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iridescentmarzz · 1 year
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Assorted tkam headcanons
Atticus-
Libra; born September 30th 1885
Full name is Atticus James Finch
Autistic (i could make an entire post about this)
bisexual
gives great hugs
Writes calligraphy! all of the kids birthday cards and other cards are handwritten from him
Has attempted to cook, but almost burnt the house down so Cal doesn't allow him in the kitchen anymore. for being as smart as he is, he is awful in the kitchen
Is very in control of his emotions, but when he does get emotional, his emotions are very big
he copes with negative emotions by reading or listening to the radio
He usually only listens to the news on the radio, but sometimes he enjoys listening to music
really likes swing music
Cracks his knuckles a lot
Not very religious, goes to church every sunday but as he got older began to question religion more. When he was younger he was very religious because his family was religious
Always had plans to get a dog with his wife, but because of having two kids and then Miss Grahams death, it never happened. He still thinks about getting a dog after both of the kids are out of the house
Wakes up at 5 am everyday without fail, then spends the first few hours of his morning reading before he gets ready for the day
Scout-
Aries; born April 12th 1927
Autistic
If she knew what being trans was, would identify as transmasc
but considering she lives in Alabama in the 1930s, she likely has never and will never hear the term transgender or know its meaning
Accident prone- often comes to Cal with little cuts and scrapes. Cal always tells her to be more careful but takes care of her injuries no matter what
Keeps a journal, though she didn't take it very seriously until she was a teen and then would make sure she journals daily
Hates Halloween after the incident. the year after the incident she stays inside for the entire evening of Halloween and snuggles with Atticus
Very artsy. Loves writing and drawing and fills her journal with little doodles relating to her day
Jem-
Taurus; born May 14th, 1923
Almost always angry about something
Just an angry little guy
Needs glasses but doesn't get them until he's around 18
Absolutely adores Scout, more than he will ever admit, but he'd do anything for her (usually. they still bicker a lot)
After Halloween, the first thing he said when he woke up in the morning was "is Scout okay?"
Jem used to love Halloween, but is cautious of it after the incident. it takes him a few years to enjoy the holiday again
Takes after Atticus in his love for reading. as he gets older, Atticus lets him barrow books with increasingly mature themes and they'd bond by discussing them
Ends up playing football in highschool but gets injured. he plays all throughout highschool despite his injury, but once he's in college he stops playing and decides he prefers watching the sport instead
Keeps the things him and Scout found in the knothole for his entire life
Maudie-
Gemini; June 19th, 1891
Lesbian
No one knows except for Atticus and her late husband
Her husband was a gay man and they married mainly for protection
despite not loving each other romantically, they were incredibly close friends and Maudie mourned the loss of him for a long time
She sees Scout and Jem and even Dill as children
She was friends with Nathan Radley when they were younger, but once Nathan moved to Pensacola they lost contact, and even when he returned they just never reconnected
Boo/Arthur-
Virgo; September 12th, 1897
Autistic
Always stimming in some way, most common stim in scrunching up his face or full body twitches
Scrapbooks and uses his scrapbook as a journal of sorts
Not very close with Nathan and often avoids him as well as he can, considering they're both in the house pretty often
Funny enough, Boo was a nickname arthur was given as a teen by his friends
He was never really a bad kid. He was just an autistic kid who struggled to make connections and when he met his friend group, they'd goad him into stupid things and he'd do them because he'd never had friends like that before
The incident where he stabbed his father did happen, but he did it not out of nowhere, but because Mr Radley was drunk and acting aggressive and it scared and frustrated Arthur so he stabbed him
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layniapetrovnaaa · 2 years
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Heya! I’m so excited to see someone else who writes for To Kill a Mockingbird, so I gotta ask; how do you think Atticus would go about developing feelings and asking someone out? Thanks a bunch💕
Ahhh! yes we love tkam in this house lol. I am writing a little fic really similar to this too, so if you'd like to see this in story form, I'll be trying to get that up soon and you should check it out! Alright, now lets bust this out! I tried to make this a little more neutral, but reader did get a fem in some, so ignore that if its not your thing.
Also this is not proof read, so be wary and feel free to correct me!
