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[amoray]

six months ago!! I get to ask it again and also it's one of my favorite notmemes!!

Anywho, what does your character find attractive in others? it could be physical traits, personality traits, hobbies, that Sims-esque heart-shaped hot tub full of somebody else's blood in their back room, anything - what do they look for in a prospective partner? do they admit to looking for these things? do they even realize they look for these things? Do they look at all?

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[olesia]

oh gosh. Top comment for stacking!!

[dragony]

PRETTY BOYS, MOST OFTEN OF QUESTIONABLE CHARACTER. Nice hair (especially in non-traditional colors) and vibrant eyes seem to be the big thing for her; personality and character tend to be late to enter the picture. She sees no problems with having a crush on more than one boy at a time, since she's never actually been in a relationship.

She obviously prefers it when the cute guys she likes demonstrate that they like her in return -- nicknames, compliments even if she deflects them, wanting to spend time with her, etc -- but if she is attracted to a guy, she will remain attracted to him even if he has zero interest in her at all. THIS IS ALL CANON, WHY.

More often than not (or, in canon, every goddamn time), crushes she gets tend to turn sour, in that the guy tends to fight/try to kill her twin brother, or her, or else is already dead, or else is actually a geriatric old man whose brain had been downloaded into three separate robot bodies THANKS, 5D'S. There were definitely guys in the higher age bracket (16+) that she liked, but considering the age different she'd never admit to them.

In the City, I have lost track of the total number of guys near-her-age she's liked, but off hand there was Riku, Joey, Alex, Luciano (castmate who, when he arrived in the City, totally pulled the "oh we're DATING back home! :3" card), which is hilariously as close as she's gotten to an actual relationship. Oh and Eridan, who she has been totally doki-doki for for months now.

She doesn't really think about who she likes or why she likes them; certainly, she'd never actually say I DON'T CARE HOW HE ACTS TO OTHER PEOPLE I JUST WANT HIM TO LIKE ME, because wow Ruka your fucking standards are terrible.

[fingerbang]

SHOULDERPADS

[maskurbates]

hello

[ecphrasis]

rikku really focuses on personality (and nobody was surprised). she wants someone who can make her laugh. santo is basically perfect for her because he is everything she wanted and more rock penis

scatty wants someone who's powerful; it doesn't matter if it's physically or mentally. but she also wants someone...mentally stable....she doesn't ask for much sob

gemma wants kartik back sob. but also just someone who will want her, no matter what. it doesn't have to be physically, just someone who will be there with her no matter what

nill LOL GET OUT

[ecphrasis]

WOOP HEY THERE MOLLY JOURNAL

[liverletdie]

Stacking these motherfuckers heh

TONY STARK

[liverletdie]

Oh gosh, for Tony, there are different levels of attraction.

First is the physical. Tony loves women. He loves women so much, and he indulges himself in any that he finds attractive. He preferrs redheads or brunettes, but this isn't always a good indicator, because he will literally sleep with anyone. I hate classifying him as an "ass" or "boob" man, because I think he really enjoys the entirety of a woman. This is the physical, the pure sex that Tony really does enjoy.

Everything else is actual relationships.

The mental is really when Tony fixates himself, though. In a lot of his relationships, they've often been with independant, intelligent, and extremely self-assured women. Tony is very selfish, I think. He really does have a lot of mental issues, and I think having someone in his life who is more self-assured and capable mentally is a good ground for him. For intelligence, there's nothing specific. It isn't scientific genius, but as long as they can challenge him mentally in any field, he finds them attractive.

Lastly is...clashing. Tony lives off of strife. A lot of his personal relationships are with people who challenge him, and stand up to him. He knows he's ridiculously difficult to be around, and people who are willing to give him the slap in the face he needs are perfect. He has to have that in his life, or he can't flourish, because without someone to tone him down a bit. That's why people like Bethany and Natasha, and Pepper have always had a great impact on his life, because they will take him down a peg if he needs it.

Also married women are unattractive. :\ Tony has kind of a thing against cheating.

Sexuality: heterosexual.

