Nat from yellow jackets! It’s set in the 90s which is my era, she’s vulnerable and alternative. She’s just like me

When I was much younger, Sofie from the Dick King-Smith Sofie series. A scruffy little tomboy that loves animals.

Eda from the Owl House, honestly. Adventurous, middle finger to authority, civil. Has a curse that affects her when she can get too tired or angry (but often for justice). Doesn’t give much of a fuck, literal girlboss.

I guess I really clicked with Miwa from 付きかな (How Do We Relationship): she just reacts in a totally understandable way to everything and has a lot of very similar personality traits. And Saeko is such a darling <3

Elizabeth from Elizabeth (movie). 😉

Seeing the character of Lou the gym manager from Love Lies Bleeding felt like someone had turned up the volume of me in my 20s … it was the first time I saw someone in a piece of fiction in that way.

Rosa from Brooklyn Nine Nine. Intensely private, has a stoic facade but surprisingly soft on the inside.

Medea. Gave up everything for Jason. Was betrayed and abandoned for it. Got her revenge. The end. The vibes of that are … so heart-warming.

The other one might be Cassandra: predicts disaster, can’t get anybody to believe her. Welcome to my life.

Helena from Orphan Black.

When I was young, Lyra Silvertongue from His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman. A highly intelligent girl who is curious, fearless, and doesn’t let anyone tell her what to do. A bit of a troublemaker.

Now, probably someone closer to The Mercenary Librarians by Kit Rocha. Strong women who work to better their community in a dystopian world, all while going on missions to save books and literature. (I use my library branches a lot, I purchase from indie bookstores, I buy cheap used books at the library bookshop and deposit them in neighborhood little free libraries, etc.)