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on this edition of questions you all want to teal deer about...

how does your character react to physical contact? this can be anything from fist fights to sex to brofists. what are they most comfortable with? how to they react to unexpected touches? what sorts of physical contact are they most likely to dish out? do they only let some people touch them or are they more of the tactile, i didn't get hugged enough as a child sort?

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KARA is a very tactile person!! She loves hugs and shoulder bumps and doing things like sitting close enough to a person so she can rest her head on their shoulder. She's very, very hesitant about initiating contact with most people, though, because she has accidentally broken bones before and while she knows she has better control now, there's always that worry lingering in the back of her head. But, once she knows someone is comfortable with her touching them, she will go for it.

Oddly enough, she's more comfortable with casually touching guys than she is girls. Mostly because her mother was very much not physically affectionate and she didn't hug her sister much when she was around. Her father and Kal, on the other hand, she could hug and cuddle with, so it's a weird sort of thing in her head where she's better with things outside of your basic goodbye hug with her guy friends than she is her girl friends.

JIM loves loves loves to touch people. Even if he knows other people aren't the ost comfortable with it, he has this need to touch everyone in some way. If they're crew or acquaintances, it's usually things like a manly shoulder clap. With girls who are friends and Bones, he'll sometimes do the arm over the shoulder thing and maaaybe risk a hug. With any kind of friend, he usually sits about an inch or two closer than most people would, with Spock being the only exception to that rule. He's also very fond of sex. It's the best kind of touching and he actually prefers things like friends with benefits situations as opposed to one-night stands. There are people he will absolutely not have sex with, though, because he feels like there's more intimate ways of touching someone than that. Which is a little odd, but Jim is screwed up in the head.

People he doesn't like he's very likely to get into physical fights with. Because while he can school people with his words up and down and sideways, physical contact means something more. A punch to the face carries more meaning, in his head, than him giving them a tongue lashing which he is very good at. Plus, yelling at someone reminds him of his step-father who was more likely to yell at Jim than anything else.

GWEN actually really likes touching people and feeling close to them. But she has tons and tons of trust issues, so she shies away from most forms of physical affection. There's a few people who are allowed to touch her (Peter, Jess, Johnny & Aunt May) and each of them have certain ways she's cool with her touching them. Ult!Peter was allowed to do things like hug her whenever or cuddle, Johnny gets to do things like randomly sling an arm around her shoulder, Jess is allowed to use her as a pillow... Actually, in the City, Johnny and Jess have the most touching privileges because they've probably all fallen asleep on each other at least once. But, yes, she basically has to count someone as a really good friend before she's okay with them initiating contact. She herself will sometimes do things like hug someone in a really bad situation, but those are rare occurrences and... usually only happen in bad situations.

She's actually more comfortable with physical violence than she is physical affection, which is odd because she's not much of a fighter. She's punched people and pulled knives on them and so on and so forth and it's... a little bit easier? For her to understand violence, I think. Because it can really only mean one thing and it's "I don't like you and I'm angry at you for some reason." Since she's an angry teen, that's easiest for her to understand. In my headcanon, part of the reason she got expelled from her first high school was because she got into a few fights.

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This might seem counter-intuitive, but Lust does not like to be touched. Touching other people is just fine, but she sees that, like most actions she takes, as a tool! She touches people to give them a certain impression of herself, whether that's flirting or threatening or just establishing herself as a normal human being, and as such it's very performative and dependent on the situation; when she's being "herself", she generally doesn't indulge in that much physical contact. Gluttony is an exception to this, since he is pretty much the only person or thing she's able to unreservedly show affection to and get tactile comfort from! Even then, she pretty much just pats him on the head and uses him as a chair. This doesn't mean she doesn't like using touch as a tool, because she totally does! She enjoys physical contact in both the sexual and murderous senses, but it has its time and place, and she's so used to delegating it to whenever it'll be most beneficial to her that she wouldn't really think of doing anything else. At the same time, everyone in the City knows her name, that she's a villain and wears a slinky dress, etc. so she kind of overcompensates in trying to remind people that HEY I'M COMPETENT AND I'M NOT ACTUALLY ALL UP ON YOU.

