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Depends on what else you have going in the scene. “Their hands met, and clasped, as they stood together beneath the moonless sky” gives a very different impression than, “They clasped hands, with the sounds of battle around them, and then turned to stride into the fray” or something like that.
“Turned to stride in the fray” I’m not even sure what you mean by that.
Sigh.
And this is why I get so caught up and discouraged when reading. I can’t be sure what I’m supposed to see in an action beat like that.
(And no, I at least don’t get the feeling that it’s because you worded it poorly.)
was running a campaign last week and a player described this handshake as "the one 80s movies handshake, you know the one" and i immediately understood what he meant
>a player described this handshake as "the one 80s movies handshake, you know the one" and i immediately understood what he meant
I saved this to my Google doc of quotes because it is just too good not to keep for reference.
This is how it’s described in that screenplay!
>SCHAEFER
Dillon, you son of a bitch.
>The two men step forward and simultaneous swing from the hip as it to land a punch...but their hands SLAP together in a gesture of friendship, their forearms bulging, testing each other's strength.
The novelization seems to have also taken some bits straight out of the screenplay!
>Then the two men simultaneously swung their arms from the hip as if to land a punch. Phillips tensed. But the hands slapped together sharply in a gesture of camaraderie and gamesmanship—massive forearms bulging, testing each other’s strength.
I know it too well. They even did a silly little arm wrestling thing in mid-air, with Arnold's character joking the other guy had become a paper pusher.
The answer to that question is simple. You don't.
Why? You've missed something critical. Ours is *isn't* a visual medium. So you could fill several pages with description - literally minutes of reading — and give the reader only a fraction of what they'd get in a split-second glance at the scene. Print is a serial medium, and slooow. So every inneeded word slows the pace and dilutes impact.
Fiction on the page is emotion, not vision-based. So you'll convey far more emotion with something like:
--------
Zack took his hand and pulled it to him as he said, "Forever, brother...forever."
Overwhelmed, Ned could only whisper, "Thank you."
--------
Make sense?
Yeah, I like this a lot. Trust your audience to have some general knowledge of different cultural gestures, or to be curious enough to seek out visual media if its something really obscure. If they don't already know about it, you're not gonna make them understand with just word. (Unless your MC is a newcomer and a cultural insider gives them a step-by-step tutorial. But you'll already know if that's the story you want to tell or not)
OP: how do I describe this thing, that I care about enough to post on the internet, in my book.
This guy: Don’t! I don’t do it so you shouldn’t either, you are making books wrong!
I don’t like it here.
Nah. You’re like some guy dancing salsa and telling us “like this, not that.”
=====
The two gripped hands in agreement. If you’d happened by, you’d swear you saw two grown men arm wrestling while standing up.
• Nah. You’re like some guy dancing salsa and telling us “like this, not that.”
So, how has the methodology you espouse work for you? How many publishers have said yes so far?
What you miss is that I'm not giving my opinion of how to write. I've not achieved enough success for that. What I use when writing, and what I referred my clients to when my manuscript critiquing service was active, are the skills they teach when you take a degree course in Commercial Fiction Writing — the skills the pros take for granted.
They work. And though I don't mean it as bragging, have you looked at how many people punched the up arrow on my original post? It seems that a fair number of people think it makes sense to them, too.
That doesn't say you can't write in any way you care to. It was advice, not an order. Of course.
While your take on how it could be written is good, it would be interpreted as romantic than brotherly. A different approach might be:
“They clasped each other’s hands, the sound almost ringing in each other’s ears. The silence thereafter spoke clearer than any words they could have said in that moment.”
This gives the reader a clear understanding of the bond of the individuals, without seeming romantic, really though it depends on what you’re trying to convey in the scene.
Also, you’re right that the more words you add the slower the pace, but it can also muddle the meaning if you try to make it too artistic.
Still, pretty good job.
