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THE CAGED BIRD

From the moment you first set eyes on them, you've been drawn - but this is no meet-cute. Thy are beautiful, interesting...and so, so sad or angry, like a bird with clipped wings in a cage. They're a prisoner: mentally, physically, or both. Again, caged. You? You could be anyone, from an innocent bystander who happened to catch a glance in a faraway window, just a cog in the machine that keeps them trapped, to a fellow entombed creature. Even if you've never felt a thing like "compassion" before (or thought yourself incapable), you are sympathetic towards them now and your feelings only begin to grow, a fixation forming. At a certain point, you realize that you have but one option. You have to free them by any means necessary. You want to see them safe and content, more than anything in this world. ...even if they're free and don't want to be with you, that's enough. Right? HOW TO PLAY Comment with your character, preferences, role, and any other information to make you more taggable. Reply to others. RNG if desired. WHO Caged: You're the victim here, kept locked away. Passerby: Here you are, minding your own business, when - who's that? Why are they there? Rescuer: Whether you're a knight in shining armor type or someone simply paid or commanded to do this job, you never thought you'd fall for the one you had to rescue. Conflict of Interest: You're a guard, but you can't very well do your duty if you want the person you're guarding let go. Unknowing Villain: You had no idea your allies were keeping someone and you don't agree with their methods. Enemies: They did wrong by you in the past; even they don't deserve this, though. Should Be Reviled: Your people and theirs have never gotten along. You should hate them, yet you don't. You want to save them. Who's the Monster?: They're being locked away because they're a monster. No one could be further from a beast in your eyes, however. Never Felt Before: Usually, you're stone cold, but their plight has gotten under your skin. In this Together: Both of you are prisoners, so you can't easily save them, can you? Not All Bad: They're been told that they're being protected. You want to show them the outside world isn't so bad. The Better Devil: To be honest, you're not much better than their captor. Still, you're something new. HOW Plot and Plan: You know busting them out won't be easy, so you'll put your mind to it. Sneak: It's an old-fashion escape with all the subtleties and espionage to get out undetected. Fight Anyone: Maybe you're more brawn than brains, or maybe you're just in a tight spot. Bargain: Their freedom for yours. Seems like a fair trade. Guilt: You can't really free them, can you? This fact tears you up inside. Give You Hope: You might not be able to get them out of here now, but you'll keep them looking towards the future. Keep You Happy: You'd do anything to see them smile again. Be Healthy: They're being mistreated or ill-fed. You can at least try to remedy that. Saved Themselves: They only needed an extra push. At the end, they pulled themself out of the pit. Selfish: No denying it, you freed them for selfish reasons. Selfless: What you want doesn't matter. Their safety and peace are paramount. Sacrifice: If need be, you'll put your life on the line. Used You: They didn't really love you. But they did know you'd be useful. Failure: Your attempt failed and now both of you are looking death in the eyes. I'll Steal You: They didn't want to leave their "home." You stole them away. Indebted Friends: So they weren't romantically attracted to you. They, however, did platonically bond with you. Finally "Together": You've wanted to touch them, hold them, kiss them, and be with them in every way possible, even if it's only for a moment. The smut option. Happy Endings: You're both safe, far from danger, and together.

Comments

Xie Wang | Word Of Honor | OTA

[xie_er]

[I mean...]

[Open to canon or modern AU]

Claire Bennet || NBC's Heroes || OTA

[infinite1ups]

( No doubt the caged one. Open to discussing any of the options! )

Norm the Genie | Fairly OddParents | OTA

[gimmethewand]

[Kink list, and general permissions. Crosscanon and AUs and OCs welcome.]

[For the canonblind: Norm is a genie trapped in a lava lamp made of smoof. He has to grant anyone who rubs his lamp three wishes (or more, if they wish for more but he’ll likely lie and say you can’t do that) and those wishes can do literally anything. And when he is done granting wishes, he is sucked back into his lamp.]

Ash Lynx | Banana Fish

[jadedlynx]

(ooc | Information, permissions, and warnings can be found here. tldr; info and permissions here.

OTA for gen/shipping, 16+ for mutual shipping.

