pet people

[mirrormirrormeme]

PET PERSON MEME

>> premise

Hello, and welcome to The Care and Keeping of Your Pet! As you surely know, a pet is a big responsibility, and we're so glad you've decided to be a concientious master. A safe pet is a happy pet, and this handbook is certain to keep your precious lifelong friend as content as can be. The history of the animal person is a long and difficult one, with their origins not being known even to this day. However, scientists believe that despite our common appearance - most animal people have humanoid forms except for the ears, tails, and sometimes teeth - we share no common ancestry, even if the ascent of this species corresponds with that of the homo sapien. We gained dominance over each breed thousands of years ago, beginning with the dog type, who have long been considered "man's best friend." Most breeds these days are docile and perfect for owners of any speed. Of course, it is our duty as the superior species to take care of these animal creatures, and this is inherent in their genetic makeup. Everyone knows that an animal person, when matched with their correct human master, is loyal for life - a true "soulmate," if you will. Far be it for us to turn this away! Ever since the Great Domestication, these intelligent and loving animals have served us as friends, workmates, guardians, servants, and sexual companions and will for years to come. Despite recent hubbub from so-called "Pet People's Rights Activists," this way of life is wholesome and good. Scientific research shows that the natural desire of the pet person is to be owned and cared for by a human. So, it's your first pet. What do you need to know? As previously stated, pet people come in as many breeds as you can possibly think of. By far and away the most popular are the dog and cat types, but exotic birds and lizards have been gaining popularity among trendsetters from L.A. to Tokyo! All pet types are best suited for certain jobs, and when hunting for one, it is best to search for a type that suits your needs best. However, a "True Match" - when a pet person bonds with you and only you for the rest of their natural lives - comes naturally, and sometimes takes time before you can find the pet you will be able to give a forever home to. According to all current research, pet people are completely sentient and like us in many ways. However, it is important to remember that they have many animalistic and feral characteristics. Do not be foolish and think that your pet is a person, despite the facts that many are clothed and may be allowed to read, write, and have "hobbies." Some traditional pet owners may eschew these frivolities, and that is within their right. Pet people age more quickly than humans, at least physically, and many types have long lifespans. It is not uncommon for pets to be passed through the family. When getting your child their first pet, it's important to keep in mind that just because the pup is tiny now, a grown pet can be jumpy around a small child. It is important to train a pet. Discipline will be necessary. This does not make you a bad owner. Failure to train early will result in a rebellious pet. Training is especially important if you want your pet to serve as a household servant. Remember, your pet will be extremely protective of you, especially if you are Truly Bonded. It is best to socialize them early. A socialized pet is a perfect family pet. These days, unowned and unbonded pet people are allowed to live as strays or "Frees" in certain designated areas. Some even hold "jobs." This is against their best interest, and owners who adopt these strays are to be rewarded. Still, the best place to get pets are from liscenced kennels or breeders. Some masters find it beneficial to participate in activities with their pets, such as shows and other competitions. Finally, much has been made about the sexual relationship between pet and master. This is a normal facet of the bond, and humans are sure to find pet people sexually alluring. But beyond that, it is only responsible and prudent for owners to care for their pet's needs. It is a well-known fact that the libidos of pet people are remarkably strong, and when they go into heat, it is usually more convenient for a master to relieve them. There is no risk of pregnancy. All rumors of hybrids are urban legends. Despite this, masters must remember to not view their pets as romantic partners. Humans should stay with humans. With that said, thank you and welcome to your first day as a pet's master!

