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It’s time for our very first task! Like many dating services, Eros wants to know more about its subscribers, so it can in return have better odds of finding them their ideal partner. The answers to these questions are private and can be a succinct or as lengthy as you’d like as long as it is true to your character — the only thing Eros asks is honesty. The information we receive will be used to determine our next matches.

Great question! Essentially, I’ll be choosing the matches based on similar answer to writing tasks and their overall profiles. Every time there’s a new task, matches may change to keep things interesting. In the end, even if we tease the idea of soulmates, we are a chemistry based groups and the players may choose to follow the matches or not, this is just going to be a fun twist for us. The first matches will be set after our first task.

LUCA ORTIZ-FERNANDEZ is a TWENTY SEVEN year old SWITCH currently working as a FIREFIGHTER. SHE self describes as PASSIONATE, DUTIFUL and STUBBORN. Her hobbies include BOXING, SCULPTURE, DRAG RACINGand TRIVIA. Her ideal partner would be someone who can match her intensity and who challenges her to push herself, but also is able to enjoy leisure time and a good book.

Worn leather jackets, bloodied knuckles, unwanted nostalgia, gritty noir films, the dark before dawn

Much of Luca’s early life is a mystery to just about everyone in her life- including herself, at times. The oldest child of three, she has a strong bond with her two brothers yet no more than vague memories of their childhood together. Her mother was in the military and often away on tour, leaving them with their father- who was anything but interested in parenting. Within their marriage was a cold agreement: she would pursue her military career and pay the bills and he would raise the children.

Only her mother held up her end of the agreement.

With an absentee mother and an addict father, caring for the house and her brother’s fell upon Luca’s shoulders. Still a child herself- just a few years older than Mateo and Luis- she struggled trying to manage her house, her father, her brothers, and herself. She was frequently the one who went without, ensuring her brothers were able to go to bed warm and fed. It was more than most adults were prepared for, nevertheless a child, but she was never the kind of person to wallow in self pity.

When her mother legally divorced her father when she was 15, the passive verbal abuse turned more active and physical in nature. The spitting image of her mother, she was often on the receiving end of his drunken tirades- though she would have taken the abuse a thousand times over to protect her brothers. As her siblings grew into themselves, she was able to spend more time working on herself and her own interests, resulting in her becoming a firefighter.

Luca was first introduced to the world of BDSM through a coworker- Cal. The only other full time female firefighter, they quickly found they had nothing in common. Yet they still got on amazingly, each broadening the other’s world view and capitalizing on the new opportunities the other offered. Now that her brothers are grown and able to look out for themselves, she’s finally able to live for herself. And while she may not be convinced that soulmates even exist, she might as well give it a go- if for no reason other than the thrill of it.

Luca is incredibly protective of her brothers and constantly mother’s them- despite the fact that they’re both now in their mid twenties. They come for dinner at least twice a month- more if she can help it, though between all of their jobs, she counts herself lucky to be able to visit with them at all.

Likely not plot drops, but there will be events and tasks, yes! We’ve been working on the first task since yesterday and it should be presented to our players shortly. 

We’re still waiting on 2 of the accepted applications, so, officially, there are 18 open spots left!

THEA REIMER is a TWENTY SEVEN year old SWITCH currently working as an ARTIST. SHE self describes as FORTHRIGHT, AMIABLE and RETICENT. Her hobbies include ROCK CLIMBING, DELVING INTO ASTRONOMY and WORKING ON LARGE PUZZLES. Her ideal partner would be someone who accepts her and allows her to be herself.

paint brushes littering the floor, heavy bass thrumming through speakers, driving with the windows down, staring at the night sky

Born into a relatively affluent family, Thea never really had to worry about much growing up. In large, it was uneventful other than being a little lonely. She displayed an interest in the arts from a very young age and her family fostered that spirit, offering lessons from private instructors and anything else she desired in an attempt to fill the void their absence left. Even now as an adult, she still doesn’t bother with what other people view as a “real career”.

Living off of the money left to her, Thea pursued her art and initially, she found that no matter what garbage she put out in her art shows, people would recognize either her wealth or name. Her goal was to move people with her pieces, to invoke emotions that would otherwise remain dormant, and she found that wasn’t possible at that rate. During her early twenties, she began hosting anonymous shows where her creations would be showcased but with no indication as to who the artist was. She attended the shows as a patron.

During this time, she fell into a few bad relationships where her partner either didn’t care to look past the sometimes enigmatic spirit around her, or were only with her for selfish reasons. It didn’t take long for the fear of letting anyone get too close to take hold of her, impairing her ability to hold one date, let alone a relationship. The fear of allowing someone to get close enough to hurt her yet again was too much.

