sock from a rose ([personal profile] sockfromarose) wrote in [community profile] bakerstreet2021-11-07 06:15 am
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Appearances Don’t Matter

Appearances Don't Matter


It all goes so well when people don't see you, so it's easier to hide away. And why wouldn't you want to keep away from the eyes of others? You're hideous to the world at large, despite your own opinions of yourself, no matter if you're human or otherwise. You don't appear to be anything most would want to be around, much less befriend. If you're human, your appearance could be chalked up to mutation, a freak chance at birth, or an accident later in life; if you're not human, you just happen to exist in a place where those who look like you would never be accepted by the mainstream. Maybe it's not even your whole appearance, though. Your point of contention could be something like an injury or prosthetic that makes you feel not whole, though it may be insignificant in the view of the kind and open-minded. There's more comfort in covering that up and not letting anyone get close.

In any case, you don't expect someone to love you, be attracted to you, or even want to be with you, especially a beautiful someone. Yet somehow, somebody does...or, at least, it seems that way. Will this new development last? Can you put your demons at bay long enough for it to do so?

HOW TO PLAY
  • Comment with your character, canon, preferences, and whether or not you want shipping only or smut. Also, information about what side your character fits into best is imperative!
  • Reply to others.
  • Use the RNG to determine your prompt or choose your own.


PROMPTS
  1. Meeting | You've never seen anyone who doesn't balk at your appearance, but they don't.
  2. Growing Close | It starts as a friendship or an alliance, the grows to- more?
  3. Jealousy | There's no way they could see you as anything special. Surely, they have someone more handsome or beautiful in their sights.
  4. Realizing Feeling | At first, you didn't realize how your heart was feeling just by them being around, but now it's becoming clear: you're falling for them.
  5. Can't Tell Them | You'll ruin your bond with them should you tell them how you really feel. They'll be disgusted, so you'll keep mum.
  6. Touch | They touch you without a hint of distaste, which could be a big plus compared to what you usually deal with.
  7. No Difference | Actually, they can't tell that you're different, due to lack of vision or something similar. All they can discern is your personality.
  8. The Way It Used to Be | You didn't use to look this way, and it's hard to come to terms with your new look and how it affects
  9. Confession | You can't keep in your emotions anymore, or they accidentally get revealed.
  10. Good | They share your feelings! You never could have imagined this, but you couldn't ask for more.
  11. Bad | ...oh, you thought they...oh, they're so sorry.
  12. Scared | "Friendship" nor a "relationship" was never on their mind. In fact, they're scared of you.
  13. Cruel | All of their supposed kindness was actually just them using you for their benefit. To think, you really believed they cared about you!
  14. Defense | They step on the line for you, standing up to those who'd consider you a monster or somehow lesser.
  15. Uncovered | You're exposed and they can see everything you've tried to hide. You want to crawl into a hole and die. They want to keep you from feeling that way.
  16. Shouldn't Be | People oppose your relationship, and there may be some points to the arguments.
  17. Intimacy | Even being close, which most take for granted, could be a new and possibly uncomfortable event for you.
  18. Smut | The obligatory smut option, with all the baggage, angst, and difficulties that may come with it.
  19. Misunderstanding | You heard them insinuate that you're nothing but the ugly outside, or, at least, that's what you think came out.
  20. Bad End | The messy breakup option...or worse.
  21. Good End | The happy ending option...or better.
  22. WILDCARD
jadedlynx: commissioned; please dns (Default)

Ash Lynx | Banana Fish | OTA

[personal profile] jadedlynx 2021-11-07 12:23 pm (UTC)(link)
(ooc | Information, permissions, and warnings can be found here.

Open to canon, crosscanon, crossmedium, etc. OTA for gen/shipping, 16+ for shipping.

Two options: 1.) Played straight. Ash has no preference in terms of looks and is instead drawn to kind personalities. He's perfect for the 'beautiful on the inside, not so much on the outside' partner.

2.) Reverse. Ash is actually highly valued for his looks so having his appearance not actually be the draw is a neat subversion to the trope. )
shakkin: commissioned; please dns (pulling hair back)

Ayase Yukiya | Okane ga Nai | OTA

[personal profile] shakkin 2021-11-07 12:24 pm (UTC)(link)
(ooc | Information, permissions, and warnings can be found here.

Open to canon, crosscanon, crossmedium, etc. OTA, 16+ for mutual shipping.

Looks don't mean anything to Ayase. Assumed CR makes m/m easier, but I can work with most things. )
archdeviant: (Drips.)