[eugenides]

CLINT; The biggest factor for him is probably power dynamics, in that most of his relationships are with people who either tell him what to do or stand up to him in some way. This leads to a fair amount of friction in most of these relationships, but I think that type of fighting/arguing is a sign to him that there is definitely emotion and respect in a relationship (if you care enough to argue with someone, they must be important). Other than that, he goes for take-charge women with nice hair that are preferably spies; he has mostly dated super-ladies with a random librarian or two thrown in here and there. Physical attraction and affection are definitely a big thing to him, but I think more than that it's having someone who grounds him, gives him affirmation, but also causes him to question his worse decisions and gives him good advice. His "type" was definitely set way back when.

He's pretty openly flirtatious with people he likes, but can also be stupidly oblivious when people come on to him. He probably realizes he has a type, and has articulated bits of that here and there. He also tends to be a serial dater and usually falls into serious things pretty quickly.

DONNA; For Donna, it's a trick of balance between caretaker and caregiver that defines most of her relationships. She's nurturing by nature, so the person who can both receive that kind of attention but also recognizes when Donna needs it is the kind of person she'll go for. Physical attraction is something she comments on, but isn't so much a deciding factor; the various boyfriends she's had have all looked remarkably different. However, Donna has a pretty set line between friend and love interest material, and decides who fits where rather quickly.

Her style of flirting is mostly teasing, and she tends to never unload emotionally on people she's involved with, which is both a benefit and a drawback.

Fun facts: both Donna and Clint have been divorced and subsequently widowed! (Does it count as being widowed if they divorced you first...)

DAMIAN; Doesn't even go here.

[singlemanlytear]

Erik is attracted to dangerous women and Charles Xavier. Specifically, he is drawn to intellect and power. He wants a partner who he can see as an equal, which is why he is so drawn to Charles even though he is not generally attracted to men.

Also he gets off on mutations.

No, really.

Aziraphale is attracted to bad-boys has no interest in relationships, though being able to find things in common with someone is a big deal to him since he feels so disconnected from other angels due to the amount of time he's spent on Earth.

[fingerbang]

no okay actual answer CONVENIENTLY COPIED AND PASTED FROM THE LAST TIME I ANSWERED THIS

First of all, Lust almost never has longterm relationships (and if she has, they were for Father's mastah plan), and she never never forms romantic attachment. Her strange, quasiromantic thing with Knives is pretty much as close as she'll ever come to forming an emotional attachment to someone not in her immediate family, and y'all had better pray it never happens again because that shit was horrifying. Whether or not she's actually incapable of romantic or platonic love, or really anything beyond her fondness for Father and her bros, she certainly thinks she is! And she thinks that is how things should be, and that is, without exception, how they'll always be! NEVERTHELESS, SHE SURE CAN WANT TO BONE SOMEONE. It just manifests itself in different forms depending on whether the person in question is human or not!

In the case of physical attraction, it's not necessarily anything to do with how a person looks so much as how they act, although they should of course be healthy and not totally deformed. Lust enjoys being challenged, although she likes #WINNING more, and she really, really likes determination. She has a huge boner for determination and intelligence, and an even bigger one for competent ruthlessness. Principles and strong loyalties are also attractive, especially when people won't back down on them, but they also make a person kind of pathetic and easily manipulable! Mostly, she likes thinking that she can crush a person, and that's what any relationship she has with a human--provided she's invested in it--is always going to end up with. She is, after all, all about completion, so unless she deliberately decides to drop a subject of interest she's going to be pretty invested in getting to the logical conclusion! Sex is alright, but killing and manipulating people, or watching their resolve crumble, is fucking awesome.

When it comes to like, actually relating to people and not just wanting to entangle herself in a DEADLY SEXY DANCE SYMBOLIZING A DEADLY SEXY FIGHT TO THE DEADLY SEXY DEATH, they have pretty much always got to be nonhuman, since those are the only people that Lust's ~pride as a homunculus~ can justify getting close to! Physicality, again, isn't as huge a factor; it's all in how they act and carry themselves. Nonhumans who are like at least a hundred are the most preferable, of course, but she cannot really be picky. No regard for human life is the biggest plus, as well as a pretty healthy heaping of disdain for humans in general! That way they can bond by... making veiled comments about how much they such... anyway my point is she can't get along with anyone who's going to be like hey Lust why you gotta kill those innocent people. Loyalty to family is another good thing, and not trusting her is a double plus. She has to see them as equalish to her, or "deserving" her, to get anywhere near close to sleeping with someone for slightly less pragmatic reasons.

