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THE "REUNITED" MEME

for all of your shipping multiplied by time and distance needs.

I. atmosphere:
01. bittersweet: you parted with unfinished business, or circumstances are less than ideal. whatever it is, this isn't a fairytale reunion of long lost lovers.
02. angry: whatever happened last still has you itching to tear someone's head off, or you're outraged by what they did while you're apart, or you're going to set the record straight once and for all--!
03. excited: you can't wait to see them again.
04. anxious: what if things have changed too much? what if you're not the person they liked before? what if? you might know this is irrational, but that isn't going to stop you.
05. hurt: they left you behind, or in a time of need, or without saying goodbye, and you're anything but over it.
06. tender: you've been apart, but you care about them, still. always.
07. distant: whatever separated you, you've decided to protect yourself, and if that means pretending not to care that you've seen each other for the first time in five years, then so be it.

II. circumstances:
01. accidental: you ran into each other at the grocery store, you rang a number you can't bear to delete from your phone without meaning to, you stumbled on their twitter and followed because the app is shit, wait shit we both changed our online handles and made friends all over again.
02. new information: you haven't spoken to them in months or years, but something you've only just found out changes everything.
03. purposeful: you sought them out, for one reason or another.
04. set up: someone else is pulling the strings, and arranged it to put you together again.
05. in a crowd: it's your class reunion. you knew you might see them there, but even when you do reunite, there's people who know you both around.

III. wildcard.
what it says on the tin. make it yours!

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the tumblr post i stole the concept for this from is here if you want ideas.

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Oh God. He hears him before he sees him. At first he thinks it's got to be an illusion, somehow. He doesn't realize it's something he's hearing with his ears, instead of being called back into his heart from the memory of the tousle-headed kid with the huge glasses. He trembles and reaches into his vest pocket and his eyes laser in on Onoda. His heart sinks, but sings. He looks different, just a little bit. Not enough so that he couldn't recognize him, of course. His smile is exactly the same... He's so tall.

He doesn't smile as he watches Onoda slither through the crowd, just draws a pack of cigarettes from his vest and shakes one out, trying hard to look casual. He catches Onoda's eye and gives him a brief, two-fingered wave. God, he looks good.

But he's only here for a few weeks, and Onoda must be on vacation, too. Of course he'd heard about Onoda's being scouted. And he's busy, he's so busy... He can't... He resolves to shut it down before it has a chance to start, and even though he can feel his cheeks burning (when did Onoda's legs get so LONG) he pinches the end of his cigarette and forces his feelings down.

He opens his mouth to speak, and manages a shaky, "O-O-Onodaa...! You- don't have to bowl people over!"

open post ; reunited meme

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