MEMEMEMEMEMEME... MEME!

[kriadydragon]

Snurched from various people because it looked like fun.

Give me a character and I'll tell you a piece of my personal headcanon.

Any show, movie or book goes if I know it (check my tags to see what I'm familiar with).

Comments

[florastuart.livejournal.com]

Neal! :)

[kriadydragon.livejournal.com]

Heee :D

What Neal really wants isn't the lifestyle of the rich and famous, he wants stability. Although he enjoys the thrill of the heist it's something he would easily give up for a steady life where he never had to worry about anything ever again. It possibly even plays a part in why he trusts Peter so easily, because he represents that stability.

[florastuart.livejournal.com]

Oh, I like this! I think stability is the one thing he's never really had in his life. *hugs him*

[black-raven135.livejournal.com]

I know I am dependable, but feel compelled
'Sheppard'
>;-)

[kriadydragon.livejournal.com]

I've always felt that the reason Sheppard joined the AF to fly rather than become an airline pilot or something was because he's the kind of guy who likes to do things with a purpose that goes beyond himself. He wanted to make a difference, and use his love of flying to make that difference. Sadly that side of him was rather stifled after his black mark. He can tolerate personal failure, but can't stand to fail others. But I imagine that when he flipped that coin, he flipped it more than once ;)

[black-raven135.livejournal.com]

'Purpose' is so descriptive of Sheppard
He never does anything lightly. I think it is one thing that drives Rodney nuts.....ie while Rodney is ready to forge ahead Sheppard is studying the situation
AND finally living with failure when it comes to others is something that he does not handle well.......
Fascinating response
Thank you for taking the time to respond to my very predictable request.
>;-)

[sholio]

How about Peter?

Or, if you'd rather do something a little different from WC/SGA: how about Michael Carpenter (from Dresden Files).

[kriadydragon.livejournal.com]

Peter is a semi-control freak. Not the obsessive kind, but the right amount of stubborn and persistent that makes him good at his job but also makes him incredibly annoying when something in the house is busted and he refuses to call in someone to repair it because, dang it, he will figure out how to fix this! It's probably only because of his job, his schedule, and El's gentle persistence that eventually - hesitantly - leaves the repairs to someone else.

[patk.livejournal.com]

Since you have already done Sheppard, what about Rodney? :-)

[kriadydragon.livejournal.com]

I recall reading a story, once, in which - growing up - Rodney's life was a stressful one to the point that he had to be taken out of school for a few months before he had a nervous breakdown, and I totally buy this. He wasn't the favorite but he was the one his parents wanted to mold, while Jeannie was doted on, encouraged academically but otherwise left to make her own choices, while Rodney was pushed and shoved toward toward grand goals of his parents' (or parent's) choosing. It was only after going to Atlantis and joining Sheppard's team that he finally felt accepted for who he was and not what he could be.

[tari-roo.livejournal.com]

I'd like to hear about your headcanon for Vin Tanner :)

[black-raven135.livejournal.com]

Me too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kriadydragon.livejournal.com]

Vin's life was a multi-faceted one that shifted constantly - from times when he was loved and cared for (his mother, the Indians) to times when life was tough (I can totally see him having been abused in foster care or elsewhere - maybe even lived homeless as a child for a time - and he was accused of a crime he didn't commit, of course). But those times of good trumped those times of bad making him the loyal person who hates seeing the innocent suffer that he is. It's why he's so quick to help others in need and why he signed up as a peacekeeper. He knows what it's like to suffer, and hates to see others suffer.

[tari-roo.livejournal.com]

That's a pretty awesome headcanon and totally works for me :)

Vin is definitely a 'still waters run deep' character in my mind.

[antonomasia09.livejournal.com]

Mordred?

[kriadydragon.livejournal.com]

I think Mordred's reaction to losing the woman he loved pretty much sums him up. I've been coming across a lot of complaints about how "if only Merlin had been nicer to Mordred then Mordred wouldn't have turned." Or "If only Merlin had told Mordred everything then Mordred wouldn't have turned." And so on.

Mordred turned because Arthur had his girlfriend executed - a girlfriend who wanted Arthur - who Mordred viewed as an older brother - very much dead. Arthur tried to give her a second chance and it didn't happen. Mordred knew what she was, what she stood for, and still threw a tantrum to end all tantrums when she died. So I highly doubt that Merlin being "nice" would have changed anything. I mean, Arthur killed Merlin's girlfriend, who had absolutely nothing against Arthur, and Merlin forgave him. Mordred's girlfriend is an assassin and cold-blooded killer who tried to murder Arthur and Mordred's immediate reaction is "revenge!"

That said, it's not like I expected Mordred to be happy about it or accept it. I think a more reasonable reaction would have been for Mordred to leave Camelot and stop serving Arthur. But to go and betray Arthur speaks of someone who, despite being loyal, wasn't all that emotionally stable. So even had Mordred succeeded in freeing the girl and they escape and go live happily ever after, it would have only been a matter of time before Mordred was swayed to Morgana's way of thinking via the girl.