#alexander lockwood

[the-endlessly-eve]

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤi think a man is someone who keeps his word.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤit's the biggest meaning of loyalty, and definition of masculinity.

ㅤㅤㅤ⠀

Si has llegado aquí, estás viendo la página de respaldo de un roleplayer, cualquier tema aquí tocado es con fines de escritura solamente y no pretendemos dañar a nadie con ninguno de los escritos que serán aquí compartidos.

A continuación te dejo unos puntos importantes que debes saber:

Las actividades aquí mostradas son de diferentes proyectos a los que pertenezco con mi perfil principal, por lo que en cada una se mencionará a qué proyecto pertenece y el respectivo código de identificación.

Quiero dar los respectivos créditos del formato de texto al inicio de mis post y las plantillas que uso para las fotos, como contenido de la página de facebook winter bear. Son bellísimos, por favor denles mucho amor.

Es todo, bienvenido a mi mundo extraño.

[mariocki]

Monster on the Campus (1958)

"Now I hope I've made these two aspects of living organisms clear to you. In the case of the coelacanth, we have a species which became stabilised over two hundred million years ago, in the form you see here. But in the case of man, we have a recent species which is not stabilised at all. Man is not only capable of change but man alone, among all living creatures, can choose the direction in which that change will take place. In other words, man can use his knowledge to destroy all spiritual values and reduce the race to bestiality, or he can use his knowledge to increase his understanding to a point far beyond anything now imaginable."

[letterboxd-loggd]

Edge of Eternity (1959) Don Siegel

October 8th 2022

[of-fear-and-love]

Rock Hudson in The Tarnished Angels (1957)

[alexander-lockwood]

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤso step right out there is no

ㅤㅤㅤ⠀　　　　　　　　　　 　amount of crying i can do for you

ㅤㅤㅤ⠀

Si has llegado aquí, estás viendo la página de respaldo de un roleplayer, cualquier tema aquí tocado es con fines de escritura solamente y no pretendemos dañar a nadie con ninguno de los escritos que serán aquí compartidos.

A continuación te dejo unos puntos importantes que debes saber:

Las actividades aquí mostradas son de diferentes proyectos a los que pertenezco con mi perfil principal, por lo que en cada una se mencionará a qué proyecto pertenece y el respectivo código de identificación.

Quiero dar los respectivos créditos del formato de texto al inicio de mis posts y las plantillas que uso para las fotos, como contenido de la página de facebook winter bear. Son bellísimos, por favor denles mucho amor.

Es todo, bienvenido a mi mundo extraño.

[we-were-born-to-be-free]

"Always."

"Forever."

@deadchaoticcosmos

[sansxfuckyou]

looking at my friends oc and going "i can strip them of their humanity slowly but surely as their body shifts from a false exterior to a grotesque interior and have them think that it reflects their own shortcomings when in fact their true interior is still hidden underneath the horrific facade that has been ruthlessly unwrapped."

[iliketopgun]

Name: Aurora Hayley Mikaelson

Nickname: Rory, Aurora Marshall (alias)

Age: 15

Species: Tribrid

S/O: Ethan Machado (Happy ending)

Family: Hayley Marshall-Kenner (Mother), Niklaus Mikaelson (Father), Hope Mikaelson (Twin Sister), Jackson Kenner (Step-father), Freya Mikaelson (Aunt), Finn Mikaelson (Uncle), Elijah Mikaelson (Uncle), Kol Mikaelson (Uncle), Rebekah Mikaelson (Aunt), Keelin Marlaux (Aunt), Davina Claire-Mikaelson (Aunt), Lyra Claire-Mikaelson (Cousin), Marcel Gerard (Uncle)

Fun facts/call backs: She hates the smell of coffee

Show(s): The Originals, Legacies

Name: Lyra Rebekah Claire-Mikaelson

Nickname: Ly, Lyra Claire (alias)

Age: 14

Species: Original Witchpire

Family: Davina Claire-Mikaelson (Mother), Kol Mikaelson (Father), Hayley Marshall-Kenner (Pseudo-Aunt), Niklaus Mikaelson (Uncle), Hope Mikaelson (Cousin), Aurora Mikaelson (Cousin), Freya Mikaelson (Aunt), Finn Mikaelson (Uncle), Elijah Mikaelson (Uncle), Rebekah Mikaelson (Aunt), Keelin Marlaux (Aunt), Marcel Gerard (Uncle)

