not that Steve or Ethan threw wild parties, but it was definitely a different freedom not really worrying too heavily on influencing an impressionable teen - kind of went into the air too. But they'd make it work. He wanted it to work, since it didn't feel like he'd done much else to help with the whole awful situation of coping with their parent's death.