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daisy edgar-jones for hunger magazine, july 2022.

[bladesrunner]

73 Questions With Daisy Ridley | Vogue

[bladesrunner]

DAISY RIDLEY The Zoe Report, 2021

[boydswan]

“my legs run up the stairs and out the door, my top half here writing;” Adam Driver as Paterson in PATERSON (2016) dir. Jim Jarmusch

[writers-are-writers]

Appearance: 

Boy, girl, or undefined?

Freckles?

Any birthmarks or scars?

Eyes?

Hair color? 

Hair style? 

How tall are they?

What shade of skin do they have?

Any piercings? 

Tattoos?

Are they missing any body parts? 

How big is their nose?

Strong jawline?

Feminine looking or masculine looking?

What clothes do they wear? 

Big or small feet?

Weight?

Big or small lips?

Any missing teeth?

Good smile?

Any moles? 

What are their favorite shoes?

How big are their hands?

Soft or rough skin?

Muscles? 

Personality:

Are they sarcastic? 

What about innocent?

Badass?

Are they insecure? If so, about what?

What are their flaws?

Do they have a sense of humor?

Are they sexual?

Romantic?

What is their sexuality?

Have they ever had their heart broken?

Ever been in a relationship?

Smart or dumb or in between?

Do they know how to shoot a gun?

Use a sword?

Have they been trained in fighting?

Do they put up with bullshit? 

Do they let people walk over them?

Are they angry?

Any mental disorders? 

Any emotional disorders?

Have they ever been abused?

Rich or poor?

Are they selfish or selfless?

Is their someone they love?

Do they like animals?

Have they ever killed someone?

Family and Relationships: 

Do they get along with parents?

Any siblings, if so, do they like them?

Did Mom treat them right?

Did Dad treat them right?

Did siblings treat them right?

Did ANYONE in their family treat them right?

Any friends, how many?

Have they ever had a best friend?

Single or already in a relationship?

Is their anyone who hates them?

Is everyone in their family alive?

All of their friends alive?

Has anyone ever left them behind?

Do they hate anyone?

Do they get along with everyone?

Are they liked by all?

Does anyone love them?

That’s as many as I can think of for now, if anyone would like to add…by all means, go ahead. Hope I helped! Happy writing!

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another job masterlist but this time with, you know, real ass jobs that more characters should have. are you as tired as i am of seeing barista/bartender/waiter on, like, 60% of applications ? below the cut are #idk# jobs that a person 18+ age can have - and get creative with it ! older characters don’t have to have serious jobs, and younger characters don’t have to be so frivolous. take a look, and see what your marvelous brain comes up with ! oh, and there are attached links to job searches to help you learn more about the profession.

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[rpedia]

How to Pick a Birth Date Guide

Okay this is like one of my favorite things in the world to do, picking a birth date for your character can be an insanely fun thing if you play into the astrology side of things. On one hand, you have a month and a number and a year, and that’s it. On the other, you have a fun little side tool to show your character off, play matchmaker, and laugh with your friends over a daily horoscope like nerds. Really? You’d give that up? I mean don’t take it so seriously you ignore plotlines or something, but– well here’s how to get that little part of things set up! Since I love it and all. Did I mention I’m a huge nerd? No? Well Mom, Dad, I have something to tell you…

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— CHARACTER AESTHETICS.

as requested by anon, below the cut you’ll be able to find a list of written out aesthetics for your characters ! these are more generalised types of aesthetics rather than ones for a specific muse or by label, & are also organised in terms of visuals and sayings; all of which were in part, inspired by poetry, my own pintrest account and my own wee little head. if you find this resource helpful, please give this post a like or reblog !

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[chrollokin]

*   WEBSITES  FOR  CHARACTER  PERSONALITY  BUILDING  :  A  HELPFUL  MASTERLIST  .

if  you’re  a  sucker  for  deeply  developing  and  building  a  character’s personality ,  and  in  need  of  websites  that  help  you  to  do  just  that , then you’ve  come  to  the  right  post .  after  an  anon  suggested  i  do  a  masterlist  of  character  building  websites  , i  couldn’t  help  but  list  a  few that  i’ve  gathered  over  the  years  which  usually  help  me  get  a  better  grip on  my  muse :  from  general  personality  trait  help  to  further  things  like  astrology  signs ,  lateralisation  tests , and  fun  things  like  house  sorting . give  a  like  or  a  reblog  if  this  helped  you  in  any  way ,  or  if  you somehow  use  it  in  your  own  character  building  .  happy  writing  !

