#writing dynamics

[nunyverse-scribe]

Ship dynamic that would be funny as fuck is two gay dudes that act like frat dudes

[writing-cins]

What are your top 3 favorite ship dynamics? I was watching “Relationship dynamics from tumblr 2” by tonka joey (give it a watch! It has 7 or maybe more parts and is really fun) on youtube and i got curious.

have a good day!

My favorite relationship dynamics

You literally send me into a rabbit hole with that question. I've been researching relationship dynamics for the last few hours straight and I'm pretty sure I won't stop for the next hours or even days. It's just so much fun and now I really feel the urge to draw Alastor and Mara in as many fitting relationship dynamics as possible. I swear, the ideas are COOKING.

There are so many good dynamics what makes it even harder for me to answer your question because it feels impossible for me to reduce the list to just my top three... So, this response might get a little bit out of hands. But maybe it'll be a helpful inspiration for anyone who reads this!

So, one of my all time favorite tropes is "enemies to lovers". And there are so many possibilities to showcase this trope in different dynamics...

First off, there's the classic "enemies to lovers". Both hate each other or are on different sides but end up falling in love. Oh, the denial and slow burn is just chefs kiss. I just adore a well written push and pull between two characters who are supposedly enemies or rivals but secretly pine for each other.

But what about two characters who despise each other but accidentally end up in bed just to regret their actions the morning after? Ooooooh, the potential... The possibility of creating delicious second hand embarrassment and the possible banter between the character's following afterwards while they continue pretending as if nothing happened even though both of them get constantly haunted by the memory of sharing a night together... Just 😘👌🏻

Or imagine enemies who are ALSO lovers? Like hate-love relationship but take it LITERALLY.

Another category of ship dynamics I ADORE is "villainous couples". Both of them just want to watch the world burn; they're both murderers and horrible people but their relationship is all loving, caring and healthy and just all over wholesome. They're devoted to each other like Gomez and Morticia Addams and support each other's heinous plans. This is definitely a top tier dynamic, in my opinion.

Other villain ship dynamics I like are "evil genius x the supportive". Or "the tough ahh mastermind villain x their annoying simp". (I've thought about this dynamic so often and it sounds hilarious.)

Or what I'm also into (which is also a classic) is "villain x ex hero". Who cares about redeeming the villain when the hero can get corrupted...? Especially if the villain is in the right the whole time or if the villain just loves to create chaos but is still charismatic af. (Dude doesn't need to be changed. He's perfect the way he is 👌🏻)

"The person who doesn't believe in love but then falls in love with the hopeless romantic" will also have my heart forever! The denial, the mutual pining but not wanting to confess because they fear rejection or appearing weak (It's basically every good Alastor x OC/reader romance story I've read and I'm down bad for this trope.)

"Grumpy x Sunshine"? A classic. I like it. But what about "looks evil but is actually sweet x looks sweet but is actually a psychopath"?

Or "looks dangerous but is completely harmless x looks harmless but will actually kill you if you hurt their partner"?

"Big scary demon overlord x their little bean" is also so much fun to read and write. Or just imagine "big scary demon overlord x random dude":

Character A: "ł'₥ ₲ØⱤ₲Ø₮Ⱨ, ĐɆ₴₮ⱤØɎɆⱤ Ø₣ ₩ØⱤⱠĐ₴!!! And this is Steve."

Character B: *casually waves their hand*

Or just "the tough ahh stoic and intimidating character who has a huge soft spot for character B"... It's so cute in my opinion and I just love it when all grumpy melts around their partner... It makes them appear even more special to them...

I also like the idea of "tough and serious x silly and clumsy" (bonus points if they have ADHD).

I just really like polar opposites as a dynamic, especially if everyone else thinks they don't match but it actually works out perfectly for them! They're so much fun and can complement each other in ways that make stories so exciting...

Well, that was already a lot. But since I've already exaggerated this post I can also just round this off by adding a list of other ship dynamics I think are fun:

- autism x ADHD

- wide eyed and curious x the cool one that admires them

- character that get shipped with each other and both of them hate it/find it annoying

- chill tall one x angry short one

- traumatized x traumatized but smug

- two idiots with one brain cell (they share that single brain cell)

- scary eldritch horror x the one who thinks it's kinky (this just sounds so much fun... Imagine character A goes all scary and intimidating but B is just: "Damn, that's hot.")

And well, basically Gomez x Morticia. (I know I already mentioned it but that was in the "villain" context. They don't need to be evil. They're just a wholesome and happy couple that's completely devoted to each other until the end of time.)

[loweya-blog]

Character A is brilliant and clever and a bit arrogant.

Character B always calls character A out on their bullshit regardless of how smart they are.

BONUS: after a few years of being together, character A only respects character B's opinion in a sea of people.

(My favorite example of this type of ship is Sherlyn Holmes and Siân Watson from A Study In Garnet)

[mids-dumbbrain]

Holy shit yall I had a brain moment at 3am

[the-flower-named-fire]

They are actually best friends forever but their love language is violence, so everybody thinks they are enemies

[ghoulsbounty]

whats your favorite thing to write dynamic wise with a character/reader?

ooh good question! here's a few dynamics that i enjoy exploring in my writing and enjoy reading in others. basically, i'm a whore for angst or hurt/comfort with a sprinkle of fluff and devotion.

soft for one person - i love a grumpy, closed-off or cold character who slowly becomes soft for reader while maintaining their hard exterior for everyone else. especially if they are in denial about this and act out or subsequently punish themselves (and everyone else) for their feelings.

co-dependency - when they've been through a shared trauma, and their bond becomes a little messy, kinda obsessive. like even if they would be better alone because it's kind of toxic, there's something there that they can't ignore and they just need each other. bonus points for jealousy.