Fun facts/call backs: She's an "Abomination" like her cousins and one of her uncles (Klaus)

Show(s): The Originals, Legacies

Name: Eliana May Carrington

Nickname: Ellie, Elle, Emilia Culson (alias)

Age: 17

Species: Were-Witch

S/O: Tyler Lockwood (happy ending)

Family: Samuel Carrington (Father), Laura Carrington (Mother), Alexander Carrington (Younger Twin Brother)

Fun facts/callbacks: She appears in the originals, she's in Tyler's pack and has gone toe to toe with Klaus (Alex's help) and her family is a founding family.

Show(s): The Vampire Diaries, The Originals

Name: Kaitlyn Chloe Lockwood

Nickname: Katie, Kate Lockley (alias)

Age: 16

Species: Werewolf

S/O: Jeremy Gilbert (Happy ending)

Family: Richard Lockwood (Father, Deceased), Carol Lockwood (Mother, Deceased), Mason Lockwood (Uncle), Tyler Lockwood (Older Brother)

Fun facts/callbacks: She's Tyler's baby sister

Show: The Vampire Diaries

Name: Mary-Anne Tulle

Nickname: Mary, Molly Talbot (alias)

Age: 18/166

Species: Heretic

Family: Oliver Tulle (Father, Deceased), Victoria Tulle (Mother, Deceased), Valerie Tulle (Twin Sister), Lily Salvatore (Adopted Mother), Oscar (Adopted Brother), Nora Hildegard (Adopted Sister), Mary Louise (Adopted Sister), Beau (Adopted Brother), Malcolm (Adopted Brother)

Fun facts/callbacks: she's Valerie's twin and the only heretic to not be in the prison world

Show: The Vampire Diaries

Name: Elizabeth Murray

Nicknames: Eliza, Lizzie, Erica Meyer (alias)

Species: Witch

Age: 15

Family: Maria Murray (Mother), Henry Murray (Father)

Face claim: Laosie Murray

Show: The Vampire Diaries

Name: Maya Carter

Nickname: Blondie, Maia Culver (alias)

Species: Vampire

Age: 21/24

S/O: Stefan Salvatore

Family: Alana Carter (Mother), Theodore Carter (Father), Logan Carter (Older Brother), Issac Carter (Older Brother)

Fc: Meg Donnelly

Show: The Vampire Diaries

Name: Alexander James Carrington

Nickname: Alex

Age: 17

Species: Were-Witch

Family: Samuel Carrington (Father), Laura Carrington (Mother), Eliana Carrington (Older Twin Sister)

Fun facts/callbacks: He's in Tyler's pack and has gone toe to toe with Klaus (with Eliana) and his family is a founding family

Show: The Vampire Diaries

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[elysianrey]

Now stay stay stay with me for now

Until our time is out

There's no one else for me but you...

a playlist curated by Lucy Carlyle that reminds her of Lockwood.

•true as true can get: kaiyko • never-ending summer: wes reeve • could you love me while i hate myself: zeph •stuck on us: claire rosinkranz, aidan bisset •repeat until death : novo amor • sweet nothing: taylor swift • oceans: seafret • stay alive: josé gonzález • you wouldn’t like me: sleeping at last • wildfire: seafret •hate to be lame: lizzie mcalpine, finneas • glitch: taylor swift • cognitive dissonance: sophie holohan • summer 2019: caroline culver • to build a home: the cinematic orchestra • sleep deprivation: chance peña• idk you yet: alexander 23 • reckless driving: lizzy mcalpine, ben kessler • agape: bear’s den • did i make you up?: half•alive • beach: axel flovent • renegade: big red machine, taylor swift • state of mind: sød ven • hot tea: half•alive

listen to the rest here

note: creating this playlist has been a dream of mine since I watched the series, and I am thankful that the wonderful, @genniearts was able to make this gorgeous piece to accompany it. I will continue to update the list as I find new music! I hope all of you authors, artists, and shippers enjoy. x

[themosleyreview]

