Totally shameless "My life is awesome and has awesome people in it" post.

[nevanna]

Also an "I'm sure this is relevant to some people's interests" post.

During an evening that included a delicious dinner, a chance to try on a homemade corset, a white kitty that shed all over my black outfit, way too much giggling like twelve-year-olds, and a shiny new-to-me anime series called Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, my friends and I concluded that there should be an equivalent of the Shut Up And Take My Money meme for writers, role-players, and other people who become attached to fictional characters: SHUT UP AND TAKE MY HEADSPACE.

(Yes, this came from a conversation in which mllelaurel and wired_lizard assured/warned me that a particular character from Magi was My Type. I have not even met this gentleman yet, but I've been spoiled enough to have a sense of how very, very doomed I am.)

Comments

[beccadg.livejournal.com]

...there should be an equivalent of the Shut Up And Take My Money meme for ... people who become attached to fictional characters...

TRU FAX!!!

...a shiny new-to-me anime series called Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic...

I might have heard of it, but definitely haven't seen it. Think I should give it a try sometime?

[nevacaruso.livejournal.com]

I might have heard of it, but definitely haven't seen it. Think I should give it a try sometime?

Maybe! Magi is, from what I can tell so far (I've only seen a few episodes), political fantasy with some of the mythology and a lot of names from The Arabian Nights woven in. There's treasure hunting, enchanted objects, battles and negotiations, magical obstacle courses, and outcasts learning The Power Of Friendship. The world-building is excellent so far, and the characters seem pretty engaging. (Sinbad is the one that my friends think I will like, and they did say that he's quite a bit like Jack Harkness, which I have a feeling might interest you.)

[collectively.livejournal.com]

Oh my god I love this. It should totally be A Thing.

Also, I can spot my own personal "Shut Up and Take My Headspace" characters soooo quickly now... :P

[nevacaruso.livejournal.com]

WE SHALL MAKE IT A THING, ELLE.

I can usually spot my "Shut Up And Take My Headspace" types pretty well, too, whatever ends up happening as a result. And my friends and I have a great deal of fun trying to spot each other's.

[dreamwriteremmy]

That's one of the animes on my To Watch List. xD (I have too many on it right now.)

also that meme is totally a thing (Though I haven't quite figured out what exactly our archetype's common denominator is).

[nevacaruso.livejournal.com]

I'm looking forward to talking about it with you, when you decide to watch it.

I think that it's possible to have several common factors. And then there are characters who push all our buttons but still don't ping, for whatever reason.