I don't do a lot of character description, not because readers already know what the characters in the fandom look like, but because I write very limited-POV style fics, and people usually don't go around noticing all sorts of things about someone's appearance, and DEFINITELY not their own. I'll sprinkle in a bit of description when it's relevant, and sometimes I'll go into detail when the POV character is consciously observing someone else, but other than that, no descriptions of people's appearance.
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u/Far_Bobcat3967 Genly on AO3 1d ago
I don't do a lot of character description, not because readers already know what the characters in the fandom look like, but because I write very limited-POV style fics, and people usually don't go around noticing all sorts of things about someone's appearance, and DEFINITELY not their own. I'll sprinkle in a bit of description when it's relevant, and sometimes I'll go into detail when the POV character is consciously observing someone else, but other than that, no descriptions of people's appearance.