I always like the “who are they when they’re at home?” dynamic. It’s another point for sidekicks, siblings, love interests, and right hands I think. In stories and in life. I love the POV of whoever gets to see that because they have the ability to go:
“Oh sure, they’re the savior of all man kind/faerie princess/chosen one/lord of darkness/pop star/ pro athlete/aristocrat/wizard/ crime boss/high ruler. No one is saying they aren’t accomplished. What I am saying is that only one of us has ever walked face first in to a sliding glass door, and it sure as shit wasn’t me.”
a gifset for every tww episode (in no particular order): inauguration part II: over there (4x15)
“We're going to a ball." "Balls are fun." "We're actually going to eight of them." "Eight times the fun." "I was actually the one who hit the window, the rest of them went to school on my throw.”
The thing I adore about ww is the constant onslaught of odd facts from all characters, either due to the fact that they are inherently geeks, (Bartlet, Sam), the job requires they be overly informed (everyone, but CJ especially), and the fact that they are surrounded by each other sharing said info. The line “did you know” precedes some of my favorite bits.
“TK: When I lived in New York, I was in this pick up hockey game and I twisted my ankle kind of bad. They called an ambulance and I called the guy I was seeing at the time from the hospital to come pick me up. On the way down, he stopped and met his friends for a beer.
Carlos: He stopped for a beer?
TK: Yes.
Carlos: You called him to pick you up when you were hurt. And he stopped for a beer.
TK: Well he was supposed to meet his friends, he stopped to tell them why he couldn’t.
Carlos: And had a beer.
TK: Yep. But see? You’re better than any of my old boyfriends. There isn’t anything for you to worry about, babe.
Carlos: Hey, TK?
TK: Yeah?
Carlos: I want you to know, that if you were in an accident, I wouldn’t stop for a beer.
TK: If you were in an accident, I wouldn’t stop for a red light”.