* 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 .ᐟ

i  love  reading  character  bios  ,  aesthetics  and  traits  and  all  that  fun  stuff  because  they  say  so  much  about  characters  ,  but  sometimes  i  really  struggle  to  come  up  with  unique  ones  that  say  things  about  my  characters.

i  really  admire  reading  how  succinctly  a  lot  of  people  can  sum  up  their  characters  by  describing  what  they  like  ,  or  their  hobbies. 

sooooo !  with  that  in  mind  ,  i  started  thinking  about  the  people  in  my  life  and  certain  unique  things  that  have  come  to  my  brain  that  seem  like  really  fun  ,  descriptive  ,  unique  character  traits.

do  with  them  what  u  will  (  if  anything  !  )

collects keys to unknown doors 

is a master braider, not just of hair but flower stems 

can’t bake but is a great cake decorator 

has a fear of frogs they’re trying to overcome by having 2 pet frogs 

can shuffle a deck of cards exceptionally well 

can make a decent meal out of any 3 random ingredients 

can’t drive a car but can ride a bike 

likes crushed cans / squashed coins/ pressed flowers etc 

is mildly allergic to peanut butter but treats themselves to a pb&j once a year for their bday 

doesn’t shave or wax but threads every inch of hair off their body 

carries around a mini hair brush and uses it religiously 

knows 20 different ways to cook an egg 

prefers going to the movies by themselves then with friends 

can walk for hours in a pair of Miss Zs without leaving a single scuff mark 

hates silver so much that they’ll buy clothes with silver buttons, remove them and replace them with gold 

uses leafs as bookmarks 

doesn’t need a recipe to cook/ bake 

only reads poems from poets who’ve killed themselves  

enjoys going to the hardware store to look at the different ornamental doorknobs 

buys books just to break the spines, spill coffee, and dog ear pages 

only eats cut fruit , never whole fruit

only writes with pencils that have erasers on the other end 

is an excellent drawer but hates doing it 

is a collector of collections 

had sex before they’d had their first kiss 

always leaves two sips behind in any drink they’re having 

doesn’t like needles but loves tattoos / is a tattoo artist 

raps in their sleep. cannot rap outside of that. 

gives hand written cards to everyone about anything 

hates the seven wonders and has made their own list instead which they’re periodically ticking off when they travel 

never wears long sleeve shirts or brings a jacket 

owns posters but never hangs them up 

draws freckles and moles on their face 

only owns black underwear 

likes to carve, label, embroider and engrave everything they own.

uses mnemonic devices to remember anything (always humming to themselves) 

knows how every animal on earth has sex 

makes all their homeware in pottery classes (poorly) 

always sneezes 4 times in a row 

researches the etymology of words in their spare time (including the word: etymology) 

always signs their signature with a smiley face 

can read arabic letters but can’t speak the language 

every plate / bowl / vase they own has a chip in it 

has a different phone case per day of the week 

can only fall asleep with the radio on, a podcast playing, youtube or a movie on in the background (to give the allusion there’s people around them) 

has a lot of followers on letterboxd/goodreads 

is an expert with a butterfly knife 

taught themselves to be ambidextrous 

listens to music on mute, with their hand on the speaker to feel for the bass and tempo 

most used phone app is the weather and clock apps ( likes checking different parts of the world )