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 โbadโ, I donโt 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 canโt help but like, Iโve made a
list of some โbad boysโ 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, heโs
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 brotherโs girlfriend and, eventually,
gets her. Heโs funny, snide, sexy as sin, and doesnโt 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. Heโs 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. Heโs got those dark brooding
eyes that draw a woman in, though Shayโs the only one who makes him want to look
back. Tall and powerful, he tries to make the right decisions, though heโs
capable of darkness if itโs for a worthy cause. He sees himself as
taintedโtouched by all of the bad things heโs seen and this gives him a
โback-offโ vibe that very few people try to bust through. He believes Shay is
better off with someone light and easy-going, but he canโt help wanting her and
in the end, needing her.
It would appear the common theme is men who think theyโre irredeemable, until
they find the woman who sees through the faรงadeโthe 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
Wyattโs case, they end up wanting to be the man the heroine believes them to be.
The reason theyโre able to do that is because mixed in with the โbadโ, 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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