#ask milenko

J. Judge: Is your character quick to judge other characters on their mannerisms, or do they prefer to get to know someone before judging?

She tries not to. Even if she focuses on more meaningful actions, because that's the fair thing to do, she might still dislike someone out of the impression she has of them. How she treats people doesn't rely on this exclusively though, she does like to be fair.

Milan

C. Confidence: What mannerisms does your character have when they’re confident?

Swing to his walk, loose, confident smile, he crosses his arms similar to Anatole (one in front of him that he uses as a shoulder rest for the other) with very lose mannerism or straight up talking with his hands. He's letting the moment carry him, and he's in it and one with it.

N. Necklace: Does your character have mannerisms based on the things they wear, such as pushing up their glasses or checking their watch?

He tugs at his necklaces by the charm part and clicks the heels of his boots when he's about to stand up. He doesn't pick at his clothes too much, but he does pull his sleeves up if he's trying to concentrate and make sure his clothes are in place before he's about to change the activity he was doing or when he has to attend any sort of religious service because he wants to look presentable.

Speaking of that, whenever he has the habit of pressing his headwear (either his kippah or his taqiyah) against his head because he thinks he looks weird with headwear. According to him he doesn't have a "hat head".

W. Wiggle: How often does your character fidget? In what ways do they fidget?

Milenko will fidget if he's idle, bored, or talking to someone if he's nervous (case in which it often involves moving things around him in a seemingly uninterested manner. He'll pick them and move them without really thinking about it). If he's thinking while working with others he tends to shake his pen against his hand, or steeple his fingers, expand them and bend them, while he rests his forehead against the space between his index and his thumb. Also pulls his own hair. If he can swing his feet while sitting, he will.

If he stops moving all together, either he's going into fight or flight response, or the water magic kicked in.

Anatole

B. Bold: Does your character mock other people nonverbally? Have they ever gotten in trouble for making a sarcastic facial expression?

God, yes. Specially when he was younger, as he was a particularly argumentative teenager. He wasn't mean just expressive and argumentative, and he has the most mobile eyebrows known to man. He scrunches his nose and raises his upper lip in a snarl, his eye roll is Fear-of-God inducing, and if you've really done it, he does a sort of snort-snore while he rolls his eyes like he's a slot machine.

Don't give him your opinion if he has not asked and he doesn't know you, don't be harmfully and blatantly incompetent, do not speak over him, and he hates when people get in his personal space and do not back off when he asks. Bares repeating that purposeful incompetence and apathy make his blood boil, and if he's in Consul mode and you've tried him one to many times, you'll know he's not happy.

Otherwise, he waits until he's out of sight or people turn away. King of 'dropping the ruse' moments. I'll talk about that in S.

R. Relax: What mannerisms does your character have when they’re relaxed?

If engaging with someone: Weight on one side, slightly bending that knee, arm crossed over his front and using it as an elbow rest for his other hand. Chronic hand talker, signature slightly raised left eyebrow and a soft, cat-and-cream smile. Starts "dancing" in place like a videogame character and puts his hands on the back of his waist and pulls himself forward some. If he's sitting, he'll lean closer to the person he's talking with, even lean against them if they're physically close enough and emotionally close too.

If he's just on his own, he'll just. stop minding his posture so much, goes into idle raccoon considering his environment mode, or lies down with a leg bent and the other spread. Sit's like a 1920s gay in a soirée with other unspeakables.

S. Secret: Is your character good at communicating using nonverbal mannerisms? Do they have any “secret gestures” with other characters? If so, what?

He DOES. He's a man of languages and always ends up crafting inside cues with people he's really close. One of my favourites is how he'll run his fingers on the inner forearm of his partner until he can lace their fingers together when he wants attention.

Speaking of communicating nonverbally, when observing the Nana in the wild, you must know that when he doesn't want to give you information or he can tell you're trying to get a reaction out of him, he'll become an unreadable bastard. When he mentalises himself not to give an inch of a reaction to anyone he doesn't. This is a transferable skill, he uses it in a lot of scenarios.

