Shoujo^3 - A Cozy Romance RP Concept

[Lemons]

Iiiiiinteresting, Mikako is the eldest of four. Two ways to take that; either it brings them closer or they're both way too busy to deal with the other's family too lmao

[OliveYou]

Aw but it would so cute if they had big playdates together (or if their younger siblings were friends)

[Feyblue]

All of the options are good!! Suzuka x Foxy would be an interesting reunion. She'd be shocked at how much he's changed.

@OliveYou

Ooh, that would absolutely be a good angle to go with. I'm thinking a lot of her hangups probably stem from like, worrying that she's the only one who was lonely after she moved away, and wondering if they can be as close as they were before, or if he'll move on without her after they graduate and stuff. So him having changed a ton and her being more or less the same as always could really be a good way to engage with those fears on her part, since he's harder to read now and she can't tell whether he's being serious or just teasing her.

[Nani]

I think he'd def have the energy to keep up with little kids. But it could be funny lol

[OliveYou]

Ooh, that would absolutely be a good angle to go with. I'm thinking a lot of her hangups probably stem from like, worrying that she's the only one who was lonely after she moved away, and wondering if they can be as close as they were before, or if he'll move on without her after they graduate and stuff. So him having changed a ton and her being more or less the same as always could really be a good way to engage with those fears on her part, since he's harder to read now and she can't tell whether he's being serious or just teasing her.

@Feyblue

Hmm... I wonder if Foxy went to great lengths to be perceived as cool by a certain someone when he made his high school debut...?

[Feyblue]

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Hmm... I wonder if Foxy went to great lengths to be perceived as cool by a certain someone when he made his high school debut...?

@OliveYou

Oh my god, that's wonderful. They're both down so bad and yet neither realizes it because of how many levels of self-consciousness and mixed messages they're on.

[Lemons]

cute cute cute cute cute cute

[OliveYou]

I'm already writing my CS!! Let's get this ball rolling!

[Lemons]

So the question is, then: we know how foxy knows Suzuka and vice versa and Suzuka and Mikako being friends makes sense, but how does Mikako know foxy and/or sunshine boy?

Addendum: I think Mikako is part of student council, and class rep, and just generally helps people out when they need it (hence the whole 'stop her from burning out' thing), so she could've met them through that?

[Feyblue]

I'm working on a CS format as we speak, should be fairly basic stuff. Appearance, backstory, some bullet points for personality and maybe character relations. I'll drop it here as soon as I have it ready.

[Feyblue]

Here we go. Cribbed the general style from a few previous RPs I've been in (what can I say, I'm a hack and a fraud), and tweaked it a lil to suit the purposes of this RP. If we get two more people interested, I can add more footnotes in the character relations segment, otherwise going with just 4 will honestly work fine.

Word of warning, it's a little bit buggy until you add in a character color code. Just look for the capitalized spots and slot it in and the format should more or less display correctly, though the alignment can look a little bit off until you slot an image in and add some text to the body of it. Just let me know if there are any problems with it and I can help fix it.

Bio Format

[color=gray][CENTER][sup][h1][center][img]CHARACTER IMAGE HERE IF NEEDED, WIDE FITS BETTER THAN TALL[/img][/center][b][center][color=black] C H A R A C T E R N A M E[/color]
[color=CHARACTER HEXCODE HERE]C H A R A C T E R N A M E[/color][/center]
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[color=silver][sup][b]"CHARACTER QUOTE HERE"[/b][/sup][/color][/CENTER]

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[table][row][/row][row][cell][center][img]CHARACTER IMAGE HERE, NO WIDER THAN 450 PIXELS RECOMMENDED[/img]
[color=2E2C2C][sup]_______________________________________________[/sup][/color][/center][indent][sup][h3][b][color=CHARACTER HEXCODE HERE]Identity[/color][/b][/h3][/sup]
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[b]Full Name[/b][COLOR=#807B84] - CHARACTER NAME HERE[/COLOR]
[b]Nicknames[/b][COLOR=#807B84] - ANY, IF APPLICABLE. ERASE IF NOT NEEDED.[/COLOR]
[B]Age[/B][COLOR=#807B84] - 15-17, DEPENDING ON YEAR.[/COLOR]
[B]Gender[/B][COLOR=#807B84] - GENDER HERE[/COLOR]
[b]Year[/b][COLOR=#807B84] - FIRST, SECOND, OR THIRD, DEPENDING ON AGE.[/COLOR]
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[indent][sup][h3][b][color=CHARACTER HEXCODE HERE]Personality[/color][/b][/h3][/sup]
[sup][COLOR=SILVER][b]PERSONALITY TRAIT 1[/b]
[COLOR=#807B84]SUMMARY OF PERSONALITY TRAIT 1 HERE.[/COLOR][/COLOR]

[COLOR=SILVER][b]PERSONALITY TRAIT 2[/b]
[COLOR=#807B84]SUMMARY OF PERSONALITY TRAIT 2 HERE.[/color][/color]

[COLOR=SILVER][b]PERSONALITY TRAIT 3[/b]
[COLOR=#807B84]SUMMARY OF PERSONALITY TRAIT 3 HERE.[/color][/color]

