Protecting her on my own orders

[feudalfairytales]

PROTECTOR/PROTECTED

There’s no real push to your actions; you do them as if they were second nature. Perhaps, initially, you were assigned this role, as protector and guardian of this person. Maybe you took it on because there was no one else. A natural guardian or not, good or evil, you caught a shining to them and felt…something. Something hard to explain, but you want to keep them safe and happy - or at the very least, content. No one is as dedicated to them as you. You want them to reach their goals; to help them achieve them, you'll do what you must, even if it means being their gofer or their right hand. But most of all, you don't want them to end up like you. They're worth more than that. Yet somehow, along the line, you became more to them, more than just their protector. You protect them anew and you've found a different way to make them happy. It's selfish, too, because you love them in your way and you want them more than anything. You may feel guilty, of course. They don't, though, and that's what matters. Comment with your character, preferences, and what you'd prefer to play: protector or protected. Remember, you don't have to be so rigid. A traditionally weak character can "protect" a traditionally strong one in emotional ways. Reply to others. 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

isamu | original character | ota

[chugen]

( info and permissions. pitch; edo period domestic servant travelling with his master's daughter around japan to support and protect her on the way. m/f for shipping unless previous cr where m/m is go. )

Ganymede | mythology

[the_cupbearer]

hiiragi kashima | given | m/m

[goldpaper]

[ protected! ]

lumine ✦ genshin impact

[ascendingstar]

[either role.]

Isa Trevyal | Star Wars OC | OTA

[like_ashadow]

Elia Broch | Star Wars OC | OTA

[beautiful_paths]

Ben Solo | Star Wars | OTA

[neverreallygone]

Geto Suguru | Jujutsu Kaisen | M/F preferred for ships | OTA gen/platonic

[eatingcursesout]

[Protector.]

Maya Fey | Ace Attorney + PLvAA

[parillegal]

[physically likely to be the protected, but she'll protect the HELL out of your feelings ok. she'll try to protect you in every way actually... ota canons, platonic or shippy both ok!]

/WAVES, THIS IS LILIA-MUN

[cruciatusetbeata]

[Would Maya be interested in protecting this poor hero's feelings?]

⊹ Nice ⊹ To Be Hero X ⊹ OTA, M/F preferred for romance ⊹

[cruciatusetbeata]

[Protector typically, but this boy needs to be protected too, emotionally at least!]

Lilia Vanrouge | Twisted Wonderland

[liliability]

[OTA, leaning towards platonic. He's absolutely the protector.]

[dadministrator]

[Hey Lilia, how do you feel about a Draconia who's straight-laced enough to suffer through your shenanigans, instead of you getting dragged along in their wake?]

Momoe Shiori (MC) | Tokyo Debunker | F/M | OTA for gen/etc.

[deathinayear]

[The protected.]

Sansa Stark | ASOIAF | F/M

[redshewolf]

bella butler | original | f/m

[deadhoofer]

( info in journal. no smut. note, character is 17. 1930's bar girl, happy-go-lucky, a little naive but well-intended and extremely friendly by nature. )

[malibu_farmboy]

[OOC: Just because I love the idea of your character and the old-timey shenanigans she represents. Would love to have Jim here as the protector in a New York or Hollywood setting. Maybe she's a friend's daughter or just someone he's unwittingly taken under his wing and opted to keep safe from the seedier side of showbiz?]

steph rogers (r!63) | mcu | ota

[dysmorphics]

[ either role, but would love to have her be the protected for a change! pre-serum or some deserumed scenario, or idk hydra got her too but they need her for her blood not to be out there fighting something something. ]

[medicalling]

[ooc: Totally fine if not, but if you want to go with Steph being harmed and needing medical attention and it being in an area close to him and maybe he's not as unnoticed as he thought and gets tapped with a group to get her out and has to see to her to make sure that the country's favorite soldier is still in one piece?]

dr ratio | hsr | m/m

[abust]

( he does good in either role!! )

mafuyu | given

[talented]

[ m/m. protected. info and some more stuff on his old emp ]

Aether | Genshin Impact | ota

[startraveler]

[Either role okay!]

Tiphereth | Library of Ruina

[inquisitively]

[ Could be either role! ]

please protect yesod from untidy floors

[wordchain]

[ As the Library's collection grows and its interior continues to expand, there is increased collaboration between floors to observe as well, another change from Lobotomy Corporation. No rules exist that forbid the sharing of resources, and many of the interactions taking place are vastly different compared to the strained meetings and joint operation drills of the past. A few floors in particular have become rather popular areas for some Patron Librarians and their assistant librarians alike to gather, unrelated to their tasks.

Tiphereth's recent decision to approach the former Upper Layer Sephirot remains noteworthy, too.

Yesod's current visit to the Floor of Natural Sciences was prompted by other reasons, however, not in response to any request. It's an ongoing project of his own to understand the Library and the things made possible within it, the implications. To that end, he has been seeking his colleagues' impressions, as well as books found on their floors.

Now that he is here, he does suspect that he has interrupted Tiphereth's thoughts, arriving uninvited... The scene that he caught a glimpse of was quiet, simply Tiphereth seated by the brightly-lit window illuminating this space, her gaze fixed upon it. ]

...Would you prefer that I return later, Tiphereth?

lapis de fiore | original | ota

[crisantemo]

[ Either role! Is the daughter of a (questionable) rich family so bodyguards are a thing, but is also a baby cryptid so she can absolutely protect someone else. ]

Evelyn Chevalier | Zenless Zone Zero | OTA

[spyfiction]

[Protector!]

Cassie Cage | Mortal Kombat | OTA

[nutkrusher]

[Either role.]

Asta ☘ Black Clover

[ablade]

Delmar O'Donnel | O Brother Where Art Thou | OTA

[delmarodonnell]

[ Protected likely than not. ]

Soji Asha | Star Trek: Picard | OTA

[soji_asha]

[I love all of these options. Good for shipping or platonic (where possible). Assumed cr fine by me.]