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anonconda) wrote in bakerstreet2019-09-19 08:03 pm
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Natural Enemies Shipping Meme
Most of us are fortunate enough to not be plagued by "natural enemies" - or even worst, a group that serves as an opposing force. But that doesn't mean that there isn't swaths of society that just do not play well together. Hunters and demons. Predators and prey. Outlaws and lawmen. Vampires and slayers. Montagues and Capulets. The undead and the living. The list goes on. You know, the usual and the unusual alike. It seems like wars will always rage between them. Maybe it's better for these types to just avoid each other, lest there be bloodshed.
What if, though, you - yes, you - were a member of one group and you developed feelings for someone that should be a mortal enemy. Of course, the feelings weren't the expected ones of wanting to gouge eyeballs out; instead, it was love, and a returned one at that. That would be quite the predicament, wouldn't it? But what would it be like? What drew you to them? Would your love be a pure, romantic one, or more of a love/hate? And would you allow that to sway you or repress all those emotions until you burst?
Most importantly, would a happy ending be possible?
HOW TO PLAY
- Comment with your character and preferences, plus any information because this meme needs at least a little! People are going to want to know who their character should "hate."
- Tag others.
- RNG or choose what kind of relationship you're playing from ROUTE and the tone of the eventual ending, which will theoretically color the thread.
- Play! Play out anything that strikes your fancy. Draw inspiration from the meme or come up with your own ideas.
ROUTE
- ROMANTIC LOVE: Despite who they are, you care for them. Whether this means you'll ignore outside influence, fight your own demons to be with them, run away with them, or change the system depends on you.
- LOVE/HATE: You despise them and all the stand for, but you can't keep away.
END
- HAPPY: No matter how bad life is, it will take a turn for the better.
- TRAGEDY: It may be good now, but eventually, everything is going to fall apart right in front of you.
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Darth Imperius (Sith Inquistor player character) | Star Wars: The Old Republic
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Loki | MCU | OTA
rin tohsaka | fate/extra | ota
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rider | fate/stay night | ota
Jyn Erso | Rogue One | OTA
Rex Arany 🐕 OC | OTA
Shigaraki Tomura | My Hero Academia | OTA 18+
Remilia Scarlet (aged up) | Touhou Project | OTA
Morrigan | Dragon Age
Ray Donovan | ota
Cassia Andor | Rogue One | OTA
Shiera Seastar | ASOIAF | OTA
Nico Acosta | OC | M/F
Evie Montgomery | OC | OTA
Beelzebub | Good Omens (show)
Crowley | Good Omens
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How would you like to go about this? Are we doing a first meeting? Or a somewhat established relationship?]
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I can easily play Cas from earlier canon points, plus I'm not all caught up on the show anyway.
We could go for either - established would probably make things a little easier. We can AU both almost-Apocalypses together lmao. Later seasons also confirm that Castiel apparently kept rebelling against Heaven, and they wiped his memory every time and tried to reset him to factory settings, but he just keeps not doing quite as told. That could also be something to weave into a shared backstory potentially?]
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And that could work! Crowley would get on very well with a rebellious angel, though he'd be concerned about Castiel Falling (is that a thing, in Supernatural?). They could have met lots of times through history and bonded that way? Crowley would be down to help him thwart Heaven or get away with disobeying, even more so after the Apocalypse.]
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Also, angels on SPN can fall! Castiel is in the process of doing so in season 5 actually - he rebels against his superior, and gets cut off, which means his grace dwindles bit by bit over the season. The implication being that eventually he will lose all powers and be effectively mortal. If you want, we could splite that into Good Omens canon - Castiel splitting his time trying to help prevent *two* apocalypses would be par for the course for him, and it fits since SPN!Heaven also wants to instigate the Apocalypse. So we could pretend it's the same Heaven and Hell, they just have back up plans in motion?]
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That sounds about right! Heaven and Hell aren't too different in the two shows, so they could basically be the same, with only minor handwaving haha
We're setting this post-apocalypses, right? So they can rest together after adverting both of them, while still watching their backs for Heaven and Hell?]
lmk if this works?
Or... well enough, at least.
