defender meets midfielder
a story of star-crossed lovers
Welcome to the central thread for defender meets midfielder, an arc being slowly developed by the user behind Tumbra. What started as a one-shot project by me in response to an RP prompt in the thirteenth edition of the Under-18 World Cup caught my attention, and slowly has evolved into an arc for the future. The fact that I won in that tournament probably helped with that, too.
In a nutshell, the story is a romcom. Chronicling the footballing careers and so much more of Stephen Kerr (the defender) and Trudy Harrison (the midfielder), the story aims to cover at least a decade of their careers, if not more.
While originally contained inside a factbook inside the nation of Tumbra's gameside account, I soon realised after my elimination from the Cup of Harmony 80 that I might not be able to fully elucidate my roleplays in threads after that. This thread thus serves multiple purposes; as a means for me to compile the various "episodes" of the storyline, "remaster" them as necessary, and push through episodes that might not have made actual tournaments due to untimely eliminations or otherwise.
The inspiration for this thread comes from Quebec and Shingoryeo's The Wanderer's Guide To Somewhere thread; I am eternally indebted to him for it and blessing to set up my own thread for this roleplay arc. Thanks also goes to the users behind Chromatika, Savigliane, Tikariot, Sylestone, The Licentian Isles, Adab and others, for reading my roleplays, constant feedback, etc. as well as Banija for allowing the use of one of his characters. I cannot possibly include everyone who might have read my roleplays and enjoyed them (if there are any such people), though I always welcome feedback and suggestions through telegram and/or direct message on Discord.
A full contents page will follow; perhaps a list of characters with their colours will, too.
I wish all viewers of this thread a happy experience.
— Tumbra