The Mosley Review: Bad Boys: Ride or Die

There is an important lesson being taught here to filmmakers that step into a franchise they are fans of. Fans of a franchise can be the most devoted and best choice to continue on the franchise, but if they are not in service of the story, the characters or the identity of the franchise, then they aren't the right one to take it on. You cannot come in with your own biases, agendas or what your idea of what the franchise is. True fans of a franchise know this and take that lesson to heart and deliver an outstanding entry and that's what this directing duo has done yet again. The Bad Boys franchise has always been about the classic buddy cop relationship that keeps you engaged in between the amazing action. This franchise has a strong beating heart of love and fun at its core and this film keeps that heart pumping at a hardy pace. The previous film was a welcomed return that had its moments of flare, stylistic action and comedy, but it focused on the story and the humanity of the characters first. That same elegance of storytelling continues in this new entry and it may be a bit more kinetic, sometimes overwhelming, but it still lands strongly in the category of greatness.

Will Smith and Martin Lawrence return as our favorite dynamic duo Detective Lieutenant Mike Lowry and Detective Lieutenant Marcus Burnett and they haven't skipped a beat. The magnetic chemistry between them is what keeps you engaged and I loved that this film once again drives home that brotherly love they have for one another. Like the last film, they both deal with their mortality in a unique way as they are older now. Mike has an unexpected growth in personality and I loved that he isn't as perfect anymore. You see him deal with a personal disorder that he must overcome and it is pretty inspiring the way Will portrays it. Marcus gets a new lease on life and lets go of the whiney tone and actually has more pep in his step. In a sense, Mike and Marcus switched perspectives and role types as Marcus has become the more reckless and Mike has become the more cautious. I loved his spirituality which made for some great moments of comedy where Martin truly shined the brightest. Vanessa Hudgens and Alexander Ludwig return as AMMO teammates Kelly and Dorn and they were both fantastic yet again. They weren't an after thought and they both were a powerhouse in the action and held their own when on screen with Mike and Marcus. Paola Núñez was awesome yet again and now as Captain of the Miami PD, Rita Secada. I loved her strength in the film and her chemistry with Mike and Marcus is still strong. Its a mild spoiler, but I hated the fact that her and Mike didn't end up together. Ioan Gruffudd was good as Adam Lockwood and its always great to see him on screen. Joe Pantoliano is always a welcomed face and seeing him as Captain Howard one last time was heartwarming. Jacob Scipio returns as Mike's son, Armando Aretas and he was just as badass and deadly. I liked the strained avenue that Mike and Armando go down as their father and son relationship is slowly being built. Eric Dane enters the franchise as the new threat and I liked him as James McGrath. He was cunning, quick and brutal and wasn't about world domination. I liked the history behind the character even if his motivation was a bit boring. Dennis Greene returns as Reggie McDonald and he has always been the butt of the joke in the past films since his iconic entrance. I loved that in this film, he finally earns respect and he becomes the MVP of the film in an amazing scene.

Composer Lorne Balfe returns with an absolute knockout of a score. Not only does he have his unique touch of intensity, but he continued to incorporate, modulate and evolve the iconic Bad Boys score and themes by original composer Mark Mancina. It drives me up the wall when composers don't use the iconic themes of a franchise and I loved that Lorne kept it alive and flowing throughout the film in multiple variations. The action in this film was top of the line and felt classical in its practical execution. It was gritty, bloody fun that had me smiling from ear to ear. There is a bridge sequence that leads to the iconic Bad Boys shot, but that scene felt a little disjointed and dizzying in the placement of characters. There is a feeling of finality to the franchise as it sort of gives a loving look back at the past films with fun parallels and role reversals. Directing duo Adil & Bilall truly love Bad Boys and it shows in every inch of the screen from the action, the character development and comedy. They have done a magnificent job in delivering an even better entry than the last and I can't wait to own the 4K Bluray. This is definitely the best action film of the year so far! Let me know what you thought of the film or my review in the comments below. Thanks for reading!

[mixing-bowl-of-stories]

Noah braindump

- Noah becomes the champion of creation/souls (under Akwan)

it’s a long story but Akwan planned for whatever Owen’s creation would be to become a vessel for some power to help Akwan.

So he (eventually, not for a long while) dies after getting his soul and Akwan is like “haha by the waaaay”

and Noah is just super confused.

this also makes wind to the other androids down in Selcouth, which leads me to my next point:

- he is like. SUUUPER important in the eyes of robots and androids and the like.

mainly because he’s the first robotic entity to roam Selcouth freely after escaping his creator

and also because this boy becomes the literal lord of Morgana and Morgana’s grand judge.

he’s the first android to have a position of power

he’s also the reason that like, several robotic uprisings start in Montez specifically

yippee for fighting for your rights!

plus the “becoming the champion of creation” thing

- rich people are weird to Noah tho. See him as an object instead of a person

especially considering Pandora is a noble and his girlfriend (they just assume Pandora created and owns Noah, which makes her just as uncomfortable)

Pandora just ends losing her shit on his behalf at several nobles because: what the fuck stop being WEIRDDDDD

- Owen and Noah definitely have similar personalities. Albeit with some differences

Both are trying to see the beauty in the world tho :)

both also had to deal with Noah’s pathetic excuse of a “mother”/“creator”

- most androids and robots don’t look like Noah.

Noah is definitely hard to read as an Android, but there are small queues that you can tell that he’s not human. Like his eye color (a little too vibrant)

he is an outlier

but he is openly an android and proud of it :)

part of the reason there aren’t others like him is because making an android look near perfectly human takes a lot of time and a lot of skill, alongside the maintenance it takes in order to keep him working right (like with any human)

the human body is delicate, yes? we have to eat, drink, etc.

Noah is just a bit more tough in the sense that he can tank hits really easily and be able to function when he has what would otherwise be life threatening injuries.

but he still gets grumpy when he gets the munchies.

- Noah is accepted into the De La Dáinn family almost instantly

This boy cries when he figures out that this massive family sees him as family.

And boy oh boy is he NOT a crier (he is but he’s good at hiding it).

All of The Crux is accepted into the family, however to the Lockwood Sibs and Noah, this means more than they realize

The sibs plus Noah never really had a family. So it means a ton to them now that they have one.

Alexander and Noah get off on a sour start but ultimately become buddies. Alex even starts inviting Noah out to play like, golf, or some shit.

Rich ppl stuff idk

All the boys in the De La Dáinn family wrap him up in their antics too and he fits right in.

To which Diana, Pandora, Eliza, and the rest of the girls go “oh god there’s another one-“

- Noah loves to take photos

Bro finds a camera and just will not stop taking photos of everything he sees.

Yeah his memory is perfect as he’s an android, but he knows that his friends’ memories won’t stay as good as they are right now in the future.

Besides it’s just really fun to take pictures and organize a photo book for them :)

The first time he takes a picture of anyone outside The Crux is when Diana holds her granddaughter (Clara, aka Victor and Louis’s daughter) for the first time

After that he starts taking more pictures of people outside of The Crux (with permission ofc)

[thequibblah]

any poetry recommendations? tmwysl had me reading chevrefoil & i loved it, so i’d love to hear anything else you’ve got!

i'm so sorry to have kept u waiting!!! first i will recommend helen vendler's "exploring a poem" from her book poems, poets, poetry as a way to start thinking about reading and digesting poetry, in case that is of interest

to steal from my college poetry class, we must of course begin w poetry to apollo...

"archaic torso of apollo," rainer maria rilke

"homeric hymn to apollo," trans. rodney merrill

"apollo," elizabeth alexander

"plaster cast torso of apollo," rainer maria rilke

and assorted faves of mine!

"we lived happily during the war," ilya kaminsky

"the glass essay," anne carson

"oulipo," brandon som

"modern love," john keats

"where does such tenderness come from?" marina tsvetaeva

"who shall deliver me?" christina rossetti

"o taste and see," denise levertov

"whoso list to hunt," thomas wyatt

"poplar street," chen chen

"some years there exists a wanting..." claudia rankine

"little dog's rhapsody in the night," mary oliver

"the crack," denise levertov

astrophil and stella sonnet 49, phillip sidney

""hope" is the thing with feathers," emily dickinson

"initiation," rainer maria rilke

"a woman speaks," audre lorde

"the feeling of needing a pen," patricia lockwood

thank you for asking, this was so fun <3

[pfirsichspritzer]

I know the parallels aren't intentional but - dammit - i'm losing my mind right now

Rogue One Novelization by Alexander Freed

Lockwood & Co.: The Whispering Skull by Jonathan Stroud

[thatsdemko]

who I write for

a/n: this list is subject to change! please note that if your favorite player is NOT on this list do not hesitate to ask if I am willing to write for them! this list is 100% subject to change!

