Chapter 6: Tapidae
"though a better example would be a less severe form of body dysmorphic disorder, or body dysmorphia, where those affected feel their bodies are imperfect in some way.
Blue
Sliding into the backroom, i spent a few minutes worrying over the finished product to ensure there would be no imperfections.
Valkyrie - Book 1 - Chapter 6 - Darkness Rising (Revised Edition)
"internal sensors have detected imperfections in the planets crust. evacuate immediately." debris and metal began to fall heavily from the ceiling as the ship began to collapse, leaving diamond and lance covering their heads in protection.
Between Worlds (Redux) - 9 - New Masters
He kept low, gazing across the floor for any and all imperfections. anthony’s eyes kept straight forward, but he watched through his peripherals. he was terrified. havnia was a conjurer of pain.
Jayden, Chapter 5
She took a walk around the area, searching for rocks and imperfections in the ground. she found a small divot, and she filled it in with some dirt. looking around again, she gave a pleased nod. "there," she said, pleased with herself.
Forget
Wick joked with tallow sometimes that they didn't want to have to see that something so profoundly imperfect as her could survive. what she never told tallow was that sometimes, she said it to herself when she wasn't joking.
An Old Story - a war story of unreality
When the machine was positioned the way its commander wanted it, everything stopped but for the purring idle of its imperfectly designed diesel engine. "driver, shut down. keep the auxiliary power on. we can sleep here."
The Serum
The odors were making their way through the tiny imperfections in the seal. chuckling stiffly, he stated, "i can smell you guys in there. there must be a small gap in the frame."
Eternyte, Ch 10: NPC
"purity is easy to corrupt, my lord... one imperfection and it loses that quality.
Hejira 22
It is perfectly spherical and has no visible tool marks or imperfections of any kind; it is utterly flawless. a faint light seems to glow in the center of the perfectly formed crystal, like a star in the night.
Red Twilight World Walker Chapter 2 Into Nothing
Charlies hands find his face rubbing himself down, the roadmap of scars on his face are gone, as is every other imperfection on his body, his armor has burned away into a long gray coat, his
Desire and Elegance
Though imperfect, her reflection smiled at me from the great waters. and beyond that, something was interrupting the mirrored image. a ripple had distorted the image. and beyond that, another set of ripples came. and beyond that, another.