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rokushi comic based on Twice’s new song Feel Special !

The lyrics for this song resonated with me a lot and reminded me of these two

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Hello! I hope you're well! I was wondering, do you have some advice for the best-friends-to-lovers trope? My characters have been best friends since childhood and start living together but I have trouble getting the romance going as they're already very affectionate towards each other.

I’ve written quite a few articles surrounding the subject that I thought might be helpful, so I’ve linked them below :)

Guide to Writing Friends To Lovers

Tips On Writing Skinny Love

Resources For Romance Writers

Resources For Describing Emotions

Relationships Between Characters With No Connection

Relationships Between Polar Opposites

Skinny Love Prompts

Enemies Turned Lovers Prompts

Best Friends Turned Lovers Prompts

Tol & Smol Prompts

Guide to Writing Enemies To Lovers

“Just Friends” Playlist Listen On Spotify

Childhood Friends to Lovers

Hope these can help you!

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Writing Prompts to Get to Know Your Characters Better

I’ve created a list of 48 different scene prompts to get more familiar with your characters and their relationships, that are more fun (in my opinion) than lists of deep questions to ask yourself about them. Feel free to do as many (or as few) if you want. If you answer any, please tag me!

Individual Characters

Write a description of them from the point of view of their best friend or a person who has a crush on them.

Write a description of them from the point of view of a person who absolutely hates them.

Write their earliest or favorite memory.

Design what their Instagram page would look like. (Yes, even if they’re from a time when they don’t have Instagram.)

Write their death scene, even if you’re not planning on killing them within the piece.

Alternatively, write them a eulogy or obituary.

Your character is in high school, and has become valedictorian and has to give a speech at graduation. Write it.

Write a letter of recommendation for this character. For what? I don’t care. Write it.

Your character has a YouTube channel. Write the script for their most watched video.

Write the notes written on the doctor or therapist’s clipboard after a meeting with the character.

Your character has been arrested. Write the news posting.

What song did your character make an embarrassing dancing video to as a child?

Your character has become a celebrity and is on a talk show, telling the story of a traumatic childhood memory…

One-On-One Friendships

First meeting scene has been done so many times. Write the first fight instead.

Write a series of text conversations between the two.

How would they behave at an elementary school sleepover?

One friend has been detained–arrested, grounded, detention, you choose–and the other is trying to convince the detainer to let them out.

The two decide to enter the school talent show, solely for the $50 Cheesecake Factory gift card prize.

For whatever reason, they must pretend to be siblings. Bonus points if they are different races or just look nothing alike.

One friend got evicted, and has to live with the other for a week.

They’ve been working on a joint bucket list since they became close. Write the list.

One is extremely drunk and the other must stop them, as they have decided that now is the time when they just have to…

Your characters reunite in a nursing home in their 90s after not having seen each other for at least a decade.

A creep hits on one of them, and as friends do, they pretend they’re dating to ward off said creep. Only problem? Said creep keeps showing up.

The maid of honor/best man speech.

Friend Groups

They’ve been in a car together for 6 hours on a road trip, and someone tries the dreaded “Are we there yet?”.

A group picture goes horribly wrong. Write the scene– or draw the picture if you’re a visual artist.

It’s middle school. There’s a snow day. Everyone goes sledding. And then…

Compile the memes that are most commonly sent in the group chat.

They discover one of them has never seen Star Wars. Write the following discourse and movie marathon.

Look up “Most likely to” challenges on YouTube, write down the best questions, and use them with the group. Even better, write a scene where the group is using them with each other.

Write your characters as overly passionate PTA members planning the next school fundraiser.

One of them goes out of town, and the group has to watch their house/plants/pet/kid while they’re gone.

A member of the group was minorly wronged. Everyone decides to enact petty revenge.

The wedding was going so well, until the rest of the friends decided to make the reception a little more interesting.

One friend works at a restaurant. The rest decide to eat there while the friend is working. Describe how the group gets the friend fired in one night.

For whatever reason, nobody can go home for Thanksgiving. They decide to have Thanksgiving together instead.

Romantic Relationships

Write a breakup scene. Doesn’t matter if they’re not going to break up in your piece.

Write the moments when they each knew.

One’s meeting the other’s parents for the first time, and accidentally lets slip that…

The siblings/friends scheming together about how to get the two to date without being creepy.

Write the stupidest argument they’ve ever had.

What text message conversation is framed in their apartment/house?