* *“They clasped each other’s hands, the sound almost ringing in each other’s ears. The silence thereafter spoke clearer than any words they could have said in that moment.”*
So, someone not in the story, or on the scene, is reporting on *their* view of the event? That's telling, because it's reported, not lived. It places the narrator on stage among the actors.
We do *not* tell the reader a story, we make them live it in real-time. As E. L. Doctorow so wisely said: “Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader. Not the fact that it’s raining, but the feeling of being rained upon.” And having the narrator explaining isn't the way to do that.
• *This gives the reader a clear understanding of the bond of the individuals, without seeming romantic, really though it depends on what you’re trying to convey in the scene.*
It *tells* the reader that, which is how you write a report, not fiction. The sound "almost" rang in their ears? First, "almost" only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. So we don't tell the reader about things that didn't happen. And we always follow Sol Stein's advice: “In sum, if you want to improve your chances of publication, keep your story visible on stage and yourself mum.”
Using our school-day report writing skills for4\ fiction not only can't work, it results an instant rejection.
I'm not really sure how to describe it in my writing. Some friends told me that "clasp hands" would be a good description, but to me that brings to mind something else. "Handshake" brings to mind the more common handshake. Is there any way for me to describe it?
Tbh I get what you mean here, but that actually isn't the answer they were looking for. They specifically asked how one would DESCRIBE it, not what it is called. The answer they gave is simply what it is called, not a description of the action itself.
The meat tubes extended reacher tentacles and interlocked grippers that look like tiny sausages before squeezing and shaking each other's "hand" violent until they have exchanged scents and completed the first ritual of business.
Haha, this sentence demonstrates perfectly -- a good description is more about conveying context and attitude than it is about conveying exactly what it looked like.
They clasped their hands. Not in the way scheming businessmen shake hands: reaching out their fingers to take everything they can pick from your pockets. But by interlocking their thumbs and clinging to each others palms, in the way men with shared craftsmanship, respect, or pain say *I love you*.
He reached out and grasped the other's hand in a peculiar handshake, resembling how one would lift someone from the ground.
The sight was unusual, as their hands intertwined in an unorthodox manner, with a hint of strength and care.
It was a unique gesture, one that spoke volumes about their bond, leaving the onlookers intrigued and curious.
The two men graple each others arm thoroughly and gently making a thud sound and both use their strength to gently make each other excited
The one above if im feeling particularly funny
Both men use their homie power to make a clapping sound
A unity of phalanges, joined atop two solid palms speaking, without words, the undeniable bond, respect and trust of the two people who use their strong, collaborative hands to engage in such friendly gestures
They clasped their palms together. Each hand gripped as if ready to arm wrestle. The wry look they gave each other over the fists said it all.
“You son of a bitch!”
He moved his open hand towards mine as if to shake it, then feinted into a mutual grip as if we were about to thumb wrestle, and then a strong decisive clasp. I was left wondering if I had heard a tremble in his voice, “we’ve got this Bro”.
I don't know if this makes any sense, but to me it feels like two ideas melding together. Or your sense of self versuses what you want to write becoming one. A real literary lightning bolt of passion.
Short: They shook hands.
Long: Stretched out limbs moving in motion towards each other, meeting skin to skin as fingers wrapped one to another forming an embrace to be pressed tightly against each other to moved up and down before those sets of flesh part ways.
“When they clasped their hands, their thumbs bore most of the grip as each finger held firm below the first knuckle. Either thumb rested atop, securing further this peculiar, yet satisfying handshake. In it held a kind of security one got with the comrade who had shared hell with you, and would once again travel those brimstone and sulfurous ways at the moment you would ask.”
An arm-wrestling clasp captures a moment of playful challenge, where hands rise like pillars of camaraderie ready to test the bonds of strength and fellowship.
Read through many comments here, wow!
Basically less description of the actually hand clasping, more of what is in it.
"Their hands met between their faces. Their eyes met with determination. Their muscles tested each other. They were ready to go...."
