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just like animals (dæmon meme)

Daemon Meme

Welcome to the world of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials series, a world in which humans are constantly accompanied by dæmons: the beloved animal embodiments of their inner-selves. Dæmons shift their shapes frequently when people are young but begin to settle into one, fixed, animal form as children reach puberty.

A Few Basic Dæmon Facts:

- They take the shape of animals
- They can talk, no matter what their shape
- Neither the person or the dæmon chooses the final settled form, but it always reflects their personality (although not necessarily in obvious or simple ways)
- They are almost always the opposite sex as their human
- If a dæmon feels pain, so will their person, and vice versa
- Being physically apart from one's dæmon causes horrible emotional and physical pain
- Dæmons frequently talk to and touch each other, in ways that reflect or complement their persons' interactions, but dæmons talking to humans other than their own is considered strange, and touching humans not their own is extremely taboo; it generally occurs only between long-time lovers. Touching someone else's dæmon without permission is a terrible violation.

How The Meme Works:

Just design a dæmon for your muse and put as little or as much information as you like about them (shape, name, link to a picture or species wiki if you are so inclined) in a comment, with your muses's name and series in the subject. Check out other people's dæmons and let your dæmons interact.

[Daemon meme base taken from here. Basically, I just really love this meme and wanted to see it again.]

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( Sam Winchester was born without a dæmon. In their world, this was completely unheard of, and it instantly set his father on edge, wondering what could be wrong with his son. Growing up, he told all his friends and teachers that is dæmon was a very shy spider that didn't like to leave his pocket to avoid drawing attention to himself, but his lack of a dæmon always made him feel like a freak.

They learned much later that Sam did have a dæmon - it had just been born inside of him rather than outside like everybody else. When Castiel rescued Sam from the Cage, he unknowingly left his soul behind - his dæmon, which Lucifer and Michael had separated from him. After being reunited with his soul, Sam had to learn how to live with it outside his body rather than inside of it.

Ignis is a dark crimson dragon. She is about the size of a bobcat, has four legs and a pair of wings. Even though having a dragon dæmon is incredibly rare, that is not the most notable thing about her: she is a creature that has been ripped apart and put back together again, and it shows. Her scales and skin carry innumerable and grotesque scars, and although he may have been beautiful once, she is difficult to look at now. Despite the fact that's she's battered and worn, she's incredibly affectionate and often seeks out physical contact from Sam and other dæmons. This does not mean she should be underestimated. )

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Be it is present or past setting his daemon is a female gyrfalcon called Silmë. Like the meaning of her name, Silmë's plumage is white speckled with silver and black. Being a daemon is better than elf according to her, she can talk and do what her elf cannot or won't because of a thousand and one reasons that, again according to her, is a total nonsense.

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[Henry's daemon is hard to pick out, despite the scars, since they're so often attended by a murder of crows. Unlike her human, Tweep often remains silent, watching vigilantly with her dark beady eyes. Like Henry, however, she'll often croak with laughter at silly jokes or stupid puns.

Willing to AU Henry as not a warrior or even a mage!]

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[ Derek's daemon is a Fossa named Aria, whom is particularly protective of him and tries to stay close, usually sitting on his shoulders if she can. She does have a tendency to chat with whomever he's patching up and isn't afraid to comment on their injuries. ]

[Ellie isn't sure why the mall blew up. There are a lot of potential reasons, everything from gas leaks to terrorist organizations, but she's not sure. It doesn't really matter, either.

The good news is, ten in the morning on a weekday isn't exactly the best time for crowds. The bad news is, Ellie was definitely fucking around where she wasn't supposed to be, poking around the basement for shits and giggles.

Ellie's a bit trapped, though. It's just the one leg, but trying to pull it out fucking hurt, and she can't get the crates off her.

Worse is her arm--something ripped into it when the building collapsed. It's not as bloody as she'd expect, but it's jagged and gross in all the bad ways. Ellie wrapped her sweater around it, but...

It's not great.

Antioch, her coywolf, is shrieking his head off with every ounce of his coyote blood. It's a fucking terrifying sound, but it gets the job done. Someone will hear them, eventually. There's sunlight coming from somewhere, and not everything is completely caved in. It could have been worse.]

Don't wear your voice out, Antioch. [Ellie tells him. Antioch stops his shrieking and shifts from one paw to the other anxiously.]

What if they don't find us?

[Ellie just shakes her head. She doesn't believe it. Someone will get to them eventually.]

[ Talk about the worst day off ever. Derek was running errands while Aria draped herself over his shoulders, a little preoccupied with his to-do list to pay much attention to his surroundings. It wasn't until he heard an all too familiar sound of an explosion and saw the choking cloud of dust and smoke that he knew something was terribly wrong.

The mall wasn't too far off from where he was, running past people staring in horror at the scene as he came to a stop in front of the crumbled building, covering his mouth and nose with the edge of his jacket. Aria hopped off his shoulder, staring up at the damage. ]

Do you want me to slip through the debris and look for anyone that might be trapped?

[ Derek was hesitant on Aria going in alone, but she's done this kind of thing before, she was small enough to worm her way through the broken pieces of concrete while he could not. He knelt down next to her, running a hand through her fur. ]

Start with the lower levels and work up, we need to know if anyone was down there. I'll be right behind you but be careful.

[ She nods, running up to crawl through a small hole in the rubble, making her way downwards. Calling out along the way. ]

Is anyone down here?

[Ellie is the one who hears it, while Antioch is searching for a way out. She strains her head, trying to see the source, but it's too dusty to see much except light and dark.]

