Or: Things About Guys (and Things They Do) That Make Me Flustered, with various celebrity examples because I'm twelve.

fashion/style

  • rolling back the sleeves of their shirts
    • ...which expose their forearms.
  • wearing vests
  • wearing glasses and looking good in them
  • wearing Wayfarers
    • there is something about those sunglasses that I dig.
  • snug-fitting (but not tight) shirts
    • "smedium".
  • THREE PIECE SUITS.
  • old school glasses
  • wearing a cardigan without looking like Mr. Rogers
  • wearing their jeans properly...
    • possibly with just a little bit of room for the top of their underwear to peek out.
  • also on the denim front: jeans that are a little slouchy, but not baggy, and fit well in the back.
  • cool forearm tattoos
    • I am a big fan of Liam Payne's chevron tats.
    • And Chris Evans's below his clavicles

physical

  • thick eyebrows
  • having low, rumbly voices
  • good shoulder to waist ratio (I don't know how to explain it, but like--swimmer's type bodies, I guess? I KNOW WHEN I SEE)
  • great smiles
    • ...which does not necessarily equal perfect teeth, even though those are nice. It has to be a smile with character; a smile that has personality!
      • like Chris Hemsworth has that big, goofy grin sometimes. That is a Smile with Character.
      • or Daveed Diggs
  • lean but muscular bodies
    • ...just not veiny muscular.
  • mouth mouth mouth
    • (ex: Eddie Redmayne, who just has this ridiculous mouth. And Chris Pine. And model Godfrey Gao, ZOMG)
  • freckles
  • green eyes
  • speaking voices that have a smartass tone to them.
    • for example: Chris Pine in Star Trek
  • let's talk about voices more and go with: suaveness/general cool to them.
    • like Armie Hammer or Lee Pace.
  • great cheekbones
  • broad shoulders
    • it's like an angle thing. Slopey shoulders just are not as physically appealing as, say, this is.
  • booty booty booty
    • see: Chris Evans's introductory shot in The Avengers
    • or: Charlie Cox in 98% of the first season of Daredevil

miscellaneous

  • reading
  • kindness
  • having feminist ideals
  • being good with kids
  • liking animals
  • being dorky enough to be endearing
    • not Manic Pixie Dream Boy dorky, though. Not Dorkiness with Whimsy, just dorky but also cool.
  • not a dudebro or a Nice Guy
    • Good Guys. Good Men. That kind of thing.
  • politically progressive
  • good conversationalist
  • sports aren't his only hobby
    • I'm a movie/music/books/TV person with general interest in a battery of other things; I only care about sports a lot when it's March Madness or the Olympics. So a guy who is like, super-into a team wouldn't be compatible with me because my sports loyalties lie more with North Carolina teams when they're doing well or with swimmers/gymnasts!
  • must love dogs
  • charisma
  • can you sing? MMM.
  • the closer he gets to classically handsome while still maintaining some measure of geekiness... I want him more.
aug 3 2011 ∞
nov 16 2018 +