#physical description

[writingraven]

Describing Characters

Breath

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↠ abnormal

↠ accelerating

↠ aching

↠ agonized

↠ asthmatic

↠ audible

↠ bated

↠ breathless

↠ bubbled

↠ chesty

↠ choked

↠ choppy

↠ clogged

↠ controlled

↠ deep

↠ deliberate

↠ desperate

↠ dramatic

↠ dry

↠ ebbing

↠ erratic

↠ exasperated

↠ faltering

↠ faint

↠ fearful

↠ feeble

↠ flimsy

↠ fragile

↠ frantic

↠ fresh

↠ free

↠ frenzied

↠ gasping

↠ gentle

↠ groaning

↠ halted

↠ hard

↠ harsh

↠ heavy

↠ hissing

↠ hot

↠ huffy

↠ hurried

↠ jagged

↠ labored

↠ light

↠ loud

↠ lusty

↠ muted

↠ pained

↠ panicked

↠ panting

↠ quick

↠ ragged

↠ rapid

↠ raspy

↠ rattled

↠ rhythmic

↠ rough

↠ rushed

↠ shaky

↠ shallow

↠ sharp

↠ shattered

↠ shuddering

↠ silent

↠ slow

↠ sluggish

↠ smooth

↠ soft

↠ sour

↠ struggling

↠ stuttering

↠ surging

↠ tenuous

↠ thick

↠ thin

↠ tight

↠ timorous

↠ uneasy

↠ uneven

↠ unsteady

↠ visible

↠ waning

↠ warm

↠ weak

↠ weary

↠ wheezing

↠ winded

↠ wispy

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[captainknell]

A few years ago I copied all this down onto paper 😅 fortunately I wrote myself a source so I didn't have to type it all back up! @empirearchives @hoppityhopster23 @ic-napology

#napoleon #napoleon bonaparte #physical description #napoleon series #descriptions of Napoleon #tom holmberg

[backstage-if]

ROS' physical descriptions

They’re black and dark-skinned, with brown eyes and dark hair. C is a little shorter than the average height, which they inherited from their mother, and thin. Cassandra keeps her coily hair in long twists that reach to the middle of her back, while Callahan prefers his hair in short braids. Their dimples show when they smile. They like accessories such as necklaces (day-to-day) and rings (sometimes) and would describe their clothing as casual streetwear, with baggy clothes. 

He’s white, with dark green eyes and wavy blonde hair which he usually keeps short. Physically, Neil really resembles his father. He’s a bit taller than most and not as thin, with big shoulders and soft body parts. Neil wears panto-shaped eyeglasses with dark rims, sometimes uses earrings and would describe his style as light academia, with button downs and turtlenecks.

She has light skin and is of Vietnamese heritage. Joy has dark eyes and wavy dark brown hair, currently at shoulder length. She is of average height. Joy has freckled cheeks. She usually dresses casual but tries to make it seem more stylish, mixing daily clothes with leather jackets and boots, which can make her seem taller on occasion. Usually only wears earrings.

Spencer is white and tanned. Their eyes are dark brown and so is their full, curly hair.Taller than most and kind of thin, but muscular. Spencer has a few light freckles from their mother’s side of the family. They dress in a casual grunge way, with a lot of jeans, flannels and random band t-shirts. Spencer has a cut in their chin. They wear black and small earrings and have a few tattoos on both arms. 

They have brown skin. A have dark eyes and wavy dark brown hair. They are shorter than average and thin. Ameera has long hair that goes a little under her shoulders and spots a shag haircut and bangs, while Adarsh’s hair is cut a bit above his ears. They usually like to dress in warm colors, throwing accessories or a black item to keep it interesting. They have a septum piercing and other two on each ear.

#about the characters #physical description #ch: c. ralph #ch: neil sadecki #ch: joy pham #ch: spencer caetano #ch: a. bhandari #backstage if #interactive fiction

[isolan-landings]

I'sola - Physical Descriptions/Visuals

Image 1 (Below). Were you to catch them awake, the I’sola would appear to be six-legged dragons, with stingray wings and green leaves littering their whip-like tail. 

