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Every Repost is a Repost Repost ([personal profile] repost) wrote in [community profile] bakerstreet2025-05-10 01:39 pm

Stray

S T R A Y


Taking in strays is, all in all, an understandable vice. The dips in between their ribs, those large and forlorn eyes, they can help you forget the claws and the teeth and the danger lurking beneath fur. But the habit's a knife edge; your efforts may not be rewarded with kindness (animal instincts aren't discretionary) and you may get bit despite what you've overlooked. A stray doesn't care about pity. All it can know is survival.

These warnings apply to strays of the more human(oid) sort, too.

But what may even more perilous with this type than any drawn blood is what you can get when they grow to trust you. You can earn their undying loyalty...or their love. Either from such a wild thing is a precarious path to go down, if you allow yourself to do it.

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PROMPTS


  1. ғɪɴᴅɪɴɢ — Who's that? They're no ordinary passersby! Were they in an accident? Are they foreign? ...should you approach them?

  2. ʀᴀɪɴ, ʀᴀɪɴ, ɢᴏ ᴀᴡᴀʏ — The elements make this night no time to sleep out of doors.

  3. ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ — Cuts, broken bones, injuries all of sorts...you have to stitch them back up, then make sure they don't get any

  4. ɢᴏᴏᴅ ɢᴜᴇsᴛ — It's all you can do to show gratitude to the person who took you in. Fix them a meal, care for their house, whatever you can do once you're able.

  5. ʙᴀᴅ ɢᴜᴇsᴛ — FUCK THIS PERSON AND FUCK THEIR COUCH. You didn't ask to be brought here. Let them clean up after you, you don't even care.

  6. ᴡʜᴏ ᴀᴍ ɪ? — How you got into this situation is a mystery. Even more of a mystery is your identity, and why the person you were would be so displaced.

  7. sᴇʟғʟᴇssɴᴇss —

  8. ʟᴇᴀʀɴɪɴɢ — If you've been injured badly enough or can't remember all too well, you might have to relearn a good deal. Luckily, you have a helping hand.

  9. sᴄᴀʀs — Scars from the encounter that lead you here or scars from prior, you don't want them to see either. You still have your secrets to keep.

  10. sᴛᴜʙʙᴏʀɴ — Ugh, your house guest is so stubborn! They always get up when they should be resting, have the worst habits, and completely disrespect your home! You'll get to them, one way or another. Or you'll throw them out. You don't want to, but you will.

  11. ᴄᴏᴍғᴏʀᴛ — Bad memories or nightmares wreck you; your host and nurse comes to your side unexpectedly.

  12. ᴄᴜʟᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴄʟᴀsʜ — The person who's taken you in is from a different culture or lifestyle than you, and adapting is harder than you thought.

  13. ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ғᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ — Think learning about a new culture is hard? Try being a different species. Can you keep your little eccentricities at bay for the good of your station?

  14. ᴊᴇᴀʟᴏᴜsʏ — Now that your emotions towards your caretaker/host/jailer are softening, you're finding yourself unusually jealous of those in their life who were close to them before.

  15. ɴᴇᴡ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛɪᴇs — You never thought you'd have fun after all that's happened, yet such simple gestures as a picnic or a movie make all the difference.

  16. ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ — You love them, this person who's taken you in or this person you've found. It's not a pity or a thankfulness, it's love, and you know that now. What you choose to do with this information is

  17. ʜɪsᴛᴏʀʏ — Suddenly, the person who's been so nice to you finds out that the two of you have a history. You killed their loved ones or caused something terrible. How can they forgive you?

  18. ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛ — So much has been done for you. The least you can do in return for the one who helped you at your lowest is make sure they never have such a low point.

  19. ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴇs ᴋɴᴏᴄᴋɪɴɢ — Anyone in the way of getting to you will be destroyed, and that includes the person you're staying with.

  20. ʟɪᴠᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇᴍ — You've been given a home, maybe which you've never had before. You don't want to leave.

  21. ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ — Not only are you living with them, but you're starting a proper life with them.

