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⌈ Secret Post #3156 ⌋

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[Spider Riders]

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Thinking about how a lot of romance novels feature the dark and broody guy. I personally think I get fictional crushes on a lot of characters, who in reality, I would not want to get within ten feet of.

So think of your top fictional crushes, and be honest! Are they actually someone you'd have a relationship with? Do you think you can to romanticize traits in fiction that would be extremely unattractive irl, or do your fictional crushes pretty much have qualities that you'd actually look for?

Steve Rogers? Hell yeah, if you could get over Bucky (though Bucky could always join in).

I definitely romanticize the bad guys in fiction. But in reality, I hate people who are dicks, any anything, even an offhand rude comment, is a major turn-off to me. Nice guys/girls for me all the way. Yet for whatever reason, I'm totally all over the sexy, broody, even evil assholes, if they are suave and sexy enough.

Personality-wise, I'm pretty sure most would work out, but dunno if I could deal their life circumstances, especially the ones in wars, saving the world, and what not.

they'd never want to be in a relationship with lil ol me

more seriously: I think that I would like most of the characters I have real fictional crushes on if I knew them IRL. I think I would the same traits about them attractive IRL than I do in fiction. So, yes, I would date them. I don't think that I'm romanticizing the traits that I find attractive in them. The qualities that I like about them are the same qualities I like IRL.

In many cases I don't think it would be a long-lasting or a remotely successful relationship. But that's not because of the traits that I'm attracted to, that's because it's easier to overlook other traits in fiction than it is IRL. And also because, you know, it's hard to have long-lasting relationships with space pirates or assassins.

Noooooooooooooooo. Not in a million years. Batwoman is very much my "type", but I've read enough comic books to know that superhero love interests do not fare well most of the time.

I'd date my fictional crushes, and my fictional crushes don't have qualities I'd actively look for but they're all ones that aren't dealbreakers for me.

I wouldn't mind dating dark and broody, to be honest. I've done it before. But, to be fair, I wasn't the starstruck romance heroine in the story, I was the one that made them laugh and feel normal. Dark and broody isn't the problem with those romance stories, the unhealthy dynamics are.

Er. I'd be fuck buddies with many, but there are few I'd want a partnership with. And then there are those few I don't want to even be in the same universe with.

I think I'd still like the traits in real life that I do in fiction: sense of humor, intelligence, etc. But their negative traits might be harder to deal with?

Also I've just realized I tend to like fictional characters who are really passionate about their jobs. Passionate is a good thing, but it does mean if we don't share that job, I'd probably hardly see him. Not cool.

Considering all of my fictional crushes are "underage"*/not human**/otherwise-frowned-upon-in-normal-society, uhhhhh...

They all have traits I actually like and wouldn't be embarrassed by, so I'd enjoy their company, but I definitely couldn't go out to a nice restaurant for dinner with them. If they were an actual person and weren't whatever they are in canon, I'd love to go on dates with them.

*No idea on their actual age but they look very young
**Robots, fantasy races, etc.

It depends on which Fictional crush.

Thor or Steve Rogers: Yes, absolutely.
Sauron or Lucius Malfoy: No
Gamora: Maybe but probably not

I have romanticised the bad guys in fiction, but then I ended up with one irl :( I thought I totally didn't like them really, but I ignored the signs. So yeah I'm pretty cynical now about all the bad guy romanticising, because I learned I'm really not alone in my experiences of abuse and why I stayed so long. I'm not stupid or submissive.

Thank you for making me try to picture dating my icon in character.

"Honey, can you take your sword off the kitchen table? Or at least clean the blood off it first?"

Me & Bucky Barnes...that would be interesting. I'm going for yes, I would, if post-brainwashing, though. I'm not sure he would date me, but hey. Mostly because (at least the comics would suggest this, and I think they're going that wy in mcu, too), he tries to be a good man at the core, even though that does not come easily. And I do like that as a quality.

That being said, yeah I probably do romanticize it, and he'd be a hard man to date. But then, I'm darn hard to date, too. It would probably be a careful dance around each other's dysfunctionalities and angst.

Also being with each other would mean not having a better half to keep us semi-sane, sooo...yeah there's that.

I don't know, how does it work when both of you are dark and broody?

It might lead to pretty absurd scenario's.

Edited 2015-08-25 23:45 (UTC)

It depends on the character.

Some of them like Steve or Diana are a hell yes, while others like Loki or Vegeta are a hell no.

Nope! I love violent evil women in fiction but I have no illusions about that being at all feasible irl.

My husbando? No way, not at all. He is a completely terrible person and also a criminal, and let's be real, we probably wouldn't be able to stand each other.

However, some of the other characters in my harem would make fantastic boyfriends/girlfriends. Sakura Oogami? Hell yes buff sweetheart girlfriend sign me up.

Hahahaahahaaaa yes.

But the question is, would they date me? Answer: highly unlikely.

My current fictional crush is Dorian Pavus from Dragon Age, and oh my god a million times yes. Even though he's literally me personality wise, just with magic, and the ability to grow facial hair (even though I dislike his mustache).

TBH, if you're like Dorian, you must be pretty cool.

Let's see, Steve or Thor, hell yes. Kahlan or Peggy, also hell yes.

Harry Hart? Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. I want to say hell yes, so I'm going to say hell yes. (Being in a relationship with a spy would be stressful as fuck. If I even knew about it in the first place, but I guess being in a relationship with any of these people would be stressful, so you would have to come to terms with it or end it. If I could actually manage...who knows. The age difference? Look, I want to fuck Colin Firth and Harry Hart is a lovable badass with snark and charm up the wazoo. He's mostly a gentleman and that appeals to me. Maybe one day the age difference would become a problem and even at the beginning I'm sure it would be an adjustment, but...idk. IDK.)

I also have a thing for Shaw from POI, but there is no way that would work out.

Lagertha? She's absolutely stunning and such a fiercely strong and independent woman but I also can't see myself in a relationship with her, even if for some odd reason she was interested in me and the time period wasn't an issue, lol.

Let's be honest, I would end up forever alone.

YES. GOOD LORD, YES.

My husbandos are usually the type I'd go for IRL, so if I ever found someone like that, I'd jump them like a cannibal would jump an unsuspecting tourist.

Edited 2015-08-26 03:45 (UTC)

Well, he's way too young for me (18-ish. I'm 30.) But if the ages were closer, I'd give it a shot. He's the COMPLETE OPPOSITE of dark and broody. Rather, he's vibrant and very open with his emotions, which I like in a guy. He can be a stubborn butthead who needs things spelled out for him but he's a good person at heart and an overall positive thinker (to counteract my more negative way of thinking.)

Also, height-wise, he wouldn't be towering over me and as an added bonus, he's buff. (I'm talking about Texas from Motorcity.)

I tolerate a bit more arrogance in fictional crushes (though not a ton more) than I do irl, and am more inclined to be attracted to bold, loudly confident dudes in fiction (not to the exclusion of the quiet types, just that it can work for me, too) whereas IRL I pretty much go for guys who are quieter.

For me, I think that some of the "darker" characters I like, part of what makes them "safe" is the fact that as the viewer, we see many facets of them and aspects of their psyche, so we know what they really feel and think.
We don't get that luxury IRL, so I'd probably feel unsafe around a bunch of them. Though at the same time, I'm not sure if I actually have a crush on them, or just really like them/like watching them. It's probably more wish-fulfillment in the sense that I'd want to (temporarily) be them. Most of them have superpowers, which is a big factor.

Banter and joking around is a thing I quite like irl, but most plotty things don't devote enough time to that for me to tell if the characters really have the same sense of humor I do.

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