Words are funny and powerful things. Put enough of them together and you have
the ability to make some laugh, cry, or play them over in their head on repeat.
When I think of the word βbadβ, I donβt think of any of my characters really. So
I started to question, what makes a bad boy, bad? As is true for many questions,
there are a LOT of answers in this one little query.
To try and figure out how my
BAD BOY NEXT DOOR fits in
with those fictional men we love to hate and canβt help but like, Iβve made a
list of some βbad boysβ I love to see where Wyatt Daniels fits in among them.
Raylan Givens from JUSTIFIED
United States Marshall Raylan Givens is one of the good guys, but he often makes
choices just on the boundary lines of good and bad. In essence, he does what
needs to be done to achieve his end goal. Though he makes the ladies swoon, heβs
not exactly long term commitment material. But there are times when it seems
like he wants to be.
Damon Salvatore from THE
VAMPIRE DIARIES
The ultimate bad boy who falls for his brotherβs girlfriend and, eventually,
gets her. Heβs funny, snide, sexy as sin, and doesnβt think his non-existent
soul is worth saving.
Logan Echolls from VERONICA
MARS
The broody stares and his love of renting out the penthouse suite at the hotel?
Definitely bad boy material. Heβs rich and charming, but on the inside, he
thinks less of himself than anyone else could.
Jack Foley from OUT OF
SIGHT
The bank robbing con who seduces the US Marshall as she shuttles him to jail. He
is adorably and irresistibly charming, despite the whole thief thing.
I think Wyatt has elements of all of these men. Heβs got those dark brooding
eyes that draw a woman in, though Shayβs the only one who makes him want to look
back. Tall and powerful, he tries to make the right decisions, though heβs
capable of darkness if itβs for a worthy cause. He sees himself as
taintedβtouched by all of the bad things heβs seen and this gives him a
βback-offβ vibe that very few people try to bust through. He believes Shay is
better off with someone light and easy-going, but he canβt help wanting her and
in the end, needing her.
It would appear the common theme is men who think theyβre irredeemable, until
they find the woman who sees through the faΓ§adeβthe woman who digs deeper and
sees them for who they really are, or maybe once were. Whatever the case, even
when they try to stop themselves, these men can fall hard. Often, like in
Wyattβs case, they end up wanting to be the man the heroine believes them to be.
The reason theyβre able to do that is because mixed in with the βbadβ, is a
whole lot of good.
Who are your favorite fictional bad boys? What makes you love them?
Jody Holford lives in British Columbia with her family. She's a huge fan of
Rainbow Rowell, & Nora Roberts.She's unintentionally funny and rarely on
time for anything. She writes multiple genres but her favorite is romance.
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