Shoujo^3 - A Cozy Romance RP Concept

[Nani]

@ERode I think we have room for 1 more, but double check with Fey. So far there are 4 named characters and 1 unnamed delinquent/jock

[OliveYou]

One more girl would round things out nicely!

[Vertigo]

@Vertigo　Also the whole 'good girl x bad guy' and 'opposites attract' thing sounds incredibly accurate for a delinquent boy and the embodiment of pure wholesome sweetness that is Mikako, just saying.

@Lemons

Yesss, I think Ryuu (tentative name) would have no idea how to deal with Mikako's sweetness or like-- her anything honestly, what do when being angry doesn't work??? Who knows, not him. Can't wait!

[Feyblue]

Suzuka tho... I couldn't stop squealing at all the little touches in her backstory. Her IDEAL TYPE?? GURL LEMME GIVE YOU THE WORLD. Eikichi will definitely still call her Suzu-chan (and probably push her into calling him Ei-kun, too, just like when they were little). I think it will be more of a slow burn realization on his side as he teases her and starts to realize how much she's changed (the classic "she's a girl now!" moment).

@OliveYou

Lol. She is, how we say, down bad. I'm not sure how much or to what degree she'll consciously put things in terms of love right off the bat, but Eikichi has always been special to her and so there's gonna be a lot of awkward fumbling on her part as she tries to find where the boundaries are drawn and how much of that special person's time she's allowed to share. I absolutely cannot wait to see this cuteness play out live!

Ho hum, got room for more or are you full up at this point?

@ERode

There's still a sixth slot available, yeah! As the others said, another girl would be ideal, but I'm willing to hear out whatever ideas you've got for what you wanna play obvs.

Hmm! Since Haru and Eikichi are both more social/popular, I think I'll be angling for the "delinquent with a bad rap/stay away from him" flavour of a jerk with a heart of gold, rather than the "player/popularity-has-gone-to-his-head-jock". Also, for some reason, I see cats liking him. He's doing his best to ignore them but well, cats do like those who leave them alone, so... there's tons of strays he's ended up feeding, because they just won't leave him alone, and what the hell else is he supposed to do now?? Oh shit did that one just have KITTENS? Is he a foster-father now, panic?!

@Vertigo

I get the feeling Suzuka and Ryuu will get along swimmingly, lol. Both of them have kinda similar energy with the whole "scary, stay away" vibe they tend to emit. Also, she's absolutely a cat lover, so there's that too. Either way, feels like they'll be great friends. Could definitely see her roping him into being her consultant on things like what sorts of presents to get for a guy and him being confused as to why she's asking him of all people for social advice.

Also, just a heads-up, but OOC might not be done today. Just got a big case in that I need to draft up for my job by tomorrow, so that's gonna have to take priority for today. I'll still be around to answer questions and occasionally brainstorm, though!

[OliveYou]

If Ryuu and Suzuka start hanging out a lot, we might get a bit of jealousy too...

Also, I updated Eikichi's CS, it's probably finished for now. I'm excited for their long-awaited reunion!

[Feyblue]

If Ryuu and Suzuka start hanging out a lot, we might get a bit of jealousy too...

Also, I updated Eikichi's CS, it's probably finished for now. I'm excited for their long-awaited reunion!

@OliveYou

Awwww, he might be a shitstirrer but he's so sweet. It's both really sad and really heartwarming how both of them share such similar insecurities about themselves, and how much they were relying on each other to assuage those fears as kids.

[Nani]

Looks like everyone is planning stuff with their potential love interest and Haru is just chilling here lol. Hopefully the next one to join can work something out with him

[Feyblue]

Speaking of Haru, I was wondering what kind of dynamic you think he'd have with Suzuka? I noticed in your sheet that you had him also knowing her from when she was a kid, so I figured I should ask how close you envisioned them being. 'Cuz I definitely think there's some potential for some funny moments in the present day in light of that, with Haru being all buddy-buddy and Suzuka being incredibly stiff and awkward because she has no idea how to react to the sheer, blinding aura of this cinnamon roll. I mean, she wasn't even sure if Eikichi would remember her or care now that she was back, yet here's somebody who from her perspective she didn't even know all that well who's just immediately treating her like a friend.

[Nani]

@Feyblue I'm imagining that when they were younger, Haru would have definitely been like "You like crayons? I like crayons. We're best friends!" But now that he's a bit more aware of others, he'd be a bit more calm around her to match her vibe rather than scare her off. He's still friendly, but it's not as intense as when he was younger. He low-key sees everyone as his friend, (at least that's the perception of him)

[Feyblue]

Awwwww, he's such a wholesome lad! Either way though, feels like Suzuka's perception of him would be "Eikichi's really nice friend," so it definitely does feel like she'd be a little less guarded around him than most people. After all, if he's friends with Eikichi, he can't be bad -- and him remembering even someone like her on top of that just goes to prove it.

[Lemons]

@Vertigo Ryuu: raging delinquent noises
Mikako: "D'aww he's acting out." headpat

[Lemons]

Okay! Tentatively finished Mikako! Her backstory went a bit longer than I intended, hope you like her!

[Nani]

@Lemons She's absolutely adorable! I love her

[OliveYou]

If Haru doesn't go up to Suzuka himself, then Eikichi might made the introduction - I think he might feel just a little bit responsible for making sure Suzuka fits in again, since he was the one to help her when they were younger. I also appreciate the references to Eikichi in Mikako's backstory. With Suzuka here, it will give them a chance to reconnect, which should be interesting!

[Feyblue]

Yeah, I really love how the vibe has kinda shifted from two separate friend groups to just like, a buncha kids who used to hang out all sort of reconnecting in high school. It feels really special for an RP.

[Lemons]

I cannot WAIT to see how Ryuu and a potential ERode character fits into things, it's sure to be beautiful.

[ERode]

Gotta read a bit more deeply into other CSes (and check to see which other characters I’ve played as of late), but right now I’m thinking of either queen bee or band gal.

[Lemons]

Oooooh those sound really fun with the character dynamics we have, I can actually see the super popular queen bitch of the school and the wholesome sunshine golden retriever boy being painfully adorable.

[Feyblue]

Ooh, plus that would round out our female charas really well, since on one end of the spectrum we've got Suzuka as the socially awkward loner type, Mikako in the middle as wholesome and polite but a bit of a pushover, and then we've get the popular, assertive type with ERode's gal.

[Nani]

Oooh my golden retriever boi and a queen bee? Def gonna be an interesting dynamic lol

Edit: by band gal, like a musician kinda girl? That could also be interesting especially if she's lowkey/ is pragmatic most of the time.