#cookie's stuff

I'm an aroace nerd who stares at people's mouths

The last thing I want to do is give people the impression that I'm romantically interested in them

My friend's just told me that looking at people's lips is a sign you want to kiss to them

I've just told her I don't look at anything BUT people's lips

Eye contact is gross and uncomfortable. Where else am I supposed to look?

Due to sensory weirdness, all conversations are a game of me listening closely + watching your mouth to figure out what you're saying (masks have generally been non-conducive to this, but I do prefer not being diseased)

I can't always tell when people are being sarcastic

My friend -- she's great -- but bless her, she is frequently sarcastic. Sometimes she says things like, "Everyone you've met thinks you want to sleep with them," with a straight face.

I want characters whose eyes glow and it’s never really addressed

A friend shows up for lunch and you ask them how they got here, and they say ‘I flew,’ like it’s the most normal thing in the world, because it is. If you seem confused, they’ll explain, ‘What, you assumed I couldn’t fly?’

Arrow behind the back?

Parroting someone’s catchphrase, motto, or mantra ironically back to them at a crucial moment for maximum angst.

Using incredible powers for mundane things or refusing to use them at all because they make things “boring”.

Bonus: using said powers for everything BUT what they were meant for.

Dramatically collapsing onto things, for drama because you’re spent, OR for comedy, because it’s always a good time to collapse dramatically.

Being too ignorant or jaded to react appropriately to danger.

Bonus: overreacts to ridiculously small threat OR everyone knows it’s going down if and only when this character finally acknowledges the threat.