  22. ʀᴇᴠᴇᴀʟ — All secrets are laid out on the table. You've decided to tell about your past and what lead you here.

  23. ʀᴇᴠᴜʟsɪᴏɴ — What you've done and who you are is so heinous, they want nothing more to do. You're to leave their home and leave them alone.

  24. ᴀᴄᴄᴇᴘᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ — It doesn't matter what they've done. You've opened your home and your heart to them, and nothing's changed.

  25. ᴘᴀʀᴛɪɴɢ — All things must come to an end. No matter what you feel for each other, it's time to leave. Hopefully, you'll see each other again.

  26. ʜᴀᴘᴘɪʟʏ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ — Come what may, you've decided to stay at your new home with the person you love. Now, it's safe enough to do so.

  27. ᴡɪʟᴅᴄᴀʀᴅ

bracchium: (uj)

James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes | MCU

[personal profile] bracchium 2025-05-10 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
(ooc: This specific Bucky is anywhere from CA:WS to Infinity War. I have seen Thunderbolts* but please label spoilers.)
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[personal profile] dysmorphics 2025-05-11 03:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ooc: just checking if you'd be up for a thread? no hard feelings otherwise, i know aus/r63s aren't everyone's jam :') was thinking of something post-WS where he suddenly shows up at her place because she'd said he was her friend and he's trying to remember things. ]

sounds good to me!

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ty for starting!

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not a problem!

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Josh Washington | Until Dawn

[personal profile] grinreaped 2025-05-10 09:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Can either play Josh as part wendigo from the mines or somewhere earlier in canon, just let me know any preferences! ]
negativechill: beyond: gaze (Default)

[personal profile] negativechill 2025-05-10 09:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[ what's this? a sad nerd hobby day in space? what a crazy concept which may or may not place some nerds into a Situation of some kind. ]
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Thoughts

[personal profile] ysabetwordsmith 2025-05-10 10:54 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm particularly fond of Steve dragging Bucky to Magneto.

Magneto: "What on Earth are you doing here?!"

Steve: "I figured if anyone knows how to fix busted up supervillains, it'd be you."
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Wrench | Fargo TV

[personal profile] wwrench 2025-05-10 11:21 pm (UTC)(link)
( OOC: Most likely to be the stray. Not interested in memory loss; always up for tending to injuries or any other form of hurt/comfort. Canonically, he's spent about a decade all-told evading capture by the US Marshals. Primarily M/M for any shipping bends, but open to M/F. )
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Nolan Galloway | OC | M/M

[personal profile] feeblemind 2025-05-10 11:34 pm (UTC)(link)
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shin | sakamoto days

[personal profile] 400meters 2025-05-10 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[ def the stray. shin's age could be anywhere from 16-20 since we're going au here unless you happen to be sakamoto, in which case happy to play out fill in the blanks or divergences together. otherwise pretty open. shin's an esper with mindreading abilities at minimum, and mild future-sight and mind-control at max. can knock it out of order if you'd rather not deal with that though to start. as one idea: have toyed with the idea too that overuse of his esp could result in memory loss as well as the mindreading not working.

m/m for shipping or the potential of it. can plot it out here or in dm, or wing it. ]
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martin darkov | an oc

[personal profile] darkov 2025-05-10 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[stinky lost dog child]
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Karen Page | MCU | ota

[personal profile] pagekaren 2025-05-10 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)
(She's most likely to take in a stray, but could also potentially be hiding out during a dangerous case.)
valiantknife: Amano (Default)

Locke Cole | FFVI

[personal profile] valiantknife 2025-05-11 12:13 am (UTC)(link)
[ Either side of the equation. ]
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inara serra — firefly

[personal profile] strumpet 2025-05-11 12:37 am (UTC)(link)
( more likely to be the stray. )
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layla 'reira' serizawa — nana

[personal profile] dilettante 2025-05-11 12:38 am (UTC)(link)
( open to either role. )
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Isa Trevyal | Star Wars OC | OTA

[personal profile] like_ashadow 2025-05-11 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
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Elia Broch | Star Wars OC | OTA

