My dedication is absolute

[grinded]

The Swear Myself to You Meme

It's been like this your entire life. Or perhaps it just seems that way, since it's been this way so long. Or it could hasn't been that long, and you remember what things were like before - worthless, fruitless, purposeless. Now, though, all is different. You've sworn your life to someone...or had your life sworn to them by someone else, back when you were young or powerless enough to not control your life. It doesn't matter if this swearing is an expected part of your society or an oddity in a modern age, here you are, and you know what you're here for. This isn't servitude, not in a fashion, as there's theoretically an honor here in your absolute loyalty. You are essentially on your "sworn duty's" level, you've just, well, chosen to dedicate your life to them. So if you're their best or brainwashed into being their right hand, all of it comes from a place of admiration!

Hopefully!

Theoretically.

Your position, of course, means you're a tool to be used, and every job needs a different tool. What's your job? Were you raised from an infant be be a constant companion for the one you're sworn to, who you grew up with? Instead, you could be a bodyguard or a first line of defense. In some cultures, there's an expectation that people be good in bed for future spouses; you could be there to train the one you're sworn to in the art of lovemaking. Of course, how well you're able to do your job depends on how your relationship is with your most important person. Are they kind? Cruel? What if they don't want you? It will be incredibly awkward if neither of you want to be in this position.

One certainty is this, however: romance and sexuality, unless heavily controlled, is forbidden. After all, how can you effectively dedicate yourself to them if some part of you wants them to dedicate themself to you?

How to Play

• Comment with your character, your preferences, and what side of the equation you'd prefer to play - the being sworn to or the one doing said swearing. There are also three settings available: old fashion, modern, and future. You may want to specify which one of those you'd like, if you have a strong opinion.
• Reply to others.
• Use the RNG to determine your scenario.

Setting

1. Old Fashion: In the days of yore, be it ancient, medieval, or pseudo-Victorian - or altogether fantastical.
2. Modern: The here and now, where swearing to someone is pretty rare.
3. Future: Years from now, who knows what strange alien cultures and technologies we'll have to abide by?

Prompts

1. From Birth: You two were raised together, as one of you was given as a baby. There's no one who knows the other better than you.
2. BFFs: You are intended to be their lifetime companion...platonically, of course.
3. Repayment: You owe your life to them in one way or another. Devotion is the least you can do.
4. Out of Love: The reason you swore yourself to them is because you love them and this is the best way to be close to them, even if you have to sacrifice other things.
5. Unwilling Charge: Can you swear yourself to someone who doesn't want you?
6. Spoils of War: Being here and swearing allegiance isn't your idea, but when you or your people are defeated in battle, there's not much else you can do.
7. Ward: Perhaps you weren't there as an infant, but you did grow up in the family from a young age. They may be like a sibling to you. Would you be able to view them in any other way?
8. Marriage: ...a marriage is sort of a swearing, isn't it?
9. Mind Control: You need to be more pliable and loyal to be any good, servant.
10. Familiar: You were created through magic just for them.
11. Guard: Focus. You have to protect them, and you can't if you're distracted.
12. Eunuch: You're supposed to be completely chaste and celibate, or at least that's what they and those around them think.
13. To Teach: Your charge is going to be married, and you have to teach them how to please a future spouse.
14. Jealousy: You know you're not supposed to be
15. More than One: Someone else has sworn themselves to your charge...you were here first!
16. More than This: You want to be more to them than just a glorified servant.
17. Unwilling Charge: They don't want you, but you have to serve them.
18. Redemption: This is your way to make up for the sins of your past.
19. ...what?: How to you get someone sworn to you again?
20. Utter Devotion: There isn't anything you wouldn't do for them. Anything.
21. Forbidden: Being with them sexually is a punishable offense for you, but neither of you care.
22. Equals: In society, you two are on different levels. In private, you see more eye to eye.
23. Not Too Serious: The more crack-y option. They saved you...but it was from something like stubbing your toe. Obviously, you owe yourself to them. Or something.
24. FREESTYLE

Comments

Dragonslayer Ornstein | Dark Souls | OTA

[slayer_of_dragons]

_{[Because he's a knight and this just fits for him]}

Grace Ford | OC

[barre_none]

[Always here for Old Fashion or Modern settings. No smut please]

Yuto Kiba | High School DXD | M/F for anything shippy

[discountarcher]

[The one swearing to, since he's a knightly sort and I should test his voice out more.]