Gender isn't a consideration in these things, but they do have to be physically strong--or intelligent and ambitious, in Eddie's case HEH--enough to pose an actual threat to her in order to pique her interest. Also, you know what is sexy? Healing factors that are mild enough for her to still be able to kill the person. You know why? Because she fucking loves stabbing.

[trueltning_fury]

I'm lame, I searched up my answer from last time and copypasta. :3

Sanji? If you are 1) female, 2) under the age of say 50, and 3) even moderately attractive, you're game. But if we use Nami as his ideal, since he seems to be genuinely in love/infatuated forever with her, he likes strong personalities, independent women who are also beautiful. But geez he'll hit on anything female and vaguely in the realm of pretty, he loves Robin's maturity and quiet demeanor every bit as much as Nami's fiery spirit. He can be sort of superficial, though, he really does lean toward attractive women and would give less attention to homely or overweight girls, but he'd never openly insult them. Privately thinking of Tashigi as a ditz is as harsh as he's ever been.
Adding: he likes boobs.

Alastair likes Kiryu. Pfff really though he isn't into bears or twinks, and doesn't really like stereotypes so any guy who puts too much effort into being a walking stereotype gets the brush-off instantly. Secretly he really likes power and despite flaunting himself as the next best thing since sliced bread, he's privately looking for someone his equal or better in terms of power plays and ability to protect themselves and their family. He'll flirt with anyone who strokes his ego but he reserves actual reciprocal attention for...Kiryu alone, now. Maybe Kaiba.

Geddoe doesn't like people. He really has no standards of attractiveness and is such a loner that he's probably not thought about it in years. His action has always, ever, only been one-night stands to curb urges and maybe experiment when he was bored. He has a massive grudge against love anyway and isn't looking for a partner. His focus is solely on alliances and the kind of friendships that turn into swordbrothers.

[hexappeal]

whatever baby

[deadthenred]

SPOILERS: NOTHING HAS CHANGED

Bucky likes, basically, ladies who call him on his bullshit and it helps also if they can punch things. He is a ~strong female characters~ type!! I have had several people fandom joke to me about how he likes redheads, but he's had more than one canon love interest and only one had red hair. Most of them, however, haven't been American. There is a semi-canon gag about him being an older woman magnet and he had a crush on Veronica Lake!!

Natasha's type is more or less Clint Barton, she likes good guys with a bit (but not too much) of a rebellious streak to them, and most of the guys she's been with are kind of outwardly-cocky-but-inwardly-insecure. She's fairly melodramatic in her relationships, and she likes to be equal in her partnerships, but Natasha's idea of equality is kind of 60-40 doing stuff Natasha's way. OTOH, I don't think she'd ever fall for someone who did nothing but tell her how attractive she is. Natasha has confidence, already, she craves understanding and companionship.

Loki likes nordic-esque men with fabulous long flowing locks.

[dreamself]

didnt change from last time lmfs

[dreamself]

jessica drew
short answer: MJ. long answer: IT'S STUPIDLY COMPLICATED. since jessica is pretty much peter, she's generally interested in what he is -- which is smart, but not smarter than her, pretty, great personality, and good on the jokes. peter's technically been in ... hrm... about three relationships? mj, gwen, and kitty, but jess has only been in one. it's a common fact that all the clones were created with an undying loyalty and love for mj, even though she'll never pursue it. so yes, jess loves mj with all of her heart. more than anything else.

which, you know, brings up the whole -- is she bisexual or a lesbian or whatever, thing. i mean, obviously she's not a lesbian since, oh, hi johnny, but i do play her with an undercurrent of interest with girls. however, i think someone mentioned that if you're cloned as a heterosexual, you will be a heterosexual, no matter the gender? well, whatever, i don't want to get into that DON'T YOU COMMENT TO THIS TRYING TO ARGUE ABOUT IT CANON DOESN'T TOUCH IT SO NEITHER DO I CRYIN.

