letmehelpyouwrite:

So we all know that one person that’s intimidating as shit but
somehow is lovable and sweet? Like, when you look at them you want to
scream in fear but then when you get to know them on the inside it’s
just like “aww I love you.”

How do you put that kind of character
on paper? Well, just follow these little guidelines and you’ll be well
on your way to writing the perfect intimidating teddy bear!

So what are some reasons why people can be intimidating? There are all kinds of reasons including but no limited to:

• height – this guy is like 6′8 and is obviously
  in shape… he could probably beat my ass with both arms tied behind his
  back! This is an intimidation that is completely physical but is often
  seen in people that are not used to being around tall people. Often when
  a person that isn’t around many tall people looks up at a tall person,
  you will hear them say something like “wow you’re tall” and they’ll have
  that look of fear in their eyes.
• volume – this can go either
  way. Some people are so quiet that they’re intimidating while others are
  so loud and boisterous that they’re intimidating. Usually the loud
  people talk a lot as well, so these things combined will make a quiet
  person intimidated. In a very similar sense, a loud person may find a
  soft-spoken person “unnerving” because they are used to people that are
  loud like them.
• uniqueness/authenticity – some people are so different that
  people just don’t know what to think of them, so they find them
  intimidating. A lot of people are intimidated by that which they cannot
  understand or comprehend, so these people would be the ones that
  intimidate those people.
• “the biker look” – I won’t lie, I can
  definitely be guilty of this one. I am not intimidated easily by any
  means at all but for some reason guys with the “mean” biker look can
  really intimidate me – depending on the person. Biker guys are typically
  big and hairy, a look that screams “mean” to a lot of people. Also,
  there is the fact that biker gangs themselves have a bad reputation, so
  people that LOOK the part will particularly intimidate those that hear
  about the biker gangs and are scared by the stories (even though the
  person may or may not actually be part of a biker gang).
• intelligence
  – there are two different reasons to be intimidated by an intelligent
  person. Either you’re intimidated because you are not bright yourself
  and are afraid of things you can’t understand (not meaning everyone that
  is afraid of that which they cannot understand are dumb, but rather
  meaning that the fact that you’re not as bright means that you won’t
  understand the intelligent person and therefore will be “scared” of
  them) OR you’re intimidated because you are an intelligent person
  but they’re MORE intelligent and basically your intelligence feels
  threatened by them. There could possibly be a third reason I’m not
  coming up with but those are the two reasons I think of when I think
  intimidation of intelligence.
• bitch face – we all know someone
  who’s got it (hell, apparently I’ve got it). These are the people that
  look like they’re mean mugging you when they’re really just looking at
  you. The fact that these people “don’t look happy” can often make an
  optimist or a person that sees life on the bright side uncomfortable or
  “intimidated.”

Those are some of the basic reasons why a
person might be intimidated by another person. Now, let me talk about
ways to make a seemingly intimidating person sweet or caring or “like a
teddy bear.”

…oh.  

I was actually really hoping this would be about the kind of person who’s adorable and tiny and smiles a lot and you think they’re going to be really sweet and lovable and all of a sudden HOLY SHIT they take someone apart physically or with their words or their intellect and just smiiile and now you can’t see them without being terrified.  Or maybe you just find out more and more about them and all of a sudden you’re falling down a rabbit hole of AAAAAAAAA NOOO NONONONO you’re supposed to be all sweet and innocent why did this happen why do you have so many scalpels in your bedroom WHY DO YOU KNOW HOW TO STOP A PERSON’S HEART aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa