The "Be Careful What You Wish For" Meme

[playdate]

Everyone has something they wish for. If we didn't have desires, we wouldn't have hearts. Sometimes we want mundane things: a turkey sandwich sounds pretty good right about now. And sometimes we want impossible things: if only I could make her love me.

Just for today, your heart's desires are granted. Maybe it has something to do with that monkey paw you found at a flea market. Perhaps you've gone on an expedition and returned with some rusty old lamp. It could be a wish on a shooting star, an extinguished birthday candle, or even the work of a good old-fashioned Faery Godparent. Whatever's caused this sudden change in your luck, one thread holds true. It turned out wrong.

Now, your crush loves you so much she's stalking you. You can turn objects into gold with a touch, but all the food turns inedible on your tongue. Everyone's left you alone to read, but you've just broken your glasses. The sandwich is a little dry.

Can you handle getting what you want?
Thread around and find out.

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Bucky Barnes ★ MARVEL ★ ota

[trusted]

The Witch | Into the Woods

[the_hitch]

[Hold on isn't this canon for her? Do you want your wish badly enough to bargain with a witch?]

Crowley | Supernatural | OTA

[doublecrossroads]

[Care to make a deal?]

Alex Murphy/RoboCop | RoboCop (2014)

[two_percent_dopamine]

((willing to write starter if you want)

homura akemi • puella magi madoka magica

[replayed]

( available from any timepoint, though default is main timeline, ep11. )

Uzu Sanageyama | Kill la Kill | OTA

[ironbuttmonkey]

[Considering the endless possibilities of this meme lets talk it out so we're clear on what's going down beforehand.]

Gentleman Ghost | Batman BatB

[suaveandspectral]

[A victim of a badly worded contract himself, he's happy to pass the problem on to others.]

Jack Benjamin → Kings → OTA

[kingsown]

Alis Color | Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi | OTA

[bygraceofgod]

((This thread was made for him. Cross-canon encouraged.))

SABER [Arturia Pendragon] (Fate/Stay Night) ♔ Open to All

[knight_king]

( WELP. Saber's wish is already carelessly stupid and self-destructive )

[praetoraide]

Good day to you, Ms. Saber! What news have you?

[knight_king]

Nothing of interest.

[Saber answers with a disappointed face. She's holding a toy replica of the Disney version of Caliburn sheathed in that stone. This hasn't been what she had in her mind when she made her wish.]

[praetoraide]

What an interesting trinket you have there. Let me see it at once.

[knight_king]

I decline. This is nothing of importance.

[She also dislikes her tone of voice if it was a demand.]

Nice keyword. XD

[praetoraide]

[It's Red Saber so of course it was a demand.]

Humph! Nothing is of no importance in this world, Saber, save for perhaps the words of a fool! You disrespect the heart of the craftsman who poured such effort into that fine trinket.

:)

[knight_king]

This trinket is a mockery to my past and my legend, Saber.

[If her restrain wasn't so strict, she would have crushed it.]

Re: :)

[praetoraide]

I see. But let me ask this: if it mocks you, then why do you continue to behold it so?

[knight_king]

Because I wished for it... and, even if it is a mockery of my wish, I would be ungrateful to destroy it.

[praetoraide]

That is quite tragic.

Yet! It need not be a mockery. Is there nothing more glorious to behold than desire made manifest, regardless of the form it takes? Or do you also consider the sentiment that birthed that sword a mockery as well?

[knight_king]

It does not matter. This is not what I had in mind when I made my wish.

[praetoraide]

Hmm... I see that this has affected you greatly.

Umu! It is decided! We shall go out tonight and sample the pleasures of fine drink and company together, until your spirits are raised and the fire of your heart rekindled!

[knight_king]

Hm. I would accept if fine food is involved.

[praetoraide]

Then it shall be so!

[knight_king]

I appreciate your offer.

Albus Severus Potter | Harry Potter (Next-Gen) | OTA

[indicatives]

[ no incest please! ]

allison argent | teen wolf | ota.

[preyings]

Scott Summers | X-men (movies) | OTA

[notrosecolored]

[M/M only for explicit smut- otherwise wide open and can write a start if you want.]

Sengoku Kiyosumi | Prince of Tennis | ota

[lucky_tarot]

Anna | Frozen

[wait_what]

[ c: ]

Alex Murphy | Robocop (2014) | OTA

[omnicop]

Alastor | Viewtiful Joe+Devil May Cry

[superstylishsquid]

Alastor had thought he'd known what he'd wanted. His wish to defeat Viewtiful Joe should have brought him peace. But when he'd killed the hero, he'd felt anything but at peace. He'd realized too late that he hadn't really wished his rival any harm, that he'd even cared about him. The combination of guilt and loss he'd felt had been terrible.