>> how to play

Needless to say, The Care and Keeping of Your Pet is a bit biased and full of propaganda, but it gives a good idea of the world your character is now AU's into. They are either a pet person or a human master, and what that means for them varies. So are they a devoted pet or a rebellious animal person looking to buck the system? A generous master or a cruel sexual sadist? Just a normal pet owner? Most likely they're something in between, but when you're raised in this world, it's difficult to see anything different on the horizon. Rules Comment with your character and say whether they'd be a master or a pet. Ideally, they could be played as both. Mention what kind of each they'd be and what they'd be like, (ie: "Xx-chan is a bunny girl who is happy to please her master" or "Asterothia is a cat boy who is aloof but loyal to his true master"). For pets, be sure to include features ("wolf ears, tail, teeth). REMEMBER, pet does not automatically equal submissive and master automatically equal dominant. This is not a BDSM setting though BDSM can be included. How far you want to go with the actual "pet" aspect is up to you, as well. Your pet could just be your slightly-furry roommate or soulmate! Comment to others. Play out the scene.

>> prompts

This by now means an all-inclusive list, but it should get you going in the right direction. First Time Pet/Owner: Usually, pets are gotten at a young age; you're an old dog. Can you learn new tricks? True Bond: What all masters and pets yearn for...the pet's loyalty and adoration for life. Love: It's expected for masters to love their pets, but to love them? Romance is strictly forbidden. Old "Couple": Master and pet have grown together and know each other. You know, know each other. Loss of Master: The pet has lost their master, perhaps even their True Bond. Is it possible to move on? Young Master/Older Pet: Pets age quicker than masters, so it's possible to end up with a bit of an "age" difference. Family Pet: This pet's been raised as part of the family. What happens when their feelings for a family member get more than platonic. For Your Protection: You don't want to be a master, but you have to take in a pet for their protection lest they be in danger from the general public. Stray: You're a stray or a "Free." Can you live like this with your biology screaming for you to make a match? Servant: You're more servant than pet. All Sex, All the Time: The only purpose for this pet is to service the master, and not in a way that means cleaning their house. Guard: You're a loyal bodyguard, a service pet. You'll do anything for your master. Anything. Pet Play: This is for those who prefer to keep their animals on leashes, have them eat from bowls, and keep away from clothing. Breaking In: Training is important with any pet. In Love with Another Master...or Pet: To lust after another's master is no better than treason, and to wish to be with another pet just cruel! Punishment: Bad dog, no nookie! Heat: All pets go into heat, and it's the responsibility of the owner to take care of this problem. After all, unchecked dry humping kills thousands every year. Breeding: Breeders know the best qualities in each type and mate the cream of the crop together to continue lines. It's a hobby for some, a calling for others. Pregnancy: So, about that whole "hybrid" thing. It maaaay be more true than you think, even if pet/human pregnancies are the stuff of salacious tabloids. Territorial: Hey, hey, other dog person! This is your apartment. Stay the fuck out! Kennel: Kennels are where unadopted pets are kept. They're generally agreed to be depressing places. Why not volunteer at one, keeping the pets healthy and happy with the kind of affection only humans can show? Rebelling Against the System: Damn the Man! Pet people are people, too! Just be careful not to get talk. You know what happens to bad pets. Instant Attraction: You ever just look at someone and know they're the one? That they're...your master? But what if you've been trying to fight it? Well, don't try! Dominant Pet: You might be the pet, but you call the shots, at least in the bedroom. Pet Show: Everyone wants to show off how perfect their animal is. Look at that ass! And you'll never believe their special skills... Therapeutic: Pets, especially those bred for their kindliness, are perfect therapy for those who've been through trauma and heartache. Jealousy: Who's that around your master? Oh, hell no. They better not be touching them! Petting: Pet people are absolutely gaga for being touched. Even the most steely ones turn to mush for rubs. Games: Playing with your pet and giving them exercise is a key to happiness. Of course, with a pet person, you might want to use other toys instead of a ball.

Comments

Rin Tohsaka | Fate/

[edelstein]

[As a Master: Rin is the heir of an "old money" family whose source of income is slowly becoming obsolete. It's conceivable for her to have inherited a pet, or perhaps been given one for her birthday as a sign of status (or as a cruel joke from her legal guardian purposefully managed the money poorly because "it would build character"). Rin is the type to oscillate between being kind and treating her pet like their own person, to rigidly following expectations of society. In truth she wants to be a "Good Master" (societal expectations & following rules) but struggles because she's inherently a "Good Person" (hating those expectations and rules). This can result in conflict-to-kinship, will-they-won't-they, and a few other dynamics fraught with complicated emotions.

