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The Weeaboo Sock ([personal profile] weebsock) wrote in [community profile] bakerstreet2020-03-05 10:57 am
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You're my family

S T R A Y
shipping meme



Taking in strays is, all in all, an understandable vice. The dips in between their ribs, those large and forlorn eyes, they can help you forget the claws and the teeth and the danger lurking beneath fur. But the habit's a knife edge; your efforts may not be rewarded with kindness (animal instincts aren't discretionary) and you may get bit despite what you've overlooked. A stray doesn't care about pity. All it can know is survival.

These warnings apply to strays of the more human(oid) sort, too.

But what may even more perilous with this type than any drawn blood is what you can get when they grow to trust you. You can earn their undying loyalty...or their love. Either from such a wild thing is a precarious path to go down, if you allow yourself to do it.

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PROMPTS


  1. ғɪɴᴅɪɴɢ — Who's that? They're no ordinary passersby! Were they in an accident? Are they foreign? ...should you approach them?

  2. ʀᴀɪɴ, ʀᴀɪɴ, ɢᴏ ᴀᴡᴀʏ — The elements make this night no time to sleep out of doors.

  3. ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ — Cuts, broken bones, injuries all of sorts...you have to stitch them back up, then make sure they don't get any

  4. ɢᴏᴏᴅ ɢᴜᴇsᴛ — It's all you can do to show gratitude to the person who took you in. Fix them a meal, care for their house, whatever you can do once you're able.

  5. ʙᴀᴅ ɢᴜᴇsᴛ — FUCK THIS PERSON AND FUCK THEIR COUCH. You didn't ask to be brought here. Let them clean up after you, you don't even care.

  6. ᴡʜᴏ ᴀᴍ ɪ? — How you got into this situation is a mystery. Even more of a mystery is your identity, and why the person you were would be so displaced.

  7. sᴇʟғʟᴇssɴᴇss —

  8. ʟᴇᴀʀɴɪɴɢ — If you've been injured badly enough or can't remember all too well, you might have to relearn a good deal. Luckily, you have a helping hand.

  9. sᴄᴀʀs — Scars from the encounter that lead you here or scars from prior, you don't want them to see either. You still have your secrets to keep.

  10. sᴛᴜʙʙᴏʀɴ — Ugh, your house guest is so stubborn! They always get up when they should be resting, have the worst habits, and completely disrespect your home! You'll get to them, one way or another. Or you'll throw them out. You don't want to, but you will.

  11. ᴄᴏᴍғᴏʀᴛ — Bad memories or nightmares wreck you; your host and nurse comes to your side unexpectedly.

  12. ᴄᴜʟᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴄʟᴀsʜ — The person who's taken you in is from a different culture or lifestyle than you, and adapting is harder than you thought.

  13. ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ғᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ — Think learning about a new culture is hard? Try being a different species. Can you keep your little eccentricities at bay for the good of your station?

  14. ᴊᴇᴀʟᴏᴜsʏ — Now that your emotions towards your caretaker/host/jailer are softening, you're finding yourself unusually jealous of those in their life who were close to them before.

  15. ɴᴇᴡ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛɪᴇs — You never thought you'd have fun after all that's happened, yet such simple gestures as a picnic or a movie make all the difference.

  16. ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ — You love them, this person who's taken you in or this person you've found. It's not a pity or a thankfulness, it's love, and you know that now. What you choose to do with this information is

  17. ʜɪsᴛᴏʀʏ — Suddenly, the person who's been so nice to you finds out that the two of you have a history. You killed their loved ones or caused something terrible. How can they forgive you?

  18. ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛ — So much has been done for you. The least you can do in return for the one who helped you at your lowest is make sure they never have such a low point.

  19. ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴇs ᴋɴᴏᴄᴋɪɴɢ — Anyone in the way of getting to you will be destroyed, and that includes the person you're staying with.

