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sockdere ([personal profile] sockdere) wrote in [community profile] bakerstreet2015-07-19 03:52 pm

with you at your l o w e s t

with you at your lowest
a shipping meme


There are undoubtedly moments in our lives that define us, no matter how crystal clear or hazy or memories of those times are. In the case of hazy recollections, it's more likely than you'd think. How strange it its that one inconsequential, in the grand scheme of things, event can change the course you take...not always so seriously or dramatically, of course. You can't remember why you don't like soup; in actuality, you burned your tongue badly on chicken soup at one point, long ago. You'd forgotten, but your mind and body didn't. More weighty traumas that you've unknowingly pushed back can work in much the same way. You shy away from using scissors as you feel a shiver run down your spine, not necessarily as you remember blood gushing from toddler-sized fingers when you played with the big-kid scissors and cut yourself. Still, there is a connection and it keeps you "safe" through past experience. The consciousness is amazing in that way, constantly making associations that, for better or worse, shape how we view the world around us, though we may not always recall what brought us those views.

In this meme, however, there's no way this particular association - a special person, being around them, and your happiness - can go unnoticed, and you know the exact cause. In fact, you can track down the exact moment: this person came to you when you were low, perhaps even at your lowest. Like some guardian angel, they showed you kindness, they turned your world right side up again, they gave you a helping hand, or they granted you your life when they could have taken it. Perhaps it was something as simple as not treating you like trash. At that particular time, what they did meant everything. Whether you see your response to this as a welling up of true love or merely you owing them a debt, what you feel towards them cannot be measured. Even if you're usually as warm as a giant block of ice with a black heart, you have feelings towards them you can't quite understand. If you're emotional at the best of times, you'll most likely be completely overcome. Whatever the case may be, what you know for certain is that you want to stay with this and feel that lightness in your heart.

Depending on what other associations you've made and how you've figured the world works for you, this desire could lead to actions going smoothly or terribly, terribly wrong and creepy.

( how to play )
  • Comment with your character and preferences. You might also want to mention which "side of the equation" you'd like to play and what tone you're looking for in the thread. Any other info is good, too.
  • Reply to others.
  • RNG.


( prompts )
  1. Known: They've been there for you just about forever.
  2. First Meeting: You just met them, but they've made such an impression on you that it doesn't matter.
  3. Rescue:The danger is closing in, until someone steps in and saves your hide. Your hero!
  4. Healing: Bruised, beaten, and injured, you can't take care of yourself, despite your attempts. You'd be left to rot if they didn't come along.
  5. Just a Bad Day: There was no huge tragedy. You just had an awful day, and a little distraction makes all the difference.
  6. Broken: Inside or outside, you're a mess. It seems as if there's no fixing you, but they're going to try.
  7. Unprecedented Kindness: Before, no one has ever been nice to you. No one. Their attention is a change of pace.
  8. The Way You Look: After seeing nothing but monsters or murder, a little beauty is to be appreciation.
  9. Tears: "Don't cry," they said, and you're surprised how much their wiping away your tears affected you.
  10. Grumpy: Putting up your walls and your defenses of cruelty didn't run them away. For some reason, this endears them to you even more.
  11. A Simple Smile: Sometimes, a smile is all it takes to bring a ray of light into the darkness.
  12. Gave Me Hope: You're jaded and they're not. Their optimism or even their continued existence perks up your spirit just a bit, enough to continue on.
  13. Shattered Heart: They're helping you get over a romantic betrayal, platonic at at first. But then...
  14. Mercy: They could have, and should have, ended your life. They made another call.
  15. Didn't Reject: Despite your appearance, your past, your lifestyle, or your personality...not being the prettiest, they don't turn you away like everyone else has.
  16. Defend: No matter if it's verbally or physically, they're standing up for you.
  17. Give Me a Purpose: Through a need to help them in return, protect them, or make their life better, you've found yourself a purpose you thought you'd never have.
  18. WILD CARD
notacontrolfreak: (Default)

Clara Oswald ~ Doctor Who ~ OTA

[personal profile] notacontrolfreak 2015-07-19 08:57 pm (UTC)(link)
{OOC: Open to cross-canon, cross-medium and assumed cr. Seriously, I love cross-canon so throw anyone at me! Open to both F/M and F/F. I'm also willing to set up the scenario so if you would like me to do that just ask}
imperatorfuriosa: (Default)

Imperator Furiosa ~ Mad Max: Fury Road ~ OTA

[personal profile] imperatorfuriosa 2015-07-19 08:58 pm (UTC)(link)
{OOC: Open to cross-canon, cross-medium and assumed cr. Seriously, I love cross-canon so throw anyone at me! Open to both F/M and F/F. I'm also willing to set up the scenario so if you would like me to do that just ask}
brainboxgranger: (Default)

Hermione Granger | Harry Potter | OPEN

[personal profile] brainboxgranger 2015-07-19 08:59 pm (UTC)(link)
{Open to playing either side of the equation as well as both F/M and F/F}
swordofgraces: (Default)

Asbel Lhant | Tales of Graces | canonmates, please!