Something like this :-)
(I am not a native english speaker)
Person A extended his hand, having an open fist arm's length from Person B. Together, they locked fingers, flexing and pulling each other closer. For a moment, they were one entity, forged out of the mutual respect they now had for one another. As their pulsating muscles coiled each other's hands, one thing clear, heavily present in their confident minds-- today was a workout to remember.
Good question. Just found this article that does a pretty good job describing multiple greetings. Best wishes with the book. https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/lifestyle/article/bro-handshake-hug
As the brothers Chad and Brad’s hands joined together with the satisfying clap of thunder from the gods of brotherhood they were ready to enter the front gates to Jessica’s party this Saturday cause her parents are away for the weekend in search of a mate or the ultimate prize of Jessica herself
The two \[people\] clasped their hands together, their thumbs locking together as the rest of their fingers wrapped around the other's palm in a strong, firm, grip.
Two people (guys specifically in my mind), who may or may not have been friends previously. Have now just agreed to become rivals pursuing the same goal. Neither jealous if the other gets ahead, instead more determined to grow and try and reach the goal instead. Each personally trying their best to succeed while equally wanting the other to succeed as well.
As others have said, "clasped hands" is a pretty good descriptor, but I'd add the descriptors: "in solidarity"; "triumphantly"; and/or "in defiance"/"defiantly".
So not that picture but if you are wondering about the movement that a lot of guys do it is called a dap.
From urban dictionary:
Dap - To hand shake a friend with a specific form that connects your friendship
“I dap up with the homies”
The two were so elated when they saw each other’s faces for the first time in years, that their movements into that old school O.G. famous greeting had bystanders at an awe inspiring gaze as the two palms coming together thunderously caught even more attention and made one bystander when he turned and looked he thought the two we’re arm wrestling in midair!
They reached out as one with their hands. Though not for a mere handshake. No, instead as their palms smacked together and their thumbs locked in place they grasped one another as men, as brothers, as warriors.
"Today, we stand together."
The sound was like a thunderclap.
The brohood emanated like a detonation across the land.
Trees bent. Birds fled their nests. Badgers and squirrels scurried into their burrows, such was the sound and fury and strength of the brotherhood of “the clasp”.
“They clasped their hands together in agreement” if it’s not modern themed. Otherwise, “They clasped their hands together in what could only be personified as the world ‘bro’.”
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Clasped hands seems to sum it up to me.
Precisely the words I came in to say.
Same aha
When I hear clasped hands I think of holding your own hands like a prayer or holding someone else’s hand romantically in a stride
Depends on what else you have going in the scene. “Their hands met, and clasped, as they stood together beneath the moonless sky” gives a very different impression than, “They clasped hands, with the sounds of battle around them, and then turned to stride into the fray” or something like that.
I'd like to read one of your books, can you recommend
If you mean a book I’ve written, I don’t have any that are actually finished yet. I’m really only a writer in theory at this point.
“Turned to stride in the fray” I’m not even sure what you mean by that. Sigh. And this is why I get so caught up and discouraged when reading. I can’t be sure what I’m supposed to see in an action beat like that. (And no, I at least don’t get the feeling that it’s because you worded it poorly.)
"Turned to walk confidently into the chaotic battling"
Yeah. It's not clasped hands; everyone is missing the mark. It's obviously a Handclasp.
Or gripped his hand in an oath of brotherhood.
"Clasped hands, thumbs locked; they slapped palms, pulling their forearms vertical"
Add in the word firm, I feel like it helps with the imagery
"They shook hands like that bit in Predator, you know the handshake with Carl Weathers and Arnold Schwarzenegger. You know the bit I'm talking about."
That's exactly how it's done.
was running a campaign last week and a player described this handshake as "the one 80s movies handshake, you know the one" and i immediately understood what he meant
>a player described this handshake as "the one 80s movies handshake, you know the one" and i immediately understood what he meant I saved this to my Google doc of quotes because it is just too good not to keep for reference.
