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Who’s most wanted ?

so glad you asked ! below the read more (it got prettyyyy long) is a list of the admin team's most wanted characters. members, feel free to reply with who you would love to see around here ! <3

lydia, jane, lizzie, and kitty bennet, fitzwilliam darcy, charles bingley (pride and prejudice)

johanna mason, annie cresta, haymitch abernathy (the hunger games)

stever rogers, natasha romanoff, bucky barnes, sam willson, pietro maximoff, matt murdock, luke cage, scott summers, jean grey, felicia hardy, reed richards, laura kinney, and kate bishop (marvel multiverse)

bilbo baggins, frodo baggins, samwise gamgee, aragorn, peregrin took, meriadoc brandybuck, thorin oakenshield (the tolkienverse)

percy jackson, annabeth chase, piper mcclean, jason grace, thalia grace, ethan nakamura, grover underwood, selena beauregard, rachel elizabeth dare, clarisse la rue, leo valdez, hazel levesque, frank zhang, reyna avila ramirez-arellano, carter and sadie kane, zia rashid (riordanverse)

sansa, arya, robb, and brandon stark, jon snow, gendry waters, davos seaworth, theon greyjoy, samwell tarly, margaery and loris tyrell, rhaenyra, daemon, aemond, helaena targaryen, laena, corlys, jacaerys, laenor valeryon, harwin strong (a song of ice and fire universe)

romeo montague, juliet capulet, mercutio, benvolio, paris, and rosaline (romeo and juliet)

the baudelaire orphans, the denoument triplets, the snickets, beatrice, esme squalor, and montgomery montgomery (a series of unfortunate events)

lorelai gilmore, rory gilmore, dean forrester, jess mariano, luke danes, paris geller, logan huntzberger, and lane kim (gilmore girls)

the core four (sam, tara, chad, and mindy), sidney prescott, gale weathers, randy meeks, dewey riley, kirby reed, and jill roberts (scream franchise)

zion miller, georgia miller, ginny miller, marcus baker, maxine baker, and abby littman (ginny and georgia)

sienna shaw (terrifier 2)

sally hardesty and vanita "stretch" brock (texas chainsaw franchise)

clear rivers, alex browning, wendy christensen, the ashleys, and erin ulmer (final destination franchise)

pete "the plug" conlan, ricky matsui, misty moore, kingston brown, adaine abernant, gorgug thistlespring, fabian seacaster, ragh barkrock, riz gukgak, delloso de la rue, ayda aguefort, the lords of the wing, evan kelmp, whitney jammer, sam butler, xXBrokenDreamXx, cody walsh, jet rocks, ruby rocks, amethar rocks, and theobald gumbar (dimension 20)

chris redfield, claire redfield, jill valentine, leon s kennedy, jake muller, sherry birkin, carlos oliveira, and ashley graham (resident evil)

#scream rp #got rp #pjo rp #lotr rp #dimension 20 rp #resident evil rp #mw

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fallen-down-slowed-down · 4 months

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🎀... crushes !

(warning: 150+ crushes)

🎀books

Edward Hyde – Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ( book + musical )

Holden Caulfield – The Catcher in the Rye

Košečkin Toporkov – Čekhov’s short stories

雨村 (Yucun) – Dream of the Red Chamber

🎀films/series/tv shows

Akutarō Shindo – Bucchigiri?!

Alador Blight + Darius Diamonne (poly) – The Owl House

Bandit Heeler – Bluey

Basil – The Great Mouse Detective

Captain Harlock – Captain Harlock ( anime + film (2013) )

CatRat – Gabby’s Dollhouse

Charles Bingley + Fitzwilliam Darcy – Pride and Prejudice (2005)

David – Camp Camp

Debra5000 + Eric – The Mitchells vs the Machines

Dragon King – The Monkey King

Ebisu – Nuragami

Eda Clawthorne – The Owl House

Edric Blight – The Owl House

Emile Petit + Francœur + Raoul – Un Monstre à Paris

Ezra – Captain Harlock (2013)

Father – Codename: Kids Next Door

Fukuo – Kiki’s Delivery Service

Gramorr – LoliRock

Guido – Luca

Hans – Frozen

Ichabod Crane – Sleepy Hollow (2013-2017)

Ichiya – Bucchigiri?!

John Darling + Slightly – Disney’s Peter Pan

Kabal – Mortal Kombat

Kakeru Zabu – Bucchigiri?!

King Dice – The Cuphead Show!

