lower than low

[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

Thea Queen l Arrow

[redarrowqueen]

(M/F and can go either way depending on canon points,pairings and prompts. Does ignore the bloodlust arc from the past season but am canon current otherwse.)

Elliot Alderson | MR ROBOT

[viewsource]

Eugene Sledge | The Pacific

[dungarees]

EOBARD!WELLS | THE FLASH: SEASON 1 | OTA

[practicerestraint]

curtis everett ⇀ snowpiercer ⇀ open

[furthered]

Prokopenko / The Raven Cycle

[favorite_forgery]

Eliot Waugh | The Magicians

[drunkmancer]

_{[Let's be honest, his life is a low point.]}

Sherlock Holmes | Sherlock (BBC) | m/m

[deerstalkers]

BARRY ALLEN | THE FLASH |. OTA

[gottagoflashfast]

arthur | inception | m/m

[briefed]

Adrien Agreste/Chat Noir | Miraculous Ladybug

[modelcatizen]

Sherlock Holmes || Sherlock BBC || m/m

[desecrated]

miles upshur ( outlast )

[walriders]

nathan prescott ( life is strange )

[rott]

harry osborn / tasm

[inherite]

lew juergens ( the pacific )

[chuckler]

Rey | SW:TFA | OTA

[thesefirststeps]

5 - so, he had a bad day.

[forcefullyunstable]

Well, for Ben, the day had been absolutely terrible. Three days into his new job at the donut shop, the kitchen caught fire (not while he was on shift, mind you) and he was out of work again. The background checks he had pending with the post office and three different call centers came back at the same time and every application he'd sent in was rejected. And on top of that, it poured all the way from the bus stop to Rey's little apartment.

He was supposed to be able to support his wife, right? And kids, should they have them. But he couldn't seem to do that to save his own life, let alone anyone else's...

He reached in his pocket and realized that on top of everything else, he'd left his key when he said goodbye to Rey at the crack of dawn.

"Oh, great..." He slid down on the porch, head in his hands.

Joan Watson | Elementary | m/f

[formersurgeon]

Frank Castle | MCU | OTA

[onebatch2batch]

Elliot Reynolds | HoC/OC

[meonmyway2stealurgirl]

ooc b/c i'm starting to be 90% asleep

[ofthecubs]

nadia revelation comfort or day 50 of the revolution mutual comfort?

Klaus Mikaelson | TVD/TO | OTA

[viciosamente]

Ran Mouri | Detective Conan | Closed

[singlefaith]

She's not really prone to melancholy. Usually there's too much to do, and she fights it off, pushes it back, tells herself it's unimportant in the face of everything else.

But sometimes, now and then, it gets to her -- sneaks up when she's not aware, not thinking about it. Sometimes it's hard not to feel alone . . . Shinichi far away, usually inaccessible, her father downing a beer in the next room and jeering at the television, her mother likely off at a long night at the office. Sometimes the weight of everything she's taken onto her shoulders presses unexpectedly.

She barely even realizes she's crying, staring out the window at the rain leaking down the glass, until two warm tears patter onto her bare leg. Her math homework sits forgotten in her lap.

[spoilsfun]

Ran was crying again.

It was the last thing he wanted. If he could have, he would have changed the world so that she would never have reason to cry again.

But he couldn't. He couldn't bring himself as Shinichi back for her. He couldn't make it so he had a cure and he couldn't make it safe enough to tell her the truth.

All he could do was be there for her as Conan.

He approaches quietly.

"Ran-neechan? Are you okay?"