Writing Challenge Tuesday: Constellations

As I’ve mentioned before, I follow a lot of fantasy authors and read just about everything I can get my hands on. This week’s prompt comes from that. In this case, I’m really interested in astronomy, and constellations, and the stories behind them. So I thought of a prompt which was completely off the wall and also befitting the theme.

If your protagonist was to be part of a constellation, what would that constellation be?

I know this one is a little oddball, but hear me out. Imagine they’re part of a mythology, or part of a greater story. What would they be in that story? A warrior? A healer? A savior? A criminal? I don’t think my protagonists tend to have much in the way of illusions about their own public image. Daniel cares about his morals, but doesn’t care much at all about how people view him. In fact, he tends not to think of that at all, because it doesn’t often occur to him that anyone takes notice. That gets him in trouble now and then.

Felix cares more about how people view him, but the content of his actions is more important to him than the effect others see. I think if Daniel was a constellation, I’d think of him as a pistol, or a chalice, whereas Felix would be a warrior, or archer.

Who or what would your protagonists (or secondary characters) be?