who are on the asexual spectrum (and without being inhuman/unemotional, see Dr Who, Sherlock, Sheldon Cooper)
who are staunchly childfree (not just until the "right person" comes along/accident with birth control)
who are pagan without having amazing magical powers (even I'm guilty of doing the opposite of this, because MAGIC, who wouldn't want that?) - they can still practise magic and divination but not you know, create a tornado or alter time.
...don't think sex and romance are all that important, but do value friendship highly. and/or people who are into romance, but not sex.
...have a positive outlook on life.
...are genuinely nice.
...are protagonists who have the choice of stopping what they are doing, but decide not to. (i.e., not "reluctant heroes" who have to do whatever they do because Reasons)
...save the day with people skills
...are observant/pay attention/notice things other people miss.
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Date: 2014-03-27 11:12 pm (UTC)kick butt
aren't plagued by melodramatic angsty pasts
for UF specifically:
don't inevitably sleep with the protagonist
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Date: 2014-03-28 09:50 am (UTC)Non-human characters who are genuinely alien (instead of "humans in makeup").
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Date: 2014-03-28 03:40 pm (UTC)who are staunchly childfree (not just until the "right person" comes along/accident with birth control)
who are pagan without having amazing magical powers (even I'm guilty of doing the opposite of this, because MAGIC, who wouldn't want that?) - they can still practise magic and divination but not you know, create a tornado or alter time.
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Date: 2014-03-28 05:34 pm (UTC)...have a positive outlook on life.
...are genuinely nice.
...are protagonists who have the choice of stopping what they are doing, but decide not to. (i.e., not "reluctant heroes" who have to do whatever they do because Reasons)
...save the day with people skills
...are observant/pay attention/notice things other people miss.