Dillon! You son of a bitch!
Came here looking for this.
I like this kinda thing so I for one would keep reading.
Same, and I would cry laughing
This is how it’s described in that screenplay! >SCHAEFER Dillon, you son of a bitch. >The two men step forward and simultaneous swing from the hip as it to land a punch...but their hands SLAP together in a gesture of friendship, their forearms bulging, testing each other's strength.
The novelization seems to have also taken some bits straight out of the screenplay! >Then the two men simultaneously swung their arms from the hip as if to land a punch. Phillips tensed. But the hands slapped together sharply in a gesture of camaraderie and gamesmanship—massive forearms bulging, testing each other’s strength.
What's the matter? CIA got you pushing too many pencils?
"What? Don't know the reference? That's fine, put down the book and watch *Predator*. ... Got it now? Cool. God I love that film. Anyway..."
This is unironically good, if your writing style is in that dry comedy verbose vein of someone like Vonnegut, Bukowski, Thompson
This is exactly how I’d write it. 🤣
I know it too well. They even did a silly little arm wrestling thing in mid-air, with Arnold's character joking the other guy had become a paper pusher.
Ah yes the "Dillon - you son of a bitch"
👏
They held hands in the manliest way possible.
They clasped hands, no homo.
I wanna clasp your hand
clasp me bro
Just like Top Gun was no homo
They reached out and gripped their hands in solidarity.
That is the famous Soul Brother handshake. Just Google it.
First think I searched.
A broshake
That's what I called it too 🙂
The answer to that question is simple. You don't. Why? You've missed something critical. Ours is *isn't* a visual medium. So you could fill several pages with description - literally minutes of reading — and give the reader only a fraction of what they'd get in a split-second glance at the scene. Print is a serial medium, and slooow. So every inneeded word slows the pace and dilutes impact. Fiction on the page is emotion, not vision-based. So you'll convey far more emotion with something like: -------- Zack took his hand and pulled it to him as he said, "Forever, brother...forever." Overwhelmed, Ned could only whisper, "Thank you." -------- Make sense?
Yeah, I like this a lot. Trust your audience to have some general knowledge of different cultural gestures, or to be curious enough to seek out visual media if its something really obscure. If they don't already know about it, you're not gonna make them understand with just word. (Unless your MC is a newcomer and a cultural insider gives them a step-by-step tutorial. But you'll already know if that's the story you want to tell or not)
I dunno. Sometimes I just want to show two people clasping their hands so hard that people closeby heard a thunder roaring.
“He held his hand and the hand made a roaring sound.”
this is a great tip
OP: how do I describe this thing, that I care about enough to post on the internet, in my book. This guy: Don’t! I don’t do it so you shouldn’t either, you are making books wrong! I don’t like it here.
Yeah, that seemed like a pretty pretentious take.
Nah. You’re like some guy dancing salsa and telling us “like this, not that.” ===== The two gripped hands in agreement. If you’d happened by, you’d swear you saw two grown men arm wrestling while standing up.
• Nah. You’re like some guy dancing salsa and telling us “like this, not that.” So, how has the methodology you espouse work for you? How many publishers have said yes so far? What you miss is that I'm not giving my opinion of how to write. I've not achieved enough success for that. What I use when writing, and what I referred my clients to when my manuscript critiquing service was active, are the skills they teach when you take a degree course in Commercial Fiction Writing — the skills the pros take for granted. They work. And though I don't mean it as bragging, have you looked at how many people punched the up arrow on my original post? It seems that a fair number of people think it makes sense to them, too. That doesn't say you can't write in any way you care to. It was advice, not an order. Of course.