Malin Lindberg | Vampire: The Masquerade OC | ota

[movingon]

[No smut. Can be both. There's probably some enforced loyalty in the form of blood bonding involved? Here for anything though. Very open to crosscanon.]

Grandmaster Elesis | Elsword | OTA

[reglorify]

[regalvanizing]

[Essentially, Add liked to think of himself as an independent agent; free of expectations and anything related to such. He preferred it actually. However, there was the undeniable advantage of the El Search Party and what accompanying it brought.

As such, he owed a debt to Elesis as her brother swore by her advice. This was only relevant to him as she had vouched for him, a stranger to the group. Perhaps that had been what initially allowed him in.

This debt was why he was by her tent early in the morning.]

Hey, you up?

[reglorify]

A sleepy mumble could be heard before Elesis opened up her tent flap to see if she was very well being addressed. Finding herself being as such before coffee was...problematic.

"Kinda." was the best answer she could muster at this time as she looked up at him in a confused manner.

[regalvanizing]

He looked down at her with a flat expression. Honestly she was a bit of a mess in his opinion, but he endeavored to keep that out of his mind for the most part so he could focus.

Plus her bedhead was almost cute, but that was beside the point. "Wanna spar?"

[reglorify]

"Coffee." Her tone was sleepy yet demanding. She did have to wonder why he wanted to spar of all things especially so early in the morning.

Adam Parrish / The Raven Cycle

[unaffluent]

arthur pendragon | arthuriana

[arth]

Corrin | Fire Emblem Fates

[dualworldprincess]

Junkrat | Overwatch | OTA

[comingupexplody]

[Open to anything, including crack. Canonmates and crosscanon both welcomed.]

Rey | SW: TFA | OTA

[thesefirststeps]

éomer éomundsdóttir | 63 tolkien

[hlaefdige]

LEONARD SNART ( CAPTAIN COLD ) | DCTV | OTA

[theonlycaptain]

ben wade | 3:10 to yuma

[decently]

kaecilius ⇀ mcu ⇀ open

[timekills]

Lucifer | Mythology | OTA

[starofmorning]

[If someone is willing to swear themselves to the Devil himself, here he is.]

Clyde Blackburn | Battlefield 1 | M/F

[flyingknight]

Padmé Amidala | Star Wars | OTA

[angelofnaboo]

[She'll be the charge please.]

Cesare Borgia | The Borgias | ota

[securityinfeared]

[ridalin]

((I rolled a 2 (Modern) and 1 (From Birth). I'm thinking modern day Italy, Cesare and Ed grew up in the priesthood together? maybe Cesare left the church and joined the military? I'll write up the starter once we figure out our plot :D ))

[securityinfeared]

( HAH! Okay, okay okay--I love it. Is Nyny Cesare's right hand man--or is it the other way around? :O )

[ridalin]

There was never any illusion that Ed was Cesare's real brother, or a part of Cesare's family, or even in the same echelon of social class. Italy may have changed readily with the passing of years but the Church was another matter entirely and one in which Ed was always made well aware of his place. Cesare's father was the Pope, his family Catholic royalty for generations, their family as wealthy as any television star from the United States.

Contrarily, Ed had no family, he had no roots in Italy at all, and his sole friend at the seminary school. Ed's family had been from the States and the circumstances of his having been given to the Borgia family an ancient tradition which rarely was practiced. But, again, so many customs related to the Church were ancient and strange to outsiders. For Ed, it was known since the time he began understanding the world, that he belonged to Cesare. His parents had been in debt to the Borgias with no means of paying and rather than take them to court and shame the already lowly Nygma name, Ed was given to the Church which really meant to the Borgia's.

Ironically perhaps, Ed hated it just as much as his dearest friend Cesare did. Ed was a man of incredible intelligence, logic, and curiosity over anything and everything scientific in the world. Cesare was a man of action, international interest, and his own kind of brilliance when it came to politics. Neither one of them wanted to be priests and yet there they were, trudging through their Theology degrees, together since birth in the path chosen for them.

"There's a lecture this weekend," Ed was sharing with the man his same age but in no way his peer. The Pope could hardly be expected to keep a leash on Ed all the time and so he belonged, day to day, to Cesare. "In Trastavere. They'll be talking about the epigenome progress. I'd like to go. I was hoping you'd go with me." His Italian was as fluent as any native, though his pale and nerdy features along with his commendable height and skinny frame would always make him stand out. He gave Cesare one of his large grins, silently hoping the man would say yes to both prospects.