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i-am-just-a-kiddo · 4 years ago

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favourite male fictional characters

Thank you @vishcount for tagging me, this was a lot of fun! 💞 I originally planned to follow your example and put ten characters here but suddenly it became a lot more oops. also i hope you forgive me for following your format, it’s neat

I am tagging @isabellaofparma , @the-cloud-whisperer and @sassyassassy!

I chose the characters that impacted me deeply on a personal level throughout my life (often shown by how long my love lasts over the years and if i was inspired to write for them).

In no specific order under the cut:

Legolas

The Lord of The Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien.

I think it’s only fitting I start off with this magnificent guy. Maybe I gotta admit, i’ve just had a crush on him ever since I was like, nine years old? He’s the character I will fight tooth and claw for (though I guess he doesn’t need me to do that). I love Orlando Bloom’s portrayal of him, eventhough he is vastly different from the books. Book Legolas is such a delight as well, he feels so whimsical and playful and his banter with Gimli is just gold. I was sad when The Hobbit trilogy came out and I was so disappointed by how they butchered his character, it just did not feel authentic anymore (maybe I am also just bitter about the forced hetero storyline for him. makes no cents, this elf is GayTM your honour. and he will meet his soulmate Gimli in a few decades). Either way, Legolas is the love of my life, thanks for coming to my tedtalk,

Peter Pan

Peter Pan, J. M. Barrie

Another childhood crush of mine. The gif I chose if from the 2005 movie because we always used to watch it and it is to this day one of my favourite movies. It’s so dreamy, so magical, yet also incredibly sad and sweet. I have this very strange fascination with Peter Pan. There is something incredibly unsettling about him, especially in the book. He represents something every child wants - who doesn’t want to escape their bedroom and fly away to experience magical adventured far from the adult world? And yet he also represents the impossibility of it, the curse he carries around with himself because he will forever stay alone, no matter how many lost boys he gathers around himself. And Wendy - it’s a love that was never meant to grow and mature, it’s a fleeting dream for the both of them. I have seen many different adaptations of Peter Pan and I have my favourites, though I want to give a special mention to the book Peter Darling by Austin Chant. It’s a retelling of the story how we know it, in which Peter returns to Neverland after having finally grown up BUT the main points I want to highlight is trans Peter? Heck yes. Gripping and compelling gay love story with our favourite original lost boy Captain Hook? YES.

Snufkin

Moomins, Tove Jansson.

I have discovered Snufkin for myself only last year, and yet I know he will stay with me forever. In short - I vibe with him, he vibes with me. His anxieties about being with people and longing for solitude? His fear of being loved and being important to someone to a point he doesn’t know what to do with himself? This man just wants to roam freely with his own mind and yet he always returns for something that captures him. Mum, I love him because I have rarely felt this seen before. Also, Snufkin said ACAB.

Prince Jing - Xiao Jingyan

Nirvana in Fire (2015)

This too is a darling I have only discovered recently. I watched Nirvana in Fire this year and let me tell you, it’s the best show I have seen in a long while. It’s absolutely amazing and it also ripped my heart out. All the characters are absolutely amazing and I am still not over it.

To be honest, I contemplated between Xiao JIngyan and Mei Changsu, because character-wise I think the latter is a lot more interesting and compelling. He makes for a fantastic heartbreaking and flawed protagonist.

However I have to admit - it was love at first sight with Prince Jing for me and I’m still lowkey mad abt it rip. Seems like I am not immune to Pretty Prince Propaganda. But apart from that, I adore him for his genuine

goodness,

his almost naive drive to be better and seek justice. He lost everything, and for the longest time did not have anything to fight for. So alone and lost and bitter, it makes me sad how much it hardened him. He is heartbreak and clumsy kindness hidden under a skin of scars that was inflicted by his father and many others. I see his sad cat-eyes and I cry, that’s just how it is.