I’sola are generally a dark black-blue, with strips of phosphorescent yellow dug into their skin, winding in unique patterns for each one you meet, but always with brightly shining strips cut horizontally up their long necks. 

But let's look a little closer.

See the Google Doc with additional formatting and higher quality images Here.

Image 2 (Below, Left). Their heads, snake-like in construction, have no mouth to speak of and barely-visible strips of mesh-like material indented into the sides of their snout in place of nostrils. Their four eyes more than make up for this visual lack. Two of them, blank and yellow, are nestled into each other on each side of their head, so large as to take up a near third of where their skulls would sit. 

[Though these antennae are nearly identical between males and females of the species, they provide very different functions - the males’ giving off pollen, and the females’ collecting it.] 

Just behind the antenna is a soft flexible frill, laying flat back against the I’sola’s neck. It, like the rest of the I’sola’s body, is mostly blue with patterns of yellow. This frill is slightly shaped like a crest of a triceratops, and it - along with the I’sola’s neck stripes and antennae - are used extensively in communication.

Image 3 (Above, Right). Here you can see the front view of an I’sola, the way that the neck stripes seem like carved wounds into their neck, and how their legs sprout from beneath their wings.

Image 4 (Below, Left). Though these large creatures seem like they would need a great amount of physical support, their torsos are not solid at all, but seem to be branches forming a facsimile of ribs, protecting something vital inside. That ‘something vital’ seems only to be present in half of the population: two large seeds nestled within inner roots. See [Life Cycle] post (not yet linked). They do not seem to breathe, and they make almost no sound as they walk, sometimes even using the reduced gravity of their home world to glide along with their stingray-like wings.

Each of their long spindly legs seem to be made up of bark-like segments, split at the joints. They each have the same general construction, but the two forelegs contain an extra joint in both the leg and the fingers. Their limbs each have a foot with three spread toes ending in wide shovel-like nails. In addition, the toes on the back four legs are slightly more flexible to allow for an easier grip as they navigate their rocky home.

Image 5, 6 (Above, Right). When moving about, they walk on slightly-raised toes, protecting a hole placed at the center of the bottom of their feet. When they lay down to sleep, they spread their limbs out around them and their toes out wide and flat, revealing this opening and allowing their roots to extend outward. These roots can then dig deep into the soil to collect nutrients while they rest.

Image 7 (Below, Left). As plant-based creatures, they need sunlight, water, carbon dioxide, and additional nutrients from the ground soil around the rivers to survive. I’sola usually gather what they need during the Ring, sleeping near the rivers with leaves pointed towards the Ring in the sky and looking like large, fern-covered rocks or vines spiraling up toward the sky. Nearly three quarters of their days are spent in this state.

Image 8 (Right). Their Life Cycle will be discussed later on, but here you can see a depiction of a young I’sola, growing out of the ground before it has gained mobility. I add this here to give a better understanding of how their tails might look.

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[uroboros-if]

What do Nero and Rafaele look like? 😳

They sound like wonderful parents. Very much looking forward to meeting them

In their mortal forms:

Nero has wild and untamed hair that cascades past his hips, which frames his dark brown eyes. He has deep, warm skin underneath the white robes he typically dons.

He has rather sharp facial features and angles, and stands at 5'10 / 177.8 cm. He's fairly graceful in the way he carries himself, perhaps due to his slim physique.

Rafaele has blond hair, which he ties back in a short and loose ponytail. His face glows with his bright hazel eyes and wide smile, with robes he changes according to season.

He's broad and tall at 6'2 / 187 cm, with a porcelain complexion. He's always full of energy and bouncing about, but can be rather jerky in his movements.

Hope this gives you a good idea of what they look like! Thanks for the ask thewanderingsnails ❤️

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[itchyeye]

mag 36 taken ill; statement of nicole baxter, regarding visits culminating in the fire that consumed ivy meadows care home in woodley, greater manchester

mag 10 vampire killer; statement of trevor herbert, regarding his life as a self-proclaimed vampire hunter

#[🪳]mine #physical description #mag 10 #mag 36 #trevor herbert #julia montauk #[📑] transcripts

[strangefable]

Physical Description + References

Name: Deputy Micah Hale

Age: 34

Eye Color: Green

Hair Color: Dark Brown

Height: 5'9.5"

Build: Fit, Muscular, Toned

Faceclaim: Ana de Armas

Sideblog: @micah-hale

Physical Description:

Physique: Micah has a well-toned physique and a confident stance. She stands tall and limber, always ready for a fight. Her skin is tanned from the sun.

