043 ⇨ video

[brobeforehos]

All right, here's a poll I've been postponing. Raise your hand if you've at some point in your lives - long or short - felt a dangerous and inexplicable attraction towards the tall, dark, and handsome. I'm very keen to note whether it's one of those disorders that affect people regardless of gender, or not.

Bonus points will be given if they solve their problems with fire, or are emotional walls.

I'll start - yes.

private; stiles, text;

status report

[ooc; No curse, just curiosity.]

Comments

[intheblanks]

Then there's hope for you yet.

[brobeforehos]

You thought there wasn't?

[intheblanks]

I was just wondering what brought this on.

[brobeforehos]

Nothing. Boredom. Something that's been on my mind for a while. The tall, dark and handsome trope.

Some seem to think that it's because I'm in the situation right now, but that's not the case.

[intheblanks]

I don't think there's a particular fairytale physical stereotype to fit the people who can end up making you unhappy. If there was, that kind of relationship might be easier to avoid.

And good. I mean, I was going to offer to have words for you, but you made him sound so tall.

[brobeforehos]

Heartbreak can come from anyone. You realise my next question to this train of thought would be, would you choose to avoid involvement of all type in order to not let someone make you unhappy?

I take care of myself rather fine, don't worry.

[intheblanks]

Tried it.

There's your problem. The tall, dark and handsome trope is classically paired with a damsel in distress.

[brobeforehos]

Which I am not, or try not to be.

Good point.

[intheblanks]

Try fair, median and smart. I hear they have better taste.

[brobeforehos]

I'm not that hungry. [Ba...dum....tsch?]

[intheblanks]

That was painful. And I don't mean in the rejection sense.

[brobeforehos]

No-one ever appreciates my attempts at puns.

[intheblanks]

And yet you keep trying.

[brobeforehos]

I've been perseverent about other things before. Maybe I'll try medical humour next time.

[intheblanks]

You need to know what you're talking about before you try that. For example, what's the difference between an oral thermometer and an anal thermometer?

[brobeforehos]

I dread asking it but now I want to hear the end of it, so go on. What?

[intheblanks]

The taste.

[brobeforehos]

[GAGGING.]

[intheblanks]

[Not giggling at all obviously.]

Maybe you should stick to the puns.

[brobeforehos]

[Dissolving into laughter.] I'm giving up my career in medical humour, it's terrible.

[intheblanks]

To be fair, you don't know that you can't tell them, just that you can't take them.

[brobeforehos]

I've got a very visual imagination and that image wasn't something I wanted in my head. Not ashamed of it.

[intheblanks]

Better an image than a flavour. Trust me on that.

[brobeforehos]

Stop. No. You're making it worse.

[intheblanks]

So you don't want to hear fond memories of my gastro rotation?