Let me ramble about characters

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Most recently from jennaria. This is about the speed my brain feels today.

Leave the name of a character/person from a fandom you know I'm in, and I will tell you--

* How I FEEEEEL about this character
* All the people I ship romantically with this character
* My non-romantic OTP for this character -
* My unpopular opinion about this character
* One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon.

Good fandoms for drawing characters from: KHR, Bleach, PoT, FMA, Getbackers, most of CLAMP's work, Utena, Kuroshitsuji, Meine Liebe, Sailor Moon, Trinity Blood, Trigun, Petshop of Horrors, ES21, Digimon (all seasons), HnG, Naruto, HxH, YYH, Angel Sanctuary, Monochrome Factor, YnM, Gundam Wing, Saiyuki, YGO, DN Angel, FF VII

Multiple prompts perfectly welcome.

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[dancing_serpent]

Oh, that looks like fun! Let's start with

Tsuzuki Asato

Tsuzuki Asato

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*grins* Oh, he is a fun one.

How I feel: I want to shake him until his teeth rattle! He keeps so much of what he thinks and feels behind his teeth, and, honestly, I don't blame Hisoka in the least for being infuriated with him now and again. On the other hand, when he suddenly get serious, it /is/ awfully hot, in part just because of the contrast. His anime incarnation inspires me with a greater desire to whap him upside the head precisely because that brooding, cosmically powerful side is downplayed in the anime.

Who I ship him with: Um. Everyone? Seriously, nearly everyone we meet is fixated on Tsuzuki, and I could totally see most of them happening! Though I do think most of the Muraki possibilities are pretty squicky for my taste.

Non-romantic: ...this is a hard one for Tsuzuki. But I think the one he's most best-buddies with is Watari.

Unpopular Opinion: Not sure this is unpopular so much as rare, but... he's not actually all that sub, with most people. With Tatsumi, yes. With Hisoka, yes, at least when he's not being all uber-protective. With Muraki, I think it's a little more plain being overwhelmed. (Again, manga versions, here. The anime presents him as a /lot/ more explicitly and classically uke to Muraki.)

What I wish would happen: I wish he would off the Golden Emperor, possibly coming to terms with his demon blood in the process, finally let Hisoka trip him into bed, and just possibly take up a part time job ruling the shiki's world since someone has to do it, now, and he's probably the only one everybody would agree on.

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Not that I've known you to do LMB-fic, but: Ivan Vorpatril.

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*laughs* I actually have; they're my most popular fic on AO3.

How I feel: Oh /Ivan/. Half the time I want to throw him to Elli's untender mercies, and half the time I want to hire him a Betan therapist of his very own, because you gotta figure Barrayar has messed him up just as badly as Miles. Ivan's just quieter about it.

Who do I ship him with: Well, By actually. That's what the two fic are about. Because they're such a good match, really! And Ivan has certainly done his best to foreclose his other options. Unless, of course, he runs away to be an employee of the Orb.

Non-romantic: Well, really, Ivan + Miles 4evar. Ivan is too busy assiduously hiding his intelligence from everyone else.

Unpopular opinion: I'd be perfectly happy if Ivan never did get set up with anyone romantically.

What I wish would happen: At some point I want Ivan to do or say something serious and insightful in view of the older generation, and watch them all be croggled. And then Ivan get fidgety as he realizes he's just blown his cover.

[birgitriddle]

Cloud Strife

Cloud Strife

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How I feel: Is it very bad of me to say that I love Cloud to death, but only in fic? He spends too much time brooding in canon, and I don't blame Tifa a bit for wanting to smack him about it now and then.

Who I ship him with: Sephiroth, in lots of either a) somewhat unhealthy sorts of D/s ways or b) merely ill-advised sorts of D/s ways, depending on whether it's before or after Sephiroth goes off his nut. Zack and Tifa and Aerith, quite possibly all at the same time, because they'd actually be pretty stable. Okay, so two of them are technically dead, but that doesn't have to stop them!