Canonically the bird though it might be hidden. Ash is cool, strong, talented, etc, all things associated with strength and freedom, but that's far from reality as one can see from his warnings. Either pre-canon or a bad...worse-end canon. I am a sucker for an AU in which someone actually stepped in to help Ash. )

[unrequite]

[ ooc: hi, i'm interested in playing midnight as a passerby/possible rescuer! (not looking to play a ship, the age gap is a bit too large.) i'm not familiar with banana fish, but i skimmed over your info post and i think midnight would fit all right. here's midnight's content warning post, less because i think you need them and more to see if there are possible ways for the two to mesh.

i'm mainly interested in au-ing midnight into new york, the other way around is too involved imo (unless you're familiar with arknights, in which case hell yeah brother.) i made a taisho era au for him that i could move up to modern day NYC, prostitution and all. his vampirism is something we can go without if you'd prefer this to be set in a harder reality.

let me know what you think! ash may not trust an older guy, but midnight's very kind, persistent, and would literally drop everything to help a stranger. ]

Gu Sui | The Best Actor is a Fox Spirit

[flirtyfox]

(ooc | Information. tldr; info. image gallery.

OTA for gen or one-sided shipping, M/M 21+ for mutual shipping. Available in human or fox form.

By default, caged. A possible idea is an Au in which the emperor of the spirit world got what he wanted and made Sui so dissolute as to become his. This could spill into the human world if you prefer that setting.

I'm not against the opposite, but it will be a little harder to work with.)

Ayase Yukiya | Okane ga Nai

[shakkin]

(ooc | Information, permissions, and warnings can be found here. tldr; info and permissions here.

OTA, 16+ for mutual shipping. By default, I play a post-canon AU that can be found here< /a>. This allows him to be more playable. Other canon points can be found here if you'd prefer.

Either canonically the caged bird, or, if following the AU, taking in someone who might be running away. He will absolutely confront the person with the key and it will absolutely go disastrous so heads up for that. )

ciel phantomhive | kuroshitsuji

[invoco]

Dorian Storm | Critical Role | OTA

[makingmyway]

(( Either pre-leaving Silken Squall or sometime later and being dragged back there ))

sansa stark | asoiaf/got | ota

[eyried]

Clint Barton | Marvel

[nexttarget]

Sinistra | Baroque

[bisection]

Maedhros | the silmarillion | ota

[holdshisown]

Ted Lasso | Ted Lasso | ota

[theodorelasso]

(If caged, very interested in hows 5-8. 10/13 fun for angst. 17 also fun.

If not caged, he could be 5-8 roles. For the hows, 4-9, 11-12, 17-18.

Ted is usually the one who saves people, so I'm kinda into him being the caged one, and going real hurt/comfort with it.

Prefs in journal. AUing probably required. )

angel devil | chainsaw man

[reductions]

Peter Parker | Spider-man

[shootswebs]

(ooc | 18 by default. Preference for caged in spite of the hero status. Maybe he got caught by the other side? )

The Lone Wanderer || Fallout 3 || F/M

[wasteland_101]

For Namor

[wasteland_101]

[A trip alone to a nice, secluded beach sounded great to Angel. Owning an auto shop was hard work, especially in a city that had issues with people with super powers. Angel had her own powers but they weren't on par with any of the 'heroes' that were around as well. She was a bit stronger than most women, but that could be explained by the simple fact that she turned wrenches for a living.

Her healing abilities were something else. Unlike a lot of people with healing powers, save for maybe Deadpool, her healing wasn't instant. Large wounds took days to heal and she could end up in a coma for days to weeks if she came close to death. And most things left scars.

She thought it was rather odd that she was the only one in the beach, but she thought that it was simply because it was a rather strange time to go on vacation. It wasn't Spring Break or some other major holiday. It was a random week in early March that she had managed to take off. Her older brothers were watching the shop and her older sister was watching her pets.

She was thankful that she was the only one on the beach, as she didn't have to worry about someone commenting on her various scars. She was just enjoying a book while listening to the ocean when someone knocked her out.

She took a deep breath and sat up like a zombie as she woke up, looking around.]

What the hell?!

hel | original/norse myth

[sinne]

[ she is literally bound to the underworld by magical means and can’t leave. we can tweak that accordingly to whatever au or premise we go with :> i mean i even have a star wars au for her so yeah let’s plot! ]

hawks | my hero academia | m/m

[redfeathers]

( caged one. happy to work out some details for a scenario! )

corvina huntington — asoiaf

[knivar]

Kate Bishop | MCU/D+ | OTA

[hawk_shot]

Abigail Hobbs | Hannibal | OTA

[climbingwalls]

[[Probably the caged one -- whether by her father or by Hannibal, or whoever's replying -- but a role reversal where she gets to save someone else could be fun, too.]]

visenya velaryon | house of the dragon

[dynis]

( au info. she's most likely the caged one but i'm open to anything! )

Song Lan | The Untamed | M/M

[tobrushawaysnow]

[ More likely the caged bird but open to either slot! ]