Black cats and ravens under a waning moon

[processions]

The Master/Familiar Love Meme "In European folklore and folk-belief of the Medieval and Early Modern periods, familiar spirits (sometimes referred to simply as 'familiars') were supernatural entities believed to assist witches and cunning folk in their practice of magic. According to the records of the time, they would appear in numerous guises, often as an animal, but also at times as a human or humanoid figure, and were described as 'clearly defined, three-dimensional… forms, vivid with colour and animated with movement and sound' by those alleging to have come into contact with them, unlike later descriptions of ghosts with their 'smoky, undefined form[s]'." Everybody needs a sidekick. This includes those who may have a little help of their own in the form of magic - witches, warlocks, mages, sages, casters, magicians...whatever you want to call them, they have a bit more juice than your average Joe. Luckily, the job comes with a built-in assistant: a familiar, or a helper spirit. The familiar serves as a guide to their magical "Master" of their choice, helping them out of tight spots and being their companion for life. Sometimes, they come in the form of animals, like dogs and especially cats. Some don't bother with this, though, and just stay in their true humanoid forms. The bond between familiar and master is one of intensity, and they know each other completely. Most familiars even have a telepathic link to their masters. That helps them keep an eye on them. Of course, given this closeness-beyond-closeness, it's easy to imagine a master and familiar as soulmates, and with familiars having a human form...well, intimacy seems like a natural option. Too bad relationships of that kind between master and familiar are strictly forbidden. Surely, that rule is always followed. HOW TO PLAY Comment with your character, stating your preferences (ex: F/M, open to all, etc). Also, be sure to remember and put whether your character will be witch/master, familiar, or if they can serve as both. There is no "set" type for any of the roles. Masters don't have to be dominate (ineffectual witches have always been a cute trope), familiars aren't passive or submissive, and so on. It's not the same as BDSM...though your character could bring that into it if they'd like. Comment around to other characters, playing out your forbidden master/familiar ~love~ or what have you. PROMPTS The Familiar Chooses the Master: The first meeting. You may be new to the craft (or someone who needs a new familiar), and someone has been drawn to you. Setting the Ground Rules: You need to figure out how this is going to work. Where can you hide this woman/man in your apartment, if need be? Getting to Know You: Magic/power isn't all fun and games. You need to find out how to work together so you don't accidentally blow everything up in your faces. Helping Out: Familiars have a lot of neat powers that can be a boon around the house...and around the town. Danger Zone: Your feelings for each other are blurring, which is a big no-no. Do you even realize that the bond is deepening to a new level? Confession: Things have gotten heavy and you have to let your bond mate know you see them as more. Bad Romance: The familiar in this relationship isn't treated as equal. They're a slave to their master! Telepathy: The mental bond between. Explore it or use it to get out of trouble... Trouble is a Friend of Mine: Speaking of! Your familiar/master is danger, and there's nothing that can keep you from saving them. Intimacy: The obligatory smut option. Though romance between familiar and master is not allowed, many find the allure too much, and the bond does lend itself to members seeking comfort in each other. After all, they know you better than anyone else. You're Taken?: You're in love with a master or a familiar...they're just not yours. Oops! Maybe you can find some way to break your bonds so you can be together. Breaking Up is Hard to Do: It is hard, especially between master and familiar. In fact, it can be downright painful...physically and mentally! Sending You Away for Your Own Good: You're distancing yourself from the other member of your bond, and it's because you're headed towards destruction. Everybody Knows: The other members of your community have found out you've broken the ultimate taboo and are WITH your master/familiar. This is bad. This is very, very bad. Punishment bad. Separation bad. Perhaps even death bad. Happy Ending: Somehow, you've escaped the confines of the world that doesn't understand, and you're able to live together without fear. WILDCARD

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Elijah Mikaelson | The Originals

[negotiates]

[A vampire, can play either role. As a familiar he would have to be conscripted by magic. As a master, he would have enlisted magical help to obtain a familiar. Ota if played as gen, m/f if romance.]

two! let me know if anything needs changing.

[logicism]

[ Once upon a time, Lydia Martin had been ordinary. Queen bee at school, slated to be homecoming queen and valedictorian, living out each day without a single clue about the supernatural world beyond what showed on television and was written in books, until an insane alpha werewolf ran through town, leaving blood and bodies in his wake.

Lydia's blood included.

When she wakes up, she's different. Not just her, but the entire world as she knows it. Turns out magic is real, werewolves are real, she's a banshee, and the entire town is besieged by constant threats, with half her friends in danger of dying at any moment. So what's a girl to do?

Delegate and recruit, of course. She's done it before, in committees, in volunteer events. Lydia isn't stupid. She knows that the best way to get things done is by doing it yourself, but she also knows when she needs help. Which brings her to here and now, on her patio with her mom away for the weekend, practising magic. And get this-- it works.

Except-- ]

This isn't exactly what I expected. [ But she tosses her hair and stands up straighter, pointing one manicured finger at Elijah. She's pleased when not so much as a tremor belies her nerves. ] So, what are you, exactly? And who are you?

2

[demonicbeauty]

Ariadne had experienced many strange things in her life. But this was the first time she'd ever been summoned. And it didn't feel at all like she'd imagined.