Edmund Pevensie

The Chronicles of Narnia, C. S. Lewis

I grew up with these books and movies - they have always been part of my life and it will probably always stay that way (only last night I rewatched the first movie and sobbed). Imagine my surprised when I finally watched the last movie about five years ago and was incredibly impressed by how they adapted the book; also imagine my brain suddenly going CASMUND in bold letters at Skandar Keynes’ and Ben Barnes’ performance in that movie. From there, I rediscovered this story completely anew for myself. My favourite Pevensie sibling has always been Lucy (and still is, because I identify with her so much and she feels like home to me); however this new discovery of Edmund’s character was overwhelming. It’s interesting to see characters you’ve grown up with from a more grown up point of view. I don’t want to lay out all my thoughts here, just know I am so heartbroken for him, and so so proud as well. His character arc is amazing and maybe that’s how the last movie makes me even more emotional. Seeing Edmund and Lucy still holding on to Narnia but knowing that that door was closing for them? Not to mention what happens in the later books (we don’t talk about that). Also did I mention Casmund. Here, have my incredibly emo and depressing take on Edmund’s character that I started writing four years ago and which will forever stay a WIP.

Nie Huaisang

The Untamed (2019)

My son. My soul. My bane of existence. The tragic thing about him is, that he does not really exist in canon as I have created him for myself. He’s a secondary character in the show, always so relatable yet still brings the ultimate twist of the story, yet he still remains this incomplete shadow. The movie

Fatal Journey

gave him a lot more and I cried tears of joy and devastation. I don’t know why I latched on to him so much, but apparently he is the one that I project on, the one that feels like he sits somewhere inside my chest. I don’t know what else to say - this year he has been everything to me. I spend a lot of time in his head while writing, and maybe that’s how he’s there forever now. Nie Huaisang saw my brain and went it’s free real estate. All my love for you, you dramatic art hoe.

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Ah, another lifelong companion. There are many adapations that I adore - starting from the origin of it all, the books and stories which I have all devoured; the 80s adaptation with Jeremy Brett which was incredibly wonderful; to BBC Sherlock which shaped and traumatised me (I still like the first three seaons but I am too hurt to think about it); to the numerous movies - but by far my most favourite performance is Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes. Somehow he manages to capture the Holmes I see in my head when I read the books, the sharp yet polite eccentric detective, who loves his companion so much and who has desire to help others. Sherlock Holmes will always stay special to me, in so many different ways. He shaped my youth and I know he will stay with me. (also what would you say when I told you he helped me discover that I can, in fact, be queer AND ace at the same time? thanks pal). What else is there to say? Sherlock Holmes is a universe that you can dive into and find many amazing treasures.

Isak Valtersen

SKAM (2015)

There he is, the boy that changed my life. SKAM changed my life. All of the characters did. However, Isak is special for many, as I imagine. I remember winter 2016, when tumblr was flooded by these norwegian white boys kissing in a pool and cuddling and I was like ‘nah’, this doesn’t look convincing. I don’t know what changed my mind but I remember sitting down at last and watching all that was released of season three and it was only downhill from there. I remember starting to follow the real life updates religiously while watching the other previous seasons in between. The one clip that completely wrecked me was when Isak went to the school nurse about his struggles with sleep - it felt like for the first time I saw someone on screen that could understand me on so many different levels. The entierty of seaons three is so personal, I would tell you to go watch it if you don’t know what I mean. The entire show in fact. It’s a masterpiece and it feels so real. This show impacted my life in a way that no show has managed to do before. I miss it so much. I miss Isak too sigh.

Shang Xirui

Winter Begonia (2020)

Technically, for me personally, Shang Xirui is the nonbinary, gay and ace representation I need in my life (or at least that’s my own personal take on him), but since that is not official, he’s still here on this list. Of course he is because wow, it’s been a long while since I’ve seen such a compelling character on screen. I went from disliking him to being absolutely heartbroken over him. I don’t think any other character in this show captured me as much as he did. There are so many layers to him and discovering all of his sides is a wonderful, heartbreaking, painful and also beautiful journey. I’m not sure I understand all of him yet, but I am willing to try and dig and just ponder his existence. This too, is a perfect example for a flawed yet authentic protagonist. Also he is the most beautiful thing on this planet, or at least that’s how I have been feeling ever since I watched this. I wish to write more of him in the future.

Aang

Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005)

I grew up watching ATLA and my favourite characters have always been Toph, Zuko and Uncle Iroh. In recent years however, I completely fell in love with Aang all anew.

