97 Character Motivations

Soft touch prompts

Those types of touches that are feather-like and make you feel tingly in a good way. Touches like:

Face

The soft caress of your lips after the very first kiss.

Caress to the cheek after a moment together.

Gentle wipe of your spilled tears after heavy arguments, a simple gesture that shows you how sorry they are for making you shed sad tears instead of happy ones.

Gentle wipe of dirt on your cheek after enjoying your food too much.

Chin lift to make you look directly at their eyes that just make you follow aimlessly and without much force really. (bonus if they kiss afterward)

When they hold your face in their hands and just look into your eyes and just hold the other softly.

When they lightly wipe the blood off your lip from bitting it too often and softly "kiss it better"

Helping you gently put your earring on and tuck a hair behind your ear to inspect how the accessory looks beautiful on you with or without them.

Helping you put your necklace on and sneak a quick kiss on your neck before complimenting you.

Softly pulling your hair back after being food poisoned.

Worriedly inspecting your temperature after noticing your lack of mood and giving you a chaste kiss on the forehead.

Hands/Arms

Soft hand touches with a light comforting squeeze that instantly assures you they're there.

Softly massaging your hands when you ask them politely.

Loosely holding your hand while you watch and walk around on your date.

Cradling your cut finger after an incident with the knife and tending to your wound with a kiss afterward.

Caressing the back of your hand absentmindedly.

Softly toying with your ring and wondering when they'll get to replace it with a wedding ring.

Softly running their hands on your arms and feeling how cold to the touch your skin is before wrapping you in a hug to share their warmth.

Softly pulling your wrist to pull you closer to them.

softly intertwining your fingers together to hold your hand or twirl you in the middle of the night dance session.

Edit: holy heck guys!!! Thank you all so much for the notes and reblogs!!! I didn't expect this to get this much attention!!! Love you guys!!! 🥰🥰🥰

+ romantic starters (that aren’t really romantic)

“ you captured my heart like the bandit you swore you’d protect me from. “

“ how do i push you out when your soul is so closely intertwined with mine? “

“ it’s true what they say, you know. love can last forever. “

“ love is not capable of surviving in an environment that welcomes its destruction. “

“ but for love, you need to learn to let go. yes, there’s always a risk, but you need to be ready for that. “

“ love is eternal. it doesn’t just go away. “

“ you broke my heart. “ “ and you broke my spirit. “

“ i will always love you. “ “ even when i don’t deserve it? “

“ this love, is it really worth it? “ “ it will always be worth it. “

“ love is an open game. and cheaters never fail. “

“ you think love is eternal. it’s not. thank god it’s not. “ 

“ love’s a pretty fragile line, you know. so you better tread lightly. “

“ does your heart really ignite when you’re with me? does it come alive? “ 

“ you bend and you break until someone decides it’s not worth it anymore. “ 

“ love isn’t the antidote. it’s what got you sick in the first place. “

“ even the wicked witch found love. “

“ love is either a blessing, or a curse. “

“ not everyone is capable of being loved. “ “ that doesn’t make them any less important. “

“ there’s people out there who would kill for love. some who would live for it, too. “

“ the second you start chasing, you’ve already lost. “

“ you can’t turn your back on someone you love, no matter how much you want to. “

“ you know romeo and juliet, don’t you? they were said to be true love. “ “ and look what happened. “

“ love’s destructive. it forces its away into your bloodstream, barricading your soul until there’s nothing left. “

“ i don’t wish to fall for anyone. “ then what do you wish for? “ “ i wish to fall in love with myself. “

“ love isn’t always the solution. “ “ but it’s part of the equation. “ 

“ my love for you inspires me to do bad things. really bad things. things that no human should ever speak of. “ 

“ that’s how strong their love was. it could practically overcome anything. until the day it couldn’t. “

“ you can’t just stop loving someone. especially not when they’re all you think about when you’re alone. “

