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Can you guys help avoiding making one of my ships overly dramatic, while being something of a Destructive Romance trope?

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Gebeleizis Eat shit and die from Castlevania Since: May, 2018 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
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#1: Nov 11th 2018 at 7:58:39 AM

Lets call the characters A(female) and B(male). A is, pretty much the tragic rose trope, and personality wise, she is immature, rebellious, boy crazy, a deadpan snarker, prankster, tomboy, trash talker, plucky comic relief, jerk with a heart of gold. B is a kid version of a byronic hero. Both of them have dark and troubled pasts. At the beginning, they are 12-13 when they meet, A is attracted to B for his good looks, he deslike her for her noisy personality. She pretty much starts to hit on B, but he rejects her ( beside, he already likes his childhood friend). After a time, A is hit on by an adult who manipulates her to sleep with him. She doesnt in the end. He starts to warm up a little to her, but just as a friend. Meanwhile, B's childhood crush dies an a horrible accident, and A happens to be there when it happens. Despite obvious clues that someone set up for his crush to die, he still blames A ( poor judgement of character and the need to blame someone are one of his fatal flaws).

Edited by Gebeleizis on Jan 31st 2019 at 12:22:06 PM

AceofSpades Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#2: Nov 23rd 2018 at 11:25:16 PM

First thing: I would up the age of the characters in question by at least a couple of years, preferably more than that, or make the years this takes place over a longer period. Because reading about kids that young in a sexual relationship is all kinds of creepy dude. Also, a lot of the stuff they are doing, such as joining a cult instead of being introduced to it by parents or other trusted adult, are things I think older people are much more likely to do.

Also, worry less about whether or not it's a deconstruction. Destructive romances are destructive for a reason. A deconstruction of such would be one or both realizing they're in a fucked up situation and attempting to remove themselves from it. Which does not seem to be the direction you want to go. In any case, 'unnecessary drama' is an incredibly vague term, particularly with your set up. (Personally I'd cut out the sexual child abuse because is that really fucking necessary? Can't they be manipulated by an adult without a sexual component to it? Sounds like they're already in a situation where adults are manipulating the fuck out of them.)

Also also you seriously need help with your English grammar. I really hope you have a patient editor.

Edited by AceofSpades on Nov 23rd 2018 at 1:28:30 PM

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