![]() ![]() For chemistry to be believable, it has to be shown in linear progression. More important than the scenes establishing chemistry is the timing of it. ![]() That’s a different post for another time. There are so many ways to infuse chemistry into two characters’ relationship! Have them constantly touching or looking to each other, make them always get on each other’s nerves more than other characters (if belligerent sexual tension is what you’re looking for!), write them having intimate or meaningful conversations, etc. The next is to make sure that they have chemistry. ![]() Making your characters sympathetic and relatable is only the first step. Otherwise, they’re not going to care about the ships they’re in! The characters involved have chemistry Make your readers care about your characters. And yet you can’t help but enjoy their respective romantic subplots anyway because you can see and even understand their emotions, motivations, and desires. The former is a bloodthirsty misogynist the latter is self-centered to the bitter end. There must also be a relationship with the reader.Simply put, your romantic subplot isn’t going to work if the reader can’t empathize or relate to the character!ĭoes this mean you can never write villainous or unlikeable characters in romantic relationships ever again? Hardly! I’d like to point you to the two protagonists from a recent read: General Ouyang and Commander Zhu from She Who Became the Sun. When featuring relationships in books, always remember that the relationship is actually between more than just the characters on the page. The reader should care about the characters involved ![]()
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