design a love interest for a story and i’ll tell you why people love you
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Question of
What type of story do the characters exist in?
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Fantasy – but specifically sci fi, with cool weapons and shit
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Fantasy – but specifically super powers and magic and shit
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Purely romance – somewhat classic romance book premise
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Horror – its actually not really a romance at all
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Dark romance – but like not the weird kind, just dark
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Historical fiction – realistic so its somewhat tragic or forbidden
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Other – maybe psychological thriller, maybe comedy, etc.
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Question of
What is the lover’s physical trait that makes them unique? What is it that first catches your main character’s eye?
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Birth mark/ Scar
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Height / body weight
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Freckles / dimples
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Eyes / lips
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Smile / the way they laugh
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Body language / expression
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Question of
Pick a defining positive personality trait for them to have. What is the most core part of who they are?
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Loyalty
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Confidence
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Caring, passionate
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Intelligence
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Trustworthy
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Charismatic, charming
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Question of
A little bit of world- building, what is the main conflict point if you had to pick one?
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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
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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
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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
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Tragic backstory stuff – one of the characters is a mafia member or some shit
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Other / a mix of multiple
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Question of
What is the love interest’s downfall? What is their worst personality trait?
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Prideful
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Uptight
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Tactless
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Pushover
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Apathetic
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Indecisive
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