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better ideas for chance encounters than a bar or coffee shop:

a storm is delaying our flight home and i’m afraid of thunder, please talk to me while we wait

we’re both in small claims court and i got into a huge fight with the person suing me but you stepped in to hold me back before security got there

i drove two hours to the closest video rental store that’s still operating and you were checking out the only copy of the movie i was after

i hit you with my car but luckily you’re okay, but we should still exchange information i guess

our friends that we came here with went off together and now we’re making awkward small talk

i was worried about buying something off of someone creepy from craigslist but oh no you’re hot

my friend talked me into playing a drunken game of spin the bottle even though we’re all adults and now we have to make out

we both decided to take a [yoga/fencing/cooking etc] class and we’re the only two assholes not taking it seriously and everyone else is giving us dirty looks but we keep grinning over at each other

my date just made a scene in public and got arrested and now i’m stranded in a city without a ride home

sharing a cab together

you’re trying to get me to sign a petition and i have no idea what you’re talking about

you’re drunk at this festival and dancing on the table and when you eventually fell i caught you

i tried to get a part time job at this place right by my house but they hired you instead and i have to see you every day when i go there now

blind date!

my roommate is your ex, and your roommate is my ex, and i caught them sleeping together and told you so now we’re pissed off and going on a date to get away from them even though we didnt really know each other before now

[sagamemes]

lighthearted spoopy aus.

super cheap new home turns out to be haunted but the ghost is actually kind of cool and we’re essentially roommates now

i’ve known you for years and i can see that you’re not well. you look super sickly, you never leave your house and i know you haven’t been eating, please tell me you’ve not developed an addiction or are feeling s—oh, you’re a vampire. that’s… almost a relief actually.

spending a night alone in a haunted house, hearing sounds and seeing furniture move when you leave the room, only to finally investigate the ghost and to find out there’s another person who’s also spending the night in the house and thought your noises were the ghost

demon summoning ritual with a friend or a significant other who’s been very against the whole thing the entire night and when it’s done they manifest inside the circle and that’s how you find out you’ve been hanging out with a demon for years

we’re both ancient immortal beings but we look like 15 and that’s forcing us to stay on top of memes if we want to blend in and it’s simultaneously the best and the worst thing of our lives

a ghost is attached to an object. the current owner of the object moves to a new house. the new house is haunted by another ghost, and they now need t learn to live with the situation

frankenstein situation but the creator is actually parent material and it goes better

my supernatural pseudo dad saved you by turning you in hopes we’d fall in love but i’m gay and haven’t come out to him yet

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Writing Source - Virtues and Vices

Guide to virtues and vices when picking character traits. Based on theories of virtue ethics.  So in virtue ethics the key is balance. Every virtue has two vices, one of inadequacy, and one of excess. This can be used to explore yourself, your characters, or even your views on activism. So for example:

Vice of Inadequacy —-    Virtue —–     Vice of Excess

  Selfishness                 —–          Kindness   ———-   Abnegation             Explanation: Kindness is caring for others wherever possible even when its inconvenient and even when they aren’t perfectly sympathetic. Selfishness is not caring for others, and Abnegation is 1) not a virtue, Divergent and 2) taking kindness so far that you actually neglect yourself. “You cannot serve from an empty cup” is an easy way of remembering the difference.

