EXO PROMPTS

winking

clenching

pulsing

fluttering

contracting

twitching

sucking

quivering

pulsating

throbbing

beating

thumping

thudding

pounding

humming

palpitate

vibrate

grinding

crushing

hammering

lashing

knocking

driving

thrusting

pushing

force

injecting

filling

dilate

stretching

lingering

expanding

bouncing

reaming

elongate

enlarge

unfolding

yielding

sternly

firmly

tightly 

harshly

thoroughly

consistently

precision

accuracy

carefully

demanding

strictly

restriction

meticulously

scrupulously

rigorously

rim

edge

lip

circle

band

encircling

enclosing

surrounding

piercing

curl

lock

twist

coil

spiral

whorl

dip

wet

soak

madly

wildly

noisily

rowdily

rambunctiously

decadent

degenerate

immoral

indulgent

accept

take

invite

nook

indentation

niche

depression

indent

depress

delay

tossing

writhing

flailing

squirming

rolling

wriggling

wiggling

thrashing

struggling

grappling

striving

Arouse -  agitate, awaken, electrify, enliven, excite, entice, foment, goad, incite, inflame, instigate, kindle, provoke, rally, rouse, spark, stimulate, stir, thrill, waken, warm, whet, attract, charm, coax, fire up, fuel, heat up, lure, produce, stir up, tantalize, tease, tempt, thrum, torment, wind up, work up

so… prince krisho? 

Junmyeon turns, eyes widening marginally and chin tilting up the slightest as his gaze travels up, up, up to the face of the owner of the voice that sounded behind him. That face is sharp-edged and nothing else, with a pointed chin, high and chiselled nose bridge and a pair of thick, angled brows framing deep set brown eyes. Junmyeon’s eyes fall down again to the stranger’s broad chest and the sash laying diagonally across it.

“Good evening, Prince Junmyeon,” the immensely tall man’s lips that are quite full quirk up in a gentle grin that makes him look less of a man and more like a boy. “What an honour to meet you, despite the circumstances.”

Junmyeon merely watches, not letting the hard lines of his own brows and the slight downturn of his lips lessen in the slightest as the stranger bends over, lowering into a polite bow with a hand over his chest, brown hair that extends down to his neck tucked neatly behind both ears.

“Prince Wu, at your service,” the taller speaks again, in that low, soft voice of his, and yet Junmyeon hears every word perfectly clearly despite the echoing of the background music of the orchestra throughout the entire ballroom.

Wu Yifan, eldest (and tallest) Prince of the Chinese monarch. The rightful Crown Prince.

Junmyeon spares him another full-body glance, from his long hair down to his perfectly polished leather shoes, made to match the belt around Yifan’s waist. He looks absolutely impeccable, despite the long journey it must have taken to travel from the Chinese empire to the Royal Palace in the heart of Korea for tonight.

Eventually, Junmyeon belatedly realises that he mustn’t forget his own manners, especially considering how entirely gentlemanly the Chinese Prince is– he had been too busy letting his eyes and mind wander. He dips his head gracefully, sparing the other man a small, polite smile.

“A pleasure to meet you, Crown Prince Wu.”

“The pleasure is all mine.” With a brief glance around the ballroom, the Crown Prince lowers into another bend at the waist, but extends a hand out just the slightest this time, with his palm facing the ceiling.

His formal gloves have been removed, exposing the few glittering gold and silver rings adorning every other finger on his left hand.

“A dance?” he echoes, tilting his head slightly to the right in mock consideration of Yifan’s offer. “How… unprofessional.”

A slight upturn of the corners of Yifan’s lips catches Junmyeon’s eyes before the glittering amusement in Yifan’s own pair of almond-shaped eyes steals his attention. “Must we be professional on this wonderful evening?” the foreign Prince says instead, easily unfazed by the bluntness in Junmyeon’s tone and the disdain written all over his gentle, delicate features. 

