#fictional ask

thx for the reblog!

Of course! Sorry for the delay answering.

38. If you could gain the favor and trust of any villain, who would it be?

Hmm . . . first choice is a spoiler for the series he's in. Second choice . . . Storms, why can't I remember any of the villains I really liked? Oh! We're going to say the Lady Dragon from Lady Dragon, Tela Du. She generally doesn't kill her minions, and I think she'd be interesting to interact with.

19. What fictional character would you want to save your life?

I would be good with any of the characters I really like, but I am going to pick Kaladin Stormblessed from the Stormlight Archive, because who wouldn't want to have their life saved by Kaladin?

24. If you could erase any fictional character's memory, who would it be?

I think it would be really funny to just erase Taravangian's memory sometime around the end of Words of Radiance and see what happens. I feel like that would cause some useful chaos.

18. If you had to be a henchman for a villain, who would it be?

The Lady Dragon again. As I said before, she generally doesn't kill her minions, and I'd get to hang about with Granite and maybe help him mitigate the damage she does.

Sorry for the delay on these; yesterday was crazy.

2. If you could be the main character or one of the main characters in any fictional world, which would it be?

Amara (DragonKeeper Chronicles). Main-character-dom in that world typically involves tiny friendly dragons, a minimum of mindreading abilities, a possibility that I'm a wizard, and a low risk of death. Also, it's one of the first worlds I really fell in love with, so there's that. (I would also be down to be a main character in Narnia, though.)

8. Out of all the blood families in any fictional world, which would you want to be a part of?

As I mentioned in a previous post (answering a different question), I would be 100% down to be a Foley (Dragons in Our Midst). Walter's family is a good lot on the whole, and I'd get to be near the action without the stress of dragon genetics.

Alternatively, can I be a Barlow from the Legends of Karac Tor? I think those brothers need a sister. Preferably one who would be more excited about stumbling into another world than they are.

30. If you could make any supporting character the main character, who would it be?

Oh, this is a tough one. Generally, while I love a good supporting character as much as anyone, I recognize why they're the support and not the main (or else they're like Eanrin or Wit/Hoid and they're a recurring character whose story is told over the course of many other peoples' stories.) THAT SAID, I would read a novel about Akashi Keiji or Laisren and Siobhra from Wyn Estelle Owens' books.

40. If you could hold a proper funeral for any fictional character, who didn't get one, who would it be?

I can't think of anyone to say whose death isn't a pretty major spoiler or who I'm confident didn't get a funeral or memorial at some point in the text, so . . . gonna have to pass on that one, sorry.

6. Out of all the canon ships in any fictional world, which would you want to be your parents?

Bardon and Kale Allerion from DragonKeeper Chronicles. I feel like they would be good parents, plus I would get to grow up around dragons with a 50/50 chance of ending up a wizard.

12. If only one fictional character could be present for your death, who would you want it to be?

. . . Ok, reaaaaal quick question, is this a fictional character in addition to my family, or just a fictional character, and my family isn't there because I tragically died in the middle of an adventure? Because if it's the latter, I'm going to cheat a little and say that I want Caduceus Clay from Critical Role because then he can Revivify me and I won't be dead. (And if Revivify didn't work for whatever reason . . . well, he'd at least be an ok option for breaking the news?)

14. What fictional character would you want to be siblings with?

Ailsa or Fiachra and Fionn from The Dark King's Curse by Wyn Estelle Owens! Ailsa seems like she'd be a good sister. And while being sister to Fiachra and Fionn would have some initial downsides (namely, probably being cursed for a while), I think in the long term it would be great.

Alternatively, it's already been established that Walter Foley from Dragons in Our Midst is a pretty great friend and brother. I could live with being in his family.

15. What fictional character would you give a hug to right now?

Look, I recognize that it's a terrible idea, but I do want to hug Athelas from City Between (have for months) and there are no two ways around it. There is a risk that I will die in the attempt, but I accept that risk.

35. Out of all the fictional characters who lost their way at some point in their story, who would you want to personally find and lead back to the path (Natasha and Clint style)?

. . . The problem here is that my first-thought answer is a rather major spoiler for the series, and everyone else ends up redeemed by the end. Um . . . wait! Diarmid from Tales of Goldstone Wood! Not a major character, but still one who I wish could've gotten some better closure. (I'm sure I'm going to think of someone else as soon as I post this, but OH WELL.)

23. If you could send any fictional character back in time to undo whatever they regret (without bad implications), who would it be?

My first-instinct response was Athelas from City Between, for reasons that I cannot discuss because spoilers. But I'm also not sure if it would do any good? IDK. My second instinct is to send Boromir back, Arc of Time style (which is to say, rather than sending a second Boromir back, I'd just rewind the time) because I really want to know what happens in the AU where he doesn't try to take the Ring and doesn't die.