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𝙿𝙴𝚁𝚂𝙾𝙽𝙰𝙻𝙸𝚃𝙸𝙴𝚂 𝙸𝙽 𝙲𝙷𝙰𝚁𝙰𝙲𝚃𝙴𝚁𝚂 ➥ The Logician ( INTP )

Sherlock Holmes is someone with introverted, intuitive, thinking, and prospecting personality traits. He is a flexible thinker, enjoying an unconventional approach to many aspects of life. He often seek out unlikely paths, mixing willingness to experiment with personal creativity. Holmes prides himself, on his unique perspectives and vigorous intellect. Sherlock can’t help but puzzle over the mysteries of the universe , which may explain how he became a private detective and consultant. His type of demeanour is fairly rare, but with his creativity and inventiveness, Sherlock isn't afraid to stand out from the crowd. From the outside, Sherlock Holmes may seem to live in a never-ending daydream.

Strengths:

߷ Analytical – Holmes analyses everything that he comes across, from research data to the behaviour of the surrounding people. This gives him a knack for spotting unexpected patterns and connections that other people might overlook.

߷ Open-Minded – Sherlock is driven by curiosity and an intense desire to learn everything that he can. He tends to be receptive to new ideas and ways of doing things as long as those ideas are supported by sound reasoning.

߷ Curious – Holmes is always casting about for new pursuits, hobbies, and areas of research. One week, he might be obsessed in a case with a serial killer, and the next, he might lose themselves the case of a missing aristocrat. When inspiration strikes, Sherlock goes all in on his newfound interest, learning everything that he can.

߷ Objective – Holmes cares about the truth. Rather than taking comfort in ideology or received ideas, he wants to understand what’s really going on beneath the surface of things. As a result, he can be relied upon to combat bias and misinformation, even when it isn’t easy to do so, and he expects other people to be honest with them in return.

Weaknesses:

߷ Disconnected – Sherlock can get lost in his own train of thought, even when he's with other people. When these Sherlock finally resurface with something to say, he may find that the conversation has moved on without him. This can cause Holmes to feel disconnected from other people, especially in large social gatherings.

߷ Impatient – Holmes takes pride in his knowledge and in sharing his ideas. When it comes to explaining his rationale, however, he isn’t always patient. If his conversation partner doesn’t follow along or seem sufficiently interested, Holmes may give up with a dismissive “never mind.”

߷ Perfectionists – Holmes want to get things done, but his quest for perfection can get in the way. At times, Sherlock may get so lost in analysing various options that he never reached a decision.

Conclusion :

What you have read so far is just an introduction to the many complexities of the Logician personality type. Along the way, you may have muttered to yourself, “Wow, this is so accurate, it’s a little creepy,” or “Finally, someone understands me!” You may have even asked, “How do they know more about me than the people I’m closest to do?”

So for the people who don’t know about it @rhaenystqwnw receive a question and answered it masterfully ( of which you can find HERE ) , and it sparked a whole ass discussion, that I liked a lot but I decided to do a post about it because I had almost a whole character study after ready the answers to this post so let’s begin:

This was the question and after reading and thinking about it I got to my resolution …

𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐲

So I agree with the vast majority of what you have said, I see Rhaegar as an introverted and thinking person, I would better describe him as quiet and analytical, so everything you have said makes sense, I think he might be the type of person that tends to seek harmony in groups. I think while he has an introverted demeanour, he can be quite outgoing when he is around people with whom he is familiar and comfortable ( Lyanna, Arthur, Rhaella, Rhaenys, Aegon, Barristan). I see that in situations where he feels stress or rage, he would shut down his feelings, he would rely on logic rather than feelings.

In a moment of anger , Rhaegar would look like he is in a state of emotionless apathy. He gets pissed off and then cares about the person who caused this, feelings as little as possible. One thing for sure, what happens at when the absolute end of Rhaegar's patience is definitely characterized as : Scary

I see Rhaegar as someone who has an incredible amount of patience ( seeing he had to deal with his father ). It’s nearly limitless, the key word being NEARLY, and the only real way to reach the end of his patience is to deliberately try very hard to do so. But, once someone reaches the complete end of his patience and good will, they are essentially dealing with a temporary sociopath. In this state, Rhaegar won’t see them as a person who has to be respected, he'll see whoever that is as a target. I don’t really want to speculate on what will happen, but I can confidently say the limit to what could happen is limitless, I can't quite fathom exactly, but I know that it would be very bad.

