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Your character is not "beautiful." Â Your character may be "tall", "muscular", "unblemished", "well-proportioned", "vuluptuous", "perky", "dusky", "chiseled", "angular", "alien", "flashy", "well-kept", "clean", "gritty", "unshaven", "strong", "sleight", or "willowy". Â Your character can have "dazzling blue eyes", "a crooked but sincere grin", "a full beard strewn with braids and beads of his culture", "eyes that seem to flicker with intelligence", "a smile full of perfectly white teeth", "a voice that seems to almost sing as he speaks", "a scar across his cheek, seemingly ritual in nature", or even "well-manicured nails painted with clear varnish." Â You character can "sit ramrod-straight in his chair", "lean against the wall casually and light a cigarette", "sit with shoulders stooped, nervous at the public setting", "lean across the table on one elbow, pointing across it with his knife", or "sit leaned back, never uttering a word, but eyes burning with contempt."
But your character cannot be "beautiful." Â That is at the discretion of the audience, and you'd be amazed at the wide variety involved in their reactions. Â For example, in addition to not finding Lalafels "beautiful" (rather common) I also find Miqo'te well-night universally unattractive (rather rare). Â I don't like how young they appear and how sleight they are; it's not my thing. Â At the same time, I know that Orleans isn't universally attractive. Â Even if someone thinks he looks handsome, Orleans' mannerisms are sometimes hostile and aggressive, not every woman's thing.
So just describe your character. Â Aim to get something about the personality across in the presence (as it often does in real life). Â Be illustrative. Â But don't try to demand the reaction.
But your character cannot be "beautiful." Â That is at the discretion of the audience, and you'd be amazed at the wide variety involved in their reactions. Â For example, in addition to not finding Lalafels "beautiful" (rather common) I also find Miqo'te well-night universally unattractive (rather rare). Â I don't like how young they appear and how sleight they are; it's not my thing. Â At the same time, I know that Orleans isn't universally attractive. Â Even if someone thinks he looks handsome, Orleans' mannerisms are sometimes hostile and aggressive, not every woman's thing.
So just describe your character. Â Aim to get something about the personality across in the presence (as it often does in real life). Â Be illustrative. Â But don't try to demand the reaction.