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@princess-foo Invisible characters. Now that is an intriguing idea. And you’re right, it presents a lot of unique challenges for character presentation.

I would steer clear of making it apparent where people are and their expressions because that seems to undercut the entire point of making them invisible.

Instead, I think you will have to rely on very strong character voices with their dialogue. Another form of non-verbal communication is physical touch. If they can still be felt (like, they can touch the other characters), that is another important form of communication that you will have to rely on.

If you make up for the lack of physical appearance with strong character voices (quirks are good for this!), and physical-touch clues about their mood/expressions/body language, then I think you can pull it off.

In addition, if there is any way that you could work into the story a scene or two in which these invisible character are seen, you can give your readers a physical appearance imprint which they will carry with them into the rest of the story. That way they have something to imagine, even though you won’t be describing them ongoingly.