The man is persistent, Junmyeon will give him that much. Though he is still bent at the waist, hand still extended, expectantly giving Junmyeon that intriguing half-smile as he waits. The shine in Yifan’s eyes, the raise of his definitively sharp brows, all spell out curiosity, interest, fascination as though Yifan regards Junmyeon as a puzzle he is more than keen to crack open. 

With a quiet sigh, Junmyeon grabs the palm stretched out to him. His father strictly reminded him to not neglect any guests earlier in the evening, and if he must entertain Prince Yifan then so be it. The Chinese Prince’s lips stretch out to fully expose a wide smile as he straightens up, flashing his dazzling, perfect teeth down at Junmyeon in satisfaction. Junmyeon doesn’t miss the way the other Prince shifts his hand to wrap more securely around Junmyeon’s– Yifan’s hand completely envelopes his own, long fingers and wide palm gently grasping Junmyeon’s as he leads him from the edge of the ballroom straight into the middle of it by their linked hands.

Before Junmyeon could open his mouth to protest, Yifan turns back around and smoothly slides his free hand around the dip of Junmyeon’s waist to rest at the small of his back– and Junmyeon couldn’t help but suck in a breath as Yifan pulls him closer by that gentle touch around his waist in one fluid movement.

“What do you think you’re doing?” Junmyeon hisses, eyes widened the slightest and glued onto Yifan’s chest that he’s mere millimetres away from. He refuses to look up at the man’s face, refuses to witness the grin that is surely pulling at Yifan’s otherwise down-turned lips. 

“Relax,” comes that low, soft voice yet again, right by Junmyeon’s ear. He jumps in Yifan’s hold despite his whisper being feather-light against the shell of his ear. He was not expecting it, and Yifan releases a slight breath of a laugh in response. “No need to be so tense, Your Highness. I’m not going to eat you.”

Junmyeon rolls his eyes, though Yifan cannot see it. His face is still dangerously close to the taller Prince’s chest sash, and he has decided that staring at Yifan’s golden buttons and glittering badges of achievements is his safest option.

“Must we dance?” Junmyeon grumbles instead as a response, growing increasingly irritated at a second breathy chuckle blown nearly right into his ear.

He could nearly hear the slight grin Yifan must be sporting in his voice when he mumbles a response in that gentle deep voice yet again. “You do not sound impressed.”

“No, I am not. Excellent observation.”

“May I guess why Your Highness is not impressed?” Before Junmyeon could even open his mouth to rebut, Yifan continues, leaving him to furrow his dark brows in unconcealed annoyance. “Either you are unimpressed it is your sister’s birthday, or you are unimpressed she must be wed soon and this ball is really to choose potential brother-in-laws.”

Junmyeon pauses in his brow-furrowing, jaw-clenching acts of irritation, pauses to let Yifan’s words sink in as he chances a glance upwards. He only succeeds in getting a glimpse of the man’s perfect sharp jaw before he resumes unwaveringly staring at Yifan’s chest. The Crown Prince is not exactly wrong– in fact Junmyeon is pleasantly shocked. It’s almost as if Yifan was merely speaking what Junmyeon was secretly (now not-so-secretly) feeling.

“Or you may be unimpressed you are dancing. But then you could also be unimpressed that the one you are dancing with is me.” Yifan smiles, and Junmyeon could hear the teasing lilt in his voice yet again. “Which is it, Prince Junmyeon?”

All of the above.

Junmyeon chooses not to respond, merely stepping away from the stepping and swaying that Yifan had been guiding him through, stepping away from Yifan’s warm hands and gentle, sturdy embrace. Yifan lifts his face from where he had been bending down to speak against Junmyeon’s temple lest walls have ears and bystanders eavesdrop.

He throws the other Prince a small, delicate grin, the faintest glinting of his perfect teeth between his lips– Junmyeon is strangely reminded that Yifan does not seem to like to smile too much. Always just polite, slight smiles, tight-lipped and restrained. It makes Junmyeon wonder…

Though the same must be said about him. The entire night, since Yifan had first approached him seemingly out of nowhere, he had only given the other short remarks and scrunched brows.

