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Thought of Suguru going to his parents after he massacred the village. He confessed, thought they would understand, but they were horrified, couldn't recognize their son anymore. They fought, called Suguru a monster, wanted to call the police... And Suguru, high on adrenaline and power, snapped again.

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退屈まひまひ

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Story of my life

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I bought these things recently to make my house more homey and I just wanted to share.

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Zoom In, Don’t Glaze Over: How to Describe Appearance Without Losing the Plot

You’ve met her before. The girl with “flowing ebony hair,” “emerald eyes,” and “lips like rose petals.” Or him, with “chiseled jawlines,” “stormy gray eyes,” and “shoulders like a Greek statue.”

We don’t know them.

We’ve just met their tropes.

Describing physical appearance is one of the trickiest — and most overdone — parts of character writing. It’s tempting to reach for shorthand: hair color, eye color, maybe a quick body scan. But if we want a reader to see someone — to feel the charge in the air when they enter a room — we need to stop writing mannequins and start writing people.

So let’s get granular. Here’s how to write physical appearance in a way that’s textured, meaningful, and deeply character-driven.

1. Hair: It’s About Story, Texture, and Care

Hair says a lot — not just about genetics, but about choices. Does your character tame it? Let it run wild? Is it dyed, greying, braided, buzzed, or piled on top of her head in a hurry?

Good hair description considers:

Texture (fine, coiled, wiry, limp, soft)

Context (windblown, sweat-damp, scorched by bleach)

Emotion (does she twist it when nervous? Is he ashamed of losing it?)

Flat: “Her long brown hair framed her face.”

Better: “Her ponytail was too tight, the kind that whispered of control issues and caffeine-fueled 4 a.m. library shifts.”

You don’t need to romanticise it. You need to make it feel real.

2. Eyes: Less Color, More Connection

We get it: her eyes are violet. Cool. But that doesn’t tell us much.

Instead of focusing solely on eye color, think about:

What the eyes do (do they dart, linger, harden?)

What others feel under them (seen, judged, safe?)

The surrounding features (dark circles, crow’s feet, smudged mascara)

Flat: “His piercing blue eyes locked on hers.”

Better: “His gaze was the kind that looked through you — like it had already weighed your worth and moved on.”

You’re not describing a passport photo. You’re describing what it feels like to be seen by them.

3. Facial Features: Use Contrast and Texture

Faces are not symmetrical ovals with random features. They’re full of tension, softness, age, emotion, and life.

Things to look for:

Asymmetry and character (a crooked nose, a scar)

Expression patterns (smiling without the eyes, habitual frowns)

Evidence of lifestyle (laugh lines, sun spots, stress acne)

Flat: “She had a delicate face.”

Better: “There was something unfinished about her face — as if her cheekbones hadn’t quite agreed on where to settle, and her mouth always seemed on the verge of disagreement.”

Let the face be a map of experience.

4. Bodies: Movement > Measurement

Forget dress sizes and six packs. Think about how bodies occupy space. How do they move? What are they hiding or showing? How do they wear their clothes — or how do the clothes wear them?

Ask:

What do others notice first? (a presence, a posture, a sound?)

How does their body express emotion? (do they go rigid, fold inwards, puff up?)

Flat: “He was tall and muscular.”

Better: “He had the kind of height that made ceilings nervous — but he moved like he was trying not to take up too much space.”

Describing someone’s body isn’t about cataloguing. It’s about showing how they exist in the world.

5. Let Emotion Tint the Lens

Who’s doing the describing? A lover? An enemy? A tired narrator? The emotional lens will shape what’s noticed and how it’s described.

In love: The chipped tooth becomes charming.

In rivalry: The smirk becomes smug.

In mourning: The face becomes blurred with memory.

Same person. Different lens. Different description.

6. Specificity is Your Superpower

Generic description = generic character. One well-chosen detail creates intimacy. Let us feel the scratch of their scarf, the clink of her earrings, the smudge of ink on their fingertips.

Examples:

“He had a habit of adjusting his collar when he lied — always clockwise, always twice.”

“Her nail polish was always chipped, but never accidentally.”

Make the reader feel like they’re the only one close enough to notice.

Describing appearance isn’t just about what your character looks like. It’s about what their appearance says — about how they move through the world, how others see them, and how they see themselves.

Zoom in on the details that matter. Skip the clichés. Let each description carry weight, story, and emotion. Because you’re not building paper dolls. You’re building people.

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Soooo I'm writing this section of brat which is just this super sexually charged description of Satoru in early summer from the POV of Suguru who just started officially dating him but they have not had sex yet.

And there's so much erotic food imagery. Satoru playfully sucking on popsicles which Suguru finds more funny than sexy. But being his worry-wort care-giving self Suguru pushes him toward fruit: frozen grapes and chilled strawberries and peaches dipped in an ice bath. And it's the fruit that fucking does it. The way Satoru licks his fingers after popping some grapes in his mouth, the strawberries color his lips an even more inviting pink, the way peach juice trails from his lips all the way down to his chest and he giggles as he runs his finger through it to scoop it back into his mouth.

And I just need to make it very clear that I know this sounds like the author's undisguised fetish, I wouldn't blame anyone for thinking that, but this is 100% because I have gastric issues with a fructose intolerance and I am currently having a mental breakdown about how I can't eat peaches in peach season and I am not okay.

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They stole Shoko’s clothes

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i'll swim down with you

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I'm sorry but most of the smutty book/fic enjoyers who say they don't like porn/are disgusted by it just haven't sampled something that's to their taste and I do think that's unfortunate.

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two characters: flirty banter, clearly getting off on the power dynamics between them

people who are scared of going to hell for masturbating: he loves him like a son

me, hauving covid: can he call him that while they fuck

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bad habit

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happy pride to him

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“Fear” by Nhu Xuan Hua

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To elaborate on more than just the Yuuji aspect and how I think it would basically poison all his relationships.

I fully believe he'd fuck Sukuna in a desperate act to be close to Yuuji. Sukuna would think this is impulsive, something Megumi reluctantly agreed to, but Megumi knew it would happened. At some point. If he showed his body the right way, threw around enough submissive gestures. He's been tested as clean, still wanting to protect Yuuji's body.

He probably tried to go after Tsumiki way too young and she had to put a stop to that.

If he ever felt any fatherly affection for Gojo I think he would have completely misinterpreted it and thrown himself at him, and Gojo would basically shut him down and never speak of it again. And it kind of hurts but Megumi also silently agrees to never speak of it again.

Mostly who he actually gets with is random guys who say the slightest pretty thing to him or bullies who try to get their revenge after he beats them up. And Megumi's not stupid and he's definitely not submissive. He knows the bullies just want to hurt him and the men just want to fuck him but he gets to pretend and he gets to hurt himself at the same time. Definitely an addiction and a cycle of self abuse.

I don't think I've told you guys how much I fuck with hypersexual Megumi. And like to be clear I don't mean horny Megumi or whatever. I mean hypsersexual, self-destructive, needy, disastrous Megumi who pretty much always regrets it after and won't even touch Yuuji until he's had a lot of time and encouragement and like 3 STD panels and even when he does he still feels like he'll ruin him by being with him.

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I don't think I've told you guys how much I fuck with hypersexual Megumi. And like to be clear I don't mean horny Megumi or whatever. I mean hypersexual, self-destructive, needy, disastrous Megumi who pretty much always regrets it after and won't even touch Yuuji until he's had a lot of time and encouragement and like 3 STD panels and even when he does he still feels like he'll ruin him by being with him.