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[holyxgrail]

CHARACTER FACIAL EXPRESSIONS (WRITING REFERENCE)

EYES/BROWS

his eyes widened

her eyes went round

her eyelids drooped

his eyes narrowed

his eyes lit up

his eyes darted

he squinted

she blinked

her eyes twinkled

his eyes gleamed

her eyes sparkled

his eyes flashed

his eyes glinted

his eyes burned with…

her eyes blazed with…

her eyes sparked with…

her eyes flickered with…

_____ glowed in his eyes

the corners of his eyes crinkled

she rolled her eyes

he looked heavenward

she glanced up to the ceiling

she winked

tears filled her eyes

his eyes welled up

her eyes swam with tears

his eyes flooded with tears

her eyes were wet

his eyes glistened

tears shimmered in her eyes

tears shone in his eyes

her eyes were glossy

he was fighting back tears

tears ran down her cheeks

his eyes closed

she squeezed her eyes shut

he shut his eyes

his lashes fluttered

she batted her lashes

his brows knitted

her forehead creased

his forehead furrowed

her forehead puckered

a line appeared between her brows

his brows drew together

her brows snapped together

his eyebrows rose

she raised a brow

he lifted an eyebrow

his eyebrows waggled

she gave him a once-over

he sized her up

her eyes bored into him

she took in the sight of…

he glared

she peered

he gazed

she glanced

he stared

she scrutinized

he studied

she gaped

he observed

she surveyed

he gawked

he leered

his pupils (were) dilated

her pupils were huge

his pupils flared

NOSE

her nose crinkled

his nose wrinkled

she sneered

his nostrils flared

she stuck her nose in the air

he sniffed

she sniffled

MOUTH

she smiled

he smirked

she grinned

he simpered

she beamed

her mouth curved into a smile

the corners of his mouth turned up

the corner of her mouth quirked up

a corner of his mouth lifted

his mouth twitched

he gave a half-smile

she gave a lopsided grin

his mouth twisted

he plastered a smile on his face

she forced a smile

he faked a smile

her smile faded

his smile slipped

he pursed his lips

she pouted

his mouth snapped shut

her mouth set in a hard line

he pressed his lips together

she bit her lip

he drew his lower lip between his teeth

she nibbled on her bottom lip

he chewed on his bottom lip

his jaw set

her jaw clenched

his jaw tightened

a muscle in her jaw twitched

he ground his jaw

he snarled/his lips drew back in a snarl

her mouth fell open

his jaw dropped

her jaw went slack

he gritted his teeth

she gnashed her teeth

her lower lip trembled

his lower lip quivered

SKIN

she paled

he blanched

she went white

the color drained out of his face

his face reddened

her cheeks turned pink

his face flushed

she blushed

he turned red

she turned scarlet

he turned crimson

a flush crept up her face

WHOLE FACE, ETC.

he screwed up his face

she scrunched up her face

he grimaced

she winced

she gave him a dirty look

he frowned

she scowled

he glowered

her whole face lit up

she brightened

his face went blank

her face contorted

his face twisted

her expression closed up

his expression dulled

her expression hardened

she went poker-faced

a vein popped out in his neck

awe transformed his face

fear crossed her face

sadness clouded his features

terror overtook his face

recognition dawned on her face

SOURCE

[holyxgrail]

I wish people would be honest with me and stop acting like I’m not going to be able to tell — like it’s pretty obvious tbh so instead of acting in that sort of way just be honest 🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️

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optacity‌:

bentley: you know i don’t care about how i feel – all about you i don’t really mind bentley: i know and i don’t mind promise bentley: mhm no problem bentley: yes yes i know you very very well love. i get the whole feeling guilty but you didn’t do anything wrong i should’ve spoken up at first and i just didn’t which was a bad move and i learned that the hard way and i’m serious about that it isn’t you. you make me so happy and who cares what i want and need arial – that doesn’t matter

arial: thats not right.. it can’t always be about me  arial: that will make you miserable and you will end up hating me  arial: i just feel like i have done wrong though arial: i care about what you want and need, i fucking care bent. 