  20. ʟɪᴠᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇᴍ — You've been given a home, maybe which you've never had before. You don't want to leave.

  21. ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ — Not only are you living with them, but you're starting a proper life with them.

  22. ʀᴇᴠᴇᴀʟ — All secrets are laid out on the table. You've decided to tell about your past and what lead you here.

  23. ʀᴇᴠᴜʟsɪᴏɴ — What you've done and who you are is so heinous, they want nothing more to do. You're to leave their home and leave them alone.

  24. ᴀᴄᴄᴇᴘᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ — It doesn't matter what they've done. You've opened your home and your heart to them, and nothing's changed.

  25. ᴘᴀʀᴛɪɴɢ — All things must come to an end. No matter what you feel for each other, it's time to leave. Hopefully, you'll see each other again.

  26. ʜᴀᴘᴘɪʟʏ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ — Come what may, you've decided to stay at your new home with the person you love. Now, it's safe enough to do so.

  27. ᴡɪʟᴅᴄᴀʀᴅ

boon: (Default)

fig | original

[personal profile] boon 2020-03-05 05:14 pm (UTC)(link)
( this is pretty much his Thing. definitely more likely to be the stray role, but it'd be fun to switch it up and have him tap into his conscience and share his meager accommodations with someone else who needs it. )
fatedblood: (20: serious)

Wolke Brinneck | Werewolf: The Apocalypse | ota, crosscanon welcome

[personal profile] fatedblood 2020-03-05 05:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[au where he tried to run instead would mean that he's still trying to look smart but has absolutely nowhere to go and it's probably showing.]
occultant: (Default)

[personal profile] occultant 2020-03-06 04:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[You open to a sorcerer and collector of occult items?]

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hairswirls: dnt. (pic#13828063)

kirie goshima ( uzumaki )

[personal profile] hairswirls 2020-03-05 06:10 pm (UTC)(link)
( most likely to be stray or can take in someone. )
orderedpain: (Default)

Brock Rumlow | MCU | OTA

[personal profile] orderedpain 2020-03-05 06:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[Can be either role. m/m for shipping/smut]
iceed: (Default)

[personal profile] iceed 2020-03-06 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
[ooc: What about a mutant who has exhausted his power due to street fights? He's willing, but weak.]

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2, 3, & 4? A+ for sex

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scarlet_devil: (With Sakuya)

Remilia Scarlet (aged up for anything more than a kiss) | Touhou Project | OTA

[personal profile] scarlet_devil 2020-03-05 07:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Pretty much hinted in canon that she's taken in 'strays' in a platonic sense with Sakuya and Patchouli likely being examples.

Also despite what the meme says, this doesn't have to involve shipping. ]
Edited 2020-03-05 19:12 (UTC)
millenniumeyed: (Everybody's in the play;)

Pegasus J. Crawford | Yu-Gi-Oh Duelist | OTA

[personal profile] millenniumeyed 2020-03-05 07:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[Here to pick up the strays and throw luxury at them.]
andgracetoo: (and grace too)

samantha murphy | original character | f/m for ships

[personal profile] andgracetoo 2020-03-05 07:42 pm (UTC)(link)
( either role, but I think I could see her more taking someone in. )
infinite1ups: (: i haz a smug)

[personal profile] infinite1ups 2020-03-05 07:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She is the PERFECT stray tbh. but I also have a handy dandy farm AU in which she takes in evolved humans/mutants like herself to live on a big spot of land with a bunch of dogs. ]
thebluedevil: (Scared)

[personal profile] thebluedevil 2020-03-20 11:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[[ooc: I've been meaning to post this here a lot sooner! Please accept this mini novella starter in apology ;D I figured a first meeting is a good start and if our writing mojo feels like it we can flash forward later!]]


It had been a stupid mistake. It was dark and stormy in the woods even in broad daylight but he still should have seen it coming a mile away even when going fast. Stupid, stupid trap! In the ten years he had been hiding out on Earth, he had always been too quick for traps and had always avoided any he encountered in the forests. But not this time. It had been hidden too well and he supposed he should have zigged instead of zagged.

