Where do I sign up to get my own demon henchman?

[hellboi]

The Master/Familiar Meme "In European folklore and folk-belief of the Medieval and Early Modern periods, familiar spirits (sometimes referred to simply as 'familiars') were supernatural entities believed to assist witches and cunning folk in their practice of magic. According to the records of the time, they would appear in numerous guises, often as an animal, but also at times as a human or humanoid figure, and were described as 'clearly defined, three-dimensional… forms, vivid with colour and animated with movement and sound' by those alleging to have come into contact with them, unlike later descriptions of ghosts with their 'smoky, undefined form[s]'." Everybody needs a sidekick. This includes those who may have a little help of their own in the form of magic - witches, warlocks, mages, sages, casters, magicians...whatever you want to call them, they have a bit more juice than your average Joe. Luckily, the job comes with a built-in assistant: a familiar, or a helper spirit. The familiar serves as a guide to their magical "Master" of their choice, helping them out of tight spots and being their companion for life. Sometimes, they come in the form of animals, like dogs and especially cats. Some don't bother with this, though, and just stay in their true humanoid forms. The bond between familiar and master is one of intensity, and they know each other completely. Most familiars even have a telepathic link to their masters. That helps them keep an eye on them. Of course, given this closeness-beyond-closeness, it's easy to imagine a master and familiar as soulmates, and with familiars having a human form...well, intimacy seems like a natural option. Too bad relationships of that kind between master and familiar are strictly forbidden. Surely, that rule is always followed. HOW TO PLAY Comment with your character, stating your preferences (ex: F/M, open to all, etc). Also, be sure to remember and put whether your character will be witch/master, familiar, or if they can serve as both. There is no "set" type for any of the roles. Masters don't have to be dominate (ineffectual witches have always been a cute trope), familiars aren't passive or submissive, and so on. It's not the same as BDSM...though your character could bring that into it if they'd like. Comment around to other characters, playing out your forbidden master/familiar ~love~ or what have you. PROMPTS The Familiar Chooses the Master: The first meeting. You may be new to the craft (or someone who needs a new familiar), and someone has been drawn to you. Setting the Ground Rules: You need to figure out how this is going to work. Where can you hide this woman/man in your apartment, if need be? Getting to Know You: Magic/power isn't all fun and games. You need to find out how to work together so you don't accidentally blow everything up in your faces. Helping Out: Familiars have a lot of neat powers that can be a boon around the house...and around the town. Danger Zone: Your feelings for each other are blurring, which is a big no-no. Do you even realize that the bond is deepening to a new level? Confession: Things have gotten heavy and you have to let your bond mate know you see them as more. Bad Romance: The familiar in this relationship isn't treated as equal. They're a slave to their master! Telepathy: The mental bond between. Explore it or use it to get out of trouble... Trouble is a Friend of Mine: Speaking of! Your familiar/master is danger, and there's nothing that can keep you from saving them. Intimacy: The obligatory smut option. Though romance between familiar and master is not allowed, many find the allure too much, and the bond does lend itself to members seeking comfort in each other. After all, they know you better than anyone else. You're Taken?: You're in love with a master or a familiar...they're just not yours. Oops! Maybe you can find some way to break your bonds so you can be together. Breaking Up is Hard to Do: It is hard, especially between master and familiar. In fact, it can be downright painful...physically and mentally! Sending You Away for Your Own Good: You're distancing yourself from the other member of your bond, and it's because you're headed towards destruction. Everybody Knows: The other members of your community have found out you've broken the ultimate taboo and are WITH your master/familiar. This is bad. This is very, very bad. Punishment bad. Separation bad. Perhaps even death bad. Happy Ending: Somehow, you've escaped the confines of the world that doesn't understand, and you're able to live together without fear. WILDCARD

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Alec 'Bunny' Stebbins | Changeling: the Lost OC

[conjuredrabbit]

[The familiar. Did you realize that the rabbit you've been bonded to has a human form as well?]

Geto Suguru | Jujutsu Kaisen | AU | M/F preferred for ships

[eatingcursesout]

[1000% the master.]

Tessa | Tales of Legendia OC | OTA

[merinesexual]

[Most definitely the familiar, and a very much obedient one unless it falls under Bad Romance. Good with all prompts, but veering towards Danger Zone and also interested in You're Taken.]

Fushiguro Megumi | Jujutsu Kaisen | M/F preferred

[seaurchinhead]

[UMMM SHIKIGAMI IN LOVE WITH THEIR JADED AS HELL SORCERER VIBES THOUGH???]

Libra Sforza (MBCC Chief) | Path to Nowhere | M/F

[shackledandbound]

[He's definitely the master, would be game to write either floofy domestic things, steamy things, but also angsty things, or a combination of all of the above.]

Eli Vanto | Star Wars (Thrawn Novels)

[ubuphaka]

[The familiar.]