King Magnifico – Wish

Kristoff – Frozen

Kuzko – The Emperor’s New Groove

Loid + Yor Forger (poly) – SpyxFamily

Louis – UglyDolls

Louis Mérante – Ballerina

Marito Jin – Bucchigiri?!

Mephisto – LoliRock

Metro-spider – Spiderman: Across the Spider-verse

Morton – The Owl House

Nicholas Wolfwood – Trigun ( anime + manga )

Nico – Rio duology

Ozzie – Over the Hedge

Prince Naveen + Tiana (poly) – Disney’s The Princess and the Frog

Ryan – Sing 2

Sandman – Rise of the Guardians

Scientist (nnic) – Spiderman: Across the Spider-verse

Silencer + Truth – Miraculous: les Aventures de Ladybug et Chat Noir

Spike Spiegel – Cowboy Bebop

Suki – Sing 2

Tarrant Hightopp – Alice in Wonderland (2010-2016)

Ted Shackleford – Curious George

Travis Maddox – Beautiful Disaster

Valentino – Wish

Victor – Ballerina

Waymond Wang – Everything Everywhere All at Once

William Dalton – Les Dalton (2010-2015)

🎀videogames

Achilles – Alchemy Stars

Adras – Alchemy Stars

Angus Ciprianni – That’s Not My Neighbour

Arlecchino – Genshin Impact

Baizhu – Genshin Impact

Beretta – Alchemy Stars

Beverly – Alchemy Stars

Boothill – Honkai Star Rail

Brock – Alchemy Stars

Caleb – Alchemy Stars

Casta – Alchemy Stars

Chenya – Twisted Wonderland

Chevalier Michel – Ikemen Prince

Clavis Lelouch – Ikemen Prince

Comte de Saint-Germaine – Ikemen Vampire

Corax – Alchemy Stars

Cuscuta – Alchemy Stars

Diavolo – Obey Me! duology

Divus Crewel – Twisted Wonderland ( videogame + manga )

Fleur – Alchemy Stars

Francis Mosses – That’s Not My Neighbour

Genevieve – Alchemy Stars

Jack Howl – Twisted Wonderland ( videogame + manga )

Jamil Viper – Twisted Wonderland ( videogame + manga )

Jean d’Arc – Ikemen Vampire

Joselyn – Alchemy Stars

Kleken – Alchemy Stars

Leon Dompteur – Ikemen Prince

Leona Kingscholar – Twisted Wonderland ( videogame + manga )

Leonardo Da Vinci – Ikemen Vampire

Licht + Nokto Klein – Ikemen Prince

Lilia Vanrouge – Twisted Wonderland ( videogame + manga )

Ludovico – The Arcana

Malleus Draconia – Twisted Wonderland ( videogame + manga )

Mephistopheles – Obey Me! duology

Michael – Alchemy Stars

Minos – Alchemy Stars

Mozus Trein – Twisted Wonderland ( videogame + manga )

Nails – Alchemy Stars

Napoleon Bonaparte – Ikemen Vampire

Naroxel – Alchemy Stars

Nazali Satrinava – The Arcana

Neuvillette – Genshin Impact

Pantalone – Genshin Impact

Pittman – Alchemy Stars

Praetor Vlastomil – The Arcana

Pyro – Team Fortress 2

Quaestor Valdemar – The Arcana

Nadia Satrinava + Portia Devorak (poly) – The Arcana

Rebecca – Alchemy Stars

Rui Kamishiro – Project Sekai

Sam – Twisted Wonderland ( videogame + manga )

Sebek Zigvolt – Twisted Wonderland ( videogame + manga )

Silver – Twisted Wonderland ( videogame + manga )

Taki – Alchemy Stars

Theodorus van Gogh – Ikemen Vampire

Toya Aoyagi – Project Sekai

Tsukasa Tenma – Project Sekai

Vic – Alchemy Stars

Vil Schönheit – Twisted Wonderland ( videogame + manga )

Welt Yang – Honkai Impact 3rd

William Shakespeare – Ikemen Vampire

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Ikemen Vampire

Zandik – Genshin Impact

🎀other type of source

Ace – Bungō Stray Dogs universe

Andrealphus – Hellaverse

Astr0 – Felix’s OC (his name has his social linked!)