Non-romantic: I think Cloud and Reeve could be really good Friday night drinking buddies, actually. Though the cognitive dissonance when (as I suspect happens if Reeve gets tipsy) he starts talking with Cait Sith's accent could be really funny.

Unpopular opinion: I'm not sure I have one, for Cloud. Besides that he might actually just be asexual?

What I wish would happen: At this point I'd kind of like to see Cloud deal with Sephiroth. I mean /deal/ with him, and all they've done, not just banish him again. If the climactic fight in-game could be in their head-space, surely this wouldn't be too very hard to arrange again.

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Because they're on my mind (GEE I WONDER WHY): any of the Turks, or Rufus. :)

Reno and Rufus

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*grins* Gee, I wonder.

Okay, you get a two-fer.

Reno:

How I feel: OMG, so cute! In, you know, an edgy and dangerous way. Actually, I thought AC made him too baby-faced; I /like/ the fact that, in the game, he comes across as older, and someone with some dark headspaces.

Ship with: I kind of figure Reno is an all-Turk kind of boy. He wouldn't spread it around outside the outfit, unless it was on the job, but I think he'd be cheerfully casual about sex within that bond.

Non-romantic: I could totally see him and Tifa getting into drinking contests. I'm not at all sure who'd win.

Unpopular opinion: ...well, actually, I see him and Rude as more Partners Forever than fuck-buddies. My general impression of Reno is that sex is not his greatest expression of intimacy at all, and that he /is/ very intimate with Rude but probably not that way.

What I'd like to see: I want to see AC quality animation of Reno being deadly and dangerous and serious and scary.

Now, Rufus!

How I feel: Oh baby. Rufus is seriously my drool-type. Ruthless and polished and passionate and yeah. *fans self*

Ship with: Tseng. I ship those two so hard, in the "Tseng is the only one Rufus trusts enough to let take care of him" sort of way. And the "Tseng also gets kind of hot over Rufus' passion and ruthlessness" kind of way. Actually, that last is why I also figure all the Turks are right there for Rufus any time, any place.

Non-romantic: In a weird way... also the Turks.

What I'd like to see: For Vincent to return to the Turks because he respects what Rufus is and will do. Because Rufus would accept everything Vincent is. See it as something to be employed, yes; but accept it.

[anehan]

Because I've been thinking about him a lot lately: Atobe Keigo.

Atobe

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*laughs* Oh, lovely!

How I feel: Atobe is totally my favorite. I love the smirking bastard, and all the more because I'm convinced that the diva act is an act; something he adopted to hold a team as flamboyant as Hyoutei. And it /worked/. But some days I imagine he gets kind of tired of it.

Ship with: Which is why I totally ship him with Tezuka; I think they complement each other, and give each other a break from their respective Captain acts. Though, really, I ship Atobe with /everyone/. With Sanada, with Yukimura, with Fuji, with Kirihara, with Shishido, with Momo, with everyone!

Non-romantic: I think Atobe and Sanada use each other to sharpen their claws on in a backhanded friends kind of way.

Unpopular opinion: Atobe is on top. He just is. If he actually respects his partner I'm sure he's perfectly cheerful about switching around the mechanics, but Atobe is on top. I think this amuses Tezuka kind of a lot, once they're settled with each other.

What I want to see happen: I want to see a real freaking Nationals! What we got was a travesty! I want to see Atobe being freaking awesome at training camp with his peers. Konomi, you're fired, we need a better writer.

[ravelqueen]

Uhh multiple promps welcome thats what i always like to hear ;)

Tsunayoshi (khr)
Heero (gw)
Son goku (saiyuki)
Ryoma (pot)
Takato (digimon s3)
Atem / yami yuugi (ygo)

Ill obviously understand if you dont so them all but id bei pleased aisec punch info you do XD

Sawada Tsunayoshi

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*grins* Well, we'll start with Tsuna, then.