“ love does last forever. just not in the way you think it does. “ 

“ my heart is forever indisposed. “

“ i fucking despise the feeling of being in love. “

“ you brought me back to life. “ “ and you tore mine away from me. “

Little things in the hidden injury trope that give me life more than water does

Tying something between their teeth to stop their cries from being heard while they treat themselves in the dark

Bloodied bandages stuffed into the gap between the wall and the bed

Whumpee wearing long sleeves/pants but their bandages still finding a way to peek out

Blood running down their limb from inside their clothes and dripping onto the ground

Bloody footprints

Bloody handprints

Faint bloodstains on the floor that whumpee can’t get off no matter how hard they scrub

Whumpee limping as soon as the other person turns their back

Dark undereyes from obv no sleep

Those sexy beads of sweat and pale skin

Leaning against wall/ furniture whenever they get the chance

When a normally talkative character is quiet

Controlling their breath while they try to complete normal tasks but then doubling over and gasping for air behind closed doors

When they peel back the bandages to check their injury and it’s gotten worse

Whumpee trying to bring it up with someone but then deciding against it when the other person starts talking about future plans

Someone in the team feeling like there’s something wrong with whumpee but not knowing what so they don’t bring it up and then the GUILT they feel afterwards holy

Whumpee FINALLY fainting - behind closed doors and being found by someone later or just dropping to the ground while they’re with someone else

I mean just imagine character A talking and thinking whumpee is beside them and whumpee just drops out of frame with a sigh and a thud

Whumpee trying to tell the others that they’re fine and that they can handle it while they’re literally bleeding out on the ground

Bonus! The scene afterwards when whumpee wakes up and their wounds are bound in those crisp white bandages instead of the bloodied, dirtied torn pieces of clothing they’d used before

Gee, I don't know how to research writing Characters of Color tastefully:

So You Want to Write a Fantasy: Writing Female Characters

So You want to Write a Fantasy: Culture

 SYWTWAF: Writing What you Don’t know

Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack

 Some primers

 More Primers

 RaceFail ‘09: Or where Deepad’s I didn’t dream of Dragons comes from, and why.

 Writing characters of Color

  Writing Outside your experience

Media Representations Wiki - stereotypes/tropes/culture/etc

 On A:TLA’s whitewashing - All The World’s White, the Rest of Us merely live in it

The Face of the Other: Do Manga & Anime characters look “white”?

Describing Characters of Color pt 1 & Describing Characters of Color (pt 2)

 I Didn’t Dream of Dragons

 Shame

 So You Want to: Avoid Unfortunate Implications

 Transracial Writing for the Sincere

 Why Writing Colorblind is Writing White

What a Girl Wants: Representation

 An Equal Place at the Table

 Avoiding LGBTQ Stereotypes

The Problem With Colorblindness (and the Rest of Racebending.com)

 Making Movies for White People: A Tongue in Cheek critique of Minority Representation in the Media, or lack thereof

 From Margin to Center: Writing Characters of Color via Racialicious

 Writing Characters of Color - a helpful community!

 Why my Protagonists aren’t white (even though I am.)

 The Dangers of Telling a Single Story (a helpful Video)

 The Lack of People of Color in Historical Fictions

 How to Read and Respond to Literature of Color

 The Advantages of being a White Writer (in getting published)

 Writing Characters of Colour (Now With 10% Less White Liberal Anxiety!)

 Fic and Skin Tone (discusses Nyota Uhura, otherwise relevant)

 On Problematic Writing

 Writing Race in YA fiction: Debunking Myths

 Diversity Writers: How to Write People of Color

 The Importance of Inclusionary Writing

 Racialicious

 Overcoming the Noble Savage and the Sexy Squaw: Native Steampunk

 The Intersection of Race and Steampunk: Colonialism’s After-Effects & Other Stories, from a Steampunk of Colour’s Perspective

 Beyond Victoriana: For EVERYTHING Steampunk/1800s/Industrial Revolution that isn’t just Victorian England and the archives Tales of the Urban Adventurer

 Can I just watch A Game of Thrones in Peace? (A brown feminist fan rant).