When it comes to other people touching her, however, no sir she doesn't like it. She doesn't actively recoil from unsolicited touching, and if it's appropriate she'll probably pretend to be into it! If she has the leeway to do it, however, and expressing disdain is something beneficial to the situation, she'll shrug her way out of most physical contact. Lust has to be in control, essentially, or voluntarily give up some degree of that control (pretending to be on a date, boning... Knives..., etc.) so that she still owns the situation. And that happens very rarely! THIS ALL SOUNDS RIDICULOUS AND SEMI-DEPRESSING but she very much doesn't see herself as human, because, well, she's not, and her value set is very different. Physical contact is something that humans do to establish closeness, not homunculi! Father sure as shit wouldn't have expressed approval through it. If through some miracle of god she ended up in a fwb relationship she'd probably be more liberal with it, but it would mostly be to ensure trust and exert control. And her only real like, measuring stick of how to act in a "relationship" was with... Knives........ SO YEAH, GO FIGURE HOW MUCH TOUCHING WENT ON THERE. CLEARLY A LOT.

OH YEAH and if it's intended to be threatening, she'll probably just up the ante. Stay classy, Lust.

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CLINT █ He is a very physical person. This takes many outlets-- he'll high-five and brofist, he'll give hugs to anyone he really likes, and he definitely likes the sex side of things. He's pretty physically needy, actually, and something like a hug does more for him than talking things out. He is, of course, also the type to regularly get into fights; when he's mad at someone, he doesn't just yell at them, he throws punches. Basically being physical is an essential part of him, he has no problem with touching, and he has very little boundaries when it comes down to it.

DAMIAN █ Is exactly the opposite of Clint, in a lot of ways. For him, physical contact means pain. Every way he knows how to touch someone means hurting them. He doesn't process affection through touch at all--hugs and kisses are entirely foreign to him, and for this reason he shies away from them. He doesn't like being touched, and will react violently when he is. He stands apart from people, he doesn't even really like brushing against them. For this reason, when he lets someone touch him, it's a big deal. Fighting things out is another thing he's pretty receptive to.

DONNA █ Donna is a happy medium. She likes physical contact, maybe even a bit too much--she'll hug people or kiss them on the cheek almost immediately after deciding she likes them, though she tries to respect boundaries as much as possible. Fighting is a way she works through emotion, but she's usually good at processing emotions on other levels as well so this isn't as much of a crux. She spent most of her teen and young adult years living in a house full of her peers, so there was a lot of touching going on and everyone was okay with it. She's pretty well adjusted because of this. She's a bit more guarded when it comes to sex, but when it's with someone she cares for and is in a relationship with, she's open to it.

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Eddie Nygma exhibits highly expressive body language and is more than a little fond of using touch by means of intimidation and control. It establishes a sense of command, unspoken and difficult to undermine. Conversely, he's typically unnerved (even irritated or enraged) by unexpected touching from other people. He interprets the intent as something he himself would commit, and that's always a very nasty, manipulative comparison. Sex is incredibly enjoyable and violence is expected, so he has way less qualms against those two manifestations than -- say -- something loosely (and suspiciously) affectionate.

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Sherlock calculates everything. He has little concept of personal space, and especially when he is excited he has a tendency to grab people to get their attention (okay mostly John). He doesn't have anything against personal contact, but he uses it like a tool, rather than through empathy.

Sex is a non-issue for him, as is kissing and other romantic physical attention. In my head cannon he experimented in college, but found sexual relations incredibly boring, and has never had any romantic inclinations.

His reaction to physical touch from others depend greatly on the person and the situation. He will accept hugs from mrs Hudson, for example, but would likely balk at any sort of touch from Anderson. John obviously is the person he is closest to, but they don't share a lot of physical affection. The more interesting thing is that Sherlock is comfortable enough with him to act naturally.

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Rita

She's probably not nearly as comfortable as her TV counterpart. That being said she's probably be okay with hugs, hand shakes, and things of that nature as long as it's platonic. It will catch her off guard to receive but, she'll be eager to return it. So yes expect all the hugs and pats from Rita.

Rita isn't the type to actively seek out conflict. She can take hits for sure thanks to her time with Paul but, she prefers running and pumping iron to any kind of fighting. She's too uncool for brofits. As far as sex goes she probably isn't as outgoing as TV Rita becomes but, hey it's not like it'll ever become a thing since her husband is here. She only wants him. Yep. It's also worth noting book! Dexter views it as icky.

Elektra

More likely to punch you than anything else. She hates being touched by anyone and will happily hit or threaten them for doing so. Romantically we see her as very hesitant and careful when it comes up. It's just a thing with her that's never really explained. I have theories on it I'm far too lazy to share.

Tara

She's very open and affectionate. As long as they aren't from creepy goddesses she's happy to have someone touch her or hold or whatever with her.

Shahrazad

Same as Tara. She loves to pet people's hair and hug them. She certainly doesn't mind getting it first.

