Character is who you do in the dark, part one

I decided while I was conversing briefly with Ingrid Weaver (the author of a Harlequin Intrigue called The Insider about an extremely hot hero, Gideon Faulkner) to make a list of those characters that just, well, make my list. So here they are. Some are from books, some from movies and some from both.

Batman: Or more specifically Bruce Wayne, despite the fact that he is possessed of possibly the gayest name ever (Bruce Wayne? Come on people) and eventually ends up living with a vaguely post adolescent boy he's incredibly sexy. So tortured and raw and hovering on the edge of insanity all the time but using that edge to fight evil. Sweet. Even though I find him wholly unattractive on a larger scale Michael Keaton's portrayal of Batman is the only one I accept. Also nowhere in his movie does anyone say anything that makes me want to start them on fire with my eyes like, "Bruce it's me Barbara. I'm Batgirl." Ugh.

Simon Templar: Another character possessed of flaws that should make a man unacceptable (and in reality certainly would) but somehow just make him incredibly hot. Simon has all the factors that almost always make a character spicy to me. Terrible past, slightly shady and yet inherently good at the same time, and just a touch of insanity. Even though he's a killer and a liar (the book) and a man whore who will sleep with anything with a vagina for anything from secret plans to extra foam on his latte (the movie) there's just something about Simon that screams, "I am immanently doable."

Valerius Magnus and Zarek...Magnus (I guess): Sherrilyn Kenyon surely is a writer I must admire when she can take a premise that is patently absurd and make me devour them like they're coated in crack. The idea behind these books is completely, utterly ridiculous but the men in those Dark Hunter books are like incineration level hot. Especially Valierus and Zarek (spoiler alert) half brothers of the same father who grew up not on the best of terms with each other. For sheer yumminess I have to go with Val whose uptight ways and tragic past intermingle to create this package that I would be more than willing to have sex up against a wall with. (Another spoiler, sorry.) But for sheer psycho hotness I have to go with Zarek who is balancing right on the edge of complete insanity but you gotta love him anyway. And, if given the chance, who wouldn't want to love him anyway?

Will Turner: I know, it's a gimmee but it isn't just that he's played by Orlando Bloom although I ain't gonna lie that's a gosh darn benefit. Will is a great character who has strong...character. I encourage my pirate loving son to go for Will Turner marketing because Will is a strong, silent, manly guy who does what needs to be done regardless of the personal cost. Who wouldn't want to get a...sword from a guy like that?

More to come on another day, there's just no shortage of great fictional men out there.

Song of the day: Don't Cha, Pussycat Dolls. Don't you wish your boyfriend was hot like these guys? Not saying he's not hot in his own way, mind. Not that I know you or your boyfriend.

Quote of the day: Character is what you are in the dark. American Proverb


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