Will - ♥, ☆, ☢, ❤, ❥, ⊗, ❣, ♡
♥ : Name one thing about the way their emotions work that they despise.
Will has some deep-seated anger issues, many of which revolve around his father, and he hates that his first reaction to adversity is to get angry about it, and sometimes explosively angry. He has worked on it a lot since he was younger and has it, for the most part, under control now, but he has episodes every now and then.
☆ : Would they ever wish upon a falling star? If so, what would they wish?
He’s not the wishing type; Will learned long ago that wishing tends to be futile, and that laying the right plans will get you somewhere faster than hoping and wishing for something to come true.
☢ : Describe a thought or dream that would cause them to have a mental meltdown.
Failing out of college; falling to any sort of addiction; his dad coming back from New York and finding him - all of these would equally devastate him.
❤ : Describe a physical action that shows complete trust.
He likes to ruffle people’s hair when he is on close terms with them. Any kind of touching of the head or face!
❥ : Describe a verbal way they would express complete trust.
Talking in simpler terms. He tends to be very eloquent and shows off a touch because he is a smart guy (and you’d better not forget it), but when he lets his guard down, he speaks less stiffly and uses “I” a lot less, rather preferring to address things concerning the other person (using “you” a lot); genuinely trying to get to know the other party.
⊗ : What is something that causes them to question themself?
His anger, especially concerning his own memories of his childhood, which have become so convoluted with his regrets and dark feelings. Especially when he is trying terribly hard to be more optimistic and realize things have much improved since he was that age.
❣ : Describe a way that will earn affection (whether platonic or romantic) from them.
Knowing what you want out of life. He cannot stand codependency or neediness as he’s rather insecure with his own feelings (they also remind him of his mother, who was so destructively co-dependent), so he admires when someone knows what they want and goes for it. Considering his own life had so many twists and turns but he still sticks to his plans, he tends towards folks who can stand on their own rather than heavily rely on others (outside of very understandable circumstances of course). Being well-read of course, because he IS a bit of a book snob and prides himself on being able to read classic lit without much difficulty.
♡ : Is there a certain scent that brings about nostalgia? If so, describe a memory this scent brings back.
Aside from the smell of books reminding him of his dad and the failing bookstore of his childhood, laundry detergents and grass remind him of living with his maternal grandparents in the Midwest when he was a teenager.