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Just for those who might not know: A few years ago I wrote these huge fanfictions that were fairly popular. I liked some of the characters so much that I decided to quit that particular fanfiction and write original fiction using some of those characters and their stories. One of my favorites was the criminal anti-hero Sahrek, whose main power was one of suggestion; like a really strong hypnotist he could make you see what he wanted you to see, to the point where he could change what he looked like. Anyway, I always described him as having dark hair and blue eyes and that people found him attractive ... when he wanted them to. Blah blah blah, one scene I wrote had him getting captured and then using the chains on his wrists as a weapon to hit people with in order to escape. I was always partial to that scene.

I always imagined Sahrek like a kind of Nicholas Lea (X Files's Alex Krycek) and, briefly, Jonathan Rhys Meyers (before deciding that he was too pretty to be Sahrek.) Mostly he was always very Krycek-looking to me and that never really changed too much. But you can imagine my surprise and almost alarm when I saw this picture:

Holy crap.

I had to do this:

Now, don't panic; I didn't suddenly get talent or anything. That's a photomanip, badly done at that. Really the only things in there that are mine are the grass, the stupid tree, a bunch of chain links, longer hair and the crappy buttons on his coat. I really just painted over the rest, keeping within the lines (most of the time. Well, some of the time.) I didn't want to change too much of that pic; the position was exactly, but exactly the way I'd always pictured a moment in that one scene, and I had to have that face: Paranoia with a tinge of petulance. I only changed it the tiniest bit, just shapes and shadows, but I tried really hard to keep that expression.

Yeah, I stole it and made it crappy. Get over it. :P

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I don't know what "the Shadow" is, but I hope that my story would be an interesting read, anyway, since the little trick of "fascination" is not entirely unheard of and has--like most things--been taken on before in fiction. If anyone out there can think of something that no one has ever come up with before, then, holy hell! That's one power I'd like to have. ;) 'Cause that whole thing with the "Boy Wizard" isn't exactly new, either. :P

It was an old radio show, from the 40s or 50s iirc. They also made it into a movie a few years back.

actually hid an entire city block sized building useing that ability.

"Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows." Best line ever.

Yeah, you can't let stuff like that stop you from writing. Ghosts, wizards, swords, time travel, haunted cars, killers, elves, fairies, gods, war, none of that stuff is groundbreaking. You just have to hope that you rown way of telling the story is.

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