I think I've mentioned this before, but it takes Atticus a while to develop feelings for someone
He likes to really take his time and get to know the person
You two would just spend time together a lot
You worked as his secretary at the firm and thats were you first met
Spending everyday with such a charming man can only stay platonic for so long
of course you would be respectful of his feeling towards you, if he seemed uninterested you would back off, but he never did
I think for the first few months he would mistake your flirting for friendliness
But when Jack comes to visit he kind of realizes how your charm is quite different around other people
Thats not to say you didn't flirt with Jack too (cause lets be honest who could resist)
But Atticus quickly picks up that there is a tenderness that you have when you interact with him that you don't have when with other people, like Jack
After that day, however, the air in the office is a bit different
Its tranquil with a mutual understanding that there is some underlying fondness between the two of you, but its hard to really give it a name or confine it by some sort of label
When the feelings really start, when he can't focus on his book, only you, he is in total denial
He is even in denial that he is in denial
Like he doesn't even realize what he's doing (but of course, Jack and Alexandra can)
Once he does realize his feelings, which happens on a regular ol' night, the two of you were reading silently together (he had invited you over for dinner for Scouts birthday and asked you to stay just for a bit longer even after the children had gone to bed)
It just hit him like a ton of bricks
he starts to notice a few little things here and there, things that he didn't particularly notice before
For example, your smile.
He always thought it was lovely, but he was more fascinated by your lips now. Just the color of them and the way that they looked at really an given time
and the same with your hands, when you would wear nail polish, when you wouldn't, how soft they were, that way that you would fidget with them when you got nervous or overly excited.
The way your fingers would delicately flip through the pages of your book, or pick up your pen and scribble something new down on his agenda
I don't want to get NSFW, but his gaze does occasionally turn a bit lustful
I think he would start complimenting you more physically as well
before, it was hard to spend more than an hour with the man without him complimenting your wit
But now its like every few minutes when you catch him staring
he’ll get slightly embarrassed and compliment your hair or outfit, makeup, jewelry, whatever you might be wearing
and you just cant take it anymore
so, one night when he's walking you home, you call him out
"Why wont you just ask me out?"
He sputters quite a bit for a moment before placing his hands behind his back and laughing at himself.
"Alright," he says fondly. "What would we do?"
"We could go dancing?" you spoke softly, flicking a piece of hair back and gazing at the man tenderly.
He chuckles, and you can tell he appreciates your suggestion
"I'm afraid I might be a bit too old for dancing now."
"That's a shame, I would have loved to see your moves." you grinned
He returns the look, fiddling with the chain of his watch
"I've got an idea." he starts, turning so that his profile faces you and stares up into the dark sky
"Pray tell."
"How's about I take you up to Montgomery for the day? Saturday. They've got loads of fine, fine shops there. Maybe we can find you a matching necklace for your favorite earrings?" he turns back.
Your hand subconsciously shoots up to the studs you had in your ears, the very ones of which he was speaking
Bashful in that he remembered, your eyes fall to your battered shoes.
"Or perhaps some new footwear?" you joke, looking up at him
His eyes fall to your feet and he lets out a chuckle, an amused smile staying on both your faces as you make eye contact once again
"New shoes it is."
You both smile
"I'll see you tomorrow." he signs off, taking your hand and placing a gentle kiss to your knuckles
"See you" and you're just beaming.
“Goodnight, Atticus."
"Goodnight." he smiles.
And its only once you see him enter his house that you realizes he's left you with his Jacket
What a flirt
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TKAM #9
Jem’s looks take after their mother and temperament comes from their father while Scout’s looks take after their father and temperament comes from their mother.
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Jean Louise 'Scout' Finch from To Kill A Mockingbird is autistic, submitted by anon!
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Headcanons
Here are a few of my personal headcanons (that I can think off the top of my head)
1. Scout Finch (To Kill a Mockingbird), ADHD. Scout reminds me a lot of a relative of mine who has ADHD.
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2. Jem Finch (To Kill a Mockingbird), ADHD.
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3. Atticus Finch (TKAM), ADHD. I could honestly make a separate post on this explanation, so I will save that.
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Being a little serious for just a moment I think it’s important to point out how CAIS headcanoning Atticus Finch as trans (regardless of their reason for it) severely misses the point of TKAM. Atticus was a lawyer and in a place of privilege as a cisgender heterosexual white man in the 1950s that allowed him to speak up for Tom Robinson who was being persecuted. To try and put Atticus into a box that implies that he would have been oppressed and persecuted in a same or similar way to that of Tom Robinson is insensitive and tone deaf to the overt themes of oppression dynamics and privilege present in TKAM.