but the only love interest we do see for her, johnny, pretty much falls under most of her romantic requirements -- pretty, great personality, and good on jokes. however, a lot of the reason why she does date him (me headcanoning this btw since bendis seems to have forgotten about it) is that he's one of the few people who likes her for who she is and cares only about her and not anything else no strings attached. of course, this is probably just a translation of the Great Bromance that is peter and johnny from 616 universe, but i guess we'll never know.

what needs to be kept in mind though is that she is a teenager and therefore, hasn't had enough romantic and relationship experience to realize what exactly her type is (besides MJ) or what she's looking for in a partner.

rose
rose is thirteen.

i wish that could be an answer.

uuugh ok she's never been in a relationship, but her two main love interests in canon are john and kanaya, which brings up the question of whether rose would even have an interest in the ladies. a lot of fandom likes to see her as a lesbian, but i personally think that she looks at personality and intelligence more than she does gender. like, gender is a concept that doesn't matter to her.

kanaya and john both share good hearts and that's something that really stands out to her. when john mentioned that karkat said that they should marry, she smiled at that, so she doesn't seem opposed to the idea of being with him. she's shown no interest romantically in kanaya in canon though, aside from them being friends. honestly, i really think that she finds relationships pointless though and has little to no interest in them unless necessary, but again, if she were to date someone, it'd be mind over body.

[soulbonder]

Astral isn't attracted to humans!!! And never will be!!! Any relationship he engages in will likely never, ever be based on anything physical!!! That said, he does show a looot of interests in duelists. If you play a collectible card game better than Yuma, chances are he's likely to flirt with you.

Yes.

... Yes, even if you're a dude or a robot! Ask Kaito how unnerving it is! He'll tell you!

Fortunately enough, it's... not... particularly flirting in that manner. Just Astral being Astral. Figure it's likely because his life is so intrinsically tied to the fucking game, whoever appears strongest means they're more likely for survival. But hey.

If you're Yuma or you play the game horribly then he hates you and will likely call you an idiot all the damn time.

this series is so stupid

[soulbondee]

FUCK YOU I'M GREAT AT DUELING NOW.

[backatthehotel]

Physically -- Redheads catch his eye, especially slender ones with nice skin. This was his wife! Unfortunately, physical attraction, since he's so sexually and emotionally dysfunctional, only goes so far. As poor Judy found out. He also feels a draw to people with a bigger, broader body type. (There's some weird Freudian stuff going on there. Boy really loved his momma.) But he'd need to get way the hell over the really unfortunate hammered-in conviction that it's weird or creepy to be attracted to a bigger person, to ever act on that one.

(I've talked about him having some repressed attraction to men, before, and the headcanon remains, and remains unfortunate, with his homophobia. He really would have been so much happier, if he'd just been born a generation later.)

What he really needs is someone who has talent -- frankly, has extraordinary talent -- in one form or another, who he can respect for things that have nothing to do with himself, or anything emotional. Someone who'll push him, challenge him, make him feel he has to catch up in one way or another, but still let him have a decent degree of control, or the illusion of it. (He spent more time with his band than with his wife for this reason, to a degree. They gave him an intellectual challenge that she couldn't, and pushed back when she didn't, to his face.)

He ALSO needs someone who can both tolerate and call him on, and help him out with, his massive, MASSIVE issues. Who can push and force him to be more open, while still making it feel like it's his own decision, preferably, and balance all that shoving with enough positive experience to make it all feel worth it.


...so, good luck with that, ever.

WARNING FOR GROSS

[bullseye]

bullseye likes pornstars and high class hookers (or just...hookers in general) and no one is surprised.

but what really catches his eye is someone who can keep up with him in hand-to-hand combat and keep him on his toes (sup elektra...also...matt...). danger and blood and death are huge turn ons. bonus points if they stroke his ego while keeping up his interest. but no one sane does that. and while he has most certainly screwed dead bodies, they started out alive and he's not purposefully into necrophilia.

also i don't think he's entirely straight. he's fairly homophobic and exaggerates his manliness (even in his dreams), and while he has only been shown sleeping with women in canon, i don't think it's a stretch that he's had homosexual thoughts which he represses violently. deadpool (who knows him more familiarly than daredevil) has several times suggested he wears women's underwear or has a secret boyfriend but...it's deadpool so that's inconclusive.

regardless, bullseye barely does friendships, let alone relationships that last beyond one night (usually bought) stands.

