Last post featured stifles so thought I’d pay homage to one of the best non-stiflers I know … 😶🌫️
Have a friend who I sat next to in the same row in a college seminar. This particular time she was sick ( could tell given the voice was a little raspy, probably had already been fighting off something for a while but was the type to come out no matter how ill…)
Knew a fit was coming when i heard a few sniffs combined with a very slight hitch in her breath. She has quite big / puckered lips, which at this point were parted more than usual, and her face was already scrunching slightly.
She always put her fingers up in front of her nose and mouth as if to cover, but never actually covered … would just sneeze with the hand hovering there like 6 inches away (this time was no different of course)
Fluttered her eyes, breathed in with a slight stutter, and let out 3 quite juicy and strong, girly sounding sneezes. Honestly one of the more unique sneezers I’ve heard live.
“HAP-choo!” Is the best way to describe them (two very separate parts). The “Hap” part was super dry / airy / girly and definitely sounded like she was making a statement…
the “choo” that followed would be extremely powerful, misty, and somehow breathy at the same time. Almost seemed like it was being pulled out of her soul lol … and seemed to hang in the air after that initial burst (all of which made her look exhausted for a sec before the next one would start). She would also stretch out “choo” sound each time ending in a higher pitch than she’d started, making the fit feel unfinished until the last one. Honestly some of the wettest / fullest sounding releases I can think of… didn’t seem like she was ever actually making much of a mess, but it sounded like she should have been.
During all of this she’d keep the hand a few inches from her face. Would essentially just hover there almost in a way that made it seem like she couldn’t quite decide if she wanted to cover it or if it would even help (it wouldn’t have).
Cert much into stifles as as well, but sometimes there’s just something about unapologetic sneezers that dgaf in public 😂