the save you from yourself shipping meme

[newsockfeeling]

the save you from yourself shipping meme


The person you care for the most been pushed to the edge. How or why doesn't matter so much now, what matters is that now, they're a danger. To themselves, to others -

To you.

But you're the only one who can bring them back. The bond you have - realized or unrealized - is the strongest weapon now. You have to help them. If you don't, they could be lost forever. Or worse, someone else might have to take action. And if that's the case, it may as well be you.

HOW TO PLAY

- Reply with your character and preferences.
- Mention whether or not you want to play the one reaching out or the one being reached or if you're open to both. Seriously guys, this is important, don't just leave your comment blank. Feel free to include other relevant information.
- Tag others.

TYPE OF BRINK

- Power Surge: Their abilities are going nuts and they can't control themselves.
- Anger: They're beyond the pale in their anger, perhaps at something done to them, done to you, or the situation in general. They're going berserk.
- Sadness: The despair is destroying them. They're wailing, self-destructing, or even catatonic.
-Mental Breakdown: They're not aware of what's real or what's not anymore. They're frightened or lashing out.
- Possession or Brainwashing: It's not them, but it's their body and they're somewhere in there. You can reach them.

WHAT YOU DO

- The Truth: A confession about how much they mean to you might remind them of what's important.
- Touch: Reach out and pull them back.
- Comfort: Do anything that's special between them to reassure them that you're you and it's all right.
- Embrace: Hug them, either for the merit of hugging itself or to hold them back physically.
- Kiss: Extreme cases call for extreme measures.
- Violence: Whether it be a slap or a full on gut punch, maybe they need some manual recalibration.
- Risk: You'll jump into the line of fire just to stop this madness.
- Shock: You plan to do something so out of character it will bring them back to reality.
- Passivity: If need be, you'll let them hurt you as much as they need to get it out of them.
- Mercy Killing: You can't get through to them. But if anyone has to kill them, it's going to be you.

Comments

Elijah Mikaelson | The Originals / The Vampire Diaries

[negotiates]

[Happy to play Elijah as the one reaching out, but am most interested in him as the one being reached! Any of the brink options are good. Betrayal, threats to his family, death of a loved one, or just really, really pissing him off could all send Elijah into rage or despair. A witch's spell/curse, werewolf bite or starvation could work for the other options.

PS In terms of the bond, romantic is one option, but familial bonds are particularly important to Elijah, so I'm open to non-romantic interaction too. M/F only for shipping purposes, ota for everything else.]

Re: Elijah Mikaelson | The Originals / The Vampire Diaries

[counteracting]

[ Hi there ]

[lurkerwolf]

((I'm interested in playing Derek as the one being reached by someone. I'm open for all options except mercy killing.

For shipping purposes both M/M and M/F works.

The type of bond may be romantic or familial in nature. Derek's family and loved ones means a lot for him and is one of the few things which can bring him back. I'm also open for non-romatic bonds.))

Bruce Banner | MCU

[lastincident]

[ Bruce is probably the one being reached to -- game for non-shippy angles on this as well as shippy, so if you want to Power of Friendship it at him, go for it. Open to m/f and m/m ideas here. ]

Aang | Avatar: The Last Airbender | OTA

[actually112]

[I felt compelled to post here. The image called to me.]

Charles Xavier | XMFC | OTA

[cfxavier]

((Charles tends to be the one reaching, although he could easily be on the other side of things. M/F or M/M or gen are all fine.))

Re: Charles Xavier | XMFC | OTA

[totesafightinggrace]

[OOC: How would you feel about interacting with another psychic? Po here is only moderately psychic - he can only read the thoughts of other people when they're about him directly, and he can sense where people and other objects are in space. But he relies wholly on his powers to interact with the world because he's blind. If he was in contact with a more powerful psychic who was thinking about him, maybe he'd end up in some sort of psychic feedback loop and get completely overwhelmed?]

Skye | Agents of Shield

[lamborghinis]

[ - I'd prefer to play Skye as the one to reach out.
- Shipping is fine but no smut please!
- If you want to plot out something specific please PM me! ]

[twentytwenty]

[ After the paperwork, after the questioning, after everything Coulson just wants to be alone. He shakes off the concern of his team, deals with Jemma's watery eyes by squeezing her shoulder, Fitz's tight jaw but complimenting his new device. The others, Ward and May, they know well enough to leave him alone. There's a protocol and they follow it. Skye isn't so easy, but somehow he manages it. He makes his way to his office where he can see the ink of the night's sky through a tiny window. His reflection is tired and for one brief, terrifying moment he thinks who are you?

