Character crush--got one?

[Phaeal]

Originally Posted by Redzilla

That hot-headed brute from the Palliser novels: Lord Chiltern. A good man wrapped in a thick layer of badness, but with a hard kernel of wickedness sealed up inside, and within that: a little sliver of goodness.

Oooh, good one. The novel should, in fact, be called Can You Forgive Him?

[Phaeal]

Originally Posted by Krintar

Meh.
I can never understand why people go on about her.

Don't like Inara? You must be a Vera man. Or woman. Or large firearm.

[RunawayScribe]

Originally Posted by Tristhan

You forgot smart. Oh and would the fact that he cheated on you with multiple women while you remained faithful matter? Just asking.

Originally Posted by LadyLucyLuck

^In Runaway's defense, he only cheated on her with two very demanding goddesses. You don't turn down the divine. They have lightning bolts.

^What Lucy said.

Yeah, he's not a perfect character, I know. Just insanely appealing on a variety of levels.

[Tristhan]

Originally Posted by RunawayScribe

^What Lucy said.

Yeah, he's not a perfect character, I know. Just insanely appealing on a variety of levels.

In that case I'm adding Penelope to my list. Any woman that would wait around me for almost 20 years is worthy of a crush.

[Forty-sevener]

Oh man, Sirius Black.

[MGraybosch]

Originally Posted by Krintar

Meh.
I can never understand why people go on about her.

You don't have to like her. More for me!

\me likes brunettes

[Krintar]

Originally Posted by Phaeal

Don't like Inara? You must be a Vera man. Or woman. Or large firearm.

I don't dislike her. She was an interesting character. Just, well... Kaylee was orders of magnitude more attractive, not to mention more fun. I'm bemused by the fact that I seem to be the only person in the world to think so.

[Phaeal]

Kaylee's the most fun. Zoe kicks the most butt, though. Me likes Zoe, too. What if it was a fight between Zoe and Starbuck?

Okay, getting unliterary here. What if it was a fight between Elizabeth Bennett and Jane Eyre? With Bowie knives?

[MGraybosch]

Originally Posted by Krintar

I don't dislike her. She was an interesting character. Just, well... Kaylee was orders of magnitude more attractive, not to mention more fun. I'm bemused by the fact that I seem to be the only person in the world to think so.

I'm greedy; I like them both.

[cptwentworth]

Originally Posted by Phaeal

Okay, getting unliterary here. What if it was a fight between Elizabeth Bennett and Jane Eyre? With Bowie knives?

Definitely Lizzy. She's more spunky; Jane Eyre is more genteel.

[jodiodi]

Plus, Elizabeth Bennett has experience fighting Zombies!

I forgot to add a crush since I was about 4 or 5 years old and my mother read Tolkien to me: Glorfindel. He died to save others, then (possibly) came back to help out some more.

[Redzilla]

Originally Posted by Phaeal

Oooh, good one. The novel should, in fact, be called Can You Forgive Him?

Indeed. I'm embarrassed to admit, I could forgive him. Brute. Even when he's settled down with Violet and is the Master of the Hounds, he's still got this aura of brutal violence about him that's compelling.

[Phaeal]

Originally Posted by Redzilla

Indeed. I'm embarrassed to admit, I could forgive him. Brute. Even when he's settled down with Violet and is the Master of the Hounds, he's still got this aura of brutal violence about him that's compelling.

LOL, I got poor Lord Chiltern (of Phineas Finn, etc.) mixed up with the really black-hearted George Vavasor of Can You Forgive Her. When you mentioned the charming Violet, I remembered who you meant.

But maybe you like George, too. Tries to plug heroes, breaks sister's arm, you know, the usual.

[Phaeal]

Originally Posted by jodiodi

Plus, Elizabeth Bennett has experience fighting Zombies!

I forgot to add a crush since I was about 4 or 5 years old and my mother read Tolkien to me: Glorfindel. He died to save others, then (possibly) came back to help out some more.

