For the first time, I have something worth fighting for.

[weebsock]

PROTECTOR/PROTECTED

There’s no real push to your actions; you do them as if they were second nature. Perhaps, initially, you were assigned this role, as protector and guardian of this person. Maybe you took it on because there was no one else. A natural guardian or not, good or evil, you caught a shining to them and felt…something. Something hard to explain, but you want to keep them safe and happy - or at the very least, content. No one is as dedicated to them as you. You want them to reach their goals; to help them achieve them, you'll do what you must, even if it means being their gofer or their right hand. But most of all, you don't want them to end up like you. They're worth more than that. Yet somehow, along the line, you became more to them, more than just their protector. You protect them anew and you've found a different way to make them happy. It's selfish, too, because you love them in your way and you want them more than anything. You may feel guilty, of course. They don't, though, and that's what matters. Comment with your character, preferences, and what you'd prefer to play: protector or protected. Remember, you don't have to be so rigid. A traditionally weak character can "protect" a traditionally strong one in emotional ways. Reply to others. Promise ✖ You told them you would take care of their lover, no matter what. You intend to follow through with that. Close ✖ What are friends for if not taking care of unfinished business? Debt Owed ✖ Kindness or favor has to be repaid, even if it's an investment in someone else. Atonement ✖ Whether or not you particularly cared for the person who's gone is irrelevant. You just need to make up for past sins. No Good ✖ You're taking care of the one left behind, but not out of good intentions. There may be ulterior motives here - no, there are definitely ulterior motives here. Or maybe this is the one good thing you've done in your life. Guilt ✖ It's your fault that you're here and their significant other isn't. It's a paltry repayment. Bearer of Bad News ✖ You can't blame them for wanting to shoot the messenger. You are telling them their lover is dead. Related ✖ In days past, the living partner would be cared for by their dead partner's family. As a sibling or cousin of the deceased, you want to continue that tradition and take care of "family." Wo/man Up ✖ Actually, their lover isn't dead, they're just dead to you, unable or unwilling to take care of business. You're stepping up. Friends ✖ You were all friends before, so it's only natural for you to want to look out for them now. Derisive ✖ ...this is the person they loved so much? This is who you're supposed to protect? Pathetic. Resentful ✖ You can never forgive them. They're the reason your lover is dead, no matter how they treat you. What They Saw in You ✖ You're beginning to see why someone would love them, how they'd want to give up their old ways and change. It's almost...nice. Warming Up ✖ If you didn't get along at first, the claws are being put away now. It's better to at least be civil, isn't it? Still in Danger ✖ Whatever killed one half of the pair is still out there, and the other half is in danger themselves. Other Complications ✖ Not only did your mutual acquaintance leave behind a lover, but also children. You find yourself getting closer and closer to them, too, even if they aren't yours. Compromised ✖ You can't look after them with a level head. You love them. Can't Love Again ✖ You've lost before. You can't risk losing again, can you? Out of the Dark ✖ One or both of you find yourselves in a hole. You can barely eat, hardly sleep, and depression has taken hold of you. Together, though, you may find the light and a way out of despair. First Time ✖ Simply what it says. You two have taken your relationship to the next level. Changed ✖ Before, you were bitter. Hard. Jaded. Now, helping someone - specifically, helping this person - has brought a new kind of joy into your life. You could get used to it. Easily and dangerously used to it, to be brutally honest. You shouldn't allow it. Living Together ✖ You can take care of them more throughly if you're in the same place as they are, obviously. Hidden Jealousy ✖ When their lover was alive, you were jealous of everything they had - including the fact that they had the person you're looking after now. Admitting this may make you feel like the most awful person in the world. Secrets Revealed ✖ Eventually, your involvement with the death of their beloved will come out, and they will never be able to look at you the same way. Dependent ✖ Replacing one unhealthy habit with another, you've become utterly dependent on your relationship with your caretaker, your guardian, your lover. Won't Be a Replacement ✖ You can't help but feel as if you're merely serving as a stand in for what they've lost. It's understandable, yet you still can't allow yourself to be that and only that. Not Really Gone ✖ What is dead should stay dead, but what if who you thought was gone isn't really out of the picture? Will they be happy with finding someone else so cozy and in love with their special someone? The Same Mistakes ✖ You're falling into the same patterns that lead to their death. Will you meet the same fate? Who's Helping Who ✖ You think you're taking care of them and helping them through their loss. Is that the case? But who's never been this happy before in their life? Move On ✖ It's time to put ghosts to rest and let old demons go. You can't let your life become a graveyard. Tragedy ✖ The ending is unhappy or even deadly for both of you. Happy Ending ✖ In contrast to the above, you're both able to live as together as happily as you possibly can, whatever can be allowed. WILDCARD

Comments

Shen Wei | Guardian | m/m

[blackenvoy]

[Either role.]

