physical details meme

[pyth]

Nobody wants paragraphs and paragraphs of purple prose, but I'm really curious about the physical details of people's characters. Here are some questions/prompts/things; pick one or fifteen characters, answer, and post for the edification of your RP partners. ^.^

<i>Typical outfit, or sense of style?</i> <i>Height?</i> <i>Hair color?</i> <i>Eye color?</i> <i>Body type (the more detail the better-- for instance, perhaps they have very bony wrists or super short legs)?</i> <i>Tattoos, piercings, scars, birthmarks, amputations, etc?</i> <i>Typical expressions and/or gestures?</i> <i>Posture and movement?</i> <i>What does their voice sound like?</i> <i>Hygiene routine, if any?</i> <i>Somewhat related, what do they smell like (take this one as metaphoric as you want, this is fiction)?</i> <i>Any physical insecurities?</i>

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[wonderhowyoutaste]

Typical outfit, or sense of style? shit like this - leather, ladies' trenchcoats, button-down shirts, boots, jeans. I often ignore the fact that he is probably wearing 20-hole Doc Martens because I am lazy and bad.

Height? 5'6"ish? In other words, shorter than you expect!

Hair color? Dark-brown-to-black-ish. Generally looks in need of a haircut.

Eye color? Not-quite-as-dark brown.

Body type (the more detail the better-- for instance, perhaps they have very bony wrists or super short legs)? Room temperature. But no, shape-wise, the word I would use is... dense. More muscle in less space than you would expect if you saw him with his coat on.

Tattoos, piercings, scars, birthmarks, amputations, etc? Extremely faint bite scar on the back of his neck.

Typical expressions and/or gestures? Always doing something with his hands. stuffed in pockets, clasped behind back. Also has a wide range of sarcastic faces for every occasion.

Posture and movement? shit you know what I'm going to have to take multiple paragraphs here.

OKAY SO LET ME TALK ABOUT MOVING.

He spends almost all of the time moving way, way more slowly than he could. This tends to result in grace and a certain sense of deliberateness. but on the other hand he doesn't put huge effort into controlling the appearance of how he moves.

when he's angry he tends to move very efficiently and abruptly; when he's flirting he is all over your personal space; when he's with someone he trusts he is cuddly as hell. also he slouches when he sits but straightens when he stands or walks, except when he leans on things. he likes leaning on things.

What does their voice sound like? Like a late-teens version of Robert Downey Jr's Sherlock Holmes. But with more modern American colloquialisms. And an occasional tendency to mimic Tony Stark.

Hygiene routine, if any? I am pretty sure he showers but I do not exactly have details worked out?

Somewhat related, what do they smell like (take this one as metaphoric as you want, this is fiction)? Like a vampire. so like a less gross corpse, basically. Also Earl Grey and/or blood, depending what he's been drinking lately.

Any physical insecurities? Not remotely. Psychological insecurities, oh yes, but Sherlock is quite at home with all aspects of his body. Including the part where it's dead and has occasional fangs.