I was tagged by @lillialuna to talk about five fictional women that I love!
Clara the Changeling (Pathologic games): The obvious one, if you spend even five minutes on my blog. I have latched on to her and will never let go. She's such a fascinating, tragic, creepy, and relatable character that I could ramble about endlessly. I love Clara, and she deserves more attention and appreciation than she gets. A girl who is death by nature but resists it so hard she split herself in two? C'mon, guys, it's just a great character concept.
(Everything else under the cut for ease of scrolling)
Tiffany Aching (Terry Pratchett's Discworld): MY FAVORITE CHARACTER OF ALL TIME FROM ANYTHING, IF YOU CARE. She's me she's so literally me. I read these books as I was growing up, and from about book 3 onward I made sure to always read the next book in her series when we were the same age. Tiffany is so brilliant both as a fictional character in her own right, and as a reflection of what it's like to be a young woman growing up and finding her footing as a person. She's flawed, she's determined, selfish, compassionate, brutal and fair. She's a witch who gets it done! I love her more than words can say, and she has deeply affected the way I approach the world.
Kate Wetherall (Mysterious Benedict Society): One of the first fictional characters I dressed up as for Halloween. I always loved physically strong characters and Kate was so charming and fun for little Nettle. She also had some of the best humor in the series.
Rouge Amendiares (Cyberpunk 2077): she's hot. Okay. I have deeper reasons for liking her, but I will be honest here and say that I need that old woman bad. She's so awesome, though. I love how haunted she is by her past and how she is both ruthless and powerful but wracked with guilt and self-hatred. Flavor container. Girl, please, I could treat you so right hit my line please—
Angua Von Uberwald (Terry Pratchett's Discworld, the City Watch series): I'm cheating, but the City Watch is almost entirely separate from Tiffany Aching so who cares. I love her. Werewolf woman with self-esteem issues out the wazoo. Always frightened she'll lose control and become a monster like people expect of her. The big culmination in her romance arc is her asking her boyfriend if he'd be the one to kill her if she ever lost control, and he says he would be. It's so awesome. She's so awesome. Angua never kill yourself girl <3
I guess I will tag @lotsofsq @woolenpatchwork ! no pressure
have to get up early tomorrow. like 6am early. but here i am, at 11:44 pm, knee deep in the results page of a google search of the word 'agender' with x3 question marks
