Fictional Crush

[rowyn]

Even when I was a teen, I never have been one to get a crush on an actor or a rockstar, though I tried a couple of times. But I sometimes fell in love with fictional characters. I remember being absolutely crazy about KITT, from the dreadful 80's show "Knightrider", with his sleek black shape and oh, that wonderful voice. And Morgan, from Katherine Kurtz's Deryni books, back when they were a trilogy and not a series. Those were the most memorable ones, but there are more. I know I've got a soft spot for some of Diana Wynne Jones' protagonists, like the Wizard Howl from Howl's Moving Castle, and Chrestomanci from Charmed Life. There were doubtless more, a unicorn or dragon or cat that I really adored and wanted for my own, in some platonic yet no less passionate way.

I'm sure I'm not the only one, and I'm curious: who else among you has harbored a longing for some fictional person or entity? Which ones?

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As an aside...

[tahkhleet.livejournal.com]

The chars I've had the strongest feelings for lately were Brienne and Arya from Song of Ice and Fire. After what befell them (particularly Brienne) in the last book I remember just being stunned in RL and feeling mild shock. I didn't feel that when an uncle I liked killed himself, I'm sad to say....of course, he wasn't as much like I aspire to be as those two chars, but still....