I'll Look Out for Them

[meme_maid]

✖ I'll Look Out for Them ✖ a "secondhand" shipping meme

They were your best friend, your comrade, or even someone you simply owed a debt to. Or maybe, unfortunately, you were the one that put them in danger that lead to their demise. No matter what they were to you in life, in their death, you feel as if you have one duty to them. They left behind someone, someone they loved more than anything. This was their significant other, yet you promised your dying companion (or you discerned yourself) that you would look after them. Take care of them, maybe, but at least look after them; it's the least you can do. It will not be easy, especially not at first. The one left behind will be grieving, of course, and, so, perhaps, will you. There may be some contention, depending on the situation, and, if you did not know each other well before, some awkwardness. Still, in this time where there is nothing and no one to cling to, when the world has been thrown off its axis for them, both of you may find a sort of comfort and solace in this new routine. That will not last, either. Soon, feelings begin to change towards each other. Edges soften, people are seen in a new light. A small warmth blossoms between the two of you in this cold world. It takes root and grows, and grows, and grows... Until you're left with questions and possibly even guilt at this arrangement. How much of this is real and how much is the grieving process? Are you just a replacement for the one they lost? Is this what their lost love would have wanted? ✖ Comment with your character, canon, and preferences, including preferred role. ✖ Reply to others and use the RNG. ✖ Feel free to be as liberal with the interpretations of pretty much anything in this meme. Make it AU. Make up somebody they both know. Have them be total strangers. There's options for everything. Promise ✖ You told them you would take care of their lover, no matter what. You intend to follow through with that. Close ✖ What are friends for if not taking care of unfinished business? Debt Owed ✖ Kindness or favor has to be repaid, even if it's an investment in someone else. Atonement ✖ Whether or not you particularly cared for the person who's gone is irrelevant. You just need to make up for past sins. No Good ✖ You're taking care of the one left behind, but not out of good intentions. There may be ulterior motives here - no, there are definitely ulterior motives here. Or maybe this is the one good thing you've done in your life. Guilt ✖ It's your fault that you're here and their significant other isn't. It's a paltry repayment. Bearer of Bad News ✖ You can't blame them for wanting to shoot the messenger. You are telling them their lover is dead. Related ✖ In days past, the living partner would be cared for by their dead partner's family. As a sibling or cousin of the deceased, you want to continue that tradition and take care of "family." Wo/man Up ✖ Actually, their lover isn't dead, they're just dead to you, unable or unwilling to take care of business. You're stepping up. Friends ✖ You were all friends before, so it's only natural for you to want to look out for them now. Derisive ✖ ...this is the person they loved so much? This is who you're supposed to protect? Pathetic. Resentful ✖ You can never forgive them. They're the reason your lover is dead, no matter how they treat you. What They Saw in You ✖ You're beginning to see why someone would love them, how they'd want to give up their old ways and change. It's almost...nice. Warming Up ✖ If you didn't get along at first, the claws are being put away now. It's better to at least be civil, isn't it? Still in Danger ✖ Whatever killed one half of the pair is still out there, and the other half is in danger themselves. Other Complications ✖ Not only did your mutual acquaintance leave behind a lover, but also children. You find yourself getting closer and closer to them, too, even if they aren't yours. Compromised ✖ You can't look after them with a level head. You love them. Can't Love Again ✖ You've lost before. You can't risk losing again, can you? Out of the Dark ✖ One or both of you find yourselves in a hole. You can barely eat, hardly sleep, and depression has taken hold of you. Together, though, you may find the light and a way out of despair. First Time ✖ Simply what it says. You two have taken your relationship to the next level. Changed ✖ Before, you were bitter. Hard. Jaded. Now, helping someone - specifically, helping this person - has brought a new kind of joy into your life. You could get used to it. Easily and dangerously used to it, to be brutally honest. You shouldn't allow it. Living Together ✖ You can take care of them more throughly if you're in the same place as they are, obviously. Hidden Jealousy ✖ When their lover was alive, you were jealous of everything they had - including the fact that they had the person you're looking after now. Admitting this may make you feel like the most awful person in the world. Secrets Revealed ✖ Eventually, your involvement with the death of their beloved will come out, and they will never be able to look at you the same way. Dependent ✖ Replacing one unhealthy habit with another, you've become utterly dependent on your relationship with your caretaker, your guardian, your lover. Won't Be a Replacement ✖ You can't help but feel as if you're merely serving as a stand in for what they've lost. It's understandable, yet you still can't allow yourself to be that and only that. Not Really Gone ✖ What is dead should stay dead, but what if who you thought was gone isn't really out of the picture? Will they be happy with finding someone else so cozy and in love with their special someone? The Same Mistakes ✖ You're falling into the same patterns that lead to their death. Will you meet the same fate? Who's Helping Who ✖ You think you're taking care of them and helping them through their loss. Is that the case? But who's never been this happy before in their life? Move On ✖ It's time to put ghosts to rest and let old demons go. You can't let your life become a graveyard. Tragedy ✖ The ending is unhappy or even deadly for both of you. Happy Ending ✖ In contrast to the above, you're both able to live as together as happily as you possibly can, whatever can be allowed. WILDCARD