Nemesis 👾 Nemesis the Warlock

[personal profile] archdeviant 2021-11-07 02:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Works easily both ways, as he's an odious gargoyle from the depths of space but also extremely open minded. He considers judging people based on their appearance to be a contagious human disease, in fact.
fleshlord: (Weak but not broken)

Archbishop Andrei | VtM:Bloodlines | OTA

[personal profile] fleshlord 2021-11-07 04:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[ooc: No 3, 5, 11, 12, 13, 16, or 20. Andrei is a 'monster' who is very pro-monster, and wouldn't look negatively on any nontraditional aspects of appearance. He also doesn't see past appearances, but rather appreciates them.]
gentlemenprefer: (must be how marilyn monroe felt)

1+2 bb

[personal profile] gentlemenprefer 2021-11-08 04:29 pm (UTC)(link)
You know, I've never met a Tzimisce before. Are they all as charming as you?
fleshlord: (We'll scream through the wires)

[personal profile] fleshlord 2021-11-08 04:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Some of the older ones are more charming, my lady. [Though he does look proud of that compliment, it means he is doing a good job being a monster, something that is both normal to want and possible to achieve.] But I endeavor to be as good to you as you deserve.

And we will keep this liaison between you and I, and not tell the Camarilla, [That lustily rolled R, with no real disdain for the sect,] Or my own people.
Edited (fleshlord not memelord) 2021-11-08 17:00 (UTC)
limblord: that i'm not ready for love (you make me forget)

22 let's just see where this goes

[personal profile] limblord 2021-11-08 04:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Tell me more about this... Vaulderie, was it? This really is all quite fascinating!
fleshlord: (Weak but not broken)

[personal profile] fleshlord 2021-11-08 05:05 pm (UTC)(link)
It is the greatest of all Sabbat traditions! [Besides the one where they throw down to prevent the apocalypse of the planet by fighting their ravenous progenitors while Iron Maiden's The Trooper plays in the background. (That's the plan, anyway).]

My own clan developed it, after the blood-slavery of the elders grew too oppressive to bear. We share blood amongst the whole of each Pack, that none of us may dominate any of the others, or be dominated in turn.

As much as I do not wish to rush, my beloved one, I feel that the time is fast approaching for your Embrace, if you wish it.
limblord: exactly when i caught 'em (but i know you know)

[personal profile] limblord 2021-11-08 07:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, you did mention that if not done carefully the blood can rather enamor one. [Gimble remembered that; she listened closely when Andrei talked. Fascinated by all of this and also enamored in a way that didn't come at all from the blood shared between them. She was quite happy as a ghoul. As happy as when she'd first started her practice, if not more so!]

Clever trick, that. Sharing among one another to break bonds in that way. And you say your clan is quite important to the Sabbat?

[Gimble brightens with interest at that.] You know that I would like nothing better. [She gave a little self-deprecating laugh.] Funny, really. I haven't wanted to rush you.
fleshlord: (The last breath is spoken)

[personal profile] fleshlord 2021-11-08 11:46 pm (UTC)(link)
My precious flower. The last thing I would ever do is change how perfectly you grow into yourself. It is why I was always conscious of the blood's potential, yes. I love you just as you are, and I think I will continue to love you for a long time to come.

The Tzimisce are inseparable from the founding of our sect. We were there at the beginning. [He shook his head, smiling fondly at her.] As important to the Sabbat as you are to me.

Then why not here, and now? Once it is done... it cannot be undone, so you must be sure. [He leaned over and kissed her temple, the spines all over his shoulders flexing.] I could love you this way also. I promise. There is no pressure.
outofgalway: (Default)

Colin | Werewolf: The Apocalypse | ota

[personal profile] outofgalway 2021-11-07 05:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[ooc: He's got a blind third eye on his forehead that secretes a gooey type of tear liquid when irritated, which is often - it's creepy and just plain doesn't look nice. He's pretty used to people shying away from him and/or looking down at him because of the eye and what it implies. He'll also hide it when he's outside his own culture to not attract attention.

