Sworn to the Sword

[heavypetting]

SWORN TO THE SWORD shipping meme It's textbook, really. Or, more accurately, parchment, because you've either found yourself or always been in a time (it doesn't necessarily have to be medieval) where swords are the weapons and the mindset of the day; at the very least, the rough and tumble attitude that comes with a knife's edge permeates the land. And you know how to wield a weapon, be it a blade, your own body, or something else entirely, so you've put it to good use. You've become a sworn sword to protect someone. It could be out of the goodness of your heart, out of heritage, or stemmed from a desire for compensation or power. No matter what the cause, however, one fact remains the same, and that's how you cannot let emotions cloud your judgement. Of course, that may be a little easier said than done. When you're so close to a person, in order to keep them safe, and when you put your very life on the line... ...ah, but you must persevere. Your duty does not allow you to falter. Comment with your character, role, and preferences. I forgot to mention, feel free to AU. Reply to others. Thread.

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min siwoon ( at the end of the road )

[knowsthetruth]

[ m/m, open to either role. ]

Claire Bennet | NBC's Heroes | OTA

[infinite1ups]

( People protecting Claire is a pretty huge part of her character, but I'm also open to turning the tables and having her be the protector for a change. )

mitsuko souma | battle royale | ota .

[hardcoresouma]

[ Mitsuko has no loyalty to anyone, not unless it's to protect her own goals or life, so it'd be very interesting for her to be forced into protecting someone for the sake of her livelihood or for her to protect them because they're just that "valuable" -- for whatever reason. ]

Gotou Toushirou | Touken Ranbu | M/M

[caretaller]

[ Either role. ]

Thulile | Old World of Darkness OC | OTA

[diamondhardthulile]

[She would be the one being protected. She'd be the healer mage, estranged daughter of a king or some nobleman or some such. Medieval or modern twist.]

Flynn Scifo || Tales of Vesperia || OTA

[divine_streak]

[Flynn is pretty much a protector in canon, so he's well suited and perfectly willing to fill that role. Can also play him as a reluctant protected person.]

Ja'far | Magi

[vanillabeanicecream]

[protector obviously! though an au where he's protected could be interesting]

[thetravelermagi]

[LOL. Though I'm sure Yunan doesn't need protecting, per say, but... fun?]

alanna of trebond & olau | song of the lioness quartet

[oftrebond]

( have you met alanna? this is what she does. could also be a super annoyed protected person. my kingdom for a castmate, but cross canon is also amazing - you should know that her canon is knights&princesses type time period! )

link; breath of the wild

[swordfirst]

( ota! )

Rin Tohsaka | Fate/

[erbe]

[Preferred role is protected. Whether it be close to what's going on in canon or an AU, I'm more than willing to work something out.]

noctis | ffxv

[nascere]

[ dude can go both ways. ]

Mimasaka Touma | Kalimeris Porno | OTA

[luculence]

[Either role; he has had need of protection before, but perhaps he wants to return the favor to someone who is in need. AUs are fine, especially fantasy ones (Fire Emblem and Dragon Age get bonus points!) Please see his information in his journal before tagging. <3]

d.va (hana song) | overwatch

[bunnyhopped]

( definitely going to be some sort of au situation, down for either role tho lbr hana is a princess )

[divine_streak]

[I just had kind of an out-there idea. Would you be up for a scenario similar to the Overlord anime where Hana is trapped in an MMO/standard RPG as a Princess and Flynn is her NPC Knight protector who has no idea she's from the outside world since as an NPC he's incapable of being aware of anything outside his script?]

Hope Estheim || FF XIII-2 || OTA

[bad_supper]

((He's the one being protected as the son of a king/lesser lord. Available in younger version flavour if preferred.))

Hakuno Kishinami | Fate/Extella | F/F

[sovereignpc]

[Being sworn to; is pretty much queen of the moon Matrix, but we can go classical Fantasy or Holy Grail War, or even just swearing fealty post-War for peacekeeping purposes, whatever works!

If you wanna go the last one though you'll have to take 3rd fiddle to her wives unless you're one of them.]

dick grayson | dc

[bildungsromans]

( protector, though having a protected Dick would be interesting too! )

Link | Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

[cuccos]

[ Pref. m/f Definitely the sword/protector :) ]

Karolina Dean | Runaways

[rainbowbrites]

[f/f (also she's 17 so keep that in mind); basically tl;dr her mom runs a church (cult) that's basically hipster scientology and she's been shaped to be the "millennial voice" but, surprise, she's also actually a superpowered rainbow alien so, she's the one being protected although she's not totally helpless]

Nymeria Sand | GOT/ASOIAF

[whiplike]

[ota with f/f preference; she's the bastard daughter of a prince but also she's 100% warrior babe so it's a pretty good chance she's doing the protecting]

Eren Jaeger | Shingeki no Kyojin | M/M

[preciousbrat]

(either role is fine)

[mydetermination]

[AU where Armin is a young lordling type in need or protection? Also, sorry about before, my job ate me alive.]

Kojuro Katakura | Sengoku Basara | ota

[righteyed]

[Severely rusty, please forgive. He's the one in service of course, born into that shit.]

Peregrin Took | Lord of the Rings

[pippins]

[ Could be either! ]

Laurent | Captive Prince

[anguinous]

[ Since Laurent is a prince, you are most likely swearing to him! Shipping okay but he's pretty queer so m/m only, cross canon okay!

Laurent's own canon comes with a lot of trigger warnings. It includes incestuous child abuse, slavery, torture, drug use, suicide, and a whole heap of explicit sexual content of varying degrees of consent. It doesn't have to come up but just FYI. ]

Zelda | Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

[sageprincess]

[the one being protected, obvs.]

[reverse_changeling]

[Im contractually obliged to respond! Also i'd really love for these two to go on an adventure together! Maybe as adults post MM? or something.]

Arya Stark | Game of Thrones | ota

[list_maker]

[ooc: she'd likely want to be the protector, but most would assume she needed protecting, so I'm up for either- just expect her to be somewhat annoyed at being protected. ;) ]