Beelzebub – Hellaverse

Ben Solo / Kylo Ren – Star Wars universe

Black Cat + Witch Bunny – Witch Bunny

Carlos + Cecil Gershwin Palmer (poly) – Welcome to Night Vale

Chūya Nakahara – Bungō Stray Dogs universe

Daredevil – Marvel universe

Denver – So Not My Type ( webtoon by @ prollycarmen )

Ezekiel Sims / Spider-therapist – Marvel universe

General Grievous – Star Wars universe

Graziano – The Merchant of Venice

Kowalski + Rico – Madagascar universe

Lewis Pepper – Mystery Skulls Animated

Marchese di Forlipopoli – La Locandiera

Meta Knight – Nintendo universe

Miles Edgeworth – The Great Ace Attorney universe

Mr. Mistoffelees – Cats ( musical )

Mungojerrie – Cats ( musical )

Munkustrap – Cats ( musical )

Mushitarō Oguri – Bungō Stray Dogs universe

Paimon – Hellaverse

Projectile dysfunction bloke – Projectile Dysfunction

Shadow – Sonic universe

Shōta Aizawa – Boku No Hero Academia ( manga + anime )

Shylock – The Merchant of Venice

Sigma – Bungō Stray Dogs universe

Sin-eater – Marvel universe

Skimbleshanks – Cats ( musical )

Tayama Iida – Boku No Hero Academia ( manga + anime )

Turning a Sphere Outside In bloke – Turning a Sphere Outside In

Wally Wackford – Hellaverse

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make-me-imagine · 6 years

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Fandoms List

Last Updated: February 2024

Please read request rules here as well

Here is my Masterlist

**Notes: Characters listed are the ones I prefer to write for, but feel free to ask about others from these fandoms as well. There is a chance I will write for most unlisted characters, as long as I like the request.**

INDEX:

TV Shows

Franchises/Movies

Other/Outside Characters

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9-1-1 (FOX show)

Evan “Buck” Buckley Eddie Diaz Det. Lou Ransone Howard “Chimney” Han

Bloodhounds (KDrama)

Kim Geon-Woo Hong Woo-Jin

Bridgerton

Anthony Bridgerton Benedict Bridgerton Simon Basset Colin Bridgerton

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Spike Angel

Elementary

Sherlock Holmes *I have not watched the whole series so I wont write much for in-show plot points

Firefly

Malcolm Reynolds Simon Tam

Leverage (+Redemption)

Eliot Spencer Mr Quinn Alec Hardison Harry Wilson

Magnificent Seven *Tv Series (1998-2000)

Chris Larabee Ezra Standish Vin Tanner Buck Wilmington Josiah Sanchez

M*A*S*H (Tv Series)

Hawkeye Pierce BJ Hunnicutt Trapper John

Merlin (BBC)

Merlin Arthur Gwaine Percival Lancelot Leon

One Piece (Live Action)

Roronoa Zoro Sanji Luffy *All Straw Hat members are written as older than 18

Dracule Mihawk Buggy Shanks

Person of Interest

John Reese

Prodigal Son

Malcolm Bright Gil Arroyo

Shadow and Bone:

Kaz Brekker Matthias Helvar Malyen Alexander/Kirigan Tolya Yul-Bataar Nikolai Lantsov Others?

(*I have read the Grishaverse books, but the characters will be in character for the show, and the characters will be written as 20+ as their ages are not stated in the show but it feels as though they are aged up in the depiction.)

Sherlock (BBC)

Sherlock Holmes Greg Lestrade Jim Moriarty

Stargate Sg-1 & Atlantis

Jack O’Niell Daniel Jackson Jonas Quinn Cameron Mitchell

John Sheppard Carson Becket Ronan Dex

Vampire Diaries & The Originals

Elijah Mikaelson Klaus Mikaelson Damon Salvatore Kol Mikaelson Lorenzo “Enzo” St John Finn Mikaelson

**Never watched ‘The Originals’, so I only know the Mikaelson’s from TVD.

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Marvel Cinematic Universe:

Link to post with all MCU characters I write for (avengers; xmen; venom, etc)

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Star Wars Universe

Link to full list of characters I write for (movies + the mandalorian)

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Star Trek Franchise

Here is the link to a post listing all Star Trek characters I write for (movies and shows)

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The Hobbit/Lotr

Thranduil Thorin Kili Fili Bard Legolas Aragorn Eomer Faramir Elrond Others, maybe?

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Top Gun (1 & 2)

- Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell (First and Second Movie) - Tom ‘Iceman’ Kazansky (First Movie) - Bradley ‘Rooster’ Bradshaw - Jake ‘Hangman’ Seresin - Mickey ‘Fanboy’ Garcia - Robert ‘Bob’ Floyd - Javy ‘Coyote’ Machado

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The Outsiders

-Darrel “Darry” Curtis Aged Up: -Sodapop Curtis -Dallas Winston

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Enola Holmes (1&2)

Sherlock Holmes *If requesting for Sherlock Holmes, please specify which one, as I write for multiple lol.

