With You at Your Lowest

[moosejuice]

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 ) Known: They've been there for you just about forever. First Meeting: You just met them, but they've made such an impression on you that it doesn't matter. Rescue:The danger is closing in, until someone steps in and saves your hide. Your hero! 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. Just a Bad Day: There was no huge tragedy. You just had an awful day, and a little distraction makes all the difference. Broken: Inside or outside, you're a mess. It seems as if there's no fixing you, but they're going to try. Unprecedented Kindness: Before, no one has ever been nice to you. No one. Their attention is a change of pace. The Way You Look: After seeing nothing but monsters or murder, a little beauty is to be appreciation. Tears: "Don't cry," they said, and you're surprised how much their wiping away your tears affected you. 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. A Simple Smile: Sometimes, a smile is all it takes to bring a ray of light into the darkness. 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. Shattered Heart: They're helping you get over a romantic betrayal, platonic at at first. But then... Mercy: They could have, and should have, ended your life. They made another call. 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. Defend: No matter if it's verbally or physically, they're standing up for you. 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. WILD CARD

Comments

Roy Harper | DC (but like from the 70's)

[snowbirdsdontfly]

[Definitely the one at their lowest point. Canon aus encouraged. I made this account for angst and hurt/comfort.]

levi ackerman, ATTACK ON TITAN.

[dismissed]

[ m/m preferred. either role. ]

roxas ( kingdom hearts )

[aboy]

[one at their lowest most likely? But can also do the support.]

Rey | SW:TFA | OTA

[thesefirststeps]

[ooc: Either / or.]

Prof. James Moriarty | Sherlock/ACD EU | OTA

[greatestschemer]

[Either/or. Open to AU/OC/Crossovers, etc. Everything but godmoding!]

val toreth | admin series

[triarchic]

bruce wayne | batman | m/f

[darksome]

[probably grump/at lowest. au and cross canon fine (no gotham).]

[thecanarylives]

[Farbeit from Sara Lance to ever be called a light in the darkness, but maybe in a place like Gotham City the bar is set just a little lower. He's pushed damn near everyone in his life away, even Alfred, but somehow Sara's managed to weasel her way back in. He's likely telling himself that it's out of necessity - that he's bleed out on the Batcave floor without here there to sew him back up. But they both know nobody gets in without him letting them, and that's about all she can ask for.

She finishes stitching up one of the nastier cuts at his arm, cleaning it off and wrapping it in gauze.]

I swear, sometimes you just like hearing me say I told you so.

[darksome]

[ Correction: He's pushed away everyone in his life except for Alfred Pennyworth. And, to a lesser extent, Lucius Fox, simply because the latter helps run Bruce's vast empire, and the former is as close to a father-figure as he's had since the night in Crime Alley. And, to an extent that he's still trying to unravel, one Sara Lance. Sara, who ignores the adage about keeping out of Gotham. Sara, who shows up to manhandle his butler into letting her shoulder some of the burden of looking after Bruce himself.

He's still not sure why. Oh, of course he's read her files and pursued multiple lines of investigation concerning her background, training, resurrection. But words on a computer can't always summarize living, breathing flesh and blood. Maybe that's why she's still there - so he can figure out what makes her tick. ]

Nobody really likes to hear it. [ he snaps back, somewhat distracted with trying to figure out how long it'll take to line the arms of his suit with thin kevlar strips. Or if that's even feasible, with as agile as he needs to be. ] But I doubt that is going to stop you.

steve rogers ( mcu ) ota

[fulfilment]

[ cw-compliant, open to crossovers of all kinds. ]

eleanor henstridge | the royals

[cokeandcaviar]

[ probably the low one. considering drug addiction, her brother and father being killed. the people she loved using her. just... everything. ]

Spock | Star Trek

[hyperlogically]

Miles Upshur | Outlast | OTA

[milesupshore]

[Most likely the low one because his life is just fucking dandy.]

Chloe Decker | Lucifer

[couldkillthedevil]

[Can do either role. Angst or light-hearted.]

Bucky Barnes - mcu - open

[readytocomply]

[Civil War compliant.]

Wanda Maximoff | mcu

[alayavedma]

Jessica Drew | marvel | f/m

[arachnaism]

[ either role; cw compliant. ]

13

[darkturningintoday]

[It's been a couple weeks since winter break and... well, it'd been an AMAZING time for most of Kiara's team since she invited them over. For Kiara herself, though... Her smile didn't quite reach her eyes anymore, almost like it was tacked on, and she didn't reach out to Kovu nearly as much as she used to.

Still, if she let her stupid, years-old crush dissolving mess her up too much, she wouldn't be able to follow her dream. So best to just buckle down and focus on schoolwork, right?]

[whenthedevilscry]

(Something to help Kiara focus her thoughts on other things would be ideal. On one hand, it'd let her move on. On the other...how can she focus on anything else? You can't just shake that kind of thought out of your head and call it a day.

Not that Dante seems concerned with all of that stuff, with the way he strides into the team dorm room, callously tossing his coat onto his bed and ruffling his hair. A glance is shot Kiara's way.)

...Tell me you've done stuff besides stare at your notes all day.

[darkturningintoday]

[Iiis the way she starts a bit and still has a glazed "reading too long" expression when she looks at him a clue?]

Oh! Heeey, Dante. What's up?

Danse | Fallout 4 | ota

[ad_victoriam]

[ Either role but most likely the one at their lowest. ]

Sam Wilson | MCU | OTA

[wingmans]

[ civil war compliant ]

5ish. civil war spoilers.

[battletested]

[ See this — there're starting points. It's your bed, right? Doors open but no one walks through: Steve's not much one for those. Bridges, on the other hand, they get built. They sway in the breeze and they last. Steve kisses him in Paris, abruptly, accidentally — fitting. He's always been sentimental like that, even if moving forward is slow. Nothing gets made in a day, but nothing falls down, either. ]

[ Laura Barton drove the Quinjet on the way out of the Raft. Steve honestly tried not to hover like a surly guard dog; the bruises on Sam's face and body will fade, but he counted them, and he stayed as close as Sam wanted. In Wakanda he doesn't bother with pretences: they get a room to themselves with Buck next door. He's out with the doctors, said he didn't want company, and Steve is glancing over at Sam. ]

How're you feeling?

[wingmans]

Like I was hit by a truck.

[ This would be the part where he cracks a smile or relaxes himself - a failsafe, a defense mechanism to keep the room cool and collected. But there is no room, no performance piece. It is just Steve and Sam and the brief ache in his eye and the sound of wind rushing through his ears. ]

You? I heard it was rough out there.

[ Another thing to feel guilty about. Sam honestly thought Tony would help Steve. He seemed sincere enough. ]

Agent Percival | Kingsman: The Secret Service

[grailknight]

[either or, ota for gen, m/m for romance.]