The Royal Harem AU Meme

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<center><span style="text-align:center;font:35px impact;text-transform:uppercase;color:transparent;-webkit-background-clip:text;background-clip:text;background-image:-moz-linear-gradient(left, #d53369, #cbad6d);background-image:-webkit-linear-gradient(left, #d53369, #cbad6d);background-image:linear-gradient(to right, #d53369, #cbad6d);">The Royal Harem AU</span> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/sudvL8d.jpg" width=450> <div style="width:80%;text-align:justify"><blockquote>The royal harem is a part of certain aristocratic courts and can serve as both a setting and a plot driver for various stories. The combination of sex, forbidden-ness, and exoticism that fictional harems often represent has led to them showing up in numerous stories over the years... Harems are off-limits to most, which often puts them into Forbidden Fruit territory ... There may be some person who has particular authority over the harem (whether a eunuch, a chief wife/concubine, or a relative of the owner). If the court is deadly and decadent, expect a lot of politics in the harem, with its members competing with each other for power and preference. As in many real harems, getting to be the ruler's favourite (and maybe wife) could be worth a lot, especially if you become mother to a much-desired heir to the throne. <div style="text-align:right">- <a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RoyalHarem">TV Tropes</a></div></blockquote> <span style="font:20px impact;text-transform:capitalize;border-bottom:2px solid #000">How to Play</span> 1. Top level with your preference: concubine, ruler, or something else! 2. Pick your prompt/s and set a scene, or just wing it! 3. Tag around!</div> <div style="width:80%;text-align:justify"> <lj-cut text="Prompts within!"><center><span style="font:25px impact;text-transform:uppercase;color:transparent;-webkit-background-clip:text;background-clip:text;background-image:-moz-linear-gradient(left, #d53369, #cbad6d);background-image:-webkit-linear-gradient(left, #d53369, #cbad6d);background-image:linear-gradient(to right, #d53369, #cbad6d);">Prompts</span></center> <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d53369">1. Newcomer</span> You're new to the harem (or just newly of age) - but are you uncertain? <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d53369">2. The Favorite</span> Perhaps you've been here for a long time, or you've quickly caught the ruler's eye. Regardless, everyone knows you're the favorite. <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d53369">3. Spoils of War</span> You didn't expect to end up here. You were captured, brought into the harem against your will. What will you do now? <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d53369">4. Teaching the Arts</span> As a concubine, you must be an expert of the arts: dance, storytelling, poetry, embroidery... and, of course, sex. Who will teach you? <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d53369">5. Forbidden Fruit</span> The harem is off-limits to you, nor are concubines meant to consort with the outside world - but there is someone you just can't resist. <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d53369">6. Playing Politics</span> When you share a bed with power, power is within your reach. <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d53369">7. True Love</span> It's forbidden to fall in love with a concubine and unwise for a concubine to forget their role, but... <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d53369">8. Queen Mother</span> Often, the parent of the current or future monarch enjoys incredible political power, prestige, and importance in the court. Can you twist your role to your advantage? <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d53369">9. Escape</span> You can't stand this gilded cage anymore. It's time to leave! <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#d53369">10. Wildcard</span> Anything goes!</div> <div style="width:85%;text-align:right"><small>[ <a href="https://socksonameme.dreamwidth.org/" style="text-decoration:none">Get Memes!</a> ]</small></div>

The Royal Harem AU

The royal harem is a part of certain aristocratic courts and can serve as both a setting and a plot driver for various stories. The combination of sex, forbidden-ness, and exoticism that fictional harems often represent has led to them showing up in numerous stories over the years...

Harems are off-limits to most, which often puts them into Forbidden Fruit territory ... There may be some person who has particular authority over the harem (whether a eunuch, a chief wife/concubine, or a relative of the owner). If the court is deadly and decadent, expect a lot of politics in the harem, with its members competing with each other for power and preference. As in many real harems, getting to be the ruler's favourite (and maybe wife) could be worth a lot, especially if you become mother to a much-desired heir to the throne.

- TV Tropes

How to Play

1. Top level with your preference: concubine, ruler, or something else!
2. Pick your prompt/s and set a scene, or just wing it!
3. Tag around!

Prompts

1. Newcomer
You're new to the harem (or just newly of age) - but are you uncertain?

2. The Favorite
Perhaps you've been here for a long time, or you've quickly caught the ruler's eye. Regardless, everyone knows you're the favorite.

3. Spoils of War
You didn't expect to end up here. You were captured, brought into the harem against your will. What will you do now?

4. Teaching the Arts
As a concubine, you must be an expert of the arts: dance, storytelling, poetry, embroidery... and, of course, sex. Who will teach you?

5. Forbidden Fruit
The harem is off-limits to you, nor are concubines meant to consort with the outside world - but there is someone you just can't resist.

6. Playing Politics
When you share a bed with power, power is within your reach.

7. True Love
It's forbidden to fall in love with a concubine and unwise for a concubine to forget their role, but...

8. Queen Mother
Often, the parent of the current or future monarch enjoys incredible political power, prestige, and importance in the court. Can you twist your role to your advantage?

9. Escape
You can't stand this gilded cage anymore. It's time to leave!

10. Wildcard
Anything goes!