How I feel: I really love Tsuna's character development over the Kokuyo, Ring battle, and Future arcs, and I am deeply annoyed with Amano for rolling that back. I love watching Tsuna get to grips with his life and gain maturity a bit at a time. And I love boss!Tsuna to death.

Ship with: Everyone! Almost. Totally with Gokudera and Yamamoto, definitely with Mukuro though that's a much more fraught thing, hugely with Xanxus because goodness knows someone has to fix Xanxus and only Tsuna seems enough to do the job. I'd ship him with Kyouko more if he'd just get his head out of his ass and treat her with decent respect. Well, I suppose that's what fic is for.

Non-romantic: Ten-years Lambo. I think Twenty-years Lambo is made of sex and totally deserves to get laid with his boss. And, when you get right down to it, I think Reborn and Tsuna will be adorable forever, especially after Tsuna grows up a little and puts his foot down about Reborn's twisted sense of humor.

Unpopular opinion: I can't /stand/ uke Tsuna. In any way, ever. *shudders*

What I want to see happen: I want to see Tsuna keep growing up! Without having to re-do it every damn arc! I want to see him progress and get somewhere!

Takato

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Now here's an interesting one.

How I feel: I really like Takato; I actually like him better than most of the goggle-boys, exactly because he's a bit different. Softer, and that makes his flares of temper or determination all the sharper.

Ship with: Lee. All the way, oh yeah. He gets Lee to be less serious, and Lee can maybe calm him down when he's on the edge.

Non-romantic: OT3, him and Lee and Ruki. Because they really do fit together, they /work/ together, in a much tighter way than most of the Digi-ensembles. Takato and Lee need Ruki's edge to see that it's all right to have one, and Ruki needs Takato's silliness to see the same thing, and they both need Lee to ground them.

Unpopular opinion: That this was my favorite season? That I really, really liked it when Takato totally lost control of his temper? That worked out in much higher relief than it usually does.

What I'd like to see: I'd love to see the three of them still together ten years on. See where they wound up. Whether they've become a famous programming team.

Ryouma

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How I feel: He's such a snarky little bastard, and he's so /cute/ about it. I feel about him a lot the same way I feel about Karupin, really.

Ship with: Momo. And Tezuka. I'll include him in a moresome with Tezuka and others, too, but that's rarer. Ryouma really doesn't show that kind of trust very often.

Non-romantic: Also frequently Momo! I think he's tolerant of most of Seigaku in that "senpai, can't live with 'em, can't shoot 'em" sort of way, and probably takes shameless advantage of Fuji's possessive/protective streak.

Unpopular opinion: Well, unpopular in some quarters. I think it will be a solid handful of years before Ryouma is ready for any sexual relationship and his canon relationship with Tezuka has /zero/ sexuality to it. It's close and intimate in some ways, but it's not sexual or romantic.

What I'd like to see: Ryouma continuing on at Seigaku, /not/ going professional this early! He should stay with his team long enough to become at least mildly socialized and, like, maybe even finish middle school.

[pineapplechild]

Chang Wufei.

Wufei

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Oh man, it's been a while.

How I feel: I think he has the potential to be one of the most interesting characters, and I want to /smack/ him half the time. Really, I'm amazed that Noin and Sally don't just strangle him after it's all over purely for the frustration and annoyance he put them through.

Ship with: Treize. I admit it, I'm a sucker for sword duels, and I think they both have extremely similar notions of honor and rightness. It would most likely be very mentor-student until Wufei grew up a bit, but I could really see them arguing the merits of this philosophy or that for years and years. And the world would /quail/.

Non-romantic: Heero, by the end. Because Heero did grow up enough to understand a little that Wufei's black and white honor isn't all there is to life, and smack a little sense into him. Everyone needs a friend like that.

Unpopular opinion: That relationship with Treize? Would be totally platonic for /years/.

What I'd like to see happen: I'd like to see Noin kick his butt, actually. He deserves it and it would be good for him. Put her in a gundam of her own and let's see just how unequal the match is then.

