BANATEA

i got shippy and now we have these as a loving reminder that it’s not supposed to be scary to plot a ship with people! the worst thing they can do is say no! so here’s a list of prompts to get some beautiful ships going on the dash. it goes without saying, i hope, but nevertheless: DO NOT ADD TO THIS LIST! i WILL edit it with new additions as time goes on! 

REASONS TO TAKE SOMEONE ON A DATE.

[ BLIND ]:     sender and receiver are set up on a blind date (i.e. a date set up by mutual friends without them knowing each other beforehand).

[ ONLINE ]:     sender and receiver meet each other for a date after having matched on an online dating app.

[ SPEED ]:     as part of a speed dating event, sender and receiver interact and decide to stick together rather than continue the event.

[ MISSION ]:     in order to maintain their undercover identities, sender and receiver go on a date together.

[ ALIBI ]:     as a reason to avoid a long and tedious event, sender and receiver pretend to be in a relationship as an excuse to slip away early.

[ ASK ]:     having only just met, sender asks receiver out on a date due to feelings of attraction.

[ FRIENDSHIP ]:     having been friends for a considerable length of time, sender and receiver go on a date due to either curiosity or recent attractions.

[ INTERVENE ]:     sender intervenes during receiver’s disastrous date, and after saving them, they both go out together to try and make the evening a better one.

[ PRETEND ]:     noticing the receiver has been stood up, the sender pretends to be their date instead, rather than letting the evening be wasted.

[ PLUS ONE ]:     sender invites the receiver to a fancy event as their plus-one.

[ JEALOUSY ]:     sender asks the receiver to be in a committed relationship with them in order to make their ex jealous.

[ TRICK ]:     after much hassle from their family/friends about their love life, sender invites receiver to pretend to be their partner at an event to appease their loved ones’ concerns.

[ FREE ]:     sender and receiver go on a date together to get free food/drinks at their favorite bar/restaurant.

[ UPLIFT ]:      sender, noticing the receiver has had a terrible day/s, invites them out on a date with the goal of making them feel happier.

[ FIRST ]:     sender and receiver go on their first date together.

[ PROPOSE ]:      sender takes receiver out on a date, with the hidden intentions of asking them to marry them.

[ LONG ]:     after a long and gruelling day, the sender spontaneously asks the receiver out on a date to brighten their own spirits.

[ TICKET ]:     in order to gain access to a place/person/event, the sender convinces the receiver to take them as their plus-one, pretending to be in a relationship with the intentions of ending it the moment the event ends.

PLACES TO TAKE SOMEONE ON A DATE.

[ RESTAURANT ]:     sender and receiver go on a date to a restaurant.

[ DINER ]:     sender and receiver go on a date to a diner.

[ COFFEE ]:     sender and receiver go on a date to a coffee shop.

[ ICE-CREAM ]:     sender and receiver go on a date to an ice-cream parlour.

[ PICNIC ]:     sender and receiver prepare a picnic together and go out to a secluded place to enjoy it.

[ EVENT ]:     sender and receiver go on a date that happens to coincide with an event (e.g. wedding, gala, party etc.)

[ BEACH ]:     sender and receiver go on a date on the beach.

[ BAR ]:     sender and receiver go on a date together at a fancy wine bar.

[ NIGHTCLUB ]:     sender and receiver go on a date together at a nightclub.

[ PUB ]:     sender and receiver go on a date together at a local pub.

[ PARK ]:     sender and receiver go for a romantic stroll through the park.

[ FUNFAIR ]:     sender and receiver go on a date to a funfair. (think fair rides, games, fireworks, etc!)

[ WEDDING ]:     sender and receiver attend a wedding together as each other’s dates.

[ CINEMA ]:     sender and receiver go on a date together at the local cinema/movie theatre.

[ ARCADE ]:      sender and receiver go on a date together at an arcade.

[ KARAOKE ]:      sender and receiver go on a date together at a karaoke bar.

