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Society has a broad idea of what it wants "Pretty" to be but here in the world of RP we get to saddle it all on our little pretendy-man and force them to dance to the tune.
Hammer lacks beauty. Â Which means having a concept of it to defy and work against. Â It's a combination, for me, of personal respect for the self (EX appearance and basic self care can suffer easily for your average schlub) and personal respect for others you're going to run into (EX 2: But can clean up to a solid 6 if they try).
Appearance plays a roll, both in how things are carried, everything from shoulders to brow to legs to stance. Â Beauty is a full form involvement that requires brain and body demonstrating a control of appearance. Â Beauty can be horrific. Beauty can be intimidating. Â It can be haunting, or strange, or alien. Â In the end it's what keeps us staring in fascination instead of revulsion at something. Â Which means it's reliant on the brain behind it and why it's trying, or even incidentally framed "beautiful" by it's actions and currently worn skin-mask.
So? Â How do you do ugly? Â You grind a lack of personal pride and attention to others into an entirety. Â No one hits on Hammersmith, in spite of the "Chicks dig scars" and "Roes get swarmed in the quicksand" stereotypes. Â Where other large scarred muscled Roes get tells asking them to break them in half, I don't get anything.
Why? Â I like to think everything Hammersmith DOES is ugly. Â From his mad red eye to the smothering cloud of ash and smoke that he spits out, constantly. Â He's in this for him. Â He doesnt' dress up. Â He's not looking or attentive to others unless it benefits him in some way, however short or long term. Â His scars aren't held well. Â His personality could crack glass with a good cuss. Â His body posture is closed and unwelcoming.
He's an asshole and that does NOT scream beauty or attractive.
It screams: "I hope I'm not next to him when a fight starts"
Hammer lacks beauty. Â Which means having a concept of it to defy and work against. Â It's a combination, for me, of personal respect for the self (EX appearance and basic self care can suffer easily for your average schlub) and personal respect for others you're going to run into (EX 2: But can clean up to a solid 6 if they try).
Appearance plays a roll, both in how things are carried, everything from shoulders to brow to legs to stance. Â Beauty is a full form involvement that requires brain and body demonstrating a control of appearance. Â Beauty can be horrific. Beauty can be intimidating. Â It can be haunting, or strange, or alien. Â In the end it's what keeps us staring in fascination instead of revulsion at something. Â Which means it's reliant on the brain behind it and why it's trying, or even incidentally framed "beautiful" by it's actions and currently worn skin-mask.
So? Â How do you do ugly? Â You grind a lack of personal pride and attention to others into an entirety. Â No one hits on Hammersmith, in spite of the "Chicks dig scars" and "Roes get swarmed in the quicksand" stereotypes. Â Where other large scarred muscled Roes get tells asking them to break them in half, I don't get anything.
Why? Â I like to think everything Hammersmith DOES is ugly. Â From his mad red eye to the smothering cloud of ash and smoke that he spits out, constantly. Â He's in this for him. Â He doesnt' dress up. Â He's not looking or attentive to others unless it benefits him in some way, however short or long term. Â His scars aren't held well. Â His personality could crack glass with a good cuss. Â His body posture is closed and unwelcoming.
He's an asshole and that does NOT scream beauty or attractive.
It screams: "I hope I'm not next to him when a fight starts"
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