#cillian does not like sheep very much

[mermaidsirennikita]

Good point about the height--most actors are pretty tiny, at least in the English-language cinematic world. Like, people give Tom Cruise shit for his height (they should give him shit for other things) but shorter guys tend to make it big in Hollywood. Look at Tom Holland...........................................................

And I should say, there are many shorter actors I find super hot, who could totally be romance heroes. I mean, I think Cillian Murphy had some of the most "take up space" energy ever in Peaky Blinders (a show I loved and had to leave, but which he never stopped being good in) and he's short. Keiran Culkin has got It in Succession while playing a deranged billionaire with severe mommy and daddy issues and he's short. Jack O'Connell isn't tall and he played one of the hottest roles I've seen in a while.

I think that the thing you'll find with these actors, however, is that they often play (very well) characters that are not supposed to be everyone's friend. Contrast to a Tom Holland type, who is slight in appearance and stature, and also is always giving this happy go lucky, "hey me me me look at me I'm me I'm just thrilled to be here" energy, which might be nice in his personal life, but is kind of... not giving intimidation. I find intimidation hot, I think many people can have it, I think it's more an energy than a Look, and I think that when we talk about what is missing from actors that we need in these romance heroes, that's probably a lot of it. Going back to Cillian Murphy in Peaky Blinders--that "taking up space" energy, which you can have whether or not you're playing a dangerous character, an asshole, whatever.

And then there are guys who are very tall and don't take up space. And guys who are tall AND take up space. I agree with you on OJC in Mr. Malcolm's List, I love him in that role but he doesn't light my fire in that at all, or in Emily, which... I disliked. But Haunting of Bly Manor, when he's playing an objectively horrible yet wounded man with legit points about the upper classes, who can scoop his love interest up like she weighs nothing? Yeah. Yeah, he works. He works hard.

People don't wanna admit this because they have their Issues with Adam Driver, but that... is not my problem, and Adam legit lines up with a lot of romance hero descriptions. Like. A lot a lot, lmao. And it makes sense, because these romance novelists, especially these historical romance novelists of 10+ years ago or so, are often tapping into this idea of "carnal" and "big", and "can chop wood", and CONVENTIONAL HANDSOMENESS is actually low down on the list. I personally don't find Adam ugly because tastes are tastes; I think he's not conventional in the way Henry Cavill is. But either way, I think that he has a very compelling face that does a lot of things and conveys emotion strongly, and he is a biiiig guy whose body doesn't seem like he's spent hours in the gym (though he has), he's just... out there doing Things. Like, that photoshoot where he's carrying a sheep over his shoulders is ridiculous but Not because I fully believe him as a guy who carries sheep up a mountain or some shit. Part of why he got so much attention in Star Wars is because he just physically stood out in that franchise. He moved like someone who could actually beat people up, lmao. His face is CRAGGY (favorite romance hero descriptor).

But also, Lee Pace! I love Lee Pace, could totally see him as McKenna. He was so fucking hot in Bodies Bodies Bodies and he's in his "I'm a grown man who's gotten a bit more Weathered and put some meat on my bones" era. Which. I love.

funnily enough, OJC is my go-to placeholder fancast for period romance heroes in general, but especially the darker complicated ones

He's a very good actor, does romantic scenes very well (even though he almost always plays them in a weird context), and is good looking in a rugged way that is hard to find. Ironically his most conventionally romantic role I've seen (Emily) reeeeally didn't do it for me, but! If they ever do adapt another historical romance anytime soon, especially if they want a self made man hero... he's one to watch.

[rabastanlcstrange]

FATE IS A VERY WEIGHTY TO WORD TO THROW AROUND BEFORE BREAKFAST—

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“Like wine, Provençal magic had its own distinctive terroir. It was rich and chaotic and romantic. It was a night-magic, confabulated out of moons and silver, wine and blood, knights and fairies, wind and rivers and forests. It concerned itself with good and evil but also with the vast intermediate realm in between, the realm of mischief.” ― Lev Grossman, The Magician King

“But it is easier to destroy than to create, and there are those whose nature it is to love destruction.” ― Lev Grossman, The Magicians

“Every morning when he woke up it seemed impossible that he could ever consume another drop of alcohol, but that conviction had always evaporated by five o'clock in the afternoon.” ― Lev Grossman, The Magicians

“He had an air of magnificent melancholy sophistication, as if his proper place were elsewhere, somewhere infinitely more compelling even than Brakebills, and he'd been confined to his present setting by a grotesque divine oversight, which he tolerated with as much good humor as could be expected.” ― Lev Grossman, The Magicians

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NAME: Rabastan Reynard Lestrange. NICKNAMES: Bash.  AGE: 42 BIRTHDAY: 27 July, 1960. GENDER: CisMale. PRONOUNS: He/His BLOOD STATUS: Pureblood. SPECIES: Wixen (Seer.)

