✜ a nervous tic or habit they do

Kakashi doesn't really get nervous, and when he does he resolutely doesn't let it show. He'll feel it tight in his stomach, curling somewhere at the base of his ribs and hot in the palms of his hands... But his expression and posture will stay firm. The only sign he's not 100% will be in the smallest twitch of his eyebrow(s - depending on whether or not his headband is pushed up to reveal his other eye).
As for any habits - it's very rare to see him without his arms folded or his hands in his pockets. He also has a habit of side-eyeing in conversations rather than looking directly at people. Make of that what you will.

✜ describetheir usual smile

Given that this man's face is pretty much constantly covered with a mask, his usual smile is always shown in his eyes. He has two typical smiles - the first is the gentle smile you can see in the way his mask bunches at his nose and small creases appear either side of his eyes, and the second is a big smile, usually seen when he's laughing, where his eyes close into crescents.
Unmasked, his smiles are muted depending on who he's around. His typical unmasked smile is the big grin only his friends see; a flash of teeth and sometimes even a bark of laughter.


✜ do they look up or down while thinking?

Outside of battle Kakashi looks to the sky while brooding thinking.
In battle, he's always got a thousand thoughts working at once and can't afford to take his eyes off the enemy, so it depends where his target is.


✜ describe their usual sleeping position

Kakashi sleeps on his back, usually with an arm or hand over his face despite whether or not he's wearing his sleep-mask.


✜ describe something they like without naming it

-      The paper is worn and used, folded and scuffed in places and nicked about the spine. Though the item is precious, the signs of wear are signs of love.
-      He brings it to his lips, letting the molten heat ooze through his palms and down his throat. The sharp, clean feeling of it settles the ache behind his eyes, in his joints and in his chest. He sighs, content.
-     The movements are quick and precise and he meets each one head on, fighting through till the conclusion; will it be a win or a loss today?


✜ what's their posture like in a normal situation?

Absolutely bored out of his mind. He keeps up a very sturdy facade of complete disinterest when in actuality he's paying the utmost attention. So that's his hands in his pockets or propped on his hips, or his arms folded, with his spine kind of crunched forwards in a lazy slouch. It's not rare to find him finding every opportunity to lean on something, either.

✜ describe their hands

Kakashi has very interesting hands. They are a little too long in the fingers, bent and kind of crooked at the knuckles and ultimately much too gentle looking to belong to a male shinobi.
The skin of his right hand is a little more weathered and the veins protrude more visibly from his skin, from the long-term use of his chidori. On this hand also, the palm is much rougher than the other one.

✜ how would their hair gray? or would they lose their hair first?

Uhhhh... About that.



Yes, his hair is already gray/silver. He's been an old man since birth. As for going bald, Kakashi will never lose his hair - have you seen this mane? It might get thinner or shorter somewhere down the line - if he lives that long - but he'll definitely never lose it all. I think he'd put himself down before that happened.

✜ describe how they show affection.

Kakashi is all about the little things, but he has to feel in control when showing affection otherwise he'll get overwhelmed and run away. Kind of like a baby deer.
Platonic affection is probably the easiest for him. If he's friendly with you he'll probably put a hand on your shoulder or pat your back should the conversation or greeting warrant it. He likes hugs as much as the next guy but they don't usually last too long unless the person is very close to him.
Romantically, Kakashi prefers to be in control of the pace, so he'd start off with gifts or a more meaningful smile - move on to soft touches of his fingers, a gentle hand hold, maybe letting someone hold his arm.. It would take a lot of patience for him to willingly de-mask and kiss someone.

If we're talking non-physical affection then it's all in the way he talks to a person. He's a pretty friendly guy, and if he feels comfortable enough to make jokes and be silly then you know you've got him to like you. If he sticks at polite then... Well, he doesn't hate you but he probably doesn't consider you a friend.

✜ what is one of their favorite items?

Kakashi has an old high-pile rug beside his bed. It's the first thing he latches onto when he throws his legs out of bed in the morning and it always manages to reel him into dealing with his day head-on, somehow.

☾ - sleep headcanon:
Kakashi doesn't dream. Most of the time he sees blackness while he sleeps; anything else is a nightmare

★ - sad headcanon:
Kakashi is starting to look so much like his father, people won't stop telling him so. It hurts more every time he's reminded.

☆ - happy headcanon
Kakashi is satisfied with his life as it is. He has good friends, good food and a job he's good at. What is there to complain about?

☠ - angry/violent headcanon
If Kakashi feels he's done anything wrong, he always craves physical punishment in the form of pushing a sparring/training session or mission within an inch of his life. It's destructive and dangerous, but it's all he feels he can do to refrain from exploding.

✿ - sex headcanon
Kakashi is a virgin. Yep.
His reluctance to get close to people means that he's never let anyone in that close, not even for a one night stand. He's always been too focused on his mission and his objectives to fool around and has never thought about romance or sex when it comes to his personal experience. If it's brought up he usually just vaguely shrugs it off. If advances are made and they aren't on his own terms then he could get either vaguely flustered or angry, and will inevitably escape somehow.
Though, he gets all his sex ed from Minato and Icha Icha, I doubt anyone would wanna have sex with him anyway.

■ -  Bedroom/house/living quarters headcanon
 
He lives in an apartment typical of a shinobi. He could move out, but he's much too lazy. He keeps the walls pretty bare, and it's reasonably devoid of furniture. He doesn't really see the point in splashing out when he's barely home.

