: Re: How can I establish the nature of a person/group without action? How can one establish the nature of a person/group to the reader without relying on actions to 'show' it? For example, if I

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There's the old feels. I've read plenty of books where the main character gets bad vibes from the baddie when he first runs into the guy

Jimmy could feel the evil in this man as he stared into his dead-looking
eyes. He could almost see a darkness gather around the men who were with him.

While that approach is a a little be 'tell' not 'show' it's relatable. We've all met people that have creeped us out, whether or not that vibe was justified.

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