TV_Universe: HeadCanon Challenge
Lucas Gottesman from Pretty Little Liars
01: OTP and why?
HANNA MARIN, ALWAYS AND FOREVER! Besides the fact that they are absolutely the cutest things ever together, lots of times my headcanons are either inspired by or encouraged by the actors' actions and interviews, and since just this afternoon I saw an interview where Brendan Robinson was asked, "Will his [Lucas's] life ever be complete without Hanna?" and he answered, "I don't think so." And so my heart melted, and- though anyone who was in liarsland with me would think it impossible- I started shipping it even harder. Like, thank the TV gods for season 6B... so many opportunities for plot bunnies. Plus, they're adults now, so it's not as creepy to write smut now!
02: brOTP and why?
I don't know. I feel like Lucas is too much of a lone wolf. Even though he and Caleb were kind of chummy in high school, I feel like Lucas is more the kind of person to have acquaintances rather than friends. He waits to find quality friendships and is super okay to be alone if it means that he doesn't have false friends and time wasters in his life.
03: NOTP and why?
Anyone but Hanna. I know I'm supposed to write two sentences on this, but I feel like the manifesto I wrote for question 01 should count for this too.
04: First moment you knew you liked this character and why?
From his very first appearance. Hanna is my favorite PLL character, and he was introduced through her storyline, so I was generally inclined to like him. Then he went on to just be, like, the prototype for a nice guy, and he genuinely cares about Hanna, and he's so super cute in such a kinda nerdy, unassuming way... Plus, this exchange sealed the deal for me:
Lucas: The Homecoming Queen is leaving the dance early? Isn't that like Han Solo abandoning the Millenium Falcon?
Hanna: Nominee. And I honestly have no idea.
05: Favorite line from this character and why?
Oops. I should learn to read ahead. Besides the Star Wars reference, his whole first scene is amazing. He's at a True Love Waits kind of club's meeting, and he's being forced to participate in "sexercise" and try and turn down Hanna's advances. He has a whole long speech (that I don't remember verbatim), but it includes lines like, "I have the upper body strength of Screech," "I don't need to know how to rebuff the advances of a genetic splice between Barbie and Shakira," and "I spend my weekends playing Wii. Alone."
06: Favorite scene for this character and why?
Probably during the Dance-A-Thon episode after Hanna gets dumped, and he's just there to hold her and comfort her. And after watching the season 6B marathon today, I have to say absolutely any interaction between him and Hanna in season 6. And when he comes to visit Hanna in the hospital and kisses her. AND ANY TIME HE'S WITH HANNA, OKAY?!?
Oh, and the scene where he gets drunk and picks a fight with Hanna's boyfriend because it's hilarious.
07: One way in which you relate to this character and why?
He's a nerd and kind of an outsider. Plus, he's okay being by himself. He's a sweetheart.
08: Something this character does/has done that embarrasses you and why?
Not a damn thing. I love him, and though he's a dork, it's pretty much the dorkiness that makes him so adorable.
09: Teddy Bear or Troublemaker and why?
Teddy Bear. Let me love him and hold him and tell him that everything will be alright. He is too precious for words.
10: One thing you would like to see happen to this character?
Hanna takes him up on his offer to fund her start-up, she stays in Rosewood which causes a rift with and eventual split from Jordan, and then oops! They just fall into bed together. Forever. And they get married and have perfectly adorable little liar babies.
Lita from WWE
01: OTP and why?
Lita + Kane= 4EVA. Let's see why... they were married in canon, they were parents in canon, they worked- and looked- so fucking well together, and because I'm a selfish bitch, and she's my favorite female wrestler and he's my favorite male wrestler.
02: brOTP and why?
In my headcanon (in which she and Kane are still together), she hangs out with Sara, Undertaker's wife, a lot. They'd be sisters-in-law, and I feel like they'd have a unique understanding, both being married to the completely batshit insane Callaway brothers. I also feels like she hangs out with Stacy Kiebler a lot, since Stacy's the one she confided in on the episode of Raw when she found out she was pregnant.
03: NOTP and why?
Trish Stratus. They could not hate each other more. Plus, there is NO coming back from calling Lita chubby after her pregnancy.
04: First moment you knew you liked this character and why?
I loved watching her wrestle from the very start, but I really fell in love with her when she was a guest trainer on the first season of Tough Enough. She talked about how she had never watched wrestling growing up and how she'd always felt like it was "rednecks fake-punching each other." Which is how I'd always felt until I really started studying the sport. She was so very open about how this was NOT what she had always wanted to do with her life, and I thought that was so brave- especially since she was (and still is, IMO) THE greatest female wrestler at the time.
