History Main / ShyFingerTwiddling

%%* ''Webcomic/{{Spamusement}}'' brings us [[http://spamusement.com/index.php/comics/view/132 an elephant approximation.]]

%%* Rumisiel from ''Webcomic/{{Misfile}}'' is seen doing this [[http://www.misfile.com/?page=1507 here.]] Missi does the western version [[http://www.misfile.com/?page=1605 here.]]

* Usagi from ''Anime/SailorMoon'' does this a lot.

* And Yuzu from ''Manga/ShrineOfTheMorningMist''.

* Many characters in the ''Anime/PrettySammy'' series do this, but mostly Sasami.
* Shinobu from ''Manga/NinjaNonsense'' does this a lot in front of her beloved Kaede.

* Various characters in ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire''.

* Michikyuu Kanae in ''Fanfic/KyonBigDamnHero''.

* Detective Bobby Fulbright from ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies'' does this sometimes.
* There is joke animation gif of ShrinkingViolet Annaliese from ''VisualNovel/MissingStars'' doing this.

* Reika from ''Webcomic/RedString'' does this occasionally.
* Karla from ''Webcomic/M9Girls'' does it when her mentor discovers she has been "borrowing" funds to make the girls' super-hero costumes.
* Characters in the webcomic ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' do this when nervous or embarrassed.
* Hannelore from ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'' does this in a recent strip, while actually asserting herself for once.
* ''Webcomic/{{Spamusement}}'' brings us [[http://spamusement.com/index.php/comics/view/132 an elephant approximation.]]
* The Medic in [[http://nerfnow.com/comic/94 this]] ''Webcomic/NerfNow''

* Peanut from ''Webcomic/{{Housepets}}'' is prone to this.
* Rumisiel from ''Webcomic/{{Misfile}}'' is seen doing this [[http://www.misfile.com/?page=1507 here.]] Missi does the western version [[http://www.misfile.com/?page=1605 here.]]
* Stinky the sea monster from ''Webcomic/WapsiSquare'' demonstrates [[http://wapsisquare.com/comic/a-few-miles/ tentacle twiddling.]]
* [[Webcomic/BlackAdventures N]] does this when he's feeling distraught.
* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': ''General Krizhan'', of all people, does it in [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20120528#.VP1gOvnF-So this panel.]]
* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'': Eridan in [[http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2015/008/9/2/eridan_x_reader__please_stop____by_fanfic_queen-d8d58rj.png [S] Kanaya: Return to the Core.]]

* The index-finger touch version is used by a demon named Dread Lord Xlpth, of all people, in [[https://www.oglaf.com/brimstone-vinegar/ this]] ''Webcomic/{{Oglaf}}'' comic.

* Bolin from ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', who is actually not shy at all, has done this.

* Gonard in ''WesternAnimation/KappaMikey'', most famously accompanied by a sheepish "Not really."
* [[TheBigGuy Booster]] from ''WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand'' does this a lot.
* ''WesternAnimation/TotallySpies'': In episod 2 of season 4, when the girls accidentally travel 20 years into the future, they go to their old villa. Alex gets excited when learning that their future selves still live together, but Clover replies: "Ugh! More like pathetic. I mean, hello! 30 something and still single?", and all three proceed to twiddle their finger in embarrassing realization. Clover is also shown doing this in episode 9 of season 6 when being asked about what the WOOHP training handbook has to say about locked doors, which she never read.

* Done by Sayori from ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub'', especially whenever she calls the player character a "meanie".

* Various characters in ''Manga/RosarioToVampire''.

* Done by Sayori from ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub''.

* Negi of ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'' when he brought up the idea of sharing his childhood and, by extension, his reason for doing just about everything he does to Asuna since they recently became partners. She agrees to hear him out without a second-thought.

* Celty Sturluson, [[BadassBiker of all people]], does this in ''{{LightNovel/Durarara}}'' when Shinra's father asks her if she's in love with Shinra.
* Lala the [[HeadlessHorseman dullahan]] from ''Manga/DailyLifeWithMonsterGirl'' does this sometimes, usually when confronted by Ms. Smith.