I think especially in the past, I had these prejudices against main characters and found them all the most boring personalities ever. In recent years this changed a lot and especially Aang is a prime example for that. Watching him from the perspective of older me, I find so much wisdom in this young boy. Somehow he represents all I wish to be in my life but at the same time he shows his flaws, he carries this sadness with him that will accompany him all his life. This inner battle and chaos that he has to face day to day and in the end - he is just a young boy. So much has been taken from him and yet he learns how to not let it overtake him, that anger and hurt. He tries his hardest to be better than the day before, even if sometimes the world crashes down on him and he gets overwhelmed. He is a child recruited by adults to manage their mistakes and play into the hands of predestined fate and in this essay I will -

Harry Potter

Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling

I am surprised myself. I thought I would put Fred and George here, or Remus and Sirius, however I realised that none of them quite capture this feeling of lifelong change, of personal, deep impact that Harry had on me.

As with Aang above, I used to think Harry was the most boring protagonist, yet my opinion took a 180° turn in the past years. Many of the things I wrote for Aang apply to him too - the fact that he was a child, that lost so much, and was always faced with challenges that a child should never have needed to face. Something I want to address is how my favourite book, The Order of the Phoenix, lays all of this out. Harry is just as flawed, just as vulnerable and angry as anyone else. I know some people did not like his ‘emo behaviour’ in the fifth book but for me it just showed how human he is, how he was just a teen like myself at that time. As for many, this boy shaped my entire life, shaped a generation, and I will forever be grateful. I’m sad and angry at how J*R behaves, and how she puts us in the position of doubting our love for these stories. I know I will always love them, but I will not turn a blind eye on all the problematic shit is carries with itself and what the author piles upon us.

Lan Wangji & Wei Wuxian

The Untamed (2019)

I will try and keep this short, because if you want to read my thoughts about Wangxian just go to my ao3 and find the over 70k i wrote for them. I decided to put them here together because I can’t seperate them and I can’t choose between them. Each of them carries something I recognise in myself, and each of them is the opposite of me. They each own my heart and soul and I know there will never be a fictional couple like this for me ever again. They’ve snuck their way into my heart and have never left. They deserve to be here, together, because my love for them is indescribable. Bless them. + Bonus:

The Doctor

Doctor Who (1963/2005)

Technically, the Doctor doesn’t count as a “male” character, but since he has been presenting as male up until recently, I needed to include him. I chose the Tenth Doctor because he is the one that broke my heart the most. I adored Nine but he was there too short, and I do love Eleven and Twelve a lot, and Thirteen absolutely owns my heart, Ten has just always been the one that made me cry the most. I loved this era of Doctor Who, I loved how sad and hopeful he was, how heartbroken and yet determined to help wherever it was needed. Doctor Who is always that show, when I return to it, I am reminded that maybe, humanity and the universe isn’t all that bad.

phew, this took ages damn. but i had so much fun! i decided to leave out honorable mentiones because we would be sitting here until tomorrow lol.

#gosh this was nice #a lot of incoherent rambling here #thanks dear #tag game #personal

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alice-is-in-wonderland · 6 years ago

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Okay, so @thomas-newtie-gangster tagged me in an alternate questionnaire

Pets-- Yes, 2 cats and 3 kittens (oof, I know I'm a cat-lady, but the 3 kittens are my Dad's the older 2 are mine, but I dont live with them all year unfortunately because of school)

Most Frequently Quoted Vine: Oh man, all of them. My 3 quad-mates all only talk in vines (seriously). However, it's probably between "Two bros, vhillin in a hot tub, 5 feet apart coz theyre not gay" OR "Dis bitch empty, YEET"

Most Daring Thing You've Ever Done: Oh man. Um. I've slept on this suspension bridge (yes, it sways with every little fucking movement and it's hella uncomfortable)

(pic credit to google, but I know that it was this particular fucking bridge)

Least Favorite Movie: It's a tie between Idiocracy (fuck this movie I LOST ALL OF MY GODDAMN BRAIN CELLS WATCHING IT IN FILM CLASS) and James Cameron's Avatar, the one with the blue people? OH. MY. GOD. I HATE THIS MOVIE. It's so fucking boring. I never fall asleep during movies, except this one.

Favorite American Actor(s): Oh wow this is hard. Josh Hutcherson (I've lived this man since Journey to the Center of the Earth 1, okay??? My grandma met his mom, man). I WOULD DIE FOR JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT THANK YOU. Jared Padalecki. Chris Pratt. Steve Carell. Orlando Bloom. Ben Stiller. Johnny Depp. Chris Pine. Mark Wahlberg. Matt Damon. *off-pitch screech:* DOES MARK FISCHBACH COUNT

Favorite American Actress(es): FIRST AND FUCKING FOREMOST-- Carrie Fisher (no, I'm still not okay. She was my childhood hero and crush). Anna Faris (she's so funny and cute and I love her, especially in What's Your Number) Susan Sarandon (jesus I want to be this woman), Jennifer Aniston (she's fucking gorgeous and talented!). Kim Rhodes (she is my swearing Disney mom and I love her). Leslie Mann (shes adorable, I loved her in Blockers and The Other Woman)

Favourite British Actor(s): Thomas Brodie-Sangster (this is obvious, I love him and have since Love, Actually), Collin Firth (MR. DARCY!!!), Allan Rickman (I'm not crying, shut up). Skandar Keynes (SO WHAT CHILDHOOD CRUSH, SHOOOOOSH). Hugh Grant (basically he had my heart in that scene in Love, Actually where he dances). JUST BASCIALLY THE ENTIRE CAST OF LOVE, ACTUALLY. Kit Harrington (JON FUCKING SNOW, PEOPLE).

Favourite British Actress(es): Helen Mirren, [Dame] Judy Dench, Julie Andrews, Maggie Smith, Imelda Staunton (her in the tv show Cranford is just perfect), Natalie Dormer (FUUUUUCK I AM GAY FOR HER)

Favorite Actor(s)/Actress(es) From Elsewhere: Gal Gadot from Israel (oh my god she is a fucking goddess of strength and beauty and kindness). Liam Neeson from Ireland (jesus after I learned the full story behind his performance in Love, Actually [shut up about that movie, Cas] I understood how well he did that role, like... holy shit).

Longest Time Gone Without Sleep: I got really fucking close to 5 days straight on a dare. Almost. Don't do it, kids. You start hearing and seeing things.

Worst Food You've Ever Eaten: I got food poisoning from undercooked chicken at a rock concert once. But taste-wise is MAYO. I HATE IT.

Earliest Memory: Okay, this is gonna get a tad bit depressing. So I remember watching 9/11 on tv with my grandma in the dark (my grandma turned the lights off out of respect) in the morning. I remember seeing the buildings smoking on the small little screen and my grandma holding my hand and crying. I didnt know what it was at the time (shit i probably thought it was a movie).

Favorite Pizza Topping: Look, I work at a pizza place. Half of my pizza is pepperoni and mushroom, the other half is bacon and pineapple [you like it or you dont, but man it's my pizza. You dont like it? Okay, cool, that's your thing. I dont understand why this is such a big deal].

Dumbest Thing You've Seen/Heard/Had Happen To You At School: Too many. There's... jesus theres just too many in just high school alone. But here's a story instead: Once, in high school, I was in a class I was a TA for, sitting on the counter while the class took a test, so it was dead silent. And my mom texted me something that was so fucking funny (I tried so hard not to laugh but I couldn't help it, I basically exploded), I fell off the counter laughing and excused myself into the hallways just to explode into laughter. OR The time my new teacher got our entire class to troll one student. So this kid (let's call him Slacker) would come in late every day (or, every day that he actually decided to show up) with McDonald's (it was the first class of the day) and he would ALWAYS miss test days. So one day that was supposed to be a test day, Slacker didnt show up, and our teacher (this man was a fucking LEGEND) was like "if you see Slacker, tell him we took the test today, but we're actually gonna take it tomorrow" and we did. So the next day, Slacker walked in 15 mins late, McDs in hand, and we all just kinda smirked at him and we took the test and damn he was PISSED. But sometimes he would show up for school, but instead of coming into class he would wander the halls, singing hella off-key and super loud. And we all knew it was him, too because security would chase him when he sang too loud and they found him. It was great. Except our last names were similar so everyone always thought we were twin brother and sister, because even though we looked alike, we were completely different. No. If he was my brother, I would've put his ass up for adoption a long time ago.

Okay, that was longer than I thought it would be. I tag @iamyourbloodydealer @sadsoapart @endless-shipper-shipping-things :)

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