But enough negatives of Shirou's following his ideal. There is definitely one positive, which shows through the magic Shirou can perform. While most people consider projection useless because they need the raw materials in order to project (magic follows the rules of Equivalent Exchange in the Nasuverse), Shirou can project weapons without any raw materials. That's because he lacks a sense of self. Instead, he uses part of himself. Whenever Shirou projects early on, or attempts a massive projection, he experiences side effects. This ranges from a headache to the entire left side of his body going numb. And when he invokes his Reality Marble, his Magic Circuit almost explodes.
Yes, I covered six paragraphs on Shirou's ideal alone, but there's more to him than that. First of all, Shirou is very honest. He speaks what's on his mind, and if asked about if he's thinking about something he'd rather not divulge, he'll respond in a manner that mentions the subject of his thoughts but doesn't go into any more detail than that. His honesty even extends to what other people are saying -- when Fujimura is telling Saber about Shirou's childhood, despite his not wanting her to, Shirou keeps silent because she's speaking the truth. That said, if he needs to lie, he will -- he told Sakura and Fujimura that Saber was a foreign friend of Kiritsugu's.
Shirou is also highly self-sufficient for his age. He lives on his own, he cooks his own meals (unless Sakura beats him to the kitchen), and he works various part-time jobs to earn money. On that subject, he's a very good cook. Of the three characters able to cook (himself, Sakura, and Rin) he's the best at western dishes, and while both girls are better cooks of Japanese food than he is, he still cooks it better than he does western food. He has no experience cooking Chinese food, though. At the same time, though, Shirou isn't one for cleaning. Instead, Sakura takes care of that.
Speaking of girls, Shirou definitely likes them. He's pretty normal in that regard, actually. For example, Rin is the one girl at school that every guy drools over (except Issei), and Shirou is no exception. Even when he found out that Rin wasn't like the perfect student air she gave off at school, he was still endeared to her tsundereness anyway (for this, just look at how popular tsunderes are among male fans -- again, totally normal).
At the same time, though, Shirou keeps tabs on his hormones. A lot of times, though, this manifests in a spazzfest of sorts. Rin takes to teasing him just because she gets epic reactions out of him. Also worth noting is that he takes sex seriously. He doesn't want to have sex with a girl unless a mutual attraction exists. It's this belief that turns the scene between him and Rin the night before the final battle into a magnificently heartwarming scene (at least before the smut kicks in).
Then we get into some more minor stuff. First, Shirou is an excellent archer. He used to be part of the archery club until an accident left him with a chemical burn on his right shoulder. Of all the times he fired an arrow at the archery club, there was only one time that he didn't hit the target. Also, Shirou has gotten into the habit of waking up on his own at 5:30 every morning. He believes that alarm clocks are degenerate, so he hasn't used once since he was a kid. Sample Entry: http://testrun-box.livejournal.com/277872.html
Shirou Emiya | Fate/stay night | Reserved | 2/2
Yes, I covered six paragraphs on Shirou's ideal alone, but there's more to him than that. First of all, Shirou is very honest. He speaks what's on his mind, and if asked about if he's thinking about something he'd rather not divulge, he'll respond in a manner that mentions the subject of his thoughts but doesn't go into any more detail than that. His honesty even extends to what other people are saying -- when Fujimura is telling Saber about Shirou's childhood, despite his not wanting her to, Shirou keeps silent because she's speaking the truth. That said, if he needs to lie, he will -- he told Sakura and Fujimura that Saber was a foreign friend of Kiritsugu's.
Shirou is also highly self-sufficient for his age. He lives on his own, he cooks his own meals (unless Sakura beats him to the kitchen), and he works various part-time jobs to earn money. On that subject, he's a very good cook. Of the three characters able to cook (himself, Sakura, and Rin) he's the best at western dishes, and while both girls are better cooks of Japanese food than he is, he still cooks it better than he does western food. He has no experience cooking Chinese food, though. At the same time, though, Shirou isn't one for cleaning. Instead, Sakura takes care of that.
Speaking of girls, Shirou definitely likes them. He's pretty normal in that regard, actually. For example, Rin is the one girl at school that every guy drools over (except Issei), and Shirou is no exception. Even when he found out that Rin wasn't like the perfect student air she gave off at school, he was still endeared to her tsundereness anyway (for this, just look at how popular tsunderes are among male fans -- again, totally normal).
At the same time, though, Shirou keeps tabs on his hormones. A lot of times, though, this manifests in a spazzfest of sorts. Rin takes to teasing him just because she gets epic reactions out of him. Also worth noting is that he takes sex seriously. He doesn't want to have sex with a girl unless a mutual attraction exists. It's this belief that turns the scene between him and Rin the night before the final battle into a magnificently heartwarming scene (at least before the smut kicks in).
Then we get into some more minor stuff. First, Shirou is an excellent archer. He used to be part of the archery club until an accident left him with a chemical burn on his right shoulder. Of all the times he fired an arrow at the archery club, there was only one time that he didn't hit the target. Also, Shirou has gotten into the habit of waking up on his own at 5:30 every morning. He believes that alarm clocks are degenerate, so he hasn't used once since he was a kid.
Sample Entry: http://testrun-box.livejournal.com/277872.html