here have some characterization notes on feli because i love him 😥❤
his eyesight is awful. he isn't blind, but he's so nearsighted that he might as well be. due to this, his paintings often focus on intense color and shading rather than details.
as a sort of "sacrifice" for having two men representing one country, feli and his brother both had to give up senses - feli his sight, lovino his hearing. this is why glasses/contacts/surgery don't work on feliciano, he's cursed with bad eyesight forever. hence feli's squinting and lovino's constant yelling.
speaking of his eyes, oh boy do they look strange. you have the "i can't focus on anything" gaze he has just by being so nearsighted, but also they're that odd bright gold that's just as unsettling as it is beautiful. back in the day, this resulted in rumors about feli being sly and untrustworthy.
he really, really just wants to feed people. he can't stand the thought of someone he loves being hungry.
along with the obvious pasta and pizza, he loves a good loaf of bread, and grapes!
anxiety, yes. he's got it in its most general sense, but the separation anxiety part of it is the most intense. he's most comfortable with a group of 3-5 of his closest loved ones.
almost paradoxically, his poor eyesight results in him having a REALLY bad time at large social events. he loves people, he does! it's just that he needs to rely on his hearing, and with so many people around he can't focus and he gets overwhelmed.
he needs someone's arm to hold onto, then he's all set. nowadays it's usually ludwig, but lovino, francis, or antonio have been there to help too! a good dance or two also helps to settle his nerves.
his aversion to loud, sudden noises means he's much more of a cat person than a dog one. he also really likes fish! i bet he's got a pimped out aquarium.
he really does connect with level-headed people the easiest, and this is partly the reason he took to ludwig so quickly. he likes people who know what they're doing, who say "this is our plan and this is how we're doing it" because it leaves a lot less room for his mind to run wild.
it's pretty much canon he's bi but when it comes to his taste in partners, he wants someone who can pick him up and rock him in their big ol arms. male, female, doesn't matter. please, someone just hold this man. also he loves long hair on women!
i won't go into true nsfw territory, but if there's one thing he needs when he's intimate, it's a whole lotta kisses. he can't get into it if he doesn't feel like he's being loved on.
his past traumas leave him overly empathetic. he's had enemies, for sure, but he's always strived to be as kind as he can be because he knows how it feels to be mistreated. he's a person who cries because he stepped on his cat's tail and she can't understand that he's sorry.
