Anonymous asked:
What are your favourite character dynamics to write/read/watch? On the flipside, what are your least favourite ones?
heywriters answered:
Fave Character Dynamics
- found family, especially dad or older sibs
- close siblings
- strong male/female platonic relationships!!!!!
- bestie has a loving, companionable relationship with their bestie’s spouse/parents/children/etc.
- gentle big person has small rowdy friend
- enemies to allies
- extra normal person befriends very weird person and from then on revel in their own weirdness together
- the quiet, intimidating person in the group unexpectedly steps out backs up tiny, outspoken underdog
- when the two sweetest people in the room are best friends/lovers
- anyone + unexpected baby/child
and many many more! I must add more images as I find them.
Least Favorite Despised Dynamics
- male character (of any age) convinces naive female character (of any age) that she is or should be in love with him, and we’re supposed to ship it
- cop partners who don’t trust each other and you just know the “good” one will lose badly somehow
- couples who cheat on each other for the plot, but stay together
- guardian/mentor abuses child for the plot and it’s considered beneficial
- couples/love interests that constantly insult each other, i don’t get that
- characters that are in any way related or have a found family relationship who end up in a romantic/sexual relationship
- couple made up of a Jerk and a Pushover, and no one ever addresses it or gets involved on the gentler character’s behalf
- Will-they-or-won’t-they is actually just tiring to me, i am tired of it, we all know they will and if they won’t we’re either disappointed or relieved it’s finally over
- rivals? characters who exist just to compete with and hate on the MC? over stupid stuff usually? myself, I can’t relate
What a fun question, thank you for asking!
michaelmandog