05: Favorite line from this character and why?
Probably her wedding vows when she married Kane. That whole relationship was so over the top in a way that can only truly be pulled off by WWE, and her vows included calling Kane a "vile, horrible man with no soul," and of course, my favorite line of all...
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06: Favorite scene for this character and why?
Her wedding to Kane. When the two of them got together my fangirl heart exploded into a million rainbows, and the wedding was so ridiculous with Kane in a white tux walking down the ramp/aisle to a piano and cello arrangement of his entrance music (which I love by the way and am sorely tempted to use when/if I ever get married), Lita in a black dress and combat boots, Trish interrupting (wearing lingerie for absolutely no reason whatsoever), Matt trying to save Lita and ending up with a Tombstone off the stage... it was WWE magic at its best.
07: One way in which you relate to this character and why?
TOTAL. FUCKING. BADASS. Lita is the total embodiment of never giving up no matter the odds but never being one of those annoyingly positive, preachy people who just makes everyone roll their eyes. Lita was never (or at least very seldom) in-your-face or provocative or arrogant, but you just looked at her and knew she would mess you up if you crossed her.
08: Something this character does/has done that embarrasses you and why?
We'll just pretend that there was never a wrestler named "Edge," okay? And she certainly never celebrated Edge's championship win by joining him for a "live sex celebration" in the middle of the ring on Raw.
09: Teddy Bear or Troublemaker and why?
Porque no las dos? Lita was an amazing Babyface (wrestler speak for "good guy"), and she drew incredible heat as a Heel ("bad guy"). It doesn't matter. She's the best ever, no matter what.
10: One thing you would like to see happen to this character?
One more match! One more match! I would so dearly love to see her come back even for a one-off special match. Last year at Wrestlemania she expressed interest in a Team Bestie (her and Trish Stratus- who were bitter rivals in the ring but BFFs IRL) vs. Team Bella match, but my dream match would involve Lita and Paige. I don't care whether they're fighting or teaming. I love them both so much. I'd also love to see her in the ring with Becky Lynch, who I genuinely feel has the skills to be the next Lita (whereas Sasha Banks is the next Trish Stratus, and Paige is the female Stone Cold Steve Austin. Obviously).
Sandor Clegane from Game of Thrones
01: OTP and why?
Sansan (Sansa Stark/Sandor Clegane), forever and ever. They're Beauty and the Beast, and they're perfect, and I love them, and if they don't end up as canon, I will cry but not be surprised at all.
02: brOTP and why?
Stranger, his horse. Or Arya Stark. I would watch a whole show of just Arya and Sandor bickering as they slowly cross the countryside.
03: NOTP and why?
People, honestly. Sandor has such contempt for, like, 99% of the human race. I think the only person he likes is Sansa. And of course, in my headcanon, he's so deeply cynical on the outside because he so desperately wants to love and be loved.
04: First moment you knew you liked this character and why?
When he cleaned up Sansa's face after Joffrey hit her (or had her hit, I forget which). Even though he was technically still doing Joffrey's bidding, this was the first hint of him having a conscience.
05: Favorite line from this character and why?
"Fuck the city, fuck the kingsguard, fuck the king." Besides the fact that I bet most of the TV audience was thinking the same thing, that line was Sandor asserting himself and saying enough is enough and that he was no one's dog anymore.
06: Favorite scene for this character and why?
Either when he covered up Sansa after Joffrey had her stripped in the middle of court, or when he cried telling Arya about how he didn't do enough to save Sansa. My favorite scenes of his are when he actually lets the good in him shine through and when he does what he knows is right rather than what he's been commanded to do.
07: One way in which you relate to this character and why?
I am also a giant with half of my face burned off.
I honestly don't think I do. We are not very alike, the Hound and I.
08: Something this character does/has done that embarrasses you and why?
Um... he can come off as a little rapey, though I think that was mostly in a deleted scene. Also, that whole chicken scene that the internet seemed to go nuts over? I thought it was so incredibly stupid.
09: Teddy Bear or Troublemaker and why?
Oh, Sandor... so much both. Canonically, he's definitely a troublemaker (or, in ridiculous special snowflake Tumbler speak: ~problematic~). He's a killer, he clearly lusts after a girl who- yes, is underage by today's standards- and he's drunk almost constantly. BUT HE'S SO CUDDLY! All he wants is love!
10: One thing you would like to see happen to this character?
To be alive? I mean, I think it's a pretty open secret that he's not really dead, but... yeah. I need him to still be alive. Because who else is going to save Sansa? WHO?
