THE MASQUERADE MEME - 2023

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 You’re invited to a Masquerade
One night only, let yourself escape
Make your way as black cats serenade
You’re invited to a Mysterious Masquerade!

THE MASQUERADE MEME

In the simplest of terms, a masquerade is a masked dance, and that’s what this meme is all about! Pop on a simple domino mask that goes around the eyes or go with a full brand-new ensemble, gather in a gigantic ballroom, and let the music take you away. Though this trope is a tale as old as time, there’s many ways to go about it! You know the usual rules – pop a character with any preferences or leave it blank, and go for it! Mix and match prompts or make your own!

Royal Regalia

The royal family is throwing one hell of a shindig in order to get their prince/princess to find a worthy bride/groom, or maybe the lucky one is already hitched and celebrations are underway! Has Cinderella been invited to this ball or did she stumble in by accident? Maybe you’ll meet your one true love without realizing the crown comes with the mask!

Supernatural Sides

Get a taste of the macabre when all the monsters show up for this mash! Perhaps it’s a Vampires Only party with you as the special exception. (Or their dinner!) Are the witches and warlocks gathered to perform a special spell once every hundred years? Or you thought this was an ordinary humans-all ball, just to discover your elaborate costumes are taking over your own personality!

Criminal Caper

Bring this party to modern times with this take on Ocean’s 11! You (and maybe your gang!) are here to steal something or someone precious, and everyone has a role to play. Observe the crowd, blend into the crowd, or be the major distraction. On the flip side, you may be the eager detective trying to finally get the cuffs on your target. There could be a huge UST blow-up if criminal and copper wind up in a dance – especially if they don’t recognize each other!

 

Comments

[flapsin]

[Drake's protest dies as he nestles against her while she carries him. As they reach the statue, he gazes at it with awe!]

But it - it's a vision of artistic beauty! I didn't think stone could capture your eyes so-

[The murmurrings of the crowd reach Drake's right.]

Right, right. The escape. Let's get that started! [He leaps onto the statue and hugs it tightly while climbing it!]

[lovebites_sodoi]

[ Luckily her claw-like nails (which, honestly, should have been another clue earlier, good sir) help her climb up along with him. They've got a bit of time before the rest of the ghoulish gang reach them, and she can only hope no second is wasted!

Once at the top of her own head, she nervously looks at her hero. ]

That glider thing... are you sure it has enough strength to hold the both of us?

[ She was afraid of weighing him down morally before, but now it occurs to her that she might be doing that physically too! ]

[flapsin]

No, not at all!

[He responds matter-of-factly while perched atop the head.]

But that's just because this hasn't been tested before. It'll be fine, we're both light as a feather! [Despite both of them having more than one feather.] Just hold on tight and we'll be off! [He prepares his cape, hoping to catch the wind just right!]

[lovebites_sodoi]

[ That's... not exactly instilling confidence in the plan, but it's too late to back out now! As the wind starts to pick up, she mentally tries to figure out how this is going to work. Holding him from behind would get in the way of the glider, so this might finally be a chance for him to do the bridal carry instead! ]

If we don't make it, I don't regret meeting you! It was the best thing that ever happened to me.

[ While he's already brimming with confidence, she figures one more cheek smooch will give him an extra boost to those stats! ]

[flapsin]

[Drake does feel a little nervous! But all of those nerves are melted away by her words and her smooch.]

D-ditto!!

[Emboldened and empowered, he lifts her up in a perfect bridal carry!]

Now let's get dangerous!

[With that, he leaps up into the air! The wind catches his cape as they start to soar into the air and over the hedge maze.]

It's working! It's working!! [He really shouldn't sound this surprised that it works.]

[lovebites_sodoi]

[ It's the power of love! And cartoon physics! The reaction of the monsters on the ground who see this?

"They're very slowly getting away!"
"... Anyone else want to go back to the mansion and just drink this night away?"

Various exhausted agreements. Fine, have her! She would've been a lousy clan head anyway! What could he possibly see in her?

As for Morgana, she gasps in surprise and delight, holding onto him even tighter. She really did wind up flying away one day after all! ]

My hero~!

Come what may,
I will love you...
Until my dyyyiiing daaayyy!