Impotence                —–                Advocacy         —-                    Wrath  Explanation: It is noteworthy that this is NOT the christian virtue/vice set that wrath is associated with. In biblical teaching wrath is the vice of inadequacy to patience, but it needs to be said that Biblical teaching has this little problem where it demands people see vice and virtue as a duality instead of a scale. I’ll talk more about that at the bottom. Impotence is the idea that you never allow yourself to get angry or do anything about a situation, believing that you can’t or that it isn’t worth the fight - this is different than cowardice, which is knowing it’s worth the fight but being to frightened to engage. Advocacy is to allow yourself enough wrath to put yourself out there and stand up for what you believe is right, and demand change, even if it means destroying some systems or harming those who benefit from oppression. Wrath is being always angry, all the time, and not bothering to differentiate what requires a fight and what doesn’t, or allowing yourself to be angry about things you cannot fix. Thus “if you aren’t angry you aren’t paying attention” is a statement of wrath at least as often as it is one of advocacy. Prudishness       ——————        Presence    —–        Lust Explanation: Being present in the moment and enjoying temporary pleasures and joys of the senses is good, and depriving yourself of these thing is unhealthy, but focusing only on the moment to moment pleasures with no thought to consequences or the future is a negative.  Deceitfulness  —————-        Honesty     ————    Indiscretion Explanation: Telling the truth is not always the right thing to do. If you lie more often than not, you’re probably deceitful, but never lying is dangerous because the truth can sometimes do more damage than lying. Honesty is telling the truth most of the time, but knowing when to make an exception. Actively misleading someone so you can take advantage of a situation is dishonest - so is allowing them to assume things that advantage you at the price of harming them. Telling the truth about, for example, the money on the ground not belonging to you, having an intervention for someone you’re worried about, etc., are honest. The phrase “Yes, officer, I know someone who’s undocumented” if true, is indiscretion, not honesty. Infidelity     ————–                Loyalty      —————  Zealotry Explanation: I feel this is mostly self explanatory but the simple version is that holding loyalty to people or groups is generally a positive and if you have no loyalties to other people or to any particular group you’re probably a fairly awful person, but if you allow your loyalty to turn you into an unquestioning follower, you’re taking it to far.  Standing by, for instance, a friend who was raised in a bigoted environment and is unlearning their prejudices, even when they slip up, is loyalty. Saying that they did one bad thing so you’re cutting them out is infidelity. Sticking with them if they say “fuck it” on improving themselves and join a hate group is zealotry.  Greed     ————–               Charity       ———— Mendicancy  Explanation: Greed is valuing material things over others,  charity is being willing to part with material things or go pro bono for a good cause. Mendicancy, at least in terms of virtue ethics (though certain assholes have attempted over time simply to associate it with poverty as though to make poverty itself a vice) is similar to abnegation, but as it translates to material possessions. Someone who willingly (as in, unpaid internships do not count) provides free services to the point that they cannot pay their own bills is mendicant. Value yourself and your labor, guys. It’s not greedy. Cowardice   ————-      Courage         —————-   Recklessness Explanation: A person who never fights because of fear is cowardly. A lone, unarmed twink seeking out a fight with six armed skinheads is being reckless. Courage is having fear and facing it, but also knowing when to fold ‘em.  Spite /vengeance   —   Kindness/Mercy  ——– Permissiveness Explanation: Doing something solely to spite someone, for any reason, is not a virtuous act. Showing kindness, mercy, forgiveness, etc., to people who have made mistakes and are genuinely making themselves better people is usually a positive, allowing yourself to forgive someone who has not improved or who has hurt you seriously enough becomes a vice again. If there are no consequences for hurting you, why would anyone so inclined stop?  It is important to remember that this is different than impotence/advocacy/wrath, which applies to how you handle yourself while things are happening. this is about how you handle things moving foreward.  Forgiving an abuser is not required under this, nor even necessarily encouraged - be too forgiving and you cross over into permissiveness, where they think they can get away with it. Actively going out and seeking revenge is also a vice. “This individual hurt me in the past, faced consequences, and improved, but I thought the consequences were inadequate and am going to seek redress by destroying their life” - spite/vengeance. “This individual hurt me and I am not going to forgive them, but they’ve dealt with the consequences and have made themselves a better person and I choose to forgive them / choose not to forgive them but will avoid them rather than seeking revenge” - Mercy.  “This person has not changed their behavior and I am forgiving them anyway /  I am protecting a person from the consequences of their actions because I don’t want to hurt them”  - Permissiveness. I note that “not reporting because you think you won’t be believed” does not qualify as ‘permissiveness’ but the people who go out of their way to shield their abusers from consequences, if they have any other option, definitely do. Indecision     ——               Conviction       ———-        Self-righteousness Explanation:  Having convictions is good, believing that yours are the only correct ones and that everyone who has a different set is inherently evil is bad. Not bothering to know what you believe in makes it impossible to make decisions or even to improve yourself, as you won’t really know what direction of development constitutes “improvement.”  “I don’t care about abortion rights enough to think about my position” - indecision. “I am personally anti-abortion and would never have one, but my position should not be forced on everyone” conviction.  “I am anti-abortion and want it to be illegal” - self-righteousness.  This is good for figuring out the virtues and flaws that motivate characters, but its also a thing you can look at for yourself and see where you fall. Offhand I’ve noticed that abusers tend to condition victims towards abnegation - and that our society does that to women in general, actually. And that if given the option society tends to want marginalized groups to error towards impotence. As a side note it can be noted that one of the reasons I distrust religion is that the vices it most actively preaches against are the ones that make people harder to control - and denies that the other side of the coin is a vice. In other words, both wrath and impotence are vices, but by teaching people that kindness and wrath are a duality, it tacitly encourages people to move towards impotence. 