Due to rapid metabolism, Sonic had always been a quick healer. It didn’t stop the situation from being incredibly painful though. It was a miracle he had been able to pry the trap open to tug his leg free, but the effort had left him exhausted. He lay curled up for a while, trying to shelter under a large tree. Tentative touches to his leg told him it wasn’t broken, but his gloved hands came away bloodied where it had been mangled by the sharp metal. Shit! He already knew he wouldn’t be able to run with his leg hurt like this either. He needed to find a better place to hide before whoever laid that trap came back.

An idea on where to go came to him immediately. That farm he had been skirting around and watching for the past while now. It was big enough that there were probably lots of places to hide out for a day or so until he could run again. He just had to make sure not to freak out the animals, or get discovered by the people who lived there no matter how seemingly cool they were.

It took him embarrassingly long to get to the edge of the property. Where normally it would take a mere moment - it took him the better part of an afternoon. He was cold and drenched, and looking forward to curling up into a ball in the hayloft of the barn to hide and sleep for a while. Now the hard part. No humans or animals were in sight at the moment so Sonic took the opportunity to slip through a gap in the fence and start carefully limp-hopping through the muddy yard towards the large barn while biting back the urge (sometimes unsuccessfully) to mutter ‘ow, ow, ow’ with every step.

Other than slipping in the mud once, Sonic got to the side of the barn with no incident. He made his way to the door and pushed it open slightly to peek through the crack. No one appeared to be in the dim lit space. Pushing the door open wide enough for him to slip through, the hedgehog cringed at the creaky hinges as he made his way inside of the large (and much dryer) space.

“Whew….” He breathed in the silence. Now to find a hiding spo--

“Mooooo!”

“Gyah!!” Sonic jumped and fell back onto his butt, staring up at the cow who had quite effectively scared the pants off of him (well if he had been wearing any pants). The animal was in its stall, chewing its cud as it watched him from over the door. A couple of horses whickered from their stalls on the other side and he could hear chickens clucking from somewhere. “Hey it’s okay….just passing through…” Sonic hissed in a whisper, holding his hands up, hoping he didn’t alarm the other animals. He didn’t want them making a ruckus to get the human’s attention.

Wanting to find the ladder to the hay loft, Sonic grimaced as he carefully got to his feet, holding onto a barrel for leverage. The space was large, but dim lit. There were lots of tools and supplies stored away and of course food and hay for the animals. The speedster finally found the ladder after limping through the barn to the back area. As soon as he grasped the rung to prepare to haul himself up, barking erupted from outside the barn.

“Oh no...nononono!” Sonic hissed, grabbing the rungs and scrabbling to pull himself up into the loft. It was hard with his injured leg, but he managed to do it. Though the leaves he had used to use as impromptu bandages fell off and he left a small red smear on the side of the ladder. Couldn’t help that now.

The hedgehog quickly dove into the hay and burrowed in as deep as he could. The barking continued. “Nothing to see here.” He hissed. “Move along…”

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adultflash: (Default)

Barry Allen | DCTV | OTA

[personal profile] adultflash 2020-03-05 09:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[Either role!]
mantiger: 「manga」 (pic#13474100)

atsushi nakajima | bungo stray dogs ( ota )

[personal profile] mantiger 2020-03-05 09:56 pm (UTC)(link)
( looks at the title of his canon. hm.

if you want to do an AU, he can be the stray, but i'm here for atsushi taking in someone. bonus points if they're an orphan. as a heads up: atsushi's background does contain cw: child abuse, but let me know if you don't want it to come up in threads! )
firstroar: (ᴘᴇᴀᴄᴇ)

soldier blue | toward the terra | ota

[personal profile] firstroar 2020-03-05 10:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[certified stray/refugee collector. aus/craus a+++ bring on the soft as well]
starstempest: (ϟ reverent)