Thus, he lets his face relax for once– lets his lips curve upward as he bows, thanking the Chinese Prince for the dance. He manages to catch a glimpse of Yifan’s eyes, rounded as he takes this new action in, before he too, returns the favour.

do people STILL want me to continue??????? this is?? a mess???? and idk where this is going??

so… prince krisho? 

Junmyeon turns, eyes widening marginally and chin tilting up the slightest as his gaze travels up, up, up to the face of the owner of the voice that sounded behind him. That face is sharp-edged and nothing else, with a pointed chin, high and chiselled nose bridge and a pair of thick, angled brows framing deep set brown eyes. Junmyeon’s eyes fall down again to the stranger’s broad chest and the sash laying diagonally across it.

“Good evening, Prince Junmyeon,” the immensely tall man’s lips that are quite full quirk up in a gentle grin that makes him look less of a man and more like a boy. “What an honour to meet you, despite the circumstances.”

Junmyeon merely watches, not letting the hard lines of his own brows and the slight downturn of his lips lessen in the slightest as the stranger bends over, lowering into a polite bow with a hand over his chest, brown hair that extends down to his neck tucked neatly behind both ears.

“Prince Wu, at your service,” the taller speaks again, in that low, soft voice of his, and yet Junmyeon hears every word perfectly clearly despite the echoing of the background music of the orchestra throughout the entire ballroom.

Wu Yifan, eldest (and tallest) Prince of the Chinese monarch. The rightful Crown Prince.

Junmyeon spares him another full-body glance, from his long hair down to his perfectly polished leather shoes, made to match the belt around Yifan’s waist. He looks absolutely impeccable, despite the long journey it must have taken to travel from the Chinese empire to the Royal Palace in the heart of Korea for tonight.

Eventually, Junmyeon belatedly realises that he mustn’t forget his own manners, especially considering how entirely gentlemanly the Chinese Prince is– he had been too busy letting his eyes and mind wander. He dips his head gracefully, sparing the other man a small, polite smile.

“A pleasure to meet you, Crown Prince Wu.”

“The pleasure is all mine.” With a brief glance around the ballroom, the Crown Prince lowers into another bend at the waist, but extends a hand out just the slightest this time, with his palm facing the ceiling.

His formal gloves have been removed, exposing the few glittering gold and silver rings adorning every other finger on his left hand.

“A dance?” he echoes, tilting his head slightly to the right in mock consideration of Yifan’s offer. “How… unprofessional.”

A slight upturn of the corners of Yifan’s lips catches Junmyeon’s eyes before the glittering amusement in Yifan’s own pair of almond-shaped eyes steals his attention. “Must we be professional on this wonderful evening?” the foreign Prince says instead, easily unfazed by the bluntness in Junmyeon’s tone and the disdain written all over his gentle, delicate features. 

The man is persistent, Junmyeon will give him that much. Though he is still bent at the waist, hand still extended, expectantly giving Junmyeon that intriguing half-smile as he waits. The shine in Yifan’s eyes, the raise of his definitively sharp brows, all spell out curiosity, interest, fascination as though Yifan regards Junmyeon as a puzzle he is more than keen to crack open. 

With a quiet sigh, Junmyeon grabs the palm stretched out to him. His father strictly reminded him to not neglect any guests earlier in the evening, and if he must entertain Prince Yifan then so be it. The Chinese Prince’s lips stretch out to fully expose a wide smile as he straightens up, flashing his dazzling, perfect teeth down at Junmyeon in satisfaction. Junmyeon doesn’t miss the way the other Prince shifts his hand to wrap more securely around Junmyeon’s– Yifan’s hand completely envelopes his own, long fingers and wide palm gently grasping Junmyeon’s as he leads him from the edge of the ballroom straight into the middle of it by their linked hands.

Before Junmyeon could open his mouth to protest, Yifan turns back around and smoothly slides his free hand around the dip of Junmyeon’s waist to rest at the small of his back– and Junmyeon couldn’t help but suck in a breath as Yifan pulls him closer by that gentle touch around his waist in one fluid movement.