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Maladaptive daydreaming, also known as excessive daydreaming, is a disordered form of dissociative absorption associated with vivid and excessive fantasy activity that often involves elaborate and fanciful scenarios. It can result in distress, can replace human interaction and may interfere with normal functioning such as social life or work.[1][2] People who suffer from maladaptive daydreaming can spend more than half their days in “vivid alternative universes”

Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maladaptive_daydreaming

another good source: https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/maladaptive-daydreaming

[surroundedbypearls]

On Character: The Seven Deadly Sins

A while back I made a post on quick character profiles, and one of the things I included was assigning each character a heavenly virtue and deadly sin. It can be a fun way to differentiate characters and break them down to their most basic parts. Last week’s post was on the seven virtues, so this post is all about the seven sins!

1. Lust (Luxuria).

This is the most obvious one; an insatiable need for all things sex. How do they control these urges? Does this character’s lust lead to bad behaviour, taking advantage of other people? Where does this lust come from? How many of their lustful thoughts lead to lustful actions? Is it something they keep to themselves? How does this affect romantic and platonic relationships in their life? The main upside to someone with this sin is that they’re probably sex-positive, which is always nice. There’s (hopefully) no room for sex-shaming in this person’s life.

2. Gluttony (Gula).

Gluttony is the sin to counter Temperance; it’s all about overindulgence. It usually refers to food or drink, but it could easily be about something more material. It’s also used regarding alcohol and drug use. So, why does this character overindulge? Do they simply think they deserve it, or is this there a void they’re trying to fill? Where does their Gluttony get them? If they’re a glutton for alcohol, for example, how do they pay for it? How does this affect other aspects of their life? Are they obsessed with these indulgences? They might prioritise these indulgences over friends and family, even hurt them to get what they’re craving.

3. Greed (Avaritia).

While Gluttony is more about indulgences like food, Greed is about material possessions and wealth. This person could be wealthy and hoarding their wealth, could be obsessed with gathering more material goods they don’t need. How do they obtain this wealth? Do they manipulate, steal, take advantage of people less fortunate than them? Do they try to take opportunities from people who need them more? Do they care about any of the people they hurt? Why are they so greedy, and what would it take for them to stop? Could they be stopped at all? This character is probably not very charitable, probably quite selfish. Does this make them a solitary person? What would happen if they lost their wealth? Would they have any support, or have they driven everyone away with their Greed?

4. Sloth (Acedia).

This is generally defined as laziness but also sometimes includes depression/self-pity. Self-pity can lead to inactivity, making excuses to not get things done and so on. (When I’m talking about self-pity, I’m not referring to pity induced by depression or other mental illnesses). Discussing laziness generally, what makes this person lazy? Are they used to having everything done for them? Do they simply lack any concrete ambition or motivation? Are they happy to just coast through life without making much effort to really do anything? Is this a source of frustration for the people in their life who work hard and have clear ambitions?