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MOTHER:  Celie Lestrange nee Rosier (b. 1927 - attended Beauxbatons. Deceased. young fc: Poppy Corby-Teuch) FATHER:  Corvus Lestrange (b. 1926 - attended school with Tom Riddle. Deceased. young fc: Aidan Turner) BROTHER: Rodolphus Lestrange (b. 22 December, 1952. fc: Cillian Murphy. SISTER-IN-LAW: Bellatrix Lestrange (b. 30 October, 1951. fc: Michelle Gomez)

𝖕 𝖍 𝖞 𝖘 𝖎 𝖈 𝖆 𝖑 𝖆𝖙𝖙𝖗𝖎𝖇𝖚𝖙𝖊𝖘

FACE CLAIM: Ben Barnes BUILD: Tall, lean.  HAIR: Artfully dishevelled. HAIR COLOR: Dark brown. EYE COLOR: Deep brown. SKIN COLOR: Something of Azkaban’s pallor has never quite left him, despite a healthy appreciation for open spaces and fresh air these days. DOMINANT HAND: Right. ANOMALIES: The majority of the scars that litter his skin hadn’t been there, before Azakaban, and Rabastan has little to no memory of how he might have gotten them. While the family Healers have made great efforts to ease them into fading, Rabastan has taken to obsessing over the sight of them.  The Dark Mark is the other mark that remains, though Rabastan bears that at least, with far less distaste. SCENT: Ocean spray, bergamot, pears, whiskey. ALLERGIES: Pumpkin. FASHION: Fine things and creature comforts are perhaps Rabastan’s greatest weakness after being denied them for so long during his imprisonment. Only the highest quality fabrics and best tailoring will do. NERVOUS TICS: Being so given to erratic behaviour these days, it can be hard to pick out what exactly prompts nerves in him. Bash does frequently seem to drift off in the middle of conversations, to make sudden and abrupt decisions that contradict earlier ones.

𝖑 𝖎 𝖋 𝖊 𝖘 𝖙 𝖞 𝖑 𝖊

RESIDES: Lestrange Manor, Buckinghamshire. BORN: Provence, France. RAISED: Primarily at his grandparents estate in Provence, occasionally at The Lestrange Estate, Scotland. PETS: The Beast. If you could really call it a pet. CAREER: Socialite. EXPERIENCE: A great many parties. EMPLOYER: Himself. POLITICAL AFFILIATION: He sides with the Death Eaters. Politics, however, are something he has little time for. BELIEFS: 😏🤐☠️ MISDEMEANORS:  Well .. FELONIES: Alleged torture, kidnapping. They never quite pinned murder on him, but not for a lack of trying. Amidst the many other sins he’s committed in the Dark Lords name it could be worse. DRUGS:  Yes. SMOKES:  When necessary. ALCOHOL: Yes.  DIET: While he has always loved fine things and especially fine dining, his appetite is as unpredictable as his moods in the years since Azkaban. LANGUAGES: French, spoken mostly with cousins and relatives on trips to France. Bits and pieces of other languages he has picked up along the way. PHOBIAS: Dementors are his deepest fear, these days. HOBBIES: Drinking. Socialising. Bothering his family.  TRAITS:  + Personable, Outgoing, Intuitive, Witty. - Hedonistic, Melodramatic, Erratic, Weak-Willed.

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LOCATION:  His grandfather’s estate in Provence, France.  SPORTS TEAM: Falmouth Falcons. GAME: Winged Horse Racing, Quidditch. FOOD: Boeuf Bourguignon, freshly baked bread. BEVERAGE: A good wine. Red, preferably. COLOR: Burgundy. 

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ALUMNI HOUSE: Slytherin. WAND (LENGTH, FLEXIBILITY, WOOD, & CORE): The Lestrange family have a number of heirloom wands that are tested on their heirs; prior to his imprisonment, Rabastan’s wand was a Sycamore, dragon heartstring, 10 1/2″ inches, supple. This wand was first confiscated, then destroyed by the Auror’s department after the trial. The wand he bonded to after being acquitted of the crimes he was imprisoned for is a Silver Lime with an augurey tail feather core, 11 1/4″ inches, extremely flexible. This wand is .. unpredictable. Much like Rabastan himself. AMORTENTIA: A fine Merlot, gentle breeze, fields of lavender, fresh bread, fine food and lambs blood. It evokes nights dining al fresco at his grandparents Chateau in Provence. PATRONUS: He has never produced one and it is highly unlikely he ever will. If he did manage to produce a patronus it would likely be a Hyena. BOGGART: Dementors have the most visceral effect on Rabastan these days.

