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can u give tips how to write academic rivals to lovers? (if you're comfy) and how to start it? I've been wanting to write something like it but wlw for so long. but i don't know how to write it.
academic rivals to lovers
— how to start it:
to be honest, this is a hard thing to answer. you can only start writing by well, starting to write. what i can say though, is that rivals to lovers is really similar to enemies to lovers (a sub-genre of the trope, i’d say). the steps to write it are the same, as well as the importance of taking your time to flesh out your characters & their story.
here is my enemies to lovers post.
the small difference is that this is specifically set in a school of sorts (whether that is university or high school) and therefore there’s a lot more situation specific ways it could go.
(i believe and hope all my advice applies to all romances, including wlw!)
so.
the key component is the
WHY & HOW.
to make it simple, here are questions to ask yourself:
why are they rivals? what prompted it?
what would have to happen for it to end?
do either of them want it to end? why?
how do the people around them feel about it and how does that affect them, if at all?
what classes do they share and are they rivals in all of them or only a select few? why?
what forces them to be rivals? surely there are other people who go to this school and want to do well. why are these two character specifically rivals?
what does being academic rivals mean to them? getting better grades? beating each other to class?
what type of school do they attend? a private school? a boarding school? a public school? rivalry could look different in these settings.
what is their rivalry like, interaction-wise? do they make jokes and banter or is it genuinely something that affects them deeper than surface level?
how long has this rivalry been going on?
what is it stopping them from letting their rivalry go? pride and narcissism are good reasons, but it’s even better to go deeper.
what are you going to do as the author to make sure that they keep interacting? sure, they’re rivals at school. but that’s only a couple hours of your day. are they in clubs? do they share any extracirriculars? food for thought.
i hope this helps you start, even a little.
it’s okay to not start writing with paragraphs and long prose. writing little jot notes on how you want the story to go is writing, too!
— prompts
“i think you’re doing that wrong.” “i think i’m going to smash your face in.” “as if you could reach me.” “you know WHAT—”
class debates!!!
class discussions in general
“do you even know how to play soccer?” “*mocking voice* do you even know how to play soccer?” “oh. nice. real mature.”
they have the same spare period and always try beat each other to get the good seat in the courtyard
“you don’t even have the decency to treat me like a human being. i’m not an SAT score you absolute dunce.”
“you are insufferable. my God—” “yes, you called?”
“yeah, but this was never about the stupid rivalry! this was about you and me, don’t even pretend you didn’t know that.”
“i want a truce.” “……………. ooo-okay, good for you.”
“you’re an idiot.” “yeah, i got that.”
those ‘jokes’ that cut a little too deep— jokes about intelligence, or jokes that are about something a character has felt insecure about for a while
class presidents?!!!!?!!!! (not a question btw)
“fuck, i told you! i don’t care about any of this!”
“pass me the ball.” “why would i do that, are you insane?”
“why are you crying?” “can you stop?” “i just wanted to know… if you were okay.”
“i’m— i’m just so angry.” “what are you gonna do, smash a wall?”
“yeah, but i wanted to be with you regardless. and i know that’s stupi—” cut off by a kiss, because why not
“you were scared of being with me, though. don’t lie to me.”
“this was always about beating me.”
“is everything just a competition to you?” “isn’t it to you, too?”
“i think….” “don’t hurt yourself.” “shut up. i was going to say i think i like you.”
most importantly, starting a story is really hard and daunting. but anything is writing. the fact that you’re taking the step forward and trying to start a story (which is hard as hell) is something already congratulatory. virtual hug, and happy writing :)
☑ think about all the feelings you would feel if you felt like your friends and family were wrong about everything and you felt you had to leave them: guilt, anger, sadness, etc.
☑ build a backstory explaining why they have changed and in what ways (how they think of different people and how they act).
☑ pick a flaw about them that they might want to change or might define who they are but can’t: arrogance, obsession, hatred, hurt, selfishness, etc.
☑ make them a bit of a protagonist: they fight themselves on stuff, don’t trust themselves, etc.
☑ keep the stakes high when the character turns evil, they tend to have lots of emotions and urges to do bad things, they’re very confused and that forces them to lash out.
it’s quiet in the car, and suna drives tensely, side eyeing you as you sit with your arms crossed. it’s evident you don’t want to be in the car with him, but even like this, he’s glad he gets to spend a little extra time with you alone.
“so…” he starts, and immediately, you cut him off, shutting him down firmly.
