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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

sᴇʟғʟᴇssɴᴇss —

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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?

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.

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.

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

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?

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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[ I am so feral for most of these and so would Ilya ]

[Probably the one taking in the stray, but I'm always happy to discuss thread/CR ideas!]

[Definitely the one taking in the stray. It's a habit.]

[ is the stray and an unashamed freeloader at that. beware. ]

he will collect you.

The Collector.

[You were probably better off on the streets.]

[ may I interest you in a Neo-Soviet Tactical Doll from the 2060s? ]

[You know what sure, that's just a Tuesday for him. We can keep this in the R1999 universe where Igor is trying to get information from the future (since the Reverse setting can't progress past the year 1999), or AU him as a more generic military commander, I'm fine with either.]

[ Hilariously, certain canon events in Girls' Frontline could plant her in another timeline entirely so I'll drum up a nice little starter here right quick! ]

[ If it weren't for the constant closing of her eyes, AK-12 is certain she'd be blinded by the metaphysical, the divine, the eldritch, or whatever else sits behind the ephemeral door to Nirvana. That was what it was called, right? Humans had such ridiculous habits when it came to naming things. If she had it her way, the blasted Relics that unlocked that door would be long gone. Too many bad actors would exploit it, like the members of Paradeus she can her comrades vowed to eliminate down to the last.

Fat lot of that she can do right now. She doesn't recognize her environs, and with her original frame gone and her current one being a borrowed Nyto frame, she doesn't exactly blend in. Thus, she's forced to rely on "Arcanists," which sound like a group of magical secret keepers from a Western tale she'd never read. She doesn't open her eyes to regard any of them or their companions, a measure that might be taken for arrogance. Not for nothing, either, as Dr. Shaw didn't create her to have baseless pride.

Weeeellll, let's say I do possess the information you desire. Will it buy me a decent arm or two? Or should I be happy with just a bottle of vodka for my trouble?

About The Stray and possible feral.

[Stray; a wandering corpse with no clue why he's ambulatory. #3 is fun, because he doesn't heal like a normal person.]

[either part.]

[Either role! He is the sad stray dog herding stray cats in canon so]

[Info and preferences. Cross-canon/medium, OCs and AUs all good. She's a stray combat suit/AI with a developing tendency to gather other strays. She's still damaged from the events that led to her going rogue, very stubborn, and nnnot exactly well socialized.]

[The stray. Can play him as a child, if needed be.]

[He's kinda the stray...]

[1000% the stray]

[ either/or for the role & ota. ]

[ info/perms in journal. available in re2r and re4r. he is such a collector. ]

[she’s a college professor and very likely to take someone in]

[ stray, but open to either role with discussion. prefs/info in journal and gen pref to start. castmates, cross-canon, or au things are all welcome. ]

[Anyone want to take in a fucked up clone-thing? Info and permissions in journal.]

[ Probably taking in the stray, but up for either! ]

[Probs the stray given his profession. Comes in 258(-ish) version and regular.]

(m/m stray)

[ can be the stray or the one rescuing a stray, slight pref for the latter. esp love throwing him at younger characters so he can take on a mentor/parent coded role. :>

big fan of 1/2/3/9/10/11/12/13/20/24. will write starters if you tell me the gist of what you're interested in! ]

[ the collector! ]

[ he, is quite literally a stray. though, he won't be as kind towards the idea of being 'taken care of'. ]

[ 5 & 10 are what's best. ]

[Up to date on DD: BA but mark spoilers!

More likely the stray but can play the one taking them in with the right character. Good with both platonic and shippy scenarios.]

[ stray lol ]

[[Stray who got taken in and then tried to turn around and help his sister, so he's kind of done both sides of this already. Happy to play either end, platonic or romantic.]]

[[The stray. Possibly some kind of runaway au, or recovery post-show au? Jealousy is extremely likely once she likes someone.]]

Stray

Ilya Rozanov | Heated Rivalry | Canonmates and Modern Muses

Hiroe Matsudaira / Kuukoku Jinja no Zenko | OC | F/M lean for shippy things, otherwise OTA

Jim Hawkins || Disney's Treasure Planet || OTA

sha-ming | gnosia

Dr. Jack Abbot | The Pitt

Henry Sturges | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter / Last American Vampire

Igor | Reverse 1999

no subject

no subject

no subject

feel free to add in or change anything that fit better! still playing through R1999 myself

Isadora 'Izzy' Fairbanks || XMCU OC

Angel | OC | OTA

Matt Murdock | MCU |OTA

medicine pocket | reverse: 1999

Robert Robertson III | Dispatch | OTA

Arid | The Fall | OTA

daybit sem void. fate/grand order

Zechs Merquise | Gundam Wing

the convict (Simon) | Iron Lung

ange ushiromiya 🦋 umineko

leon kennedy | resident evil (requiem)

Stella Polyhymnia Rowe | oc | ota

bucky barnes | mcu

Colin19/Clonelin 🌧️ Minecraft ARG but the protagonist is tired 🌧️ OTA but no romance

Sanji | One Piece (la) | OTA

Lavi | D.Gray-Man | ota

an zhe — little mushroom

Dr. Otto Octavius | MCU/Raimi Spider-Man films | ota

bruce wayne | gotham | ota

Carmine / Under Night In-Birth

Benjamin "Dex" Poindexter | MCU | OTA

hikaru | the summer hikaru died

Gabe Chen | Life is Strange: True Colors | ota

J.D. | Heathers the musical (r63) | ota