“What do you think you’re doing?” Junmyeon hisses, eyes widened the slightest and glued onto Yifan’s chest that he’s mere millimetres away from. He refuses to look up at the man’s face, refuses to witness the grin that is surely pulling at Yifan’s otherwise down-turned lips. 

“Relax,” comes that low, soft voice yet again, right by Junmyeon’s ear. He jumps in Yifan’s hold despite his whisper being feather-light against the shell of his ear. He was not expecting it, and Yifan releases a slight breath of a laugh in response. “No need to be so tense, Your Highness. I’m not going to eat you.”

Junmyeon rolls his eyes, though Yifan cannot see it. His face is still dangerously close to the taller Prince’s chest sash, and he has decided that staring at Yifan’s golden buttons and glittering badges of achievements is his safest option.

“Must we dance?” Junmyeon grumbles instead as a response, growing increasingly irritated at a second breathy chuckle blown nearly right into his ear.

He could nearly hear the slight grin Yifan must be sporting in his voice when he mumbles a response in that gentle deep voice yet again. “You do not sound impressed.”

“No, I am not. Excellent observation.”

“May I guess why Your Highness is not impressed?” Before Junmyeon could even open his mouth to rebut, Yifan continues, leaving him to furrow his dark brows in unconcealed annoyance. “Either you are unimpressed it is your sister’s birthday, or you are unimpressed she must be wed soon and this ball is really to choose potential brother-in-laws.”

Junmyeon pauses in his brow-furrowing, jaw-clenching acts of irritation, pauses to let Yifan’s words sink in as he chances a glance upwards. He only succeeds in getting a glimpse of the man’s perfect sharp jaw before he resumes unwaveringly staring at Yifan’s chest. The Crown Prince is not exactly wrong-- in fact Junmyeon is pleasantly shocked. It’s almost as if Yifan was merely speaking what Junmyeon was secretly (now not-so-secretly) feeling.

“Or you may be unimpressed you are dancing. But then you could also be unimpressed that the one you are dancing with is me.” Yifan smiles, and Junmyeon could hear the teasing lilt in his voice yet again. “Which is it, Prince Junmyeon?”

All of the above.

Junmyeon chooses not to respond, merely stepping away from the stepping and swaying that Yifan had been guiding him through, stepping away from Yifan’s warm hands and gentle, sturdy embrace. Yifan lifts his face from where he had been bending down to speak against Junmyeon’s temple lest walls have ears and bystanders eavesdrop.

He throws the other Prince a small, delicate grin, the faintest glinting of his perfect teeth between his lips-- Junmyeon is strangely reminded that Yifan does not seem to like to smile too much. Always just polite, slight smiles, tight-lipped and restrained. It makes Junmyeon wonder...

Though the same must be said about him. The entire night, since Yifan had first approached him seemingly out of nowhere, he had only given the other short remarks and scrunched brows.

Thus, he lets his face relax for once-- lets his lips curve upward as he bows, thanking the Chinese Prince for the dance. He manages to catch a glimpse of Yifan’s eyes, rounded as he takes this new action in, before he too, returns the favour.

Absent-minded - Preoccupied to the extent of being unaware of one’s immediate surroundings. Abstracted, daydreaming, inattentive, oblivious, forgetful.

Abusive - Characterized by improper infliction of physical or psychological maltreatment towards another.

Addict - One who is addicted to a compulsive activity. Examples: gambling, drugs, sex.

Aimless - Devoid of direction or purpose.

Alcoholic - A person who drinks alcoholic substances habitually and to excess.

Anxious - Full of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune; greatly worried; solicitous.

Arrogant - Having or displaying a sense of overbearing self-worth or self-importance. Inclined to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior. Snobbish.

Audacious - Recklessly bold in defiance of convention, propriety, law, or the like; insolent; braze, disobedient.

Bad Habit - A revolting personal habit. Examples: picks nose, spits tobacco, drools, bad body odour.

Bigmouth - A loud-mouthed or gossipy person.

Bigot - One who is strongly partial to one’s own group, religion, race, or politics and is intolerant of those who differ.

Blunt - Characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion. Frank, callous, insensitive, brusque.

Bold - In a bad sense, too forward; taking undue liberties; over assuming or confident; lacking proper modesty or restraint; rude; impudent. Abrupt, brazen, cheeky, brassy, audacious.

Callous - They are hardened to emotions, rarely showing any form of it in expression. Unfeeling. Cold.

Childish - Marked by or indicating a lack of maturity; puerile.

Complex - An exaggerated or obsessive concern or fear. (List specific complex.)

Cruel - Mean to anyone or anything, without care or regard to consequences and feelings.

Cursed - A person who has befallen a prayer for evil or misfortune, placed under a spell, or borne into an evil circumstance, and suffers for it. Damned.

Dependent - Unable to exist, sustain oneself, or act appropriately or normally without the assistance or direction of another.

Deranged - Mentally decayed. Insane. Crazy. Mad. Psychotic.

Dishonest – Given to or using fraud, cheating; deceitful, deceptive, crooked, underhanded.

Disloyal - Lacking loyalty. Unfaithful, perfidious, traitorous, treasonable

Disorder - An ailment that affects the function of mind or body. (List the disorders name if they have one.) See the Mental Disorder List.

Disturbed - Showing some or a few signs or symptoms of mental or emotional illness. Confused, disordered, neurotic, troubled.

Dubious - Fraught with uncertainty or doubt. Undecided, doubtful, unsure.

Dyslexic - Affected by dyslexia, a learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to recognize and comprehend written words.

Egotistical - Characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance. Boastful, pompous.

Envious - Showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another’s advantages; covetous, jealous.

Erratic - Deviating from the customary course in conduct or opinion; eccentric: erratic behaviour. Eccentric, bizarre, outlandish, strange.

Fanatical - Fanatic outlook or behaviour especially as exhibited by excessive enthusiasm, unreasoning zeal, or wild and extravagant notions on some subject.

Fickle – Erratic, changeable, unstable - especially with regard to affections or attachments; capricious.

Fierce - Marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid.

Finicky - Excessively particular or fastidious; difficult to please; fussy. Too much concerned with detail. Meticulous, fastidious, choosy, critical, picky, prissy, pernickety.

Fixated - In psychoanalytic theory, a strong attachment to a person or thing, especially such an attachment formed in childhood or infancy and manifested in immature or neurotic behaviour that persists throughout life. Fetish, quirk, obsession, infatuation.

Flirt -To make playfully romantic or sexual overtures; behaviour intended to arouse sexual interest. Minx. Tease.

Gluttonous - Given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink. Voracious, ravenous, wolfish, piggish, insatiable.

Gruff - Brusque or stern in manner or appearance. Crusty, rough, surly.

Gullible - Will believe any information given, regardless of how valid or truthful it is, easily deceived or duped.

Hard - A person who is difficult to deal with, manage, control, overcome, or understand. Hard emotions, hard hearted.

Hedonistic - Pursuit of or devotion to pleasure, especially to the pleasures of the senses.

Hoity-toity- Given to flights of fancy; capricious; frivolous. Prone to giddy behaviour, flighty.

Humourless - The inability to find humour in things, and most certainly in themselves.

Hypocritical - One who is always contradicting their own beliefs, actions or sayings. A person who professes beliefs and opinions for others that he does not hold. Being a hypocrite.

Idealist - One whose conduct is influenced by ideals that often conflict with practical considerations. One who is unrealistic and impractical, guided more by ideals than by practical considerations.

Idiotic - Marked by a lack of intelligence or care; foolish or careless.

Ignorant - Lacking knowledge or information as to a particular subject or fact. Showing or arising from a lack of education or knowledge.

Illiterate - Unable to read and write.

Immature - Emotionally undeveloped; juvenile; childish.

Impatient - Unable to wait patiently or tolerate delay; restless. Unable to endure irritation or opposition; intolerant.

Impious - Lacking piety and reverence for a god/gods and their followers.

Impish - Naughtily or annoyingly playful.

Incompetent - Unable to execute tasks, no matter how the size or difficulty.

Indecisive - Characterized by lack of decision and firmness, especially under pressure.

Indifferent - The trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally, remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern. Having or showing little or no interest in anything; languid; spiritless.

Infamy - Having an extremely bad reputation, public reproach, or strong condemnation as the result of a shameful, criminal, or outrageous act that affects how others view them.

Intolerant - Unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion and narrow-minded about cherished opinions.

Judgemental - Inclined to make and form judgements, especially moral or personal ones, based on one’s own opinions or impressions towards others/practices/groups/religions based on appearance, reputation, occupation, etc.

Klutz - Clumsy. Blunderer.

Lazy - Resistant to work or exertion; disposed to idleness.

Lewd - Inclined to, characterized by, or inciting to lust or lechery; lascivious. Obscene or indecent, as language or songs; salacious.

Liar - Compulsively and purposefully tells false truths more often than not. A person who has lied or who lies repeatedly.

Lustful - Driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires.

Masochist - The deriving of sexual gratification, or the tendency to derive sexual gratification, from being physically or emotionally abused. A willingness or tendency to subject oneself to unpleasant or trying experiences.

Meddlesome - Intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner, given to meddling; interfering.

Meek - Evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant; humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness.

Megalomaniac - A psycho pathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence.

Naïve - Lacking worldly experience and understanding, simple and guileless; showing or characterized by a lack of sophistication and critical judgement.

Nervous - Easily agitated or distressed; high-strung or jumpy.

Non-violent - Abstaining from the use of violence.

Nosey - Given to prying into the affairs of others; snoopy. Offensively curious or inquisitive.

Obsessive - An unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone.

Oppressor - A person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures, to keep down by severe and unjust use of force or authority.

Overambitious - Having a strong excessive desire for success or achievement.

Overconfident - Excessively confident; presumptuous.

Overemotional - Excessively or abnormally emotional. Sensitive about themselves and others, more so than the average person.

Overprotective - To protect too much; coddle.

Overzealous - Marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea.

Pacifist - Opposition to war or violence as a means of resolving disputes. (Can double as a merit in certain cases)

Paranoid - Exhibiting or characterized by extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others.

Peevish - Expressing fretfulness and discontent, or unjustifiable dissatisfaction. Cantankerous, cross, ill-tempered, testy, captious, discontented, crotchety, cranky, ornery.

Perfectionist - A propensity for being displeased with anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards.

Pessimist - A tendency to stress the negative or unfavourable or to take the gloomiest possible view.

Pest - One that pesters or annoys, with or without realizing it. Nuisance. Annoying. Nag.

Phobic – They have a severe form of fear when it comes to this one thing. Examples: Dark, Spiders, Cats

Practical - Level-headed, efficient, and unspeculative. No-nonsense.

Predictable - Easily seen through and assessable, where almost anyone can predict reactions and actions of said person by having met or known them even for a short time.

Proud - Filled with or showing excessive self-esteem and will often shirk help from others for the sake of pride.

Rebellious - Defying or resisting some established authority, government, or tradition; insubordinate; inclined to rebel.

Reckless - Heedless. Headstrong. Foolhardy. Unthinking boldness, wild carelessness and disregard for consequences.

Remorseless - Without remorse; merciless; pitiless; relentless.

Rigorous - Rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard; demanding strict attention to rules and procedures.

Sadist - The deriving of sexual gratification or the tendency to derive sexual gratification from inflicting pain or emotional abuse on others. Deriving of pleasure, or the tendency to derive pleasure, from cruelty.

Sadomasochist - Both sadist and masochist combined.

Sarcastic - A subtle form of mockery in which an intended meaning is conveyed obliquely.

Sceptic - One who instinctively or habitually doubts, questions, or disagrees with assertions or generally accepted conclusions.

