diff --git a/Writing Characters with Glasses.md b/Writing Characters with Glasses.md index 32fa9a7..94376ad 100644 --- a/Writing Characters with Glasses.md +++ b/Writing Characters with Glasses.md @@ -36,28 +36,28 @@ A guide for anyone wanting to write characters with glasses, but doesn’t know - You don’t have to make a big deal out of your character wearing glasses, but it does play a big part in your character’s life - Remember to put in a few references about it here and there throughout the story -**things to consider** +**Things to consider** -_glasses fog up_ +_Glasses fog up_ - Through temperature changes - While going outside or coming in - While sweating -_glasses need to be adjusted_ +_Glasses need to be adjusted_ - They will never stay where they are supposed to be - Especially when moving around and keeping your head down - The character will need to adjust them from time to time and push them up again -_glasses need to be cleaned a lot_ +_Glasses need to be cleaned a lot_ - Everything will make them dirty - Best option are specific cleaners - If you don’t have them handy a shirt will have to do, but it needs to be the _right_ material, synthetic stuff is not working - People with glasses _will_ ask their friends for their shirts if they have to -_sunglasses, swim goggles and 3D glasses are impractical_ +_Sunglasses, swim goggles and 3D glasses are impractical_ - 3D glasses need to be over the glasses and it can be tricky to get it right - Sunglasses need the right prescription and then you would have to change glasses every time you enter a building @@ -65,20 +65,20 @@ _sunglasses, swim goggles and 3D glasses are impractical_ - Swim goggles can also be with prescription, but you would also have to get your glasses as soon as you’re out of the water to take the goggles off and still see enough - There are also special glasses for other sports (it’s not great to do sports with real glasses, because if they break it can severely damage your eyes) -_times where you have to take the glasses off_ +_Times where you have to take the glasses off_ - When showering - When going to bed - When putting on shirts with a tight neckline -_glasses are expensive_ +_Glasses are expensive_ - Some insurances pay for them, a lot don’t - The worse the eyesight the more expensive they get - Glasses and frames are two different things and get sold separately (you can have really expensive glasses in a cheap frame or vice versa) - You also need a spare pair of glasses, if you lose yours or they get damaged (often this is just an old pair, where the prescription is no longer strong enough) -**more things to consider** +**More things to consider** - A new partner cannot just take the glasses and throw them to the side, when the fun starts, if it leaves the character without being able to see properly, there needs to be some more trust there - People will take the glasses and put them on, yelling ‘OMG you’re really blind!’ and then ask you how they look like, especially funny when you really can’t see them @@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ _The Cure_ _The Makeover scene_ - I love makeover scenes just like everybody else does -- _but:_ it’s not really cool to see the ‘ugly duckling’ suddenly becoming a beautiful swan by throwing away their glasses +- _But:_ it’s not really cool to see the ‘ugly duckling’ suddenly becoming a beautiful swan by throwing away their glasses - And it’s impractical, if they just put them away and it was established that they can’t really see that well without them it’s just stupid to leave them at home - If they get new and cooler glasses, the person giving them to them would have needed to know their exact prescription, glasses are expensive and it takes time before they are ready - If they wear contact lenses from now on, they would also need to know the prescription and if they have never worn contact lenses before it will take some time to get used to putting them in and wearing them