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imperial-martian · 4 years
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Fandoms
BBC Sherlock
Good Omens
The Good Doctor
To Kill a Mockingbird [ Book + Movie ]
Star Wars
Hamilton
Lucifer [ Seasons 1 - 3 ]
Marvel
Joker [ 2019 ]
Gladiator [ 2000 ]
Naruto
John Wick
007 [ Daniel Craig ]
Knives Out
Money Heist/La Casa De Papel
Domhnall Gleeson’s Characters
Keanu Reeves’ Characters
Ben Mendelsohn’s Characters
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Characters
BBC Sherlock
Mycroft Holmes
James Moriarty
Gregory Lestrade
John Watson
Sherlock Holmes
Good Omens
Gabriel
Aziraphale
Crowley
The Good Doctor
Marcus Andrews
Neil Melendez
Shaun Murphy
To Kill a Mockingbird [ Book + Movie ]
Atticus Finch
Arthur “Boo” Radley
Star Wars
Armitage Hux
Kylo Ren/Ben Solo
Poe Dameron
Finn
Luke Skywalker [ Original + Sequels ]
Han Solo [ Original + Sequels ]
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Anikan Skywalker/Darth Vadar
Darth Maul
Boba Fett
Orson Krennic
Qui-Gon Jinn
Cassian Andor
Hamilton
George Washington
King George III
Samuel Seabury
Aaron Burr
Alexander Hamilton
John Laurens
Hercules Mulligan
Marquis de Lafayette
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Charles Lee
Philip Hamilton
Lucifer
Lucifer Morningstar
Amenadiel
Marcus/Cain
Dan
Marvel
Stephan Strange
Agent Phil Coulson
Tony Stark
Steve Rodgers
Agent Everett Ross
Peter Parker
Joker [ 2019 ]
Arthur Fleck
Joker
Gladiator [ 2000 ]
Emperor Commodus
General Maximus
Naruto
Gaara
Minato
Kakashi
Naruto
Sasuke
Obito
Zabuza
John Wick
John Wick
Charon
Viggo Tarasov
Iosef Tarasov
Santino D’Antonio
007 [ Daniel Craig ]
James Bond
Knives Out
Benoit Blanc
Money Heist/La Casa De Papel
Sergio Marquina: The Professor
Andrés de Fonollosa: Berlin
Aníbal Cortés: Rio
Daniel Ramos: Denver
Domhnall Gleeson’s Characters
Armitage Hux [ Star Wars ]
Thomas McGregor [ Peter Rabbit ]
Ash Starmer [ Black Mirror (season 2, episode 1) ]
Tim Lake [ About Time ]
Caleb Smith [ Ex Machina ]
A. A. Milne [ Goodbye Christopher Robins ]
Keanu Reeves’ Characters
John Wick [ John Wick Series ]
Neo [ Matrix Series ]
Tomas Anderson [ Matrix Series ]
Ben Mendelsohn’s Characters
Orson Krennic [ Star Wars ]
Nolan Sorrento [ Ready Player One ]
Ralph Anderson [ The Outsider ]
Sheriff of Nottingham [ Robin Hood ]
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Requests
Oneshots
Oneshots can typically take me anywhere from 45 minutes to a few days. I never go below 1,000 words, and I have only gone up to 4,000, however, I plan to improve and go past that. Keep in mind that when requesting oneshots they will take me some time to do, especially if I’m busy.
Example ;; Mycroft Holmes (BBC Sherlock) x Reader oneshot in which the reader is hired as Mycroft’s personal assistant. Over time, Mycroft discovers that he loves her after the reader takes a bullet for him.
Prompts
Imagines
Imagines don’t take me more than an hour usually. I keep them below 1,000 words, but typically they’re past 200 to 300 words long. When requesting these you can usually expect them to be done within in hour or so, unless I’m busy.
Example ;; Atticus Finch (TKAM) imagine where he is the readers lawyer.
Prompts
Drabbles
Drabbles take me less than 30 minutes. They’re short and always exactly 100 words. I’d usually finish this anywhere between 5 to 15 minutes.
Example ;; Gabriel (Good Omens) angst drabble.
Headcanons
Depending on the request, these may vary from a couple hours to a few days if I need ideas. I don’t have a word limit for these, however, usually they are over 7 bullet points long.
Example ;; Headcanon for President of the Hospital Marcus Andrews (The Good Doctor) who’s dating a surgeon who works for him.
Preferences
Preferences are typically pretty quick for me to do depending on which fandom and how many characters you want. No word limit.
Example ;; First kiss preference for Commodus and Maximus (Gladiator).
Aesthetics/Moodboards
Aesthetics/Moodboards are typically just a collage of photos for a character you want. It can be a character x reader collage, or even a specific character au that you want.
Example [ 1 ] ;; An Arthur Fleck (Joker) x Reader aesthetic.
Example [ 2 ] ;; An Agent! Mycroft (Sherlock) moodboard!
Ships
Ships are a small things for followers/readers to interact and ask me which characters I ship them with from a specific fandom.
