Cira
Best Onion
So I got into a heated debate with another writer this afternoon over the subject of love. Yes, love.
More precisely if a character’s affections are apparent for all to see. TVTropes has something along the lines as “Will they or Won’t they” “Belligerent Sexual Tension” or the “Ship Couple” to name a few. Oh there are others that match that can get you lost in TVTrope land, but for the present time, I’d like to see if i’m the only one who considers that there are certain triggers that can determine if a character has actually fallen in love with another -- compared to only wanting another notch with a series of dot dot dots.
So anyways, I figure that it can be pretty obvious if a character is in love by the following.
Touching -- Not THAT kind of touching, but the need to touch another shows a physical display of affection, whether it be a stroke of someone’s hair or cheek. That human need for physical contact is there, and often times manifests in the desire to get more “touchy” with the object of a chars affections.
Life Changes -- Now this doesn’t need to be major big ones, but overall if there are choices to be made and that character makes decisions based on another character's thoughts, position, and reaction… odds are, there is something more going on in there.
Nay to Free Love -- Okay, while i know there are few couples out there that are perfectly happy having an open relationship, the majority are not too eager to delve into that. If interest in other potential partners diminishes, or your char finds themselves not really enjoying la vida loca with random conquests and would rather spend time with a particular character instead… odds are, they are starting to realize something is up. To me it makes no sense if someone is dotting someone else if they have affections for another. (maybe that’s just the girl in me >.> )
Having fun - This is pretty evident, if the character finds themselves actually enjoying spending time with a specific character, relaxing and being willing to be intimate in terms of getting to know them, then yeah, I can see an expression of love growing out of this.
Maybe I’m just viewing this from seeing character relationships develop over time, and evident in role play… or maybe I’m just crazy that the signs are a little bit more clear than “everyone feels love differently and everyone sees it differently.”
I dunno, how do other writers who have characters in relationships discover that their character was in love…. or more importantly, figured out that the other character fell in love with them?
More precisely if a character’s affections are apparent for all to see. TVTropes has something along the lines as “Will they or Won’t they” “Belligerent Sexual Tension” or the “Ship Couple” to name a few. Oh there are others that match that can get you lost in TVTrope land, but for the present time, I’d like to see if i’m the only one who considers that there are certain triggers that can determine if a character has actually fallen in love with another -- compared to only wanting another notch with a series of dot dot dots.
So anyways, I figure that it can be pretty obvious if a character is in love by the following.
Touching -- Not THAT kind of touching, but the need to touch another shows a physical display of affection, whether it be a stroke of someone’s hair or cheek. That human need for physical contact is there, and often times manifests in the desire to get more “touchy” with the object of a chars affections.
Life Changes -- Now this doesn’t need to be major big ones, but overall if there are choices to be made and that character makes decisions based on another character's thoughts, position, and reaction… odds are, there is something more going on in there.
Nay to Free Love -- Okay, while i know there are few couples out there that are perfectly happy having an open relationship, the majority are not too eager to delve into that. If interest in other potential partners diminishes, or your char finds themselves not really enjoying la vida loca with random conquests and would rather spend time with a particular character instead… odds are, they are starting to realize something is up. To me it makes no sense if someone is dotting someone else if they have affections for another. (maybe that’s just the girl in me >.> )
Having fun - This is pretty evident, if the character finds themselves actually enjoying spending time with a specific character, relaxing and being willing to be intimate in terms of getting to know them, then yeah, I can see an expression of love growing out of this.
Maybe I’m just viewing this from seeing character relationships develop over time, and evident in role play… or maybe I’m just crazy that the signs are a little bit more clear than “everyone feels love differently and everyone sees it differently.”
I dunno, how do other writers who have characters in relationships discover that their character was in love…. or more importantly, figured out that the other character fell in love with them?