5. Wrath (Ira).

This is extreme anger or a need for revenge. Does this character let their temper get the best of them? Has this ever resulted in them hurting someone, even someone they loved? Is it just physical harm they cause through their anger, or can it also be psychological? Their behaviour could be more deliberate with real forethought or more spur-of-the-moment. Is this a pattern of problematic behaviour? Or does their anger usually result in damage to themselves or to their own property? People with these issues tend not to be very patient or forgiving. Have they tried to improve this flaw within themselves, or do they always see their anger as justified, even with the extreme reactions they might have? Are there people in their life that fear them because of this?

6. Envy (Invidia).

Envy is the need to be better than others, or to have what others have for yourself. This can be rooted in insecurity, or just a general dissatisfaction with their life. It’s easy to feel envious of what other people have if this character’s life isn’t living up to all their expectations. Does this Envy lead to resentment? Does it negatively affect the relationships they have with people they might be envious of? Does it result in bitterness, feelings of isolation? Is it something they feel comfortable expressing or do they keep it hidden to themselves?

7. Pride (Superbia).

Pride is about the need to feel superior, to feel more important, to feel better. Pride can also lead to a lack of self esteem i.e. the fragile ego. People with this sin might always feel the need to one-up someone, to prove themselves better. They might be very competitive, or even insecure. When does this need to be better than other people go too far? Do they ever fail at being better, or in their eyes, are they always superior? What happens if they do fail? Does their confidence draw people to them, or push then away? Does their Pride lead to them getting into situations that are out of their depth? Does it lead to them acting recklessly?

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Writing Tip June 4th

A list of body language phrases.

I’ve included a very comprehensive list, organized by the type of body movement, hand and arm movements, facial expressions etc. In some cases, a phrase fits more than one heading, so it may appear twice. Possible emotions are given after each BL phrase unless the emotion is indicated within the phrase. (They are underlined for emphasis, not due to a hyperlink.)

Note: I’ve included a few body postures and body conditions as they are non-verbal testimony to the character’s physical condition.

Have fun and generate your own ideas.:-)

Eyes, Brows and Forehead

arched a sly brow:  sly, haughty

blinked owlishly:  just waking, focusing, needs glasses

brows bumped together in a scowl:  worried, disapproving, irritated

brows knitted in a frown: worried, disapproval, thoughtful

bug-eyed:  surprised, fear, horror

cocky wink and confident smile:  over confidence, arrogant, good humor, sexy humor

eyes burned with hatred: besides hatred this might suggest maniacal feelings

eyes flashed: fury, defiance, lust, promise, seduction

eyes rolled skyward: disbelief, distrust, humor

forehead puckered:  thoughtful, worried, irritation

frustration crinkled her eyes

gaze dipped to her décolletage: sexual interest, attraction, lust

gimlet-eyed/narrowed eyes: irritation, thoughtful, mean, angry

gleam of deviltry:  humor, conniving, cunning

kept eye contact but her gaze became glazed: pretending interest where there is none/bordom

narrowed to crinkled slits:  angry, distrust

nystagmic eyes missed nothing (constantly shifting eyes):  Shifty

pupils dilated:  interested, attraction to opposite sex, fear

raked her with freezing contempt

slammed his eyes shut:  stunned, furious, pain

squinted in a furtive manner:  fearful, sneaky

stared with cow eyes:  surprised, disbelief, hopeful, lovestruck

subtle wink:  sexy, humor/sharing a joke, sarcasm

unrelenting stare: distrust, demanding, high interest, unyielding

Place To Place, Stationary Or Posture

ambled away:  relaxed, lazy

barged ahead:  rude, hurried

battled his way through the melee:  desperate, anger, alarm

cruised into the diner:  easy-going, feeling dapper, confident

dawdled alongside the road:  lazy, deliberate delay for motives, unhurried, relaxed

dragged his blanket in the dirt:   sadness/depressed, weary

edged closer to him:  sneaky, seeking comfort, seeking protection, seeking an audience

he stood straighter and straightened his tie:  sudden interest, sexual attraction

held his crotch and danced a frantic jig: demonstrates physical condition – he has to pee

hips rolled and undulated:  sexy walk, exaggerating for sex appeal

hovered over them with malice/like a threatening storm: here it’s malice, but one may hover for many reasons.

