A Meme

[deelaundry]

So... there was a meme about... fictional characters? Or something? I've forgotten, but nightdog_barks gave me a B, so here you go:

Olivia Benson - I am watching all the L&O:SVU episodes in order (why? no man can tell) and Benson is on my mind. I like her as a character, think she's interesting, and unique. She dressed like a guy in the first season, but I think all female detectives were dressing that way in that era (see also Melissa Leo from Homicide: Life on the Streets), so it's probably not a queer identity marker. Though I wouldn't say no to fanfic that explored that idea. She screamed in a perp's face in one episode in a way that made me feel she owned her anger. That was awesome. She also pushed a ton of my kink buttons by knocking Elliot around while he was duct-taped to a chair. Mmmmmmmm.

Tobias Beecher - While we're on the subject of partners to Chris Meloni characters, let's say hi to Beecher, fucked-up everyman dude. Weak in very interesting ways. Most awkward coming-out to a parent ever. While I'd wanted him to have a happy ending on Oz, I am not dissatisfied with the way things actually went down.

Bonnie Wilson - This is who I still think of as Wilson's type (the type he's drawn to, not necessarily the type that would be best for him): nice, loving, with hints of emotional fragility. If she hadn't met Wilson in Boston, I think House would have stomped her flat before she ever got to a first date.

Brian Kinney - Sexy as hell, good God. His final arc on Queer as Folk: US was fascinating, in that he was dragged kicking and screaming into growth, but he did it; he became a full, functioning adult who cared about more than just himself. AND THEN THE FUCKFACE TPTB TOOK IT AWAY AND SHOVED HIM BACK TO WHERE HE'D BEEN IN THE FIRST EP just so Michael could feel satisfied that everything in his world was where he wanted it to be. Fuckers.

Sam Beckett - Speaking of angry-making ends, Sam got so royally screwed by the end of Quantum Leap that I am still in apoplexy about it over nine years later. What happened to him offends my sense of what is decent and right about the universe.

Comments

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

I don't think Wilson would be any harder to live with than anyone else. He has weird quirks -- so does everyone. The toughest thing in living with him, honestly, would be accommodating his relationship with House. I've made the analogy before that House is like Wilson's 19-year-old son -- independent the majority of time, but still intensely in need of Wilson's time, attention, and love at certain points. A person who wanted to have a long-term relationship with Wilson would have to be able to see the value of his relationship with House and negotiate a reasonable "settlement" of Wilson's attention. PWCorgigirl wrote about that in her story "Bombproof."

Amber is the archetype of the best person for Wilson. "I can take care of myself. I need you to take care of you." She appreciated him, loved him for who he was, and also pushed him to explore who he was, warts and all.

House is also very high up there on the "good for Wilson" scale, although he doesn't care about Wilson exploring his own needs. Hugh Laurie has said that House is nervous about Wilson changing because it might mean House would get less of what he wants from Wilson.

[damigella-314.livejournal.com]

He has weird quirks -- so does everyone.
I sort of imagine him as very anal-retentive. You know, the kind of man who's not happy with the way you fold the towels, or gets antsy if you disturb the alphabetical order of the spice rack. Plus many people can't cope with infidelity (may or may not be physical); if he didn't have House, he would have more time for demanding women.
And finally, I seriously think he doesn't want children.

But I get your point, and it's a reasonable one. What we really need is to see much more of Wilson in canon to clarify the issue, unfortunately the time is running out.

Yes for Amber being right for him. Except of course she wouldn't imho have hesitated leaving him behind if she got a great job offer across the continent.

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

I sort of imagine him as very anal-retentive. You know, the kind of man who's not hI think folkappy with the way you fold the towels, or gets antsy if you disturb the alphabetical order of the spice rack.

Maybe. But he's smart, funny, caring, a good conversationalist, generous with money, has a stable job, cooks, and is apparently great in bed. So I'd deal with him wanting the towels a certain way.

Infidelity is a worrisome thing to have in his history (as does House, according to House), but depending on what he had to say about it, past infidelity wouldn't necessarily be a deal-breaker.

Except of course she wouldn't imho have hesitated leaving him behind if she got a great job offer across the continent.

Completely and utterly disagree with you there. Wilson was the one person with whom Amber could have both love and respect (her words) and there's no way she'd give that up. If she got a great job offer across the continent, she'd wage a fierce campaign to get Wilson to come with her.

[damigella-314.livejournal.com]

there's no way she'd give that up.

You may well be right: Amber was an incredibly interesting character we got way too little of. Otoh, at least they gave her humanity, consistency and a glorious send-off, which is certainly much better than what Cuddy got.

[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

I agree about Wilson not wanting kids, although he clearly likes them, my personal head canon reason for this is he's been around so many seriously sick kids and heartbroken parents that he doesn't want to deal with that in his own personal life. in fact I had a fic (which I never posted) about one of his exes wanting kids and that was one reason they broke up that had nothing to do with anything House did. IMHO, if one person in a couple wants kids and the other doesn't that's kind of a deal breaker.

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

if one person in a couple wants kids and the other doesn't that's kind of a deal breaker.

It's a really tough issue, for sure. I wrote an original fic (never posted) where a couple broke up over the issue, the one guy had the kid he wanted with someone else, and then after that romantic relationship naturally ended, he got back together with his first love (who still didn't want kids). They solved the problem by deciding they'd rather have some time together than none. They were together when the kid wasn't around, and then apart when the kid was around (the parent had shared custody). It wasn't ideal for either of them, but it was the best solution possible and they were happy.