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thebestseller) wrote2013-02-10 09:30 pm
thebestseller) wrote2013-02-10 09:30 pm
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PERSONAL
NAME: Shurimon
PERSONAL JOURNAL:shurimon
EMAIL: spdbridge03 at gmail dot com
AIM: Shuripus
CURRENT CHARACTERS: Simon Tam (Firefly), Jennifer Keller (Stargate Atlantis)
CHARACTER
CHARACTER NAME: Richard Castle
SERIES: Castle
CANON POINT: Season 4 episode 21, "Headhunters"
LOSS: His ability to drink coffee- if he ever tries, no matter what he puts in it, it tastes so nasty he can't bear to drink it. This loss would be important to Castle because bringing coffee to Beckett every morning is part of his life and routine, his way of saying "good morning" to her and making her smile.
ABOUT THE CHARACTER: The first words that come to mind when describing Richard Castle are "playboy", "childish", "annoying" and "charming". He is a highly-successful crime novelist and, before the series begins, seems to spend a lot of time fraternizing with his fans, attending book launch parties and readings, and generally living a lavish lifestyle. Castle has a firm belief that everyone and everything has a story- you just have to find it- and is not above hounding or charming people to get their personal stories and fresh inspiration for his writing.
However, underneath the ditzy playboy surface, Castle is a very intelligent man who has great insight into the criminal mind, and thoroughly researches his novels. If he doesn't know something himself, chances are he has a source or some old research that contains the answers, having built up quite an impressive amount of contacts over the years, even some in the FBI and CIA. The reasons for his fascination with crime and murder have yet to be revealed, but there are some implications that some tragedy in his past drove Castle to specifically turn his focus on mysteries.
No matter what the reasons are, however, Castle obviously loves the chance to live the adventures and excitement he writes about, for he is a fanboy in his own right. He is shown to have a very large collection of books, is very savvy about the various tropes and cliches shown in movies and television shows (and how they sometimes apply to real life), and is known to have a collection of rare comic books, as well as having a fairly deep knowledge of various characters within them.
Castle starts off thinking and acting quite selfishly, though this diminishes with time. When he first joins the NYPD as a consultant, he tends to treat everything as one big joke, and often acts as though cases will play out the way they do in fiction, forming opinions about a given crime based on what he would write, rather than the facts. He also stays emotionally detached from the cases, but as time goes on, finds himself becoming more and more involved and toning down his attitude, treating the victims and suspects with more respect and care. One negative trait he keeps throughout the series, however, is a tendency to act without much regard for others, and an inability to understand why people are upset with him until it's explicitly explained to him. He also doesn't quite give up his tendency to come up with outlandish theories, though he reasons that if he keeps making off-the-wall guesses, he will eventually be right.
Castle also lives to be a thorn in Detective Beckett's side. He can easily get her riled up and get under her skin by virtue of being his own annoying self... yet somehow, this strange bond eventually evolves into one of strong mutual trust and respect along with the teasing. The two have an obvious romantic and sexual attraction to one another, but are unwilling or unable to resolve those feelings for quite a long time- and Castle's occasional fling on the side doesn't help matters. His ability to annoy her can be a boon, as well, because Castle often says something that makes Beckett think outside the box and reach past her own solid conclusions. His nagging feelings or insistence that something is wrong because he wouldn't write it that way have cracked some tough cases wide open and even saved innocent suspects from being convicted. Despite the sexual tension and their tendency to bicker, both he and Beckett trust one another with their lives and darkest secrets and fears and have literally faced down death together.
Despite his negative attributes, Castle does have positive qualities. He is more than willing to apologize to people he's upset once he understands why and is not too proud to admit when he's wrong. He dotes on his daughter, Alexis, is constantly on the lookout for her well-being, and does his best to be a great dad without spoiling her- having grown up not knowing who his father is and with a mother who constantly left him with nannies while she pursued her acting career, Castle wants Alexis to always feel that she is loved and know that he will be there for her. The two share a very close bond, and while Castle sometimes fumbles and is overprotective of her, he trusts her and she him. It is his worst nightmare as a parent to imagine something bad happening to her, and so cases involving children in danger affect him deeply. Castle has a good relationship with his mother, too, despite his upbringing and the fact that she often gets on his nerves, and it is obvious the two love each other. Once Castle befriends someone, especially as closely as he does Beckett, he will go out of his way and give whatever he can to make sure they're happy, and can be very generous with his wealth.
ABILITIES: Nothing special; Castle is a completely ordinary human being.
THIRD-PERSON WRITING SAMPLE: Castle had looked everywhere around his apartment for those files. It figured that the one time Beckett had actually WILLINGLY let him take evidence home, he would lose it.
