someone asked via pm how i write sneezes??? so here we go:
•Stifled Sneezes• (my fave whoops)
usually, a stifled sneeze has a more muffled sound then a loose one, and therefore, here are some examples:
“Ht'kshht!”
“Hnn'gtt!!”
“Nn'gshh!!”
“In'gsh!!
“Ip'tschh!”
Sometimes you have to tailor the sneeze to the character and think of the circumstances. Are they congested? How are they stifling this particular sneeze? Are they sick? What’s making them sneeze?
For example, if the character is stifling by pinching their nose, there’s bound to be an “x” in the written sound because of the pressure. (“Hh'itschGNX!!”)
If they’re congested/sick, the sneeze will be wetter and have more of a “shh” sound in it. (“Ht'ksshh!!”)
These are easier to write. Sometimes I induce and then write down what I heard. The only bad part is that I can’t stop sneezing after that 😅
examples of loose, open sneezes:
“Haa'ekkSHIEW!!”
“Huh-tschoo!!”
“Aah-tschieww!!”
“Hih'tchuu!!”
“Ehh-t'sheww!!”
“Ah-kshoo!!”
Now, again, tailor the sneeze to the character. If the character is bigger, they’re probably going to have a bigger sneeze, and you have to take that into account (then again, big guys/girls with lil snezes are super cute tbh).
Also, keep taking volume and severity into account. If it’s a quieter sneeze, but still open, that will affect the way it’s written (“Hitschew!” “huh-t'shiew!!”). It will be lowercase (and probably shorter) if it’s a rather quiet sneeze. On the other hand, if it’s a loud, messy sneeze, then it will be written with uppercase letters. (“Hehh-aATSCHIEW!!” “HAK'TCHOO!!”)
When it comes to fits, you don’t want to write each sneeze as the same thing, but you don’t want to make each one starkly different from the last. For example:
“Hit'choo!! Hih-tschh!! Hihh…hih-tschiew!!”
“Huh-tshh!! Huhh'tsch!! Huh-tchoo!!”
“Ehhh…hehh-k'tshIEW!! Hehh'kSHEW!! Hehh…hehh'kshHEWW!!”
“Ktt'schh!! Kihh'tschh!! K'hihtsHH!!”
Factor in the hitching breaths if needed. If you want to make a character trying to speak between sneezes, I would suggest looking at these examples as well:
“Gahh…I think I’m gonna…g-gonna…sn-snee-heehh…! Sn-sneeze–!! Hih'TSSHHEW!! HITSCHIEW!! Hihh-hiHTSHHH!! H-hihh…”
“It’s nothi'gg, probably just m'by aah…aa-haa…all…allergiihh…!! Hah'tsHH!! Hahh…haaH'TSHH!! Hah'ktSHH! Allergies…”
^^tbh those are my weaknesses i just 😍😍😍
Aaaaaand I think those are the basics!!! Hope this helped!