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Pirates of the Caribbean (1-4)

Captain Jack Sparrow Will Turner James Norrington Elizabeth Swann/Turner

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Magnificent Seven (2016)

Joshua Faraday Billy Rocks Goodnight Robicheaux Vasquez Red Harvest

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Kingsman: The Secret Service and The Golden Circle

Eggsy Unwin Hamish Mycroft “Merlin” Jack Daniels “Whiskey” Tequila

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Jane Austen/Period Movies:

Pride and Prejudice (1995 & 2005) Characters: Mr. Darcy and Mr Bingley (other characters if requested)

Mansfield Park (1999 & 2007) Character: Edmund Bertram

Sense and Sensibility (1995/2008) Character: Edward Ferrars

Emma (2009 & 2020) Character: Mr. Knightley

Persuasion (2007) Character: Captain Wentworth

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Outside Characters:

Actors who have multiple characters outside of the listed fandoms that I am willing to write for!

Charlie Hunnam:

-Arthur (King Arthur: Legend of the Sword) -Raymond Smith (The Gentlemen) -William “Ironhead” Miller (Triple Frontier) **Will also write for Ben Miller

Timothy Olyphant

-Raylan Givens (Justified) *will also write for Tim Gutterson

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K-pop:

I write for various Kpop bands over on my blog @stayteezdreams

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Don’t see something here? Just ask! :)

**Characters listed are the ones I prefer to write for, but feel free to ask about others from these fandoms as well. There is a chance I will write for most characters, as long as I like the request.

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randomfandomimagine · 6 years

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Headcanon Masterlist Part 2

Check out all the headcanons with the headcanon tag!

KOFI - WATTPAD - AO3

Part 1 of this masterlist!

10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU

Kat & Reader Having Class Together (request)

BIG FISH

Spending Halloween On Spectre (request)

BIG HERO 6

Tadashi’s Famous Singer S/O (request)

BROOKLYN NINE-NINE

Jake Finding Out Amy Is Pregnant (request)

Jake And A Plus Size Detective Reader (request)

Jake Defending Trans Reader (request)

Jake Worried When Reader Goes Undercover (request)

Jake & Amy’s Future Child’s Name

BUFFY

Spike Proposing To Reader (request)

Buffy, Willow, Xander & Spike Reuniting With Reader (request)

CROSSOVER

Cloud & Steve Being Reunited Old Friends (request) [FFVII & Marvel]

Avengers In Midgard (request) [Marvel & God Of War]

Kratos vs Wolverine (request) [X-Men & God Of War]

Chocobros + Rampion Crew (request) [Final Fantasy XV & The Lunar Chonicles]

DIVERGENT

Four Watching His Male Crush Get Killed (request)

Babysitters (request)

Being Four’s Sibling & Leaving Abnegation (request)

DETROIT: BECOME HUMAN

Connor Reacts To Reader’s Glitched Records (request)

Connor In Halloween (request)

Daniel & Human Reader (request)

Falling In Love With Chloe (request)

Connor Comforting Reader During Panic Attack (request)

Gavin & Pro-Android S/O (request)

Connor & Markus’ Kind S/O (request)

Connor’s Deviant Android S/O (request)

FINAL FANTASY VII

Reno And S/O Cuddling (request)

Genesis On Halloween (request)

Cloud Being Protective Of His S/O (request)

Helping Cloud Fix His Motorbike (request)

Genesis Meeting S/O (request)

Domestic Reno (request)

Reader Wearing Cloud’s Clothes (request)

Genesis Looking After Sick S/O (request)

Jealous Genesis (request)

FINAL FANTASY XV

Chocobros And Reader Under The Mistletoe (request)

Ignis Comforting Reader With Suicidal Thoughts (request)

Prompto Cheering His S/O Up On Their Birthday (request)

Domestic Gladio & Reader (request)

S/O & Ticklish Ignis (request)

Prompto’s Insecure Chubby S/O (request)

Gladio & Prompto Waking Up Their S/O (request)

Gladio & Prompto’s S/O’s Heartbeat (request)

Affectionate Ignis (request)

Ignis’ S/O When He’s Stressed (request)

Chocobros’ Confident Curvy S/O (request)

FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST

Roy And Olivier’s Depressed S/O (request)

Holiday With Alphonse (request)

Alphonse And S/O Trick Or Treating (request)