Now approaching her 30s, she’s found herself peer pressured by her friends into joining the app that everyone speaks so highly of. She figures even if she doesn’t find a partner, she can at least indulge herself in some fun.

Thea has never shown her art pieces to anyone she’s dated for the same reason she doesn’t disclose her name or identity at her art exhibitions. Her thought process behind that devolves into honesty being an extremely important thing to her.

GENEVIEVE MORALES is a THIRTY ONE year old SUBMISSIVE currently working as an ACTRESS. SHE self describes as CHARMING, STUBBORN and SENSITIVE. Her hobbies include READING, BEING IN NATURE and UNPLUGGING. Her ideal partner would be Sophisticated. No nonsense. Strict yet loving. Has no problem taking control. Isn’t necessarily all about sex, truly enjoys dominance outside of the bedroom as well as in it.

Autumn rain. dark black coffee. well read novels. fireside chats. melodic musings.

Genevieve Aurora Morales was born the youngest of five. Her father was an immigrant from Cuba while her mother was Canadian. There are three languages spoken in her family- English, Spanish, and French. They settled in the US about five years before her birth. She was named after her grandmother on her mother’s side and that woman was her best friend right until the day she passed away. Home life was normal and relatively stress free. She grew up in Haverford, Pennsylvania and attended an all girls private school called Baldwin.

Gen had always been intelligent and had done well in school but the arts were her forte. She could sing and she could act and the adults in her life picked up on that immediately. Extroverted she was not but talented she most certainly was. Gen started training when she was in middle school and that worked to her advantage. She was cast in the Broadway production of the Secret Garden as Mary Lennox before she even graduated and was up for a Tony that year. She didn’t land a Tony, however, until her portrayal of Jo March in the Broadway revival of Little Women years later.

Once college rolled around she had her pick of schools. Juilliard was top of the list and she excelled there. During her time at school she made all the right connections. It was a little bit of luck, a lot of networking, and a shit ton of talent that got her into the film industry. It took a few really good roles to get her going but soon she became sought after. Being cast as the lead in an Oscar winning film was complete and total dumb luck. But as new as she was to film she deserved the award she won that year. Most recently she just premiered a remake of the horror thriller “The Others” in which she played the role of Grace.

Television had never been something she was interested in until she read the script for Ever After the mini series remake of the feature film. She got offered the role of Danielle; Gen had been in love with the role ever since Drew Barrymore played it. Renewed for another short season and up for a handful of awards, she’s never been more in the spotlight.

Her entire life has been so focused on her career that she’s never had much time for relationships. Mostly she has close friends who end up becoming friends with benefits but she’s always needed far more. If anyone knew the dirty, depraved thoughts that ran through her head on a daily basis it would be a complete scandal. The PR relationship she’s currently in is one in a string of many. It’s all for show. The ‘boyfriend’ happens to be a dick but she has to paste on a smile. Gen craves more from her love life and from her sex life. The promise of a soulmate is something she yearns for. EROS seems to be the perfect discreet solution.

Gen hates her first name. It was her grandmother’s. She will scrunch her nose whenever someone uses it. She goes by Aurora Mitchell for work.

Due to her line of work, her management always has her in some sort of fabricated relationship. Currently she’s in a PR relationship with her co-lead in the show she stars in.

JADE PEARCE is a TWENTY SEVEN year old SUBMISSIVE currently working as a DANCE INSTRUCTOR. SHE self describes as RECLUSIVE, POISED and SHELTERED. Her hobbies include VISITING LOCAL BOOKSTORES TO SCOUR THE SHELVES FOR RARE BOOKS, PEOPLE WATCHING AT CAFES and EXPLORING NEIGHBORHOODS TO PARTICIPATE IN TOURIST GIMMICKS. Her ideal partner would be someone who can hold an intelligent conversation and indulges in her sometimes idealistic dreams while taking care to remind her to keep her feet on the ground.

Well-worn first edition novels, weighted blankets and fuzzy socks, watching the fog roll in from a high-rise, the loneliness of a spotlight

TW: Emotional familial abuse, unhealthy relationships, allusions to eating disorders

Jade was born to a family of takers, generations of men and women who had built immense wealth by taking what they believed the world owed to them. More than once, she had found herself wondering what corner of the world that her parents had found her in, as she never quite felt like she fit in with her family. ( Of course, she had never realized then that for every taker in the family, there was always a silent giver to support them. ) For over twenty years, Jade was put through the rigors of high society, only consorting with the right people, participating in the right activities, and knowing when exactly to be seen and not heard.

