Need some help from my friends

[cornerofmadness]

writer help that is. One of the complaints on my steampunk novella is it didn't use anything steamy to stop the villain. I think my local group has helped me out there but also that there weren't that many steamy things in the background. I'm not particularly convinced of that BUT it should be an easy thing to fix.

So if you were reading a steampunk, what kind of things would you like see in the background?

And for a completely different story I'm looking for a dark haired cutie to base the love interest on. I'm picturing him as slender/wiry muscles as opposed to Chris Hemsworth ripped. Doesn't even have to be a current picture. If you had a fave from the 70s (why is the guy from Robin Hood coming to mind?) that's fine. Actor, model, singer, hell if you can find me a cute scientist anything works. Yes I know we all have different ideas of cute but that's what makes this request kinda fun.