NHL

- Nico hischier

- Mitch marner

- William nylander

- will Lockwood

- Dylan Larkin

- moritz seider

- lucas Raymond

- jack hughes

- Quinn Hughes

- mat barzal

-Casey mittelstadt

- Jakub vrana

- Thomas Bordeleau

- josh norris

-Kirby dach

- k’andre miller

- David pastrnak

- Nick blankenburg

- Alex turcotte

- Charlie mcavoy

- jamie Drysdale

- Nolan moyle

- Connor bedard

- Matthew knies

NFL

- joe burrow

- rob gronkowski

- travis kelce

- Patrick mahomes

SOCCER(football)

- Christian pulisic

- Mason mount

- joão felix

- Benjamin pavard

- pedri

- ben chilwell

- gavi

NBA

- killian hayes

- josh giddey

- Tyler herro

- cade cunningham

- jayson tatum

- blake griffin

F1

- charles leclerc

- pierre gasly

- George Russell

- carlos sainz

- lando norris

- nyck de vries (unemployed but still will write)

- daniel ricciardo

- yuki tsudona

- lewis hamilton

- mick Schumacher

- Arthur leclerc (f2)

- Toto wolff(team principal)

- oscar piastri

-Lance stroll

- max verstappen

- Liam Lawson (f2)

INDYCAR

- pato o’ward

- David malukas

- Colton herta

- Alexander rossi

- josef newgarden

[kismetharbor]

Kismet Harbor's 168th Founder's Festival

In the year 1856, against the backdrop of the Oregon Trail’s final stretches and the promise of prosperity in the West, Alexander Chapman, a pioneering soul with dreams as vast as the Pacific itself, laid the foundation stones of what would become Kismet Harbor. Drawn to the rugged beauty of the Oregon coast and inspired by the potential of its untamed lands, Chapman envisioned a haven where dreams could take root and ambitions could flourish. To honor our beloved founder, it is yet again time for our annual Founder's Festival. Come on by with your family, friends and beloved ones and have fun at our 168th Founder's Festival, officially ringing in the new season.

For your entertainment, our board and city council have come up with the following things to do at this year's festival:

Novice bakers are encouraged to put their own baking creations on display for our lovely judges to taste and proclaim a winner.

Vivian Lockwood and Peter Salzburg, our lord and lady Kismet Harbor from last year's festival will be passing on their crowns to this years new lord and lady. At the opening of our festival, the coronation will take place. We invite everyone to toast to them with a cup of sparkling apple cider.

Join us for mini games such as apple bobbing, a hay obstacle course, egg and spoon race, and archery.

Test your battle of wits in a Shakespearean showoff. Battle your opponents with old English insults and become the master of wits.

The famous 'chase the chicken' game has returned. Chase the chicken down the main road of Kismet Harbor and win fresh produce from our local farms (Disclaimer, no actual chickens are being harmed in this game. Volunteers that fit in our chicken outfits are welcomed!)

Stroll about our shopping streets for stands filled with food, trinkets and fashion items. Enjoy the newest fall fashion and food items such as pumpkin spice and apple cider.

As always there will be a speech by Mayor Clairmont to regale the story of Alexander Chapman.

Children up to the age of sixteen can enjoy their fairy hunt in a closed off section of the hiking trails. When having found a small wooden elf, return this to the entrance of the hiking trails for a free ticket to the use at either Aquatica, Danger Zone or Galaxy Cinemas. Minors under the age of eight need to be escorted by an adult.

Our hayrides will lead you through town from Hawthorne Hideaway to our downtown area.

Once more, we have a charity walk/run of five, ten and twenty miles. For every five miles finished, HCP Holding will donate a hundred dollars to Best Care Animal Hospital.

Below the cut is the OOC information needed for the event:

The event will start September 20th, at 12:00pm (noon, EST), starters can be posted on the dashboard.

The event will run through October 4th at 12:00am (midnight, EST), however no new starters should be posted after September 30th for the sake of being able to wrap up threads in a timely manner. Try to have it wrapped up by the 11th to keep the dash clean. Event starters should be tagged with kismetharbor.event002.