So to wrap things up: you can touch Tara, Shahrazad, and Rita because they will be okay with it but, not Elektra. Elektra will hurt you.

Edited 2011-11-21 00:16 (UTC)

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Ruka is not the biggest on it, but she will cling to someone's arm if she is fucking terrified, and is okay with hugs. Considering her situation in C&C, hand-holding where she's not wearing gloves will be The Biggest of Deals.

Yuma is a pretty energetic person, and can get pretty into your personal space if he needs to! While he's not the type to really hug his friends or casually sling an arm over someone's shoulder, he's pretty quick to grab hold of people to pull them out of danger (or throw himself on them, or push them out of danger at the risk of his own safety). Also MANLY FRIENDSHIP ARM LOCKS AND HUGS ARE OKAY as is punching ghosts in the face and failing.

Terra is like WHAT IS THIS. and then OH OKAY. she's getting better overall.

Altlivia is totally fine with physical contact. She's fine with hugging a friend or tapping someone on the shoulder as she passes, but she doesn't actively seek it. If it happens she's happy with it, but she's not clingy or super touchy.

Olivia avoids physical contact like the plague. A handshake is about all she'll do, and that's only because it's formal and necessary. Otherwise she needs her personal bubble and won't touch people. Even something as simple as a tap on the shoulder to get her attention sets her on edge and makes her uncomfortable, and she would certainly never imagine doing such a thing to anyone else. Very close friends might be able to touch her, but that would only be in the case where she's upset or something and they place a hand on one of hers. If she's desperately upset or stressed out of her mind she would accept a hug from someone close to her, but that's fairly rare. Family is the exception to this rule and she's quite fine giving her sister a hug or snuggling with her niece.

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Pietro is not super fond of physical contact unless it's with someone he genuinely cares for. As an example, he's not touchy and borderline cold with his students in the Avengers Academy, but with the Kooky Quartet or the Knights of Wundagore, he's up for some brotherly armlinking or shoulder pats. Likewise, on a more one on one level, he's extremely affectionate with Wanda, or Gemma, or anyone with whom he could be seen to have a "familial" relationship. Almost more so than would be strictly normal. And then he is super clingy with romantic partners. SUPER CLINGY. Almost smothering. Basically he goes from NO PHYSICAL CONTACT GET OUT if he doesn't know you to OH MY GOD LET ME HOLD YOU CLOSE if he likes you a lot. Yay extremes.

Stephen is a very cold person in general and doesn't do hugs or anything like that as a rule. However, he's also extremely manipulative and calculated and so if it would get him what he wants, uh, yeah, he'll figure out how to do a hug. Generally though, it's not genuine and not a way he would normally express concern or affection. Likewise, he doesn't generally expect to be hugged. It doesn't bother him, per se, it's just not something he'd ever figure into a given situation. Sex, however, is very important to him. But that doesn't always mean it's deeply personal? Basically sex is awesome in all cases that involve happily consenting parties. If you're in love and feel like it means something more? Great! If not, it's just fun physical times. He really doesn't differentiate much between the two either.

Aoi doesn't get physical affection no sir. He doesn't even really like directly talking to people so the idea of a hug or holding hands or whatever is extremely foreign to him. He's read that it makes people feel better and might try it for like... The scientific value? But he doesn't feel any genuine compulsion to initiate it.

Jason is extremely physical all around. If he likes you, this means arms around the shoulders, brofists, okay maybe hugs, and very uncoordinated frantic sex if it gets to that. If he doesn't like you, there will probably be a punch to the face in your near future. That's just how he rolls. Life's too short to be all that guarded with your emotions and there are other things more worth guarding anyway.

Doom will strangle your ass so quick. Doom has a metaphorical and very physical wall between himself and the rest of the world. On the one hand, it's to shield other people from the disgust they might show at his facial scars. On the other hand, it's that he really doesn't see the rest of the world as worthy to touch him. Likewise, after Valeria didn't live up to his expectations, he views sex in much the same way. He's not disgusted by the idea of mating itself, more that it would involve letting a lesser someone be close to the greatness that is Doom.

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CARRIE LIKES PHYSICAL CONTACT. She's a huge fan of hugs and armclings and shoulderbumps and the whole lot, because she likes, you know, talking without talking. If she can tell someone she really likes them with a hug rather than with a speech, then fuck yeah it's hug time.
I don't think I play this up nearly enough though, because I'm like the exact opposite and barely do any touching at all, so I'm super conscious of IS THIS WEIRD? WOULD THIS BE CONSIDERED OVERLY TOUCHY?? when it comes to my characters. :| I do try to make use of her love of contact, though!