He's surprisingly very tidy and clean and has absolutely no problems donning a feather duster and pinny to do the spring cleaning.
In fact he kind of enjoys it.

♡ - romantic headcanon
Kakashi is a huge romantic at heart. No-one expects it because of how secluded and gruff he can appear on the outside but he's soft goo when it comes to romance stories and tales of true love. If someone gave him flowers or wrote him a poem he'd probably struggle to keep nonchalant about it.
That said, however, he struggles with his own romantic feelings. He won't act on them unless goaded or encouraged into it, and even then he spends most of his time second-guessing himself.
It would take someone very patient and understanding to secure Kakashi in a functioning romantic relationship.

♥ - family headcanon
Kakashi is an orphan, so he now thinks of the people closest to him as his family - or, like the wolf boy he is, his pack. The people who stick with him and care about him, he counts as his family.

☮ - friendship headcanon
Kakashi is 100% loyal to his friends. They are the reason he's alive and the reason he continues to fight to be so.
Kakashi puts barriers up between himself and everyone he meets, and while it's true that he does it to protect himself and his own feelings it's also true that he does it almost like a test. He wants to see who'll be bothered to climb over those barriers to get closer, and if they'll run from what they discover inside him.. Those that don't, he knows are true friends he should keep.

♦ - quirks/hobbies headcanon
(Quirks taken from/inspired by [x])
- is extremely superstitious: Those excuses he gives in the morning aren't entirely false! He honestly doesn't like crossing black cats or chancing his luck with ladders/salt/cracks in the pavement.
- only has a limited number of outfits: Being a shinobi he's usually wearing his uniform, of course. When it comes to casual clothing, he just goes with his uniform sans his flak jacket. He owns a couple of civilian outfits but he has no idea where he put them, or if they'll still fit. The only vaguely civilian thing he owns is his pajamas; a classic set of cotton shirt and pants.
- doodles on everything: Yep, if it has some clear page space then it's very probable that Kakashi will end up doodling on it. Reports to the Hokage, napkins, official documents, you name it.
- enjoys word puzzles
- is always reading: Duuuh..
- loves board games
- plays poker
- randomly wanders around/gets lost when bored
- sings well: Kakashi doesn't exactly sing, he mostly hums or sings lightly under his breath. It's always very quiet, but he has a decent voice.
- doesn't drink: He mostly doesn't drink because when he does he gets affectionate and then sad. And no-one wants to deal with him being like that, especially him.
- has tea in the afternoon: He will have tea at any and all opportunities.
- has a large visible scar: Again, duhhh.
- lives only with required furniture
- cracks neck/back/knuckles
- has terrible handwriting: Here is an [example].
- is an incredibly slow walker: When he wants to be. He dawdles an awful lot when he has nothing else to do.
- is extremely ticklish: In a specific place. That no-one will ever discover. 8|
- whistles
- taps foot when bored/nervous
- winks without realising: HAHA, GET IT? BECAUSE HE ALWAYS COVERS ONE EYE? HAHA.
- has decent sleep pattern: When he can get one. He's a lot more likely to get -3 hours.
- gives the vaguest possible answer to questions: Usually on purpose.
- doesn't talk much: Kakashi is much more a listener than he is a talker.
- goes off on tangents regularly
- likes to gossip
- plays dumb
- sees a dirty/sexual reference in everything
- spaces out and stares when someone is talking for a while

▼ - childhood headcanon
Kakashi is well aware he used to be an absolute little brat who took too many people for granted, and he regrets a lot of the things he did as a child.

∇ -. old age/aging headcanon
Kakashi would actually, one day, like to retire. Maybe even with a family.
However, he knows it would be difficult to not be a shinobi anymore, so it's kind of a pipe dream.

♒ - cooking/food headcanon
Kakashi is average with cooking. He has a lot of hits and misses, often burning or overcooking whatever he makes. He usually resorts to having his meals in restaurants or making very plain and simple meals that are very hard to mess up.

▶   Do they have any daily rituals?
Kakashi's daily rituals can be pretty mundane and because his line of work can be pretty unpredictable, most of his routines are domestic ones; he wakes, washes, shaves and always makes himself tea in the morning. He makes a point of visiting the memorial stone at some point during every day, and though the time fluctuates it's always a thing that happens without fail. He also visits various but specific graves at this time.

▶   Do they exercise, and if so what do they do? How often?
As a shinobi it's expected of Kakashi to maintain a certain level of physical fitness. He gets most of his excercise on missions, but in the rare chance that he feels a little out of shape he can be found taking part in regular sparring or practicing alone - usually with weapons of his choice, although he has been seen practicing taijutsu more often.

▶   What would they do if they needed to make dinner but the kitchen was busy?
Kakashi doesn't actually spend that much time in the kitchen. He typically takes long missions, so there's no point storing food that will go off in his cupboards. He has spices, rice, noodles - things that will last, but they're all bland and uninteresting, only to be used if he's desperate/lazy/poor. So if his kitchen was busy for whatever reason, he'd just go eat out or scrounge some food from his friends, haha.

▶   Cleanliness habits - personal, workspace etc.
Kakashi can't stand wearing the same clothes for longer than he has to. He has the training required for long, covert missions and knows how to keep himself hygienic and healthy while he's away, but nothing beats a shower and a clean set of duds. When he gets home from missions like that, his first thought is a shower. He doesn't like feeling sticky or gross or smelling bad - and this also extends to his personal space. His home isn't spotless - he's not obsessively clean - but everything is organized and tidy, if a little dusty.

-- WIP, to be continued.