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MORAL ALIGNMENT: Chaotic Neutral. MBTI: ESFP-T MBTI ROLE: The Entertainer  ENNEAGRAM: Seven ENNEAGRAM ROLE: The Enthusiast TEMPERAMENT: Sanguine. WESTERN ZODIAC: Leo.  CHINESE ZODIAC: Rat PRIMAL SIGN: Otter  TAROT CARD: The High Priestess. TV TROPES: Armor-Piercing Question, Obfuscating Stupidity, The Hedonist, Allergic to Routine, Bitch in Sheeps Clothing, Junkie Prophet, “Blackmail” Is Such An Ugly Word. SONGS: Into the Surf, Foals. In Dreams, Ben Howard. 

[drawing-way-outside-the-lines]

‘The elders’

Conlaoch Belphegor Oisin McKinney *Minor character.

Voice Claim:(Cillian Murphy) https://youtu.be/ykJJ2nHIX4A?t=4 (Right click on links and open in new tab)

Partner(s): Niamh McKinney (Pictured here)   Parents: None. Kids: Alroy McKinney and Dubhlainn McKinney. And technically hundreds more, there’s just too many to mention or keep track of. Age: Ancient. Has literally existed since the dawn of time.   Height: 198cm Body type: Slim but with muscle tone. Eye color: Gray/Auburn. Classification: (Immortal) Demon Known powers: Possession, Invisibility, Invisibility Awareness (The power to detect invisibility) Healing, Unhealing, Teleportation (The ability to move instantaneously from one location to another without physically occupying the space in between) Omnifarious (The power to shapeshift without limit) Singularity (The ability to resist being mimicked, copied or replicated.) Golden Rule (The ability to be fated to a life filled with riches.) Epiphany Inducement (The power to induce epiphanies) Cloaking Shield Construction (The power to create shields and shield-like objects that hide targets.) Telekinesis ( The power to manipulate objects/matter with their mind.) Hell-Fire Manipulation ( The power to manipulate the demonic flames of Hell) Torment Inducement (the power to inflict torment and suffering upon others) Inspiration Manipulation (The power to manipulate the inspiration) Knowledge Projection (The ability to project knowledge onto another.) Mental Manipulation (The power to manipulate thoughts, mindsets, and upper brain functions of others.) Pain Inducement (The ability to inflict agonizing pain by varying means.) Empathic Masochism (The ability to harm or inflict pain on others by inflicting damage upon one’s own body.)  Reanimation (The ability to reanimate dead beings, possibly restoring their consciousness.) Intangibility (The ability to pass through physical matter.) Mysticism (Power to use Mysticism, a pure form of magic. ) Negative Energy Manifestation (The power to create living manifestations of negative forces.) Paralysis Inducement (The power to render organisms immobile.) Psychic Navigation (The power to track people/objects with one’s mind and/or create mental maps of an area) Visual Linking (The power to link one’s vision to others.) Accelerated Perception (The power to perceive everything at accelerated rate.) Enhanced Senses (The power to possess extremely accurate senses.) Illusion Awareness (The power to be aware if one’s surroundings are false.) Telepathy (The power to mentally receive and/or transmit information.) Soul Removal (The power to remove souls from oneself and others) Necromancy (The power to utilize magic involving the dead, life-force and/or souls.) Tracking Evasion (The power to hide from followers and pursuers and avoid total detection/discovery.) Will Breaking (The power to shatter the will of others.) Apathy (The power to suppress/negate emotions in oneself or possess none at all.) Enhanced Crafting (The ability to craft weapons, armor, items, artifacts, statues, etc. flawlessly.) Resurrection (The power to bring the deceased back to life.) Omni Corruption Inducement ( The power to induce corruption in anything/everything.) Meta Fear Inducement (The power to induce absolute horror in absolutely anyone.)

