the flutter of wings

[cutenonny]

You're an angel. Not metaphorically, not in the "you're so sweet" way; you're a literal angel - ethereal energy form, wings, and all. But you're not just any sort of angel. You're a guardian angel. Guardian angels are a caste, or choir, created with the sole purpose of protecting those they're assigned to. Each angel is created specifically for the person they guard, with a few exceptions. The only thing you're programed to know is duty. Naturally, being invested in your charge is expected. What if your feelings for them veer away from "dutiful" into "fondness" and then...something else? Angels aren't supposed to know love, at least not in the way those in the living realm do. Still, nothing is as certain as it used to be, and you're not so sure of your purpose. All you know is that you want to keep your charge safe. Can you guarantee that, now?

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How to Play Comment with your character and preferences. Mention if you'd rather play the guardian angel or the guarded. Tag others. Use the RNG to determine your fate. Prompts Watching: You've been watching this person as long as both they and you have been in this world. Maybe over years, maybe suddenly, things aren't the same when you look at them. Guilt: You realized that these pesky emotions are growing and you know this is against everything you know to be true. Your kind cannot love, and even if you could, this is wrong. You have known this person their entire life and thinking of them as more is unacceptable. Terrible Angel: You're not angelic at all and fail neatly at almost all the benchmarks, but when it comes to the one you guard, you don't folly. Righteous Fury: Usually, angels must be removed and impassive. You see your charge mistreated, though, and you lose control. Relegated to Guardian Angelhood: You used to be much more important, of a greater choir of angel. Then, you screwed up and got pushed down into the ranks of guardian angel. It would be easy to be bitter towards your charge. You aren't, for some reason. Can't Be Seen: The person you care for the most can't see you. It's typical angel protocol, yet you can't help but want to make yourself noticeable. Affecting Your Work: Your growing and sometimes erratic emotions make your job harder. You're getting sloppy. You may even allow your charge to be hurt or allow yourself to be conspicuous. Jealousy: You saw your charge with someone else and it...it really ruffled your feathers. Maybe you lost your cool. Hopefully, that won't mean bad mojo for the other person involved. No one would be any wiser if you made their head more attractive to bird droppings, though. Kiss: Can you kiss someone when you technically have no lips? They might just feel a pleasant breeze; still, you're kissing them, and this is...nice. How They'd Like You to Look: You've decided to make yourself known to them, and you want your appearance to be to their liking. Inhabiting the Vessel They Love: A bit more sinister than the above, but also somewhat practical. They already love this body, anyway. Revealing Yourself: You're taking the big step and coming into their life as an actual, tangible presence. Of course, "I'm your guardian angel" rarely gets the response you hope. Stay with You: You promise that you'll stay by their side always, now as a physical companion. Confessions: No matter the costs, you're revealing your true feelings. Deciding to be More: It's dangerous, it's unheard of; however, both of you want to become more than just angel and charge. Intimacy Without a Corporeal Form: They know you're there even when you're not in human form, and they want to touch you. This can be a smut option, but it doesn't have to be. Intimacy With a Corporeal Form: You're beginning to learn what it's like to be intimate with them while you're in this new form. Again, this can be a smut option, but it doesn't have to be. Wings: Letting someone touch your wings is the ultimate show of trust and, in angel terms, one of the closest things you have to sexuality. Called to the Mat: Your higher-ups have learned of your sins. Now, you're on trial. Will you deny your charge? Not Officially Yours: Problem number one: you're in love. Problem number two: it's with some other angel's charge. Second Chance: As previously stated, most guardian angels are created for that one special person. However, some angels whose charges have died young are allowed a second chance. Will this new person ever replace your old? Protection: Now is time to do the guarding - by any means necessary, especially now, after realizing just what your charge means to you. Fallen: Because of your sins, you've lost favor. You've been stripped of your heavenly grace and you've fallen. Immortal: You must deal with the implications that your charge will die and you will be sent on to a new heavenly job. Failed: You didn't do enough. You let yourself slip, and now your charge is dying. They were more than just a charge, so you must do what you can to let their soul pass on in the most peaceful manner possible. But can you let go? CHOOSE YOUR OWN

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Comments

Q - Skyfall

[beforefirstcup]

Guardian or guarded.