[personal profile] swordofgraces 2015-07-19 09:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[this would fit Asbel/Richard, but open to other canonmates!]
jewelboxes: (♛ Pleasantries)

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((Did I hear someone say "Richard"?))

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adoptedalien: (cheerful)

Mamoru Amami // The King of Braves GaoGaiGar // ota

[personal profile] adoptedalien 2015-07-19 09:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[open to pretty much anything and can do either side.]
staymyswordhand: (caught me off guard)

Owain | Fire Emblem Awakening | OTA

[personal profile] staymyswordhand 2015-07-19 09:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[Will set up the scenario if you want. Can be either the comforter or the comfortee!]
miatotherescue: (sad/concerned)

Mia Fey | Ace Attorney | OTA

[personal profile] miatotherescue 2015-07-19 09:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[Most likely to be the comforter.]
sparklingwidepressure: (vulnerable)

Makoto Kino | Sailor Moon | OTA

[personal profile] sparklingwidepressure 2015-07-19 09:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[Can go either way!]
moon_heroine: (Default)

[personal profile] moon_heroine 2015-07-21 01:17 pm (UTC)(link)
(OoC: ahahahaha... um, it... doesn't have to be shipping with them if you don't want to?)

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Dana Mitchell | Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue

[personal profile] lightspeedpink 2015-07-19 09:27 pm (UTC)(link)
(ooc: Can play either role, can start if you want~ cross-canon and assumed CR okay (just give me enough to go on, or PM me~). no smut, OTA for gen. Comes in age 18 or 32!)
seafoodlawyer: (serious)

Phoenix Wright | Ace Attorney | OTA

[personal profile] seafoodlawyer 2015-07-19 09:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[Testing a new muse! I can set up the scenario, too.]
Edited 2015-07-19 21:55 (UTC)

Sheryl Nome | Macross Frontier

[personal profile] shakethegalaxy 2015-07-19 09:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[F/M. She's already been on the receiving end in her canon so I would prefer to play her as the comforter but either role would be fine.]
Edited 2015-07-19 21:45 (UTC)
squadding: (Feigning innocence)

Kelly Severide | Chicago Fire | ota

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asafehaven: (Default)

[personal profile] asafehaven 2015-07-20 02:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[ooc - Is there a particular scenario you would like to do?]
incarnari: (✞ acinaces)

Johnny Rayflo | Vassalord

[personal profile] incarnari 2015-07-19 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Either side. Anything goes. ]
prehensible: (than the girl in the corner)

[personal profile] prehensible 2015-07-20 04:44 am (UTC)(link)
[ how would you feel about sword spirits? ]

chihiro fujisaki ( dangan ronpa ) m/m

[personal profile] extensible 2015-07-19 10:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[ooc: Chihiro would be on the receiving end of 3 & 14, and the comforter in 10. Open to either role for the rest of the prompts.]
hallacious: (he said)

good old fashioned 6 to destroy us all

[personal profile] hallacious 2015-07-21 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
[A white room at the end of the world.

Ishimaru came here with heavy eyelids and a broken spirit, and here he's stayed, stone still, only occasionally reaching up to see if his hand still came back sticky and red when he held it to the shorter section of his hair. Whatever had come over him before didn't matter anymore. Maybe he hasn't noticed Fujisaki, or maybe he just can't bear to face him, or anyone else - his family, his brother, no matter - the tower of dreams he built from nothing came crashing down all too suddenly, and try as he might, he can't pull himself out of the wreckage.

But for now, he's alone in a corner with his knees to his chest, thinking of what could have been in a different life.]

oh no ishimaru ;_;

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Dorian Pavus | DA: I | Castmates preferred

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summerorange: (Just a little curious)

Natsumi Hikari - Kamen Rider Decade - OTA

[personal profile] summerorange 2015-07-19 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
((Either role, though she leans towards the comforter))
tasedagod: (Default)

Darcy Lewis | MCU | OTA

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causesearcher: (04)

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[wanna wanna wanna?]

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Johnathan Hale | Teen Wolf OC | OTA

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happyfalcon: (Default)

Anne Boleyn || The Tudors || Prefer F/M

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((ooc: Open to either role, more likely the comforter))
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Dejah Thoris || John Carter/A Princess of Mars || Prefer F/M

[personal profile] barsoombamf 2015-07-19 11:46 pm (UTC)(link)
((ooc: Open to either role, more likely the comforter))
family_of_feelings: (SadnessFrown)

Sadness | Inside Out | OTA

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[Either the comforted or comforter. She may be making you feel sad, but she's also full of empathy and wisdom. Sometimes she's exactly what you need!]
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roxy morton ✘ kingsman

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Alleyne - the Headless Horseman ♞ OC ♞ Prefer F/M

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Daenerys Targaryen || Game of Thrones || Prefer F/M

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((ooc: Open to either, more likely the comforter))

Gino Weinberg ( Code Geass ) OTA

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( Undoubtedly the one doing the comforting. )

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