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I've been working on a sequel to my novel and I want to implement a bit of romance between two of my main characters but I'm finding it difficult.
I want to make it believeable - I don't want them to suddenly have this realisation that they are attracted to each other. I also don't want it to be all soppy and cheesy - my story is not Twilight-y and I don't want it to be.
I want it to be a gradual process that happens throughout the novel building up to the moment when they finally get together only for one of them to tragically die.
I've had my female character comfort the male character when he believes that an accident (that caused the death of several people and several unicorns) was his fault and introduced the initial closeness between them at that point. The pair have been close friends for a year so the basic foundations for a romance is there but so far it all seems a little too rushed. I'm better at writing the adventure and action scenes or constructing a friendship between characters than a romance.
Any tips?
I want to make it believeable - I don't want them to suddenly have this realisation that they are attracted to each other. I also don't want it to be all soppy and cheesy - my story is not Twilight-y and I don't want it to be.
I want it to be a gradual process that happens throughout the novel building up to the moment when they finally get together only for one of them to tragically die.
I've had my female character comfort the male character when he believes that an accident (that caused the death of several people and several unicorns) was his fault and introduced the initial closeness between them at that point. The pair have been close friends for a year so the basic foundations for a romance is there but so far it all seems a little too rushed. I'm better at writing the adventure and action scenes or constructing a friendship between characters than a romance.
Any tips?