morally corrupt or grey, but loving/loved - character does or has done bad or illegal things, but reader does not judge them. even if they aren't fully on board with the character's actions, they try to support and understand the character, either in an i can fix them way or an i'm a little scared of them way. i love to delve into this person isn't bad, they just do bad things and what the reasons are behind that. also points for i will burn the world if something happens to you.

toxic relationships - specifically where the character is manipulative or demanding, and the reader tries to navigate this. the character views the reader as a possession and needs validation from them, and the reader is smitten. bonus points for power dynamics where the reader takes charge and puts the character in their place.

stockholm or lima syndrome - they form a genuine bond over the years/timeline that transcends more than captor/victim. the character shows small acts of tenderness that deviates from their cold/harsh personality and reader begins to warm to them. the reader makes the character rethink their objective.

mutual pining/forbidden love - especially the character who thinks they are unlovable or can't be with someone for x reason, but the reader wants them regardless and will work to break down those barriers. even if it's not just emotional barriers, but an actual tangible reason, reader will work to diminish anything that stops them getting the person they want. bonus points for accidental/interrupted intimacy.

emotional regulation - a character who is emotionally closed off with a reader who is emotionally vulnerable. the character is stoic but becomes flustered or uncomfortable when faced with a reader who is kind and caring. bonus points if the character softens when the reader cries.

this was super fun to think about, thank you! what are everyone's favourite dynamics?

[renaiswriting]

A while ago, I posted about a dynamic, but I never really got to do it (for personal reasons), so why don't we do it again?

Send me a song and a SVT member for me to write something! 

I still have some from the last time, but don't be shy! I will attempt to write tonight.

[rosewhite3]

it’s my turn with the friend dynamics

My friend had me make it :)

[lupinescribbler]

fun character dynamics (romantic, platonic, anywhere in between) I sketched out like, a year or so ago lol so excuse the old art

Takes nothing seriously + takes everything seriously

narcoleptic + insomniac

meticulous planner (fails anyways) + improviser (never fails)

never tries + never gives up

troublemaker + bails them out

I’d die for you + touch them and you die

[1-8oo-wtfbro]

if ur ever stuck with trying to encapsulate a messy dynamic (specifically family), literally just use an Arrested Development meme. i promise u’ll find one that’s like “yes, this is them”

[troyssix]

some dynamics for yall to steal

nerd x nerd x popular

noble gay x commoner gay

girlboss x malewife

lonely bookworms

bad bitches

anti-hero x hero

immortal x time traveler (unoriginal i know)

(person a) fan of a certain media x (person b) someone who hates said media but starts to like it because of person a

straight-coded gay x gay-coded straight (platonic)

low self-esteem x their personal supporter

whatever the frick percabeth has going on

whatever the frick dodgerfox has going on

🗣❗️❗️

[nunyverse-scribe]

I need a love story where it’s two characters in a romantic relationship that fall into platonic love for each other. Tired of this idea that romance is the “next level” from platonic love. How about we spin it the other way around? Two characters put on a blind date or something similar that makes each other view each other romantically at first glance, & they get along romantically, but they start to realize they actually REALLY work well in a platonic dynamic and are more fulfilled by each other in that way and it’s a happily ever after that way.

Lovers to friends, need more of it 😌

[suuez]

I'm tired of those "And the love of her life was her best friend all along" tropes!

Someone should write a teen romance book about how the best friend is ACTUALLY a terrible partner — who is possessive and toxic — and how the girl gets with the Popular Hot Dude™ who is a trillion times a better partner. And there would be the theme "But I tought since he was my best friend and knew me well he'd be a wonderful partner, but no, he only kept with unrealistic expectations and only wanted a romantic relationship to feel good about himself, and not me." + If the Popular Hot Dude™ doesn't know anything about her interests and he learns with her about this "crazy new world" (whatever that would be)

Like, really, this psychological thing would be so much better than "Oh may gooosh mah bestie is the ONEEEEEE"

[ukrainian-groove-metal]

I love the "came back wrong" trope but from the opposite side.

Imagine you are dead. And then you are RIPPED from the embrace of decay into the world of the living again. Your memories are hazy and you don't recognize any of these people, but they act like they're close to you? Like they love you? So you try to get your memories back, to act like you belong here, but everybody tries to forget you died. And you can't. It is omnipresent. And just trying to grapple with that fact pushes the people who "love" you away, and they're incapable of understanding, and they're so confused, what's wrong N̶̄̀O̶͛͗T̷̉́ ̷͋͝Y̴̎̌Ȍ̴̈U̸̓R NÄM̴̃͑E̵̾̇? And you just need them to understand, you aren't that person! You aren't! You don't know who that person is! You don't know why any of this is happening, but they're unwilling to bend, they keep insisting you are that person, your memories will come back, everything will be normal again, and you want to scream and cry and claw yourself open to show them you're different. Your existence as a being wholly separate from whoever you "used to be" is a sin unto itself. All you can do is scrabble for life and to them, you're killing whoever they loved to do it.

just. lots of fun in that concept, you know?

[ramblesamongstardust]

I understand the "I will die for you" ship dynamic, but what about the "I will not let you die, I will not let myself die- we will, at any cost, survive" kind of couple?

[ghoulzencrypted]

Architect x Construction worker

Tattoo artist x Florist

Tattoo artist x literature major that has a heavy interest in symbolism and tattoo’s with meanings.

FBI profiler x a mysterious mf but their just autistic as fuck and good at masking

Writer x partner who constantly rambles about ideas but doesn’t know how to out them into words

First responder x someone who works really dangerous jobs or stuff with heat/weapons (like metal working/welding)

Sculpture x baker