bakerstreet | Catch Me if You Can

catch me if you can

One is on the run, the other is in pursuit. Why? Well, it could be anything: a hunter and their quarry, a cop chasing down a criminal, a knight on the search for a runaway princess, an overenthusiastic lover and their hapless crush. Are you determined and skilled enough to catch them - or are you quick and clever enough to evade capture forever?

prompts

1. thief
They've nicked something important - no matter the value - and the owner is very determined to get it back.

2. fugitive
They're a wanted criminal and the authorities are after them. How long have they managed to evade capture?

3. spy
A skilled spy is hard to pin down, but that doesn't mean it can't be done.

4. runaway
A child, a princess, a reluctant Chosen Run - they've taken off and everything hangs on getting them back.

5. legend
They're carrying something of legend or prophecy - or maybe the are the legend themselves. Can this mystery finally be uncovered?

6. prey
Someone, or something, is being hunted. Is it for violent or villainous purposes, or something more lighthearted?

7. love
Run if you must, but there's no escape for you, my love!

8. wildcard
Anything goes!

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[Am down for AUs too just LMK. Prefs are also listed there.

If on the run, probably for freeing captives or reclaiming stolen property. If doing the running, probably chasing down intruders in some capacity.]

[He ends up running a lot before the end of the revolution. A fugitive for certain.]

[International cryptid out here leading you on a wild goose chase for shits and gigs.]

[Perhaps you've been sent to hunt down the monster that's been living in the woods, or you've chosen to look for it yourself. They say it's some sort of zombie or undead beast. They say it comes to defile the church grounds sometimes.]

[He's an anti-establishment, rowdy punk that worships Fenrir and Loki AND gets into rockstar level chaos. Take your pick. Profile here]

[you can certainly try]

One of the first things Yelena had committed to memory when they all moved into the tower was the sounds everyone else made when she couldn't see them. Footsteps, what sounds are normal and what are attached to bad days or worse nights. Walker slams cabinets when he's frustrated. Bob paces when he's nervous. Her dad is always loud, probably the easiest to pick out of them all. Bucky is very intentional, even when he's "home" with the rest of them.

Ava, though? She's almost impossible to figure out in this way. It's not like she has to walk or use doors, if she doesn't want to. The quickest way between two points is straight ahead and if she can get there quicker than anyone who has the unfortunate need to do that, well. Sucks to be them, right?

It started as simply learning everyone's habits; the PTSD from her time during The Red Room gave her plenty of hyperawareness of all those little things. But Ava gave her a challenge and Yelena like few things more than that.

So it quickly became a game that Yelena would try to catch Ava, and Ava would try to catch her off-guard and spook her. It's been going on for weeks now, everyone's grown used to the random moments when Yelena might reach somewhere near them, only for everyone to hear Ava's laugh from somewhere else in the tower.

At the moment, Yelena is making her way to the kitchen to find something to eat. One thing she has figured out is that there is a tiny shift in the air in the room when Ava is in it, and phased out of sight. The feeling is subtle enough to be very easy to miss if she isn't focusing on it, though.

As big as the tower is, the people that now occupy it tend to be rather busy sorts. It's more than likely to run into at least one of her new teammates even without seeking them out. She learns their schedules, though some observe them more strictly than the others. It allows her to avoid the kitchen and gym during the busier times of day. Not that she's outright avoiding everyone, but for the sake of maintaining the peace and her sanity, Ava requires a certain amount of alone time.

Which makes lurking around invisible all the more convenient. Though others have accused her of such, she isn't going out of her way to spy on any of them. That doesn't mean she doesn't occasionally overhear or see certain things they probably wouldn't have wanted her to otherwise. But Ava is good at secrets. Or at least holding onto them until they're more advantageous.

The only one that truly seems to pick up on her presence when she's trying to evade detection is Yelena. And anyone else she might find it slightly irritating... with the other woman it becomes a bit of a fun challenge. Seeing just how close she can get before Yelena snatches out at thin air, leaving Ava lightly giggling as she escapes once more.

She had been boiling a kettle for late night tea, before the sound of Yelena padding down the hallway and entering the communal space has Ava vanishing once more. Leaving the empty cup with a single chamomile tea bag sitting on the counter as evidence.

But the unbrewed chamomile isn't the only floral scent lingering in the air. Ava's hair is so slightly damp from being freshly washed, and perhaps the new shampoo line she's been sponsoring is a bit more perfumed than she's used to. She sits atop one of the opposite counters, watching with amusement as Yelena takes in the scene.

It's kind of late, so she doesn't really expect to stumble on anyone else, so when she enters the kitchen to find the kettle and the tea cup and the tea bag. She frowns slightly and glances around, searching for whoever might have disappeared before she walked in.

It's that swivel of her head that allows her to catch the soft scent of something sweet, floral. "I know you're in here, Ghostie." She spins slowly on her heel, a smirk curling across her lips. "I like your new shampoo."

A pause where she remains so very still, and then a light curse as she takes a close whiff of a strand of her own hair.
Because this is what people must mean when they refer to 'nose blind.' With the scent of roses or whatever they are constantly around, Ava hadn't even noticed that she still reeked of it.

"Kérastase," she remarks, a brief flicker of movement before she takes to another corner of the kitchen.

She could just leave the kitchen entirely, but...

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Are you serious right now?! [ Jesse shouts to nobody in particular, already regretting every life choice that led to this moment. He's in a dead sprint, sneakers slapping the cracked pavement as he vaults over a tipped-over shopping cart and narrowly misses faceplanting into a pile of garbage bags. Behind him, a dog barks with murderous intent. This isn't your average scruffy mutt, either. This thing's a goddamned unit. Its nails scrape the asphalt like talons, breath coming in heavy, animalistic huffs. ] I swear to God if this is how I go out...

[ This was supposed to be easy. A quick drop-off. In and out. Instead? Once the stash had been handed over, dude unleashed his dog. No payment. Just the demon spawn of Cujo and a linebacker barreling right toward him. Jesse sucks in air like a dying fish, legs burning as he ducks through a hole in a fence to cut across a yard. The dog barrels through right after, splinters flying. ]

Christ, man, what do they feed you, meth?

[ Jesse’s foot catches on something and he goes down hard, slamming shoulder-first into the ground with a sharp grunt. He scrambles, palms scraping against the rough concrete as he crab-crawls backward, trying to get enough distance to haul himself up. But it's too late. The dog's already closing in; teeth bared, breath hot and reeking of something Jesse really doesn't want to think about. It lets out a low growl that vibrates straight through his ribcage. ]

Okay, okay, truce! [ He throws his hands up, laughing nervously, but looking more like he wants to cry. ] Dude, I’m not even mad. You win, okay? You’re the big dog. Alpha, king of the fuckin' streets. Mad respect.

[ The dog growls low. Jesse barely breathes, squeezing his eyes shut tightly. If this is how it all ends, he doesn't want to see it coming. A little help would be nice. ]

Catch Me if You Can

James T. Kirk | Star Trek AOS | OTA

Markus| Detroit: Become Human | OTA

Maedhros | the Silmarillion | OTA

Cinder Fall | RWBY

nami | one piece

Ri!Kusuriuri | Mononoke (2007) | OTA

"John Harrison" || ST: Into Darkness

Angel | OC | OTA

Vars Hagen |The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust| OTA

Romanoff | Marvel

Dr. Jonathan Crane [The Scarecrow] - DC Comics

ava starr * mcu

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Leonard Snart (Captain Cold) | DCTV

Jesse Pinkman | Breaking Bad | OTA