Character ID/Description Meme

[dlgood]

Doing a short version of this meme, which I might likely finish answering. Most recently from likeadeuce.

Name a fictional character that I'm familiar with (feel free range far and wide), and I'll tell you:

1. My favourite thing about that character.
2. My least favorite thing about that character.
3. One person I would ship them with in their own verse.
4. One crossover ship for them I think would be neat.
5. Something I've made in my head up about that character.

And yes, I still haven't finished the Two Random Characters Crossover and Have Dialog meme, because I fail at writing dialog between Dexter Morgan and Jim Profit. Seriously. It's been a month, and I still haven't gotten past the part where they're just sitting there, looking in the other's general direction, too wrapped up in their own inner monologues to actually speak for more than 5 seconds.

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[mistress-mab.livejournal.com]

Buffy Summers!

[angelbuffy0.livejournal.com]

Dang I was going to say that but now I will say Angel.

[dlgood.livejournal.com]

1. He's got vision. He sees the Big Picture. A lot of people want to do stuff today, but he's got an eye toward broader goals. As a result, he can serve to not only do good in the short term, but to motivate others. In particular, he's very good at inspiring people to turn themselves around. And he is willing to abase himself and expose his failings if it helps others to see them. On a personality level, he's a "guy". He has incredibly broad ranging interests - both low culture and high culture - he's not particularly apologetic (though he's more likely to get embarassed if people rag on him enough for liking Manilow than the ballet) and he's not political about his tastes no matter whether they're popular or not.


2. He is a very thickheaded man. For all his big picture vision, he very often loses sight of the day-to-day acts that are required make things add up to the big picture he might like so much. And, though he can be persistent, he's also too quick and too easy to give up on himself or his moral standards if he thinks things will be hard. A lot of life involves unpleasant, repetitive tasks that might not look to get anywhere. Put Angel in such a circumstance, and after a few setbacks, he might well be tumbling back into the gutter.


3. In his verse, I don't have much long term hopes for Angel & romance as long as he's an immortal vampire subject a happiness clause in his curse. If those weren't a factor, I'd ship him with Buffy. As long as it's a factor, I'd prefer to see him in a more short term, Friend with Benefits kind of relationship.


4. Amanda Darieux. Immortal, appreciates art, recognizes that redemption quests are meaningful without getting all wrapped around the axle about it. Also, wouldn't be too impressed with him, which is important. Angel would benefit from being involved in a relationship that was more about excitement than Big Drama and he wouldn't have to mind when she inevitably disappears. Granted, dumping a big problem on his head, but he's used to that by now...


5. Post Series. Sometimes, when he's out with Connor, he has an urge to call up Roger Burkle and ask him what he'd do. Because Roger just seems to have a handle on these things. And plus, Angel finds it strangely comforting when Roger calls him "son".
   

[dlgood.livejournal.com]

1. Her sense of duty. Some people find her bouts of selfishness make her self-righteous when she talks about responsibility... but to me, it's the fact that she genuinely wants a more "normal" life that makes her truly heroic. And that she's not playing at "Hero" because it makes her feel important or good about herself... but rather, that she recognizes what she can do for others, what happens if she doesn't, and can't not be involved.


2. Her turning down Xander in S1 is about as nice a rejection as anyone will ever get, but her general unwillingess to avoid unpleasant confrontations is something I don't particularly like. In a number of her relationships, she will default into passive states - and a general lack of desire to directly state things if she can put them off. Sometimes it's a function of ambivalence, of not wanting to hurt feelings, or to find out she'd be rejected if people 'really knew what she was thinking/feeling' I'm not quite sure.


3. I'm less of a romantic about it than a lot of others, but I do like Angel with Buffy - noting that his curse and immortality make this mostly moot. The key thing is... I think he has a far greater understanding of strain her conflict between aspiration and responsibility places upon her than most anybody else does. It's a huge deal for her.


4. You can ship Buffy with a large number of characters from a number of shows - it just depends if you want to go silly or serious. In silly worlds, I can easily picture her having a brief, yet embarrassing dalliances with John Dorian (Scrubs) or Ted Moseby (How I Met Your Mother). That would amuse me.


5. Fifty years from now, when someone makes a cutting remark about her intelligence or schooling, she will still be muttering under her breath "I got into Northwestern, you know..."