Fantasy and Sci-Fi race Bingo

Invoking Strangely Colored people

Many Voices

AfroFuturism, SciFi, and the History of the Future

Some Open Thoughts on Race & Dsyutopia

When Will White People Stop Making Movies like Avatar?

Portraying POC in YA Fantasy: Are we There Yet?

Debunking White Fantasy

Racism in Fantasy

Magical Realism is Fantasy written in Spanish.

#Beardy unwashed white fantasy guy

Describing Characters of Color in Writing

Your Default Narrative Settings Are Not Apolitical

On Writing LGBTQ characters (another list)

1.) It’s not hard to figure out what to do, there are plenty of resources.

People say you have to get it right, do your research, but … what else are you supposed to research? It’s not like people with more pigment in their skin have completely different personalities than those with less, any more than any individual. It’s frustrating when I can’t even figure out what the heck people are talking about.

Bam. Research step one done for you.

2.) Writing characters of color/minorities is a good thing.

I don’t like the notion that fantasy authors are under some kind of obligation to present ethnically diverse worlds. I’m English, and a fair sized part of English history consists of unwashed beardy white people in mead halls. If I’m inspired by my own history and cultural heritage, then that’s what I’m damn well going to write about. I’m not writing about some other culture just to appease the people who think there aren’t enough black characters in fantasy, or whatever. You want it, you write it. Nothing to do with me.

You’re wrong.

3.) Your all White Fantasy Land Didn’t Exist in Real Life:

…the rather medieval one has more diversity than real medieval Germany probably had […] In a world with medieval means of transport, it just doesn’t seem natural to me to mix dark-skinned people with blue-eyed blondes in one setting. I just try to give the people a colour that fits the place where they live.

You mean like the people from Africa and the Middle east who began to take over Southern Spain, as well as the Jews who were pretty well spread out throughout Europe, the Middle Easterners they would have met on the Crusades, and the incoming Mongol Hordes who spread to the very edges of Eastern Europe before the empire finally collapsed? Don’t forget that Turkey is right there, and the silk road would have gone from Song Dynasty China, through India, and ended in Turkey before moving further westwards into places like Germany. Also the attempts at the Franco-Mongol alliance would have been pretty interesting. (That’s about the 13th century - arguably smack dab in Middle Ages Europe and definite contact between France/Christian Europe and the Mongolian Empire.)

Unless you’re writing everything in the far reaches of Denmark or something, historically speaking, I call bullshit on people who have societies that are only all white ever, because it’s just inaccurate. Consider the relative closeness of Northern Africa to Spain, or Turkey to the rest of Europe, the conquests of Alexander the Great, the Crusades, Slavery existing in Europe, including England, the slave trade, imperialism, Pax Mongolica, The Silk Road, Jewish Diaspora, the Islamic Empire vs The Holy Roman Empire, Egypt, Algeria, China’s sailing across the world, The Maruyan/Gupta Empires of India, tea trades, Columbus sailing in hopes of finding China, etc, etc, etc.

4.) I mean I just don’t believe you anymore. It’s unrealistic. Seriously guys.

You’d think I’d just denied the holocaust or something. Get a grip. All I said was that I’m going to write about my own cultural experience and anyone who thinks I should do otherwise for the sake of political correctness can bugger off.

This isn’t even about being PC this is just not being wrong about everything.

good lord.

Caleb's world stopped only twice. The first time was when  he died and the second, when you grew up and forgot about him. At twelve years, you stopped being able to communicate with him. He didn't understand why or how that happened. He wasn't just an imaginary friend like you thought. He was an actual ghost. You should be able to talk and see if him if you already did. Why did it have to stop now?. When you were getting closer?. Just when you were about to be a teenager and might need him the most.

Despite his initial hurt and confusion, he still stayed by your side everyday. He couldn't help but hope that you'd one day be able to see him. For things to go back to how they used to be. For your eyes to really see him and your warm smiles to be directed at him. For you to need him for being him once more.