Even now he still feels it, the pain in his head they'd made him forget, the probing, cruel way they'd brought him back to life. It makes his teeth set on edge, makes his chest tight. He'd been doing the right thing, he'd been a hero and now? Now he's an abomination. Now he shouldn't even be here, shouldn't be walking these floors and taking these actions. Unbidden his fingers press against his shirt where the scar Loki had given him sits ugly and permanent.

The door to his right opens and he lifts his gaze in the window to where Skye stands. Her image is blurred for a second and so he blinks back the exhaustion. ]

Skye. [ Turning, his back to the wall and his arm crossing across his chest. ] Are you all right?

Roxas || Kingdom Hearts

[countingdays]

( ooc: No shipping necessary. Can go either way, too. )

Aang | Avatar: The Last Airbender

[savedtheworld]

[See the other Aang's reasoning.

Prefer Kataras for shipping, but all kinds of non-shipping hijinks are welcomed. He can be the one being pulled back but very open to him pulling someone else back.]

Dick Grayson | The New Batman Adventures

[manwonder]

[Yeah, he's most likely going to be pretty angry over something.]

[runstheworld]

[Sometimes, when someone's going off the rails, the last thing they need to see is a familiar face.

It's paradoxical, in a way; you'd think there'd be a certain measure of comfort in the approach of someone known, someone trusted. The problem is, trust isn't built without a history behind it (and sometimes even a history doesn't breed trust, especially when you're living the life of a costumed crusader), and if it's that history that's causing the problems in the first place, well. All of a sudden your supposed support network is doing double duty as your worst enemy, and that's just a recipe for disaster.

She's pretty sure that's the ulterior motive that had prompted the call she'd received from Selina a week or so ago; there isn't much explaining "Hey, I'm calling in a favor; I need you to swing by my town and steal a priceless diamond" otherwise. Particularly when Selina is well aware that expensive jewels aren't particularly her M.O., and when she's never known Catwoman to solicit assistance on a heist in the first place. Something is evidently up, and she has a sneaking suspicion that the something in question comes wearing a mask and a jet-black costume, with a full complement of anger issues to match.

Still, she did owe Selina that favor, and so who is she to refuse?

As gems go, it's pretty enough, but it's not particularly holding her interest as she sits on the rooftop of the jewel emporium and waits around for the real point of this escapade (the local crimefighting cavalry) to arrive. The sparkle and flash of the gem is more compelling than its dollar value, and she's got it dangling from her gloved fingers so she can watch the moonlight reflect off its facets as, for one of the first times in her criminal life, she lounges at the scene of her crime and waits to be caught.]

Winter Soldier ☭ MARVEL ☭ OTA

[metallics]

[bornofheroes]

ooc: d'you mind if Jamie is the one reaching out?

Xion || Kingdom Hearts

[seasaltblues]

( ooc: One way or the other, and it doesn't have to be shippy. =B )

Jio Freed | 666 Satan

[insiderestsatan]

[Most likely the one being reached. Jio has Satan inside of him and is always fighting to keep him from taking over his body and mind.]

BB | Fate/Extra CCC | OTA

[bbchannel]

[ Likely the one saved because it's kind of canon they try that. ]

Mytho | Princess Tutu

[soheartless]

[He can definitely be up for being saved from his raven!self (replies my come from ravenousheart) Open to him acting as a savior as well, however!]

Eren Yeager ✰ Shingeki no Kyojin | Attack on Titan ✰ OTA

[purgetheworld]

[Definitely the one in need of saving but I'm more than willing to try it the other way too!]

Annie Leonhart ✰ Shingeki no Kyojin | Attack on Titan ✰ OTA

[titanshifterannie]

[Definitely the one in need of saving but I'm more than willing to try it the other way too!]

madoka kaname | puella magi madoka magica

[panegyrizes]

[ I'm only really interested in playing the one reaching here! I'm happy to ship with any of her female canonmates (seriously, any of them) and am happy to play non-shippy versions for anyone! ]

mai takatsukasa | kamen rider gaim | ota

[volur]

[ open to koutas or kaitos for shipping, but otherwise open to any gen! either role is fine - as herself or as alternate mai, though of course that's tough to play without heavy speculation. ]

oerba yun fang | final fantasy xiii

[transgressed]

[probably the one being calmed down, please specify if you don't want lr spoilers. f/f (and canonmates) preferred for shipping, anyone is fine for gen!]

kyouko sakura | madoka magica

[invocation]

[can be either the one reaching or being reached for. f/f (and canonmates) preferred for shipping, anyone is fine for gen scenarios!]