As a Pet: Cat or Fox, take your pick. Her pedigree goes back 200 years, and she was bred specifically to have certain features or talents (in canon it's a certain magical aptitude, but this can be flexible for the AU). Your character can either purchase her from her legal guardian (her original breeder mysteriously went missing), a black market, or even find her as a stray seeing if she manages to escape guardian/market. Rin is the type of pet to be prissy, stubborn, and a troublemaker. She's also the type to shred your couch one moment and give big, watery pleading eyes when begging for food the next.

OPTIONS: edelstein (early-mid 20s) | erbe (17-18yrs) | ninanna (Ishtar - the goddess comes as an exotic pet / lioness that can be obtained via black market or caught on the run from said market or a zoo rehabilitation program. May or may not need a license for exotic pets...)

Each journal has their own permissions/prefs as well as brief info blurbs about the variations in character, but on the whole I'm willing to work with any prompt but the pregnancy one. Feel free to PM if you'd like to brainstorm further.]

mona megistus | genshin impact

[astrolabium]

( as a owner, mona is likely the sort to have taken in a stray rather than through adoption or a breeder. she would put her pet before herself, so there's no fear in them ever going hungry from her poor financial decisions. mona is a considerate, kind owner, but will discipline her pet if need be. she is the sort to reward and encourage her pet through good behavior. if her pet desired it of her, mona would probably submit and allow a coupling between them, even if she is embarrassed by the prospect at first.

going to throw in something optional here, too. if you'd like, we can make this a bit of an au and have mona be a powerful mage with her pet acting as her familiar. she feeds them a steady supply of mana each day to sustain their magical attributes and abilities. and because i'm basic and like the fate series, i'd be down for magic rituals where the master or owner has sex with their familiar to give them mana directly and strengthen them or their bond.

as a pet, she would be a bunny with a great lineage. she is prissy, arrogant, a picky-eater, and well-groomed. mona shows affection in her own way, usually begrudgingly or through being flustered (as is typical with tsundere types). because she is a bunny, she enters heat frequently. this is humiliating for her. mona is quick to become aroused as well. still, she does her best to maintain her proud aura.

not interested in the kennel or pet show prompts. otherwise, pretty open! if we're going spicy, her kinks can be viewed here. )

Arthur Morgan - Red Dead Redemption II - OTA20+

[unshakencowboah]

[Pet preferred, PM to discuss otherwise. He'd be a deer or a bear.]

Cassim | Aladdin and the King of Thieves | OTA20+

[daddystreetrat]

[Pet, an old stray tiger who is content to stay that way.]

Nickov // Original Character // M/M18+

[paintednoble]

[A very sweet and loving owner.]

ahri | league of legends

[raisedbyfoxes]

[ pet; a very wild kitsune who doesn't like to be indoors and has serious trust issues (mostly because it's easy for her to accidentally eat souls), but is secretly yearning for companionship. f/f for shipping ]

the darkling ☾ grishaverse

[oftheshadow]

[ Master: Stern but fair, protective/possessive to a fault, requires a pet that can read his moods accordingly, be intelligent and savvy enough to survive on both the battlefield and in the political arena, be elegant but ruthless, and absolutely 100% loyal without question.

Pet: Centuries-old jet-black wolf with a human form, commands darkness and shadows (and can kill with both), used as an assassin by former owners and has become jaded and cruel because of it and maltreatment in captivity. Requires a stern but kind owner, (women have better luck), if trust is earned he is the loyalest, most protective/possessive creature ever. ]

[portnoy]

( i can offer genya. here's some info i wrote up for her. happy to do either. )

[oftheshadow]

[ Absolutely!! Genya is one of my favorite characters, I love her so much. I’m super keen on Kirigan being the pet, if that’s okay - she can’t have a better guard wolf, lmao. Also good with hammering out deets and the like, too. ]

Best Jeanist — My Hero Academia — m/m

[fiberoptics]

[Owner. He can be stern, but he's also caring and kind; he puts others first. He's neat and organized, so it would be fun to pair him with a scruffy and/or troublemaking animal person. As a hero, he's also likely to have rescued a pet.]

