the betrayal/redemption meme

[earthking]

BETRAYAL MEME

You have done something unspeakable to the people closest to you. How did this come to be, and how will you make amends?


Instructions

Post with your character with their name, series, and whether you're the betrayer, the betrayed, or simply leave it blank! Then, either make up your own scenario to your liking, or use our prompts (RNG totally optional) and go wild!

(Example: for organization's sake, denote b3+2 where you killed someone and are trying to hide it or r5+3 for a situation where you side-hopped and now want nothing more than to make things right, so that people know at a glance whether you're betraying or being redeemed and what you did.)

betrayal; you've turned your back on everything you once stood for

1) you're innocent. it's not your fault, but they can never know. maybe you're protecting someone. maybe you're being blackmailed. whatever the case, it's your dark secret.
2) you're hiding. you've done something terrible, but no one knows it yet. how far will you go to bury what you've done for good?
3) you're uncertain. everything is in place now, but nothing's been set into motion yet. maybe it's not too late to turn back. or is it?
4) you're slipping. you thought you could change. maybe for a while you even managed to. but now you find yourself falling back to your old ways, and everyone around you is at risk.
5) you're reacting. they betrayed you first. you're not in the wrong. they deserve this. they brought this upon themselves. you're not really betraying anyone if they pushed first.

redemption; you've done something that can never be forgiven

1) you're trapped. they caught you red-handed, or maybe you turned yourself in. now those you betrayed are free to face you one by one and have their revenge.
2) you're false. this whole betrayal thing isn't working out quite the way you'd hoped. maybe if you play your cards just right, you'll be able to get your old life back.
3) you're selfless. whatever forced your hand to begin with doesn't matter anymore. you'll destroy yourself and play the role of a villain to the very end if that is what it takes to make things right.
4) you're lost. what you did was wrong, and you know that now. you can never be sorry enough, and you've lost your way. all you want to do is find home. won't anyone out there show you the way?
5) you're tortured. you have to make amends for what you've done. you have to. the thought consumes you, possesses you. you have to find them, help them. but after what you've done, will they even want to see you again?

what you've done;

1) you sold them out
2) you killed
3) you joined the other side
4) you stole
5) you lied
6) you simply are. you were never 'good' to begin with.

Comments

/kicks it to the curb

[pratful]

[ and it's just after dinner when Arthur comes tearing down the stairs and pounding on Gaius' door ]

Merlin!

kjashfdsg xD

[destinedtobeunpopular]

[Oh!

Well, that works too.

Merlin jumps on his bed at the sudden noise and blinks a little blearily around him, wondering just how long he was lying there. Which... appears to be a little longer than planned, and he scrambles up and lets out a quiet, surprised sound at the rush of dizziness that brings, and quickly swipes the book under his pillow for now before he stumbles towards the door.]

Coming!

[And on his way to the front door, he nearly knocks over a bottle or two and grabs an apple because he's hungry, and bites into it just as he grabs the handle and pulls the door open.]

[pratful]

[ And there's Arthur with a pair of boots in hand and his armor all tied up in a sack. ]

There you are, and just where do you think you've been?

[ Arthur's gaze flicks over the apple and frowns. Really, Merlin? Can't you eat somewhere other then right in front of him? ]

[destinedtobeunpopular]

[Oh, sorry, your majesty, he doesn't mean to offend you. /eyeroll

And Merlin's gaze flicks over the sack and the boots, and then he raises his head and an eyebrow to look back at Arthur.]

Right here. I thought you gave me a day off?

[pratful]

Yes, the day. I never said anything about your nights. [ he holds out the offensive items ] Clean them before the morrow.

[destinedtobeunpopular]

...

[Way to make him reconsider that apology, Arthur. But, then, that is true, and it was still free time. Which is nice.

Yes.]

Of course.

[He'll just bite down on the apple and hold it there so he can grab the bag and the boots and put them away.]

Listen... This morning... I got annoyed, and that was unnecessary. Sorry.

[pratful]

[ speaking with a mouth full of apple is hardly polite you know ]

So you did do it on purpose! [ he's talking about dropping the water, not the bath. Nevermind the apology. ]

[destinedtobeunpopular]

[Grin. Oh, get over it.]

Yes. You really didn't get that?

[pratful]

[ why should he? ]

Don't insult me. [ yeah, no, he didn't. Not for certain ]

[destinedtobeunpopular]

[Oh, geez. He's not meant to anger Arthur all over again.

So he raises his hands in surrender.]

I wasn't.

[pratful]

Fine, but I want my sword sharpened and for breakfast, I expect there to be three sausages and not two.

[ Arthur raises a hand, stopping Merlin from saying anything before he even can. He's in no mood for arguments! ]

I don't care how you do it, just make it happen.

[destinedtobeunpopular]

[Sigh. Great. Now he has that to worry about too.]

Prat.

[pratful]

[ don't make him smack you! ]

I am not a prat. I am Prince Arthur. [ at least it's better then clotpole, barely ]

[destinedtobeunpopular]

Prat Prince Arthur.

[Now if you'll excuse him, he's going to carry the boots and armour into his room.]

[pratful]

[ as if! ]

Hey, who said you could just walk away? We're not through here! [ following Merlin straight into that room. ]

[destinedtobeunpopular]

I was going to come back.

[But, sure, if you want to follow he won't stop you.

Once he's put them onto his bed, he turns around to face Arthur, eyebrows questioningly raised.]

What?

[pratful]

[ he's just staring in horror ] I can see you still haven't learned to use your closet properly. [ he shakes his head, and he lets this man clean his chambers... ]

[destinedtobeunpopular]

Once I'm done cleaning your room and doing all the other chores for both you and Gaius, I can't say I'm particularly eager to clean my own room. Not to mention exhausted.

[Thank you very much.]

[pratful]

I hardly think that's an excuse. [ he looks pointedly at Merlin. Who just had the day off again? ]

[destinedtobeunpopular]

[He opens his mouth to say that is too an excuse, when the meaning behind that look catches up to him.

Ah.]

Iii lost track of time reading.

[And he gestures with both hands at a book he wasn't actually reading, but he can't exactly give away the magic book, can he.]

[pratful]

[ Arthur sighs and rubs his eyes ] Well, at least you were doing something worthwhile for a change. [ definitely assuming it's some herbal book or another. Poor Merlin, forced to study even on his day off... ]

[destinedtobeunpopular]

Doing your chores isn't worthwhile? I see, I'll just get into a habit of reading things then, make myself useful!

[Oh, but studying magic is the best thing, don't worry about him.]

[pratful]

On the contrary. You'll do your chores and fetch me documents from the archives. If you can read, you can bloody well help me with my work. [ in the drudgery department. ]

[destinedtobeunpopular]

...so now I'm supposed to be doing some of your work on top of my own?

[pratful]

[ the cockiest grin Merlin can imagine is gracing Arthur's face as he claps Merlin on the back ] I guess you should pay more attention to my bath water from here on out. You better get to work.

[ seems like a good time to make a graceful escape, now that Arthur's feeling a bit better about the whole ordeal. ]