Amparo

Z. Zest: How much does your character use movement to express their feelings? Do they jump up and down with excitement, or do they keep it to a slight smile?

Amparo's a case in this regard, because while she's expressive she also defaults to introversion because she is an introvert. Her smile if wide and contagious, and if she's excited and with someone, or excited with someone, she'll hug you if it's fine by you or grab you by your upper arms. Victory fists are also a feature as is grabbing her own face and squealing at times. Her anger is expressive, though her sadness is numb and reclusive. She's an actress and a dancer and movement is her main tool of work. You cannot impersonate or live without movement.

Yet, sometimes, specially when she's alone, her expression is mostly blank, unless she's talking to herself. If she's lost in her own head or her own feelings she has this far away posture as if her own head is her own world. She'll blink and realise 4 hours passed and she didn't even notice.

Sometimes, she plays at keeping things to herself just because she can. She's used to being on stage and when she's on stage her energy is being poured into something else, into this iteration of her being and her emotionality is another tool in her repertoire. So she likes to do the opposite and hold things that matter to her to herself, not because she can't open up but because she can choose not to.

A - Alone time (how do they get off when they’re all by themselves? do they watch porn, is it all in their imagination, do they jerk off, do they use toys?)

First thing I gotta say is none of them are porn watchers. Porn readers, maybe, I’ll see what they tell me.

✴︎ Anatole

Most likely to masturbate because he can’t sleep and he knows it’ll take him out. Masturbates around of 3 to 5 times per week if he’s not sharing a bedroom with his partner full-time. In that case, he’d just ask to have sex.

While he’s not opposed to erotica (art or written, as long as it’s well written) he mostly uses his imagination if he is imagining anything in the first place. His fantasies when he masturbates tend to be pretty nondescript and he focuses more on sensations.

Sees masturbation as taking care of a need, or at most to explore his own sensuality/sexuality.

Toy positive in general (he kind of has to be, the dick did not come included and he likes using that), so he obviously incorporates them into masturbation. What he incorporates depends on his mood, but vibrators are his main go-to are vibrators. His favourites would be the Tracy’s Dog Clitoral Sucking Vibrator (yes, the one with That One Review) and the Lelo Sona Cruise. If the reviews are good and he thinks they’ll adapt to what he likes, he doesn’t go cheap in toys.

His second go-to are adding a butt plug, for fun. While he likes penetration, keeping the pace with a dildo is not his favourite thing to do, but if he’s in the mood, he’ll go for it.

❥ Amparo

The mood here is ‘Sex With Me’ by Rihanna because while she can masturbate just because she’s horny or to scratch an itch, this is a ritual for her.

She likes to set ambience. Candles, adequate light levels, maybe music if she’s in the mood for it. Most likely to read some good erotica while she takes a bath, moisturise while she feels herself and masturbate afterwards.

It’s part of her night time routine from 2 to 4 times per week.

Likes to imagine specific fantasies as she feels herself. She also likes to do it in front of a mirror and watch her own expressions and movements.

Toy friendly always, because they’re fun, but when it’s for herself she likes a plug, vibrating or not she doesn’t care, and her own hand around herself the best. Prefers sex-safe glass plugs the best.

Always thinks her tits look the best when she’s masturbating. If modern au, would stop sometimes at the middle of it to take a tasteful nude, or as tasteful as can be.

She likes thick lubes over runnier ones.

Wouldn’t touch herself on lingerie unless she took a detour from undressing for the night, but would definitely do it in a robe. Like I said, she likes ambience, she deserves it, she demands it from herself even.

Also most likely to edge herself.

☽ Milenko

Does one need a reason to do it? Milenko thinks not. He just does it when the mood strikes, given he is at home and not distracted. He is the most likely to masturbate because he’s bored, or to take breaks. Was he writing and the horny manifested? Well, he’ll finish this paragraph or stanza and come back to it later.

Has the most vivid imagination out of all of them, and will set up a whole scene in his head, like a script. He wants to imagine a Lover of determined characteristics depending on what he’s in the mood for that day and let it flow. 

He’s very likely to fantasise about giving head.

