a character type

[sophia_sol]

I was thinking again recently about how much I love a certain character type, which is typified by Death as played by Szabó P Szilveszter in the Hungarian version of the musical Elisabeth

an alien outsider, powerful, cold and restrained but with a depth of feeling, does not Get human emotions but can't help getting involved and intensely invested anyway in their own way. does things that would be considered bad or even evil from a human perspective but they don't have the framework to conceptualize their choices that way, and are acting according to their nature.

other characters of the type:

- the staryk lord, from Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

- Hun-Kamé, from Gods of Jade and Shadow by Moreno-Garcia, iirc?

- ok I actually struggle to think of others

but. what I want. what I really want. is this character type, but in a character who isn't gendered male!

(ok I will also take recs for more male versions bc I do just want more 😭 BUT.)

it's possible that what I want is just. more fiction about death gods. which would check out too tbh

LET WOMEN (AND BEINGS OUTSIDE THE GENDER BINARY) BE CREEPY PSYCHOPOMPS OK!!

Comments

[luzula]

Hmm. There ought to be Fairy Queen type characters similar to this?

[sophia_sol]

that's a great point, there should be! I'm not sure I've actually come across one that fits my criteria though, which is tragic. but I'd love to read faerie queens like this!

[gloss]

Okay, I want Nghi Vo on this character type yesterday!

[sophia_sol]

ME TOO PLEASE!!!

[geraineon]

I love this character type too!

and YES, MORE WOMEN/OUTSIDE OF GENDER BINARY OF THIS TYPE PLS

[sophia_sol]

PLEASE!!!!!!