So when he kepty flying off to search for God and beg his assistance, perhaps he wasn't quite forthcoming with all his reasons for taking flight around the globe repeatedly, wings carrying him as instantaneously as teleportation - to the bottom of oceans, to Tibetan mountains... to England. And not all of those in search of God or enlightenment or anything else strictly for the Winchesters.
He'd simply... had to make use of his wings before his grace burned out or the world ended twice over, whichever came first.
Of course, none of these events have come to pass, and Castiel has died and gotten better twice over the course of the past year. He's... whole again, though no less on the run from Heaven as he was before.
And yet he finds himself sitting half a world away from the site of his victory on one side of a park bench, waiting. He wonders if he should have waited at a bar, instead - he's learned, too, that an entire liqor store is enough to get even him drunk, and he can appreciate inebriation.
He doesn't dare think of celebrations quite yet, though, has to wait and see if like his human charges, he will have to mourn losses, too.]
yes, sorry for the delay, I had a crazy week-end!
He drives recklessly to make up for it, speeding through London and in the direction of the park he's supposed to meet Castiel at. It's been a... complicated year for both of them, and Crowley still can't quite believe that he got away with thwarting the Apocalypse and spitting in Satan's face. He's waiting for the other shoe to drop, and trying to enjoy himself in the mean time.
He parks right next to the park haphazardly, ignoring the angry red sign in front of him that lets him know his car will be towed. He'd like to see anyone try.
He saunters across the park, his hands shoved into his too-small pockets and his yellow eyes narrowed behind his sunglasses as he looks for Castiel. He doesn't need to look around much, as to Crowley's demon senses, Castiel shines as bright as a beckon of holy grace, much brighter in fact, than the last time they'd met.
He steps closer, a slight bounce to his step now because he's happy to see Castiel, after all, stopping front of him to give him a grin.]
Looking well, angel. Very radiant.
All good buddy, I'm also no the fastest on memes ;)
He fails, though. Spending time around humans as softened the often impassive, stoic edges that Heaven's re-education keeps trying to instill in him over and over again.
They never take, not for long. Humanity isn't the only saving grace for him - or source of corruption, as Heaven likes to think.
It's true though - after the spark of grace in him faded to near nothing during his fall from grace, it is now brighter than before, and even to beings that cannot see him for what he truly is, the difference is at least notable in how much more healthy he looks.
Castiel doesn't smile at Crowley, but his eyes crinkle at the corners. He rarely smiles with his face, but always, always with his eyes if you know him well enough to look for it.]
That's not a compliment I can repay... demon.
[Banter is still stilted for Castiel, but there's a certain fondness in the awkward phrasing. The truth of hte matter is that Castiel is glad to see him - he just sucks at stating as much.]
them game threads taking up most of our rp time lmao
He takes in the way Castiel's eyes crinkle at the corners and smiles widely enough for both of them. The grin should display entirely too many teeth to look as soft as it does, and yet somehow manages to.
The stilted banter doesn't bother him and he puts his hand over his heart, dramatically.]
Ouch. Well, that hurts my feelings.
[He comes to sit next to Cas, sprawling on the bench and leaning in, still grinning.]
Survived two apocalypses to get insulted by an angel. Go figure.
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I was under the impression that had always been your lot in life.
[ Castiel wonders, dimly, if he should let Crowley now - that he didn't survive, technically. That something had to find his scattered atoms and pull him back together. He has the distinct impression it would not please Crowley to know Castiel got himself killed... again. The second resurrection in just a year, for as of yet unknown purposes. ]
How is Aziraphale?
accepts it with delight
His own true form is much the same as usual, with large sooty wings, fiery hair, entirely yellow eyes and snake-like scales scattered all over. He's not entirely comfortable with Castiel seeing right through him like this, but the angel doesn't shy away from him, and that is what truly matters.
He arches his eyebrows at the gentle teasing, and keeps grinning.]
Yeah, I'm used to it by now. Aziraphale's well. Relieved to have Heaven off his back, for once.
[He should probably explain to Castiel how they managed to dodge retribution from their respective hierachies, at some point. He wonders what the angel is going to think of their little ploy.]
How are your human buddies? All in one piece?
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