He could die protecting a cowardly character who's as cowardly as he is/was. Sort of showing that even though he was a coward, he was worth protecting.
Tara: 'Your One-Stop Spot to Shop for Lots of New-Age and Occult Items.' Catchy. Giles: Think so? Tara: Uh huh. In a... hard to say sorta way.
'Sleeper'
The Great Write Way, Chapter Two: Twice upon a time...
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Zenkitty - Jul 26, 2007 10:40:59 am PDT #9152 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Toddson - Jul 26, 2007 11:22:39 am PDT #9153 of 10001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Or die protecting someone who felt compelled by the sacrifice to do something with their life.
Ginger - Jul 26, 2007 11:29:38 am PDT #9154 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Fighting instead of hiding is heroism in itself.
Miracleman - Jul 26, 2007 12:27:46 pm PDT #9155 of 10001
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Spontaneous Human Combustion.
I know it's not really helpful. I just always wanted a character in a story to spontaneously combust for no good reason whatsoever and have it be completely unexplained. Just so the other characters could go, variously, "Huh." "Whoa." and "WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?!"
amych - Jul 26, 2007 12:34:37 pm PDT #9156 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Bleak House. Although IIRC they didn't phrase it exactly like that.
Toddson - Jul 26, 2007 12:50:27 pm PDT #9157 of 10001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
It's Dickens - LOTS more words, many more syllables.
amych - Jul 26, 2007 12:53:36 pm PDT #9158 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Exactly. And wonderful words they are.
Volans - Jul 28, 2007 2:59:32 am PDT #9159 of 10001
move out and draw fire
I would think a collection of essays about working in customer service would be a wonderful place for a charcter to spontaneously combust.
Miracleman - Jul 28, 2007 4:54:38 am PDT #9160 of 10001
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Hmmmm....
-t - Jul 30, 2007 1:44:00 pm PDT #9161 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
No one has posted a topic yet, eh? I suggest: spontaneous combustion.