No loyalty like a stray

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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. Comment with your character, preferences, desired roles, etc. Reply to others. Thread! ＰＲＯＭＰＴＳ ғɪɴᴅɪɴɢ — Who's that? They're no ordinary passersby! Were they in an accident? Are they foreign? ...should you approach them? ʀᴀɪɴ, ʀᴀɪɴ, ɢᴏ ᴀᴡᴀʏ — The elements make this night no time to sleep out of doors. 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 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. 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. 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. sᴇʟғʟᴇssɴᴇss — 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. 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. 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. ᴄᴏᴍғᴏʀᴛ — Bad memories or nightmares wreck you; your host and nurse comes to your side unexpectedly. 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. 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? 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. 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. 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 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? 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. ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴇs ᴋɴᴏᴄᴋɪɴɢ — Anyone in the way of getting to you will be destroyed, and that includes the person you're staying with. ʟɪᴠᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇᴍ — You've been given a home, maybe which you've never had before. You don't want to leave. ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ — Not only are you living with them, but you're starting a proper life with them. ʀᴇᴠᴇᴀʟ — All secrets are laid out on the table. You've decided to tell about your past and what lead you here. 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. ᴀᴄᴄᴇᴘᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ — It doesn't matter what they've done. You've opened your home and your heart to them, and nothing's changed. 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. 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. ᴡɪʟᴅᴄᴀʀᴅ

Comments

Clint Barton - MCU

[remembers_budapest]

((caught up on all things D+. Clint has been a stray in the past but he's good at collecting them too))

[cuttingremark]

[Interested? I was thinking if Loki's the stray we can do either a AU where he was banished in Thor 1 instead of Thor, or a standard "Came back to life after the Thanos shit and is super weak/has amnesia.

For Clint being the stray maybe something on a mission goes wrong and Loki picks him up because he feels just a little guilty. (Throwing in injured and/or amnesiac Clint where you see fit.

or another scenario of your choice! I'm not picky.]

daisy johnson | agents of shield (mcu)

[chuju]

[ info/prefs. crosscanon welcome. can write starters, caught up on d+ things. ]

jyn erso || rogue one || ota

[made_of_stars]

steve rogers | mcu (au)

[unspangled]

[ probably the stray, info in journal. ]

[wingedman]

[if you're interested, I can do either an AU where SHIELD made Sam Cap somewhere around Avengers, or one where Bucky is Cap and Sam is Falcon, set post-TWS.

I also have various flavors of Peggy (regular, Cap, and winter soldier AU). Whatever might strike your fancy! (And if nothing does, that's fine too, obvs.)]

cassian andor || rogue one || ota

[rebellionbuilt]

rey || star wars || ota

[see_the_stars]

ben solo || star wars || ota

[in_the_grey]

bodhi rook || rogue one || ota

[bravenough]

rose tico || star wars || ota

[what_we_love]

Valkyrie | MCU | OTA

[hardtoperish]

[could be either role, but I'd prefer her to be the one taking in the stray. up for canon mates, other canons, some Viking-type characters would be fun!]

[enchantricks]

[ ooc: Are you interested in this particular stray that isn't meant to exist and yet clawed her way to feral survival anyway? We could have pre Loki show Sylvie use Post IW New Asgard as a hiding place if we assume the blip makes Earth an "apocalyptic" place to hide in, or maybe post show Sylvie gets stranded in post EG New Asgard? ]

Arthur Morgan - Red Dead Redemption II - OTA20+

[unshakencowboah]

[Probably the stray but might pick one up instead. Also good with PetPerson AU and supernatural related ones like werewolves and such.]

Nico Acosta | OC | OTA

[anoranza]

Evie Montgomery | OC | OTA

[la_bonne_chose]

elia martell | asoiaf | ota

[veryfond]

[ probably the person taking in a stray, unless you want a stray with two tiny children ]

bucky barnes | mcu | ota

[ostavil]

( look, his face is literally on the meme yall. come on. )

[redchaos]

[CLAPS HANDS TOGETHER

Feeling inclined towards any certain prompts/timelines/aus etc?]

Junpei Yoshino | Jujutsu Kaisen | OTA

[moondregs]

Maria Hill | MCU

[standardprocedure]

benny lafitte | supernatural

[unfitte]

[ the stray ]

Molly Hooper | BBC Sherlock | OTA

[wealldosillythings]

[Probably the one taking in]

Esteban Drake | Original Character (Very adaptable) | OTA

[crowneddragon]

[Ooc: Literally is feared/assumed to be a terrible thing when he is in his half-dragon form, which makes it super easy to setup. Can be either role because Esteban will accept anyone that needs help since he understands being alone and having no allies.]

The Medicine Seller | Mononoke | ota

[kinko]

[Can be the stray or the one taking in, though the phrase 'taking in' is doing a lot of legwork here, the guy doesn't have a house. Hope you like campfires and tents.]

wildcard

[foxtouched]

[ Being imprisoned (by choice) isn't a fate one would wish on anyone, but as an oracle and princess to her kind, her presence being a threat demands it. Even if her family isn't unkind and is actively searching for a way to get her out of it.

Unfortunately it means even her own medicine-maker is off to find her a cure, leaving the fox princess alone in her inner palace and staring out at the gardens only just beginning to be touched by the flecks of snow in the land of eternal fertility. She's a stark red against it, though the curse has been wearing on her health, especially when there are so few around who she can be safely in the presence of.

She's creating an illusion, a small one over the snow, of a warm garden, when the sight of his form startles her. At first, she isn't certain what she's looking at, but the medicine box makes her think... ]

Aimi—? [ Has her healer returned? She's about to approach, when she freezes.

Yet, she doesn't withdraw. ]

... You're not her. Pray leave the way you came, the danger here maybe far too heavy for you to bear, stranger.

[ Why would a spiritkind question why a wanderer has entered a garden they shouldn't be able to, especially one kept in isolation so long? She's just glad to have someone to talk to. Even if it's to tell them to leave. ]

natasha romanoff | mcu | ota

[brushpass]

(she can either take in a stray, or be the one taken in if you want to play around with some freshly post-red room vibes!)

Skarlet 🩸 Mortal Kombat 🩸 M/F ship, OTA for gen and fight

[thesanguinare]

[ Something of a stray herself, in the beginning, she might see fit to not kill someone if they reminded her of her past. Though there's no guarantee they wouldn't end up as practice for fighting or magic, so it's a toss-up. (She might actually have a soft spot for strays but don't ever mention it or she will probably kill you.) ]

au!Q | James Bond

[17thletter]

[did you mean: every 00.

no but ota.]

peter parker | mcu

[klebrige]

( take in a stray spider-kid? or alternatively, have him panic and be the caregiver bc what could possibly go wrong? )

[remembers_budapest]

((I mean, Clint has got a pretty good mentor vibe to him if you'd like to try with him?))