Here!

[Antioch turns to attention at her voice, and then looks up, ears flicking back. He's hurt too, with a bad gash in his side and a twisted front paw. He makes a low noise of upset, trying to find the voice.]

It's just us here. My - Ellie's trapped. [Antioch has a surprisingly low voice, as high pitched as he can shriek. ] Everyone else is dead, down here.

[Ellie hadn't known that, stuck as she is. She can see a hand from where she is, but she thought they might have been unconscious.]

Fuck. [That's Ellie, and she can see Antioch look back towards her anxiously, but he doesn't move.]

[ Aria stops at the sound of muffled replies, bracing herself above a gap in the concrete. Two voices. Most likely injured pretty bad judging by the debris. ]

Hey, Ellie and... friend, keeping talking to me. I think I'm just above you.

[ She could only assume the other voice was her daemon but she doesn't know his name to properly refer to him. The casualties that are mentioned she wants to investigate on her own. There was always the faintest possibility they could be alive even if she has her doubts.

It takes a few minutes for her to climb down into the room the two were stuck in and squeezing through a small gap in the corner and bounding over to Ellie. ]

Wow, you guys got yourselves stuck in here pretty good. Darling, do you happen to know what level this is? So I can tell the folks topside where you are.

"Antioch," He said, full of nervous energy. "Ellie's daemon."

"It's not like we can go anywhere," Ellie muttered. Antioch gave her a look, which she returned. She knew she shouldn't be pissy at the people who were going to try and get her out, but it was hard not to lash out. It was better than crying, or screaming like Antioch.

When Aria arrived, Ellie turned her face to squint at her. "B2. The explosion came from above. The ceiling fell in on us. I know--I know this is an employees only area, but I didn't set anything off. I was just trying to see a friend."

A friend who was probably dead by now. Maybe not, because she hadn't found him, but he might be. Shit. Antioch gave them both a nervous look, and stepped over to Ellie, nudging her shoulder.

"How long will it take?" Antioch asked, eyeing Aria. "I think she has a flashlight in her backpack, if that helps."

Aria knows its taboo for daemons to touch those who weren’t their other halves, let alone speak to other people. But being Derek’s, she’d grown used to doing just that, to many people’s disapproval. It was easier to comfort both parties that way.

She sits next to Ellie's leg, taking note of their location, "Your secret is safe with me. I know a certain someone who's done the exact same thing when he was younger minus the whole building exploding thing." They've gone through there own amount of sneaking around and being in places they shouldn't. Hell, they still do if they aren't caught.

When Antioch questions the time for the rescue, she tilts her head and glances at the debris, "Considering how far down you are and how much debris is on top of you, definitely a few hours, at least." Aria is back on her feet at the possibility of a flashlight, "If y'all have one that would help tremendously."

She can see in the dark just fine, but a little light never hurt anybody. Plus it would give Derek and the clearing crew something to look for while they make their way through the rubble.

~~Vampires doesn't have souls.~~ Cat, definitely a cat. ~~Or a bat~~ It's a female cat called Lola. It's the most unaffectionate and proud cat you'll ever find.

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[Tsukishima has a crow named Ashtaril - 'Ash' for short, though just like her human most people are not allowed to use a nickname.

They're probably snickering about your life choices in the corner.]

[Daemons are something Replicants shouldn't have and Luv is not quite sure how hers happened. It kind of showed up one day, out of the blue.

Her daemon is a Arabian Fat-Tailed Scorpion named Zero. He hides in her clothes if someone's near, or stays on her shoulder when it's safer.]

[His daemon is a female crow named Nightmare. Best little lab assistant ever.]

[What else would Viktor have but his SUPER FLUFFY CANON POODLE MAKKACHIN!

Like his human, Makkachin is WAY more affectionate with other people then the societal norm. To the point where he... probably jumps on some of them. If Viktor ~~HAS A HUGE RAGING CRUSH~~ likes them enough. Whoops.]

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[It's a tree frog. How could it not be? Her name is Araguaia, and she's shy, but sweet. She likes croaking along to Lucio's songs.]

[Ivar has a black swan named Vigdis as his daemon. She's much more angry and sarcastic than even Ivar is. It's unclear if she can fly or not until she gets mad enough to attack another daemon, at which time she puts those big wings to good use. Everyone thought she would settle as a snake, but most snakes don't have vicious natures. Anyone who has ever been around a swan knows they are nasty creatures and won't hesitate to beat the shit out of you.]

//Frisk's daemon is unsettled, but prefers to stay in smaller and/or armored forms--porcupines, hedgehogs, pangolins. Their name is Forté (they/he/she) and, most unusually, they tend to speak for Frisk rather than the other way around.

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just like animals (dæmon meme)

Sam Winchester | Supernatural

Thranduil | Hobbits (OTA)

Henry | Fire Emblem: Awakening | OTA

Derek Lockwood | Original | OTA

not v familiar with AoS, but maybe Ellie's in the wrong place at the wrong time

!!!!! Its okay, he doesn't follow the events of AoS so its all good.

btw, I'm happy to do third person past tense if you want, and less action spam

I'll follow whichever one is easiest for you ~ owo

Sorry, it's been a really long week @.@

No worries !! Sorry I'm slow getting back to this QAQ

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Tsukishima Kei | Haikyuu!! | OTA

Luv | Blade runner 2049

Scarecrow | Batman Arkham Knight | ota

Viktor | YOI | OTA

Lucio | Overwatch | OTA

Ivar "The Boneless" Ragnarsson | Vikings

Frisk | Undertale | OTA