* Just in case you didn't think she was already cute as a button, Molly from ''Comicbook/{{Runaways}}'' does this when she discovers she's the only one who came up with a super-hero costume.

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* Shinobu from ''Manga/NininGaShinobuden'' does this a lot in front of her beloved Kaede.

Often seen in anime in a CannotSpitItOut or "please don't embarrass me" situation. Not to be confused with FingerTenting. In RealLife, psychologists and readers of body language would call this ''displacement activity'', or it may be a ''stereotypie''.

* Kyota Jiro from ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' does this with her Earphone Jacks when nervous or embarrassed.

* Like in canon, Hinata in ''Fanfic/SonOfTheSannin'' did this a lot as a child, though she'd mostly dropped it by the time she graduated it from the academy. Later, during the Part II timeframe, she does it again when she asks Naruto to accompany her when she tells her mother and the rest of the clan [[spoiler:about her awakening the Tenseigan]]. Naruto even lampshades it's been a long time since the last time she did it.

* And Yuzu from ''Manga/AsagiriNoMiko''.

Often seen in anime in a CannotSpitItOut or "please don't embarrass me" situation. Not to be confused with FingerTenting. In RealLife, psychologists and readers of body language would call this ''displacement activity'', or it may be a "stereotypie".

Often seen in anime in a CannotSpitItOut or "please don't embarrass me" situation. Not to be confused with FingerTenting. In RealLife, psychologists and readers of body language would call this ''displacement activity''.

* ''{{Webcomic/Rain}}'': Rain does this when even [[http://rainlgbt.smackjeeves.com/comics/1620113/so-true/ more]] [[http://rainlgbt.smackjeeves.com/comics/2126103/favorite-person/ nervous]] than usual. So does [[http://rainlgbt.smackjeeves.com/comics/1660662/blushing/ Chanel.]]

* ''{{Webcomic/Rain}}'': Rain does this when even [[http://jocelynsamara.deviantart.com/art/RAIN-p265-So-True-337638687?q=gallery%3AJocelynSamara%2F27273884&qo=264 more]] [[http://jocelynsamara.deviantart.com/art/RAIN-p631-Favorite-Person-530137862?q=gallery%3AJocelynSamara%2F27273884&qo=581 nervous]] than usual. So does [[http://jocelynsamara.deviantart.com/art/RAIN-p292-Blushing-349050083?q=gallery%3AJocelynSamara%2F27273884&qo=289 Chanel.]]

** Hinata Hyuuga frequently did this, especially in the anime, until her CharacterDevelopment caused her to become more self-confident. (It's even the ''[[EstablishingCharacterMoment very first thing we see her do in the anime.]]'')

* ''WesternAnimation/TotallySpies'': In episod 2 of season 4, when the girls accidentally travels 20 years into the future, they go to their old villa. Alex gets excited when learning that their future selves still live together, but Clover replies: "Ugh! More like pathetic. I mean, hello! 30 something and still single?", and all three proceed to twiddle their finger in embarrassing realization. Clover is also shown doing this in episode 9 of season 6 when being asked about what the WOOHP training handbook has to say about locked doors, which she never read.

** Hinata Hyuuga frequently did this, especially in the anime, until her CharacterDevelopment caused her to become more self-confident. (It's the''[[EstablishingCharacterMoment very first thing we see her do in the anime.]]'')

** Hinata Hyuuga frequently did this, especially in the anime, until her CharacterDevelopment caused her to become more self-confident. (That's her, pictured at right. It's also ''[[EstablishingCharacterMoment the very first image of her we see in the anime.]]'')

* In ''Webcomic/DumbingOfAge'', when [[spoiler:Amber reveals to Walky that she was who stabbed Sal's hand]], [[http://www.dumbingofage.com/2018/comic/book-9-comic/02-but-the-sun-still-shines/bark/ Amber does this]] in the last panel.