Between those, Sebastian is better, imo.
Buffy: He ran away, right? Giles: Sort of, more. turned and swept out majestically, I suppose. Said I didn't concern him. Buffy: So a mythic triumph over a completely indifferent foe? Giles: Well, I'm not dead or unconscious, so I say bravo for me.
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A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
erikaj - Apr 24, 2004 9:19:46 pm PDT #4207 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Am-Chau Yarkona - Apr 24, 2004 11:40:30 pm PDT #4208 of 10001
I bop to Wittgenstein. -- Nutty
I like Sebastian.
Lyra Jane - Apr 25, 2004 3:31:19 am PDT #4209 of 10001
Up with the sun
I like Sebastian best as a name, though I could see Demetrius working. Bertram, to me, has a nerdy feel.
sumi - Apr 25, 2004 6:25:50 am PDT #4210 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
I like Sebastian too.
Susan W. - Apr 25, 2004 7:00:36 am PDT #4211 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
My only concern with Sebastian is that it may be too much of a hero name--a little too much with the sexy and dashing and not enough with the pompous arse-ness.
deborah grabien - Apr 25, 2004 7:00:41 am PDT #4212 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Bertram, to me, has a nerdy feel.
It really does, doesn't it? But in the era and social structure in which Susan's story is set - early 19th century England - I don't think they'd invented nerds.
Of course, the character is something of a control freak. Sebastian might work. And I do like Demetrius, but how likely would this character's mama have been to use it?
Edit: x-post with the author! Susan, I also think that, with his personality, Titus would work. Very autocratic name.
sumi - Apr 25, 2004 7:13:24 am PDT #4213 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Perhaps his given name is Sebastian but they call him by some other nickname? So that through most of the book, he doesn't seem very heroic?
Susan W. - Apr 25, 2004 7:24:08 am PDT #4214 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
He's not really the nickname type--part of his pomposity is that he's very serious and formal. But anyway, I'm now leaning toward using Sebastian and trusting my readers to figure out I've given him one of the standard Regency warrior-hero names ironically.
Liese S. - Apr 25, 2004 11:18:33 am PDT #4215 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
The Sebastian I know is pretty pompous. I mean, for a fourteen year old.
Liese S. - Apr 25, 2004 12:14:10 pm PDT #4216 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
So. As it turns out, I couldn't do the place drabble. Funny that something so straightforward would be the one I couldn't handle. After some deliberation, though, I do want you to be able to read it. Should I post it in the Annex anyway? Should I post it here? I'm likely to take it back down after a bit either way.
For now, I'll stick it in my regular lj. (I unlocked it. Might as well. For the moment.)