Musings of Aro's Mortal Daughter
I learnt the hard way that Alec doesn't like the words; glint, glisten, glitter, shimmer, sparkle, shine, or twinkle. Especially when said words are being used to describe him.
I found this all out when he saved me, Aro's orders of course (for he would never save a worthless human any other way), from a starved vampire that was looking for a quick bite. I had said "oh, my knight in sparkling armour."
Alec had proceeded to stop dead in his tracks and drop me on my ass, and start ranting about all the words to never use to describe him. And if I absolutely had to use a word to describe how he looks in the sun then I must use the words diamond encrusted. Nothing else, for I am likely to make it sound pansyish.
So now, for sheer safety, I refrain from using any of those words in his presence, for I have learnt my lesson; Vampires do not glint, glisten, glitter, shimmer, sparkle, shine, or twinkle, for that makes them sound pansyish, they are simply diamond encrusted.