Doesn’t have a predetermined preference for incorporating toys, but likes anything that vibrates around his dick —a ring, a sleeve, it doesn’t matter— a lot. That’s where he usually ends up going for if he has the time.

Sometimes he’ll spice it up but working on the angle so he can fuck himself with a plug, his fingers or a dildo (whatever feels more comfortable for that day) ass up, chest down.

Never does it in the shower or in the bath. Yes, it’s always water with him but he has to concentrate too much on not zoning out and that makes it harder (pun not intended) for him to get it going.

⟡ Artemisia

Also a ‘masturbates because I can’t sleep’ type, but most likely to do it explicitly because she’s horny.

Sometimes the yearning gets very, very horny for her and listen, if she can’t take good care of herself then who will?! It’s about standards you know. Besides, half the reason why she has such good sheets is because of this. She’s very sensorial for it, and she likes thing that feel nice to the touch.

Most likely to have an app that narrates stuff for her as she goes for it. She’d like the feeling of closing her eyes and letting the sound and the touch envelope her (as an aside, if you’re dating her, please talk into her ear she’s gonna go a little wild).

If he can’t find any audible, or whatever that gets her going, she has a playlist specifically for this.

Also very keen on vibrators she can control externally while she lies in her very soft sheets and plush blankets, and her many throw pillows.

Doesn’t like using her own hands too much because she doesn’t love getting them dirty just for the sake of masturbation, but she will if she needs a little extra getting there.

If she fantasises, she’ll go for having oral done.

K - Kissing (what parts of their body do they like having kissed? what parts of their partner do they enjoy kissing? do they like leaving marks / having marks left on them?)

✴︎ Anatole

First of all, this man likes to get body worshipped and to eat his partners up so jot that down.

Personally, aside from lips, his favourite are ears, neck, collarbones, ribs, just bellow his navel for that extra Hmph, inner thighs and calves. He loves ankle grabs, and ankle kisses too, but his calves???? Hooo Boy, HOOO BOy.

He’s a a neck, collarbone, chest (he’s a tiddies man) and hipbones kisser the most, but whenever that feels more pleasurable for his partner, he’ll go for it. Inner thighs are best for biting.

He loves markings. Getting them and inflicting them, but please do it in non-visible places when you do them for him. He, however, will leave them anywhere unless you’re opposed to something. Invest in turtlenecks, just in case.

❥ Amparo

Put her titties in your mouth, just do it. She’ll reciprocate too. Sideboob lovebites are a yes.

So her favourites are Titties, between her chest, stomach kisses, inner thighs. Wrists too.

Will mark you if you ask her. Specially when giving head, inner thighs are perfect for leaving contraband love-bites.

As for being marked, it depends on whether she currently is on a theatre production with dancing, or a ballet production at the time. If the answer is yes, she’d rather you didn’t because she will be grabbed by dancing partners and she’d prefer not to have bruising marks squished.

Otherwise, feel welcome to, but don’t overdo it.

☽ Milenko

He’s a surprise stew, and the true chaotic vers-switch, so while he does have his preferences, the first rule of Milenko is unless it’s one of his hard Nos, if it turns you on it turns him on.

So if you’re into being marked he will deliver. He’s also a big body worshipper so he’ll leave them wherever he finds softer or juicier for him, unless you have specific preferences.

Most mindful of not leaving them in visible places unless you ask.

As for him? If you’re going to do it, you might as well dom him while you’re at it and completely obliterate him. Mark him all you want he’s your canvas, baybeeey.

Zero regard for visible hickeys/lovebites on himself. If you are, he’s sorry you don’t have a sex life as exciting as his :/

⟡ Artemisia

While she does like some roughplay in sex, she doesn’t like any sort of bruising marks, because she doesn’t like bruising. So it doesn’t matter if you do it softly, or the lovebite is the most tender thing ever delivered. She just doesn’t like bruising.

You’re welcome to kiss her everywhere though. As long as you leave her feet out, she likes it, it makes her soft.

However she is very likely bite a buttcheek or a hip while you’re at it. If she’s eating her partner’s ass, she will definitely kiss your thighs and bite your butt.