[ridethetiger]

Ggio looks for power. If it's someone stronger than him - physically, mentally, etc - then he wants that person to assert their dominance over him. NOT IN A D/s KIND OF WAY but he sort of can't... function well without someone leading him. If someone is weaker than him, he likes the control, but doesn't really know what to do with it. He doesn't go about this whole thing in a very healthy manner.

Arrancar are a brutal race and it's very rare that you'll find any that actually like each other, but it can happen and is in canon, though not necessarily romantically. I think it has to do with finding someone or something to live for and devote themselves to that gives them more purpose than just eat and fight to survive. To put it simply in Ggio's case, he likes the attention.

It wasn't anything he knew about or even wanted until he was involved with Grimmjow, so it just kind of happened to him and he sort of goes with it. He has little experience so he doesn't really have a type, but if you can put him in his place and maim shit, he's very likely to like you.

Actually, he does seem to be developing a thing for panthers. 8|a

[gevurah]

KATE likes strong, assertive, and independent women!! She also seems to be strongly attracted to women who are part of law enforcement or have strong moral codes? I mean, even Anna was a lawyer! But she also likes having someone to pamper her emotionally. She might like older women, too. But I don't know how old Maggie is in the DCNU anymore... plus who knows how old Anna was. I imagine she was older by a few years. BUT IN GENERAL, age isn't too important to her?

[gevurah]

this is a lazy reply and idc

[maggotbone]

Callie is attracted to any malicious, violent, hateful man that might cross her path- with good reason. There's a matter of intelligence and logic. As psychotic as a man may seem, she has to know more or less that they can be reliable- but this, of course is if she sees a potential relationship. In the absolute carnal sense though? If you torture, you cause pain and misery and enjoy mayhem she'll be on you faster than you can come up with a safe word. Besides that, she values confidence and strength. She also likes being in control, but she doesn't like it when a guy makes it too easy for her. HOWEVER, she has been finding herself more attracted to the "boy scouts" of society, in the pitiful corruptible way (see: Mark Lily). Physically, it doesn't matter what the man has or doesn't have- as long as they're decent in bed.

Killface has classic taste in women. Confidence, and a beautiful face usually does it for him. A woman with passion, but more importantly- a woman that he can see taking a the reigns of "mother" to Simon. He was instantly attracted to Grace Ryan, probably because she showed a genuine interest in him and his work while being a stone cold fox. Antagone, though Grace Ryan's alter ego, was not appealing to him- even after shoving his face into her breasts. I would guess he has a thing for innocence and naivete.

[bests]

JIM likes people who are physically attractive and have a sense of humor. Also green. He's not a relationship kind of guy and he does like his one night stands, so he knows what kinds of things he generally finds physically attractive. He doesn't really realize it, but he has standards and will only sleep with someone if they're at least moderately intelligent. He's attracted to smart people lkjsadf

GWEN is attracted to people she can banter with. Basically, people she can give shit and expect good-natured shit from in return. She likes people that don't think she's weird or think she's weird and really don't mind — people she can be comfortable being herself around. So people she's friends with are the people she'll end up crushing on. Physically, I don't think there's really anything in particular she's attracted to. Mostly because she seems to be attracted to three very different people the few times we see her flirting kind of in canon aslkjdfd

CAROL is like Gwen in that she likes people she can be comfortable around. She likes people who make her feel like she can relax and just be for a little bit. She's generally attracted to people that are easy to talk with and fun to be around. If she can laugh with them, they're a keeper. Physically, she seems to be attracted to people with brown hair, though Mar-Vell was a blond and apparently she thinks Natasha is hot... She's also one that likes intelligent people!! She's a pretty smart cookie herself, and it's no fun if the person she's dating can't keep up with her, so also people with lots of energy. She's kind of like the Energizer bunny sometimes in that she likes to go and go and go and go and... well. You get the point. Also, a bonus! This is something I wrote for a tag but ended up scrapping about what she likes about Peter and being with him. Warning: it is teeth-rottingly sappy. Which is why it got scrapped alskjdfsadfk


Also, fun fact for all of my people, the majority of people they've canonly been in relationships with are dead. The one exception to this is Simon Williams who was... something like a relationship but not really. So you could say they're all attracted to people that are doomed.