Summarizing: If someone can get to the feat of pissing Rhaegar off, this person can be considered almost dead, because angry Rhaegar could be considered the most dangerous of people.

𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓’𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐑𝐘 𝐑𝐇𝐀𝐄𝐆𝐀𝐑 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐌𝐄 𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐉𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐎𝐔𝐒 𝐑𝐇𝐀𝐄𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐑 𝐈𝐒 𝐒𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀 𝐁𝐈𝐓 𝐃𝐈𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓

I think just about anyone can experience feelings of jealousy, but each person is likely to process these feelings differently. When it comes to being jealous, there are many things which can spur this type of response from individuals. Everyone has their unique triggers which can set of these emotions deep inside.

When it comes to stronger emotions, Rhaegar Targaryen really does not enjoy allowing these feelings to overtake his sense of thinking and logical reasoning. In most situations, he'll prefer to keep things bottled up, and avoid any sort of expression which gives the impression that he is in control. He most likely will become frustrated with himself if he comes to the conclusion that his inner feelings are having the best of him. Rhaegar don’t often want to accept being jealous of someone or something, but that doesn’t make him immune to these basic human emotions. While it might not be easy to notice when he's truly jealous, that doesn’t mean it never occurs, it simply means he doesn't express it in outward and obvious forms.

So in close relationships, Rhaegar does not want to seem possessive or jealous, but because he doesn't show them too often, they can become stronger. Rhaegar will try to do what he does best, rationalize it, find a way to show exactly why he is more logical than emotional. I think that he would have a hard time just leaving that question unanswered, and so he would analyse and search for ways to uncover the truth of his feelings. While in many situations, his analytical mind set helps, in this kind of situation it can leave him feeling drained and overwhelmed, even if he deeply wants to find the answers. In short, Rhaegar, can become jealous, but he doesn’t easily accept these inner emotions and wants to figure out how to make them go away, by reasoning with his feelings.

However, the reason behind his jealousy, in my point of view, most likely coming, when a person very close to him seems to be betraying his trust, or keeping secrets from him. When someone is clearly hiding information, he might jump to conclusion about what is going on, since he has a tendency to fill in the blanks for people around him. He will definitely get jealous if someone he trust confides on someone else with their inner turmoil and problems because we have to remember Rhaegar strivers from harmonic environments, specially to the people he hold the closest to his heart.

Rhaegar will undoubtedly become jealous when he feels like his partner is not respecting him and his own needs, but also if the person doesn’t share their own problems and instead of sharing them with him, end up sharing their problems with other people, for some reason he doesn’t understands. This can be things that leave him feeling drained and overwhelmed, yet he will not give up on searching for answers to make the situations better.

Coping with his jealousy, Rhaegar would do the same as he does with so many other emotions he doesn't want to fully dive into it, he will try to analyse and figure out solutions his feelings. Instead of accepting them, he will want to find logical answers to explain his feelings. Except that his emotions have the best of him, is out of question, instead he'll try to apply answers to them and figure out why he is feeling a certain way. Rhaegar is a problem solver by nature, and so he want to look into the facts and information in order to improve, when dealing with his emotions that can be the opposite. Instead of accepting the way he feels and discuss them openly, Rhaegar relies on his own logical and analytical mind reaching an explanation.

Summarizing : It's awful because Rhaegar does understand it doesn't make any sense for him to be feeling in that way, but sometimes emotions just happen. He'll do everything in his power to suppress it or come to a logic conclusion about it, so most likely nobody would notice he is jealous.

𝐈𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 :

As I see it, Rhaegar is very based on the logically constructed framework of the world, so he doesn't do too much( which is very in line with the INTP personality type suggested by @sweettacoghosthero ). But it's not that he hates feeling or doesn't have the ability to feel emotions, he is a very sensitive person, he is actually very in tune with his emotions, the thing is he isn't one for outbursts. He ha the silent type of anger, and his jealousy comes from the distance people he loves to show him, to solve his jealous feelings he usually sees it as something close to a maths problem, but the thing is. Feelings are not exact, and that is something that makes his logical thinking not work, giving him enormous amounts of anxiety.

