-', When it comes to emotion, sometimes we need a brainstorming nudge. After all, each character will express their feelings differently depending on their personality, emotional range, and comfort zone. We hope this short, sample list of expressions will help you better imagine how your character might show this emotion ꒱ ↷🖇
𝗔𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 ˏˋ°•*⁀➷
· Holding a hand up as you laugh as if to ward off more jokes or to ask for someone to stop being so funny
· A disheveled appearance as a result of giving yourself over to laughter
· Light-headedness
· Throwing your head back in a bray of laughter
· Grabbing at the ribs like you have a stitch in your side
· Weakness in the knees, muscles twitching
· Trying to keep a straight face but failing
· Covering the mouth with a hand to hide a smile or hold in a laugh
· Turning away in an attempt to regain control of one's features
· Cupping the cheeks with the hands and shaking with laughter
· Avoiding eye contact to maintain control over laughter
· Clearing one's throat, struggling to speak in full sentences
· Attempting to change the topic/discussion to avoid falling apart with laughter
· Making gestures instead of speaking because you're unable to form words correctly
· Biting down on the lip, pressing lips together to keep laughter in
· Punching someone in the arm
· Bumping shoulders with someone, giving them a good-natured shake or slap on the back
𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 ˏˋ°•*⁀➷
· Pounding fists against the thighs, a table, a wall
· Breathing deeply, noisily
· Laughter with an edge
· Yelling
· Snapping at people
· Talking in a carefully controlled tone
· A shaking voice
· Sarcasm
· Picking fights (verbal or physical)
· Irrational reactions to inconsequential things
· Demanding immediate action
· Jumping into things without thinking
· Taking inappropriate risks...
𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 ˏˋ°•*⁀➷
· A pinched expression
· An exaggerated sigh
· Taking over a project due to impatience: Here, I'll do it.
· Narrowing eyes
· Crossing the arms
· Tapping a foot
· A sharpening tone, using short phrases when speaking, clipped answers··
· Rigid posture
· Nodding, but with a tightness to it, like one, is holding back from saying something
· Throwing the hands up
· Rubbing the brow as if to ward off a headache
· Avoiding looking at the person, staring downward
· Pressing a fist to the mouth
· Fidgeting...
𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 ˏˋ°•*⁀➷
· Loss of sleep
· Lack of concentration
· Becoming so focused on the upcoming event that other important things are neglected
· Fantasizing/building up the event far beyond its reality
· An inability to sit still, fidgeting
· Becoming self-critical (questioning clothing choices, event preparation), wanting everything to go perfectly
· Covering the face, then peeking
· Asking questions: "How long? When? What is it?"
· Wetting the lips
· Checking and rechecking email
· Grabbing onto another person and saying, "Tell me!"
· Leaning in toward others, showing interest
· Tingling all over
· Begging someone for details, an answer, for a look at something, etc...
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞/𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 ˏˋ°•*⁀➷
· Shoulders back, chest out, chin lifted
· Giving a half-shrug and a grin that conveys agreement or secret knowledge
· Flirting
· Comfortable being in close proximity to others or initiating contact
· Telling jokes, adding to or steering a conversation
· Hosting an event or activity (a BBQ, getting the guys together for a football game)
· Bragging, obsessively talking about an achievement or material object (winning a game, a new car, etc)
· Reacting with anger or jealousy if one's reputation is impugned
· Doing or saying things outside of the norm without anxiety or concern
· Leaning in to talk or listen
· Maintaining good eye contact
· Lots of physical contact, touchy-feely
· Running the hands through the hair, flipping one's hair
· Assuming a pose that's sexy, appealing, or draws attention to one's best attributes
· Wearing clothes that are flashy or dramatic...
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 ˏˋ°•*⁀➷
Brows drawing together
· Lines forming between the eyebrows
· Head tilting to the side
· Gaze clouding, going distant
· Frowning
· Hands touching the lips, mouth, face
· Glance darting around, head-turning, as if looking for answers
· Opening the mouth but not speaking, or opening and closing the mouth several times before forming words
· Swallowing excessively
· Taking a deep breath and letting it out again slowly
· A blank look, a slack expression
· Wilting posture
· Scratching at the cheek, rubbing one's chin
· Asking for affirmation: "Are you sure?"
· Tapping a fist against the lips lightly while thinking
· Denial—shaking the head, repeating "No", warding someone off
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 ˏˋ°•*⁀➷
· Relaxed posture
· Slow easy breathing
· Smiling
· A warm voice, a caring tone
· Crossing the arms over the chest
· Eyes half-closed, a lidded look of satisfaction
· A feeling of connection to life
· Lacing the fingers behind the head
· A wide stance, open demeanor
· Slack muscles, loose limbs, no big or fast movements
· Rolling the neck back and forth and smiling
· (Guys) legs akimbo when sitting, taking up more space than usual
· Looping one's thumbs into the front pockets while standing
· An easy walk, unhurried
· A wandering gaze, taking in random things
· A satisfied sigh...
𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 ˏˋ°•*⁀➷
Repeating a statement as a question
· Leaning in, sliding a chair closer
· A small, delighted smile
· A shift from mediocre conversation to pointed questions
· A softened voice or tone
· Prying or snooping
· Straining to hear, shushing others to be quiet
· Wide eyes
· Pushing one's glasses up and tilting the body toward the object of curiosity
· A gasp of wonder
· Moving toward something to witness it, forgetting one's original destination
· Lips parting slightly
· Slowed breaths...
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