Comments

Victoria Black || OC || OTA

[mutevictory]

[Happy to play either role.]

Balthazar | Superatural | OTA

[celestialpervert]

Haldir || LotR || Open to all.

[wardenoflorien]

[a_kindofmagic]

((Up for a little cross canon? Maybe Ramirez bought the farm early and Haldir took up training one pain in the ass Highlander?))

dean winchester | supernatural | ota

[fellout]

princess aura | flash gordon

[seduct]

michael • dominion • m/m

[onceahero]

Connor MacLeod || Highlander - very OTA

[a_kindofmagic]

[mutevictory]

[So I'm thinking that Vic knew one of their ilk. Said bloke died. Connor stepped in. Uh oh feelings?]

Raleigh Becket | Pacific Rim

[unbreachable]

[uselesstalent]

[[ooc: RNG throws out a 22. Was thinking perhaps Cherry was dating Yancy, they had the long distance thing going when he joined the academy and all that. Then Knifehead hit and well you know....so Rals is taking care of her and all that fun stuff.]]

bruce banner | mcu | ota

[otherguys]

Bucky Barnes | mcu

[make_it_hurt]

[Interested? My immediate thought was that Bruce loses Tony, but I don't really care who loses who. (Also I have never gotten to have my Bucky interact with a Bruce before jsyk)]

grey ✘ snowpiercer

[skinspoke]

Orihime Inoue | Bleach | OTA

[holyfight]

[ooc: pretty much the perfect meme for her, lbr here]

I got 18.

[myprideasaquincy]

[ Does that work for you? And do you want to set the scene or should I? <3 ]

Clint 'Hawkeye' Barton - MCU - OTA

[ihazanest]

[Could be either side.]

As discussed! 1/5/19/whatever

[who_is_bucky]

Gone. He was gone. Six months of freedom from Hydra and they were still ruining his life. There was no bringing Steve back this time. A few bullets to the chest would do that to a man. Bucky owed him so much this time and he would never be able to pay it back.

...except by keeping the promise. Bucky always knew that Steve moved on after him and that was fine. He understood. He was dead for years. He got it. They actually argued about him breaking it off with Clint just because he was back. Bucky could see the love in his eyes when he talked about the man, when he saw him and he recognized it because he used to be on the other end.

He didn't need to keep away from Clint just because Bucky was working through some issues but it happened and then he was dying in the Winter Soldier's arms because of Hydra. "Bucky... take care of Clint. You have to... take care..." He could still feel the agreement on his lips.

Bucky was useless for weeks after they put Steve in the ground. Moping and alone, everything he ever loved was dead and buried. It was hard to reconcile. He didn't sleep. He didn't eat. Most of the time he sat and stared at a picture of Steve. It wasn't enough. Doing this... this wasn't honoring his wishes. It was easy enough to find out that Clint wasn't coping much better.

Which was why two am found Bucky, still in uniform and maybe less than showered, headed to Clint's rooms with a poorly and pathetically made omelette. He was a terrible cook. He made field food. End of story. It would have to do. He dropped the tray he was carrying on the table by Clint. "You aren't eating enough."

Ariel 'Falcon' Wilson (Rule 63!Sam) | MCU | OTA

[imadebreakfast]

[Could go either way.]

Chuck Hansen | Pacific Rim

[suicidemission]

percy jackson ♆ heroes of olympus

[ripstides]

curtis everett ✘ snowpiercer

[nows]

m/f, male canonmates exceptions.

Terry English | Murder in the First | M/F

[t_english]

tegan mae | oc | m/m

[paleshelter]

[no smut.]

Natasha Romanoff | MCU | m/f

[bozhemoi]

happy to do either role

Margaret, a Princess | OC | OTA

[chose_my_path]

Amelia Atwater | OC | OTA

[good_at_heart]

Matthew, a Prince | OC | OTA

[into_days]