[deadthenred]

Wait are you getting the "thinks Natasha is attractive" thing from canon?? Is it that line in Bendisvengers or somthing else??

[bestprofessional]

Greg is a pretty old fashioned sort. He likes a pretty face as much as the next guy, but more than that he likes women who he can engage with and who can put up with his rather world-weary attitude. He prefers charming to abrasive he gets enough of that from Sherlock thank you. Sadly he doesn't leave much time for romance in his life, because WORK > EVERYTHING.

[inthenickoftime]

POSTING THIS FROM MY NICK ANGEL JOURNAL LIKE A BOSS.

SHERLOCK

AHAHAHAHAHAHA

uh

OKAY he doesn't look for anything because he... doesn't look...

But I think he finds intelligence very attractive, generally, though ironically the people he is closest with tend to be much more on the emotional side of the spectrum (John, Mrs. Hudson, Lestrade) than the Cerebral side. There's no doubt that he's attracted in some ways to Irene and Moriarty, but it's a very dangerous link and it actually throws him off more than it attracts (at least in Jim's case).

But this is all platonic attraction anyway, so.

[illbebach]

Oh honeybunch.

[anagrammatist]

Kiryu is, at the moment, pretty much only interested in Alastair. But in general, he's interested in two types of people: people who will or try to keep him in line, and people who are a lot like him (Alastair falls into this category). He likes a challenge, he likes knowing that he's loved, or at least cared for, he likes dramatic gestures of loyalty. Being a duelist is an automatic plus. He doesn't really have a gender preference; it really just matters that you're willing to like him. Physically, he's more attracted to people with dark hair. And that's...about it.


Tom (in a strictly non-physical & non-romantic sense) is attracted to power and the willingness to use it, and the standard Slytherin traits (cunning, determination, resourcefulness). And also intelligence.

[superspeeds]

Pietro likes women who remind him of his sister in some way. That's stated in one of the Vision and the Scarlet Witch miniseries, and you can take it in a lot of ways given alternate universes and what not. What I get from it is that Wanda was his only consist female influence and his model of femininity is based on her. She's the ideal thus being compared to her, even in passing, is the highest form of compliment. He's stated in canon that he was attracted to Crystal because she cared for him like Wanda would, and he's told Angelica in game that she sometimes reminds him of Wanda.

On a superficial note, I make jokes about him liking redheads with yellow costumes.

Outside of that, he likes nice girls who talk about/have strong families. He was raised in a pretty strong family structure and values his family a lot, so it makes sense for him to want to be with someone who wants the same (or a similar) situation.

Since he canonically creeps on at least Rictor... I think Pietro could mentally get over being attracted to/being with a man intellectually, but again... He's really family focused and a little bit old fashioned. He wants a family and thus wouldn't really pursue a relationship with a man unless he was head over heels in love? As for a physical type, his lasting friendships with men have all just so happened to be with tall, muscular blond guys. I don't think it's a stretch to assume that's what he would go for, at least physically. And as for the Rictor thing specifically, I think he was just trying to throw Jamie/the rest of X-Factor off and pull some further manipulation bullshit on Ric.

Stephen just likes the ladies. He likes women who are strong and playful and will call him on his melodramatic bullshit. He also likes women with a wild side. He's a little bit old fashioned, though, and still wants to feel like the "man" or the one leading the relationship. Part of why he and Clea lasted so long is that she sort of... Let him think that in a lot of ways? While he needs that ego-stroking on a regular basis, he's very willing to admit when he's been an ass and needs somebody who will forgive him regularly and freely. It helps if they can have a sense of humor and be amused by it on some level.

Physically, he doesn't have much of a type, but either an affinity for magic or interest in Sherlock Holmes really helps.

Jason likes strong ladies who don't take shit from anybody. That's kind of his only requirement. Looks are a plus, but they come second to attitude.