Stephanie Rogers - Rule 63 Captain America - Guardian

[stephrogers]

16

[onthedot]

[Damn them all to hell. Peggy could only staunch the flow of blood for so long before even her abilities would be overcome. Humans were idiots. Foolish, violence driven idiots. To think they honestly believed that they could grant someone near superhuman powers with a vial of chemicals and near fatal doses of radiation.

To be certain, if they were found, Stephanie would heal in a record amount of time, but it was not due to the chemicals pulsing through the poor woman's veins. It would be through stitches and Peggy's inability to let the girl go.

It hardly mattered if Stephanie Rogers knew or not that she existed. But maintaining a corporeal form and this level of power would be fatal to one of them.

And Peggy knew it would not be her.]

Rogers, it's time to wake up. You need to call for help.

Gwaine [BBC Merlin] Guardian or Guarded

[hitherthither]

....26 I guess?

[mysticism]

[ooc: So this is slightly off-brief but I had the idea of post-canon Gwaine-in-Avalon being promoted to guardian spirit duty - or maybe volunteering for it as a means of redemption, since he died feeling like he'd betrayed Arthur? But regardless he ends up as Merlin's guardian. Thoughts?]

Satsuki Momoi | kuroko no basuke | ota (f/m for ships)

[pinkstats]

(Can be either.)

leonard mccoy | star trek aos | ota

[boldlynotgoing]

[Either role's fine.]

Castiel | Supernatural | OTA

[freetobe]

Peggy Carter | Marvel Cinematic Universe

[everydoorshut]

[Either role is fine. She's likely to be a fantastic, badass guardian, and the kind of ward that gives guardians a headache.]

[asofwar]

[Every now and then she will be transported from Asgard to Midgard because her ward is in trouble, and because that's the Norn's sense of humour for you. And Ygdrasil's. And whereas it would probably bother anyone else that the person they are charged with protecting keeps getting into trouble, whenever Sif is claimed to Earth, her greeting usually is--]

Whose head on the platter today, Miz Carter?

Rhodey | 63!MCU

[beawarmachine]

[My default is guardian but I'm good the other way as well.]

Re: Rhodey | 63!MCU

[nstark]

[ooc: rule 63 Tony okay with you?]

Annie Cresta | the Hunger Games

[madvictor]

[Either role.]

Alfred F Jones (America) | Hetalia

[american_ingenuity]

[Either the most fail guardian angel ever thanks to being so gung ho or a guarded person who insists on protecting his angel instead BECAUSE HE'S THE HERO. 8D]

Link | Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

[raised_by_trees]

[Guardian angel.]

dean winchester | supernatural | ota

[fellout]

[ worst guardian angel ever, but sure, why not. open to either! ]

Alice Morgan || BBC Luther || OTA

[obviouslydefective]

[ooc: so her definition of guardianship is pretty Old Testament but so long as it works, right...? Prose preferred.]

Derek Hale | Teen Wolf

[triskeles]

[ Open to either, but he'll be super bitter if the guarded. ]

Beverly Katz | Hannibal

[gotyou]

[Either role.]

Abigail Hobbs | Hannibal

[climbingwalls]

[Guarded is my default, but she could also be a tiny and probably not very good guardian.]

Quentin | October Daye

[youdoneedme]

[Either role.]

Felix Sunderland | Original | OTA

[misanthropicmedicine]

[Felix is a misanthropic psychic healer; kind of like a cross between Gregory House and Jean Grey. M/F for anything meant to be successfully shippy/smutty/etc, but Angsty Unrequited Love can be anything! Character summary here.]

Thelema Yevtushenkova | Devil May Cry OC | OTA

[notnaughtyjustfriendly]

[For maximum awkward, Thelema is a succubus, raised by a Devil-Hunter; if a Devil can be redeemed, she's probably as close as it gets. Maybe that's why she has a guardian angel? Character summary here.]

Joan Watson | Elementary

[formersurgeon]

[Definitely the angel]

[samuraibird]

[Guardian preferably. But I can play either.]

Clint Barton | Marvel Cinematic Universe

[ibelieveinarrows]

[Either role.]

Michael Westen | Burn Notice

[justloveyogurt]

[Either role. He'll be excellent at this keeping you from being dead this as a guardian, or keeping himself from getting dead as a charge, and really awful with the feelings thing either way around.]

James Watson | Sanctuary

[giftforbrevity]

[Either role. Canon-era replies from fortwolifetimes.]

oikawa tooru ☼ haikyuu!! ☼ ota

[supremesetter]

[can be either role! he's a terribly teasing angel tho]