Example ;; For Marvel: I have brown hair, hazel eyes and I’m 5’ 9. I love to read, write and explore. I enjoy talking to people, however, I typically get really anxious which causes my hand or legs to shake...
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hc + tastes in movies / books
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although  not  well  read  by  any  means  (  school  keeps  her  nose  in  textbooks  &&  workbooks,  she  claims  ),  she  enjoys  fiction  –  particularly  fantasy  /  adventure.  she  generally  leans more  towards  american  literature,  having  read  series  such  as  harry  potter  &&  percy  jackson  &&  the  olympians.  although  she  has  read  a  few  classics  like  lord  of  the  flies  (  after  having  done  some  research,  she’s  still  astonished  at  the  amount  of  symbolism  in  the  novel..  having  caught  none  of  them  )  &&  to  kill  a  mockingbird.  tkam  is  one  of  her  favorites!  but  she’s  a  more  avid  consumer  of  japanese  manga,  with  preference  for  shoujo  because  she’s  a  sucker  for  romance. movies  /  tv  shows  /  dramas!  comedy  is  her  lifeblood.  white  chicks  &&  the  hangover  series  are  the  greatest  things  to  her.  adores  romance  dramas  like  my  id  is  gangnam  beauty  &&  strong  woman  bong  soon.  loves  shoujo  anime.  enjoys  the  occasional  horror  movie,  contrary  to  her  shrieking  &&  cowering.  probably  likes  everything  except  historical  documentaries.  criminal  shows  /  psychological  thrillers  are  50/50  for  her,  as  some  do  trigger  anxiety  attacks  due  to  the  similarities  drawn  between  her  past  &&  the  scenarios.  a  silent  voice  &&  hotarubi  no  mori  e  are  a  few  of  her  other  faves.
headcanon  meme.  //  always  open.  //   anonymous.
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layniapetrovnaaa · 3 years
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Atticus Finch Modern AU Headcanons
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As requested by anonymous. I hope you like it!
I feel like modern Atticus isn't a whole lot different than canon Atticus
He is definitely old fashioned through and through
I think he would be more open with his sexuality for sure
I also think (if we’re being honest) that his politics would be pretty middle of the road
Socially liberal, economically republican
When it comes to parenting I think he would be just slightly more lax with Jem and Scout (as opposed to canon)
He wouldn't be too fond of them watching a lot of TV
He would trust them with social media and phone/computer privacy, but he expects them to behave
He also definitely watches home-videos of Jean and the kids EVERYDAY
Listens to her old voicemail
Looks at pictures
Etc
He learns to cook
Calpurnia is actually their neighbor who helps watch the kids while Atticus is at work and she gives Atticus some of her best recipes
He can actually cook pretty well, but he is still learning
Atticus would definitely have a flip-phone
His casual style looks like that of a posh, old-money englishman
He goes on a few dates as the kids get older, but it just doesn't feel right
He is fascinated with planes for some reason
He will build model ones while he watches the news
He likes them in part because he and Jean had plans to travel the world
He still has plans to, but he is just waiting until Scout graduates
He helps Scout and Jem with homework all the time
But he is so shit at math
Also, pretty typical dad thing, but he likes old cars
It's not in a material-lust kind of way (same with the planes)
It's more like he just loves old things
He doesn't listen to music often, but he likes classical, and has a secret soft spot for Dolly Parton
He’s rather well off because of his occupation, but the Finches live a bit more modest than they need to
He takes Jem to football games whenever he is able
Atticus tries online dating once or twice and absolutely hates it
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layniapetrovnaaa · 3 years
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Random Finch Family Headcanons
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This is just my interpretation of the characters and things that just make sense to me. You may have a different interpretation, just please be kind. If you disagree with any of these, feel free to let me know and explain why :) I love to discuss things like this
First off, JEM IS NOT DEAD
Second, ATTICUS IS NOT PART OF THE KKK (or anything like it) FFS 😭
Same with Jack
Anyways,,,
Atticus is demisexual
Jack and Caroline are both a bit fruity
And I can’t tell if Alexandra is Straight™ or an extremely closeted lesbian
Jack got Rose Aylmer after Jean died
He talks to her like he talked to his sister-in-law
idk if this is canon but sometimes he calls her Rosie
Sometimes he also calls her Jean (usually an accident, but it also happens when he is really drunk)
Jean Graham was a wild child
she had somewhat frizzy hair that she would wear wild until she became a little older (but even then, she would really only put any effort into her appearance when she was going out and about)
She wore dresses that were too short and kept her blonde hair long
Most of the time she would tie the side pieces back so that it would be somewhat out of her face
Atticus' favorite was when her hair was all crazy and she had a wild grin on her face
That look would usually occur after she finished playing with Jem and/or Scout
It always reminded him of when he had first met her in Montgomery
Jean was the one that came up with Scout's infamous nickname