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optacity‌:

bentley: i know but it’s alright i’ll be fine bentley: no no it has nothing to do with you – it’s happened before i even knew who you were  bentley: alright fine i won’t change bentley: i guess.. sorry for not saying anything before but i thought the whole conversation of not wanting to have sex thing would just go away but i was wrong and i know it’s not a good feeling but nothing is wrong with you it’s me and how i feel about myself atm and if i could change it with a snap of my fingers i would in a heartbeat and yeah i know i just hope it works

arial: i’m sorry for being shitty, only thinking about myself arial: hm alright.. i mean i know i sometimes tease you but i don’t mean it  arial: thank you arial: you should know me babe and know that it was not going to go away. i feel very guilty though and like i have so done something wrong and you can say its not me all you want but it is me.. i’m failing at making you happy, failing at giving you what you want and need.

[holyxgrail]

i love how on my new blog i get rid of like 10 + fcs and 10 muses but still keep three barbara fcs and two sara sampaio fcs 

[holyxgrail]

based on x

she wasn’t typically one for relationships, she hated getting close to others because of her past yet somehow in a whirlwind of events she found herself engaged. it seemed ridiculous, utterly ridiculous but it worked because he was older than her and only really interested in having a trophy wife or thats what she thought. plus being with him meant she got to come to a lot of art shows and art galleries which was her favourite thing so it was easy being with him. strolling around the gallery her stilettos clicking on the ground she came to a piece which caught her attention. turning to face the painting she studied it, the brunette was in absolute awe only snapping back to reality when she saw someone out the corner of her eye, a smile on her lips evie glanced over her shoulder, “what do you think of this?” she questioned with an arch of her perfect brow, the only time you saw the true evie was when she was surrounded by art. “i think its beautiful, it literally stopped me in my tracks.” 

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[holyxgrail]

❛ 𝕚𝕣𝕖��𝕒𝕟𝕕 !

“i should have enough– trust me, we don’t make as much as you think. sure, you make a decent amount, but for all the work i put in? i sure as hell don’t get enough money,” he commented while continuing to drink. toni couldn't help but roll his eyes at the female. he knew where she was coming from, but it is what it is. she couldn’t do much to stop it and… he kinda didn’t want someone to lose their job simply for something that resulted in this. sure, they shouldn’t have let him up, but there are very few times that others are truly held accountable for their role in a complete accident. there was nothing that toni said that would force the other to assume he’s lying. in fact, it probably was more of the fault of antonio than anyone else, but he wasn’t going to admit that. “w-woah… who said i’m taking shit from you other than time and the food now? all i need is a fake wife or something– just to get the family off my dick. we could say it was a fucking vegas wedding. i can blame our working schedule– you just need to really come ‘round once. fuck– if it’ll make you feel better i’ll pay for this entire hotel stay… but you’re also gonna need to keep this shit to ourselves. you try to get the girl fired and it might get picked up by a magazine.”

dark eyes rolled in a dramatic manner, which was basically ireland in a nutshell. the girl didn’t know how to be anything but dramatic, “whatever, it still doesn’t really explain why you are in my room, calling me names and just freaking me out,” she replied taking a few step backwards just wanting to put some distance between him and her because she didn’t trust him it was just that simple. the brunette had always considered hotels safe and now.. she was put off them and never again would she stay here. “you can’t seriously be telling me that you broke into my hotel room because you needed a wife, like that is the most fucked up thing i have heard recently, it makes no sense at all,” her words were coming out fast as she continued to twirl some hair around her finger, the only thing keeping her calm if you could even call her that, “you think i would ever get married in vegas? if i was to get married it would be my dream wedding,” she scoffed turning on her heel as she wandered over to the bed, taking a seat on the edge of it, “well i already told my assistant this hotel let a weirdo into my room so it isn’t between us anymore.. i mean she doesn’t know you want to be my husband but chances are she is talking to the hotel right now about the incident so..” shoulders pulled up into a shrug, there wasn’t really anything else to say on this subject and she didn’t think the media would get a hold of this. letting silence sit in the room for a moment she tried to think about what the hell to do, it wasn’t a bad plan because she had been single for awhile and her own friends and family had been at her about working too hard and not not enjoying life like she use to. “i don’t want your money okay? so lets try this again what do i get if i agree to this.. you get everyone off your back so what do i get?” 