Glorfindel dies and comes back? Could you mean Gandalf? Heh, all I remember Glorfindel doing in the books was riding the cool elf-horse Arwen gets to ride in the movies, both with Frodo in tow.

[Gedaechtnis]

Faramir
Barty Crouch Jr.
...I know there's a handful more. Um...let me get back to you on that.

[jodiodi]

Originally Posted by Phaeal

Glorfindel dies and comes back? Could you mean Gandalf? Heh, all I remember Glorfindel doing in the books was riding the cool elf-horse Arwen gets to ride in the movies, both with Frodo in tow.

In the Silmarillon, Glorfindel dies killing a Balrog in the Fall of Gondolin so the people can escape. There is some controversy among Tolkien scholars as to whether it's the same Glorfindel who was re-embodied or just someone with the same name. However, he has the same physical description and attributes and in FotR (I think), it's mentioned that he dwells in both the Blessed Realm and in Middle Earth.

A Tolkien scholar would know better than I would. That's just my brain damaged memory. It's a little tricky since I read the books as a child and have had several Sudden Cardiac Deaths since then with resulting memory issues.

[MGraybosch]

Originally Posted by jodiodi

In the Silmarillon, Glorfindel dies killing a Balrog in the Fall of Gondolin so the people can escape. There is some controversy among Tolkien scholars as to whether it's the same Glorfindel who was re-embodied or just someone with the same name. However, he has the same physical description and attributes and in FotR (I think), it's mentioned that he dwells in both the Blessed Realm and in Middle Earth.

From what I remember, elves who die dwell for a time in the Halls of Mandos before being reincarnated. So it's entirely possible that Glorfindel died with his boots on, got over it, and was there to to help at Rivendell.

[bearilou]

Originally Posted by MGraybosch

From what I remember, elves who die dwell for a time in the Halls of Mandos before being reincarnated. So it's entirely possible that Glorfindel died with his boots on, got over it, and was there to to help at Rivendell.

Best. Explanation. Ever.

[Phaeal]

Ah. So Elves are Cylons. Now it makes sense!

[MGraybosch]

Originally Posted by bearilou

Best. Explanation. Ever.

*purr* Thanks.

[Rhoda Nightingale]

Has no one mentioned Alex from A Clockwork Orange? Surely I'm not the only one.....

[cathyfreeze]

Originally Posted by Rhoda Nightingale

Has no one mentioned Alex from A Clockwork Orange? Surely I'm not the only one.....

Ok, hie thee to a shrink's couch, *now.* Right now, i tells ya. *Now.*



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[AllieKat]

cathyfreeze, I like your icon. He's cute. The Nightstalker. XD;;

I've had lots of celebrity and fictional crushes, guys I think are awesomely cute, with or without good reason.


Archie Goodwin for a loooong time when I was younger.

Stephen Maturin from the Patrick O'Brian novels. I just love his thorny, reserved, brainy, scrawny self. I love his love of animals and learning and nature and how wonderfully, unselfconsciously geeky he is about insects, and animals, and oh, my, everything. I didn't like the way he was portrayed in the movie, though.

I'll mention just ONE TV crush. Um..... *blushes* Harvey Keitel as Lt. Gene Hunt on Life On Mars. Oh my. I have no idea why, but he's still awesome IMO, even though the show is long over.

[Stlight]

Forever crush on Dr. Watson. He is the personification of loyal even to a rather condescending friend. Nice, he never gets over being appalled at the cruelties of people. He always believes the best of women who enter his life and wants to help. He is kind to Mrs. Hudson, never forgetting that she has feelings. Holmes seems to have trouble with this. Dr. Watson frequently is gainfully employed.

In short I wouldn’t mind changing my name to Mary for him.

[raegan_1]

My first character crush was on a movie actor. First literary character crush was quite possibly Karvonen, the thief in "The Raven Ring." He was a bit of an anti-hero and yet a total sweetheart in his own way. (Also loyal, brave despite himself, and clever.)