Caleb who watched you grow into a teenager. Oh, how fast the time changes. Even though you couldn't see him or need him anymore. He still stuck to you like a shadow. Watching you,observing you during your daily life. He learned everything he could about you. Your new little quirks, habits, hobbies and the things you liked and didn't. His little pipsqueak was growing really well but he couldn't help the sadness that he felt for not being part of your growing little world anymore. He grew up silently by your side the realms of the unseen. A teenage ghost boy who lived with you and became like an older brother you needed.

Forgot your lunch or some of your books?  He always made sure to pack it  into your bag. Cleaning up your messy room and arranging the disorganized stuff when you were away or out.

He always made sure the fridge and the pantry had the snacks and the food supplies you needed. You always thought it was your parents who bought them so you never wondered about it. You fell asleep on the couch?. You'd find yourself waking up in bed the next morning. Couldn't find something you were looking for?. He used his abilities to bring the item out for you and you'd find it again the next moment you checked. You could've sworn it wasn't there before though but oh, well.

Caleb who felt proud that you studied hard but always wished you took it easy on yourself. You were always hard on yourself. Your perfectionist tendencies making you want to do your best but you also beat yourself up when you failed at something or did a mistake. Your overthinking mind haunting quite often and he wished you wouldn't do so too much.

He got worried when he started noticing how you sometimes didn't take care of yourself. You skipped meals, didn't sleep well enough or drink enough water. You either slept too much or too little, staying up late and being tired in the morning. You locked yourself up and stayed in your room longer, bed rotting whenever you could. He noticed your mood swings and your depression and anxiety you tried to cope with and conceal. He got angry when your parents called you lazy and scolded or said unkind words to you instead of supporting or trying to understand you and his heart ached when he watched how your mood worsened or how you silently cried about it. When he followed you outside, he noticed your social anxiety. By now, he could read you like an open book. Knowing how you felt even when you said nothing and could easily read your unspoken words.

Caleb scared off the first guy you brought home behind your parent's back. The boy avoided you or coming to your house after. Pretty sure, he thought your house was haunted. Well, he wasn't wrong either. He didn't like it when other guys tried to get too close. He made it his mission to get rid of the trashy boys  and fish out fake friends around you and succeeded. He was relieved when you made a few genuine friends who supported you though. At least they'd be more helpful than his invisible self who couldn't do much for you.

Ghost Caleb. Who couldn't help but notice how his attraction for you also grew as years passed and so did ache in his chest. How beautiful you'd grown to become and how other boys saw it too. If you could hear some of the things they whispered and talked about. Though some things he heard made him want to rip out the tongue of some of them and blind them for life. Such scum were not allowed within your circle or radius any day.

Caleb who one day walked through your walls to check up on you as usual, you had been your room for hours and he was shocked to walked in on you changing. You were in nothing but your underwear as you searched through the closet, singing the song you were playing aloud with your phone, oblivious to him as usual. He suddenly found time slowing down, his eyes taking in your exposed skin and body with wide eyes before he quickly teleported out. His face and ears flushed and heart hammering in his chest as he run his hand through his hair "Goddamn it, pipsqueak"

Ghost Caleb. Who couldn't help it when his gaze lingered on your curves,  falling in love with you silently as he stayed by your side. He craved the warmth of your body and your touch. Who missed you with every passing day. Even though you were always with him. Or rather- He was always with you. He missed you laughing and talking with him directly. He missed how you mentioned his name so warmly and held him close when you needed it. His world had become lonely. He became an unknown boy in your fast paced world. A boy who lost the person who made his bland life a little warmer and brighter. Why couldn't you see him?. Couldn't you see how much he needed you?. How much he ached for you? 

Ghost Caleb who comforted you on your bad days and whispered sweet nothings into your ear as you cried on the bedroom or bathroom floor, in bed silently at night . You couldn't hear him or feel him but at least he could do this much for you. He hoped his care for you would at least be felt even if he was invisible. He was like the voice in your head that whispered the encouraging words, the little gentle voice that helped you look on the positive side, to remind you that you weren't alone and pick yourself back up after breaking down and shedding tears. His heart ached when he noticed how your smile didn't reach your eyes sometimes, how you skillfully hid your pain behind a mask. How you easily hid your vulnerabilities from those around you.