(He also was raised in a culture that considers, at least under specific circumstances that do apply to him, deformations of the body to be reflective of deformations of the soul, so tell me if you don't want to deal with that particular part of his internal dialogue surrounding internalised fantasy ableism.)]
anoranza: (Default)

Nico Acosta | OC | OTA

[personal profile] anoranza 2021-11-07 08:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[ooc: Nico's biggest scar is to his hip, where he was hit by shrapnel while in battle. He walks with a limp and now depends on a cane for mobility.]
la_bonne_chose: (Default)

Evie Montgomery | OC | OTA

[personal profile] la_bonne_chose 2021-11-07 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
like_a_sword: (Default)

Tyrion Lannister | GoT | mf

[personal profile] like_a_sword 2021-11-07 09:06 pm (UTC)(link)
furrylittlebeast: (Default)

Rocket | MCU

[personal profile] furrylittlebeast 2021-11-07 09:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[ota for gen]
bloodrunner: (pic#14088598)

Tobias Eaton | OC | OTA

[personal profile] bloodrunner 2021-11-08 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
[If you want someone tall and skinny with a very strange variety of scars and tattoos that seem to be damaged in odd ways.]
revmeup: (2020-05-02 (272))

Harley Quinn | DCEU

[personal profile] revmeup 2021-11-08 02:45 am (UTC)(link)
[ She's into anyone who can make her laugh and/or is absurdly wealthy. ]
wolfdogwitcher: (Default)

Eskel || The Witcher(any) || OTA

[personal profile] wolfdogwitcher 2021-11-08 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
{{Ciri looked up into his face and barely restrained her frightened scream. He wasn't human. Although he stood on two legs, although he smelled of sweat and smoke, although he wore ordinary human clothes, he was not human. No human could have a face like that, she thought. -- "Blood of Elves"}}
Edited 2021-11-08 03:35 (UTC)
trisst: (Default)

[personal profile] trisst 2021-11-09 12:31 am (UTC)(link)
[ ooc; could i interest you in something with triss? ]
wolfdogwitcher: (Default)

[personal profile] wolfdogwitcher 2021-11-09 01:51 am (UTC)(link)
{{Hadn't considered it before, but I could give it a whirl! Did you have a time-frame in mind?

ETA: I gave it some thought And stumbled across some fanlore and I thought I might suggest the gap between the books and the games?}}
Edited 2021-11-12 19:54 (UTC)
wolfdogwitcher: (Default)

Per our convo, let me know if you want me to change anything

[personal profile] wolfdogwitcher 2021-11-12 10:27 pm (UTC)(link)
The changing leaves are no longer the only spot of color that arrives in Kaer Morhen in the fall. Nowadays, the flame-like red of the trees in the valley below often heralds the arrival of the sorceress with the fire-colored hair not far behind.

There was never a formal invitation extended, nor did anyone make inquiries or protest about her presence. Lambert was his usual grumpy self-- he still refused to call her by her given name-- but he never made an effort to chase her away. Vesemir said would never be unhappy about the presence of a pretty girl under his roof (a bit of forced humor, perhaps, but he had made sure the best bed in Kaer Morhen was made up for her without asking too many questions). There was simply the unspoken understanding that they would not leave her to suffer their shared grief alone in the cold and dark of the long winters. It isn't all sadness, of course: Triss is vivacious and engaging company, clever and sharp of tongue. There are many memories and adventures to share and laugh over. But when the sorrow creeps in, it's good to have people around who understand, intimately, what the loss of Geralt of Rivia feels like.

It's not all sadness, but for Eskel he sometimes gets a feeling like he's missing part of himself. Perhaps not something as tangible and vital as a limb but still something that cripples him in its intensity. Before now, he could not imagine a life without Geralt. They had been the same age, joined at the hip from the moment they met. So close and so alike they could have been blood siblings. Losing Geralt had shaken the steadfast Eskel to his core and the normally warm, kindly witcher had closed in on himself. He worked until late in the season, kept himself busy with his studies and work around the keep (repairs, his animals, etc), and then drank in the evenings until he fell asleep (in bed or wherever he happened to collapse, it didn't matter).

Tonight is one of his more peaceful nights. A thick, fluffy snow is starting to build up against the cracked windows. Vesemir and Lambert are arguing at the dinner table about something to do with their Gwent game,but Eskel has had decades to tune out whatever it is. He's dragged a battered old chair over to the big fireplace and is currently sitting with a book in one hand and a bottle of Temerian Rye in the other.
halfaleg: Roswell New Mexico (Default)

Alex Manes | Roswell New Mexico | M/M

[personal profile] halfaleg 2021-11-08 12:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[Besides the mental trauma caused by war, parental abuse and homophobia, he's an amputee. His right leg is cut off from the knee.]
firstdefense: (Default)

JARVIS || MCU || OTA for Gen

[personal profile] firstdefense 2021-11-08 02:25 pm (UTC)(link)
aishen: († 104)

Lancelot | Cursed

[personal profile] aishen 2021-11-09 11:52 am (UTC)(link)
(Gross ass fairy blood and gross ass fairy markings around his eyes, abloo abloo, don't look at him. Platonic friendships are also grand. Plus, he has plenty of scars not to care about anyone else's.)