Alphonse’s Anxious/Depressed S/O (request)

Spending Time With Olivier (request)

Stranded With Alphonse (request)

Jean Havoc Having a Crush On Mustang Reader (request)

Playfighting With Alphonse (request)

Alphonse Meeting His S/O’s Parents (request)

Alphonse And S/O Cleaning His Armor (request)

Alphonse’s S/O Meeting Winry (request)

Mustang Reader Dating Edward (request)

GOD OF WAR

Deadly Wounded (request)

GOW Hogwarts Houses (request)

Sindri And Halloween (request)

Sindri Confessing To His S/O (request)

Sindri And Brok’s Jobs In Modern Days (request)

Sindri’s S/O Having Nightmares (request)

Date With Sindri (request)

Cuddling With Kratos (request)

Kratos With Traveler Reader (request)

Kratos Finding A Lost Child (request)

Kratos & Shy Reader (request)

Kratos and Egyptian Goddess of Death S/O (request)

Kratos and Co Reacting To Modern Reader (request)

Half Giant Reader Meeting Kratos & Atreus (request)

Baldur Reacting To Reader Getting Hurt (request)

Kratos’ Twin Brother Reader (request)

Reactions To Atreus’ Brother Powers (request)

Atreus & Baldur’s Reactions To Kratos’ Mute S/O (request)

Kratos & Androgynous Reader (request)

Atreus’ Twin Brother Helping Freya (request)

GOOD OMENS

Asexual Reader Being Friends With Crowley & Aziraphale (request)

Baking Them ‘Devil Food Cake’ & ‘Angel Food Cake’ (request)

GREASE

Kenickie’s Shy S/O (request)

HARRY POTTER

Marauder’s Superstitious Muggleborn S/O (request)

Dorm Boys’ Favorite TV Shows (request)

First Date With Bill Weasley (request)

HEROES

Single Valentine’s Day (request)

JOHN WICK

John’s House

KINGDOM HEARTS

Sora Reacting to Keyblade Master Reader Fangirling (request)

College Sora With Reader (request)

Sora Comforting Lonely Reader (request)

Sora & S/O’s Affectionate Gestures (request)

Sora’s Jealous S/O (request)

Celebrating Halloween With Sora (request)

Winter With Sora (request)

LORD OF THE RINGS

Cuddling Boromir (request)

Tending To Boromir’s Wounds (request)

MARVEL

Bucky And Steve’s Short S/O (request)

Jealousy Bucky (request)

Avengers Hogwarts Houses

Steve’s Artist S/O (request)

Loki’s Autistic S/O (request)

Tony Stuck In A Closet (request)

Avengers Reacting To British Shield Agent (request)

Thor & Loki’s Self-Conscious S/O (request)

Avengers Reacting To Reader With Anxiety (request)

Avengers Reacting To Badass Reader (request)

Loki’s Genderfluid S/O (request)

Reader With Powers Creating Scary Creatures (request)

Loki Falling For Artist Reader (request)

Stephen Strange’s Sweet S/O (request)

MERLIN

Merlin Looking After Magical Child (request)

Merlin Hogwarts Houses

Gwaine’s Shy S/O (request)

Percival Rescuing Reader (request)

MISFITS

Nathan Dating Shy Male Reader (request)

MR. LOVE: QUEEN’S CHOICE

The Boys As Halloween Creatures (request)

Victor Reacting To MC Dating Gavin (request)

Gavin Taking Care Of Sick MC (request)

Gavin Reacting To MC Blushing (request)

Gavin Asking You Out On A Date (request)

Kiro Reacting To Sharing A Birthday With MC (request)

They Realize They’re In Love (request)

How They Act When They’re In Love (request)

MC Looking After Anxious Gavin (request)

Minor Realizing Gavin Has A Crush On MC (request)

Minor Realizing Gavin Has A Crush On MC In High School (request)

Gavin Reacting To MC Telling Him She Loves Him (request)

Gavin Reacting To MC Sleepily Confessing (request)

Victor And MC Reacting To Gender Swap (request)

They React To Social Reader (request)

Victor & Artistic S/O (request)

Gavin & Mistletoe

Boys With A Fainting S/O (request)

S/O Distracting Lucien From Work (request)

Victor’s S/O With Bad Self-Esteem (request)

Gavin Reacting To MC Under Anesthesia Effect (request)

Gavin & Drunk MC (request)

Gavin’s S/O With Healing Evol (request)

Gavin’s S/O With Anxiety/PTSD (request)

Gamer S/O (request)

Jealous Kirof (request)