Jem is very emotional, despite the fact that he has a lot of patience and a relatively calm persona
He also has a bit of depression (but nothing severe)
He names his daughter after his mother
Atticus had one "girlfriend" when he was a teenager
She was a few years older than him and he lost his virginity to her
After it didn't really work out, he wasn't really in a relationship with anyone until he met Jean
He still talks to his late wife ALL the time
Whenever he does her calls her Jeannie
Just like how Jack talks to Rose, Atticus will talk to photographs and little trinkets that once belonged to his wife
He has a picture of her in the watch she gave him
Jean would call Atticus "baby" all the time when they first got together, which he loathed, but now he misses it a lot
Atticus and Jack are very stylish
That being said they are also very picky about what they wear
The Finch siblings get together a few times every year
Despite the fact that Jack and Caroline make Alexandra go absolutely feral, she looks forward to it every time
When they were little, Alexandra would sing to Caroline while she braided her hair for her
Jem keeps a picture of his mother on his nightstand next to his bed
Scout and Dill don't end up together but they still write each other whenever they are able
Jem doesn't grow to be quite as tall as Atticus, but he is taller than Jack
Jack almost never gets short-man syndrome despite the fact that Scout and Caroline tease him about it often
He is the shortest of the four Finch siblings
Atticus still makes a point to have his kids visit with Jeans family as often as they can
They tell Scout and Jem stories of Jean when she was their age
Once Scout got to be a little older, she was gifted one of her mothers old dresses
She stayed composed while receiving the gift, but Atticus later found her crying in the bathroom
Jem has one daughter and she calls Atticus by his name, and calls her great uncle "Jackie"
At first Jack despises it but it grows on him quickly
Jack is very emotional by nature but has grown a lot more apathetic due to age and being alone for so long
He moves back to Maycomb not long after the Tom Robinson trial
He retired at an early age and now he spends all his time reading and tending to Rose
There are so many more, but I just needed to get this out of my system because for some reason I have been obsessed with the Finches lately lol. I also want to do more with Jean and Atticus because I just love them so much and their story makes me so sad :(
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layniapetrovnaaa · 2 years
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Sooooo...I made a tkam playlist. More like Jeans relationships with Atticus, Jack, and sometimes Jem and Scout. I would love if y'all would check it out, its so dear to me (it makes me so emotional) and I just want others to be able to feel all the feels that these songs give me in the context of Jean Graham Finch and her closest relationships. Anyways, its linked here!
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TKAM Headcanon #8
Jean Marie convinced Atticus to climb a tree during one of their early dates and that’s when he knew he was going to marry her.
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TKAM #7
Atticus and Calpurnia are childhood friends.
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TKAM Headcanon #5
Calpurnia came up with Scout’s nickname after Jean Marie’s death because she saw how painful it was for Atticus to call her Jean Louise.
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TKAM Headcanon #1
Atticus is totally the type of person to catch a bug and release it outside. He only kills bugs when they’re a) mosquitos, b) dangerous and c) he’s not in a position to catch and release it.
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layniapetrovnaaa · 2 years
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TKAM Characters Zodiac Signs
Scout is an Aries. I don't think I need to elaborate.
Alexandra is a Taurus. Again, do I really need to explain?
Jack is a Scorpio. Jack is literally a model scorpio (him and Edward Rochester)
Caroline is a Leo. I really don't have any evidence for this one, Caroline just gives me leo vibes.
Jem is a Gemini. I think Gemini fits him best because geminis are very clever and spontaneous. They are very curious and intellectual too. Idk I just think gemini would fit best.
Jean is an Aquarius. This is another one that I don't really need to explain but I'm going to because I'm in love with her. They are clever and optimistic. Sensitive, enthusiastic, and eccentric. They are also creative and independent, which fits Jean very well in my mind.
And I'm just going to leave this quote about Libra men and Aquarius women here: "The relationship that builds between Libra man and Aquarius woman is one between intellectual thoughts and logical ideals. Romance flourishes as they discover and explore each other. They listen well to each other and build a foundation of trust and companionship between them."
Atticus is a Libra or Capricorn or Virgo. I lean towards Libra, however. And I'm going to use another quote from the same article to support my claim. "He [a libra man] hides his passions well behind an elegant smile and a convincing voice. He is a great orator with an answer to almost every question of the world. He keeps his distance while analyzing others around him. He is not as innocent as he may seem but he is a gentle soul who hates to do injustice to anyone. He likes to maintain a balance in everything he does and that includes love too."
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