Jade was a classic “middle child”, with her elder sister groomed to take over the family empire while her younger brother was coddled to the point that he was insufferable. Even the family dog seemed to garner more affection than Jade did. She learned early on in her life that her achievements came last place in her parents’ mind, cemented when she danced her first solo at nine years old and four empty seats glared back at her from the front row. As she grew older, Jade learned that even her older sister, who had been nothing but a hero in her eyes, could be just as cruel and awful, but under a saccharine veneer of faux concern. At best, she was her sister’s plaything, available to be toyed with and positioned how she deemed fit, and at worst, she was a nuisance to the rest of her family.

Jade sought an escape in her dancing, and the discipline and rigor of ballet provided her with the structure that she craved in her life. Because she was so often left to her own devices, she threw herself into her craft, one deemed socially acceptable by her parents. Even though they were openly skeptical when she announced her intention to dance with the New York City Ballet, she continued pushing because she had nothing else. Young and naive as she was, Jade soon fell into a precarious relationship with an older married man, an instructor who whittled her down, both physically and mentally, taking everything that Jade had to give until she found the strength to walk away.

Relocating to Seattle was easier than facing her family, even if rumors of her salacious affair reached their ears. If she was across the country from them, she could dodge their calls and avoid their sneers. The Pearce name wasn’t all that prominent outside of New York, and it was common enough that she could fade into the background. In the last two years, Jade settled into somewhat of a routine, experiencing the world in a way she was never permitted to under the watchful eye of her family. However, her time is limited, and Jade knows that before long, her family will quash this tiny act of defiance and force her into a politically convenient marriage. Joining Eros is a fleeting attempt to find the dashing hero to whisk her away from her evil family, just like in the fairytales that she loves.

Jade’s most prized possession is a first-edition copy of Frank L. Baum’s The Wizard of Oz. It was given to her by her sister on her seventh birthday, and is one of the only things that she brought with her from New York.

Written words come easier to Jade than speech, and often ends up with her seeming very eloquent over text but a complete disaster in face-to-face conversations.

MINETTE ERSO is a TWENTY THREE year old SUBMISSIVE currently working as a 1ST GRADE TEACHER. SHE self describes as CREATIVE, OPTIMISTIC, GENTLE and STUBBORN. Her hobbies include READING, CRAFT and HIKING. Her ideal partner would be someone who has passion, and is open to trying new things and creating memories together. She imagines that her perfect match would enjoy literature, be an excellent tester for her new recipes and crafts and have a commanding edge to them.

messy curls, freshly sharpened pencils, honeysuckle covered balconies, midsummer picnics, handmade birthday card

Minettes life was not one that began with a love story, her parents were not in love, nore did they have any intention of having a child together. Both career driven and uninterested in leaving their big city dreams behind, they had little time for their now very needy accident. So at the age of two Minette was shipped off to live with her grandparents in her father’s hometown of Snohomish. Her grandparents were overjoyed at the chance of raising the child, and thus Minette grew up adored and surrounded by the beauty of the nearby countryside. Her grandparents operated one of the cities historic antique shops which Minette took delight in exploring, learning as much as she could about the items rich history which she would then parrot to the enjoyment of visiting tourists.

Her father visited at Christmases and birthdays, occasionally making vague promises to appear at art shows and school plays. He never made a secret of the fact that he was her father, but Minette found it difficult to see him as any more than a rather absent uncle or older brother. A new wife in his New York home turned into a new family with the arrival of a new baby, and his visits became slowly more awkward until Minette took to spending time at friends houses when her father was in town. Her mother never visited, and beyond a few photos that her father had offered to her Minette didn’t even really know what the woman looked like. Though Minette never really felt like she needed the people who had created her, in her mind her grandparents were more than enough. She had a family that loved her and that was all that needed said on the subject.

Minettes passion for relaying facts to tourists turned into a desire to share her knowledge with children, and from a young age she aspired to be a teacher. She volunteered to help out with after school clubs for younger children and created a variety of ambitious art projects to help out with the set design for kindergarten plays and to bring to life the play corners of classrooms. She was overjoyed when she was accepted into the University of Washington, glad that she could train to be a teacher at a good university while staying close to the city and surrounding countryside that she loved so much. Though there was a small part of her that wondered if she should have looked a little further away from life that she had always known, wondering if she was a hypocrite for preaching so much about adventure when she herself was barely going beyond her own backdoor. Though she didn’t dwell on it long, as she threw herself into life at her new college.

Minette graduated with honours and found work at the school that she had volunteered at during her time in college. Dating had never really been that much of a priority for Minette during high school, other than the odd date to a dance. She’d not really known why she wasn’t all that interested in her vanilla high school relationships, until in college a girl that she was dating suggested that Minette might enjoy trying something different. One foray into spanking was enough to get Minette hooked, like with everything else that she became interested in she threw herself into researching everything that she could about bdsm and that’s when she found eros. Minette was fascinated, not only did the service offer the chance to explore her new interest in BDSM without the fear of being discovered by a colleague or parent from the school it also appealed into the hopeless romantic in her. I mean who wouldn’t want to try out a website that claimed it could find your soulmate?.

