#12 characters

Teen Wolf - Derek Hale and Stiles Stilinski

It took me an hour of trying to pick one of them before I decided "fuck it, they're a unit." They're two sides of the same coin, they're my OTP in a way no other pairing has been, I love them both equally for similar and different reasons. I identify with both of them so much that making a choice is like disregarding a part of my own thought process.

2. John Wick - John Wick

Curse this 'verse, seriously. Every character is so nuanced and interesting, even the despicable people (and really, they're all despicable people), and it was ridiculously difficult to choose between people like Sofia, Gianna, Caine, Winston, Charon, Nobody, the list goes on. But. John Wick is what binds them all in this particular story. And then there's the fact that Keanu Reeves made John Wick interesting--this is a character who had the potential to be buried in Main Character Energy, but instead, there are all of these subtle moments where you see John's underlying rage, his gallows humor, his fallibility, etc. He views the stories (legends) about him as running jokes; they happened, and they weren't even exaggerated, but he is annoyed that people keep talking about them.

3. Inception - Arthur

Again, it was so hard to choose between Arthur and Eames. Actually, I also had to watch Mal be sad and neglected in a window. Again. But I ultimately went with Arthur because he's my deadly cinnamon roll. I'm making myself want to binge-read Inception fic again, send help.

4. Supernatural - Dean and Sam Winchester

Like, even the overlying message of the show was literally "these two do not know how to exist without each other." Their codependency made me feral from the get-go back in 2005. The amount of meta I have written about these two, on top of all of the fic, just. Chuckdamn.

5. Dawson's Creek - Pacey Whitter

He's the mouthy, oft-overlooked son of a sheriff. He was my precursor to Stiles. Actually, he was my precursor to Derek as well, given how he fell for an older woman and the relationship wrecked him (not the same as what happened to Derek, but it still screwed him up for a while).

6. Song of the Lioness - George Cooper

Okay, he's the King in the Court of the Rogue--of course he's going to be my favorite. That's not to say that this choice wasn't also nigh impossible, considering the wealth of fantastic characters in this fandom, but George outclassed everyone in charisma. George and Alanna were also the first "age gap" teenage romance I ever read, so. That was formative as fuck.

7. Dragon Age: Origins - Zevran Arainai

Look, I'm basically here because otherwise I'd have to pick a favorite in the entire series, and that's just not happening--having to choose between Zevran and Morrigan was already difficult enough. If there's a personal avatar for me in this whole franchise (other than the player character), it's Zev. He's the one who hides in the open, who tells nothing but the whole truth, but tells it so abrasively that nobody listens to/believes him.

8. Dragon Age II - Fenris

If Awakening were also in this list (I figured that would be pushing it), then that would be a toss-up between Nathaniel Howe and Anders. As it stands, this one was a toss-up between Fenris and Anders. The only reason I went with Fenris is simply because I prefer his rivalmance over Anders's romance. I still have to clench my teeth to get through Anders's second act resolution without romancing him because it is good, but Fenris's rivalmance is delicious. That being said, both boys have that deep-set, impotent rage against the whole world, and I love how both of them deal with it. But. Fenris is voiced by Gideon Emery, and his romance cutscenes are all kinds of fantastic in their physicality.

9. Kingdom Hearts - Riku and Sora

Yeah, again, just like with Derek and Stiles, or Dean and Sam, these two boys don't like it when they're not together. The entire series is about the two of them trying to save or find each other. They also have one of the most awesome limit breaks in the entire series--I spam that one even when there aren't any enemies around.

10. Captain America - Bucky Barnes and Steve Rogers

Same as above, but over the course of an entire century and more. They are each other's entire world, and *feral noises* Like, do you realize how many times I went to see TWS and CW in theaters? Do you? All I have to do is hear "End of the Line" and I go into a fugue state for hours just thinking about them.

11. Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Spike

I'm cheating again here, thanks to the spin-off, and even then choosing between nearly every single member of the cast was a brutal death match. Cordelia and Oz and Giles came so close, and honestly, Giles should get honorable mention status. What I loved about Spike most was how he was unapologetically and unabashedly himself. He wasn't a mastermind, but he also knew just where to push to drive the Scoobies apart. He didn't mind being overlooked, unless it was Angel, and then he was all but compelled to get up in his face like "Genghis Khan" just started playing in the background.

12. Angel - Angel

Thank fuck there's a spin-off to choose from. I love Angel at his best (when he's with Buffy or Cordy), I love him when he's at his worst (also with Buffy), and I love him the most when he's petty as fuck, and nobody brings that out in him more than Spike. Out of the entire series, my favorite episode is "The Girl in Question" because it's one of the most perfect examples of their centuries-long relationship. They go seamlessly from fighting each other to fighting everyone else, and it just humanized Angel in a way that few others did. Like, yes, he has a soul, and yes, there's a prophecy that he will become human again. But in the meantime? Spike makes him fall back on his human nature just by being in his proximity.

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Write down 12 characters: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

1. Did you ever read a FF about 6x11?

2. Do you think that 4 is hot?

3. What would happen if 8 impregnates 12?

4. Do you remember a specifc FF about 9?

5. Would be 2 & 6 a good couple?

6. 5x9 or 5x10?

7. What would be if 7 catches 2 & 12 during sex?

8. Do you know a 1x8 FF?

9. Invent a title for a 7x12 FF.

10. What for a storyline would you write if you want to write how 4 takes the virginity from 1?

11. Has one of your friends ever read a FF about 3?

12. What would 10 shout in a moment full of pleasure (This means: What would 10 shout during sex?)

13. If you want to write a songfic about 1, which song would you take?

14. Which warnings would you give if you write a 1x6x12 FF?

15. What would be the pickup-line from 10 to 2?

16. When did you read a FF about 5 at last?

17. What is 6's most secret kink?

18. 1 and 2 are in a happy relationship until 2 splits with 4. Because of the lovesickness 1 has a One-Night-Stand with 11 and a hookup with 12. After that s/he heeds 5's counsel and finds his/her true love in 7.

19. What would you do if 3 appears in your bedroom and wears nothing?

20. Would 11 has sex with 9? Drunk or sober?

21. Who "wears the pants" in a 3x7 relationship?

22. Would you ever poke fun at 8?

23. Can you imagine 5 and 3 as siblings?

24. What would you do if 1 lays naked on your bed?

25. Do you a 1x8 Fluff FF? (Fluff = holding hands, very soft etc.)

26. Invent a title for a 7x12 HC FF. (HC: Hurt and comfort, a character is hurt because of something (e.g suffers from a depression) and the other character trys to help)

27. Would one of your friends ever write a 2x4x5 FF?

28. Did one of your friends ever a FF/fanart about 11?