× WHAT DOES YOUR MUSE SMELL LIKE?
tom ford cafe rose —— top notes are saffron, black pepper, and may rose; middle notes are turkish rose, bulgarian rose, and coffee; base notes are incense, amber, sandalwood, and patchouli. dark, warm, a little spicy; the rose and coffee tend to stand out most on her. up close, her hair products tend to be rose-scented, and you can frequently catch whiffs of honey after she has used it in a hair or face mask.
× HOW OFTEN DOES YOUR MUSE BATHE/SHOWER? ANY HABITS?
once per day at least, sometimes more if she has exercised or is stressed. she thoroughly enjoys absurdly luxurious baths but doesn’t indulge in them very often. even when she is in a psychologically bad place, she still takes a lot of baths. showering is harder, but something about submerging herself in a tub of scalding water —— sometimes she won’t even actually wash herself, no products, no soap, no nothing —— is at least a little bit comforting. oftentimes it is the only thing she can do to self-comfort. other times she will just sit down on the floor of the tub and let the shower head come down like rain.
× DOES YOUR MUSE HAVE ANY TATTOOS OR PIERCINGS?
no tattoos, although she wants them. her company forbids them / requires them to be covered at all times, so there hasn’t ever been a point. her ears are pierced in several places, though! the piercings can be taken out easily, so it’s less of an issue image-wise. lobe, upper lobe, and orbital.
× ANY BODY MOVEMENT QUIRKS? ( E.G. KNEE SHAKES? )
misa cannot sit still. ok like, she can, but she hates it. she is jittery and twitchy when asked to do so unless she has something else to focus on. it’s just that there is a lot constantly bubbling beneath her surface and frankly she needs to stay in motion at all times because it helps her to believe that she is somehow outrunning her trauma. she always has to go, go, go! can’t slow down! slowing down is a death sentence!
otherwise, she has impeccable posture as a result of her years and years of ballet. her movements are very fluid and graceful, but she tends to play intentionally clumsy as part of her persona. she might trip over her own feet when walking on a set for a talkshow segment or in between songs in her set, but her performances and dancing make it pretty clear that she is in perfect control of her body. she is quick and light-footed.
you can tell if she is bull shitting with you or is pissed and probably about to eat you alive if she’s twirling her hair. if misa twirls her hair while she’s talking to you, start running.
× WHAT DO THEY SLEEP IN? UNDERWEAR OR PJS?
depends! if she’s alone, t-shirts, tank tops, crop tops, and the like, plus panties. maybe some socks. if she is co-sleeping with a friend... pretty much the same but maybe throw on a pair of teeny shorts. if she is co-sleeping with a partner, it alternates between the top/panties look or babydolls/negligees/etc. sleeping with socks or thigh-highs is important because she runs extremely cold.
× WHAT’S THEIR FAVOURITE PIECE OF CLOTHING?
i don’t know that misa has a favorite piece of clothing. she doesn’t attach very much sentimental value to her personal clothing items just by virtue of having so many. her wardrobe is constantly changing, being updated, and any pieces from her parents that she still has are not things she wears.
it’s pretty much whatever article of clothing she has most recently stolen from her significant other in any given verse where she has one.
× HOW DO THEY SLEEP? POSITION?
heavily with the help of sleeping pills, thank god. she cannot sleep restfully without them, and not being well-rested is not an option for her career. she works such long hours and does so much strenuous activity through exercising and rehearsing that she honestly cannot afford to not sleep properly. the pills sometimes cause her to grind her teeth at night, but they pull her under heavily enough that she can usually get a good eight to nine hours and wake up without too much clear memory of her nightmares.
she is at her most comfortable with precisely four ( 4 ) fluffy pillows and one ( 1 ) body pillow, which she will wrap herself around ( unless she has a partner to replace it ). it’s like... somewhere in-between sleeping on her stomach and her side, latched around the pillow. there are stuffed animals and two cats involved in this process, although location and positioning vary. usually most of the stuffed animals wind up kicked off the bed during the course of the night. momo likes to sleep curled up against misa’s back and mei prefers to be under the covers.
× WHAT DO THEIR HANDS FEEL LIKE?
tiny hands, extremely soft, viciously cold, desperately grabby. she has slender fingers and keeps her nails long / wears long fake nails, excellent for scratches. obviously she gets frequent manicures, so her hands are well-moisturized and just very pleasant. which is great, as she is super tactile and likes to touch people a lot.
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