bakerstreet | I've come to take care of you

The "Take Care" Meme
a shipping meme

Life is hard. You can go through rough patches and over bumps, and sometimes it feels as though you're definitely worse for the wear, both physically and mentally. It's nice to have someone - someone more than a friend - there for you in those times...even if you don't think you want them or deserve them. But they're here, and they'll take care of you.

How to Play:
* This is a shipping meme for more tender, soft moments, but a little more serious than your usual "fluff." It's for people who've been broken down by their experience and those who wish to heal them.
* Comment with your character/your preferences. You may also want to specify whether your character will be the one "cared for" or the one doing the "caring" + pertinent information, but for most effectiveness, it's best to be open to both.
* Comment around.

Prompts
1. Know You've Been Hurt By Someone Else: There are scars left on their heart from a past relationship or fling, and you have to let them know you're not the same way.
2. Can Tell By the Way You Carry Yourself: The person you have feelings for is one of those "cold stone wall" types who pushes people away. Can you get past that?
3. I've Asked About You: You've only heard bad things about this person, but you don't believe it.
4. What's a Life with No Fun: Lighten up a bit! You'd do anything to bring a smile to their face.
5. Please Don't Be So Ashamed: You have a big, BIG secret you don't want the other person to find out about, because surely they wouldn't want to even be near you if they did.
6. I've Had Mine, You've Had Yours: You've both had problems, and it could help to compare wounds so they can begin to heal.
7. Those Lies Heal: Protecting your loved one is more important that the truth, isn't it? It's a lie, but there are good intentions here.
8. You Can't Sleep: Because of past trauma, you're having a sleepless night. Luckily, this time you have somebody to help you and give you some comfort.
9. You Cry Still: The obligatory "seeing your significant other/love cry over something and wanting to make them stop at any cost" option.
10. All Get a Little Taste: Your loved one is sick or injured - literally this time - and you're looking out for them and trying to get them better.
11. You Just Don't Know: Either through magic, torture, or blunt trauma to the head, your special person can't remember you! It's up to you to get them to remember what was between you two by showing all the ways you cared for each other.
12. I Give Her Space: Part of being a careful lover is knowing when you need to leave them alone.
13. Tryna Run from That: Uh-oh, you don't want to fall in love, because you've been there, done that! Maybe there's still time to escape from this...or maybe it's too late.
14. I Will Care for You: After a particularly rough day, you're need a little TLC. Your loved one is going to do everything for you - a bath, food, the works.
15. All the Baggage Just Ain't as Heavy: You know it will take a while for this person to mend psychologically and spiritually, and you're willing to wait.
16. Change the Pace: And the smut option. Show you care through sex.
17. We'll Just Go Slow: You're going to take things one step at a time. No need to rush and define things. Just enjoy each other's company and the healing it brings.
18. We All Have Our Nights: Your lover, because of their past experience, is having a complete breakdown. You have to bring them back from the edge.
19. You Don't Say You Love Me: You both know how you feel, but one of you is having problems saying the four letter word. That's okay, though. Your lover understands.
20. To Save You: After months or years, you've both worked on the problems and old scars and you might just be ready to start something resembling a normal love.
21. CHOOSE SOMETHING ELSE

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[All options are great--and Beth's good for comforting or being comforted. Interested in both canon and cross-canon CR, happy to do things in her world, your character's world, or a jamjar!]

[Evan's good for either role, though he's especially good for personal insecurities about his potential for evil. Interested in both canon and cross-canon CR, happy to do things in his world or a jamjar!]

[[ooc: awkward caretaking or to be cared for.]]

[yoko can do either, although it might be nice to have someone take care of her for a change. the poor girl has been through a lot! f/m for ships, ota for gen, and no smut, please.]

[Even if she's in more of a big-sister position, either through a connection to the gang he was in, or from his childhood, Tetsuo's the type to bend over backward to protect and care for the people precious to him. Can be gen or shippy--he'll probably be nursing a giant crush and not expecting her to ever reciprocate, either way, so it's probably up to whether she sees something in him ~~because even if he tries to hide it, he's just not that subtle~~.]

[Can go either way as needed, M/F for ships and OTA for gen/cast.]

( most likely the doing the caring, m/f and f/f are both a+, especially interested in prompts 2, 4, 8 & 11! )

( Open to either role. She's a damn mess, but pretty good at taking care of others. )

[ Aged up to 18+ - I'm open to platonic CR as well as shipping. She's more likely the 'cared for' but she could fit into either role. This meme is everything I want for her tbh. ]

Edited 2018-02-23 19:05 (UTC)