In my point of view, those feelings would take a toll on him to the point tha he actually sits with his partner, or whoever the jealousy is caused by, and talks it out. It can become a confrontation, but one I think he would try to get out of without hard feelings and with the matter settled.

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Quick introduction, this series came from a post on the blog @dragonstemper about how Rhaegar would act when angry and jealous, since I have a lot of thought about this I decided to do a series of post with my headcanons about Rhaegar and his demeanour. I love doing character studies, and I decided to do this for the dragon prince. So let's start…

𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞

Concerning attraction, Rhaegar is a very introverted man , that doesn't mean he isn’t a kind and awesome individual. He may appear distant and sound like he probably doesn’t want to talk to anyone even when people are close to him, but the truth is sometimes that actually he does want to talk or be friendly but is just really busy overthinking it until he loses the opportunity. It isn’t the easiest process for Rhaegar to open up to someone. The prince does struggle with his feelings opening up and in affectionate relationships, but that doesn’t mean he isn't incapable of this or that he doesn’t want a little romance in his life, he wants something true and meaningful that is serious.

Rhaegar has his own way of giving and receiving love, he has special needs and boundaries. For Rhaegar flirting and dating can be a sometimes unnerving process, since he doesn’t like expectations of it. Rhaegar learned to be charming, but his true nature when flirting, he can sometimes feel a bit awkward when he is truly interested and allured by a person. When he is truly trying to flirt with someone, he doesn’t feel at ease, yet that doesn’t mean he is necessarily bad at it, on the contrary, actually. From a young age, he had to learn to use his other expertise in order to help him understand his affections towards anyone.

When flirting, Rhaegar often tries to be more playful towards the person he loves, even a bit of teasing. The teasing is usually sweet, and he has very good abilities to read others' boundaries. Rhaegar is very mature, and is a very witty and playful flirt. However, Rhaegar doesn’t usually feel a great desire to flirt with others, often avoiding it, unless he really likes someone and wants them to know this. Rhaegar takes his interests in other people very seriously, since him being attracted to someone, doesn't happen often. He usually doesn't make the first move, needing the other person to get to him. Not obvious advances, but Rhaegar does need some sort of signal that the other person had interest. When Rhaegar recognizes this, he can often try his best to start flirting back, using a bit of humour and playfulness as a means of keeping the interest known and showing he likes the other person as well.

Yet simply pegging Rhaegar as a naturally awkward flirt isn’t fully accurate and depends on the situation, or person he is flirting with. The idea of flirting can make Rhaegar deeply anxious, still that doesn’t make him completely frightened by it. The thing is that he just doesn’t like doing anything which feels forced, and so sometimes his intelligence and looks can be what he hopes draws someone in. Being witty, and challenging the other individual a bit, is often the way he shows his liking of the other person.

When it comes to the types of people he is attracted to, he is looking for a partner who is willing to grow. They want a partner capable of experiencing new things, he is often attracted to people who are very passionate, this type of excitement for things in life is inspiring for Rhaegar. He is deeply allured to someone eager to live their lives to the fullest, with an intelligent approach to their goals. Rhaegar is attracted to individuals who are outgoing and fun, in part because he isn't naturally outgoing and extraverted. It feels intimidating to him at first, but Rhaegar comes to find that he is drawn to people who are different from them, and who have a way of being charming, commanding, rebellious and adventurous.

Rhaegar doesn’t usually become all that intrigued by people who bore him, but he is very polite. The dragon prince is allured by one who challenges him, who has a unique approach to life, and is exciting. He is enchanted by an individual who confuses him, someone who isn’t what he expects. One of the most important qualities for Rhaegar when it comes to serious relationships, is someone who is honest and completely accepts him for what he is in his nature. He looks for someone, he can be himself around without feeling judged or constantly misunderstanding ( cause since his childhood he has had a lot of self-doubt ), even if he looks the way he does and is intelligent in the way he is. Rhaegar often feels misunderstood by people around, feeling that the people around him hate him or love him only for what they think they know about him. Of course, he doesn’t want to experience this with his romantic partner. Having someone who cares to understand and listen to him without judging, is truly meaningful for him.

