Your favourite characters

[marguerite_26]

I’ve been thinking about different versions of different characters and while we all want to be ‘canon’ (whatever that means to each of us), each version of these characters has its special something that makes it unique.

For writers, they are our babies. evil brain eating babies We give them life and put a piece of ourselves into each of them, even though they don’t really belong to us. Our version is ours and we love them.

For readers, they are the characters we fall in love with, we think about, dream about. They define who pops into our head when we read a name.

Writers/artists: who is the character you have written/drawn that you love the most.

By which I mean which character of which of your fics.

Maybe it wasn’t your favourite fic but one character of that fic always made you feel like you created something special there. Or he or she still lives in your head and hangs out, makes you laugh or shiver. (maybe whispers in your ear still.... but you don’t need to admit that to us).
REASONS and LINKS are appreciated

If you are not a writer/artist, feel free to share the character that you've read that still haunts your dreams/nightmares because the author truly 'nailed it' for you and made that character come to life.

Remember this isn't about your favourite fic, but a well loved character.



It is 'my' Draco who lives in my head the most I think. I do have a tendency to write a vulnerable/messed-up Draco. He appears in a few fics, but I think the Draco from Burn, Burn will always be my favourite. Writing that Draco defined Draco for me and, even though he's evolved over the years, when I pick up the pen, it's broken!Draco from Burn, Burn that talks to me and helps me shape my next one.

hmm... that's my answer for the moment, could easily change in an hour. :D

Comments

[curia-regis.livejournal.com]

I'd say it's probably my Peter from Revolution and Betrayal (http://curia-regis.livejournal.com/787584.html#cutid1). He sort of seems real to me in a way Peter from canon never seemed real. JKR never really gave us a reason why Peter would betray his friends. I always thought it would be interesting to explore why. In my fic, I'd say Peter isn't quite sympathetic, but he's not a bad guy either. He's human and he's made human decisions, both good and bad ones, just like everybody else.

[kellychambliss.livejournal.com]

I loved this version of Peter; he does seem very "real" -- such a fine story all around.