#WordWeavers 10.3 — How do you convey your characters' emotions?

Oddly enough, I consider that I write slice of life stories interspersed with bad things happening. My characters react pretty much like humans do in real life. They smile, frown, put an arm over your shoulder, laugh, chuckle, tell a bad joke, sweat, fail to meet your eyes, shout, preen, shrug, mist up, say the wrong thing, glare, interrupt themselves, execute a /bras d'honneur/, get stoney faced, walk out, tell you you're flapping crazy, throw up their hands in disgust, fake spitting on the floor... One time my MC found herself doing "marriage counseling" between a pair whose separation impacted her team's performance. When the guy made a pass at her as a joke in front of his "wife", my MC bloodied his nose. She's normally very controlled, but she's also rather physical, and certain things really piss her off—like someone being intentionally hurtful. 

Oh, almost forgot: Day angels and night angels might flutter their wings. Other types of human display other types of unconscious body language based on body parts.

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