[personal profile] beautiful_paths 2025-05-11 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
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Ben Solo | Star Wars | OTA

[personal profile] neverreallygone 2025-05-11 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
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Bucky Barnes | MCU

[personal profile] missionreport 2025-05-11 01:17 am (UTC)(link)
[ Assumed cr preferred for crosscanon, prose preferred. ]
graveling: (backache)

Angel | OC | OTA

[personal profile] graveling 2025-05-11 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
[Absolutely the stray. This fella might be lurking in your backyard or scurrying to avoid being seen as you exit an evening church event. You don't even need to feed it!]
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bob ( mcu )

[personal profile] bewildering 2025-05-11 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
[ very, very much the stray. 😔 ]
herewolf: (wolf - curious)

[personal profile] herewolf 2025-05-11 02:01 am (UTC)(link)
[Vagrant werewolf, currently trying to beg for food in wolf form.]
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Remlia Scarlet (Adult) | Touhou Project

[personal profile] scarlet_devil 2025-05-11 02:31 am (UTC)(link)
[ Canonically known to pick up a stray or two. ]
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joaquin torres | mcu

[personal profile] babyfalcon 2025-05-11 05:00 am (UTC)(link)
up to date with thunderbolts* please mark spoilers for others
either role
occupationalhazards: (pic#16409754)

Putting spoiler warnings just in case!

[personal profile] occupationalhazards 2025-05-14 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
[TJ hates D.C. He always has. Nothing about the place has been kind to him throughout the years and with his mom having decided to campaign for president again now that Ross is in a prison at sea -- well the reporters are having a field day already, airing reports of his very ugly personal history. They don't mention that he's been sober for nearly ten months now, even if no one except his immediate family actually knows that.

The minute his mom mentioned deciding to run again, he'd given her his support and headed immediately to an NA meeting. He's been to one every night since, for nearly three months. He's just left one, in fact, when he steps outside and discovers it's goddamned pouring rain out.

Because of course it is.

He heaves a sigh, considers calling Dougie to ask for a ride, or calling for an uber, but. Fuck it. His place is only a mile away. Maybe the rain will help clear his head, anyway.]

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steph rogers (r!63) | mcu | ota

[personal profile] dysmorphics 2025-05-11 07:56 am (UTC)(link)
[ the one taking in the stray. i play her as retired post-endgame and focusing on her art, so friends and allies and ship partners of the stray variety are free to crash into her brooklyn (or new asgard, as she moves out temporarily during ross' presidency lol) apartment anytime. please mark for thunderbolts spoilers if rolling in that direction c: ]
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@ricochetingbullets

[personal profile] dysmorphics 2025-05-18 01:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[ First, it was Steph's kitchen. Now it's her art supplies. They'd been in a state of organized chaos when she left for her morning run, and now they're impeccably organized. For one, the oil paint tubes have been meticulously sorted by color, like a rainbow gradient smoothly shifting from one color to the next. She's impressed, frankly, but it also means that she has a visitor. Again.

Sighing, she pads toward the bedroom, and sure enough, Dex is there. She holds the door ajar and just waits for him to either ditch the pretense of sleep or actually wake up from his nap; people like them don't really sleep all that much, or that soundly. He'd have heard her coming in.

When he comes to, she just says: ]
Thanks for not touching the painting. What do you want for breakfast?

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lilith sahl ʚɞ trinity blood

[personal profile] darksaint 2025-05-11 11:38 am (UTC)(link)
[ she'll take in those strays. ]
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dracule mihawk | one piece

[personal profile] crosspurpose 2025-05-11 11:47 am (UTC)(link)
[ the stray keeper, but he's hard to sell. make sure you have demonstrated, or will demonstrate, battle potential: surviving on your own amidst baboons that can competently wield swords, waging war against possessed dolls, not cutting open the castle walls simply bc you're frustrated. nothing under 18 but age diff open. no non-con. ]
Edited 2025-05-11 11:50 (UTC)
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haruki nakayama | given | m/m

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Ren Kaji | wind breaker

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