Boys Babysitting Their Children (request)

Argument Over Jealousy (request)

MY HERO ACADEMIA

S/O With A Shadow Quirk (request)

Bakugo’s S/O Captured By Villains (request)

Jealous Bakugo (request)

Couple Halloween Costumes (request)

Reactions To Reader With Stretching Quirk (request)

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN

Jack Sparrow And Davy Jones’ Daughter (request)

Pirates Hogwarts Houses

PRIDE & PREJDUICE

Jealous Bingley (request)

RESIDENT EVIL 2

Leon Helping His S/O With Anxiety (request) [TRIGGER WARNING]

Leon & S/O In A Power Outage (request)

SMALLVILLE

Clark & Jimmy Kissing Reader (request)

Lex & Reader Taking Care Of Each Other (request)

Lex & Reader Reuniting (request)

Clark, Oliver & Lex Comforting Reader (request)

SPIDERMAN (PS4)

Peter’s Flying Shapeshifter Superhero Partner (request)

STAR WARS

Hogwarts Houses

Poe & Reader Childhood Friends to Enemies To Lovers (request)

STRANGER THINGS

Teenagers Hogwarts Houses

Kids Hogwarts Houses

SUPERNATURAL

Panic Attack (request)

S/O Coming Out As Bisexual (request) // Part 2 (request)

Reader Saved By Castiel (request)

Reader Rescued By Winchesters & Healed By Jack (request)

TANGLED

Eugene Realizing He’s Gay (request)

THE HOBBIT

Lesbian Daughter Reader (request)

THE HUNGER GAMES

Tributes Hogwarts Houses (request)

Cato & Marvel’s Shy S/O (request)

THE LUNAR CHRONICLES

Iko Crushing On A Curvy Girl (request)

Cinder And Cress As Friends (request)

Scarlet And Farm Hand Reader (request)

Cinder And Thorne (request)

Insecure S/O

Dating Jacin & Thorne (request)

THE MAN FROM UNCLE

Napoleon’s Bartender Girlfriend (request)

Napoleon & Illya Flirting With Reader (request)

Jealous Illya (request)

Illya’s Chubby Girlfriend (request)

THE OFFICE

Reader Being Andy Bernard’s Daughter (request)

THE OUTSIDERS

Dally & S/O Sleepy Cuddles (request)

Reactions To Reader Jumped By Socs (request)

Gang Protective Of Reader With Asperger (request)

Gang Comforting Crying Reader (request)

THE WITCHER

Geralt Frenemies With Witch!Reader (request)

First Kiss With Jaskier (request)

Reader Flirting With Geralt (request)

Reader Soft For Jaskier (request)

Geralt Being Jaskier’s Wingman (request)

Jaskier Comforting Reader (request)

Jaskier & Paintress S/O (request)

Jaskier & Shy S/O (request)

Reader Comforting Jaskier (request)

Reader Reminiscing With Geralt & Jaskier (request)

Jaskier & Reader’s Rivalry (request)

Jaskier & S/O’s First Big Fight (request)

Jaskier’s Trans Male S/O Being insecure (request)

Jaskier’s Strong S/O (request)

Geralt & Reader Arguing (request)

Jaskier Seeing Reader Getting Hurt (request)

Geralt & Reader Wanting Privacy (request)

Geralt & Jaskier As Parents (request)

Cahir Falling For Reader (request)

YOUTUBERS

Long Distance Relationship With Dan (request) [Phandom]

Dan’s Tall S/O (request) [Phandom]

#masterlist #headcanon #headcanons #head canon #head canons

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swanflowers · 8 years

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Critical Studies: Children’s Literature

Course: Children’s Literature: the Power of Story

Written in November 2012

The books that were studied for this critical studies essay are The God Beneath the Sea by Leon Garfield and Edward Blishen, and The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. The God Beneath the Sea is divided into three parts; in part one, the book starts off with the tale of Hephaestus being thrown out of Olympus by his very own mother, Hera, for his hideous appearance (Garfield & Blishen 1970, p. 25); in part two, the story surrounds that of the making of men, and how the Lord of the Sky, Zeus, had doomed them as well as their maker, Prometheus (Garfield & Blishen, p. 63-87) ; and finally, in part three, so begins the tale of the Gods and men, where the relationship of both parties is explored further after the making of men that had been started by Prometheus (Garfield & Blishen, p. 68). Altogether, the book mainly surrounds the story of that of Gods and men. The Wizard of Oz, on the other hand, is a story concerning a young girl named Dorothy, who had been spirited away from the home she knows and loves, only to arrive at the Land of Oz. Here, she goes on a journey to the Emerald City to meet the Wizard of Oz in hopes that he would send her back home. It is during her travels that she makes numerous friends such as the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Lion (Baum 1962). It is in these three that she gains new companions for her journey, as they too have reasons of their own for wanting to meet the Wizard of Oz. With The God Beneath the Sea and The Wizard of Oz as case studies, the critical approaches that have to do with Frye as well as Freud’s theories will be applied in order to make comparisons between the two.

