17 Fictional Characters That Made People’s Hearts (And Other Parts) Skip A Beat

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“One hundred twenty percent the animated Robin Hood. Damn, that’s a fine fox.” —kelzierrrrrrrr

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“As a child, I had a weird thing for Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lector, and NO I don’t wanna talk about it.” —rohasi

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“I’m bi, and I can’t remember which male fictional character was my sexual awakening, but the character that made me realize I was bi was Mystique in the original X-Men movies — specifically Rebecca Romijn’s Mystique. I was 13 when the first X-Men movie was released, and he was watching it on TV, and he pointed out Mystique and said that she was hot. I agreed. I think I knew I wasn’t completely straight after seeing her. Ironically enough, in the comics, Mystique is canonically bi herself.” —mariellea

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“Leo as Romeo in Romeo + Juliet! That first scene with him where he’s sitting on a bench and they film him toe to top was more than my 12 y/o hormones could handle.” —thegreatdane

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“The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles — Michelangelo to be specific, but really all of them. They were so muscular and I loved their voices. I think they were the precursor to the boy band stage too.” —Cocotruluv

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“I was 12 years old when I first saw Labyrinth and, my God…that entire experience shot my puberty into overdrive.” —Padawan Ryan

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“Troy Bolton in HSM2. The specific moment when he is by the pool and winks at Gabriella. When he winked at her, I remember I thought I might be getting sick because my stomach felt all funny. Nope, that was just the first time a crush had given me butterflies.” —Lalalace1640

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“My first ever fictional crush was Jack Skellington. I was like 5 when I watched the movie for the first time and was like, ‘YES.'” —Nathan

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“Draco Malfoy in the Chamber of Secrets .” —Tina

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“Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek in Desperado. I thought for a long time that I might be bi or pan, but it turns out that I just really like beauty in all its forms and sex is an unnecessary byproduct.” —CourtesyFlush

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“Jeff Goldblum as Dr. Ian Malcom in Jurassic Park, obviously. When he’s lying on the table after being attacked by the T-rex, and his shirt is open, and he’s breathing all heavy, and he’s kinda sweaty! CAN I PET THAT DOG!!” —C_Nik_Route

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“Legolas in the first LOTR. I was 11 and pissed that my family was forcing me to go see a ‘dumb’ movie. But boy, when he jumped off that horse, I was born anew. I love the movies in their own right now, but I probably would have written them off if he never showed up.” —kali63090

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“Johnny Bravo. And here I am 30 years later, still attracted to problematic men.” —Sirena

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“Han Solo, which then included Indiana Jones, which then moved to Harrison Ford in general, always and forever. He may be 40 years older than me, but I’d leave my marriage in a heartbeat if he showed up on my doorstep. My beloved husband knows this.” —evlynvanderv

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“Donny Osmond as Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. I was 4 and knew I liked what I saw.” —PennywiseSav

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“Uncle Jesse. Have mercy!” —lobkev