Khisanth likes contact as well, but in a way that relates almost directly to flirtiness and sex. If she wouldn't mind banging someone, yeah, she'll thread an arm around theirs or lean or anything like that, even if she's, like, not actively mackin' on them. But if she's not interested, fuck that noise. Also hugs are a foreign concept to her and what the hell is a brofist. The idea of touching without sexual intent behind it is... a little weird to her. YOU CRAZY HUMANS, MAKE YOUR MIND UP ON SOCIAL RULES ALREADY.

MONSTER: uh, he's not particularly bothered by it, but it surprises him every time. He's not really used to being touched at all, usually people keep their distance. It's not a personal space thing, it's more of a "oh, this is kinda weird" thing. He kind of... doesn't notice when people attack him. He thinks swords are ticklish.

CALENDAR MAN: I can see him getting really stiff! But isn't very good at um, personal space. You could get really close and he wouldn't blink, and he could get really close and not care about how creepy you find him, but actually touching? I don't see him as being used to that much. He's very tactile with objects and the like, but he's less inclined to touch people. But see before, he'll get really close. He's not really a fighter, but he's more used to that than affectionate touches. :|

SANDMAN: is totally cool with anything. Well, not everything. I have like, two icons of him sideyeing Doc Ock's arms, but as far as real people goes, it's all good! He's very physical. He's a bit of a brawler too, and ever since turning to sand he can take a punch, so in a weird way he kind of enjoys it when people try. He basically uses his body to fight! So he doesn't find touching weird at all.

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Jaime's typically pretty okay with physical contact, given the nature of his upbringing (big Hispanic famiry and close friends), so expect lots of shoulderpats and a smaller bubble of personal space if you're a good friend (though these rules get shaky around girls!). He is definitely not afraid of hugs, though he's sensible enough to not be dishin' them out all the time himself. Hug-ee rather than hugger, typically.

Soldier Blue is very careful about touching, because physical contact is a kind of in to a deeper reading into other people's emotions and thoughts. Moreso as he is now, he is more apt to keep himself out of arm's reach unless it's someone he knows is perfectly comfortable with who he is and how his powers work. He's a hand-holder if he can get away with it, but for the most part won't reach out unless he knows it's alright to.

Zelgadis feels weird with people touching him, since he's gone a long time not really...being able to feel it. Short of people strangling/beating the shit out of him. And he doesn't like that kind of contact anyway. :|
But he gets flustered/awkward even with harmless gestures outside of a handshake, more especially if it's a stranger or someone he doesn't expect the contact coming from. Only certain people are really allowed to touch him without much consequence.

Thomas relies on physical contact. All his power relies on physical, tangible things: his body is all he has as a display of his prowess, whether in strength or sexuality―the more powerful a touch is, the more harsh, the better. Both negative and positive touches are welcome and reciprocated by him, though he always prefers to initiate rather than get surprised. BFF SHOULDER-CLASP? HE DOWN. HERO-TYPE SLAMMING HIS HEAD INTO A WALL? OH BABY BRING IT. Most of all, being touched means that he got noticed by someone. And Thomas is one of the greatest attention hookers there is (but by Gotham standards he's... pretty mild...)

Michael is... not really okay with touching? When it's the person he's intimate with (see bro's widow he bangin', see widowed wifu) he's fine with affectionate gestures and, obv, sex. The only other group he's okay with are individuals he feels protective of and generally very close to (see bro's widow he bangin''s kids), so I guess hugs and hi5s with that group?? OTHERWISE HE DOESN'T EVEN WANT HIS FRIENDS TOUCHING HIM REALLY GET AWAY DUDE... Azrael, on the other hand, loathes touching, especially by those he/his Swords deem impure. He's repulsed by whatever affliction of sin they suffer from, and touches merely infuriate him.

John's pretty much chill with anything platonic from hugs to handholding. Anything more he might get kind of iffy about, though he can deal with forehead and cheek kisses if someone deems them necessary. He's not super touchy though, he's not opposed to it, and will hug friends in greeting, and has no problem sitting right up next to them, but besides that he probably doesn't initiate all that much.

Jensen's perfect fine with contact if it makes sense. He'll pick up people/give them piggy back rides in canon when they're injured, he lets other people treat his injuries, he's fine with hugs (though prefers lady hugs), and has no issues with cozying right on up with a pretty girl. He's actually maybe a little more likely to initiate contact than John is, but it'll mostly be things like pats on the shoulder in encouragement, or pushing someone out of the way physically when in a dangerous situation.

