hmmmm edgy, goth, sapphic, fire, swords, women in suits, black and white, red accent, that stoic but thoughtful stare with well hidden emotions...yeah.

Masculine - Lots of jewelry or piercings, two-tone hair, athletic, EYEBAGS
Feminine - Elegant or long-sleeved clothing / dresses, facial scars
Universal - Dark or blue hair, preferably not smiling, narrowed eyes, NEED MORE EYEBAGS FCS

depends on personality.


stoics or laidback look pretty in dark aesthetics; dark short hair, piercings, carries small blades ??..

angis look pretty in hot aesthetics; redhead, xtra make up, longer hair mayb.. jewelry.

n then for the suave and cool personality an equally cool aesthetic. blonde or blue hair, smiles, slicked look, suits & coats (!!!!)

i'm not sure if we are talking strictly within the realm of anime, but this is really such a fun topic. lately i've been very obsessed with like, stepford wives? the idea of the perfect housewife, a la 1950s, but something is like really off. (i'm a fashion student so please forgive), but the ideas of layered undergarments and beauty rituals to create this really dynamic hourglass shape and flawless visage. i have this pinterest board for it rn.

as far as anime goes i really like lace and bows and maximalism, which usually has me leaning towards lolita stuff, but i'm not always super in love with how lolitas are always little girls? i think it would be interesting to see some more maturity in that part of the anime world, especially since it can be so sexualized. 

not really an aesthetic, but when i look for face claims i tend to gravitate toward androgynous faces and fashion. it's something i can relate to irl i guess, but also the ambiguity forces me to break the character out of some archetypes i'd otherwise adopt too lazily.

in general, i'm really into gothic aesthetics atm. might be because i'm playing a ton of bloodborne (: don't know if i'm educated enough on the subject to really explain accurately, but something about gothic architecture feels so contradictory. like, it's so ornate, but the pinprick sharpness to everything feels so severe? intricate, but somehow ascetic?

and then there's gothic storytelling, so anything fixated on death, horror, dark magic, corruptive romanticism... idk. shamelessly edgy stuff that reminds me of middle school basically haha

generally i tend to use characters who are conventionally attractive or have designs that like dont deviate 2 much from standards of beauty -- like ashiya douman (fgo)'s design i would consider 2 out there for me. i lean more towards clean lines than a sketchy style, LIGHT-COLORED HAIR. i like a lot of western fantasy/medieval aesthetics like crowns and knights and armor etc.

In terms of fcs, exposing myself but I get told a lot that a certain fc is very "nova" and after rping with me for some time...it's not too hard to notice a pattern oops. But I really like and usually only use "pretty" fcs, like the first thought of looking at the fc is, that is a pretty fc, with a little more on the cuter side than hot. It's not really a conscious thing just a pattern I've noticed as the type I gravitate towards. White haired fcs or black hair red eyed fcs in particular are *chefs kiss. 

As for aesthetics, I found that I really like warm pastels like pink, peach, orange when making moodboards. When joining sites, I usually give my first character a red aesthetic too. I do like pastel blue tho, any pastels really!

i tend to lean towards vibrant, bright colors with my fcs and images. deep too, which is why i love purple galaxies so much. when it comes to people specifically, i like either dull and casual or very bright and poppy

For my characters' avatars & hovers I tend to pick images that lean on the animanga art style as much as possible. I generally avoid using more realistic sakimichan-esque artwork, because while those are very well-drawn, I find the difference in style kinda jarring. I usually browse through hundreds of images until I find the one that's the highest quality and/or fits the character best imo. For example, if my character is supposed to be broody, I don't wanna pick an image where their FC is shown smiling.

anime girls with modern firearms/looking like special operators. It's just so gewd.

Sad, pretty femmes tbh. Usually with long hair, wistful looks of pain and longing, and a wide range of depth of emotion.

been really getting into cursed, afflicted, or otherwise completely fucked-up heroes. disfigurement, burns, scars, stitches, infections, lost limbs. dents in their armor, rust on their weapons. tattered, dirt-stained capes and cloaks. people who've been chewed up and spitten out by the world, forsaken by fate but still keep going despite their bodies telling them to stop. i'll go for an FC with a mask, helmet, eyepatch, bandages, or some face-covering and leave the nature of their affliction up to the imagination. offers up some fun storytelling about who or what they were before everything went wrong.

in that same vein, FCs without a face. dudes in full armor who rarely, if ever, remove their helm, especially if they're a knight or crusader in a fantasy setting. they could be a murderous psycho or a mysterious hero, but they have to be losing their grip in some way.

so, yeah, berserk basically.