[ ROAD TRIP ]:     sender and receiver go on a short road trip together, either as a date or as a means of reaching the date location.

[ LAKE ]:     sender and receiver go on a date together at a secluded lake. (for a picnic, fishing, skinny dipping, etc!)

[ MOVIE NIGHT ]:     sender and receiver stay in and hold a movie marathon together as a date.

[ GAME NIGHT ]:     sender and receiver stay in and play video games/board games/card games together as a date.

[ HOME ]:      sender and receiver decide to stay at home and cook a romantic dinner together rather than go out.

[ BLANKET FORT ]:     sender and receiver stay at home, build a blanket fort, and go inside for a date.

[ BOAT ]:     sender and receiver go out on a date on a boat.

[ VACATION ]:     sender and receiver go on a short romantic vacation together as a date.

[ MUSEUM ]:     sender and receiver visit a museum together while on a date.

[ ART GALLERY ]:     sender and receiver visit an art gallery together while on a date.

[ CONCERT ]:     sender and receiver go to an open air concert together for a date.

[ MUSIC ]:     sender and receiver attend a musical band playing at their local bar for a date.

[ ROLLERSKATE ]:     sender and receiver go to a roller-skating rink for a date.

[ ICE ]:     sender and receiver go to an ice-skating rink for a date.

[ BICYCLE ]:      sender and receiver go cycling together for a date.

[ HIKE ]:     sender and receiver go on a hike in the wilderness together for a date.

[ TOUR ]:      sender and receiver go for a tour of the receiver’s favorite places while on a date.

[ GUIDE ]:     sender and receiver go for a tour of the sender’s favorite places while on a date.

THINGS DONE DURING A DATE.

[ FLOWERS ]:     sender brings the receiver a bouquet of flowers when they meet for the date.

[ CHOCOLATES ]:     sender brings the receiver a box of chocolates when they meet for the date.

[ MEET ]:     sender meets the receiver at the designated place for their date.

[ COLLECT ]:      sender meets the receiver at the receiver’s home (or an otherwise specified location) in order to accompany them to the date.

[ SWITCH ]:      while ordering their meal/drinks, the sender and receiver switch orders, so that the receiver is ordering for the sender and the sender is ordering for the receiver.

[ TASTE ]:      sender invites the receiver to taste what they ordered.

[ FEED ]:     sender offers the receiver their fork so that they can try the sender’s food.

[ CHAIR ]:     sender pulls out the receiver’s chair for them so they can sit down, and then pushes the chair back in a little more.

[ COAT ]:     sender, noticing the receiver is shivering somewhat with the cold, removes their own jacket to wrap it around the receiver’s shoulders.

[ TAKE ]:     sender helps the receiver remove their coat, and drapes it on the back of their chair.

[ ARM ]:     sender bends their arm while they’re walking together so that the receiver can link arms with them mid-stroll.

[ STRETCH ]:     while sitting side-by-side, the sender pretends to yawn, stretching their arm out, and letting it rest around the receiver’s shoulders.

[ LEAN ]:     while sitting side-by-side, the sender leans their head against the receiver’s shoulder, nestling down beside them.

[ HAND ]:     sender takes hold of the receiver’s hand, and holds it while they walk alongside one another.

[ DANCE ]:     sender invites the receiver out to the dance floor with them while on a date together.

[ DOOR ]:     sender holds the door open for the receiver, to let them enter/exit the building first.

[ DRIVE ]:     sender drives the receiver to the location of the date.

[ GOODNIGHT ]:     sender walks the receiver home from the location of the date.

[ KISS ]:     sender kisses the receiver good-night on their doorstep after going on a date together.