“no.”
suna purses his lips and sighs, eyes on the road as he continues to drive to your home, and you sit there fuming. you’ve been tricked. fooled. taken advantage of by your own friend as she goes home with some guy she meets. if she can’t drive you home from the party, it just has to be suna, and you wonder why the world is punishing you so cruelly this way.
“you know, i’m a pretty cool guy,” suna insists, turning to you with a raised brow when the car stops at a red light. “you should consider being a little nicer—”
“you’re lame and annoying,” you counter, and he scowls, scoffing that you have it in you to be so bold with him in his car as he drives you home.
“am not,” he bickers back. and the light is green now, but neither of you notice as you stare each other down.
you hate suna rintaro. you hate him so fiercely, you don’t think you’ll ever feel this passionately about anything else in your life. suna annoys you in every way possible. he acts like he doesn’t care, he slacks off in everything he does, he always rolls his eyes like he knows better, and he even stands around like he owns the place. and you hate him.
you also hate that he stood you up on a date he asked you on himself, but that’s besides the point.
“are too,” you huff childishly.
“look, if this is about that date a few months ago, i told you i mixed up the dates and—”
“it’s about how little you care about things,” you interrupt, and there’s a slight quiver in your voice as you speak. it makes suna’s heart drop, and he feels his stomach twist painfully.
suna rintaro has been in love with you since grade school. he thinks it’s a miracle you ever said yes to him in the first place, and if there’s one thing in his life, one thing at all that he’d do differently, it’s not mixing up the day of your date. he thinks maybe by now you could’ve been a happy little couple with stupidly annoying instagram pictures and obnoxiously ridiculous voicemails and whatever else couples do together. but suna always messes things up, and he wishes he wasn’t always doing things wrong no matter how hard he tries.
his face drops, and he reaches out, opening his mouth to speak.
“look—”
and before he can continue, there’s a loud honking sound behind you that makes you both flinch, someone beeping their horn for him to go on the green light he’s been sitting on for the last two minutes.
suna curses under his breath, pressing the gas pedal and driving off, frowning when you angle your body away from him to face the window.
“you will never change,” you mutter, “i realized that a long time ago.” and it’s cruel really, you’ve spent all this time convincing yourself you’re over suna, but all that’s led you to is falling for him even deeper—and maybe that makes the hatred fester up even more.
“hey, that’s not fair,” he grumbles. “i’m a responsible adult, it was one slip up.”
“did you make your bed this morning?”
“okay, that’s not relevant to adulthood—”
“is your sink empty of dirty dishes?”
“i didn’t get a chance yet to wash—”
“when was the last time you checked your mailbox?”
“who even reads mail these days—”
“face it suna,” you scoff. “you’re hopeless.” and suddenly, the car pulls over, and you turn to him with furrowed brows as he parks the car and faces you, determination settling in his eyes as he throws a glare at your direction.
“well, why are you still so upset over a missed date if you’re not obsessed with me?” he challenges, making you stare at him in disbelief as your mouth hangs open. and now you’re furious—how dare he insinuate something so ridiculous (even though it’s technically kind of true), and how dare he belittle your feelings (even though he technically didn’t, but his tone totally seemed like it).
“what?” you hiss, and he crosses his arms, raising a brow.
“you heard me,” he snaps back, and you should honestly strangle him—and in all realness, if you killed him right here in the middle of the street and left, no one would know it was you, but he smirks, and you lose your sanity just a little more at his hand. “you’re so obsessed with me,” he grins.
“no i am not,” you flare your nostrils, and he snickers, poking your cheek with a cocky smile on his face. you hate how attractive it is.
“i’m obsessed with you too,” he shrugs, as though it’s completely normal. “i’m not quitting until you finally agree on a redo of our date,” he adds, and you scoff.
“no.”
“too bad. not moving this car until you do,” he shrugs.
“suna rintaro,” you say firmly, and he has the audacity to recline his seat back and throw his arms behind his head as he lays down.
“that’s my name,” he says casually.
and this is precisely why you can’t stand him. he never takes anything seriously, and he never puts in an effort to try, and he never cares. you don’t think he ever will.
“i want to go home—”
“you could,” he starts, “if you agree on a redo date.”
“no,” you huff.
“now you’re just being stubborn,” he scoffs, pouting lightly. you resist the urge to poke his bottom lip with your finger. “what’s the worst that could happen?”
“you stand me up again,” you deadpan, and suna rolls his eyes.
