Hard as Diamond, Heart of Copper

This is a weekly meme created by Dani @ Perspective of a Writer, to show off favourite characters. Be sure to check out their blog! This week’s topic is … Tsundere Hot-n-Cold Lover

I had never heard of this term before, and I had to puzzle over a choice. The prompt said it is a manga/anime term, but can be applied to any character who is strong-willed but melts inside when faced with the ONE. Wikipedia defined it as a Japanese term for a character development process that describes a person who is initially cold (and sometimes even hostile) before gradually showing a warmer, friendlier side over time. Using the first definition, I settled on Terran/Mirror Gabriel Lorca, towards Michael Burnham. The Mirror Universe is a ruthless place, and it breeds ruthless people. However, Lorca, despite his cold exterior, truly cared about his Burnham and he transferred that to Prime Burnham. (The book Drastic Measures shows that Prime Lorca has a similar temperament, though we never see him interact with Burnham at all.)

 

 

Even in a fight where she’d love to kill him, he won’t harm her.  This kind of devotion in a Terran/Mirror warrior is rare, so it was kinda touching.

2 thoughts on “Hard as Diamond, Heart of Copper

  1. Is this a movie or a show Aislynn?! It sounds soooo intriguing and I was wondering if its on Netflix or not. My family watched a LOT of Star Trek when I was growing up… I’ve always enjoyed it and it sounds like they’ve brought in some new races?! And I love the actor who plays Lorca! I’m going to check it out! ❤ Thanks for sharing!! And isn’t tsundere such an intriguing character type?!

    1. This is the latest Star Trek series, Discovery. There weren’t many new races, but they updated/tweaked/changed several known ones. Most were minor tweaks, but they overhauled the Klingons for some bizarre reason. Still, I LOVE Discovery.

      As of right now, you need CBS all access to watch it. There’s an app, and it’s also a channel on Amazon instant view that you can get.

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