First fictional character you fancied!

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Was reading the Wolf Hall thread and got me thinking about what was the first fictional character you got a crush on ?

Weirdly I think mine was Henry V from Shakespeare :-/ followed by Mr Thornton from North and South ( just discovered the tv version!)

What were yours?

I also harbour a childish longing for Julian from the Famous Five, but I think my first proper crush was for Pennington from the KM Peyton novels, he was so cool.

Holden Caulfield-I was fifteen too; we understood each other.

and all the Glass boys too,

Swiftly followed by Nick from The Great Gatsby.

Hmm, it's looking like Enid Blyton's 'Julian' is the most fancied man in literature.

That is unexpected.

chipmunksex - I loved Holden too, and I was so excited when my DD was old enough to read Catcher in The Rye - she let me down by declaring that she didn't like him because he was 'really irritating'

Mr Rochester........... not sure what that says..

Jeremy Dragon from Judy Blume's Rachel Robinson.

All of S E Hinton's central male characters.

Various of K M Peyton's including Pennington, Jonathan, Jeremy, Will, Mark.

Jem from To Kill a Mockingbird.

Stan from Fifteen by Beverly Clearly.

Vidal from GH The Devil's Cub.

there are more...

OMG, Pennington! See, he was probably my first proper (as in 'I'd do 'im') crush.

Though it did take me a couple of rereadings to work out the euphisms for 'and then they shagged on the beach'

euphimisms - nah, still doesn't look right

Bruce Carlton in Forever Amber

Will have to re-read now :)

Going back some...the boy out of My Girl. Does that count. I think I was 7.

Boromir (Lord of the Rings). I think that makes me a nerd (I was 13 in my defence).

When I read The catcher in the rye I have to stop myself doing a Holden impression all the time - I get so into it, he has the most distinctive written 'voice'.

Still dreamy after all theses years.

Alexander from Tatiana and Alexander. Oh my god. I actually loved him, I started questioning my marriage and every thing. I'm not even joking !!!
Would my dh have searched war torn Poland for me....would he mmmmm !!!!!
Oh god I love him.

No read whole thread, has anyone said Gilbert Blythe from Anne of Green gables? I still have (mainly clean) fantasies about him....

YY Bruce Carlton

Lord Wrotham from Friday's Child by GH

Will from the Dark Is Rising

and most of all, Ged from The Wizard of Earthsea.

Adrian Mole.

oh yes, Will from Dark is Rising! Totally!

PLUS Westerley from Seaward.

Justin, Duke of Avon, from Georgette Heyer's These Old Shades. 2 decades on I still do!

LemarchandsBox I loved Daniel Weir too.

Espedair Street is one of my favourite books. I always wondered if the band in it was based on Deacon Blue? That's how I pictured them.

You've reminded me it's time to read it again :)

Sebastian Scott from Lorna Hill novels.

Abdullah from Shirley Conran's Lace.

Tony Baddingham, Red Alderton, RCB and Declan O'Hara.

HumphreyCobbler - yes to Will Stanton! I must have been about 10.

Later on Mr. Knightley from Emma and Mr. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice. Also, Frank was definitely the better Hardy Boy.

Steven Wakefield from Sweet Valley High You know the twins sister??!!

And then a bit later on Rupert Campbell Black

I did eventually discover 'proper' books..

Just when we didn't think it was possible, Caesar