My first thought was to have your protagonist notice things about their reflection, either looking in a mirror at themselves, or perhaps catching a glimpse in a window as they pass or something. If it works in the story, you could also have them describe themselves to another character that currently can't see them, but you'd have to have a scenario where that would work or it'd be weird.
Second person is most of the time, from my experience, used in those sorts of interactive adventure novels. I did write a piece that was sort of in second person, though, a short one, and found it incredibly enjoyable. It seemed like a cross between first and second. The piece I wrote was narrated from the POV of a man sort of in his head to another man that he completely idolised, so it came out with things like: I think you're smiling again. Your smile is subtle and knowing, a perfect expression of you yourself. It seems a rare occurrence, and I am honoured to have been graced by it.
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Date: 2009-12-06 08:41 pm (UTC)Second person is most of the time, from my experience, used in those sorts of interactive adventure novels. I did write a piece that was sort of in second person, though, a short one, and found it incredibly enjoyable. It seemed like a cross between first and second. The piece I wrote was narrated from the POV of a man sort of in his head to another man that he completely idolised, so it came out with things like: I think you're smiling again. Your smile is subtle and knowing, a perfect expression of you yourself. It seems a rare occurrence, and I am honoured to have been graced by it.