#classic lit sexyperson tournament

[gayest-classiclit]

SEXYPERSON TOURNAMENT PRELIMS

we have finally received beatrice much ado!!!!

essentially i think both of them individually would be too strong

(also it's a good excuse to find a photo with both of them in it)

[gayest-classiclit]

SEXYPERSON TOURNAMENT PRELIMS

similar situation here!

again. they would be powerful individually. also daisy barely has propaganda so maybe it'll do her better in the polls

[gayest-classiclit]

for the sexyperson tourney, i'm looking through the submissions to see if you guys have different photos for the same characters.

i'm just going to choose which one i like best :3c

however there are exceptions because not all of them have photos submitted for them:

i promised cursed photos for at least some of them. henry jekyll, sherlock holmes and iirc arsene lupin are all getting sid story photos. i need to share it with the world.

benedick and beatrice's photos are going to be from the 2011 tennant and tate production ie. everyone's favourite

jean valjean has been submitted also. to spare you all from the movie and hugh jackman i will use a photo of killian valjeannelly due to personal bias.

for estraven from the left hand of darkness and beatty from fahrenheit 451, i've been told that any specific movie or fanart doesn't quite capture them right. as such i will either draw them (as best i can) or use book covers. but likely the latter

jesus and judas are getting jesus christ superstar photos ^^

moby dick and ebony? no clue. i'll google them, see what comes up. or for moby i'll use an irl whale (or an octonauts screenshot)

that is all have a great day

[gayest-classiclit]

Classic Literature Sexyperson Tournament; Round 1

propaganda:

Mercutio:

has an article

watch the baz lurhman movie. that's the propaganda.

He is absolutely full of Gender and chaos and frightening narrative awareness for a guy who seems to think (hope?) he’s in a comedy until the minute he dies. I love a guy who can prophesy the deaths of his friends while consistently being comic relief.

i mean come on.

I feel like Mercutio fits exactly into the sexy person category. He’s a prince, he’s a fighter, he may ambiguously be in love with his besties, hes a silly guy, he dies tragically.

Carmilla:

Um. Vampire. Seductress. Sapphic

[gayest-classiclit]

Classic Literature Sexyperson Tournament; Round 1

propaganda:

Quincey:

quincey deserves #1 sexyman prize. he is the token cowboy. in a gothlit book. his first instinct when in danger in to randomly shoot through windows to (scare the shit out of) protect his friends. he decided he would literally die for a group of people he met like 3 hours ago because they seemed nice enough. he's texan for christ's sake. tropes: angst (dead), bait, distinctive voice, LGTBQ+ coded (dracula polycule is canon bram told me so), himbo (-ish), well dressed (cowboy).

Dracula:

owwsaawoagghb. older gentleman who is very regal and polite and is a fucking vampire how much sexier can you get

Obv everyone knows vampire sexy. The sensuality of drinking blood is *chef's kiss*. But I just really wanted an excuse to share this one thing, that isn't even related directly to the novel. So, my junior year of high school we read Dracula, and then our class went on a field trip to see a local theatre group perform the Dracula stage play-- and EVERY TIME Dracula came on stage, his neckline would progressively dip Lower and Lower (like. Comedically so) until he was soooo close to showing just straight up tiddie, but still juuuust barely not-- the tease was immaculate and istg it was doing Something for everyone in the audience. It was transcendent. An awakening. Even all these years later when my old high school friends and I bring it up, the only detail we can remember from that performance is Count Dracula's plunging neckline and that's Gotta count for something right

[gayest-classiclit]

Classic Literature Sexyperson Tournament; Round 1

propaganda:

Grantaire doesn't have any atm

Prince Hal:

He’s a male manipulator!

[gayest-classiclit]

(from @danexist)

good question! probably? i guess any adaptation is free game? for example a lot of the propaganda for mercutio is for the 1996 movie, and some war and peace characters will have photos from great comet.

but this does mean that if judas is submitted also (doubtful but you never know) he's going with the other wiki guys. only because judas jcs is on the wiki but not strictly from the bible? iykwim

same thing as the notre-dame disney movie dichotomy. though for the latter i'll probably have polls for them just in case

a list of people in the classic literature sexyperson bracket

the following are already on the sexypedia and automatically in:

hamlet, hamlet

atticus finch, to kill a mockingbird

rodion raskolnikov, crime and punishment

sherlock holmes, the sherlock holmes books

arsene lupin, the arsene lupin books (iirc there's more than one? correct me if i'm wrong)

frankenstein's monster/adam, frankenstein

jonathan harker, dracula

gerald croft, an inspector calls

big brother, 1984

erik/the phantom, phantom of the opera

and the following have been submitted:

