bakerstreet | PUT ME DOWN

THE MANHANDLING MEME
A ~~blatant ripoff of~~ respectful homage to this.

Sometimes you just crave a gentle, loving touch...
and sometimes, you want to shake someone til the change flies out of their pockets.

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Drag them by the arm; hopefully no square dancing will ensue, because this isn't the wanton cruelty meme.
Grab them by the front of their shirt, possibly shoving them back. Also optional: shouting in their face.
Take them by the hips to carefully move them out of your way.
Smack them upside the head and deal with the repercussions.
Grip them by the back of the neck like a reenactment of a cat with kittens.
Put a hand on their back to steer them somewhere.
Point sternly at a chair (adverb negotiable) and tell them to sit down.
Push them back down when they try to get out of bed (perhaps involving illness, injury, or sleep deprivation).
Press a finger to their lips to shut them up.
Put a hand on their knee while sitting next to them, to discourage them from standing up.
Slap their hand away from something they shouldn't touch.
Grab their hair (or tie, or whatever) and yank.
Slam a door shut before they can leave the room. Alternatively: IN THEIR FACE.
Physically pick them up and carry them.
Grip their jaw to force eye contact.
Pin them with their arms behind their back, like you're the next Bruce Willis.
Slam them into a wall. Ouch.
Wrestle/pin them to the ground like this is WWE.
Trip them, because you are literally or figuratively seven years old.
Engage in an elaborate, overly aggressive, or perhaps secret handshake.
WILDCARD, if you think you can get wilder than a secret handshake.

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[ Eh. She probably deserves it tbh. ]

[M/M for shipping]

[Bonus points if it turns into a sexy fight. Battling villains is loved too!]

[Please see journal for permissions]

( open to all options; assumed cr completely fine, or better yet, insane meet-cutes under these scenarios. academic settings, world travel, assisting/observing in magic craft/rituals for study, and roaming around to perform banishings of dark mischievous entities are the most common settings and situations to be finding Ben in. feel free to snag these settings or make up something of your own; or pm me to discuss. who wants to be the one manhandled? flip a coin for it. )

(she probably can't lift anyone bigger than herself, but by god will she try if she has to.)

[ Dost thou even hoist, bro ]

[ Lo, for he hoisteth full mightily as the sizzling heat of a mana burst singes the ends of his hair and cape. With his king slung upon his shoulder like Sir Gawain’s sack of potatoes, Tristan swiftly flees the scene of battle despite her protestations. ]

My liege, please forgive me…!

[ He’s fairly sure he’s touching somewhere inappropriate, but in the heat of the moment it’s hard to adjust one’s grip—let alone come to terms with the fact that he’s inappropriately close to the liege lord he’d once betrayed.

This has officially been A Day. ]