Somehow, she'd worked it out in her mind that when an Alastrian was summoned, it felt like being ripped out of the fabric of reality. She'd expected it to hurt. Which made it all the more bewildering when she instead felt a sort of pleasant dizziness. The kind she would sometimes feel in the pit of her stomach, when she was whirling around, dancing. She knew at once what it was, but the rush of adrenaline kept her from feeling afraid.

For a moment or two, anyway.

The next thing she knew, she'd been spilled out across a richly-carpeted floor, her braid tangled around her throat. She found herself staring at a pair of shoes, assailed by unfamiliar scents. And assailed by the age-old question:

Why me?

Of course, there weren't many of her kind left. It was bound to happen, eventually. Somehow, Ariadne had just convinced herself that since she lived as a Human--and usually passed just fine--the fates would forget about her.

But no one ever forgot about Ariadne.

angela ❝ᴍᴇʀᴄʏ❞ ziegler • overwatch ( OTA )

[cadeuces]

( ooc: on the master side, witch of the wilds AU, anyone? as a familiar, though, there could be the very obvious route of summoning yourself an angel for whatever purpose, healing / light magic / guardian assignments, or we could hash out something else. a type of bird or a canine, most like.

she's very nurturing and patient and makes a wonderful caretaker either way. ♥ )

[comingupexplody]

[Well, he's already been her familiar once...

If you'd rather someone less... well, Junkrat, I do also have a McCree. Maybe she could sway the gunslinger to become a pet of hers?]

John Constantine | Constantine/DC | OTA

[needsnewbusinesscards]

[A reluctant Master.]

[creche]

[ ooc: What if he summoned a cinnamon roll fairy? ]

Lucifer | Lucifer | OTA

[thedevildoeswearprada]

[Did you mean to summon and ensnare the actual Devil to do your bidding? Or are you a devoted demon that will do anything for your Master?]

amaterasu ( the wicked + the divine ) ota

[sunbathed]

( ooc: as a master, perhaps you're a devoted follower willing to help however possible whether out of the goodness or your heart or because you want a little taste of power. as a familiar, you have summoned a literal sun goddess with a killer voice to your side. good luck. )

thackery binx | hocus pocus

[threehundredyears]

[ did someone say black cats? a very grumpy familiar. probably. ]

Re: thackery binx | hocus pocus

[complicity]

[First meeting and go from there?]

The Nogitsune | Teen Wolf | ota

[mygame]

[Congrats, it's a dark chaotic fox spirit! Not the best of familiars, and you probably screwed up a whole lot summoning up this familiar, but it could be worse. Somehow. Can't be that hard to get a fox to do with a summoner wants, right?]

John Constantine | Constantine/Hellblazer | OTA

[hellboundheart]

16 because I DO WHAT I WANT

[universal_charm]

<sub>[ When all the fanfar was done with, the smoke and the rumbles and the smell of sulphur hung in the air, one usually expected to see some creature twisted and misshapen by the rigors of hell, unable to properly contort itself into a physical presence that could suffer the mortal plane. Or, perhaps, one expects a beautiful creature, lust made flesh and poison on its lips.

But John is not so lucky.

Instead of anything either ferocious, mind-numbing, or other worldly beautiful, John receives... a raven.

A puffed up, very miffed looking raven whose form only deviated from the normal earthly form in its eyes, which shone a bright, starlight blue. It clacked its sharp black beak once, twice, twisting its head to look at John from the center of the circle as if sizing him up and finding him quite wanting. ]</sub>

Well? What do you want?

1 - No one chose this, but now they're stuck?

[lucifermorningstar]

[One minute Lucifer is pouring drinks for him and two guests he has in his penthouse, wearing nothing but a black silk house robe, and the next he standing in a magic circle staring at one John Constantine. He frowns at the scruffy magician, looks around and down at his feet, moving to see the writing scrawled across the floor in odd symbols and designs.]

You picked an awful time to try and summon me, I have a lovely couple waiting in my bed for me so this had better be good. And quick.

[He sips from the glass of whiskey he's poured that just so happened to be in hand at the time of summoning. Perhaps John really does have more power than he realizes if he were able to summon the Devil so easily to him. As a familiar no less, but that part hasn't quite been realized.]

Stiles Stilinski - Teen Wolf - M/M

[runningwithwolves]

(Familiar)

Octavia Blake - The 100 - M/F

[porcelain_tosteel]

(Familiar)

Yato | Noragami | OTA

[straycalamity]

[[open to either role]]

fawn | disney fairies | ota

[creche]

( open to crossovers, gen - familiar role )

percival graves | fantastic beasts

[mund]

[ original version, master. ]

Kei Tsukishima - Haikyuu!! - ota

[itsjustanaccount]

[Can do either role, although will be sassy either way.]

mc (eun) ; mystic messenger ; ota

[chatapp]

[ preferably the master, but could work as familiar for canonmates. ]

Alec Lightwood - TMI/Shadowhunters

[angelic_archer]

((ooc: Either role but Alec will be the crankiest familiar... No smut unless discussed please.)

Kuro | Servamp - OTA

[neetingnya]

[ Familiar, either as a black kitten that can upgrade into a HUGE black lion or as the stuffed-toy like demon pictured above. Very good at boosting his Master's powers, granting magic weapons and has some crazy battle strength, but comes with a distance limit and sucks at explaining or doing anything that looks like work out of his own initiative. ]

Agatsuma Soubi | Loveless | OTA, m/m preferred

[preloved]

[You'll find no familiar more desperately dedicated and clingy]