Scars: She bears several scars. There is one from an injured moose when she was a teenager that nearly gored her on her right side. A severe burn on her lower back that wraps around to her stomach and her left leg from a car crash and the ensuing fire. She also has several other scars from various hunting and fishing mishaps, and a few deep gashes from learning how to wield and throw knives. Her GSWs are well-healed and barely noticeable.

Hair: Her long brown hair has a side shave on her left, while the rest reaches her lower back, and is so dark it almost seems black. She sometimes wears it in other styles or lets it grow out, (especially to please John, whom hates the side shave.) She's been known to dye it on some occasions as well.

Eyes and Face: She has deep green eyes, with thick brows and lashes, that usually look suspicious or mocking, even when she's neither. She has strong cheekbones and full lips, often in a scowl or mocking grin.

Tattoos: She has several tattoos hidden beneath her clothing. Most notably: a hawk on her back right shoulder, half sleeves on both upper arms that detail people, places, or events that were once important to her, and a snake that wraps around her left thigh from knee to hip. The snake's mouth is open and holding an older tattoo, the hand-drawn initials, "J.D." (John's handiwork when he still went by Duncan.)

She of course has the deputy "wrath" tattoo, and after joining the Project, John gives her several more cleansing tattoos with her confession.

Clothing: When not in her deputy's uniform, she prefers jeans and comfortable tanks, t-shirts, and flannels, and of course, her trusty cowboy hat. Many of her tees are from bands, concerts, or local festivals. She has one from an archery competition she won as a teenager that she still wears. She also treasures her Rye & Daughter Aviation tank, a gift from her oldest friend, Nick, to remind her of him and her goddaughter, Carmina.

#micah hale #commission references #my ocs #physical description #image heavy post so under the cut to save dashes #don't mind me just gathering resources #fighting with tumblr for formatting is going to make me stab something #i hope this works 🤞 #it did not work 😭 #i'm sorry to everyone for this abysmal layout

[peopleonpages]

Dad reached over to give her ponytail a playful tug.

#Character: Marin Pluckett #Physical Description #Book: The Remarkables #Author: Margaret Peterson Haddix #Genre: Magical Realism #Audience: Juvenile #Audience: Middle Grade

[howifeltabouthim]

Finn is rather handsome in a sad lanky fashion, with straight drooping brownish hair and a bony Irish face.

Iris Murdoch, from Under the Net

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[eclipseelixir]

My description if I was a book character:

A tall framed girl, given the average height of a man. Her skin as pale as a winter’s fresh snow, speckled with soft spots of pigment along her cheeks. Hazel eyes that capture the flame within her, matched with her locks. Adorned with thick, light copper hair. Sweet loose curtain bangs framed her eyes and the rest of her pin straight mane was tied into a librarian type bun. Her greek nose with a gentle curve holding her tortoise shell framed glasses. Her cheekbones sharp against the roundness of her face. Usually clad in a sweater and plaid slacks, with bruised feet from carefully cared for loafer. Despite her sweet appearance you would rarely find her with a smile on her tinted lips. Always with dark lashes and eye bags that look like she had not a wink of sleep. Found to be anti social, the definition of introverted. Given the smell of a gentleman’s old money, bergamot and sandalwood, mixed with the sweet coffee of a young lady. Looking as if she would taste of cinnamon and red wine. If you were none the wiser you would think she would smoke lipstick stained cigarettes. The embodiment of cool autumn, with warm sun.