And then Silvia and Blue Jr. had recovered enough to react. The anger and betrayal in their eyes was worse. They'd trusted him, thought that he would never go this far. Now they knew better. Now he would never be anything more than an enemy to them, and it hurt in ways he couldn't put words to.

In the end, he'd fled, unable to face them. He didn't care where he ended up. Maybe he even used his magic to leave Movieland entirely without thinking about it. But it was only a matter of time before the demon found someone else, maybe someone who had had a similar experience with a wish gone wrong or maybe even the person who had made his wish come true in the first place.

(Sorry about the tl;dr, I just had a very specific idea I wanted to go with for his wish.)

Cynthia | Pokemon

[anelegantmyth]

[selfmadespeedster]

[Wally was standing at the counter in the cave's kitchen. He bit his lip. This was probably one of the stupidest things he could be doing.

"You know," Zatanna had said to him earlier that evening, "That new souvenir from today's mission? Legend has it the Gift Horse has the power to grant its owner a wish if they light the candle in its mouth and chant their desire fifty times."

She is totally playing with me. Wally told himself. Still, he stood there at the counter with a lighter in hand, staring at the Gift Horse, a strange statue of a horse's head, mouth open whinnying. What would I wish for anyway? I don't think a horse head is going to give me world peace.

Naturally any time he thought of horses, Wally remembered his days in Equestria. He had always wanted to return home but he had grown fond of the strange world and made several friends there that he would likely never meet again. Among them, a sister.

I never got to say a proper goodbye to her. He remembered the day she had disappeared. He thought Cynthia had gone out to explore again only to realize she and all her Pokemon had really vanished from the world where they had been trapped as pegasi.

He held the lighter up to the candle wick and lit it with a click. Eh why not? He began to chant over and over, eventually losing count of how close he was to fifty.]


I want to see Cynthia again. I want to see Cynthia again. I want to see Cynthia again....

[anelegantmyth]

[All Cynthia could remember was being in her office finishing her paperwork when Wally suddenly came to mind. She's been gone for quite some time. But there was never a day when she didn't regret leaving without even making up with her darling little brother.

But there was a flash of light and suddenly she found herself in a room filled with...junk? No she wasn't able to get a good look at it as she passed out just a few seconds later.

Interdimensional travel is a bitch man.]

[selfmadespeedster]

[Wally heard a small crash from the souvenirs room.]

Hey, everything okay in there? Gar, Dude that better not be you playing with the souvenirs again! [Wally rushed into the other room with a small gust expecting to catch Beast Boy red handed but he came to an abrupt stop finding a long blonde haired woman instead.]

Who are you? [He asked on instinct. Nobody simply snuck into the Cave like that.]

[anelegantmyth]

Urgh...

[Her head was still spinning from the sudden trip. But what brought her back was that familiar voice. Cynthia knew it all too well, but it couldn't possibly be her Wally. He was in his world and she was...what a sec...where is she?]

Where am I?

[selfmadespeedster]

[What were the correct operations if someone sneaked into the cave again? Off the top of his head, asking what Batman would do seemed to be the best way to handle this.]

You're on Justice League property. State your name and purpose.

[anelegantmyth]

Justice...what? My name is Cynthia, S-Sinnoh league champion. Urgh, what on earth happened to me? It feels like something punch me in the brain.

[Give her a minute to clear out the haze. Everything seemed like a blur to her. But she could definitely see Wally.]

Who are you?

[selfmadespeedster]

[Wally's eyes go wide.]

...Cynthia? It's really you?

[anelegantmyth]

[She takes a good look at the boy. The voice was horribly familiar. But she doesn't recognize him face at all]

Last time I checked, yes.

[selfmadespeedster]

[He gaped at her, blinking rapidly. His wish had come true then? He grinned.]

Cyn, it's me! Wally!

[anelegantmyth]

...Wally? No that's impossible. I left Wally in Equestria.

[selfmadespeedster]

Uh yeah. And you had me worried. I thought you had gone off to the caves to stock up on diamonds again or something but after you were gone way too long I started to think the Pale Pony had grabbed you.

[anelegantmyth]

Oh gosh I'm so sorry. One day I woke up and suddenly I was home sleeping on the couch next to my elite. But I never stopped worrying about you Wally.

backtag of the ancients OTL

[selfmadespeedster]

Hey, how are those guys doing? I admit I even missed Garchomp.