Ghost Caleb. Who liked to touch you or hold you whenever he could. The only sign of you feeling his touch was the sudden shiver that run through your body and the sudden goosebumps on your skin. He cuddles with you and held you every time you slept, craving the warmth only you could give him.

Ghost Caleb who watched you with jealousy as you began dating stupid boys in highschool. He felt jealous of the pathetic boys you had a crush on or dated. They never deserved you or were never worthy of you. He did his best to ruin your dates at the beginning or when you brought them home. Sometimes he succeeded, other times what he did indirectly made you and those boys get closer. He couldn't help but feel euphoric when you broke up with them, but then felt guilty when he saw how crushed you become and hated how much you cried for them. He wanted to ruin the horrible exes  that made you cry and toss you aside. Those trash who cheated or played with your feelings. He followed you when you often went outside. Giving death glares to men who catcalled you on the streets. Playing tricks on boys who tried to approach you to stop them from coming near you. He'd make their pants fall down their feet, trip them when they approached, tie their shoelaces together and anything amusing he could think of. The more embarrassing, the better. And he mischievously enjoyed messing with them. He felt even better when such times could earn a laugh from you or when talked about those amusing incidents with your friends.

Part 2.!! Thanks for likes of the first part. This is my first time writing a ff here or sharing but I'll do my best. Feedback, re blogs and comments are appreciated. Thanks for reading and enjoy.

150 Random Writing Prompts

There’s some fluff, some smut, some angst, and some funny prompts all mashed up from a bunch of prompt lists I’ve found. Absolutely none of these prompts came from me, I just threw a bunch of ones I liked together. 

“Come over here and make me.”

“Wait a minute. Are you jealous?”

“I almost lost you.”

“Wanna bet?”

“Don’t you ever do that again!”

“Kiss me.”

“It could be worse.”

“Looks like we’ll be trapped for a while…”

“You need to wake up because I can’t do this without you.”

“I’ve seen the way you look at me when you think I don’t notice.”

“Just once.”

“I think I’m in love with you and I’m terrified.”

“If you keep looking at me like that we won’t make it to a bed.”

“You heard me. Take. It. Off.”

“Wanna dance?”

“You fainted…straight into my arms. You know, if you wanted my attention you didn’t have to go to such extremes.”

“You did all of this for me?”

“I swear it was an accident.”

“YOU DID WHAT?!”

“If you die, I’m gonna kill you.”

“I fucking hate you”

“He’s dead, again.”

“It’s hard to get used to…” “what is?” “Being someone that someone cares for…”

“The first time you smiled it felt like the universe aligned.”

“It hurts…” “what?” “Loving someone who doesn’t love you…”

“Let me do this, please.”

you’re not as funny as you think you are

i’m just getting comfy

just because you can doesn’t mean you should

how don’t you know the difference between your left and right?

thank you for being in my life

text me when you’re home

you are such a nerd

why are you so cold?

stop laughing at me

you were put on this earth to give me a headache

you’re ticklish

can we go home yet?

you are a terrible influence

one of us is clearly smarter than the other

you need some sleep

how have you survived this long by yourself?

are you just quoting song lyrics?

i’m only here for the dog

sleep is for the weak

that was you?

“I have no idea what you’re talking about.”

“What? I have never-”

“I do not have an answer for you.”

“In my defense, I really wanted to.”

“At least I didn’t break any laws.”

“What did you do this time?”

“How do we get out?”

“I don’t hate you.”

“Don’t call me that.”

“Just marry me already.”

“Did I stutter?”

“Did I just say that out loud?”

“H-How long have you been standing there?”

“I’ve never felt this way before and I’m terrified to be honest.”

“Is that what you call an apology?”

“Is there anything you want to tell me?”

