And by 'tomorrow' I clearly meant 'within a week.' At any rate, The Goblin Emperor:
1. The first character I first fell in love with This is hard because I remember liking Maia, Csevet, Cala, Csethiro, etc. as soon as they were introduced. For some reason, the first time I read TGE my mind decided Csevet was in his early 30s and since older servant/younger master is a kink of mine... Cala was 'elven Hakkai' to me from the get-go, with the same result, and Csethiro had me at her reaction to the attempt on Maia's life.
2. The character I never expected to love as much as I do now Beshelar, because since when do I like lawful good anything? His groaning and affront at violations of protocol should have been infuriating but were somehow endearing ('passed judgment like breathing' ::sporfle::), and when he apologised to Maia it was all over.
3. The character everyone else loves that I don't I don't know if 'loves' is the right term, but I don't find Tethimar inherently intriguing. That said, fandom does intriguing things with him, which is a nice bonus for all us fic readers.
4. The character I love that everyone else dislikes I think Thara's wife gets a raw deal. We only know what Thara chooses to tell us about her, and had I been a woman who, after being told my entire life my worth derives from motherhood and the home, found myself married to a man who wanted nothing to do with me and was very much in love with someone society told me my entire life was disgusting... It does not excuse her actions but it does give them context.
5. The character I used to love but don't any longer There isn't one. My love grows with time.
6. The character/person I would shag anytime Oh, the laundry list. Maia, Cala, Beshelar, Csevet, Csethiro, Orthema, Telimezh, &c., &c. Preferably after unlocking the harem ending for myself.
7. The character/person I'd want to be like Maia for his absolute decency and courage to do what's right in the face of danger and ridicule. Cala for his compassion and equanimity. Beshelar, for his decency and dedication. Csevet for his goodness. Csethiro for her intelligence and talent and willingness to be herself in the face of society's approbation. The list goes on.
8. The character/person I'd slap Varenechibel, for starters. Then Tethimar. Then any of our heroes, but only if we establish a safe word first. 0:)
9. A pairing that I love Does 'Yes, please' count? This novel is like the lottery jackpot of amazing pairings.
10. A pairing that I dislike I'm not inclined to like Tethimar/anyone or Maia/Setheris; that said, fandom rights both incredibly well.
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Date: 2017-05-15 02:00 am (UTC)1. The first character I first fell in love with
This is hard because I remember liking Maia, Csevet, Cala, Csethiro, etc. as soon as they were introduced. For some reason, the first time I read TGE my mind decided Csevet was in his early 30s and since older servant/younger master is a kink of mine... Cala was 'elven Hakkai' to me from the get-go, with the same result, and Csethiro had me at her reaction to the attempt on Maia's life.
2. The character I never expected to love as much as I do now
Beshelar, because since when do I like lawful good anything? His groaning and affront at violations of protocol should have been infuriating but were somehow endearing ('passed judgment like breathing' ::sporfle::), and when he apologised to Maia it was all over.
3. The character everyone else loves that I don't
I don't know if 'loves' is the right term, but I don't find Tethimar inherently intriguing. That said, fandom does intriguing things with him, which is a nice bonus for all us fic readers.
4. The character I love that everyone else dislikes
I think Thara's wife gets a raw deal. We only know what Thara chooses to tell us about her, and had I been a woman who, after being told my entire life my worth derives from motherhood and the home, found myself married to a man who wanted nothing to do with me and was very much in love with someone society told me my entire life was disgusting... It does not excuse her actions but it does give them context.
5. The character I used to love but don't any longer
There isn't one. My love grows with time.
6. The character/person I would shag anytime
Oh, the laundry list. Maia, Cala, Beshelar, Csevet, Csethiro, Orthema, Telimezh, &c., &c. Preferably after unlocking the harem ending for myself.
7. The character/person I'd want to be like
Maia for his absolute decency and courage to do what's right in the face of danger and ridicule. Cala for his compassion and equanimity. Beshelar, for his decency and dedication. Csevet for his goodness. Csethiro for her intelligence and talent and willingness to be herself in the face of society's approbation. The list goes on.
8. The character/person I'd slap
Varenechibel, for starters. Then Tethimar. Then any of our heroes, but only if we establish a safe word first. 0:)
9. A pairing that I love
Does 'Yes, please' count? This novel is like the lottery jackpot of amazing pairings.
10. A pairing that I dislike
I'm not inclined to like Tethimar/anyone or Maia/Setheris; that said, fandom rights both incredibly well.