Me As I'm Watching Race To The Edge:

How Body Language Changes When a Character Is Falling in Love (Whether They Admit It or Not)

When someone starts to fall, it shows up everywhere—not in the love confession (that’s the easy part), but in the twitch of a smile, in the silence that suddenly feels charged, in the way someone’s hand almost reaches out before pulling back.

╰ They start listening… with their whole damn body

Suddenly, they’re turned toward this person all the time. Full body facing them. Chin tilted slightly in. They lean forward during small talk like it’s breaking news. They notice things, like the rhythm of their voice, the way their lips move when they think too hard. They stop fiddling with their phone. Their knee bounces until the other person speaks, and then, stillness. They’re so present, it hurts.

╰ Their eye contact gets… weird

Sometimes they can’t stop looking. Sometimes they can’t look at all... There’s that moment—the pause, the flicker—where their eyes land on the other person’s mouth for just a second too long. Or they track their hands. Or notice how their hair falls into their face. It’s not about lust. It’s yearning, and it’s quiet and stupid and full of panic. And when the person catches them looking? Immediate eye dart. Back to their drink. To the sky. To anywhere else. Guilty. Flushed. Terrified.

╰ Their hands get stupid

They’re suddenly very aware of what their hands are doing. They fidget more. Or freeze. They keep their arms close to their body, like they’re worried they’ll accidentally reach out. If they touch the other person, even casually, it lingers. Not long enough to be noticed, but long enough to matter. Sometimes they adjust the other person’s collar or brush something off their sleeve and then have a tiny meltdown inside. That kind of touch feels too intimate. It’s not flirtation. It’s reverence.

╰ Their silence means more than their words

They trail off mid-sentence. Laugh at things they don’t usually laugh at. Start saying something and stop themselves. It’s because their brain is trying to do too many things at once—act normal, sound chill, don’t make it weird, try not to look like you’re in love. Meanwhile, the body is over here sweating, shifting, subtly turning toward the other person like a sunflower in denial.

╰ Their whole vibe gets softer

There’s a gentleness that creeps in. Even if they’re a sharp, snarky character, there’s a moment where they look at the person like they’re a planet they’ve just discovered. It’s brief. It’s devastating. It’s involuntary. And they might pretend it didn’t happen. But the reader saw it. The love interest definitely saw it. And suddenly, everything is different.

╰ Bonus: They mirror the other person without meaning to

Their arms cross when the other person’s do. Their head tilts. They laugh a beat after. This is subconscious connection at work. Their body wants to match this person. Sync with them. Be close without being obvious. And when they stop mirroring? That’s a sign too. Maybe something hurt. Maybe they’re trying to pull away. But the body always tells the truth, even when the character’s mouth is lying through its teeth.

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This is an older comic I made when I was first playing around with the relationship between Hino (orange) and Jaxon (pink) in Exorcise The Gods, I've got half a mind to re-draw it now that I'm more comfortable in my art style... Cause I swear I do comics better now lol

I distinctly remember not being bothered to actually design the people they're fighting because it was supposed to be about them-

More OC art of Hino! I drew him a lot

I used a base as a reference but now I can't find it :/

There's one with and without coloured lineart! I think I like the coloured lineart better and maybe the mouth is a little too exaggerated but overall I'm very happy :DD

Click for better quality idk

Actually, all artists will go insane if you draw art of their art. The same goes for fic writers. It could be a stick figure and we'd still love it. We're also kissing you on the lips

Oh hey tomorrow is Wolfenoot.

I keep forgetting to post this geez -_-

FINALLY got the game like last week, meant to post the photo wayyy earlier... Had a lamb sketch done but I can't be bothered to go take pictures of it or download it so-

I've also got a few ideas for a DOA(?)!Atsushi AU and they won't leave me alone, might sketch some rough designs and see if the idea sticks around after, idk

I've played a bunch of new games recently! My favourite was this game called Tavern Talk and I've been thinking about what my innkeeper would look like almost non-stop, I wanted to give them a dragon tail but that idea was discarded pretty quickly lol

I'm not super sure if the colours are even any good to be honest... Opinions?

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