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[ask-runaway-girl]

OC’s Physical Description:

Age: 15

Sex: female

Hair color: red

Eye color: blue

Height: 5’3

Weight: 100lbs

Build: slim

Shoe size: 8

Please note: some of these descriptions DO NOT correlate with ooc

#physical description #oc #my ocs

[writingraven]

Describing Characters

Body Types

❋

- agile

- ample

- angular

- average

- awkward

- barrel-chested

- beefy

- big

- bony

- brawny

- broad

- bulbous

- bulging

- burly

- busty

- calloused

- chubby

- chunky

- coltish

- compact

- corpulent

- curvy

- dainty

- defined

- delicate

- dimpled

- distended

- droopy

- elongated

- fast

- firm

- fit

- flabby

- fleshy

- flexible

- frail

- full-figured

- gangly

- gaunt

- generous

- giant

- heavy

- hourglass

- hulking

- hunched

- husky

- lanky

- large

- lean

- limber

- lissome

- lithe

- long-legged

- muscular

- nimble

- paunchy

- petite

- plump

- plush

- pot-bellied

- puny

- rotund

- rounded

- scrawny

- sculpted

- short

- shriveled

- skeletal

- skinny

- slender

- slim

- slinky

- sluggish

- soft

- solid

- spindly

- spiny

- spry

- square

- squat

- stacked

- starved

- stiff

- stocky

- stout

- strapping

- stubby

- stunted

- sturdy

- supple

- swift

- tall

- teeny

- thick

- thin

- tiny

- toned

- trim

- underfed

- undersized

- voluptuous

- willowy

- wiry

- withered

- wobbly

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Writing Notes

- make sure you’re not being fat phobic! there are words with negative connotations in this list because they can be useful when describing unlikable characters, but make sure you know how and why you’re using them

- someone’s size affects them constantly so do not have your big character able to squeeze through a tight doorway or a short character reach the top shelf with ease or something like that; just keep size in mind throughout your writing — it’s something that has a tendency to slip through the cracks of stories

- but also size does not change personality; do not make it a main character trait — there is more to a person than their physical appearance

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[scrawlcrawler]

#eyes #character description #physical description #designing character

[calvinhobbes1]

Literary Motion... From Reading to Writing

"Reading is like breathing in, and writing is like breathing out." ~ attributed to American literacy expert and LitWorld Founder, Pam Allyn

“Reading is like breathing in, and writing is like breathing out.”~ attributed to American literacy expert and LitWorld Founder, Pam Allyn I have not physically described Malcolm in the book yet. I don’t know exactly why, but each time I set myself to do it… I don’t. I feel like physical description will somehow lower the image of him I have in my head, bring it down to earth from its safe and…

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[lipiaknight]

All it takes is a moment.

A single breath.

The distance between an eyelash and the eye is all it takes to catch the brease just right.

And phil knows it.

He knows it as far as he knows his builds like the palm of his hands.

He knows it like he knows the weight of his wifes palm pressed against his hand, the gentle flush of her pulse thrumming beneath his fingertips.

Phil knows that all it takes is a moment.

And he takes it.

With a breath, the elyctrian opens his eyes, wings opening in a brilliant streak of ink across a sapphire sky, feeling the wind claw itself beneath his feathers and into his hair. He lets out a triumphant laugh, diving into the canyon and skirting his inky down accross the waters edge, mist flying up in defiance of his disturbance. He kackles, reaching a hand to graze the water, watching it glisten and glimmer. Dawn and torch light give the waters surface an almost impossible glow, reminding phil of the inky night skies he so often calls home.

With a sharp turn of the canyon and a strong pull of his wings, phil lifts from just above the mirror below him and takes to the sky, watching as the sun crests atop the mountains that skirt the valley he now calls home. He cant help but take a moment to pause, looking out at the waking people as they crawl out of their beds, and smile before finally landing back atop the tallest peak he can manage.

Phil lands with a gentle crunch of the snow, an almost shocking differance from the ripping wind hes grown so accustomed to and sighs. He gently looks at the sunrise, putting a hand to his hat, and pulls out a golden carrot. With a soft sigh and a tearful smile, he takes a bite. Then, he sighs, wings closing and relaxing against his back quietly.

"goodbye old friend" phil whispers to the sunrise.

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[itchyeye]

#[🪳]mine #[📑] transcripts #mag 107 #physical description #julia montauk