Meme Revival

[awanderingbard]

I was looking back through my journal and thought I'd give this meme a revival. Because memes are love.

1. Comment to this post with the name of a character that I have written in fic. Or geeked out about or talked about.
2. I will comment telling you the following:
a. What initially prompted me to like the character enough to write about him/her.
b. One of his/her best traits.
c. One of his/her worst traits.
d. How easy/difficult I find it to write the character.
e. The story/chapter/paragraph/phrase where I feel that I truly captured the character.
f. My plans (if any) to write the character in the near future.

Comments

[shadowfireflame.livejournal.com]

OMG OMG OMG Sherlock please!!! Thanks so much! You have such a great grasp on him, I'd love to know more!

[awanderingbard.livejournal.com]

Hey there! Thanks so much for all your comments on my stories! I'm glad you commented here, so I could have the chance to thank you. I really appreciate you taking the time to review. :-)

Anyway,

a. Sherlock is just fun. I think the fact that I've loved Benedict Cumberbatch since his Amazing Grace days and I love what he does with the character. He's not the Sherlock Holmes from the original stories -- he's bitchier, he's more antisocial, he's more of a jerk, but that all works in the modern day society where being polite is less expected. I think in truth what attracts me to Sherlock is his relationships with the people he actually cares about. As fun as it is to have him be a jerk and genius, it's fun to explore those moments when he's trying to deal with emotions and situations that put him out of his element.

b. Sherlock's best trait is probably his enthusiasm. Whatever he's doing, he's doing it full out and will see it through to the end. Most of the time his enthusiasm is centered around things that are unsavory, but he still loves his work and is doing some good in the end.

c. Sherlock's worst trait is his inability to interact with the world. I don't think it stems from an actual condition, like Aspergers or Autism, but just a complete lack of caring about offending anyone. It comes with the enthusiasm -- he just wants to get things done and can't stand to have things get in his way. It's what is his ultimate downfall. If he'd been less of a jerk, people would have been more inclined to believe him and less inclined to believe 'Richard Brook'.

d. I used to find him really difficult, but I've gotten more comfortable with his voice as time has gone on. I still find him hard to pin down in scenarios where I think he would be worried or upset, because I never know how far to push him in terms of acting cold or showing emotions. When he's childish or bitchy or superior, I have less trouble. And I find him really fun to write.

e. Eeek, um, maybe this part of Parting of the Ways

[Mycroft says] “Emotions aren't logical."

“Yes, I believe I've learned that the hard way,” Sherlock said, with a bitter little laugh.

“That's the way you've always had to learn everything,” Mycroft said.

f. Sherlock has been eating my brain for like two years now, so I'm sure Sherlock himself will continue to show up until I run out of ideas. And then Series Three will air and I'll start all over again.

[shadowfireflame.livejournal.com]

Haha, no problem, and thank you for answering! I'm glad Sherlock has eaten your brain and I hope you keep writing him! :D

I love your points about Sherlock's enthusiasm especially. It was one of the things that really surprised me about the series at the beginning. When I started watching it, I thought it might be stuffy and boring (I don't know why I thought this, but there you are), but I was totally unprepared for how much fun Sherlock has with his work, how much he genuinely loves doing the "legwork" that Mycroft disdains. And that's what makes him totally loveable, despite his faults.

I also like that he's a bit easier to write when childish or bitchy or superior, lol. I think it is more his natural state. :)

Thanks again for your thoughts (and amazing stories)!