As a present for getting into college Minettes grandparents used money that they’d been saving from her child support payments to buy a run down cottage which they then restored together. She and her grandparents have made almost everything in the cottage themselves, including sewing the curtains and planting an elaborate vegetable garden. Minette is currently living there.

When Minette sets her mind to something she becomes incredibly determined to complete the task even if it’s maybe not the wisest decision in the world. She can also be a little pig headed about accepting help if she thinks that someone is underestimating her or talking down to her.

Minette is a big fan of making things yourself and making sure that things are restored rather than throwing them away, which means that she can be a little odd in her solutions. She’s definitely not afraid of a dress made out of curtains, or old jam jars as glasses

AMELIA GRAY is a TWENTY ONE year old SWITCH currently working as a PRODUCTION ASSISTANT. SHE self describes as DILIGENT, ARROGANT and CYNICAL. Her hobbies include LEARNING POP MUSIC ON ACOUSTIC GUITAR, DANCING and HIKING. Her ideal partner would be someone who could cares more about the romance than the physical, is patient and kind, and can teach them something about the positives in life.

finding acceptance through touch, sleepless or nightmare filled nights, a melancholic refrain wafting through open windows, preparing a new block of rosin, a gasp of breath after being submerged in scalding water

TW: Sexual assault, abuse.

Amelia’s younger life was relatively normal for the most part. Suburban white parents, middle class, and able to live life comfortably without worrying about income or food. The only outlier was her uncle, a man who she’d heard her mother call a deadbeat more often than not. When he fell on hard times, her parents allowed them to stay in their home until he was able to get on his feet. During the few years he lived there, he took advantage of Amelia’s age and docile nature and abused her physically and sexually. When Amelia went to her parents her complaints, they brushed it off and never believed her, resulting in her uncle staying there longer than he ever should have.

Over the years, these events and her parents disbelief left her with a warped perception of her self and value, and a severe mistrust of her family. Throughout high school, she became known as the ‘easy’ girl, flitting around from boyfriend to boyfriend in search of something that made her feel whole and loved. The act of being close to someone physically, especially if it lead to sexual encounters, scratched the itch in her heart. She’s always assumed that the only way anyone would ever love her is through her body, because her heart and soul were too scarred for anyone to truly care for.

Once she graduated high school, she left her parent’s house and never looked back, living with a friend for a while to apply to local universities, eventually striking gold with a scholarship for the music major she wanted to pursue. Two years at college provided the backdrop to finally start the process of healing through therapy, despite her rotation of partners in and out of the dorm.

A friend of a friend recommended Eros to her, conveniently leaving out the soulmate language plastered all over the advertisements, and instead told her about the secrecy of exploring BDSM through it. Though interested by the idea of exploring that type of relationship, the idea of ‘finding a soulmate’ left her hesitant. It was two weeks before she finally signed up for the dating service, and though she hasn’t met a match yet, she’s been excited and nervous to actually try it out.

Some of her favorite songs to play and learn are by Halsey, even though she can’t actually sing that well.

Amelia can’t cook at all and mostly survives off of takeout and leftovers. The last time she tried to cook something, she set off the fire alarm and caused her entire dorm building to be evacuated for a few hours.

SOPHIA BARTON is a THIRTY FIVE year old DOMINANT currently working as a COO. SHE self describes as AMBITIOUS, FOCUSED and PERFECTIONIST. Her hobbies include READING, LOGIC PUZZLES and HORROR MOVIES. Her ideal partner would be someone educated, with good taste in art and food. Someone who knows how to enjoy life.

Half finished coffees, wine conversations, expensive dinners for one, crossword puzzles, 3% battery

From even before she was born, the majority of Sophia’s life had already been planned for her. As the elder daughter of the Barton empire, she was groomed to eventually not only take over the company, but also take it to new heights.

Sophia’s young life and teenage years were as hectic as one can imagine. Between her seemingly endless classes, to her extra-curricular activities, there was always something on her schedule, and with it, the constant expectation of absolute perfection — expectation which Sophia welcomed with open arms. More than anyone else, it was Sophia who pushed herself to improve, to be flawless in everything she did.

The one area, however, that had never been a success in Sophia’s life is her personal one. Distant, often times cold and incredibly busy, she could never find a partner to call her own; She had her fun, but things never developed to where she wanted. Now, at 35, Sophia finds herself pressured yet again, now not to make money or get perfect grades, but to find love, and the perfect life she has always relentlessly pursued.

Sophia has never been to a good first date. She comes off as too critical and judgmental, and as much as she’s aware of that, she can’t bring herself to behave any differently.