He hadn't told her that little bit, of course. This kind of information, he felt, was best released on a strictly need-to-know basis. And she didn't need to know. Not until he'd exhausted every possibile hiding place at least 3 times, and even then....
He jumped when his phone rang and nearly hit his head on the underside of the desk he'd been on his hands and knees under. Groping around on the desk top with one hand, he managed to grab the phone... then immediately dropped it. Grunting, he strained to reach where it had fallen, finally managing to get one fingernail on the edge of the phone and slide it toward him. It had been ringing insistently in the meantime... and of course, just as soon as he grabbed it, it stopped.
"... Damnit." Picking it up anyway, still crouched underneath the desk, Castle looked at his call history and saw that it had been Beckett. "... Double damnit." Then, it began to ring again. "TRIPLE damnit." Castle rubbed his nose, bit his lip, swallowed down his panic and answered it. "Detective Beckett! Please tell me another body hasn't dropped."
"No, Castle. I'm just wondering where you are with those files. You said you'd be here 15 minutes ago."
"Oh, well, you know... I get distracted so easily..." He winced when there was a long pause.
"You didn't LOSE them, did you? Because I doubt even YOU are that irresponsible."
"Of COURSE not," said Castle, with all the sincerity he could muster... before spotting the corner of a manila envelope beneath his office rug, trying to hold back a squee of relief.
"Castle. Don't lie to me."
"I'm not!" Castle insisted, the sincerity much more earnest this time as he crawled out from underneath the desk, wincing as he banged his elbow on the corner of it as he did so.
"You'd better not be. Because I want them here. NOW." Castle knew that tone all too well by now. It was Beckett's I-don't-believe-you-for-one-second-mister voice. That one that she used in the interrogation room when she knew a criminal was lying, but they thought she was too stupid to realize it.
"Okay, okay!" said Castle, practically diving forward, seizing the folder and pulling it out from underneath the rug. "I'll be there in 10."
"Good." There was silence as she hung up, and Castle flopped forward onto his stomach, breathing a sigh of relief.
FIRST-PERSON JOURNAL SAMPLE: Sample posts: http://thoughtformed.dreamwidth.org/722514.html
http://thoughtformed.dreamwidth.org/685235.html
http://thoughtformed.dreamwidth.org/659637.html
INTENT: I don't have any particular plans for him in Paradisa yet, but I think Castle will be a good fit for the game and a nice change from my current roster of socially-awkward doctors. *g* I enjoy playing Castle because he lets me exercise my comedy writing muscles, and he's just generally fun to put into various situations and comment around with.
NAME: Shurimon
PERSONAL JOURNAL:
shurimonEMAIL: spdbridge03 at gmail dot com
AIM: Shuripus
CURRENT CHARACTERS: Simon Tam (Firefly), Jennifer Keller (Stargate Atlantis)
CHARACTER
CHARACTER NAME: Richard Castle
SERIES: Castle
CANON POINT: Season 4 episode 21, "Headhunters"
LOSS: His ability to drink coffee- if he ever tries, no matter what he puts in it, it tastes so nasty he can't bear to drink it. This loss would be important to Castle because bringing coffee to Beckett every morning is part of his life and routine, his way of saying "good morning" to her and making her smile.
ABOUT THE CHARACTER: The first words that come to mind when describing Richard Castle are "playboy", "childish", "annoying" and "charming". He is a highly-successful crime novelist and, before the series begins, seems to spend a lot of time fraternizing with his fans, attending book launch parties and readings, and generally living a lavish lifestyle. Castle has a firm belief that everyone and everything has a story- you just have to find it- and is not above hounding or charming people to get their personal stories and fresh inspiration for his writing.
However, underneath the ditzy playboy surface, Castle is a very intelligent man who has great insight into the criminal mind, and thoroughly researches his novels. If he doesn't know something himself, chances are he has a source or some old research that contains the answers, having built up quite an impressive amount of contacts over the years, even some in the FBI and CIA. The reasons for his fascination with crime and murder have yet to be revealed, but there are some implications that some tragedy in his past drove Castle to specifically turn his focus on mysteries.
No matter what the reasons are, however, Castle obviously loves the chance to live the adventures and excitement he writes about, for he is a fanboy in his own right. He is shown to have a very large collection of books, is very savvy about the various tropes and cliches shown in movies and television shows (and how they sometimes apply to real life), and is known to have a collection of rare comic books, as well as having a fairly deep knowledge of various characters within them.
Castle starts off thinking and acting quite selfishly, though this diminishes with time. When he first joins the NYPD as a consultant, he tends to treat everything as one big joke, and often acts as though cases will play out the way they do in fiction, forming opinions about a given crime based on what he would write, rather than the facts. He also stays emotionally detached from the cases, but as time goes on, finds himself becoming more and more involved and toning down his attitude, treating the victims and suspects with more respect and care. One negative trait he keeps throughout the series, however, is a tendency to act without much regard for others, and an inability to understand why people are upset with him until it's explicitly explained to him. He also doesn't quite give up his tendency to come up with outlandish theories, though he reasons that if he keeps making off-the-wall guesses, he will eventually be right.