Lan Wangji • The Untamed • OTA

[stillyoursoulmate]

[Either role]

Arthur Morgan - Red Dead Redemption II - OTA20+

[unshakencowboah]

[Protector for sure]

Keiji Shinogi | Your Turn To Die

[lifeslie]

[ either role is good! ]

The Darkling | Grishaverse

[shadowfolds]

[This will not end well.]

jyn erso || rogue one || ota

[made_of_stars]

[ooc; either role.]

Ororo Munroe/Storm | XMCU | ota

[ororostorm]

[Either role.]

cassian andor || rogue one || ota

[rebellionbuilt]

[ooc; either role.]

rey || star wars || ota

[see_the_stars]

[ooc; either role.]

ben solo || star wars || ota

[in_the_grey]

[ooc; either role.]

bodhi rook || rogue one || ota

[bravenough]

[ooc; either role.]

Xiao Xingchen|The Untamed|ota

[blind_trust]

[He can be either.]

Shen Qingqiu|The Scum Villain's Self Saving System|ota

[peerless_cucumber]

[either.]

seto kaiba | yugioh

[neutronblast]

[the protected. kind of a nasty boss, but rewards effort and loyalty.]

Wei Wuxian | The Untamed | M/M

[flutegremlin]

lioriley | original | ota

[invigorates]

( protected, probably. knight/princess au yes?? )

Noctis Lucis Caelum | Final Fantasy XV | M/M

[princeofnight]

Tifa Lockhart | Final Fantasy VII | M/F

[mylockedheart]

Duo Maxwell | Gundam Wing | M/M

[deathsangel]

Stiles Stilinski | Teen Wolf | M/M

[runningwithwolves]

Lemia Ausa | Lunar

[silverspire]

[ the protected ]

[solitariuslupus]

[ooc: offering this wolf-shifter as a bodyguard.]

Adora | She-ra and the Princesses of Power | F/F

[sleepfight]

((likely the protector!))

Mazaki Anzu | Yu-Gi-Oh! | OTA

[anzu]

[protector]

reki kyan | sk8 the infinity

[rekd]

@l8rboi

[rekd]

[ it isn't often that S bleeds into real life, but it happens. marriages fall apart, friendships end, beefs get taken too seriously. it's a rarity, but not exactly unheard of.

reki has absolutely no reason to suspect that anything like that would ever happen to the pair of them. at crazy rock, langa is almost universally beloved, and he's not doing so bad himself after his last beef. their friend group is as respected and renowned as they are formidable, which is a good repellent for any bad actors. it just doesn't seem possible, not on a day like today, with the sun shining in the clear blue sky, a nice, temperate breeze keeping everything comfortable, and the pair of them rolling down the street in time together, circling one another like koi in a pond. it's the closest thing to a perfect day they've had in awhile.

and then it isn't. they're soaring down the same road they always take to reki's house, coming up on a section where the walls are too high to climb and very few cars pass by. reki sees it first: a line of shadows standing in wait, cutting off their path forward. he whistles sharply to get langa's attention, but by then, another wall of shadow is closing in behind them.

reki's eyes focus in the dark so that he can see them for what they are: just a bunch of punks, a few nameless faces he only barely recognizes from crazy rock. the only one he can put a name to is viper, another one of those foul-mouthed, meat-headed assholes who use S to commit senseless violence without repercussions. langa embarrassed him in a beef like three weeks ago, reki can't imagine why the hell he'd be cornering them now.

and then viper pulls out a heavy, metal chain and reki gets the picture loud and clear. as viper slinks forward, bellowing out a jack nicholson-esque, "c'mere snoooowwwboyyyyyyy..." reki bumps his shoulder into langa's roughly. ]

Run.

Sou Hiyori | Your Turn To Die

[beanieloner]

[ can fit either role. ]