3

[admiralchiss]

Thrawn is still new to this whole witchcraft thing, since the books about it and any artwork depicting it only tells him so much. He'd never even seen himself becoming a witch or warlock, or whatever the correct term was. Thrawn was going with warlock.

It started when he was approached by one Eli Vanto, who announced that he was to be Thrawn's familiar. Thrawn had gently tried to turn him away, insisting that he didn't need magic, but apparently that wasn't how things worked. Neither of them could say no to the arrangement. Thus Thrawn had accepted Eli and the powers that came with him.

Sitting in the apartment they now shared, Thrawn sits in the living room, staring at a paperweight resting on the caf table. So far he'd only been able to make it wiggle, or get a few centimeters in the air. His brows knit, trying to make the thing levitate.

[ubuphaka]

Eli's sitting on the floor when he feels Thrawn's magic and looks up to see the paperweight.

"You can draw from my power, to do more. That's what I'm here for. Pull, through our connection." His voice is quiet, and he doesn't make eye contact, like he's not certain he's allowed to. On Lysatra, he'd been trained to know his place as a familiar.

[admiralchiss]

Thrawn looks over at Eli, then back at the paperweight. He does as suggested and draws on Eli's power. This time, the paperweight lifts to eye level and Thrawn plucks it out of the air with his hand before letting the magic fade. Already, he's been considering how best to use these new powers. He could create illusions to trick his enemies, use subtle little spells behind enemy lines, and so forth.

Looking over at Eli, Thrawn frowns. "Come," He pats the seat beside him. "Sit with me."

[ubuphaka]

"With you?" Even as he repeats the words, he's levering to stand and move, taking the order and wondering if he'll be punished for questioning it aloud. "It's not entirely proper. I'm only a familiar."

And yet, and still, the spot on the sofa is occupied--though he's careful not to touch, not to brush up against Thrawn.

[admiralchiss]

Thrawn just watches him calmly, his face as serene as ever, putting the paperweight back on the table. He idly wonders if he can do other things to it, such as change its size, color, or change it from glass to mineral.

"You are my familiar yes," Thrawn agrees. "But you need not be so nervous around me. Nor so submissive. If we are to be paired in this manner, we should get used to one another. We must rely on one another, so long as the arrangement stands."

Experimentally, he snaps his fingers and makes tiny sparks of light appear. Amplified, that could blind an attacker.

bix caleen || andor || ota

[scrap_yard]

[ooc; open to au's.]

Steve Rogers || MCU

[bottledblond]

[Either, depending on the other person. Most likely Master. Prose preferred. M/m]

Blitzø | Helluva Boss | ota

[helluvamess]

[If you want like the worst possible familiar who is full of sass and innuendos, but is really good at killing anything that gets too close.]

[saltsplash]

((Kind of a crackpipe idea BUT what about said imp getting summoned by a fraudulent conman "psychic" that's stumbled on an actual working spell completely by accident?))

[helluvamess]

[[fuck yeah that sounds like a hot mess, I am in!]]

[saltsplash]

[Well, this was new.

New in a lot of ways!

The summoning circle the client had him investigating was apparently real. And functional?? And it summoned some weird lizard demon thing?? This was a terrible time to not have any of his employees with him - but seriously, the client contacted him over the internet, what was he expecting??]

You're some kind of demon?

[Does this inhuman guy even speak Japanese?? There's a funny little matching rune that glows on their hands, now, doing the work of making sure they're bound and able to communicate without issue.]

This suspicious as hell middle school tier summoning ritual actually works?

[helluvamess]

What the FUCK?!

[Blitz is pretty sure that's a mild way to put getting yanked out of the middle of a job that was about to be a nice, easy way to pay for that custom horse art he'd been promising himself and the office rent because apparently you could only go so many weeks without paying that shit. It was supposed to be an easy case of blow some dipshit's brains out all over his loving family and then peace iut back home. Not whatever the fuck this was.]

Christ on a stick, really? You see some demonic looking circle on the ground and your first fucking thought is to test if it's real by summoning something?

odette stewart ( vampire: the masquerade oc )

[diabatties]

( ota! likely the master. )

saber alter | fgo | ota

[drivethru]

[ familiar. ]

J | Erotic Fairytales | M/F

[loveshappyendings]

[He is absolutely the master here.]

One | Drakengard 3

[oneloved]

[The master.]

Ash [OC Garou/Werewolf the Apocalypse]

[professionalriot]

Yaha-kui zaShunina | KADO: The Right Answer

[fractaljesus]

[ Definitely the familiar, in a 'congratulations, you summoned an interdimensional Outer God who will inevitably one day unintentionally shatter your mind just by existing within his Awareness' sort of way. Be warned that any romantic feelings would be one-sided since he experiences emotions in a very alien way. ]

xie lian — tgcf / heaven official's blessing

[necessity]

( info ... master but... he has the world's worst luck. possibly he summoned one by accident? maybe you're actually someone else's familiar...oh no...etc. )