design a love interest for a story and i’ll tell you why people love you

  • Question of

    What type of story do the characters exist in?

    • Fantasy – but specifically sci fi, with cool weapons and shit
    • Fantasy – but specifically super powers and magic and shit
    • Purely romance – somewhat classic romance book premise
    • Horror – its actually not really a romance at all
    • Dark romance – but like not the weird kind, just dark
    • Historical fiction – realistic so its somewhat tragic or forbidden
    • Other – maybe psychological thriller, maybe comedy, etc.
  • Question of

    What is the lover’s physical trait that makes them unique? What is it that first catches your main character’s eye?

    • Birth mark/ Scar
    • Height / body weight
    • Freckles / dimples
    • Eyes / lips
    • Smile / the way they laugh
    • Body language / expression
  • Question of

    Pick a defining positive personality trait for them to have. What is the most core part of who they are?

    • Loyalty
    • Confidence
    • Caring, passionate
    • Intelligence
    • Trustworthy
    • Charismatic, charming
  • Question of

    A little bit of world- building, what is the main conflict point if you had to pick one?

    • There’s a very real and active danger present to the world as a whole. Such as a society where people with a specific trait are killed or a bubonic fallout even
    • The character has a secret or a lie that they’re trying to protect. Something big or small- but a lie they definitely udne rno circumstances want to get out
    • Bad communication – its literally just between to characters and its a total misunderstanding that could be solved with a single conversation but will control the course of the first ten chapters
    • Tragic backstory stuff – one of the characters is a mafia member or some shit
    • Other / a mix of multiple
  • Question of

    What is the love interest’s downfall? What is their worst personality trait?

    • Prideful
    • Uptight
    • Tactless
    • Pushover
    • Apathetic
    • Indecisive

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