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optacity‌:

jordan: it’s whatever don’t worry about it i’m not like him. he’s completely different from me and i know that for a fact jordan: like i said aurora i’m not like that alright? jordan: yeah i’m sure you’ll be my first gf and i’ve fine with it jordan: yeah that’d be good to just talk to me about it and whatever you feel you need to do to stop those feelings and i know you don’t and yeah we probably will soon but gotta take things slow and stuff

aurora: i know you aren’t like him, you are so different and like you said you wanna treat me better and i know you can aurora: i trust you aurora: you sure babe?? aurora: oh yeah i know we have to take it slow but it doesn’t hurt to talk about this and just get it all out there before we start, i really don’t want to come into this relationship and have you worried i’m going to cheat, thats no way to start. just so you know i was in a relationship for years and never once looked at another person so i can do it. 

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optacity‌:

jordan: i know you wouldn’t. i always trust you babe jordan: well yeah you do have a good fashion sense for sure and please you look perfect without makeup 😘😉 jordan: oops sorry jordan: hey it’s totally fine i completely understand why you left me behind but we can spend time together when you get back no worries

daniella: and i always trust you handsome  daniella: 😘 wow how kind!! i don’t think i do but hey i’ll take the compliment daniella: its alright, you are forgiven this once  daniella: i just really miss you

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optacity‌:

eli: lol well if i ever become royalty i’ll just smile and wave always eli: yeah it’s always good to be free from that type of stuff and i’m sure you won’t get back on them and if so which isn’t happening i’ll stick with you always babe eli: haha of course 😘😉

gigi: exactly and everyone will go shit he is amazing gigi: awh baby that means the world to me, i have never had anyone so willing to stick with me through it all  gigi: look at them!! so pretty and delicious 

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optacity‌:

alexis: yeah that sounds like a plan – whenever you’re free i’ll see if i can take off alexis: lol yeah you should post it. they could think it’s for a new movie or something which could get them a little excited alexis: about that… i still don’t think he would haha alexis: of course

rory: sounds good, it will be harder for me to find time than you i bet!!  rory: hahah and then i will disappoint them, they will love it though esp those horse riding girls  rory: you would laugh if i fell off anyway rory: makes it more real and i always wanna be real for the fans

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yambcrghini‌:

⊰ — INTERACTION | stormi   

      HE ALMOST WISHED that nova wasn’t there, but she had no mother to go to and he didn’t quite trust his parents alone with her. frankly, he didn’t trust anyone alone with her. instead of dwelling, hosea let his hands rest against her hips, fingers dipping into her skin to bring her down to grind in his lap.     ‘    i’ll make it up to you and you can make it up to me, baby.     ’    he promised, voice low and rough as he mapped his mouth over her shoulders and collar bones.    ‘    you’re eager. you mean you don’t want to sit here doing this for a while?     ’    only teasing, fingers pushing up her shirt to reveal the skin beneath that he desperately wanted to taste, hosea shook his head and lifted her up knowing that if he didn’t now, he’d end up fucking her on the floor.     ‘    c’mon.     ’

     all she had needed was that conversation, to know that he did want her and all she had to was talk to him and not play games, she could do that and was willing to prove that to him.      ‘    i like the sound of that,     ’    she admitted dipping her head letting it rest in the crook of his neck as her cheeks turned a light shade of pink, he had barely done anything and already she was blushing.     ‘     i could sit here and do this for hours,     ’    she mumbled against his skin before beginning to trail her lips up his neck until she reached his jawline, his touch had her desperate for more, it was obvious even if she tired to hide the fact.     ‘    you know i’m a sucker for you bed, i love being on it.     ’  

