Character Habits List

A

Acts like nothing is wrong - Adjusts sleeves constantly - Always chews on gum - Always early - Always has backup plans - Always hums when nervous - Always looks over their shoulder - Always needs background noise - Always organizes things - Always starts a sentence with a certain phrase - Aways taps their fingers
B

Bites nails - Blinks rapidly when confused - Bounces leg(s) while sitting - Breaths through clenched teeth - Brushes hair behind their ears - Builds things when anxious - Bursts into song randomly
C

Carries a lucky item everywhere - Checks doors twice - Checks phone often - Chews on pens or pencil erasers - Chews inside of lip - Clicks tongue when annoyed - Collects objects - Complains dramatically - Constantly corrects grammar - Constantly stretched - Pops bones (ligaments) everywhere - Cracks jokes during tension
D

Dances when alone - Daydreams often - Deflects questions - Doodles everywhere - Double checks everything - Draws on tissues - Drinks only from straws
E

Eats the same breakfast, lunch, or dinner
F

Fidgets with rings - Fidgets with zippers - Finds patterns everywhere - Follows strict routines - Forgets to text back - Forgets to eat or sleep - Forgets what they were saying
G

Gazes out windows when riding - Gestures while talking - Gives everyone nicknames - Greets people with a salute - Grinds teeth - Groans loudly when tired or annoyed
H

Has a habit of disappearing - Has a thinking face - Has a nervous laugh - Has very specific routines - Hates sitting still - Holds breath when under stress or nervous - Hums when focused
I

Interrupts conversations unintentionally - Invents weird sayings or words
J
K

Keeps hands in pockets - Keeps pencils behind ear - Keeps secrets easily - Knocks to the same rhythm
L

Laughs at their own jokes - Laughs when scared or nervous - Leaves messages everywhere - Licks lips when lying or nervous - Listens to music constantly - Looks away while talking
M

Makes sound effects - Makes up fake scenarios - Mimics voices - Monitors everyone's mood - Mouths words while reading - Mumbles when embarrassed or nervous
N

Naps everywhere - Nervously twirls hair - Notices odd or specific details
O

Opens and closes fists constantly - Over apologizes - Overexplains things - Overprepared for events - Overthinks minor decisions
P

Paces when thinking - Paints nails when bored - Peeks labels off bottles or cans - Pets animals reflexively - Picks at scabs - Picks things up and sets them down again - Plays with coins - Flays with food - Plays with their shadow - Pops gum loudly - Prefers texting over calling - Pretends to know answers - Pulls on hoodie strings or sleeves - Punches air to pump themselves up
Q

Questions everything - Quotes movies or people constantly
R

Randomly gives out compliments - Rechecks work constantly - Recites facts or song lyrics - Refuses help - Refuses to say slang - Repeats phrases - Restarts conversations - Rolls eyes constantly - Rubs temples a lot - Ruffles hair a lot (theirs or other people) - Runs hands along walls
S

Schedules everything - Scratches neck constantly - Scratches paper absentmindedly - Scribbles/doodles in margins - Seeks approval often - Sighs loudly - Sings in the shower - Sits on feet - Skips meals - Skips steps - Sleeps in odd places - Smaks lips - Smiles when angry - Smirks too often - Snaps fingers when remembering or recalling - Sneezes in multiples - Sniffs everything - Softly sings while doing work - Speaks in metaphors - Speaks in third person - Speaks super fast - Speaks very softly - Spins in chairs - Spins pencils - Stands too close - Starts cleaning when upset or overthinking - Starts things but never finishes - Sticks out tongue while thinking - Stomps instead of walking - Stutters under pressure - Sucks on candy (lollipops) nonstop - Switches accents for fun
T

Talks to animals - Talks to themselves - Talks with hands - Taps nose when thinking - Taps on surfaces - Teases people they like - Texts in all caps - Thinks out loud - Tilts head often - Touches people gently when talking - Traces veins - Traces tattoos or scars - Trails off mid-sentence - Tries to guess songs playing on the radio or even in stores - Tgs on clothing - Twiddles thumbs - Twirls objects - Types loudly
U

Unintentionally eavesdrops - Uses pet names - Uses strange abbreviations - Uses thumbs up too much
V
W

Waits to respond on purpose - Walks in circles - Walks on toes - Watches people - Watches the sky - Whistles - Wiggles eyebrows - Wiggles toes - Winks without meaning to or often - Wipes hands on clothes - Worries over nothing - Writes lists constantly - Writes or doodles on hands - Writes poetry secretly
X
Y

Yawns when bored or nervous - Yells when excited
Z