The critical approach by Herman Northrop Frye is divided into four sections, the sections being theories that have to do with modes, symbols, myths and genres. Frye’s theories work on the idea of archetypes, which in this case, are patterns in literature that have a tendency to appear again and again (Sloan 1975). For example, in terms of genre, one would expect light-hearted situations that would tickle one’s sense of humour to appear in comedy, and that for the genre of tragedy, there would be situations that would bring grief, anger and misery. As for the genre of horror, it is just as the name suggests. It is a genre in literature that is meant to elicit the emotion of dread and or fear, be it in an entirely supernatural setting or a completely ordinary one that all of us can relate to so long as that element of horror is present in the fiction (Horror Writers Association n.d.). As stated before by Frye (Adam 1979, p. 288), distinctions made in literature are one of the ways of portraying literature in a manner that is regarded as ideal. He assumes that there is a tradition in the history of literature, where there is a specific manner of how texts are structured and how they are supposed to be read (Adam 1979).

The critical approach by Sigmund Freud, on the other hand, has to do with the human psychology, particularly in the areas of consciousness and unconsciousness. As stated by Freud (Badcock 1988, p. 6), consciousness is defined as a state of what is conscious at the moment. An example of this Freudian concept being applied is through the idea of repression, whereby, as stated by Freud (Badcock 1988, p. 15), the human mind pushes something away in order to keep it apart from consciousness. In short, the human mind does not wish to acknowledge the existence of a certain piece of information. Freud’s theory as to why the human mind reacts as such is to keep itself safe from pain and conflict, though, of course, this does not come without its own set of consequences, for ignoring reality does come with a price (Badcock 1988). For instance, if one were to forget to do an important assignment due to the stress of being buried under a lot of work, they will then have to pay for their lapse in memory later, be it by failing the assignment, or receiving less marks for turning in a late paper. Another example of a theory by Freud is that of the Freudian slip, which is a mistake that is made verbally or is a mistake in memory- this phenomenon is believed to be linked to the unconscious mind (Cherry n.d.).

With these points in mind regarding both critical approaches that have just been presented, the case studies, The God Beneath the Sea and The Wizard of Oz can now be compared.

Here, we will begin with studying and comparing the books in terms of Herman Northrop Frye’s theory of genre. Due to its rich world of magic, witches and other fantastical creatures, The Wizard of Oz can be categorized under the genre of fantasy. In an article by Contemporary Literary Criticism, it was pointed out by Mikita Brottman and David Sterritt (enotes 2005) while making a comment on fantasy being a means of escape, works of fantasy can be recognized by the way the world seems to work by a different set of rules. The world can also have an entirely different history, and language (enotes 2005). The world that is illustrated in L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz is exactly that. In the book, Dorothy is thrown into the world of Oz, where, as stated before, it is full of magic and fantastical creatures. There, she meets witches, a lion that is able to speak, flying monkeys, a live scarecrow and a man made of tin, who is aptly named Tin Woodman. The land of Oz plays by an entirely different set of rules, and the longer that Dorothy stays in that world, the more that she comes to know about it and its residents. Being in the land of Oz is a continuous learning experience in itself for the young girl. An example of an event with an element of fantasy in the book is her meeting with the Scarecrow, where the Scarecrow had actually winked and greeted her, much to her surprise as she had never met one that had done any of those things (Baum, p. 13). The entirety of the book is made up of many elements that are normally seen in the genre of fantasy in literature, which means that Frye’s theory concerning this particular area has some truth in it.