“i’m sorry, okay? it really was an accident, and i didn’t mean it. i really did get the dates confused,” he argues, and there’s a small part of you that tells yourself maybe you’re overreacting. people make mistakes, and you’re certainly not perfect, but this is suna rintaro.
he’s got his little set of fans, he’s got his promising career, and he’s got no reason to be interested in you. you shouldn’t think this way, but maybe he forgot because you really are just that forgettable.
“you wouldn’t have forgotten if you actually cared,” you pout, and he clicks his teeth, reaching over and grabbing your face, pulling your closer. you can feel his breath fan over your lips as he speaks, smelling the minty scent of his gum.
“if i didn’t care, why would i be pining over someone as stubborn as you,” he grunts. “you are really something else,” he mutters, and you give him a dirty look, features scrunching into an offended expression.
“this is not my fault—”
“well, if you’d just listened for a moment—”
“i don’t owe you to listen—”
“you are so difficult—”
“don’t talk to me—” and you’re cut off by a kiss, and you’d be stunned by the nerve of the man sitting before you if you weren’t so distracted by the heat of his lips and the way his thumb makes your skin light up as he rubs your cheek softly. you should pull away, but you only mold your lips against his and lean in closer, deepening the kiss like your life depends on it.
“knew you were obsessed with me,” he snickers as you both pull away, pouting when you shove at his shoulder harshly.
“you can’t just kiss people out of nowhere, asshole,” you hiss, lips slightly swollen and cheeks feeling hot as you look away. he smirks, pinching your cheek, and you smack his hand away.
“well, we’re both here right now,” he shrugs, “and we already kissed, so we might as well redo the date now.” you try to ignore the way your heart leaps in your chest at the idea.
“fine,” you cave. “but if it sucks, you gotta quit bothering me,” you warn, and a large, giddy little grin spreads across his face, and you almost wish he’d kiss you again as you drink in the sight.
“oh, trust me,” he winks, “it definitely won’t suck.”
Hii!! I just want to ask if you have any tips or resources in writing character relationships?? Like I want to build a relationship between two characters in a relatively short time but i dont want it to feel rushed,,,,thank you so much!! Your blog has helped me alot!!
I have quite a few resources and advice on the topic of building romantic relationships in a story, so I’ve linked some relevant resources below that you might find useful:
How To Fit Character Development Into Your Story
Creating A Love Interest For An Introvert
Writing Opposites Who Attract
Resources For Plot Development
Guide To Plot Development
Describing Heartbreak
Developing Complicated Plots Around Characters
Writing Great Fanfiction
How To Write The Perfect Kiss
On Romantic Subplots
Resources For Romance Writers
Tips On Writing Skinny Love
Guide To Writing Friends To Lovers
Guide To Writing Enemies To Lovers
Guide To Writing Faded Love
Resources For Writing YA Fiction/Romance
Guide To Writing Will-They-Won’t-They
Rivalry vs. Abuse
Guide To Writing Forbidden Love
20 Mistakes To Avoid in YA/Romance
Balancing Fluff and Conflict
Best Friends To Lovers Resources
How to develop an Emeies-To-Lovers story
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Is there a thing Hinata does that’s not epic? Quite frankly the answer is no. There are so many moments and I’m sure I’m gonna end up leaving out so many of them, but these are my favorites:
1. “I’m Hinata Shōyō, and I sprouted from the concrete. I’m going to beat you and go to the nationals”. My son literally takes no shit, especially from Ushijima Wakatoshi. I clapped SO HARD. (plus Kageyama reaction here is everything)
2. The match point against Aoba Johsai. Simply the most iconic point ever scored, I think not even the last point against Shiratorizawa has been that intense. Not to mention Hinata’s face right after, he wasn’t even incredulous, he was just…proud. :’)
3. The feint. The epicness of this moment is painted on everyone’s face, even on Bokuto who was actually the one who taught him that move. I just ADORE it with my whole self.