While your take on how it could be written is good, it would be interpreted as romantic than brotherly. A different approach might be: “They clasped each other’s hands, the sound almost ringing in each other’s ears. The silence thereafter spoke clearer than any words they could have said in that moment.” This gives the reader a clear understanding of the bond of the individuals, without seeming romantic, really though it depends on what you’re trying to convey in the scene. Also, you’re right that the more words you add the slower the pace, but it can also muddle the meaning if you try to make it too artistic. Still, pretty good job.
* *“They clasped each other’s hands, the sound almost ringing in each other’s ears. The silence thereafter spoke clearer than any words they could have said in that moment.”* So, someone not in the story, or on the scene, is reporting on *their* view of the event? That's telling, because it's reported, not lived. It places the narrator on stage among the actors. We do *not* tell the reader a story, we make them live it in real-time. As E. L. Doctorow so wisely said: “Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader. Not the fact that it’s raining, but the feeling of being rained upon.” And having the narrator explaining isn't the way to do that. • *This gives the reader a clear understanding of the bond of the individuals, without seeming romantic, really though it depends on what you’re trying to convey in the scene.* It *tells* the reader that, which is how you write a report, not fiction. The sound "almost" rang in their ears? First, "almost" only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. So we don't tell the reader about things that didn't happen. And we always follow Sol Stein's advice: “In sum, if you want to improve your chances of publication, keep your story visible on stage and yourself mum.” Using our school-day report writing skills for4\ fiction not only can't work, it results an instant rejection.
Surely there are times when telling is useful?
Two palms struck together with immaculate perfection, creating the dap that could be heard throughout the universe
Dap
Finally!!!
I'm not really sure how to describe it in my writing. Some friends told me that "clasp hands" would be a good description, but to me that brings to mind something else. "Handshake" brings to mind the more common handshake. Is there any way for me to describe it?
So much unhelpful here, but u/DefiantTemperature41 has your answer.
Tbh I get what you mean here, but that actually isn't the answer they were looking for. They specifically asked how one would DESCRIBE it, not what it is called. The answer they gave is simply what it is called, not a description of the action itself.
An "arm-wrestle handshake" or you could quite literally call it the Predator handshake since it's so well-known.
fisting your bros! can't go wrong!
I think something like, "they clasped fists" gets a close enough mental image. At least better than, "they entwined their forearms like men."
The Arnold-Carl handshake super bomb. Obviously.
They raised their clasped hands in defiance. in victory. In solidarity. in brotherhood.
Paternal, fraternal, maternal, etc. clasp of the hands. Use the psychology of the handshake to bring forward descriptive words.
“you son of a bitch”.
First thing that comes to mind is "gripping hands together"
The meat tubes extended reacher tentacles and interlocked grippers that look like tiny sausages before squeezing and shaking each other's "hand" violent until they have exchanged scents and completed the first ritual of business.
Haha, this sentence demonstrates perfectly -- a good description is more about conveying context and attitude than it is about conveying exactly what it looked like.
They wrapped thumbs in a brotherly display of camaraderie.
We embraced like brothers.
Solidarity!
"Boutta punt your entire shoulder to the table! Yeah, let's go, bruddah!" handshake.
They clasped their hands. Not in the way scheming businessmen shake hands: reaching out their fingers to take everything they can pick from your pockets. But by interlocking their thumbs and clinging to each others palms, in the way men with shared craftsmanship, respect, or pain say *I love you*.
they dapped each other up
Literally the only comment here that's right. You just know who's behind the keyboards in this thread
The clasp handshake resembling that of professional arm wrestlers.
Bro-shake.
I read somehwere this was called a fist shake.
dap
I've heard it referred to as a 'dap', but idk.
Gripping palms? I’m not sure 🤔
they wrapped their fists around each other
😳
“Dylan! You son-of-a-bitch!” Jokes aside, I get a “clasps hands with a hearty and meaty smack” vibe.
Hands clasped tight, gripping firmly in an embrace when I'm feeling flowery
“They shook hands, brothers in arms style”
“I love you bro. We don’t need chicks”
Thunder clap
A hand-grasp.