Every year, the Founder's festival will be declaring a new 'Lord' and 'Lady' of Kismet Harbor that will partake in the organization for events and help hosting it for the next whole year. Every mun is allowed to participate for the reaping with a maximum of two characters (whichever gender; Non Binary characters will have to specify if they would like to be reaped for Lord or Lady.). Two will be reaped by the wheel and will not be chosen by popular vote. Please send in the characters you wish to participate with. You can do this until September 19th at 11:59 PM. The winners will be reaped at the start of the event. Please submit through IM.

The mini games shall be held in Hawthorne Hideaway, reachable either by foot or by the use of a hayride wagon. The stands, foodcourts, the mayor's speech at the Chapman statue and the crowning of the new Lord and Lady will be held Downtown.

For the baking competition it is not required to sent in pictures. Just the name and description of what will be entered and the character name is enough. Again, the winners shall be chosen by the wheel and not by popular vote. Please send this through IM.

Feel free to have your characters volunteers to host the activities or rides.

Participation in the event is required and you will have to have at least one event thread per character.

[mermaidsirennikita]

Okay but I need you to give me historical romance with the hero being Derek Craven's level of intensity!!

Then you're in luck because that's my favorite kind lmao

If you haven't read Seduce Me at Sunrise yet, obviously I've been talking about it a lot lately lol but Kev really does have traces of Derek. He's self-loathing, "coarse", he doesn't think he deserves the heroine, he is super threatening... His big spiel to Win about how much he loves her reminds me a little of Derek's "sometimes I want to punish you a little" line which... CHILLS.

Generally, Elizabeth Hoyt is a good way to go--I would recommend Thief of Shadows (Winter Makepeace, the ultimately Intense Devoted Lover Guy), Duke of Midnight (Maximus Batten, controversial king but INTENSE AS HELL), The Raven Prince (scarred self-loathing duke who wants his secretary so bad), and Sweetest Scoundrel (personally, I think Asa is in a very "Derek Craven: The Early Years" place in this book which is super interesting).

Sarah MacLean is on the record as a major Craven stan lol. I would say... Bourne from A Rogue by Any other Name gives me a similar degree of intensity, and he of course has the gambling club deal--which really means you may want to read the other Rules of Scoundrels books (One Good Earl Deserves a Lover is especially good).

Joanna Shupe has THIS. I would say The Prince of Broadway especially has this with Clay Madden, who also is self-made, tortured, and owns a gambling hell. If you haven't read The Duke Gets Even (best historical romance release of 2023 easily imo) Lockwood is not as like... self-loathing by any means, but the degree to which he LOVES Nellie is so intense.

Lol most Lorraine Heath heroes, but Ainsley from Waking Up with The Duke and Griffith from Scoundrel of My Heart come to mind in a big way, plus King from The Duchess Hunt. I don't see Scoundrel discussed enough--it's such an achingly angsty, superb book. The heroes of She Tempts the Duke and Lord of Wicked Intentions are RIDIC intense lol.

Jennifer Ashley heroes tend to be intense, but Ian Mackenzie from The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie is literally like glued to Beth and Hart from The Duke's Perfect Wife is SO SO SO intense about Eleanor (and everything else tbh). Like, they get engaged when they're young and dumb, break up because he's super dumb, and like... YEARS later, around or over a decade later, he sees her again and has a tiny interaction with her and is like "... I'm marrying her". Because it was never over for him!!!

Alexander from What I Did for a Duke by Julie Anne Long is real intense. Like, it's a funny book but he's a lot lol.

Umm Allegreto from Shadowheart by Laura Kinsale is one of the most intense heroes I've read ever in my life. Literally telling the heroine that she needs to go to confession because even though he's not going to Heaven she MUST!!!! (Customary Shadowheart CW for a noncon first encounter.)

Cull from Pippa and The Prince of Secrets by Grace Callaway is.... real intense.

Oh, Monica McCarty has a lot of real intense heroes--try The Chief, The Viper, The Recruit, and The Saint especially.

My Darling Duke by Stacy Reid has an incredibly intense, tortured hero. He uses a wheelchair following a bad accident and is convinced that he's impotent (he isn't).

Diana Biller's Hotel of Secrets has an amazing virgin spy hero who's super intense about the heroine while also being confounded by how she makes him have Feelings--he throws himself in front of her bodily to protect her like 3-5 times.