hunched over to look shorter:  appear inconspicuous, ashamed of actions, ashamed of height

leaped into action feet hammering the marbled floor:  eager, fear, joyous

long-legged strides:  hurried, impatient

lumbered across:  heavy steps of a big man in a hurry

minced her way up to him: timid, sneaky, insecure, dainty or pretense at dainty

paced/prowled the halls:  worried, worried impatience, impatient, diligently seeking pivoted on his heel and took off:  mistaken and changes direction, following orders, hurried, abrupt change of mind, angry retreat

plodded down the road:  unhurried, burdened, reluctant

practiced sensual stroll:  sexy, showing off

rammed her bare foot into her jeans: angry, rushed

rocked back and forth on his heels: thoughtful, impatiently waiting

sagged against the wall:  exhausted, disappointment

sallied forth:  confident, determined

sashayed her cute little fanny:  confident, determined, angered and determined

shrank into the angry crowd:  fear, insecure, seeking to elude

sketched a brief bow and assumed a regal pose: confident, mocking, snooty, arrogant skidded to an abrupt halt: change of heart, fear, surprise, shock

skulked on the edges of the crowd: sneaky, ashamed, timid

slithered through the door:  sneaky, evil, bad intentions

stormed toward her, pulling up short when: anger with a sudden surprise

swaggered into the class room:  over confident, proud, arrogant, conceited

tall erect posture:  confidence, military bearing

toe tapped a staccato rhythm:  impatience, irritation

tottered/staggered unsteadily then keeled over:  drunk, drugged, aged, ill

waltzed across the floor:  happy, blissful, exuberant, conceited, arrogant

Head Movement

cocked his head:  curiosity, smart-alecky, wondering, thoughtful

cocked his head left and rolled his eyes to right corner of the ceiling:  introspection

droop of his head: depressed, downcast, hiding true feelings

nodded vigorously: eager

tilted her head to one side while listening:  extreme interest, possibly sexual interest

Mouth And Jaw

a lackluster smile:  feigning cheerfulness

cigarette hung immobile in mouth: shock, lazy, uncaring, relaxed casualness

clinched his jaw at the sight:  angered, worried, surprised

curled her lips with icy contempt

expelled her breath in a whose:  relief, disappointment

gagged at the smell: disgust, distaste

gapped mouth stare:  surprised, shock, disbelief

gritted his teeth:  anger, irritation, holding back opinion

inhaled a sharp breath:  surprise, shock, fear, horror

licked her lips:  nervous, sexual attraction

lips primed: affronted, upset, insulted

lips pursed for a juicy kiss

lips pursed like she’d been chewing a lemon rind: dislike, angry, irritated, sarcasm

lips screwed into: irritation, anger, grimace, scorn

lips set in a grim line: sorrow, worried, fear of the worst

pursed her lips:  perturbed, waiting for a kiss

scarfed down the last biscuit:  physical hunger, greed

slack-mouthed:  total shock, disbelief

slow and sexy smile:  attraction, seductive, coy

smacked his lips: anticipation

smile congealed then melted into horror

smile dangled on the corner of his lips: cocky, sexy

smirked and tossed her hair over her shoulder:  conceit, sarcasm, over confident

sneered and flicked lint off his suit: sarcasm, conceit

spewed water and spit: shock

stuck out her tongue: humor, sarcasm, teasing, childish

toothy smile:  eagerness, hopeful

wary smile surfaced on her lips

Nose

nose wrinkled in distaste/at the aroma

nostrils flared:  anger, sexual attraction

nose in the air:  snooty, haughty

Face in General

crimson with fury

handed it over shame-faced

jutted his chin: confident, anger, forceful

managed a deadpan expression:  expressionless

muscles in her face tightened:  unsmiling, concealing emotions, anger, worried

rested his chin in his palm and looked thoughtful

rubbed a hand over his dark stubble:  thoughtful, ashamed of his appearance

screwed up her face:  anger, smiling, ready to cry, could almost be any emotion

sneered and flicked lint off his suit: conceit, derision, scorn

Arm and Hand

a vicious yank

arm curled around her waist, tugging her next to him:  possessive, pride, protective

bit her lip and glanced away:  shy, ashamed, insecure

brandished his fist:  anger, threatening, ready to fight, confident, show of pride

