Goodreads asked S.D. Sykes:

Who is your favorite fictional couple, and why?

S.D. Sykes Hello there! This depends on the genre, I guess. In terms of literary fiction, I have always been fascinated by the intensity of the doomed love between Heathcliff and Cathy in Wuthering Heights. There is such a passion and affinity between the two of them - even after death. In crime fiction, I'm a great admirer of Agatha Christie, and particularly enjoy the relationship between Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings. Hastings can be something of an amusing side-kick, but he also asks the questions that we are asking as a reader. I also like the way that he makes fun of Poirot's rather pedantic and sometimes conceited nature.

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