#kastel

A Single Choice Jam entry.

Entry - IFDB - More by Kastel - @kastelpls CW: Sexual harassment, transphobia, racism.

Family Dinners, am I right? We've all been stuck in one of those dinners, the one you don't want to be at but have to, the one where the host mainly organised it to show off, the one where guests came there to make themselves look better than the rest, the one where snide comments are thrown left and right... and the food? well... usually not worth it... You really want to leave but can't really, not for a while. You could participate more, but it would mean pretending to be someone you are not (like a man or a meat eater), and that's exhausting. So you quietly sit through and maybe mumble a few words, or clench your jaw when an aunt tells you your degree is probably useless, or an uncle reminds you never to trust [insert minority/other ethnic group]. Or maybe you just listen, drifting your thoughts somewhere else, or finding refuge on your phone for a while. Even through this very linear parser, and the short prose, this game manages to encapsulate all these murky feelings of uncomfortableness, stress, and exhaustion. The error messages when trying to engage with others or yourself or the meal is humourous, even if at time self-deprecating (I saw the influence of the Pageantverse in there too). There is not much to do, mainly because you don't want to do much as the character either... And this worked quite well as the author's first try in parser and Inform!

1. Selectively spoken, intelligent, morally grey sometimes out right bad, sassy, attractive character with a slight anger problem. But is drawn to a part B of ship they would do anything for. Probably even murder if needed. Because they love part B that much.

2. Quiet, but out spoken about moral issues, don't put up with BS, intelligent, curious, generally more happy and sees light/is the light, wants to make things better than they found them, refuses to associate with ‘bad’, but is exceptionally drawn to part A of ship and ends up doing something questionable because they’ve fallen for the other.

That is it. This is my ship.

Here’s a list:

Dramione - Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger

Bethyl - Beth Greene and Daryl Dixon

Zutara - Zuko and Katara

Kastel - Frank Castle and Karen Page

Carmuel - Carla Rosén and Samuel Garcia

Bamon - Bonnie Bennet and Damon Salvatore

Haylijah- Elijah Mikaelson and Hayley Marshall 

Kanej - Kaz Brekker and Inej Ghafa

Darklina - Darkling and Alina Starkov

Klaroline - Kalus Mikaelson and Caroline Forbes

Osblain - Nick Blaine and June Osborne

I’m sure I’ve forgotten some, but if you have some that fit this trope. Please do share. I always am looking for more to add to this ship list. 👏

PSA - this is not a perfect fit for all of the above-referenced ships. Just a guide. Because characters are different.