4. Spiderman Hinata. Who…actually…does….something like this??? and acts like nothing happened??? like he didn’t just jump off a wall like that??? WHAT THE HELL HINATA
5. When he intentionally spiked at Oikawa. The fact that he didn’t even looked at the ball once while doing it its probably even more epic than the spike itself and than the fact that he purposefully smashed the ball right beside him…literally the fist time he met him. That definitely set up the mood…
•He has these big gorgeous eyebrows that are always on point and when he smirks one of them cocks up and Annabeth is inwardly like oh my gods seriously stop being so hot
•He has a deep tan, even darker than Annabeth’s
•His chest is the most prominent, muscular thing about him
•His hair is so black that whenever there are lights directly above him, his hair casts a glare
•His hair is wavy, and falls in his eyes if not properly trimmed. It is also soft as silk
•He has a very faint dusting of freckles over his nose that most people can’t see unless they’re standing close to him
•When he blushes, his cheeks turn bright, beet red and it spreads into his neck when he’s REALLY embarrassed
•Girls often think he wears cologne because his sea scent is so strong and pleasant
•His eyes get crinkly when he grins
•His eyelashes are so dark it almost looks like he wears eyeliner in certain lightings
•When he makes an angry face, his bottom lip juts out slightly (Annabeth thinks it’s cute but would never tell him that)
•Large hands with sun freckles, sun freckles going up and down his arms
•He eats sooo much and everyone wonders where it all goes
•He’s an emotional eater
•He always and only showers in the morning. The water energizes him so if he showers before bed he can’t get to sleep. If he showers in the morning, however, he is instantly groggy-free and ready to take on the day.
•He loves to cuddle
•He loves to nuzzle his face under Annabeth’s chin and in her collarbone when they cuddle
•He once tried having a staring contest with the giant statue of Zeus in Jason’s cabin to which Jason was like “dude stop that’s creepy ”
•He begged Chiron for a skateboard ramp within the camps borders to which Chiron politely declined
•He holds the record for falling the most while climbing to the top of the lava climbing wall at CHB
•He gave Jason a stapler for his birthday
•He loves cats but for some reason would never admit it but always cuddles with Annabeth’s cat when they visit her father’s house
•He once talked a shark out of attacking a group of mortals
•Has gone through 36 pairs of Converse
•His car still has Blackjack’s hoof prints
•He loves to cook. He has a blue “kiss the chef” apron with matching nemo oven mitts
•He’s terrible at cooking even though he loves it. “I’m not a bad cook mom, you KNOW I can make a mean pizza!” *takes frozen pizza from freezer and puts in oven*
•Even though Jason and the rest of the Argo II guys are really good friends of his, nobody ever took the place of Grover. Grover is still his best friend.
•The first thing Percy did after the war with Gaea (besides seeing his mom) was taking Grover out for enchiladas
•Video game wars with the guys are the best. Sometimes the girls play with them though and put the guys to shame; Percy frequently has these intense battles with Piper.
•After Nico admitted his crush on Percy, they actually became really good friends. “Dude I’m sorry you had to put up with this for so long” is what Percy frequently says instead of complaining that Percy is not Nico’s type.
•In fact, they become such good friends that Will often comes to Percy for advice about Nico
•Piper and Percy are great friends, and Piper never minds if Percy comes along when her and Annabeth are hanging out.
•When Annabeth is studying super hard and is stressed, Percy invites Piper over cause the two of them together help Annabeth relax and have fun once in a while.
•Percy went missing for a day. Annabeth flipped out because she thought it was Hera’s doing all over again, but she found him the next day passed out in the middle of the strawberry fields. Percy offered no explanation.
•Tyson sometimes surprise visits Percy at camp, and the two are always attached at the hip till Tyson has to leave.
•The Stoll brothers once pranked Percy by putting blue highlights in his hair while he slept. Percy ended up LOVING IT. “Thank you so much, guys!!” *crushes Stoll brothers in group hug*
•Percy always Iris Messages his friends at Camp Jupiter. Whether it’s Hazel, Reyna, or Frank, he always knows what’s up.
•Percy loves playing with Annabeth’s hair. She often has to swat his hands away when they are in the middle of something serious
•He has a slight, almost indecipherable New York accent, which usually becomes more prominent when he yells.
•His eyes are so bright green, it is the most prominent thing about him and one can usually see his eyes even when it’s dark.
•Hazel made him a blue and green embroidered bracelet with a trident, which he loves and never takes off.
•When he is angry or upset at dinner, the drinking glasses quiver.
•In one case, he got so angry that the toilets exploded. Again.
•When he is really mad or upset he just walks straight to the bottom of the canoe lake and sits there.
•He almost got suspended from camp when he was so angry he went to the bottom of the lake and summoned a giant wave to look like a hand flipping everyone off when they tried to get him out. Chiron called Sally Jackson, and sent a note to Percy at the bottom with the words “Your mother is on the phone.”
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