Favorite characters and their posts, huh? Wow. That's a tall order for me to be honest. I've been roleplaying pretty seriously for the better part of the past 5 years. So many characters I've written for and so many iconic posts. If I had to narrow it down to just a few, I think the following would be the ones I'd choose with three of my favorite posts from them: First off we have a character who is quite possibly the one I've used the most and have even spawned into various other characters. And while the spin-offs have been great, I feel like you can't beat the OG of my slice of life characters: [color=crimson][b]Jackson Torvald Drake[/b][/color] ([url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3577914]Camp Liberty Sheet[/url] • [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3954942]Beverly Hills High II Sheet[/url]) . Anyone that has seen me in high school roleplays or has possibly stalked my character thread might see this character being adapted into various settings and he is without a doubt my most iconic one. I've always gone back to his character archetype, which is to say the type of knucklehead who thinks with his heart and fists (and sometimes his manly privates) more than his brain and common sense). He is the kind of character who is a ball of joy wrapped up in a 6'0, lean machine often portrayed by Evan Peters and Jensen Ackles. He is that guy who will make you wanna punch him while also giving you a good laugh when you most need it. And he is the kind of guy who, in my humble opinion, is my biggest self-insert out of all of my characters (mainly for him being an idiot like me and being someone who does things with the best intentions but not always perceived in that way). Favorite Posts from Jackson Drake: This was hard, but I've narrowed it down to the following in the order of what they mean to me. [indent][sub][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3934642]Nothing but Bloody Silence[/url] • Beverly Hills High II Reason • This one was a really personal post for the character. In this RP, he had just royally screwed up in three ways: kissing his best friend’s younger sister, getting caught by said best friend, and a two-parter of confronting his crush angrily (and her telling him how it was in a harsh manner) and getting into his father’s Mustang and driving back to his house drunk. He went through a series of emotions and made a decision to use his phone while drunk as he was driving. He sent a voicemail to someone (it was never revealed who it was) and after he did, he crashed.[/sub] [sub]This one really stuck to me because it dealt with a lot of emotions that were intense. Jackson has often been portrayed as a happy-go-lucky guy. He never really frowned all that much, but in this post and the events leading up to it made him feel everything from anger, guilt, and despair to flat out shame in what he did. All of it came rushing to the surface in a single phone call that resulted in a DUI accident. I remember choking up a few times while writing it because I was -- and have always been -- attached to Jackson as a character.[/sub] [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3625006]I’m Okay/No You’re Not[/url] - Co-written with [@TootsiePop] • Welcome to Camp Liberty [sub]Reason • Similarly, this one was on the more emotional side, but it demonstrated Jackson’s pushiness and refusal to give up on something. In this case, it was his friend from camp, Ash. they had a unique bond that was hard to understand and even more difficult to explain. It was Jackson being pushy and Ash being -- well, she was being Ash, but in the end, it ended with one of my favorite quotes from any of my characters: “I’ll romance the fuck out of you.” Still to this day, it remains one of the most iconic quotes I’ve given to any of my characters. There was a rare connection between them and I think, even though Jackson is married with kids now, Ash brought something out in him much like how I think the Camp Liberty RP itself had some of my favorite moments from Jackson Drake.[/sub] [/indent] The second character I think would be my favorite (of my collection of course) is one that is closely tied with first place, but I feel like the only reason he missed out on first is that JB is a little closer to representing me as a whole. That being said, [color=dodgerblue]Alexandros Stefano Mossos[/color] ([url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3288268]General Character Sheet[/url] • [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4334931]Minutes to Midnight Sheet[/url])is definitely one I think a lot of my friends can agree is one of my best. Putting aside that he was created for one of the best RPs I was in, he is also the start of what would become a family dynasty, spawning even into [@Dirty Pretty Lies]’ Dante Mossos (Alex’s nephew). Admittedly, he was the first real “fuck boy” character I made when I was starting my transition into a slice of life roleplays. He was very stereotypical in the beginning, but over time, he’s developed almost as much as Jackson has (though not used nearly as often). I’ve tried different versions of him and attempted different things with the character. I’ve tried a more sensitive Alex and someone who was a little bit less of an asshole, but DPL could tell you that he wasn’t exactly the same character, so I scrapped what I called “The Prodigal Son” iteration. But now he is a business tycoon, married, and a father of five. He’s also less of an asswipe than he was in his high school days. [indent][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4755094]The BDSM Club[/url] • Crooked Young (1x1 with [@Dirty Pretty Lies] [sub]Reason • This one might be one of my more recent posts with this iconic character of mine, but I think it’s also one of my favorites with Alex mainly due to the reason that it was the first time I was able to write him surrounded by his friends and not people he pissed off by being so arrogant. I have a tendency to do that and it’s honestly really special to me that Alex seemed like a decent guy among so many other fuckboys. Plus, the name alone of the group and the post still makes me laugh. :lol It’s also a defining moment where Alex realized he loved Audrey. It’s a pivotal moment for the character if I do say so myself.[/sub] [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4446038]For Nostalgia’s Sake[/url] (A collab post written with [@Inkarnate]) [sub]Reason • I think collab posts should count and this one really stood out because, again, it was a showing of Alex being with a friend but unlike the one above, which I love, this was more of a “battle of egos” between my Alex and Ink’s Richard. I think both characters played off each other brilliantly and I remember it being a pleasure writing it with ink. But even that aside, it stands out to me because it’s Alex interacting in a way where he can truly be himself and not feel like he has to be something people expect him to be. Plus, it’s just so entertaining seeing him and Richard one-up each other. :lol[/sub] [/indent] The third and final character for this particular topic was hard for me and I truly mean this because I have so many others. But when I think of an iconic character, unlike the two above who are more focused in a slice of life roleplays, my final one is one that predates my time of being in such roleplays. This is a character that has been with me for 5 years and that has been a part of my most successful 1x1 roleplay with [@Hero]. His name is [color=fff79a]Wesley Alexander[/color]. He is an honorable prince and loves and fights with his heart. He loves his people and is a true example of what a king-to-be should be like. Eloquent in how he speaks, faithful to those closest to him, but when the situation calls for it, he is ruthless beyond reproach. [indent][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3469437]Wesley Fights For Love[/url] • [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/1644511]Character Sheet[/url] [sub]Reason • And thinking about all of the wonderful posts I’ve written using him, only one comes to mind. After countless posts of building towards his relationship with Hero’s Nadeline, Wesley feels very strongly about her. And when the character Shion stole Ultima from her, Wesley felt obligated to do something about it. For other reasons that led to the impulsive decision to act first and ask questions later -- something that his own esper noted was in accordance to my other male character, Jaakuna, who always did just that -- it was a great moment for Wesley because it showed his development. He was always the tactical and careful one, but in the post, he went forth and did something from his heart without thinking much about the consequences other than how much he loves Nadeline and this moment was the highest point for his love.[/sub][/indent]