01: OTP and why?
HANNA MARIN, ALWAYS AND FOREVER! Besides the fact that they are absolutely the cutest things ever together, lots of times my headcanons are either inspired by or encouraged by the actors' actions and interviews, and since just this afternoon I saw an interview where Brendan Robinson was asked, "Will his [Lucas's] life ever be complete without Hanna?" and he answered, "I don't think so." And so my heart melted, and- though anyone who was in liarsland with me would think it impossible- I started shipping it even harder. Like, thank the TV gods for season 6B... so many opportunities for plot bunnies. Plus, they're adults now, so it's not as creepy to write smut now!
02: brOTP and why?
I don't know. I feel like Lucas is too much of a lone wolf. Even though he and Caleb were kind of chummy in high school, I feel like Lucas is more the kind of person to have acquaintances rather than friends. He waits to find quality friendships and is super okay to be alone if it means that he doesn't have false friends and time wasters in his life.
03: NOTP and why?
Anyone but Hanna. I know I'm supposed to write two sentences on this, but I feel like the manifesto I wrote for question 01 should count for this too.
04: First moment you knew you liked this character and why?
From his very first appearance. Hanna is my favorite PLL character, and he was introduced through her storyline, so I was generally inclined to like him. Then he went on to just be, like, the prototype for a nice guy, and he genuinely cares about Hanna, and he's so super cute in such a kinda nerdy, unassuming way... Plus, this exchange sealed the deal for me:
Lucas: The Homecoming Queen is leaving the dance early? Isn't that like Han Solo abandoning the Millenium Falcon?
Hanna: Nominee. And I honestly have no idea.
05: Favorite line from this character and why?
Oops. I should learn to read ahead. Besides the Star Wars reference, his whole first scene is amazing. He's at a True Love Waits kind of club's meeting, and he's being forced to participate in "sexercise" and try and turn down Hanna's advances. He has a whole long speech (that I don't remember verbatim), but it includes lines like, "I have the upper body strength of Screech," "I don't need to know how to rebuff the advances of a genetic splice between Barbie and Shakira," and "I spend my weekends playing Wii. Alone."
06: Favorite scene for this character and why?
Probably during the Dance-A-Thon episode after Hanna gets dumped, and he's just there to hold her and comfort her. And after watching the season 6B marathon today, I have to say absolutely any interaction between him and Hanna in season 6. And when he comes to visit Hanna in the hospital and kisses her. AND ANY TIME HE'S WITH HANNA, OKAY?!?
Oh, and the scene where he gets drunk and picks a fight with Hanna's boyfriend because it's hilarious.
07: One way in which you relate to this character and why?
He's a nerd and kind of an outsider. Plus, he's okay being by himself. He's a sweetheart.
08: Something this character does/has done that embarrasses you and why?
Not a damn thing. I love him, and though he's a dork, it's pretty much the dorkiness that makes him so adorable.
09: Teddy Bear or Troublemaker and why?
Teddy Bear. Let me love him and hold him and tell him that everything will be alright. He is too precious for words.
10: One thing you would like to see happen to this character?
Hanna takes him up on his offer to fund her start-up, she stays in Rosewood which causes a rift with and eventual split from Jordan, and then oops! They just fall into bed together. Forever. And they get married and have perfectly adorable little liar babies.
Lita from WWE
01: OTP and why?
Lita + Kane= 4EVA. Let's see why... they were married in canon, they were parents in canon, they worked- and looked- so fucking well together, and because I'm a selfish bitch, and she's my favorite female wrestler and he's my favorite male wrestler.
02: brOTP and why?
In my headcanon (in which she and Kane are still together), she hangs out with Sara, Undertaker's wife, a lot. They'd be sisters-in-law, and I feel like they'd have a unique understanding, both being married to the completely batshit insane Callaway brothers. I also feels like she hangs out with Stacy Kiebler a lot, since Stacy's the one she confided in on the episode of Raw when she found out she was pregnant.
03: NOTP and why?
Trish Stratus. They could not hate each other more. Plus, there is NO coming back from calling Lita chubby after her pregnancy.
04: First moment you knew you liked this character and why?
I loved watching her wrestle from the very start, but I really fell in love with her when she was a guest trainer on the first season of Tough Enough. She talked about how she had never watched wrestling growing up and how she'd always felt like it was "rednecks fake-punching each other." Which is how I'd always felt until I really started studying the sport. She was so very open about how this was NOT what she had always wanted to do with her life, and I thought that was so brave- especially since she was (and still is, IMO) THE greatest female wrestler at the time.
