Oh dear...maybe I should have read these topics more closely??? Some of my fictional crushes have been a little cliche and embarrassing... Well, I can claim youth, right? *chuckles* Honestly, I had to think and dig a little for FIVE...Most of my fictional enjoyment highlights strong female characters, and while I enjoy them as role models, I don't exactly "crush" on them.
Jean-Luc Picard
Definitely at the top of the list, the Star Trek - Next Generation captain held my fascination for many of my early teen years. Someone is probably laughing, knowingly even, but the aloof authority figure who harbors deep feelings still holds appeal to my romantic side. Let me melt through the exterior, let me take you where no one has gone before...*blush* yeah... I still love Earl Grey tea, too.
Nick Knight
I imagine every girl has a crush on some vampire character at some point, and Nick Knight was mine. I've tried to go back and watch the series, and while the show is a little campy, Knight still strikes a sympathetic cord for me. The struggle to control the monster within and the search for personal nirvana is a strong drive.
Vanyel Ashkevron
This is the protagonist in Mercedes Lackey's The Last Herald Mage trilogy. While decidedly gay, Van has a lot of similarities to Picard: authoritative, powerful, aloof...AND magical and tragic to boot! His story starts when he is sixteen years old, so he was even my own age. What's not to like?
Sam Gribley
I don't know if Sam counts as a crush...but I certainly imagined his story as my own. I mentioned Jean Craighead George's book, My Side of the Mountain, among my favorite books. Here is a boy who has enough hutzpah and knowledge to survive ALONE in the mountains. He makes a home by burning out a tree hollow, trains his own falcon, and eventually teaches the grown-ups who find him how to live with the land. ♪♪♪AWE-SOME♪♪♪
Achilles
I think I'm reaching at this point, but the tragic hero holds some appeal. Being born to be the gods' pawn has got to be tough, especially when you are recorded as the handsomest hero of a nation. The rage and agony of losing so much (Briseis, his lover-slave, Patroclus, his best friend, and Penthesilia, the Amazon queen) makes you sympathetic to the war hero, despite the berserk viciousness. Homer's Iliad is not a book I can see myself re-reading...EVER...but like the Arthurian legends, there are many stories that highlight Achilles. I'll admit that Brad Pitt's Achilles is damnably pretty...
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