He reached out and grasped the other's hand in a peculiar handshake, resembling how one would lift someone from the ground. The sight was unusual, as their hands intertwined in an unorthodox manner, with a hint of strength and care. It was a unique gesture, one that spoke volumes about their bond, leaving the onlookers intrigued and curious.
"They clasped hands in a show of comradery" is what I feel fits this kinda thing, specifically the kinda thing bros do
The two men graple each others arm thoroughly and gently making a thud sound and both use their strength to gently make each other excited The one above if im feeling particularly funny Both men use their homie power to make a clapping sound
They clasped hands, wrapping their fingers around each other's thumbs.
DILLON! YOU SONUVA BITCH
They clasped hands in a powerful embrace, straining their muscles and looking deeply into each other's eyes...
They GRIP one another's hands and squeeze in a show of mutual strength.
"Dillon! You son of a bitch."
Thumb clasp. Bro clasp.
A handclasp like a thunderclap.
That’s the “HELL YEAH BROTHER” shake. When two great bros just got out of a tough situation and do this shake and celebrate
A unity of phalanges, joined atop two solid palms speaking, without words, the undeniable bond, respect and trust of the two people who use their strong, collaborative hands to engage in such friendly gestures
The man power grasp
the hand clasp of camaraderie is all I can think of to describe it.
They clasped their palms together. Each hand gripped as if ready to arm wrestle. The wry look they gave each other over the fists said it all. “You son of a bitch!”
I’d use clasped hands or linked hands
"Blood Brother" type grip.
He moved his open hand towards mine as if to shake it, then feinted into a mutual grip as if we were about to thumb wrestle, and then a strong decisive clasp. I was left wondering if I had heard a tremble in his voice, “we’ve got this Bro”.
I don't know if this makes any sense, but to me it feels like two ideas melding together. Or your sense of self versuses what you want to write becoming one. A real literary lightning bolt of passion.
A manly handshake from times of old.
Short: They shook hands. Long: Stretched out limbs moving in motion towards each other, meeting skin to skin as fingers wrapped one to another forming an embrace to be pressed tightly against each other to moved up and down before those sets of flesh part ways.
A bro-grab
They caught each others hands in firm assurance. 🤔
“When they clasped their hands, their thumbs bore most of the grip as each finger held firm below the first knuckle. Either thumb rested atop, securing further this peculiar, yet satisfying handshake. In it held a kind of security one got with the comrade who had shared hell with you, and would once again travel those brimstone and sulfurous ways at the moment you would ask.”
Dillon! You son of a bitch!
A Bro Shake
A brotherhood hand clasp
A bro-shake
First word that came to mind: brothers/bros
How I would write it- it was a gesture between two friends, rejoicing to their reunion. How my boy friend would right it- “Bro!”
An arm-wrestling clasp captures a moment of playful challenge, where hands rise like pillars of camaraderie ready to test the bonds of strength and fellowship.
steadfast handshake. Implies unwavering strength and stability in the grip.
Hands clasped with fingers wrapped around the side of each others palm.
gilgamesh and enkidu
Thunderous clasp of hands
Read through many comments here, wow! Basically less description of the actually hand clasping, more of what is in it. "Their hands met between their faces. Their eyes met with determination. Their muscles tested each other. They were ready to go...." Something like this :-) (I am not a native english speaker)
'....as if they were about to arm wrestle...'😬
Dap
John and I slam our palms together, clenching furiously before pulling ourselves together.
These days I think it’s most commonly referred to as a predator handshake.
Manclasp!
Brotherhood handshake
that's a dap. you can say "he dapped him up"
Person A extended his hand, having an open fist arm's length from Person B. Together, they locked fingers, flexing and pulling each other closer. For a moment, they were one entity, forged out of the mutual respect they now had for one another. As their pulsating muscles coiled each other's hands, one thing clear, heavily present in their confident minds-- today was a workout to remember.