05: Favorite line from this character and why?
Probably her wedding vows when she married Kane. That whole relationship was so over the top in a way that can only truly be pulled off by WWE, and her vows included calling Kane a "vile, horrible man with no soul," and of course, my favorite line of all...
06: Favorite scene for this character and why?
Her wedding to Kane. When the two of them got together my fangirl heart exploded into a million rainbows, and the wedding was so ridiculous with Kane in a white tux walking down the ramp/aisle to a piano and cello arrangement of his entrance music (which I love by the way and am sorely tempted to use when/if I ever get married), Lita in a black dress and combat boots, Trish interrupting (wearing lingerie for absolutely no reason whatsoever), Matt trying to save Lita and ending up with a Tombstone off the stage... it was WWE magic at its best.
07: One way in which you relate to this character and why?
TOTAL. FUCKING. BADASS. Lita is the total embodiment of never giving up no matter the odds but never being one of those annoyingly positive, preachy people who just makes everyone roll their eyes. Lita was never (or at least very seldom) in-your-face or provocative or arrogant, but you just looked at her and knew she would mess you up if you crossed her.
08: Something this character does/has done that embarrasses you and why?
We'll just pretend that there was never a wrestler named "Edge," okay? And she certainly never celebrated Edge's championship win by joining him for a "live sex celebration" in the middle of the ring on Raw.
09: Teddy Bear or Troublemaker and why?
Porque no las dos? Lita was an amazing Babyface (wrestler speak for "good guy"), and she drew incredible heat as a Heel ("bad guy"). It doesn't matter. She's the best ever, no matter what.
10: One thing you would like to see happen to this character?
One more match! One more match! I would so dearly love to see her come back even for a one-off special match. Last year at Wrestlemania she expressed interest in a Team Bestie (her and Trish Stratus- who were bitter rivals in the ring but BFFs IRL) vs. Team Bella match, but my dream match would involve Lita and Paige. I don't care whether they're fighting or teaming. I love them both so much. I'd also love to see her in the ring with Becky Lynch, who I genuinely feel has the skills to be the next Lita (whereas Sasha Banks is the next Trish Stratus, and Paige is the female Stone Cold Steve Austin. Obviously).
Sandor Clegane from Game of Thrones
01: OTP and why?
Sansan (Sansa Stark/Sandor Clegane), forever and ever. They're Beauty and the Beast, and they're perfect, and I love them, and if they don't end up as canon, I will cry but not be surprised at all.
02: brOTP and why?
Stranger, his horse. Or Arya Stark. I would watch a whole show of just Arya and Sandor bickering as they slowly cross the countryside.
03: NOTP and why?
People, honestly. Sandor has such contempt for, like, 99% of the human race. I think the only person he likes is Sansa. And of course, in my headcanon, he's so deeply cynical on the outside because he so desperately wants to love and be loved.
04: First moment you knew you liked this character and why?
When he cleaned up Sansa's face after Joffrey hit her (or had her hit, I forget which). Even though he was technically still doing Joffrey's bidding, this was the first hint of him having a conscience.
05: Favorite line from this character and why?
"Fuck the city, fuck the kingsguard, fuck the king." Besides the fact that I bet most of the TV audience was thinking the same thing, that line was Sandor asserting himself and saying enough is enough and that he was no one's dog anymore.
06: Favorite scene for this character and why?
Either when he covered up Sansa after Joffrey had her stripped in the middle of court, or when he cried telling Arya about how he didn't do enough to save Sansa. My favorite scenes of his are when he actually lets the good in him shine through and when he does what he knows is right rather than what he's been commanded to do.
07: One way in which you relate to this character and why?
I am also a giant with half of my face burned off.
I honestly don't think I do. We are not very alike, the Hound and I.
08: Something this character does/has done that embarrasses you and why?
Um... he can come off as a little rapey, though I think that was mostly in a deleted scene. Also, that whole chicken scene that the internet seemed to go nuts over? I thought it was so incredibly stupid.
09: Teddy Bear or Troublemaker and why?
Oh, Sandor... so much both. Canonically, he's definitely a troublemaker (or, in ridiculous special snowflake Tumbler speak: ~problematic~). He's a killer, he clearly lusts after a girl who- yes, is underage by today's standards- and he's drunk almost constantly. BUT HE'S SO CUDDLY! All he wants is love!
10: One thing you would like to see happen to this character?
To be alive? I mean, I think it's a pretty open secret that he's not really dead, but... yeah. I need him to still be alive. Because who else is going to save Sansa? WHO?