Because We're More Than Eyes And Hair!

Because We're More than Eyes and Hair!

I think 90% of writers will agree that in their first drafts of their first pieces, they’d describe a character like “she had blonde hair and green eyes” and leave it at that. I’m guilty of it, I’ll admit. But why not have some great, specific descriptions that flesh out your characters and how others perceive them?!

A quick note about eyes: In all honesty, eye color isn’t always apparent. Eyes may look dark from a distance, and you only realize they’re a deep blue when you get closer. Don’t feel like you have to mention eye color right away. It can be something mentioned later, when your characters have a soulful heart to heart.

Btw, I threw this list together in about 10 minutes so I’m sure there are other things that could be added. Feel free to comment or message me, and I’ll add them to the master list.

Hair

Long

Short

Wavy

Curly

Frizzy

Straight

Choppy

Thick

Thin

Braided

Tied up

Loose

Wild

Face

Long

Narrow

Wide

Round

Oval

Eyes

Round

Narrow

Squinty

Deep-set

Small

Beady

Oval

Nose

Narrow

Pinched               

Wide

Flat

Crooked

Hooked

Pointed

Large

Dainty

Cheeks

Rosy

Ashen

Ruddy

Freckled

Round

Gaunt

Pronounced (cheekbones)

Bronzed

Tanned

Dimpled

full

Chin

Sharp

Round

Cleft

Pointed

Jaw

Square

Round

Straight

Strong

Lips

Full

Plump

Thin

Pinched 

Body (build, frame)

Slight

Willowy

Scrawny

Tall

Bulky

Average

Large

Stout

Curvy

Shapely

Straight

Bony

I also claimed stuff like this will help with characterization. I’ll give an example. For a body frame, “scrawny” and “willowy” mean kinda the same thing—someone with a thin, slight built. If your character is describing the girl they’ve had a crush on forever, they’d probably use a word like “slender” or “willowy,” because they’re fond of her. A longtime rival or enemy might stick to words with a negative connotation, like “scrawny” or “bony.” For someone they’ve just met, the terms will probably be more neutral. Consider how your narrator thinks of the person they’re describing, and how that’ll affect the words they use!

I’ll include some examples…?

Ignoring his warning, I stepped back towards Liam and the barely-contained Suni. She was pretty, now that I got a good look at her standing up. She was half a foot shorter than my own 5’6”, with shapely curves hinted at even with her loose clothing. Maybe a bit chubby by today’s toothpick thin standards, but more with muscle than fat. Strong cheekbones and full lips accented her long mahogany face, but it was her eyes that dominated her features. Sharp aqua eyes that were fixed on Kent. If looks could kill.

Kent was back at my side as the knight-armored man turned to face us. Although still young, he had to be at least ten years older than me, with a broad face and warm green topaz eyes staring down a surprisingly dainty nose. Deep, carrot-red hair framed his face. When he smiled, it was kind and genuine, and it dimpled his sun-kissed cheeks.

“Hey, girl,” she said, grinning in a way that showed she was trying to be in with the teen slang. She was blonde like my dad, but shorter and with a little more weight around her neck and cheeks, since she didn’t have to appear on national television all the time. There was also a sparkle to her eyes and an air of carelessness in her frazzled, tied back hair and the dimpled smile of her cheeks—features I’d never see from Dad (frazzled and smiling, I mean), who was always the perfect News Anchor Ethan Cresswell.

supercut - lorde

for the guy who never saw me the same way

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footballers as disney princes

so i made this concept a while back (for a fan fiction actually but it didn’t push through) and i’d like to share it with you guys ..

𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗸 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗺 𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗸

𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝗹𝗶-𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴

𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗲𝗻

𝗸𝗲𝗽𝗮 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗮 𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴

𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗸𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗷𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝘀𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗵

𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗹𝘆𝗻𝗻 𝗿𝘆𝗱𝗲𝗿

𝗮𝗹𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻

𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗰-𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝗸𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗳𝗳

𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗶 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘇𝗮𝗻

𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗰 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰

𝗹𝗲𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘇𝗸𝗮 𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗺

ps. i didnt make an aladdin one because that was part of the ff, where they put up auditions for aladdin lmao

I did a thing…

It’s not a date. It’s a work thing. Oh. And are you gonna help me or not? All right. But only ‘cause it coincides perfectly with my own plan. And what plan is that? Well, to have sex with you, of course.