clamped his fingers into tender flesh:  anger, protective, wants to inflict pain

clenched his dirty little fists: stubborn, angry

clapped her hands on her hips, arms crooked like sugar bowel handles:  anger, demanding, disbelief

constantly twirled her hair and tucked it behind her ear:  attracted to the opposite sex, shy crossed his arms over his chest: waiting, impatient, putting a barrier

crushed the paper in his fist:  anger, surrender, discard

dived into the food: hunger, eager, greedy

doffed his hat:  polite gesture, mocking, teasing

doodled on the phone pad and tapped the air with her foot:  bored, inattention, introspection

drummed her fingers on the desk:  impatient, frustrated, bored

fanned her heated face with her hands: physically hot, embarrassed, indicating attraction

fiddled with his keys: nervous, bored

firm, palm to palm hand shake:  confident, honest

flipped him the bird: sarcastic discard

forked his fingers through his hair for the third time:  disquiet/consternation, worry, thoughtful

handed it over shame-faced:  guilt, shame

held his crotch and danced a frantic jig:  physical need to relieve himself

limp hand shake:  lack of confidence, lack of enthusiasm

propped his elbow on his knee: relaxed, thoughtful

punched her pillow:  restless, can’t sleep, angry

rested his chin in his palm:  thoughful, worried

scratched his hairy belly and yawned:  indolent, bored, lazy, relaxed, just waking

shoulders lifted in a shrug:  doubtful, careless discard

slapped his face in front of God and country:  enraged, affronted/insulted

snapped a sharp salute:  respect, sarcastic gesture meaning the opposite of respect

snapped his fingers, expecting service:  arrogant, lack of respect, self-centered

sneered and flicked lint off his suit

spread her arms wide: welcoming,  joy, love

stabbed at the food: anger, hunger, determined

stood straighter and smoothed his tie:  sudden interest, possible sexual interest

stuffed his hands in his pockets: self-conscious, throwing up a barrier

sweaty handshake:  nervous, fearful

touched his arm several times while explaining:  sign of attraction, flattery, possessive

wide sweep of his arms:  welcoming, all inclusive gesture, horror

Sitting or Rising

collapsed in a stupor:  exhausted, drunk, drugged, disbelief

enthroned himself at the desk:  conceit, pronouncing or taking ownership

exploded out of the chair:  shock, eager, anger, supreme joy

roosted on the porch rail like a cock on a hen house roof:  claiming ownership, conceit, content

sat, squaring an ankle over one knee:  relaxed and open

slouched/wilted in a chair and paid languid attention to:  drowsy, lazy, depressed, disinterest, sad, totally relaxed, disrespectful

squirmed in his chair: ill at ease, nervous, needs the bathroom

Recline

flung himself into the bed: sad, depressed, exhausted, happy

prostrated himself: surrender, desperate, miserable, powerless, obsequious, fawning, flattering

punched her pillow:  can’t sleep, anger, frustrated

threw himself on the floor kicking and screaming: tantrum

Entire body and General

body stiffened at the remark:  offended, anger, alerted

body swayed to music:  dreamy, fond memories, enjoys the music

bounced in the car seat, pointing:  excitement, fear, eager

cowered behind his brother:  fear, shyness, coward, desperate

curled into a ball:  sorrow, fear, sleepy, defensive

heart galloping:  anxiety, joy, eager

held his crotch and danced a frantic jig

humped over his cane, each step shaking and careful: pain, aged

inhaled a deep breath and blew out slowly: buying time to find words/thoughtful, reconciled

quick and jerky like rusty cogs on a wheel:  unsure of actions, self-conscious, tense, edgy

rocked back and forth on his heels:  impatient, cocky, gleeful

manhandled the woman into a corner:  bully, anger

slumped shoulders: defeat, depressed, sad, surrender

stiff-backed:  priggish, haughty, affronted

stood straighter and straightened his tie:  sexual interest, wants to make an impression

stooped and bent: aged, arthritic, in pain

stretched extravagantly and yawned:  tired, bored, unconcerned

sweating uncontrollably: nervous, fear, guilt

tall erect posture:  confidence, military bearing

was panting now at:  afraid, exhausted, out of breath, sexual excitement

-Sharla Rae

[fleetwoodie]

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