Summarizing: For him dating and casual relationships are purely an experiment, something he doesn’t find a happy fulfilling sentiment in .

𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓'𝐒 𝐑𝐇𝐀𝐄𝐆𝐀𝐑 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐅𝐋𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒, 𝐁𝐔𝐓 𝐑𝐇𝐀𝐄𝐆𝐀𝐑 𝐈𝐒 𝐀 𝐁𝐈𝐓 𝐃𝐈𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐇𝐄 𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐀 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏

Partaking in casual dating is something Rhaegar does just to experience this side of life and understand it more, very much like a scientific experience, something like an empirical process to understand it. This doesn’t mean he feels any type of reward or fulfillment from it. There are times when Rhaegar dives into casual dating just because he wants to see himself in different ways, but usually for his casual dating feels more exhausting than anything else.

Having to go out on dates gives him a deep feeling of not searching for something meaningful, feeling like a waste of time and energy. Rhaegar is very in tune with his feelings, yet he might not even realize why he feels so unfulfilled by these experiences, trying his best to make it work. Ultimately, Rhaegar doesn’t feel well when wasting time on interactions that won't yield something real and lasting.

To Rhaegar, when it comes to relationships, he sometimes has a hard time expressing himself, choosing to do it in ways other than plainly speaking, he chooses to do it with poems and music. He might sometimes be seen as someone who is indifferent and doesn’t want romance, but that isn’t true at all, since Rhaegar does truly crave a romantic connection. Rhaegar feels he ain't the best at communicating or finding the right words to fully express his inner emotions. For him, this is often the greatest struggle in a relationship, since he actually does care deeply for the people he has close to him ( since his childhood, he had to pull his stronger emotions into his chest so as not to cause any problems).

That isn’t to say that the dragon princess doesn't possess a romantic side to him, in all honesty Rhaegar is a hopeless romantic rather just deciding to keep it inside but might not find it easy to express it. He has a deeply caring nature, especially with his partner, and has an extensive desire to make his partner feel special. He feels that solving their problems might be the best way. Rhaegar is plagued by thinking about the person he loves, it's what tells him that he truly cares for an individual and is happy with them. When he's connected to someone in the deepest of ways, Rhaegar may not express it verbally or with public displays of affection, but he truly wants to be there for that person he loves in any way possible.

Rhaegar finds that his love language , wanting to be physically close to his love, the dragon prince sees it as the perfect way to express his feelings without using words. Just being able to sit in silence, cuddled up with the one that he loves, means the world to him. On the other hand, Rhaegar does enjoy hearing words of affirmation, but he will also struggle with accepting those most of the time. Because of this, physical touch summarizes a perfect way for them to feel appreciated. Though second hand, acts of service are also an important love language for the dragon prince. Rhaegar has a rather romantic heart, wanting to be capable of connecting and finding someone he can really share himself with completely. Most of the time, what is inside his heart is far deeper and more complex than people realize.

In a relationship, especially the more committed ones, Rhaegar is often very supportive and great at finding ways to improve his love's well-being. He shows his care by accepting the other person and sharing his time with them. Spending quality time with someone is a huge way most Rhaegar shows his affection, since otherwise he would prefer to be alone. Wanting to have this person near him, even if his mind is focusing on something else, is actually really important for Rhaegar.

Summarizing: He might not seem into it, and seems like he doesn’t feel much, but he feels as strongly as anyone, seeing that he is a hopeless romantic.

𝐈𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 :

His feelings are strong and sometimes take a toll on him, at first he might ignore the person in order to avoid dealing with the butterflies in his stomach. Since he is a more mature person, he tends to get a little talkative with the person he is attracted to, especially when the topic is something in Rhaegar's line of interest or is an expert at.

He can be unsure of the things to say, not to the point of stuttering when caught off guard by being surprised when confronted by the destruction of a status quo. Something that will happen is that he finds himself talking alone and daydreaming.

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