Nervous Habits for Characters ♡
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☆Characters with long hair either braid, play with, or brush it
☆Characters who are uncomfortable around people, or being in the spotlight, hug themselves or do whatever they can to take up the least amount of space possible (and it shows every moment they do anything really)
☆Characters who usually never break fiddle with jewelry, accessories, a loose string on their outfit etc. Any action that may be considered something casual rather than something that signals something underlying
☆Characters with short hair put their hands in their hair, gripping it tightly, pulling it, or even just scratch the top part of their faces trying to grab the hair at the front of their head (characters with short hair may also just put their hands on the back or sides of their neck)
☆Fighter characters look, clean, sharpen, use, or even play with their weapons when uneasy. These may just come across as being prepared, bored, or even as something these characters due to simply keep moving
☆Character's leg bumping up and down, shaking their whole body
☆Character picks at their fingers
☆Character covers their mouth with their hands or even just puts their hands on their face because they don't know what else to do
☆Character sings to themself
☆Character draws imaginary (or real drawings if they have the materials) anywhere they can: hands, walls, paper, the dirt, ANYWHERE
☆Character trails patterns with their hands
☆Character goes silent/spaces out
☆Character rubs their temples, runs a hand over their face, rubs their eyes, or buries their face in their hands
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These are just some small nervous habits I had in mind, and even though some nervous habits are more directed toward specific characters and backstories, any and all can be used interchangeably. Happy writing! :D