Somehow kill one of them, and let the other react.

It’s Valentine’s Day. The couple goes out to eat, when both of their exes walk in… with each other.

The Mario Kart match neither of them is allowed to talk about.

They’re not speaking. Write the development of the fight only through conversations with the buffer friend.

Write a proposal scene, even if you’re not planning on them getting married in your piece.

They return to the place where they first met/kissed/dated. Somehow, the place has been changed, and not for the better.

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Dedications | Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

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Inspired by this post, I decided to do what they did. Not too hard, and not really a deep reason behind it other than I wanted to see what it sounded like.

Kinda neat, in my opinion. Sounds like Mettaton got some chill.

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when you get a crush on the demon in the mirror

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30 Day OTP+ Alphabet Challenge

For 30 days, create something based on the day’s later of the alphabet and accompanying word. I gave an example prompt for each word, and but feel free to tweak them as wanted if you’re inspired to do something else with the letter or word of the day. I tried to keep most of them pretty vague, so there are a lot of directions to go in.

Perhaps you’ve noticed there are only 26 letters in the alphabet. Don’t worry, I’m also aware of that: the last 4 day are inspired by special characters on the keyboard.

1. A - Age. Do the otp+ plan on spending their lives together? How do they imagine their relationship years from now?

2. B - Bath. The otp+ share a bath or shower, or bathe as in swimming or sunbathing.

3. C - Commitment. How committed are the otp+? What do they promise to and expect from each other? How do they show their commitment to each other?

4. D - Dance. Do a little dance! Make a little love! Get down tonight! Whoo~!

5. E - Energy! A member of the otp+ is hyper or more hyper than usual.

6. F - Folklore. Write about your otp+ in a fairy or folk tale style. Or: the otp+ shares their favorite folk tales and urban legends.

7. G - Game. The otp+ play a game together.

8. H - Holiday. The otp+ celebrate a holiday or holiday weekend together.

9.  I - If. Hypotheticals, uncertainties, worst and best case scenarios, you name it!

10. J - Just in case. The otp+ has all their bases covered. Or at least they think they do…

11. K - Kiss. Write a kissing scene of any kind! Get creative. 😚

12. L - Looks. The otp+ share glances.

13. M - Muscles. The otp+ show off their muscles, or lack their of, flexing for their partner(s).

14. N - Nevermind. Whatever it was, it isn’t important anymore

15. O - Our. In what ways do the otp+ share their lives?

16. P - Past. The otp+ find something that reminds one or both/all of them of the past.

17. Q - Quote. A member of the otp+ remembers something their sweetie told them. It fills them with DETERMINATION!

18. R - Rain. Are the otp+ caught up in the bad weather, cozy inside, or are they somewhere like on a space ship or in the middle of the desert yearning for a good storm?

19. S - Smooth. A taste, texture, a pick up line. Anything as long as it’s smooth.

20. T - Token. Person A gives person B and/or C+ something of theirs. Or arcade tokens. Or both??

21. U - Urban. The otp+ spends some time in a big city

22. V - Vows. Write your otp+’s wedding vows or, if you prefer: love letters to each other.

23. W - Wish. Make a wish!

24. X - Xylophone. There aren’t many x words.

25. Y - Yes. The otp+ or a member of the otp+ accepts a challenge, quest, request, etc.

26. Z - Zoo. The otp+ spend some time observing and/or interacting with animals.

27. & - the otp+ have multiple activities planned. Maybe too many.

28. ! - Surprise! Something unexpected happens. (Ex. A member of the otp+ shows up for a surprise visit)

How does the otp+ react?

29. ? - Time to clear things up! A member of the otp needs something explained.

30. : - It’s Prompt: The Sequel. Write a second part to one of the previous prompts.

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Writing Prompts (or 30-day otp drabble challenge)

I’ve never liked the existing 30-day challenges, so here goes. Interpret the prompts any way you want to. Make up a new prompt if you think one of mine is crappy. Some are/could be taken as nsfw; those are optional, obviously. Firsts 1) First meeting/date 2) First kiss 3) First confession/declaration of love 4) First time 5) First holiday season together Dynamic 6) Cuddles/Post-coital 7) Mornings 8) Rough sex 9) Sweet sex 10) Behavior in public/at a party Angst 11) Long separation 12) Someone they’re close to dies 13) Jealousy 14) Breakup 15) Mutual pining AU time! 16) Coffee shop/Bookstore AU 17) Genderbent (Girl/Girl? Boy/Agender person? Anything goes.) 18) Single parents AU 19) College AU 20) Soulmate AU (change stuff up here too.) One-word prompts 21) Reverse 22) Enemy 23) Letter 24) Dream 25) Bonus round: Urban Dictionary’s word of the day is your prompt. Future 26) 3am conversations 27) Meet the parents/family 28) “So what are your thoughts on children…?” 29) Marriage proposal 30) Wedding day/night Have fun!