victor frankenstein, frankenstein

inspector goole, an inspector calls

benedetto, the count of monte cristo

edmond dantes, the count of monte cristo

gaspard caderousse, the count of monte cristo

quincey morris, dracula

ivan karamazov, the brothers karamazov

mercutio, romeo and juliet

anatole kuragin, war and peace

helene bezukhova, war and peace

dmitri razumikhin, crime and punishment

nastasya filippovna, the idiot

jean valjean, les miserables

captain hook, peter pan

dorian gray, the picture of dorian gray

charles bingley, pride and prejudice

carmilla, carmilla

helen of troy, greek mythology

benedick, much ado about nothing

edward rochester, jane eyre

irene adler, the sherlock holmes books

annabel lee, annabel lee

violacesario, twelfth night

clopin trouillefrou, the hunchback of notre dame

lady macbeth, macbeth

mina harker, dracula

therem harth ir em estraven, the left hand of darkness

eugene onegin, eugene onegin

alyosha karamazov, the brothers karamazov

count dracula, dracula

jesus christ, the bible (a poll's being done on him tho)

henry jekyll, the strange case of dr jekyll and mr hyde

cathy ames, east of eden

enjolras, les miserables

hotspur, henry iv part 1

and also my automatic entry, which brings us to 46 guys so far :)

[gayest-classiclit]

Classic Literature Sexyperson Tournament; Round 1

propaganda:

Bingley:

Everyone in Hertfortshire thinks so

Gregor:

OK FUNNY STORY someone submitted gregor limbus company instead of. yknow. the guy from the kafka novel. so as a compromise the bug man is here because i felt bad

[gayest-classiclit]

Classic Literature Sexyperson Tournament; Round 1

propaganda:

Holmes:

has an article!

Mr Darcy:

HE IS THE ORINGAL SEXY MAN. PLEASE.

also he has an article

[gayest-classiclit]

Classic Literature Sexyperson Tournament; Round 1

propaganda:

Catherine:

Catherine's most defining features are being toxic and not knowing when to pack her stuff and move to the other side of the countries to get away from the men in her life but she's also passionate, free-minded and beautiful, a rather sexy combo

Jonathan and Mina:

(for Jonathan) sad. wet. wife guy. bisexual. he can do it all

(for Mina) There's nothing sexier than a smart women whos clearly homoerotic for her best friend.

[gayest-classiclit]

Classic Literature Sexyperson Tournament; Round 1

propaganda:

Jean Valjean:

Oh my god someone competent in classic lit

i'm gonna be honest Queequeg is here because someone mentioned it on Discord. he doesn't have any propaganda rn haha

[gayest-classiclit]

Classic Literature Sexyperson Tournament; Round 1

propaganda:

Hamlet:

has an article!

Because he’s so indecisive … but idk

Atticus also has an article

[gayest-classiclit]

Classic Literature Sexyperson Tournament; Round 1

propaganda:

Mephistopheles:

he’s the literal devil come on. He has a poodle form. He has a thing for Faust in the I can make him worse kinda way. He can sorta kinda 4th wall break. There are musical versions of him

Big Brother was automatically in in the first place

[gayest-classiclit]

Classic Literature Sexyperson Tournament; Round 1

propaganda:

Enjolras:

We love a man with a cause resigned to a tragic fate. Juxtaposition between his passion for patria and his description as a 'marble' man, idk its doin something for me. Also musicalverse Enjolras is incredibly hot no matter who plays him and Was in fact tween me's sexual awakening. Smthin about a man who would be completely and utterly uninterested in me irl is also... idk... kinda sexy 😏😏 he def gives me gay ace vibes but that's OK I'll just sit back and read my silly little stories and admire from afar.

“a charming young man, who was capable of being terrible” is that not the core of the sexyperson trope when you get down to it?

Trouillefou:

he is so silly and goofy. the only thing to ever beat him was a gun in the book because. he is a cutthroat but not a cutpurse and hes cool in most versions i think. look at him go!

[gayest-classiclit]

Classic Literature Sexyperson Tournament; Round 1

propaganda:

Woland:

I saw someone submit behemoth and thought this guy has to be in here too. Tropes: Weird eye/Eye imagery, Suitguy, European, Theatrical/Artsy. A lot of versions of him both fan and in official adaptations give off Dilfy vibes too. He’s implied to be the devil but he also isn’t really since religion seems to work differently in universe. Cosmic and Time powers are implied too

Nastasya Filippovna:

SHE'S EVERYTHING! She can be a girlboss AND a wet cat at the same time! Has several mental illnesses (and I'm actually really sorry for her) but also very rich. Can have any man she wants but she's so broken inside that can't even decide between the most kind man in her life and fucking psychopath. Also she's canonicly hot. She's the best! Vote for a wet cat of a woman! ----Troupes---- –Angst –European –Criminal (most likely) –Controversial IN CANON –Dominating –Egotistical –Girlboss –Intelligence –Obsessive (kinda...???) –Pathetic –Upper-Class –Morally Grey –Well-Dressed

[gayest-classiclit]

Classic Literature Sexyperson Tournament; Round 1

propaganda:

Alyosha:

He was the first person I thought of for this. Honestly, reading the trope list, there aren't many that he fits into, but he absolutely makes my tumblr corner go wild.

Robin Hood:

The original sexy archer