Because you like Miles Halter in Looking for Alaska
Alex Vause's tattoos and tough exterior cover the fact that she's just a girl with a really intense crush. See them in Orange Is The New Black.
Member of the student council, captain of the fencing team, and part-time model, Juri Arisugawa is idolized by everyone around her. See them in Revolutionary Girl Utena.
The "runt" of his biker gang, Tetsuo Shima grapples with a perpetual inferiority complex. See them in Akira.
As the unit chief of the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit, Aaron Hotchner is dead serious about avenging dead people. See them in Criminal Minds.
Fiery, intelligent, and opinionated, Jo March rebels against the restrictions of her era. See them in Little Women.
Ferociously independent and wickedly smart, Fiona Goode is a Supreme Witch who truly reigns supreme. See them in American Horror Story.
George Costanza is short, stocky, bald, neurotic, and the self-proclaimed "king of the idiots." See them in Seinfeld.
Harrison Wells is a brilliant scientist full of secrets. See them in DC Extended Universe.
Yuri Plisetsky's a hotheaded punk off the ice, incredible artist on it. See them in Yuri on Ice.
Sharply perceptive and stubbornly principled, Jane Eyre might not have a very loud voice, but she knows when and how to use it. See them in Jane Eyre.
Quentin has his whole life mapped out. It might sound boring, but he likes boring. See them in Paper Towns.