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Yukimura Seiichi from PoT
And Kogaiji from Saiyuki

Yukimura

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Let's start with Yukimura, then.

How I feel: Love, love, love! And also a bit of smugness, because, on the basis of about three pages worth of manga, I /totally/ called his eventual asskicking-ness. I love Rikkai best of all the teams, and I love that Yukimura can lead them, and I love speculating about what all that means in terms of team dynamics.

Ship with: All of Rikkai, but Sanada and Yanagi especially. OT3 all the way. Though I'll cheerfully throw Yukimura into bed with anyone to cross his path, because Yukimura > Everyone.

Non-romantic: Niou. Because Niou is a sharp one, and I think Yukimura is probably both amused by that and perfectly willing to use it.

Unpopular opinion: I'm not sure I have one for Yukimura, though there are certainly sections of fandom that have disagreed vehemently with my general Yukimura > Everyone thing. I've never been sure that wasn't sour grapes, though, so.

What I'd like to see: I want to see Yukimura when he's recovered. All the way. When he's in High School or going pro, and what his game really turns into.

[synecdochic]

Also, if I'm allowed another one: Gregor Vorbarra.

Gregor

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Totally!

How I feel: I love what Gregor has grown into. Especially since Mark is totally right, Gregor is what Cordelia might be if she'd been born to rule instead of on Beta Colony. I love the quiet, and the intensity, and the sardonicism, and I bet he's going to very quietly panic when he and Laisa have kids. So cute.

Ship with: Well, Laisa, obviously; they're just adorable. I also sometimes entertain moments of Gregor and Miles, but it's hard to fit into actual canon timelines without having it go all sorts of scary, sexually scarring places.

Non-romantic: Miles, mostly. Because they're such adorable foster brothers and Gregor so clearly can see right through Miles by the time they've grown up a bit, and still loves the little twerp.

Unpopular opinion: I have no idea if this is unpopular or not, but I think Gregor could just maybe be kinky if he ever felt safe doing so; but that doesn't seem at all likely.

Want to see happen: I'd really like to see Gregor and the Cetegandan Emperor meet. And bond over how /impossible/ Miles is. I really think they'd get along.

[birgitriddle]

Here's a few more for fun!

Riza Hawkeye from FMA
Relena from Gundam Wing
Rei Hino/Sailor Mars from Sailor Moon
Juri from Utena

Hawkeye!

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How I feel: I love her /so much/. She just rocks my world, in fact I wound up writing a whole arc of her rocking Roy's world just because she rocks that hard. She's amazing.

Ship with: Roy. And Lust. And sometimes Havoc, as comfort-sex for both of them.

Non-romantic: This, however, is where I usually put Havoc. As her best friend at the office, the one she can talk to about how Roy makes them worry, the one who can tease her about her crush on the boss and not have her take it badly.

Unpopular opinion: Not sure this is unpopular, but I haven't seen it very often. She's very self-aware and matter-of-fact about being in love with Roy, and doesn't brood or pine. She's just the very best at whatever she does, not because of him but because her own sense of self and self-respect demand it. And /that/ is what makes her the kind of person Roy really will fall for.

What I'd like to see happen: For them to retire into politics and Rule The World.

[(Anonymous)]

Only a few, really!

Shuurei (SaiMono)
Rukia (Bleach)
Jareth (Labyrinth)
Aerith (FF7)

[aldanise]

*tries again* And that would be me forgetting to login.

[snowynight]

Alexiel (Angel Sanctuary)

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How I feel: She's exceedingly cool and I'd have liked to see more of her, or more of her showing through. So much of the focus was on Setsuna's struggle not to be her that we didn't get as much of a sense of who she is as I'd have liked.

Ship with: Lucifer, forever, omg his Thing for her even as a sword is epic. And hot.

Non-romantic: *grins* Kurai. Who has the world's greatest crush and it's just so adorable I can't help squeaking.

Unpopular opinion: The genderbending wasn't as transgressive as that.