[COLOR=SILVER][b]PERSONALITY TRAIT 4[/b]
[COLOR=#807B84]SUMMARY OF PERSONALITY TRAIT 4 HERE.
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[indent][sup][h3][b][color=CHARACTER HEXCODE HERE]Character Relationships[/color][/b][/h3][/sup]
[sup][COLOR=SILVER][b]CHARACTER 1 NAME HERE[/b]
[COLOR=#807B84]SUMMARY OF YOUR CHARACTER'S THOUGHTS ON AND ACQUAINTANCE WITH THE OTHER CHARACTER HERE.[/color][/color]

[COLOR=SILVER][b]CHARACTER 2 NAME HERE[/b]
[COLOR=#807B84]SUMMARY OF YOUR CHARACTER'S THOUGHTS ON AND ACQUAINTANCE WITH THE OTHER CHARACTER HERE.[/color][/color]

[COLOR=SILVER][b]CHARACTER 3 NAME HERE[/b]
[COLOR=#807B84]SUMMARY OF YOUR CHARACTER'S THOUGHTS ON AND ACQUAINTANCE WITH THE OTHER CHARACTER HERE.
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[indent][sup][h3][b][color=CHARACTER HEXCODE HERE]Other Information[/color][/b][/h3][/sup]
[SUP][COLOR=#807B84]ANY OTHER IMPORTANT INFO WORTH NOTING HERE.
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[/cell][cell][sup][h3][b][color=CHARACTER HEXCODE HERE]Physical Description[/color][/b][/h3][/sup]
[color=lightgray][indent]CHARACTER APPEARANCE HERE
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[sup][h3][b][color=CHARACTER HEXCODE HERE]Personal Story[/color][/b][/h3][/sup]
[color=lightgray][indent]CHARACTER BACKGROUND HERE
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[OliveYou]

Great! For the character section, my guy's name Eikichi ^^

[Feyblue]

Great! For the character section, my guy's name Eikichi ^^

@OliveYou

Ah, yeah, it goes without saying that we can edit names and relation details in as we iron things out.

Speaking of which, for an added detail, the meeting circumstance I had in mind for the whole childhood friends bit is that Suzuka's single dad was probably a bit of an absentee parent out of necessity, working tons of hours to keep food on the table and such, and so there were a lot of nights when he couldn't come home from work and she thus ended up staying over with the family next door, and ended up befriending their son in the process. More or less did everything together, partly because she felt at home there and partly just because very few of her other classmates could stand her, since she's a terrible conversationalist and the epitome of awkward. Had to move away and stay with her grandparents during middle school though, since her dad's job transferred him overseas, so she ended up vanishing for like three or four years before abruptly transferring back in first or second year of high school after getting permission to live mostly on her own. Sorta tries to pick things up where they left off, but isn't really sure how welcome she is or if they're still friends and all that. The classic reunion, basically.

Do you think that sort of history between them would work with Eikichi's background?

[OliveYou]

Ah, yeah, it goes without saying that we can edit names and relation details in as we iron things out.

Speaking of which, for an added detail, the meeting circumstance I had in mind for the whole childhood friends bit is that Suzuka's single dad was probably a bit of an absentee parent out of necessity, working tons of hours to keep food on the table and such, and so there were a lot of nights when he couldn't come home from work and she thus ended up staying over with the family next door, and ended up befriending their son in the process. More or less did everything together, partly because she felt at home there and partly just because very few of her other classmates could stand her, since she's a terrible conversationalist and the epitome of awkward. Had to move away and stay with her grandparents during middle school though, since her dad's job transferred him overseas, so she ended up vanishing for like three or four years before abruptly transferring back in first or second year of high school after getting permission to live mostly on her own. Sorta tries to pick things up where they left off, but isn't really sure how welcome she is or if they're still friends and all that. The classic reunion, basically.

Do you think that sort of history between them would work with Eikichi's background?

@Feyblue

Absolutely! I put Eikichi down as a second year. I definitely sense a lot of "I won't let you leave me this time" potential...

[Feyblue]

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Absolutely! I put Eikichi down as a second year. I definitely sense a lot of "I won't let you leave me this time" potential...

@OliveYou

Oh we absolutely love to see it.

At any rate, I'll work on getting an OOC for this set up hopefully tomorrow. In the mean time, feel free to use this thread to brainstorm any pre-existing dynamics.

[Nani]

I've also been working on my boy, I finally landed on the name Haruto, Haru for short (Specifically by his friends). I'm just trying to figure out dynamics with the others, cuz rn all I'm getting is platonic vibes to mostly everyone.

[Lemons]

PLATONIC? IN THIS GAME? HOW DARE

[Nani]

I KNOW! But I'm sorry, he's a little social butterfly who wants to snap photots of everyone, and no one (based on what's been said so far) is hooking him just yet lol

Edit: to be clear, I do want him to have a romance, I'm still looking/planning lol

[OliveYou]

I think Haru kinda just inserted himself into Eikichi's life when they started high school, and Eikichi couldn't leave him alone ("his heart is too pure, I must protect). Plus he likes that Haru is the honest type. Nothing to hide!

[Lemons]

It could be that, as the resident sunbeam boy, he tries to step in and help out Mikako from an entire platonic start, since from literally any point of view except her own (and the people dumping work on her) she takes on way too much responsibility and work and it's not healthy. And then as the two of them spend time together things could develop from there.