Doom is Valeria-sexual forever? I sort of think he's got a mommy complex and wants a woman who will remind him of her in some way, but that's... Just a suspicion? And yeah, I realize Children's Crusade exists. I'm going to continue to ignore it, thanks.

[curses]

Bellatrix is extremely drawn to power. She's attracted to people who can keep up with her both intellectually and physically. She likes to be flattered, but she also can't handle any insecurity in the other person. This basically means that she'll always find herself ego-clashing with them, but it's a plus because she craves conflict/high-stress situations. I sort of view her obsession with Voldemort as an exception rather than the norm, in that while she's rather helpless around him (something I can talk endlessly about), she usually extremely dislikes being the subordinate in any relationship. She wants to know that they're at least on an equal standing, but she'd prefer having somewhat more control than the other person. I could vomit headcanon about how Voldemort was around at the right place and time when Bellatrix was going through a period of extreme impressionability, but that's not the topic of this not!meme!

A penchant for torture and murder is definitely a bonus, if not a requirement. If you're not sadistic in some way Bella's not really going to be interested. OH YES physical attractiveness is also something she looks for. I know that Voldemort has no nose and crap but whatever he was hot before okay. Also she'd gone past the point of no return the moment she decided to spend a lifetime in Azkaban for him.

UH WOW this got away from me. I can talk about how skewed her view of general relationships is, but this is enough for now!

[fingerbang]

a penchant for torture and murder
oh baby oh baby

[andromynous]

Tali likes men who are willing to take risks for the right reasons and that can see the bigger picture. She likes men who lead and will be more than willing to follow them into battle and ... let's be honest, into the bedroom. She's sexually inexperienced (hello, extremely isolating bio-suit), but it's been shown in-canon that once she gets over her initial nervousness she isn't afraid to be a little more aggressive about things. That said, she has to build up a trust with the person before she'll even consider anything past fleeting attraction. She also needs a good deal of reassurance (moreso at home than here in the City, where she can actually exist outside her suit feasibly) that she isn't holding the person back from anything else they should be doing, and that she makes that person happy. I think once the relationship is established she'll be fine, but that is a definite thing that she will require at first. Patience is important too for obvious reasons, since working through her ~*feelings*~ is not her strong suit when it comes to romance.

Andromeda is attracted to men that remind her of her dead husband -- not that she's going to admit such a thing out loud, but. Ted was more than willing to take a risk by continuing to pursue Andromeda when she was still more or less disgusted by the idea of dating someone lower-blooded than her, and that persistence is something that she enjoys immensely. In some ways she's still a very traditional born-in-the-50s sort of lady who wants to be taken on dates and wooed, but now that she's in the City and is, honestly, lonely, she's more willing to express to potential partners that she's interested. Andromeda needs someone to need her, at least in some way -- whether it's to tidy the house, or to be someone to lean on. She likes a certain level of challenge to her relationships, even if this has so far resulted in a number of them dead-ending. Heh.

[xenabutagrizzly]

Max doesn't really consider relationships or sex or romance a priority at all. Part of that is her issues with people leaving her, part of that is simply that it... hasn't mattered too much to her. So she gets crushes, sometimes frequently, she just almost never bothers with them beyond having them. Sexuality-wise, gender doesn't matter to her. She needs to feel secure around someone before any sort of crushing happens, and she's definitely attracted to intelligent people above anything. She likes challenges, and being looked after, and someone she can bounce ideas off, and funny people. She's not interested in any sort of long term relationship because she looks at it and thinks 'oh wow, that's a lot of work I don't have time to devote myself to which isn't fair to the other person', but she wouldn't mind a friends with benefits situation of some kind for the occasional one-night stand.

and that was all headcanon because she does not have a single relationship in show unless you count Xander being creepy at her and her going 'WOAH check yourself'

Rachel likes Tobias, the end, nobody need apply. Her hawk.

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NO UH... legitimately... John doesn't really seem to have a lot of physical preferences. HE LIKES GIRLS THAT ARE PRETTY OR THAT HE GETS ALONG WITH!! But that's about as deep as it goes. If they're pretty and he gets along with them? BONUS. But he's got no clue what he'd look for in a girl, since as it stands he's not really looking. Most relationship stuff has been sort of thrust at him more than he's gone seeking it.