Disclaimer: I'm not looking to replace folks I'm already roleplaying with! Love you dearly, fret not.
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Hi I'm Mary (31F) and I am looking for folks over the age of 25 to build OC narratives inside fandom worlds with! Below is a little information about me and what I am looking for. There will also be a password so keep your eyes peeled!
About Me:
I'm in the GMT timezone (differences in time aren't a huge dealbreaker for me, it may just affect reply consistency if we're not active at the same hours, is all!). I have around 20 years of roleplay experience, and I'm flexible with the length of my responses (I tend to mirror the energy of my partner or write what makes cohesive sense for the story as I believe in quality over quantity. Large paragraphs for scene setting, shorter responses in faster-paced scenes, etc. And sometimes we all just have a bad day and don't want to be writing entire books in a reply, that's okay!). I write in third person and past tense with my in-character writing (I see it as we're writing as (potentially multiple) characters, not as ourselves!). I love to chat OOC on the side, gush and plan with my partner about the RP, our characters and goals and such we might want to set there, but also just about anything and everything else! Budding friendship as people alongside in-character shenanigans is an absolute bonus! My RP spaces are perfect for people with short term attention spans, sporadic schedules, and inconsistent mental or physical health, as I don't expect or give a lot of responses per day! (Life comes first!). I'm LGBTQ+ friendly, and often have romantic subplots in my writing (completely optional), that I'm willing to discuss exploring as any gendered pairing! And while I enjoy exploring original characters and content in established fandoms, I'm also open to exploring interesting original ideas, unique character dynamics, and stories that let us get creative if you want to roleplay with me but the fandom suggestions don't cut it for you! In which case, I enjoy a myriad of genres that I'm sure we can talk about over DMs!
Partner Requirements:
My roleplay parters are 25+ years of age (and as such our characters should ALWAYS be adults, especially if romantic side plots become involved), roleplay in third person and past tense, are of any gender (both in and out of character), friendly folks who want to chat out of character between all the roleplay and share an enthusiasm for the characters, plots and worldbuilding we're both contributing to. Our characters will be OC x OC within the chosen fandom universe only. There may be cameos or side characters that are canon, but ultimately we are making our own additions to an already-existing world/framework. Romance between our characters is welcome but not a necessary cornerstone, I'm looking for good storytelling, not an unnatural relationship between characters. We will share good communication in general and especially if problems arise! I'm not down for ghosting malarkey, especially if it's something that could've been resolved easily otherwise!
A Few Ground Rules:
1) Mutual Respect. We're all here to enjoy ourselves, so basic kindness, respect and empathy is a must. In-Character drama and angst is A-OK, but drama between us is something I would rather avoid or remedy should it come up. It's a collaborative effort, not me versus you. Let's keep it friendly!
2) Comfortability. I'm here to have fun telling great stories with good people. Partners are not welcome if they can't discern between fiction and reality in regards to things like romance happening. Dating my character is not dating me. Let's respect each others boundaries and not get creepy with it. Unwanted advances and creepy behaviour will be the only reasons for an unexplained block, alongside uncooperative drama.
3) Communication is key. Life comes first. If you're going to be busy, need some time away, or aren't feeling a particular roleplay anymore, talk to me. I'd much rather have an honest conversation than be left in the dark, wondering what's going on. There's no pressure to be constantly available! And if something needs to change, let's talk about it.
4) Put Some Effort Into It! I don't hold my partners to any strict post length requirements, I just ask that we give eachother enough to work off of to reply to and move the story forward! Not every moment needs to be a novella, but one word or one sentence replies have no substance to carry the story forward! Let's move the story forward together!
Now to the ideas!
Disclaimer: Themes in these ideas may become dark, depending on the comfortability of my partner. Open to discussion. Triggers for each idea will be in bold beside the fandom title.
The Legend of Zelda BOTW/TOTK (TW: War, Physical Violence/Murder, Depictions of Trauma/PTSD/Self-Harm, Death): Set in a time between the events of BOTW and TOTK where the heroes of legend have been slain or made otherwise comatose when they protected the land and sealed evil away, the Head of Lookout Landing has sent an expedition team (our two main characters plus potential NPCs) to the southeast Faron region to investigate intel received about Zonai ruins in the jungle, following their curiosity to uncover remaining mysteries in Hyrule after hundreds of years of darkness supposedly resolved. The researchers at Lookout Landing are hoping to get a head start on researching such mysterious technology before it can be used by forces lurking in the shadows to amp up attacks from villages to key settlements to instigate chaos and wartime in Hyrule. In the meantime, progress across Hyrule waits for no-one, and its people transition from a time of deep turmoil, rebuilding and expanding into a time of contemplation and progress. Darkness, danger and even death loom on the horizon for our everyday heroes and their intrepid exploration team.
