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?

Comments

[jurann.livejournal.com]

I always really wanted my own Luck Dragon (a la Neverending Story) as a kid. As a teenager, my big dream was to have my own dragon to ride on (and make love to, oddly enough) but that was clearly influenced by the writings of Shirley Rosseau Murphy and Anne MacCaffery. ;D

[rowyn]

Mmm, dragons. :9 I loved the Pern books. I wanted to be Melody.

[terrycloth.livejournal.com]

I always liked the fire lizards. The dragons seemed like they'd be too much trouble to feed.

[rowyn]

I don't think I was ever that practical when daydreaming. =D

[level-head.livejournal.com]

I was watching a documentary a few days ago on Komodo dragons, and discovered that some researchers have tamed them so well that they genuinely enjoyed interacting with humans, and were quite happy to get scratched on the back of the head. I thought of you. ];-)

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[rowyn]

But have they made them ride-able yet? O:)

[level-head.livejournal.com]

It might be a bit much to ask; Komodos these days only go about 200 pounds. Hmm; that's my weight.

Not too long ago, and overlapping with the human occupation of Australia, the Komodo's cousin Megalania prisca -- so far, we've found them at 23 feet long and they would have weighed in the thousands of pounds.

Note the flattened dorsal area, well-suited to saddles.

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