bakerstreet | danger in the shape of something wild

THE SEX WORKER AU MEME

CONTENT WARNING for sex work, crime, dub- to non-con, kink.

INSTRUCTIONS: 1 - Post a comment with your character's name and canon. BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR PREFERENCES, including which role you'd like, what in particular you're interested in playing, etc.
2 - Comment around to others and play threads!
3 - Use Random.Org if you get stuck for ideas!

WHERE? Where do you look for business?

1 - STREET - You wait on the sidewalk, wink at the passing cars, dress yourself in revealing clothing and garish makeup. You don't cost much. Maybe you're desperate, or in debt, or your life fell apart. Maybe you're independent; maybe you have a pimp, and a quota to fill. Either way, you have to work hard for your living.

2 - HOUSE OF PLEASURE - It's a good life, isn't it? You have a place to stay, a roof over your head. You don't even have to leave the House -- or perhaps you're not allowed to. You could have a good madame, or a harsh one; maybe you can pick your clientele, even. If you cater to a certain odd set of tastes, though, you might not have a choice at all.

3 - TEMPLE - It is an act of worship, for you. Of piety. Sex is about fertility, the giving and receiving of energy, a sacred act. When you bed another, it is for the benefit of you both.

4 - IN PRIVATE - You're a call girl. An escort. You go to parties; you know how to speak the language of the rich and famous. You dress well, act confident, and know how to get what you want. You're a valuable companion, and they better be prepared to pay dearly for you, tonight.

5 - OTHER - For anything else you can think of!

WHY? Why are you hiring this particular person?

1 - CURIOSITY. Maybe you're bored, or you have a little extra money to spend, and you're up for a little experimentation.

2 - SECRETS. You need discretion; no one can know that you're cheating on your wife. Money is a good way to keep the both of you quiet.

3 - NEED. There's a desire you have that you can't satisfy any other way. Maybe it's your sexual orientation that you don't want anyone to know. Maybe it's something darker.

4 - THEY MADE ME DO IT. Some well-meaning friends, or business partners, have hired you a hooker for the evening. Better make the most of it.

5 - JUST THE SEX. You don't want the hassle of a relationship. You get your needs taken care of, and that's it.

6 - OTHER. For anything else you can think of!

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[This is a favorite AU of mine, with Cindy as the sex worker. I’m open to any prompts though brothel what I usually go for.]

[Given that Urd’s a self proclaimed love goddess, variations on scenario 4 could work well.]

[preference for Bucky as the sex worker. Any canonpoint is fine.

Good with most options, just skipping 4 (temple)]

[I like the idea of Helena being a sex worker specializing in being a dom. Maybe for someone who doesn’t want to reveal that side of them to anyone else or can’t find a willing partner or someone who isn’t sure but wants to experiment. She could also be a client hiring someone to help her blow off steam.]

[Open to either Nabiki as a high class client or a sex worker who’s willing to experiment with any kink if the money’s right.]

(only interested in writing sex worker role for him. placing him around ~18-25 years for this au. could write 16+ for him, but can't be assed about icons, so please use imagination. 😔 everything is so much. abused power dynamics, dubcon, and noncon are my jams, though feel free to pm me if you would like to discuss anything else and limits. 🫠 thank you for being patient with me, gurgle.)

[ Playing him prior to the canonpoint at which his life unravels for this one; only interested in the client role! Peter is the once-divorced 30-year-old, Kaminoan-engineered ~~nepo baby~~ son of an Imperial vice (three-star) admiral, a decorated colonel and wing commander in the Starfighter Corps. He hardly lives up to the gregarious, hypermasculine image of the archetypical fighter pilot, but he does pay for sex and pays well, both on longer planetside deployments in Empire-occupied areas and on leave in his native Coruscant, only ever with women but not limited to fellow humans.

If it's a situation in which he's not paying for throwaway sex to keep himself occupied on a longer ground mission, the dynamic would likely lean toward in private, IE pricey escort services. I'd love to play out some degree of assumed CR to the tune of an established, friendly worker-client relationship possibly leaning toward friendship for that one. Not interested in noncon or outright dubcon/coercion, but I'm down for threads that acknowledge the power imbalance between an occupying officer and a civilian sex worker under imperialism, to include ones in which the woman he has paid for her time and services is working for the Alliance. Equally as interested in the buildup/etc as the actual smut angle here and also here for threads that don't directly involve smut, e.g. moment after and similar scenarios. Infosheet here; crosscanon welcome. ]

Edited 2025-10-19 02:36 (UTC)

[ 4, but he's a foul-mouthed bumpkin who's just dressed up real nice and might kick your ass if you get too fresh ;) ]

[ ooc: preference for anders as the sex worker, awakening era-flavored for the meme. down for either a dragon age-adjacent au where anders avoided the wardens by becoming a popular feature at some brothel or a fully alternate universe where anders makes his living as a fssw. open to any of the "wheres," open to all "whys" except for 4. ota castmates and m/m for crosscanon! ]

[Did someone say temple? Ho ho hmm~

House of Pleasure also works. We can say he's making someone desparate enough participate, or keeping them there, but surely being a true follower of the Eternal Paradise faith is just as fun!]

Edited 2025-10-19 21:04 (UTC)

[This would be pre C2 Caleb Widogast who is doing what he needs to do to stay alive]

[Either client or worker]

(Love me some AUs. I have great ideas but also open to ideas as well!)

danger in the shape of something wild

Cindy Moon | Marvel Comics | OTA

Urd | Ah My Goddess | OTA

Bucky Barnes | MCU | m/m

Helena Bertinelli | DCAU | OTA

Nabiki Tendo | Ranma 1/2 | OTA

arthur morgan | red dead redemption II

col. peter sarkinien | star wars oc | m/f 20+

yuri himemiya, prince of stride

anders | dragon age | m/m

Douma - Demon Slayer - M/F

Caleb Widowgast | Critical Role l ota

Nickov // Original Character // M/M20+

Tifa Lockhart | Final Fantasy VII/VIIR

Violet Sorrengail | The Empyrean Series

Garrick Tavis | The Empyrean Series

Duo Maxwell | Gundam Wing

Alina Starkov | Shadow and Bone

Noctis Lucis Caelum | Final Fantasy XV

bodhi rook || rogue one || ota

rose tico || star wars || ota