1. you have a specific spot at somewhere you frequent—perhaps the window seat in class, the quiet corner at a café, or a specific study room at the local library. randomly, a random stranger starts appearing there before you. after a while of "i was here first"s, the two of you decide to share the space instead.

2. you have a party animal friend that happens to be their friend as well. the two of you always end up alone somehow—maybe you run into each other at that one balcony, or an empty room, or finding yourselves reaching towards the same condiment. at some point, one of you finally gets the courage to start a conversation.

3. there's an assignment for pairs of twos, and you two are assigned together. your project ends up being so impressive the two of you start being assigned together continuously. they seem to like you, and everyone tells you they like you, but you just can't be sure until you're paired with someone else and they blow up.

4. the two of you are polar opposites in an infamous way: although you don't even know each other (aside from maybe seeing each other peripherally at times), people unanimously agree you'd have insane chemistry. someone finally takes up the job of being your matchmaker, and chaos ensues.

5. you live with your parents, who love to take care of people in your community. they move in next door. the rest is self-explanatory: your parents force the poor neighbor into your life. (extra points if you live in an apartment building.)

6. you're chronically online, and keep coming across someone with absolute garbage opinions on your feed, and they are anonymous because of course they are. some day, out of nowhere, this person replies to a comment you've made, so the two of you start bickering in the comments. then it happens again. and again.

7. you just moved somewhere new, and you decide to check out a store that's been catching your eye for a while. in there, you find something you've been looking for since before this move, and you can't help but get visibly excited until you see a local watching you with a smile.

8. the people you call friends force you into karaoke at a public space (which how dare they), and so you sing your little heart out to a bunch of strangers. your friends decide to do another round, you sit to wait and notice someone at another group glancing your way.

divider credits: @uzmacchiato

So, you know the phrase "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery"?

I was wondering if you could turn that into a scenarios or a concept to script into your dr.

Like, you literally have to gatekeep all of the resources you have for yourself (not because you're not a girl's girl) because when you don't, people buy literally every single last drop and turn it into billion-dollar businesses based on the fact that YOU used it.

or, you have to go into the deep, dark corners of the world and find gems so that people would be less likely to find what you have...but then again, the next week people start traveling there in droves... people cause complete disruption globally to be like you.

Imitation is flattering...to what extent?

‧˚꒰ 'im the original' scenarios to script for your dr ୭ ˚. ᵎᵎ

𝜗ৎ 01. Social media developers weep and curse out loud every time something of yours—a clip, a catchphrase, or a product—goes viral; it’s no exaggeration to say that you literally break the internet every time something like that happens—you can cause a global outage.

𝜗ৎ 02. You really need to hide the companies you're running a campaign with, because the last time you did that, there was a whole line of A-list celebrities begging to be chosen so they could work with you.

𝜗ৎ 03. Every time you need to be dressed for a gala or event, you have to sign a confidentiality agreement with the designer—they can legally produce only ONE copy, yours. Goodness, they even have to patent that piece exclusively because so many amateurs would want to recreate it; yes, it's that serious.

𝜗ৎ 04. It’s gotten to the point where you have to maintain a selection of fake “favorites”—things you’re seen using in public to divert attention. Meanwhile, your real routines, products, and places remain private. People copy those decoys, and yet somehow fall short, and no one can figure out why.

𝜗ৎ 05. Normally, the more people see something, the less special it becomes; with you, it flips—the more something spreads, the more people want it. People do not just imitate your taste, they build businesses around it: a bag you used once becomes a category, a phrase you said offhand becomes a brand voice, etc.