Kazuya Minegishi | Devil Survivor: Overclocked | ota

[belheir]

[As a pet: a cat* that may or may not be actually dangerous. prone to knocking your shit off the shelves in a fit of boredom like all cats do. probably while maintaining eye contact. (*may or may not be an actual panther or other dangerous large cat that got mislabeled.)

As a master he's probably just someone who picked up a stray somewhere and is now caring for said pet. Or maybe his parents got him one to keep him company while they went away for business reasons.]

[incrediblythick]

What manner of beast are you supposed to be?

[toliveistoprotect]

[He's just going through some files at his desk. Files that require his personal attention, nonetheless. It's quiet in his office, only the silence breaking by the sound of his pen's movements.

If anyone wish for his attention, they only need to knock on the door. As long it's not a waste of his time.]

ma theres a weird fucking cat inside

[belheir]

[For what it's worth, Kazuya is incredibly patient to a point. He does what he's told when he's told.... For the most part.

But leaving him idle is never a good thing. Leaving him unattended is never a good thing. It's quiet in Yamato's office, but from outside the door there's a sudden cacophony of noises and people yelling.

And then a sudden 'thwip' sound as one very awful demonic cat lands on his desk. Sprawled out over it, Yamato's papers, and his hands.]

Are you ever done working?

[Stupid question. He already knows the answer to that, and his tail flicks lazily too and fro.]

Re: Kazuya Minegishi | Devil Survivor: Overclocked | ota

[firewheeling]

[A bit of a scraggly stray Kazuya has found, hasn't he? He hardly seems like more than skin and bones, and even after a good grooming, that garish, spiky hair and fur doesn't soften into something sleek and shiny. He's cagey at best about his life before adoption, (possibly for good reason, given the looks of the feral colony that roams the area) but he seems to like having a place to call home. Mostly. He likes having a roof over his head, likes having easy access to meals, even seems to enjoy lounging around and hanging out with Kazuya while the guy games or does his schoolwork.

But..... There is the tiny problem of that lingering wild streak. Axel has been growing more and more restless as of late, as his heat sets in. During times like these, being grateful for a roof takes a backseat to being frustrated over all these damn walls. He's tried a few times to get away with stealing keys, to no avail; this time, he's spent most of the day looking out the windows instead, watching and waiting until he's pretty sure he's caught another cat's eye. Never mind the drop; now, he needs to just wait until all the humans are asleep, get this window open as quietly as he can, and--

Wait. What's that?]

[belheir]

[What's that? It's Kazuya, standing arms crossed by the window, with a spray bottle on the counter to his side. The threat is implicit, and the windows locked regardless.

He'd already seen that restless behaviour! He already knows what it means!]

I knew you'd try to escape tonight. Don't even think about it, I don't need you bringing back whatever filth you feel like slinking through and stinking up the house.

Oberon | FGO | ota

[morninglark]

[Pet: Likely obtained on/rescued from the black market after having been angled as an extremely exotic pet (some peddler swearing up and down that Oberon's a dragon), except he doesn't seem to have the physical traits that line up with that and is far more insectoid. Has a pretty set of moth wings and everything. Insect pets are pretty niche, tho, and don't sell nearly as well as other types, but on the surface Oberon seems to make up for this by being extremely well-behaved, playful, an excellent conversationalist... weirdly lacking in flaws.

-- what do you mean there were a few times you feared the house might be set on fire? Surely your loyal pet Oberon didn't leave the stove on!

