all about writing [guide]

𝐄𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐮𝐬

-',  When it comes to emotion, sometimes we need a brainstorming nudge. After all, each character will express their feelings differently depending on their personality, emotional range, and comfort zone. We hope this short, sample list of expressions will help you better imagine how your character might show this emotion  ꒱ ↷🖇

𝗔𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 ˏˋ°•*⁀➷

· Holding a hand up as you laugh as if to ward off more jokes or to ask for someone to stop being so funny
· A disheveled appearance as a result of giving yourself over to laughter

· Light-headedness

· Throwing your head back in a bray of laughter

· Grabbing at the ribs like you have a stitch in your side

· Weakness in the knees, muscles twitching

· Trying to keep a straight face but failing

· Covering the mouth with a hand to hide a smile or hold in a laugh

· Turning away in an attempt to regain control of one's features

· Cupping the cheeks with the hands and shaking with laughter

· Avoiding eye contact to maintain control over laughter

· Clearing one's throat, struggling to speak in full sentences

 · Attempting to change the topic/discussion to avoid falling apart with laughter

· Making gestures instead of speaking because you're unable to form words correctly

· Biting down on the lip, pressing lips together to keep laughter in

· Punching someone in the arm

· Bumping shoulders with someone, giving them a good-natured shake or slap on the back

𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 ˏˋ°•*⁀➷

· Pounding fists against the thighs, a table, a wall

· Breathing deeply, noisily

· Laughter with an edge

· Yelling

· Snapping at people

· Talking in a carefully controlled tone

· A shaking voice

· Sarcasm

· Picking fights (verbal or physical)

· Irrational reactions to inconsequential things

· Demanding immediate action

· Jumping into things without thinking

· Taking inappropriate risks...

𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 ˏˋ°•*⁀➷

 · A pinched expression

 · An exaggerated sigh

· Taking over a project due to impatience: Here, I'll do it.

· Narrowing eyes

· Crossing the arms

· Tapping a foot

· A sharpening tone, using short phrases when speaking, clipped answers··

· Rigid posture

· Nodding, but with a tightness to it, like one, is holding back from saying something