Plot: Both MC and YC have come from different, smaller settlements across Hyrule, displaced by the rising tides of chaos, banditry and pillaging by monsters and meet at Lookout Landing when they answer a summons for skilled experts. Numbers are short and exploration teams have already been sent out to every other corner of Hyrule. With MC and YCs combined expertise in our chosen areas (for example, one of us might be a zonai archaologist, or a member of Hudson Construction) and other NPCs accompanying us, we set out for the jungles of the Faron region, the sparkle of curiosity and a little naivety in our eyes. Little does MC and YC know that even before getting to the ruins, there's plenty of tension to be had, getting to know eachother on the open road, dealing with enemies (especially if either MC or YC are more bookish, or have never killed anything before. Definitely a formative moment for PTSD), the toll the growing experiences of combat and war will have on their minds and bodies and sinister turns their travels will take in the future.
To Be Hero X (TW: Psychological Horror, Depictions of Trauma/PTSD/Self-Harm/Mental Healt Struggles, Kidnapping, Death): We will be exploring the socio-political aspects that are explored in the show and the stories of heroes, but from a perspective of OCs we make within that world and structure. Definitely not looking to see or play canon characters in this world, just use the framework and factions to build from and explore these topics together.
Plot: MC lived a relatively normal, unassuming life, good friends, higher education, a crush she was silently pining for but never had the guts to confess to. That was until she was kidnapped in a planned attack to bring her into the folds of hero society... as an already established hero?!
It turns out that the famed hero "Lucky Seven" isn't so lucky at all. What the TV stations and online forums depict as a daring, lucky hero that performs impossible feats of daring-do to save the average citizens of X city, behind the scenes each iteration of Lucky Seven has perished when the luck pushes too far or runs out. So every so often, a normal citizen adopts the mantle of Lucky 7 and becomes her, until they die in seven years time. MC is forced to adopt that mantle.
What MC doesn't realise is that YC is a fellow established hero, often scripted to rescue citizens alongside the past iteration of Lucky Seven, and they know her more intimately (platonically or romantically). So it becomes a game between MC trying to conceal the truth and struggling with their growing identity disorder, and YC trying to find the truth, on top of the struggles to remain in and climb the hero rankings along with dealing with the secrets and coverups behind the hero agencies.
Control (TW: Psychological Horror, Body Horror, Gore, Supernatural Violence, Depictions of Grief/PTSD/Trauma, Mental/Physical Torture, Experimentation): We will play as field agents/parautilitarians in a retrieval and containment team, taking on dangerous work investigating and containing phenomena across a fictional pseudo-earth that defy the laws of the known world and reality itself.
Plot: MC has been a field agent for the FBC for longer than she remembers. Time and time again, she's handled parautilitarians that have been viscerally torn apart, lost inside other dimensions exploring the aftermath of AWE events, and any other number of reasons this stupid job takes its toll on people. Just as she was thinking of quitting the game - Who was she kidding? This always happens when she's trying to quit the game - the Bureau drops a new assignment in her lap.
Meanwhile YC is a parautilitarian, someone who was living a relatively normal life until an AWE changed their life's trajectory forever, along with cramming their brain with PTSD related to the event. Agents on the scene took YC away to the Prime Candidate Program, where they fail for one reason or another, but are considered a valuable enough field agent asset and YC gets experimented on to see what objects of power they might be able to bind to and help contain and bring back from around the world to the Bureau.
Cue MC becoming YC's handler, and the chaos of learning new co-workers in the most chaotic, clandestine United States Government agency.
Deadendia/Dead End: Paranormal Park (TW: Psychological Horror, Supernatural Horror/Violence, Depictions of Trauma, Struggles with Homelessness, Mental Health Struggles): What happens when a couple of amusement park workers discover supernatural shenanigans right under the grounds they work on? Werewolves in the water slides? Angels performing acrobatics at the circus tent? The possibilities are endless and everything comes to life at night! Our characters are determined to find out, to relieve the tedium of jobs they definitely don't get paid well enough to work!
Plot: MC is a diligent worker and megafan of the Z-list Dollywood wannabe actress the theme park is based around and works in the haunted house from the actress' "scream queen" era of acting. Through no fault of their own YC has become homeless and in need of a job, that MC - being their longtime friend, just a little light on communication over the years - helps them to get in the amusement park. MC doesn't know about YC's homelessness until they choose to tell them, or they catch them sleeping in the park's amenities. Either way, weird goings on start to happen over time. Parkgoers start disappearing. Or staff start disappearing. It's unclear where things first began, but eventually MC and YC stumble upon interdimensional tears in spacetime that let all manner of supernatural beings in, and not all of them are friendly or cooperative. Either way, we don't get paid enough for any of this, and just want to get back to a sense of normalcy, whatever that looks like for MC and YC.
DM here on Reddit if you're interested! Please introduce yourself and even drop an example of your roleplay if you're feeling brave or like you want to show off your chops! Also the password is a song that's been in your head lately, so I know you've read this post to the end!
See you soon!