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30 Day OTP Writing Challenge

1. Nose kiss(es)

2. Reunion hug

3. Spooning for warmth

4. Walking hand-in-hand

5. Late night talks

6. Getting caught while making out

7. Surprise(s)

8. Can’t keep hands off each other (in public)

9. (Unnecessary) spoiling

10. Bear hug

11. Fingers in the other’s hair

12. Movie night

13. Hand holding for comfort

14. Forehead kiss(es)

15. Shared looks from across the room

16. Pet names

17. Early morning cuddling

18. Admiring each other

19. Laughing together

20. One (or both) is injured

28. (Bad) flirting

21. Kiss in the rain

22. Blushing

23. Hot and heavy

24. Shoulder kiss(es)

25. Getting dressed up

26. Dancing

27. Falling asleep together

29. Protecting the/each other

30. Date night

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“You wear a mask for so long, you forget who you were beneath it.” —Alan Moore, V for Vendetta

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Hey, a chart! This is inspired by an ask I got (I’m gonna be honest, I promised the person I’d tag them, but then sent the reply before I wrote down the URL. So, if I told you I was gonna tag you in this, tag yourself!!)

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[see tomatoro_potatoro on Instagram for the full-color versions]

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Here’s some personality traits to pick from when building your characters.

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Your main concern with grammar in fiction should be, does it make sense to the reader upon first pass-through. You can have sentence fragments. Half-formed thoughts. Periods where normally there would be question marks. You can throw out many of the rules you learned in school. But that only works if the writing can still be understood without question and without unintended ambiguity.

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Creepy Things to Write About

•Caves with complete darkness. Water that is almost over your head, things brushing against your legs

•Deja Vu and shared memories

•A possessed Doll or person

•An exorcism

•Slowly dying from a painful disease

•Zombie apocalypse

•Nuclear apocalypse

•Mirrors in the dark

•Unique monsters (Bird box, quiet place, etc.)

•Whats hiding beneath your shower drain

•Everyone suddenly vanishing from Earth

•Everyone becoming frozen in time, besides you

•Randomly being teleported into terrible situations

•Waking up in a different place every time you fall asleep

•Having to relive all the past versions of yourself (reincarnation)

•Going to Hell and experiencing every type of torture ever created

•Being sucked into a book

•Being stalked constantly

•Having every person that you ever loved die, one by one

•Waking up in tons blood, and never knowing why (You kill people in your sleep)

•The shadows move and follow you

•Human cannibalism

•Human and animal experiments

•Experiments gone wrong

•Governments falling apart

•Governments taking complete control

•You can hear everyones thoughts, and every person around you is mentally plotting how to kill you

•When you kill a person you absorb their memories

•Carnivals and clowns, freak shows gone wrong

•After you die, you are trapped next to your body, and forced to watch it decay. You are forced to watch your family and friends mourn you

•You must live in complete and utter darkness. No lights allowed

•Everything you dream comes to life, including nightmares

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Extra-Dramatic OTP Asks: Send me a ship and number and I’ll tell you...

1. Who would sell their soul to the devil to save the other.

2. Who would become a stalker, in the right (wrong) situation.

3. Who would pine away in silence their entire lives without confessing their love.

4. Who would leave their friends, family, and life to move overseas to be with the other one.

5. Who would be the most worried the other might cheat on them.

6. Who would run into a burning building to save a stranger while the other calls 911.

7. Who would haunt the other after death and chase away other suitors.

8. Who would stand up at the other’s wedding and say they object.

9. Who would write long, beautiful poems for the other.

10. Who would love the other no matter how evil the other became.

11. Who would be the most likely to become an addict (gambling/drugs/etc.).

12. Who would propose in a grand gesture of some kind.

13. Who would go berserk at harm or death befalling the other.

14. Who would spend too much money on expensive gifts for the other.

15. Who would fight an impossible battle to give the other time to escape.

16. Who would be able to spend centuries in misery waiting for the other to be reborn.

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