About: Leader, Resourceful, Determined, Authoritarian, Organized, Strong, Serious, Alert, Old-Fashioned, Responsible, Decisive, Principled, Intuitive, Confident, Intelligent, Strong-willed, Stoic, Admirable, Family-Oriented, Calm, Proud, Loyal, Stern, Disciplined, Courageous, Firm, Honest, Private, Logical, Observant, Perceptive, Rational, Protective and Respectful . ~ Sexuality He doesn’t see himself as someone having a specific sexuality. ~ Irish ~ His name means ‘highest chief’. ~ Talks with a medium accent when he speaks to people outside his family/clan. Else he speaks mainly just Irish. ~ Is the leader of the McKinney clan, and essentially the one all the pure Irish McKinney’s hail from. ~ Was a Prince of hell before he walked the earth. ~ Always wears a special pointy ring on his finger to show he’s one of the first generations of McKinney males. THE FIRST, in his case. Only he, and his two first born sons have one. ~ Smells of old leather bound books. ~ Master in Alchemy. ~ ~ Has a couple of huge scars from his past in hell. ~ Can play piano, harp, violin, cello, clarinet, oboe, and pipe organ. All at high level. ~ Puts his clan/family above all. Especially his sons and his grand kids Ronan, Eonan, Raven and Cathal. ~ Strongly dislikes anyone interrupting him when he’s in his study room. ~ Is very warm-hearted although mostly he comes of as stern authority. ~ Prefers solitude. ~ But loves hanging out with his family at family gatherings. ~ Is a flawless cook. ~ An expert with a swords. ~ Doesn’t talk much, unless he has to. ~ Loves his wife, his kids, grand kids, horses, dogs. nature and spends as much time in it as possible. Wine, Mead, his wife’s cooking, sundown/sunrise, Ireland, reading, anything minty - the stronger the better, the smell of freshly washed sheets and towels, nature, thunder, quiet time, tea, chocolate/chili cake, moss, swamps, swimming. Loganberries, blackberries, soft wool, the smell of wet sheep, carrots and pineapple. ~ Has long silky hair. Do NOT touch it. I know it’s tempting, but didn’t you read he’s a Prince of hell? And how about all of those powers he has? Yeah,  just don’t. ~ Style: Medieval. ~ Dislikes gossip. ~ Always has his head stuck in ancient books.

One gif to describe him:

Niamh McKinney *Minor Character

Voice Claim:(Maria Doyle Kennedy) https://youtu.be/XmBNDr_TSIA?t=14s Singing voice: (Maria Doyle Kennedy) https://youtu.be/NOev8c2eCi0?t=38s (Right click on links and open in new tab)

Partner(s): Conlaoch Belphegor Oisin McKinney (pictured here) Parents: Diseased. Kids: Alroy McKinney and Dubhlainn McKinney. Age: Ancient. Height: 176cm Body type: Slim, big boobs. Eye color: Light gray/blue Classification: (Immortal) Demon Known powers: Possession, Sleep Inducement (The power to make someone sleep by touch) Illusion Manipulation (The power to manipulate illusions) Telepathy (The power to mentally receive and/or transmit information.) Sensing (the ability to determine the location and status of other beings by concentrating on them) Empathy (The power to fully interpret and replicate the emotions, moods, and temperaments of others.) Healing, Empathic Healing (The power to heal others’ emotional wounds and/or burdens.) Energy Absorption (The power to absorb various forms of energy and utilize it in some way.) Intangibility (The ability to pass through physical matter.) Intangibility Extension (The power to extend one’s intangibility with others.) Mental Inducement (The ability to temporarily push the target’s mind/brain into a desired state) Weakness Inducement (the ability to create weak points in one’s target.) Wound Inducement (The power to inflict both physical and mental wounds.) Structure Weakening (The power to weaken the structures of different objects.) Dream Manipulation (The power to manipulate dreams and shape a victims dreams. Also daydreams.)

About: Warm, Kind, Friendly, Caring, Compassionate, Reliable, Gentle, Honest, Disciplined, Elegant, Sentimental, Helpful, Patient, Respectful, Tolerant, Contemplative, Appreciative, Punctual, Family-Oriented, Considerate, Adaptable, Balanced, Fair, Intelligent, Protective, Intuitive, Charming, Courageous, Decisive, Idealistic, Loyal, Creative, Selfless, Neat, Organized and Confidential. ~ Sexuality Straight. ~ Irish ~ Speaks with a sometimes thick accent, but for the most she tones it down. ~ Always wears a medallion her husband gave her as an engagement gift. ~ Does her very best to be there for any family member who may need her. ~ Is a very good listener. ~ Is just as sweet as she looks. But don’t cross her. ~ Smells of soothing Chamomile and Rosehip. ~ Is very skilled at fencing. ~ Is very into poetry. ~ Gives great massages. ~ Is very into herb-ology. ~ Her warm voice is the only thing that can soothe her husband if he’s angry. ~ Makes delicious bubble baths for people when they need to unwind. ~ Drinks a lot of red wine but loves a good beer. ~ Is very good at comforting people when they are sad. ~ Loves her husband, kids, grand kids, clan, huge family gatherings, kids, gardening and can make anything grow. She loves nature and spends most of her time outdoors. All animals, wine, beer, cooking, knitting, sewing, tea, romantic moments with her husband, flowers, candle light, reading, fresh water, lemon pie, the smell of leather, holding hands, warm socks, collecting seashells, the smell of pine cones, dusk, home grown veggies and herbs. ~ Her favorite grandchild is Raven. Although she always says she does not favor anyone above another. ~ Style: Medieval. ~ Dislikes over boiled potatoes. ~ Is he best cook in the clan.

One gif to describe her: