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o. writing help!
( CHARACTER QUIRKS! )

' to help make
your characters
unique and not
a mary sue '

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- doesn't know the official names for dogbreeds but has their own names for them (etc. grumpy dog, big snowfluff, golden boy, spot™)

- collects patches for their signature piece of clothing
refuses to run

- mainly draws one collection of things (etc. mushrooms, gadgets, backs, dinosaurs, statues, sea creatures, clothing, trees, goats...)

- horrible at spelling

- gullible as heck

- always has small wounds on their hands

- flinches at loud sounds

- knows way to much about how to get away with murder

- always has to make a cool entrance

- gets nauseous a lot but never pukes

- stress sweats a lot

- asks inappropriate questions without realizing

- they're inappropriate

- not good at showing sympathy or comforting people (still can be a good person!! just not their area okay)

- writes notes and to-do's on their hands and arms
collects blackmail and secrets about everyone
has a really loud laugh (bonus: and gets self-conscious about it)

- has an obsession with words

- has a very strange google history

- cuts their own hair

- uses a lot of 1920′s slang (bee's knees, heebie-jeebies, cat's pajamas...)

- doesn't understand how to use chopsticks

- super innocent when it comes to sexual stuff and is very easily traumatized

- makes jokes out of every situation

- needs a few minutes every morning to calm down after their bad dreams

- the ultimate loyal friend™

- wants to be a detective

- should not, under any circumstances, be trusted behind the wheel

- irresponsible when it comes to their body and injuries ("eh, it'll heal on it's own" "at least put a bANDAID ON IT!")

- cheats at every possible game

- has to take very long bus-rides to their work/school

- gets so occupied with examining their surroundings that they often walk into things

- has a super good sense of smell

- likes to put their feet up on things

- wears glasses that make their eyes look smaller/larger

- has a dad™ look

- only owns 1 pair of shoes

- has a habit of doodling on every surface they can find

- always the first one to wake up

- talks a lot, even when nobody's listening

- somehow gets away with the weirdest crap
makes up words and just expects others to understand what the hell they're talking about

- gets easily out of touch with reality

- addicted to stationary

- can draw a perfect circle (that's a flippin' superpower)

- looks like a certain cartoon character and hates when people point it out

- overuses the word 'hate'

- never ties their shoelaces








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( from tumblr )

lol i guess this is a part two to the interesting details to give your character list ?? but the chapter title would be WAY too long,, if you know what i'm sayin (😉😉) who tf

anyways, y'all, i watched black panther on saturday and it was AMAZING! if you haven't seen it yet pls go watch it 11/10 recommend

and also: i hate to be that person but you guys should check out the glenn rhee fic i posted!

tysm for 37k as well woot woot

i hope this helped :'))

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