❝  you need someone.  let me be that person.  let me be what you need.  ❞

❝  look,  i dunno if i’m the kind of person you need or even want right now.  but i’m looking around and i’m the only one who’s here.  ❞

❝  i never realized how much i needed you until you were the one person who wasn’t there.  ❞

❝  you asked me once,  if i would ever take a chance on us…maybe that ship sailed.  but.  ask me again?  sometime— doesn’t have to be today.  maybe tomorrow just.  ask me again.  ❞

❝  i know i can’t protect you from everything,  but i wish you’d let me protect you from the things i can control.  ❞

❝  i used to have so much faith.  maybe not in deities or something but,  in the world.  the universe.  i believed their was a purpose to it all.  i’m not sure when i lost that.  ❞

❝  have you ever had something…missing?  like something just doesn’t feel right inside you but you don’t know what it is.  ❞

❝  sometimes,  i just need the world to be beautiful.  i know how dark and ugly it can be but i just want to see something good and focus only on it for a few minutes.  ❞

❝  i was sort’ve hoping you needed me.  is that selfish?  ❞

❝  people need someone to see them for what they are and not just see it but accept it.  i want to be that person for anyone i can…but it can be so suffocating to be that person and also remain unseen.  ❞

❝  sometimes i feel i’m being crushed under the weight of everything i’ll never be.  ❞

❝  you’re looking at me but you’re not seeing me.  do you know how that feels?  just see me.  please.  ❞

❝  i want to deserve you.  i’m trying to deserve you.  ❞

❝  i know i fucked up.  i know i did but don’t shut me out anymore.  let me in.  please let in.  ❞

❝  every time you smile at me,  i memorize it.  i remember each moment that i get to be the one to bring out that light inside you.  no matter what happens between us,  that’s what i’ll remember.   ❞

❝  i can’t help but think there’s got to be something out there for me,  somewhere.  just some place where i actually feel like i belong.  ❞ 

❝  the world is so big.  why do i never feel like i fit into it?  ❞

❝  when i’m with you i feel like myself.  i feel like every side of me is present and accepted.  and i feel good about it—  i feel good about who i am when i’m with you.  ❞

❝  do you like me?  i know you love me.  i know you care about me but.  do you like who i am?  ❞

❝  i want to look in the mirror one day and not feel uncomfortable with my own reflection.  ❞

❝  just take my hand and close your eyes.  pretend we’re anywhere else but here.  ❞

❝  so,  what would you be?  if you had to power to change all the things making you unhappy,  what would your life look like?  ❞

❝  do you even know what it does to me?  every time i see you cry,  any time you’re hurt even the smallest bit it just— do you realize how deeply you’ve imbedded yourself into my heart?  ❞

❝  i don’t feel like a whole person without you anymore.  i don’t fucking care if anyone else would say about that.  you’re part of who i am now.  the most important piece of me.  ❞

❝  every time you walk away you take another piece of me with you.  ❞

❝  i’m only really living in the moments when we’re together.  the rest is just existing until you look at me again.  ❞

❝  it feels like there’s a string around my heart and it’s connected to you.  everywhere you go you’re just tugging me behind,  pulling me towards you.  ❞

❝  you’ve got me in the palm of your hands.  you could crush me and i would still thank you for touching me at all.  ❞

❝  i no longer know where i end and you begin.  you’ve wound yourself around my soul so tightly,  you’re all i feel anymore.  ❞

❝  you’ve stolen my heart,  the least you could do is tell me what you intend to do with it.  ❞

❝  i don’t have perfect words.  i’m not the kind of person who knows how to sound poetic and shit.  so all i know what to tell you is that i belong to you.  i don’t know if you want me.  but i’m yours.  and at this point however it is you need me,  i’m here.  ❞

❝  you’re the only thing that matters anymore.  i can’t eat,  i can’t sleep—  all the goddamn cliches from every stupid movie and song.  you’re all i think about.  i’m useless except when i’m yours.  ❞

❝  i haven’t stopped thinking about the way you laugh.  i’m hoping i’ll get to hear it again.  ❞

❝  when your eyes are on me,  i feel like something worth seeing.  ❞

❝  just let me look at you for a little bit.  ❞