Since Marianne is so obviously patterned after my wife (and a few other girls I had crushes on), many people just assume Edward is me. Granted, he goes to the high school I went to (Abilene Cooper) and he lives in the house I grew up in, but he's really not me. He only has brothers, for one thing. And he likes riding his bike for long distances, which I never have.
Maybe, though, Edward is who I always wanted to be: the hero.
While he's a surprise hero, he's not really a reluctant hero. Through all his adventures, he's really excited to be having them. He doubts his abilities at times, but never so much as to let that doubt slow him down. That's the guy I'd like to be.
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