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optacity‌:

skyler: i guess idk i mean your friends were cruel but not that mean skyler: i get it – i know how that feels hell even in college i get called names sometimes it just happens i guess idk skyler: yeah support helps for sure skyler: i mean i’d kind of be used to it i don’t really mind but whatever you think helps and yeah sure

ivy: skyler.. i don’t know how many more times i can say sorry ivy: awh babe, i wish that didn’t happen to you.. just think though when we are ready to come out to the world everyone will be sorry they were mean because you are with the hottest hollywood actress.  ivy: it does and so im going to support you now  ivy: quiet cute date it is and it will help this early on but when you become my boyfriend i won’t mind showing you off  

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thegccdsde‌:

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as she listened to him speak, it hit her where she knew him from. he played on the rival team to spencer, the latter detested him with all the might in his body and it was practically all he ever talked about towards the end of their relationship. “some girls are a sucker for a sweet talker i guess.” she pursed her lips and tucked a strand of dirty blonde hair behind her ear as she dropped her eyes at the mention of her ex, “yeah i remember, he used to talk about how you always cheated.” she giggled, a real giggle, the melodic sound falling from her lips as she leaned into him a little. she wasn’t flirting, she definitely wasn’t flirting but she couldn’t deny that it was nice to speak to him, “i’ll let you buy me a drink and maybe i’ll tell you if it worked.”

a scoff left his lips, he couldn’t believe her ex would accuse him or his team of cheating, “sounds like someone was jealous my team was better -- i was better,” he spoke a hint of bitterness in his tone, he clearly did not like her ex and he knew that her ex didn’t like him, fairs fair. “all girls are a sucker for a sweet talker some just admit it more easily,” he teased giving her a playful nudge before bringing the glass to his lips and finishing off his drink. lachlan thought her giggle was adorable and that she was rather adorable, this was all going much better than he anticipated. “its a good sign if you are letting me buy you a drink, means you wanna hang out with me.”

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thegccdsde‌:

& holyxgrail‌:

MAX: it wasn’t meant for you, not my fault technology fucked up MAX: why are you bothered anyway? thought you didn’t care anymore MAX: yeah you weren’t too good at that MAX: thats all you ever paid attention too babe

BLAIR: thats what everyone says... oldest trick in the book  BLAIR: i don’t care like i said she has nothing on me BLAIR: now you are just being cruel.  BLAIR: thats not true max.. come on  

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thegccdsde‌:

& holyxgrail‌:

“i am.” he groaned, the room was slowly starting to spin as max tried his hardest to keep his eyes glued to her, her lips were moving so slowly and he couldn’t keep his focus. the familiar bitter taste was rough against his tongue as he followed her actions, taking a seat beside her. he wasn’t sure what was going through his mind - last time he checked sober max was fine with just being what they were, no strings attached, no emotions, everything worked out perfectly - but drunk max was a different story, he felt protective, possessive almost and with a soft groan he palmed his cheeks with the heel of his hands, rocking backwards until his back hit the soft bed, “i don’t fucking know. this is just– i think i drank too much.”

she was by far the more sober one here, she could still think straight. dark eyes watched as his back hit the bed, this was something they would have to revisit when he was sober and she knew that. blair moved her body so she was hovering over him, leg on either side of him and the palms of her hands either side of his head, “okay babe, we will talk about this tomorrow and i agree you have drunk a lot -- i want to stay with you tonight though if you will let me,” she muttered lowering herself a little closer to him, the dark haired female was drawn to him and she couldn’t help the fact she wanted him. closing the gap between them she pressed her lips to his softly, hoping he wasn’t so mad at her he would reject her.