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knockyoursocksoff ([personal profile] knockyoursocksoff) wrote in [community profile] bakerstreet2017-07-30 04:04 pm

i put a spell on you

The Witch's Curse


A fantasy AU meme where witches are real, and they are vengeful. Specify your character's role: the witch (or sorcerer), the subject of the curse, or the curse breaker. Tag around and pick or RNG a curse.



1: Change of Form: human turned animal, mythical beast turned human, human turned inanimate object, human made older/younger, the possibilities are endless

2: Obeisance: you are now cursed to follow the witch's every command and it's useless to resist, or perhaps you simply have to obey every command given you no matter who gives it

3: Curse of Sleep: like princesses before you, you are cursed to sleep for all eternity, or at least until your one true love finds you

4: Possession: be it a demon or any other kind of spirit, your body is no longer your own

5: Isolation: some witches use towers, others use forests of thorns, but either way the message is clear-- you are never seeing the outside world again

6: Resurrection: even death is not an escape from the witch's power, for some can raise the dead

7: Bad Luck: some curses are more minor, only causing you to stub your toe or drop your books, but they're still annoying

8: Defects: you weren't turned to an inhuman shape, but were somehow made hideous, clumsy, or repellent in some way-- maybe you smell terrible, or maybe people who get near you just feel uneasy and want to leave

9: Wounds: you have a wound that simply won't heal-- maybe it's slowly killing you, maybe it's just annoying, but it's not going away

10: Monster Magnet: wherever you go you're always being attacked by creatures, demons or monsters or ghosts, etc, that want to kill you

11: Never to Meet: you become an animal during the day while your true love is human, then you switch forms at night, so you can never both be human at the same time again

12: Death: your death is approaching and you need to find a way to avert it or remove the curse entirely

13: Objectification: you didn't avoid the death curse, and now your soul is bound to an inanimate object, perhaps to provide more power for the witch, to bind a spell to the object and give it power, or maybe just so you can't move on to your next life

14: Cursed Object: maybe it wasn't the witch themselves, but something that used to belong to a witch that put the curse on you, and now you must find a witch who can remove the curse

15: Cursed Ground: your house is built somewhere it really should not have been, and now you have to deal with ghosts or demons or the undead, which will really ruin your property value

16: Wildcard: choose your own adventure!


[adapted from original found here]
desecrated: (light filter)

[personal profile] desecrated 2017-08-10 11:15 pm (UTC)(link)
He touches John's chest and smiles at him, timid and shy, but then kisses him again, softly.
It's lovely.
captainwatson: (hug)

[personal profile] captainwatson 2017-08-11 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
He hums and nuzzles Sherlock.

"We gotta be careful. Some people get lost in lucid dreams forever."

Part of him wouldn't mind that, with Sherlock. If it weren't for Rosie.
desecrated: (shy smile)

[personal profile] desecrated 2017-08-11 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
"Rosie." Sherlock says, softly.
He holds John gently.
"I - I may not be able to handle this yet in the ... existing world, John. Lot of baggage, yes?"
He wants John to know that before they wake up. He kisses John's cheek, apologetic, though. Maybe a bit guilty or thinking John will not be there when he wakes up.
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[personal profile] captainwatson 2017-08-11 09:44 am (UTC)(link)
"I understand. That's all fine." He whispers, sincerely.

He rolls Sherlock over in the field and kisses his lips softly.
desecrated: (close enough to touch)

[personal profile] desecrated 2017-08-11 01:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Sherlock kisses him back, as intimately as possible.
"John," he whispers.
"We should really wake up. Before I never leave."
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[personal profile] captainwatson 2017-08-11 05:03 pm (UTC)(link)
"I suppose." He sighs, smiling; "You'll start to feel a kind of pull. Just don't resist it. It's your body waking up."

He waits until Sherlock wakes first. He doesn't want him to be trapped.
Edited 2017-08-11 20:13 (UTC)
desecrated: (can't tell if it hurts or feels good)

[personal profile] desecrated 2017-08-12 12:31 am (UTC)(link)
Sherlock nods. He'll try to not fight waking up.
captainwatson: (hug)

[personal profile] captainwatson 2017-08-12 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
John doesn't let himself wake until he sees Sherlock leave the astral plane.

He snuggles close as they lie in bed in the morning.
desecrated: (it always hurts)

[personal profile] desecrated 2017-08-12 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
Sherlock wakes up stiff and sore in the morning. But... he's slept well. He's not quite so gloomy or depressed.
captainwatson: (worried)

[personal profile] captainwatson 2017-08-12 10:41 am (UTC)(link)
Mrs. Hudson let the two of them sleep in, seeing to Rosie when she woke up. She knocks softly.

"C'min." John mumbles from the bed.

Mrs. H comes in with the half-asleep toddler in her arms.

"Daddy! Sha'la!" Rosie reaches out for them.
desecrated: (he does try to be good)

[personal profile] desecrated 2017-08-12 12:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Sherlock rubs his eyes. There's still pain, but it's not so bad.
He gives a small smile for the sleepy infant. She is only a child.
captainwatson: (daddy)

[personal profile] captainwatson 2017-08-12 01:11 pm (UTC)(link)
"Have you missed us?" John smiles, taking her from the landlady and bringing her in the bed, between them.

Rosie nods and snuggles against them both, tired enough to snooze a bit more, content.
desecrated: (he does try to be good)

[personal profile] desecrated 2017-08-12 01:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Sherlock looks down at her a bit, his hand hovering slightly, not sure if he can touch her.
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[personal profile] captainwatson 2017-08-12 01:17 pm (UTC)(link)
John notices the hesitation.

"What's wrong? Are you worried she's...like them?" Like me?
desecrated: (contemplative)

[personal profile] desecrated 2017-08-12 01:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Sherlock sighs. He doesn't think that."I don't know if I should." She could catch something. Maybe John doesn't want him to touch her.
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[personal profile] captainwatson 2017-08-12 01:26 pm (UTC)(link)
"Sha'la." Rosie murmurs, reaching to hold onto Sherlock.

"Why? There's nothing wrong with you..." John frowns.
desecrated: (eyes closed)

[personal profile] desecrated 2017-08-12 01:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Sherlock sighs and puts his hand on her. Gently. He doesn't know how to say so John will understand. "I didn't know if I should touch her first." He's afraid of breaking her, honestly.
Edited 2017-08-12 14:53 (UTC)
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[personal profile] captainwatson 2017-08-12 03:31 pm (UTC)(link)
"You've been holding her fine since she was a baby. She's two now, not quite as fragile." John smiles, stroking her hair.
desecrated: (shy smile)

[personal profile] desecrated 2017-08-12 03:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Sherlock lets her curl up with him. He didn't think people wanted him around children...maggots in eyes, and the like.