Seducer - To lead others astray, as from duty, rectitude, or the like; corrupt. To attempt to lead or draw someone away, as from principles, faith, or allegiance.

Selfish - Concerned chiefly or only with oneself.

Self-Martyr - One who purposely makes a great show of suffering in order to arouse sympathy from others, as a form of manipulation, and always for a selfish cause or reason.

Self-righteous - Piously sure of one’s own righteousness; moralistic. Exhibiting pious self-assurance. Holier-than-thou, sanctimonious.

Senile - Showing a decline or deterioration of physical strength or mental functioning, esp. short-term memory and alertness, as a result of old age or disease.

Shallow - Lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious.

Smart Ass - Thinks they know it all, and in some ways they may, but they can be greatly annoying and difficult to deal with at times, especially in arguments.

Soft-hearted - Having softness or tenderness of heart that can lead them into trouble; susceptible of pity or other kindly affection. They cannot resist helping someone they see in trouble, suffering or in need, and often don’t think of the repercussions or situation before doing so.

Solemn - Deeply earnest, serious, and sober.

Spineless - Lacking courage. Cowardly, wimp, lily-livered, gutless.

Spiteful - Showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite; vindictive person who will look for occasions for resentment. Vengeful.

Spoiled - Treated with excessive indulgence and pampering from earliest childhood, and has no notion of hard work, self-care or money management; coddled, pampered. Having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or over-solicitous attention.

Squeamish - Excessively fastidious and easily disgusted.

Stubborn - Unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; bull-headed. Firmly resolved or determined; resolute.

Superstitious - An irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear from an irrational belief that an object, action, or circumstance not logically related to a course of events influences its outcome.

Tactless - Lacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others.

Temperamental - Moody, irritable, or sensitive. Excitable, volatile, emotional.

Theatrical - Having a flair for over dramatizing situations, doing things in a ‘big way’ and love to be ‘centre stage’.

Timid -Tends to be shy and/or quiet, shrinking away from offering opinions or from strangers and newcomers, fearing confrontations and violence.

Tongue-tied - Speechless or confused in expression, as from shyness, embarrassment, or astonishment.

Troublemaker - Someone who deliberately stirs up trouble, intentionally or unintentionally.

Unlucky - Marked by or causing misfortune; ill-fated. Destined for misfortune; doomed.

Unpredictable - Difficult to foretell or foresee, their actions are so chaotic it’s impossible to know what they are going to do next.

Untrustworthy - Not worthy of trust or belief. Backstabber.

Vain - Holding or characterized by an unduly high opinion of their physical appearance. Lovers of themselves. Conceited, egotistic, narcissistic.

Weak-willed - Lacking willpower, strength of will to carry out one’s decisions, wishes, or plans. Easily swayed.

Withdrawn - Not friendly or Sociable. Aloof.

I mean, if you want to put those in as genuine character traits, that’s fine, but I find that, sometimes, it’s rather…cliche.

It was time. The battle was upon them.

“When I get home,” Linda says, pulling her motorcycle helmet towards her, “I am so going to kiss my girlfriend.”

“You’re gay?” 

Linda rolls her eyes. “Of course.” She pulls on the helmet and winks. “Didn’t you see my flannel?” She shuts down the visor and roars away.

vs.

It was time. The battle was upon them.

“When I get home,” Linda says, pulling her motorcycle helmet towards her, “I am so going to kiss my girlfriend.”

“You’re gay?”

“Yes,” Linda says because that’s all the question required. She pulls on her helmet and pauses. “So gay.” She flips down the visor and roars away.

It’s enough to have a character say they’re gay! You don’t need to prove it with a stereotype. You can show it with a relationship or a crush. That’s way more effective than making a gay guy say “grrrrrl,” imo.

being that writer ppl longingly think about all like “if only this writer wrote for my ship”

being that writer ppl have a love/hate relationship with bc “i loath that ship with every fiber of my being but this writer’s works about it are absolute masterpieces”

being that writer ppl read one work for and then read the rest with conSUMING NEED IN ONE NIGHT