“Somebody’s in love!”

“Can I hold your hand?”

“There is no way this much stupid can fit inside one person.”

“I’m never leaving…I promise.”

“Uh, am I interrupting?”

“I like you, like like you like you.”

“Be my Valentine?”

“Can I kiss you?”

“God, I love you.”

“You’re so fucking cute.”

“Stop being a fucking prick.”

“Do you want me to stay?”

“You’re my everything.”

“I love seeing you smile.”

“i’ve been thinking about you all day.”

“ i can’t get enough of you.”

“i like being close to you. you’re warm.”

“i’m not wearing any underwear. thought you’d like to know.”

“is this okay?”

“this is a one time thing.”

“you know where to find me.”

“you’re really good at that.”

“here’s my hotel room number.”

“don’t be shy now, sit on my face.”

“Wanna join?”

“Stop doing that”

“YOU SENT ME PICTURES OF YOU NAKED WHILE I WAS IN A WORK MEETING!”

“If I ask you to kiss me in front of all these people, will you do it?”

“Don’t go on that date.” “Why?” “You know why.” “Say it.”

“ i think i might be in some kind of love with you.”

“say you want me, and i’m yours.”

“you need a place to stay for the night”

“i want to taste you”

“i love it when you talk dirty

“if you interrupt me one more time— so help me god”

“if we weren’t in public right now i’d have my head between your legs”

“i don’t know what to do” “then let me teach you”

“i forgot my towel”

“this feels dirty” “that’s because it is”

“don’t cover you’re face, i want to see you”

“are you sure about this?”

“ive never wanted to fuck someone as badly as i want to fuck you rn”

“do you want help with that?”

“im going to fuck you until you forget that assholes name”

“bend over the desk love”

“is that my shirt?”

“my mother adores you.”

“is that a drawing of me?”

“i didn’t mean to say that but yeah, i love you.”

“i’ve never seen anyone look so cute and ridiculous at the same time.”

“stop looking at me like that!”

“i didn’t know you could sing.”

“you weren’t supposed to hear that!”

“you wrote me a song?”

“i’m not scared but if you are, you can hold my hand.”

“this isn’t adrenaline, i want to spend my life with you.”

“do you think of me when you touch yourself?”

“Take my jacket, it’s cold”

“My friends get annoyed by how much I talk about you sometimes”

“I’m not going anywhere”

“fuck you.” - “when?”

“no one’s ever made me feel like this.”

“here, let me help you.”

“we’re quite literally fugitives of the state.” - “so no pizza?”

“you’re insane.” - “people keep telling me that.”

“you’re pretty.” - “you’re drunk.”

“i told you i’d come home to you.”

“i’ll keep you safe.”

“i’ll spend a thousand lifetimes coming back to you.”

“i didn’t think it was possible to love someone this much.”

“please never stop smiling.”

“Touch yourself for me.”

“Shut up and take your pants off.”

“Wanna see what I’m wearing underneath all this?”

“Do you know how beautiful you are? It’s truly distracting.”

“How are you this perfect?”

“I’ve waited so long for this.”

“Would you just shut up and kiss me already?”

“Tell me what you want.”

“Could he make you feel as good as i do?”

“Are you trying to turn me on or are you really just that oblivious?”

“Just let me finish this/this level and I swear ill go down on you until you cum at least three times.”

“I haven’t even touched you and you’re already this wet.”

“Were you just masturbating?” “U-uh..no, I was just..” “Want some help?”

“Tell me again.”

“I really want to kiss you right now.” “Then do it.”

“I don’t care what you do just fuck me.”