Castle also lives to be a thorn in Detective Beckett's side. He can easily get her riled up and get under her skin by virtue of being his own annoying self... yet somehow, this strange bond eventually evolves into one of strong mutual trust and respect along with the teasing. The two have an obvious romantic and sexual attraction to one another, but are unwilling or unable to resolve those feelings for quite a long time- and Castle's occasional fling on the side doesn't help matters. His ability to annoy her can be a boon, as well, because Castle often says something that makes Beckett think outside the box and reach past her own solid conclusions. His nagging feelings or insistence that something is wrong because he wouldn't write it that way have cracked some tough cases wide open and even saved innocent suspects from being convicted. Despite the sexual tension and their tendency to bicker, both he and Beckett trust one another with their lives and darkest secrets and fears and have literally faced down death together.
Despite his negative attributes, Castle does have positive qualities. He is more than willing to apologize to people he's upset once he understands why and is not too proud to admit when he's wrong. He dotes on his daughter, Alexis, is constantly on the lookout for her well-being, and does his best to be a great dad without spoiling her- having grown up not knowing who his father is and with a mother who constantly left him with nannies while she pursued her acting career, Castle wants Alexis to always feel that she is loved and know that he will be there for her. The two share a very close bond, and while Castle sometimes fumbles and is overprotective of her, he trusts her and she him. It is his worst nightmare as a parent to imagine something bad happening to her, and so cases involving children in danger affect him deeply. Castle has a good relationship with his mother, too, despite his upbringing and the fact that she often gets on his nerves, and it is obvious the two love each other. Once Castle befriends someone, especially as closely as he does Beckett, he will go out of his way and give whatever he can to make sure they're happy, and can be very generous with his wealth.
ABILITIES: Nothing special; Castle is a completely ordinary human being.
THIRD-PERSON WRITING SAMPLE: Castle had looked everywhere around his apartment for those files. It figured that the one time Beckett had actually WILLINGLY let him take evidence home, he would lose it.
He hadn't told her that little bit, of course. This kind of information, he felt, was best released on a strictly need-to-know basis. And she didn't need to know. Not until he'd exhausted every possibile hiding place at least 3 times, and even then....
He jumped when his phone rang and nearly hit his head on the underside of the desk he'd been on his hands and knees under. Groping around on the desk top with one hand, he managed to grab the phone... then immediately dropped it. Grunting, he strained to reach where it had fallen, finally managing to get one fingernail on the edge of the phone and slide it toward him. It had been ringing insistently in the meantime... and of course, just as soon as he grabbed it, it stopped.
"... Damnit." Picking it up anyway, still crouched underneath the desk, Castle looked at his call history and saw that it had been Beckett. "... Double damnit." Then, it began to ring again. "TRIPLE damnit." Castle rubbed his nose, bit his lip, swallowed down his panic and answered it. "Detective Beckett! Please tell me another body hasn't dropped."
"No, Castle. I'm just wondering where you are with those files. You said you'd be here 15 minutes ago."
"Oh, well, you know... I get distracted so easily..." He winced when there was a long pause.
"You didn't LOSE them, did you? Because I doubt even YOU are that irresponsible."
"Of COURSE not," said Castle, with all the sincerity he could muster... before spotting the corner of a manila envelope beneath his office rug, trying to hold back a squee of relief.
"Castle. Don't lie to me."
"I'm not!" Castle insisted, the sincerity much more earnest this time as he crawled out from underneath the desk, wincing as he banged his elbow on the corner of it as he did so.
"You'd better not be. Because I want them here. NOW." Castle knew that tone all too well by now. It was Beckett's I-don't-believe-you-for-one-second-mister voice. That one that she used in the interrogation room when she knew a criminal was lying, but they thought she was too stupid to realize it.
"Okay, okay!" said Castle, practically diving forward, seizing the folder and pulling it out from underneath the rug. "I'll be there in 10."
"Good." There was silence as she hung up, and Castle flopped forward onto his stomach, breathing a sigh of relief.
FIRST-PERSON JOURNAL SAMPLE: Sample posts: http://thoughtformed.dreamwidth.org/722514.html
http://thoughtformed.dreamwidth.org/685235.html
http://thoughtformed.dreamwidth.org/659637.html
INTENT: I don't have any particular plans for him in Paradisa yet, but I think Castle will be a good fit for the game and a nice change from my current roster of socially-awkward doctors. *g* I enjoy playing Castle because he lets me exercise my comedy writing muscles, and he's just generally fun to put into various situations and comment around with.