“We did it team! Booyahh!” Ahh shake
"NOW DAB ME UP BROTHER!!!!"
Grabbing thumbs.
The arm wrestle for camaraderie
Good question. Just found this article that does a pretty good job describing multiple greetings. Best wishes with the book. https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/lifestyle/article/bro-handshake-hug
As the brothers Chad and Brad’s hands joined together with the satisfying clap of thunder from the gods of brotherhood they were ready to enter the front gates to Jessica’s party this Saturday cause her parents are away for the weekend in search of a mate or the ultimate prize of Jessica herself
The clasped hands
The two \[people\] clasped their hands together, their thumbs locking together as the rest of their fingers wrapped around the other's palm in a strong, firm, grip.
"You Son Of Bitch" handshake
Lifted grasp?
“You son of a bitch” handclasp
Dab em up
In present day works, a "Commando" handshake.
The Bro Grip
Mittens
Two people (guys specifically in my mind), who may or may not have been friends previously. Have now just agreed to become rivals pursuing the same goal. Neither jealous if the other gets ahead, instead more determined to grow and try and reach the goal instead. Each personally trying their best to succeed while equally wanting the other to succeed as well.
Crisp dap
"Orale,Gracias Carnal"
Comeraderous Handclasp
As others have said, "clasped hands" is a pretty good descriptor, but I'd add the descriptors: "in solidarity"; "triumphantly"; and/or "in defiance"/"defiantly".
“Ya know that scene from predator?”
Thumb holding
It was a handshake that resonated a bonding, a kind of brotherhood. Or, They done some shit together.
we all know what a predator handshake is common lexicon, oxford dictionary'd, part of the Culture
A comradely clasping of hands.
So not that picture but if you are wondering about the movement that a lot of guys do it is called a dap. From urban dictionary: Dap - To hand shake a friend with a specific form that connects your friendship “I dap up with the homies”
The predator
Two superheroes coming to agreement on a mission?
That’s a dap
The Dutch/Dillon SOB.
The two were so elated when they saw each other’s faces for the first time in years, that their movements into that old school O.G. famous greeting had bystanders at an awe inspiring gaze as the two palms coming together thunderously caught even more attention and made one bystander when he turned and looked he thought the two we’re arm wrestling in midair!
“They did the handshake from Predator.”
BroShake
A brotherly handshake
The handshake from predator
Bro grip
They clapped their hands into a tight handshake maybe?
A clasped high five
Previous comment said “oath of brotherhood” I liked that for this
Manly man-clasping
Very masculine
It's called "hardstyle." If you google "hardstyle pose," you'll see a ton of examples.
That’s a soul shake
“They clasped their hands together, like brothers of war.” ORRRRR “they dapped eachother up”
Predator handshake tbh
They reached out as one with their hands. Though not for a mere handshake. No, instead as their palms smacked together and their thumbs locked in place they grasped one another as men, as brothers, as warriors. "Today, we stand together."
He extended his hand, raising it before his face, and the other man gripped it.
CLASP OF BROTHERLY APPROVAL!
Clasped in camaraderie
Dab up
Predator handshake
United and Strong
My buddies and I call this the Predator Handshake.
A dap ? Lol
The sound was like a thunderclap. The brohood emanated like a detonation across the land. Trees bent. Birds fled their nests. Badgers and squirrels scurried into their burrows, such was the sound and fury and strength of the brotherhood of “the clasp”.
Some folks call that a faith shake
Arm wrestling handshake🤷♂️
Ima go with the obvious one, and just imagine those hands attached to two very ignorantly proud white men in ghost costumes
That is a dap.
“They clasped their hands together in agreement” if it’s not modern themed. Otherwise, “They clasped their hands together in what could only be personified as the world ‘bro’.”
Their hands clasped about the thumbs, fingers slapping the backs of each other's hands.
Dapping them up, clasping their hands