Identifying with characters

[deird_lj]

This was mentioned in a few posts on my flist this morning, and I got all curious.



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[xlivvielockex.livejournal.com]

Taking away the whole supernatural element (though I do think my house is on a Hellmouth sometimes), I AM Cordelia. Total Queen Bee in high school, was bitchy to everyone but I was the one you could count on for a ride. Went away from my hometown, got smacked with a rare kind of migraine, turned my whole life around and now I try every day to be as nice to people as I can cause I believe life bit me in the ass for being such a bitch.

So yeah, totally invested in her, her story, her struggle. And when someone attacks her, I'm totally protective of her because it's almost like an attack on me. I can fanwank all sorts of outside motivations for her.

Picked Faith too because growing up, my family wasn't well off, we moved a lot, I lived with grandparents or relatives or friends a lot. I didn't really have a stable homelife and didn't have a lot of stuff other kids had. So I can totally get that outsider, all alone feeling. (Then my dad made bank and we all settled and viola! Cordelia. LOL)

[menomegirl.livejournal.com]

And when someone attacks her, I'm totally protective of her because it's almost like an attack on me.

I feel the same way about Riley.

[xlivvielockex.livejournal.com]

Awww, poor Riley. I think he gets too much flack.

I really try not to say anything that is a flat out attack (discussion is different, naturally) about any chars because out there, there is probably someone who identifies with them and loves them.

[deird1]

Same with me and Anya.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

Same with me and Spike. And Buffy in the last three seasons.