Neve Stargazer | fantasy OC | OTA

[personal profile] starstempest 2020-03-05 11:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[ F/M preferred for shipping. She could fit either role, though given that she's currently exiled she'd probably be the stray. ]
almightythirst: (Just Smile)

Jesse McCree | Overwatch | OTA

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zauberei: shacklebones (pic#13725710)

caleb widogast • critical role • ota

[personal profile] zauberei 2020-03-06 12:37 am (UTC)(link)
[ open to really anything, platonic ships also encouraged. ]
infinite1ups: (Default)

[personal profile] infinite1ups 2020-03-06 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
[ interested in working something out? or I have a fantasy-based character if that would be easier to work with. ]

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seasaltkeys: (I'll sit and think)

Roxas | Kingdom Hearts

[personal profile] seasaltkeys 2020-03-06 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
[Fine with either role]
shadowsran: (5)

Misty Day | AHS: Coven | OTA

[personal profile] shadowsran 2020-03-06 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
[Any options good and she's a fair fit for either role, crosscanon/aus are my bread and butter.]
gentlemanmonster: (Folded hands)

Elias Ainsworth // Ancient Magus Bride

[personal profile] gentlemanmonster 2020-03-06 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
[Either option. Mage who takes in someone maybe with magic potential, or local monster who is tired of starving and the cold. Platonic is okay too, anything shippy has to be 18+, and no Chises or OCs. PM em with any questions]
4hearts: evie smirking (Default)

Evie | Disney's Descendants | ota

[personal profile] 4hearts 2020-03-06 01:30 am (UTC)(link)
[Either role is good for her. She can be the stray, being from the Isle of the Lost; or post D3, when she's got a castle and a business, she can be the one taking in a stray. AU is cool, as is cross-canon.]
philosophied: (Default)

frank adler | gifted

[personal profile] philosophied 2020-03-06 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
[ mostly likely taker-in, but either. 25+ for shipping. ]
sideplaited: malagraphic (pic#12935090)

lisa țepeș of lupu (castlevania)

[personal profile] sideplaited 2020-03-06 03:28 am (UTC)(link)
[ i mean. (also, not likely to come up, but no s3 spoilers please! i'm savoring, not bingeing.) ]
joinedabettercause: (Default)

Nora Clayton • Revolution • OTA

[personal profile] joinedabettercause 2020-03-06 04:00 am (UTC)(link)
[Can be either/or]
thebluedevil: (Default)

Sonic | Sonic the Hedgehog (film)

[personal profile] thebluedevil 2020-03-06 06:39 am (UTC)(link)
[[ooc: After living in isolation and on the run, this little speedster is definitely the stray. I can avoid movie spoilers. :) Cross-canon welcome, prose writing style preferred! I'm down for all the platonic shipping!]]
Edited 2020-03-07 04:18 (UTC)
archboxer: (53)

Rhea | Fire Emblem Three Houses

[personal profile] archboxer 2020-03-06 07:38 am (UTC)(link)
[She definitely is the one taking in strays. Just a caring, loving mother figure.... surely.]
ignoscitur: (Default)

paul coates | broadchurch

[personal profile] ignoscitur 2020-03-06 09:00 am (UTC)(link)
[ OTA prompts & muses, gen/shipping OK. paul's a vicar whose church is in a small town on the coast, and he definitely has a penchant for picking up strays.

also more than happy to play him pre-series with him at his lowest point as a horrid alcoholic who just needs something good in his life to help him get back up. ]
systemcrasher: (𝟬𝟯)

[personal profile] systemcrasher 2020-03-06 10:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Would Paul be interested in taking in a disturbed child? This is an extreme case that would demand a lot from the vicar. ]

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Hinata Shoyo | Haikyuu!!

[personal profile] counterintuitive 2020-03-06 01:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[ definitely the stray! m/m for shipping

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