As for The God Beneath the Sea, while it is quite similar to The Wizard of Oz in terms of the fantastical events and people that exist in it, the book is placed in an entirely different category, and that category is the genre called myth. Simply put, as illustrated by Bingley (n.d.), myth is a genre that has religious roots; it gives explanations for certain things in a religious point of view. This, is exactly what the whole book is about. In The God Beneath the Sea, readers are introduced to a number of Greek gods and are shown of how many things have come to be. For example, in the book, it is shown how men were first created. It is explained that men was created by a Titan named Prometheus, and that he had created them with the use of a special type of clay, which he had moulded into the images of the immortal Gods (Garfield & Blishen, p. 68). Another event with a religious explanation to it is the occurrence of Winter. This particular event is explained by the goddess Demeter’s grief over her child “Core” (Garfield & Blishen). Every time the both of them are to part, that is when Winter begins, as the great goddess would be restless without her beloved child, but once they are reunited once more, the world, due to Demeter’s joy, would be immersed in the season of Summer (Garfield & Blishen). Again, Frye’s theory concerning genres ring true, as the book is filled with many elements of myths in it.

Now, in terms of Sigmund Freud’s theory concerning the conscious and unconscious mind of humans, while elements of his theories are present, there is not much to go on in both books.

In The God Beneath the Sea, one of the most notable events where Freud’s theory concerning the conscious and unconscious mind can be applied is when Prometheus tried offering the meat of a slaughtered bull to the great Lord of the Sky, Zeus (Garfield & Blishen, p. 72). In his haste, Prometheus had forgotten to detach the stomach of the slaughtered bull, and so when Zeus selected his choice, the god was left with meatless bones (Garfield & Blishen, p. 73). As Prometheus had been worried about the fate of his creations due to Zeus’ wish for them to be disposed of, it is possible that his mind had pushed the thought of detaching the stomach of the bull to the unconscious section of the mind in order to lessen the stress that he was under at the time. The result of his mind doing this, however, is to be expected. Zeus has been shown to not be one to take kindly to mistakes made by others, so the Titan as well as his creations were then punished.

As for The Wizard of Oz, an event where Freud’s theory can be applied is one where Dorothy had forgotten the possibility of the Winged Monkeys being able to carry her back to her beloved home (Baum, p. 52). It is possible that, after her many failed attempts to return home, this particular piece of information had been pushed to the unconscious part of her mind so as not to raise her hopes once more only to have them crushed again. Sure enough, the Winged Monkeys later confirmed that they are unable to carry her back to Kansas, much to her dismay (Baum, p. 52).

After studying both books with the theories by Freud and Frye in mind, many elements and archetypes were found, but more so the ones that have to do with Frye’s theory of genre. There are not many events that can be used as an example where Freud’s theory can be applied due to the authors solely concentrating on the world that their characters are immersed in. In the aforementioned books, The God Beneath the Sea and The Wizard of Oz, the authors have not placed much emphasis on the human mind. Both works are rich with the elements that their respective genres ideally command. In this sense, Frye’s theory concerning genre has proven to be much more useful, especially in terms of what readers wish to see when they are searching for works of fiction to indulge themselves in. With the many elements in the books that potential readers can use as references, they are able to get a much clearer picture as to what to expect should they choose to read them.

References:

1. Adam, AJM 1979, ‘Northrop Frye’s Theory of Genres and the New Literature of Latin America,’ Revista Canadiense de Estudios Hispanicos, vol. 3, no. 3, viewed 9 November 2012, <http://www.jstor.org.ezlibproxy.unisa.edu.au/stable/27762024?seq=2>.

2. Adam, AJM 1979, ‘Northrop Frye’s Theory of Genres and the New Literature of Latin America,’ Revista Canadiense de Estudios Hispanicos, vol. 3, no. 3, viewed 10 November 2012, <http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/27762024?uid=3737536&uid=2129&uid=2&uid=70&uid=4&sid=21101292263383>.

3. Badcock, C 1988, Essential Freud, B. Blackwell, Oxford.

4. Baum, LF 1962, The Wizard of Oz, Grosset & Dunlap, United States of America.

5. Bingley, Myths and Legends, About.com, viewed 12 November 2012, <http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/grecoromanmyth1/a/mythslegends.htm>.

6. Cherry, K n.d., What Is a Freudian Slip?, About.com, viewed 10 November 2012, <http://psychology.about.com/od/sigmundfreud/f/freudian-slip.htm>.

7. Contemporary Literary Criticism 2005, Fantasy in Contemporary Literature, enotes, viewed 11 November 2012, <http://www.enotes.com/fantasy-contemporary-literature-criticism/fantasy-contemporary-literature>.

8. Garfield, L & Blishen, E 1970, The God Beneath the Sea, Longman, Great Britain.

9. Horror Writers Association n.d., What is Horror Fiction?, Horror Writers Association, viewed 10 November 2012, <http://www.horror.org/horror-is.htm>.

10. Sloan, GD 1975, The child as critic : teaching literature in the elementary school, Teachers College Press, New York.

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