Yea naturally I wanna work in his dual nature somehow -- maybe he's a hybrid type of pet that allows him to shift between forms? An experiment that didn't quiiite work out so they just slipped him on the black market like they weren't slicing together DNA? Forever mentally ill and unstable over here. Either way, he's chompin' at the bit to get back at any Master who buys him, even out of goodwill, and is definitely the type of pet that needs a lot of patience to get anywhere with. He'll be loyal in the end, but is gonna make his secret displeasure everyone's problem.

Master: Absolutely got a pet to increase his own social standing for nefarious reasons and has regretted the amount of debt ever since. Still, he's not a cruel Master by any means. In fact he's perfectly happy to let his pet run wild. Maybe too wild. Definitely the type of Master who pretends he's not that attached until the exact moment he realizes that he's Very Attached and will just murk an entire street corner in a possessive fury.

overall open to all prompts but HMU if you have something specific you wanna play out]

Paris | Greek mythology

[eidosariste]

[Pet preferred; two options, even!
He can either be an obviously-pedigreed rabbit, bought properly at a high-end breeder/pet shop, comes pre-trained with all sorts of neat skills. Or, he can be a stag, picked up/lured in from the outside where he's been living as a stray/Free. Either way he's a companion pet, very good at various sorts of distractions/entertainments and affectionate.

Would also be interested in pet/pet, where the owner just doesn't matter while they've brought a second pet into their home, and now they've got to learn to get along...]

Lancelot du Lac | Fandom Fate OC | ota

[alligatus]

[ Pet or Master, likely as a pet to be domineering and over protective. Prolly a Belgian Malinois, type of dog. Unless you want to do fantasy pets, then Dragon. Whereas a master would be very loving and affectionate. If anything as as a master, he would be very dejected and mean towards others but never his pet. ]

Caoimhe | DND 5e Homebrew | m/f

[amhran]

[ Master, she would be very loving and affectionate. To her you would be the one she trusts the most, and only you. Lots of crying to the pet, and maybe some codependency with her pet.

Pet, extremely codependant and just needing. Will probably wait at the door for you for hours til you come home. Can be bird/canary, who sings a lot and likes to sing for you, a cat who is very cuddly/needy, cute dog who is again cuddly, needy, but over-excited sometimes to bring you random things. ]

Yuzu Hiiragi | Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V | OTA

[songstressedout]

[ Master: Strict but loving, she absolutely gushes over and takes good care of her pet, but she can get scary when she puts her foot down. It'd be interesting though if her pet were to act as a form of emotional support or something, or maybe it's the other way around where she took in a pet that she found hurt and is now taking care of them.

Pet: Incredibly loving, probably a cat. Very needy when it comes to affection to the point where she'll rub up against her master when she wants that affection. Acts very proud and demanding, but gets very upset and sad when ignored, and will immediately dash for the door the second she hears her master coming home. Can and will scratch up the door to your room if you don't let her sleep in there with you. ]

Re: Yuzu Hiiragi | Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V | OTA

[localdeliveryboy]

[ Could I interest you in something with these two again? ]

keith | voltron | ota

[catasterism]

[ pet: exotic cat; temperamental. master: temperamental, unsure, bonding moments are important. ]

genya safin • shadow & bone • ota

[portnoy]

[ master: genya is unused to being a master. she's likely never owned a pet until now, but she's gentle and kind. she'll dote on any pet she has though she'd likely need one that's also a good guard pet.

pet: genya is a bengal cat with rich red fur and startling blue eyes. she has the ability to change forms from cat to human to human with cat like features. she can also tailor her masters however they like. she's been abused by masters in the past, so she's wary and skittish and in need of a good, caring home. she will be loving and loyal if you prove yourself a good master! ]

Vanessa Astor | OC | OTA, F/F for shipping

[roialte]

[ The owner, most likely. She likes dogs in general, and would need a bodyguard due to being a mayor and having survived an assassination attempt. Can be a cat lady if you want her to be a pet. Open to ideas if you have any! ]