“Stop distracting me.”

some proposal prompts

A proposes under the stars, telling B that no matter what happens, they'll always be there for them

slipping a wedding ring on your lover's finger while they're asleep, a wonderful surprise for them to wake up to the following morning

A's best friend (and their fiancée) dreams of a double-wedding. they convince A to propose to B at their engagement party

A recreates their first date with B, only this time the night ends with a proposal, not a first kiss

A proposes to B but gets rejected because B wants to be the one to propose

i jokingly propose to my best friend, and i expect them to say no, but instead it's a dead serious yes, and it changes everything

A makes it their mission to propose to B in a different way every year

you ask your kid(s) to help you propose to your lover. it's a messy proposal, your kid(s) not following protocol, but it's everything the two of you could ever have hoped for

A proposes to B at their friends' wedding reception (of course, for now it's a secret, as to not steal the thunder from the newly married couple)

it started out as a fake marriage — but this proposal is as real as it gets

A and B are at a mutual friend's wedding, but the relationship is falling apart. seeing as the wedding is already paid for [and to save their friend from being marked the village idiot], A pulls B from their seat, proposing to B right then and there

A's about to propose, but accidentally slips and hurt themselves. it doesn’t stop them from proposing while at the ER

A and B have been married for years — time to renew the vows?

A doesn't think it's fair to promise B forever considering they're on their death-bed, but A refuses to let go before that ring is on B's finger

A brings B back to their childhood home (which A hasn't visited in forever), and proposes to them at the property

A's proposing — B tells them that they're pregnant

A dies to save B's life a mere day after their engagement

A brings up marriage on a whim, and B says ''okay, so let's get married.''

A can't stop crying when proposing to B. A's holding the ring, and they're on their knees, but can't get a single word out. A's simply in complete disbelief over being loved by such an amazing person

it's nothing more than two best friends promising each other that if neither are married or dating at the age of twenty-five, they'll marry each other. well, you're officially twenty-five, time to bring out those wedding bands!

A jokingly tells B it's about time they propose. what A doesn't expect is for B to pull out an actual wedding ring

it's the day of the planned proposal... A's gone and misplaced the ring, and is now full on panicking

hi!! do you have any friends to lovers domestic fluff prompts? :)

of course! <3

fluffy + domestic friends to lovers prompts

written

After another failed date, a sulking B is lazing around at home with little motivation to do anything. A is aware of their friend’s crushed spirit and knocks on their door with takeout, their favorite candy, and a newly paid-for streaming subscription to watch movies. B is not only touched by A’s effort to cheer them up, but maybe they also realize that maybe A was all they needed all along.

A falls asleep while staying over at B’s, and B just can’t shake how cute and peaceful A is in this state.

B and A are bored and sitting on their bedroom floor, so they decide to make playlists for one another. Whether A did this intentionally or not, B realizes that a lot of the songs that were picked for them all have a deeper meaning to them..

When B falls sick, A takes care of everything that they have to do in terms of chores and even work while also simultaneously making sure that B is recovering well. When better and A goes back home, B recognizes all of A’s efforts and almost misses their friends’ constant presence a little too much…

A and B having to cook together for an event that they’re both attending. They either have fun and bond over laughing at their failed attempts at a meal or get flustered when one of them have to teach the other how to do certain steps, leading to potential intimacy.

B has a crush on their friend, A, but they just don’t quite realize it yet. So, when A stays over and cuddles with their friend on the couch, they’re surprised to feel B’s heartbeat quicken with their head resting on their chest. That hasn’t happened before….

dialogue

“you keep stealing my sweaters!” “well, they’re comfy! and you let me keep them anyway so..”

*watching a movie* “i wish someone would hold me like that..” “i’m right here…” “what?” “what?”

“i don’t get why you use those stupid dating apps, i know some people out there that would treat you the way you deserve…” “then why the hell have you been hiding them from me? show me.”

“you’re cold?” “yeah…but i already turned the heat up..” “come here, i’ll warm you..”

“you have no idea…do you?”

“i made you something…”

“did you…did you mean to do that?” “would you be mad if i said yes?”

Text: There’s a child in the woods. If it offers you a bone, you must gently refuse. If it cries when you say no, your life is over. 

I wish you knew just how beautiful your existence is. Oh, if only I could show you, my love. As a masterpiece of art, I'd paint you . Breathtaking and beautiful. Because that is exactly what you are to me.