with the rise of npcs within rps (at least the ones im in), i had a thought that i wondered if anyone else had... and what your thoughts may be.
now, we all know rpr is heavily centred around cultivating romantic and ual relationships and plot, whether they be endgame or not. don't get me wrong, i eat this up too, and it only makes sense since rpr is a leg off of a popular kpop/korean culture fanfiction website... and plus, most of us watch kdramas (heavily focuses on romance), and of course are into kpop, which, especially in the early days, were heavily focused on romance and such. it would only make sense. i know some people on here have ace/aro characters (me included), and some of you have no desire to date anyone either case by case (or rp by rp), or because you are just not interested...
so, my inquiry is, have you ever thought of having a currently alive and well npc lover? and not an ex, or a co-parent, but someone your character is currently with and in a relationship, but is an npc. i know your alts dating each other is often laughed about and rarely done (i have heard about it happening perhaps once or twice...), but i am genuinely curious if this is something you considered too. i don't know if i would do this, but i thought it may be interesting to do so in an rp where you're not interested in dating anyone but maybe it would make sense for your character to have a partner. and i wouldn't call this "loser behaviour" either because it seems a little... smart? to me? it kinda leaves you open to having connections and threads that are not focused around the potential of endgame, and you can certainly still have all the same interesting plotlines and threads one may have with ex-lovers and such... the only diff is that your love interest is an npc, or is your own alt.
idk. again, i don't think i may ever do this bc i personally do like having romantic plotlines w others, but sometimes i consider it when i want a very specific sort of love interest/story for my character that i don't rly wanna proposition to someone else... or wait for our thread to get fledged out for it to happen. i don't mind these things usually, but sometimes ya girl is lazy and sometimes my alts would be kinda cute tgt idk!
anyway this is like, kind of not a serious blog post but something that had been rolling around in my mind over the last few days. so if you're taking it super seriously (as in, getting offended) im not really sure what to tell you lol. this was completely harmless and i just wanted to think about it since a lot of rpr seems to be set in its ways and i just wanted to know if anyone else has done this before or is contemplating it!
yeah thats all. sorry for the essay lol jbc my semester is over doesn't mean the grind STOPS!
have a good day, drink water, and get at least 6 hours of sleep every night xx
themis, out.
speaking of, u should listen to this song if u love me. i dont ask for much.
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