What I'd like to see: Therefore, I'd really love to have seen Setsuna dealing with going to bed with Kira/Lucifer while in Alexiel's body, and all the mad identity issues that would bring up, and the somatic issues of dealing with a different sex body. Because I'm evil that way.

[dancing_serpent]

How about

Zuko

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How I feel: Oh /Zuko/. Oh, sweetie. Let the fans make it all better, baby. As previously mentioned, I love him as the shounen hero in this show, and I love his development and even his awkwardness. Though my favorite Zuko-related line is actually Mai's, when she says that she's saving the jerk who just dumped her.

Ship with: Sokka. Especially early on, my goodness, tasty rival-slash all over. None of the rest of the Gaang, really, they're too young for him. He's so much older emotionally than any of them, it would take years to even that out. (Though in Embers I ship him /hard/ with Toph.)

Non-romantic: Sokka! And Katara, eventually, once she's over wanting to kill him.

Unpopular opinion: Don't really see him with any of the official possibilities, including Katara.

Want to see: I want to see him as he grows up. I want to see them /all/ as they grow up. This is why I love Embers so much, because it offers the beginnings of this.

[willidan]

Akira from HnG.

Akira

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How I feel: I like Akira best, no question. I'm a sucker for that kind of intensity and earnest humorlessness that doesn't quite realize it's humorless. Hikaru is good for him; he needs someone to get into silly fights with.

Ship with: Hikaru! They are so adorable, and I love rival-slash. I sometimes entertain Ogata, but only in the later canon, once it's not skeevy.

Non-romantic: This is kind of a hard one, because the boy isolates himself so much. In some ways, I think Ogata comes closest, as the mentor Akira seems to trust the most.

Unpopular Opinion: Not sure if it's unpopular, but oh /god/ I can't stand Akira's sweaters. They're a /crime/.

Wish to see: I'd love to see the first time Akira and Hikaru went to bed together, because there would surely be /epic/ snark.

[annotated_em]

Huh, somehow I didn't see this last night! Clearly my brain was too blitzed.

Tell me about Hiruma! And Shin, while we're at it.

*ponders* And Xanxus, too. And Hatter.

Hiruma

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How I feel: EEEEEEEEE! Okay, I'm a sucker for Hiruma, I have a type, I KNOW THIS. I love me some Magnificent Bastards. I also love that Hiruma /doesn't/ have any super abilities and /still/ owns absolutely everyone because he's just that determined and driven.

Ship with: Mamori. Shin. And Sena, if Sena twigs to Hiruma's secret soft side (very, very secret). Juumonji, especially if Hiruma is grooming him as the next captain. Kid, whenever Hiruma loses his patience. Takami all the time.

Non-romantic: ...any of the above he's not actually sleeping with? Hiruma, for all his prickles, really does seem to make Best Rivals with everyone he plays.

Unpopular opinion: KEEP AGON AWAY FROM HIM, OMG, DIE AGON, DIE RIGHT NOW, DIE IN A FIRE. *coughs* Yes, so.

What I'd like to see: A different ending with the Dad Issues! We know this; it was a total rip off. I want it to be something better! I liked our idea that his dad is some kind of politician who had an affair with his mother a lot better.

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Anthy from Utena
Lucifer from Angel Sanctuary
Relena from Gundam Wing

Anthy

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Already did Relena! So, let's do Anthy.

How I feel: Scary. Sexy. Mysterious. She's the one who's most opaque for most of the series, I think; with reason of course, once you see the end of it all. In an odd way, I think she's our viewpoint character, in the end.

Ship with: Utena, of course! they're totally, like, soulmates by the end and all they've been through together.

Non-romantic: ...I'm not sure Anthy knows how to do this, actually.

Unpopular opinion: /I/ actually kind of don't like this one, but... I think Anthy is a victim by her own will. In the end, control is in her hands, and that's just what she's doing her damndest to deny, right up to the end.

Want to see: I would not at all object to another round, another iteration of the whole thing. I'd love to see what it would become this time.