[trellis]

S-sakura-chan!

[ she'd run all the way here--as a precure, she understood better what it meant when a heart flower wilted. she understood that kyouko was crumbling, even if she wouldn't open up to many others. tsubomi didn't mind it if she didn't open up, but at the very least...

she breathed hard, trying to see through the dark, transforming in a flash of bright pink light and looking around. it didn't seem like there was anything out of the ordinary, but she was sure that she'd felt a surge of kyouko's energy... she had to be here. her eyes set and she darted forwards through the abandoned warehouse, feeling a chill run up her spine. she'd only been in this world for a short time--it was common that some precures crossed paths like this, but this was the first time the magical girls she'd met weren't precure. she didn't quite understand it all, and she didn't follow the rules of the universe. (she understood that when a white furry little creature clamored up to her and wondered aloud what effect she'd have, to her confusion.)

she'd been told before that this cold, foreboding feeling was the feeling of a witch. was kyouko fighting one? if she was, she hoped she wasn't too late to help. ]

Sakura-chan, please!

Cloud Strife --- Final Fantasy VII --- ota

[paradoxic_hero]

[Either option is fine. If it's him in need of calming, I will be playing from original game. If he's calming, I can play at any point in his timeline.]

Claire Bennet | Heroes | OTA

[breakablegirl]

[Most likely she's the one reaching the other person, though it is possible in a darker future she's the one that needs reeling back. Happy for shippy or non-shippy options. Male or female doesn't really matter.]

Power Surge/Mental Breakdown

[truepotential]

Really, it was only a matter of time before Gabriel snapped again. He liked the concept of being one of the good guys, a hero, in theory. He wanted people to like him. To want to be near him. He didn't want to be alone. But there was a desire stronger than that coursing through his veins. Dale had heard it beating in his heart. That sound. The sound of murder, he had called it. A hunger, a thirst and a desire to be special. To be great.

He was destined for more than this. His guilt, the empathy and his obsessive need for more powers had died down for a time. Combated temporarily by the brand new day Claire had ushered in and his attempts to be a hero. But that desire to be special was stronger. Being a hero wasn't enough. And eventually, Sylar snapped again. He knew exactly whose ability he needed to get him what he wanted.

Lukas Bahn. He could detect people with abilities near him. Sylar was certain that when the ability was his he would be able to do far more than just detect their presence nearby. He'd be able to pinpoint them more accurate than the broad range dowsing machine Lukas used his ability as.

Somewhere in his twisted mind this was more than his old serial killer tendencies. He could find them, with this ability. He could find all of them. And then he could either help them... or acquire their abilities for himself.

It was too late for Lukas, when Claire found him. Sylar's hands were covered in his blood, and already it was working. He knew she was there without looking, lips cracking in a small, slightly unhinged smile.

"Claire." Fancy meeting her here. How long had she been following him only to show up too late to save the man spread out dead on the floor in a pool of his own blood.

Amaterasu | Ōkami | OTA

[ancientsunlight]

[Could be either way!

Edit: BUT WITHOUT THE SHIPPING? I didn't read I'm a genius. Franships or blood brothers or brothers by oath or kindred souls or w/e]

Type of Brink: Possession; please let me know if any of this needs to be changed

[inheritstheredsouls]

[AkaRed is no god, by any standard. He is, however, one of the stronger guardian spirits, for he is a guardian spirit of Super Sentai - those color-coded warriors of justice and peace that protect Japan, and the world at large, from all evil forces. As the Guardian Spirit of Red Sentai in particular, he can assume the powers and forms of other Red Sentai warriors, on top of his own powers and weapons. For his work, he almost always take a human body in order to fulfill his duties as needed. While his path had rarely crosses that of Amaterasu in the past, he had nothing but the highest amount of respect and courtesy for the Mother Goddess.

But there is one drawback to his method of work: unlike his fellow Sentai, he tends to work alone a lot. And the demons that still lurk had seized upon the opportunity to use that fact to their advantage. Now, one of the tougher demons had taken possession of him, and is using his body and his powers to reek chaos and destruction across Japan...much to the horror of the soul trapped inside, trying to take back control from the monster now in the driver's seat.]

((Semi-canon-blind for Okami, but would love to play out a "purification by beat-down" scenario if that's okay with you. AkaRed's list of abilities are located right here, just in case.))

will graham | hannibal | ota

[toobroken]

[It can easily go either way and I'm open for both! If you want to hash out something before starting, that's absolutely ok too.]

Saenoki Naho | Corpse Party | OTA

[misinforms]

[Most likely going to be the one needing reached out to.]