I Don't Want To Know What I'm Capable Of

[redbrunja]

So, the combination of reading Side Jobs while my mom is reading Dragon Bones made me realize another one of my bulletproof kinks: people who are LEGITIMATELY* afraid of what they're capable of and struggle with where their moral lines are.

Examples would be: Harry  Dresden; Ward of Hurog; Alexandra Udinov, daughter of Nikolai Udinov (BANG. BANG.) (I'm on the fence about The Doctor.)

What do you think of this trope? Who are your favorite characters who embody it? Tell me in the comments.

*By which I mean, it's not just that these characters have moral qualms but have to actively safeguard themselves against being as bad as the people they're fighting. So I would argue that Sarah Coner wouldn't apply but Raylan Givens is SO MUCH THIS. And yes, I have noticed that it is a VERY male-dominated trope.

Comments

[natural-blue-26.livejournal.com]

And Callisto is one of my favorite villains ever. She was crazy and evil and yet extremely well motivated and I thought she was given a lot of depth (by the actress if not by the writers).

Word. I adored Callisto as a kid- way more than any other villain on the show. Her back story was definitely the most heartfelt, or at least it resonated with me the best at the age I was...

[mildmay.livejournal.com]

Yeah, she was one of the first villains I really found both entertaining and compelling. She was one of the best parts of the show, really.

[natural-blue-26.livejournal.com]

I definitely prefer her almost all the other non-regular characters Aphrodite.