Raphael will fuck your shit up if you are not one of the few people allowed into his personal bubble. While he can handle contact in a combat space, he is only ever affectionately physically demonstrative with his brothers, and even then, it's very hearty/manly claps on the back, and the occasional nudge or pat for support. He is not a big hugger, though to be hugged by Raph is pretty much his way of announcing YOU ARE FAMILY NOW SUCK IT UP. He's very aware of his personal bubble and what happens in it. So-- yeah. Not real great about things invading it, and is very wary about who he lets into it.

Snape doesn't like being touched much either! Surprise, surprise. He knwos even less about physical affection than Raph does, and after years of abuse at his family's hands, he's generally wary of anyone who gets too close. Being bullied by classmates only ground this home. Working at a school in sometimes tight quarters/crowded means he's not afraid of being close physically, but he still likes to control the crowd and bubble. The only person who can really get away with getting into his bubble and not being fucked up is, well, Albus.

You can also tell who are the virgins/sexless here, because neither of them are good with contact and neither have sex; I tihnk for both of them if they found a comfortable parter they'd probably be less -- bubble-crazy and would ease up a little on the 'must control all contact' if they could allow themselves to be intimate with another person. Good luck on that for either of them, though.

Garrus is a lot more relaxed, but still, as a combat kind fo guy, aware of his bubble. He's a lot more laid back, though, and military life has meant that he's been in tight quarters with no personal space at all, and had to deal with it. So, whatever. He can handle casual contact and dish it out. No big.

Roxanne is very tactile. She is a touchy person, and likes to touch and be touched. She's not afraid getting close, or of things turning with a sexual charge but she's not a person who wields touch in a sexual manner or who 'weaponizes' her sexuality. She's just less afraid to get in someone's bubble, to get up close and see what makes them tick. But she's a demonstrative person. If you need a hug, Roxanne will give you a hug. IF you need a victory dance over finally winning a battle, she will totally be okay with you spinning her in the air... unless, yo know, you're a dick.

No shock here: the characters who are capable of touch, are the characters who have had sex, and enjoy sex, though who may not be in a rush to seek it. They're both just aware of and in control of their sexual lives, though Garrus is better off than Roxanne, go figure.

Nill: Is really only a hundred percent okay with physical contact from women. When it comes to men, she has to know him. Her fear of men has decreased dramatically since being in the City (thanks to Luke and Danny), but it's still there, lingering in the background. If a man she doesn't know goes to touch her, she's likely to cringe away, or freeze up. Pretty much any kind of physical advance from any unknown male over the age of like, eighteen, is sexual in her eyes, and she is having none of that. But she doesn't mind if little kids like, come up and hug her, that's totally okay!! She is one to hand out head-pats and hand-squeezes like nobody's business to people she knows. And all the hugs to her closest friends. Since she can't speak, body language is very important, and she likes using gestures to communicate. She uses physical contact to comfort, never to harm.

Scathach: If you can get close enough to touch her, she's definitely letting you. In casual situations, she doesn't mind; sometimes she's uncomfortable with things like hand-holding and hugs, but she'll never show it on the outside. In battle, evading the enemy's touch is kind of the point. Casually, she will pat backs and squeeze shoulders if necessary. Otherwise, it's all about trying to harm. And she likes sex.

Rikku: Loves being touched omg. She is such a people-person and probably hugs complete strangers now and then. She likes holding hands hugging, kissing, cuddling, etc. She is just touchy-feely all over, partly because it makes her feel good and partly because it makes other people feel good. She is all about sharing the love. Living in close-quarters with the rest of her race has kind of made her unable to respect personal bubbles unless explicitly told to do so. She also likes sex (but only with Santo).

Gemma Doyle: Also enjoys being touched, but for very different reasons than Rikku. For Gemma, being touched means being wanted. She has issues with not being wanted, thanks to her father, and physical contact helps alleviate that fear. She isn't usually one to initiate (because why would a lady ever), unless it's someone she's particularly close to and comfortable with. But if someone comes up and hugs her or holds her hand, she will be all over reciprocating that. So being touched is a selfish thing for her, for the most part. But if you get on her bad side, she will fight you, and not just with magic. Ask Thomas. She punched him out cold once. And sex is good, but not really a necessity (except that one time). The longer she's in the City, the less sex might mean to her--and by that I mean that she won't always associate it exclusively with marriage. She would prefer to just be with one person, but obviously that isn't something that happens often in this day and age, and she's becoming more and more aware of that as time goes on. So maybe in her twenties she'll be more out there, get a boyfriend or two, experiment, etc, but otherwise she's pretty good at just not thinking about sex. Except when she sleeps.

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