#badass normal

Matthew:  Fire

Lucas:  Normal

Todd:  Psychic

Roxanne:  Dark

Kyle:  Fighting

Ken:  Fighting

Oh, most definitely. And I sometimes headcanon Luke as having had a crush on Han as well, who also is kind of badass normal. (That is, if you don’t think Han has a little of the Force himself. My force-sensitive characters definitely have their suspicions.)

The great thing about badass normal is that you’re still badass, but you can kind of ground the Force-sensitive, magical powers person a little bit in reality, show them that they mean more than their powers or their reputation. That’s a big part of the story for a lot of the Force-sensitive characters I write, that so often everyone focuses on their powers and not on them as people, and it’s both kind of a burden and rather lonely at times. But not if you have a nice badass normal beloved around!

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1) Sara Lance, Legends of Tomorrow -- the kickass, bisexual formerly-dead former assassin who is now a Legend and timeship captain. I LOVE HER.

2) Jason Todd, aka Red Hood, DC Comics -- the black-sheep formerly-dead former Robin. He has anger management issues and a complicated relationship with the rest of the Batfamily. I can’t really put into words why I love him, but I doooo.

3) Elizabeth Weir, Stargate Atlantis -- the strong leader of the expedition who has to put up with way too much, especially from one John Sheppard. Kind, lovely, and totally lives happily ever after.

4) Vax’ildan, Critical Role -- I’m only 17 episodes in, but he quickly became my favorite. He’s charming and dangerous, and he hits my competency kink so hard. (I cannot find a decent pic or gif, because like I said, I’m only 17 episodes into a show that currently has 95, and I don’t want to completely spoil myself.)

5) Artemis Crock, Young Justice -- the archer who is trying to do good despite her villainous family and abusive childhood. Prickly at first, snarky forever.

6) Asami Sato, Legend of Korra -- the gorgeous, bisexual badass normal who fights alongside benders, kicking ass and taking names while looking flawless. She’s also sweet and kind. Who can blame Korra for falling in love with her?

7) Helena Wells, Warehouse 13 -- the badass, bisexual genius who, okay, wanted to destroy the world a bit. She regrets that, though! And she remains forever awesome and way more noble than she gives herself credit for.

8) Severn Handred, The Chronicles of Elantra -- the quiet, extremely dangerous former assassin (basically). Fiercely loyal to Kaylin and willing to do basically anything to protect her. I’m basically in love with him, not going to lie.

9) Sameen Shaw, Person of Interest -- the badass bisexual sociopath who figures out that being a good guy is kind of rewarding. She’s hot and snarky and dangerous and I have a type, okay.

10) Rey, Star Wars -- the scavenger who somehow stays optimistic and hopeful despite a hard life in the desert. She finds a stillness and strength in the Force that she never expected. Honestly my favorite Star Wars character.

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