𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐞𝐭
This one has a lot of things going on. It’s fast-paced but lingers, and you should write this carefully to make it hit hard. The two characters should be having a normal conversation with some obvious tension between them. It gradually starts to get even more awkward as they keep talking, until one of them says something that makes it all SNAP. Once they do that, it should start to get heated.
They’ll be going back and forth at each other angrily, but also letting the most vulnerable part of them show without knowing it. This one is kind of hard to explain, so here’s an example:
person a: “You’ve been so distant, (Person B). I thought we were close, and I— I don’t even know why you stopped hanging out or talking to me!”
person b: “So this is my fault now? You can’t expect me to chase you all the time, it’s like you don’t care about me.”
person a: “I never said that, (Person B)”
I know that’s a pretty bland example, but that’s just to put it simply. Of course it won’t look the same for every writer, especially because character’s have different and unique characteristics and personality traits.
3. Climax/peak of the argument
Someone is going to raise their voice, or maybe even get quieter and just sound… defeated. Whatever line you choose to use here needs to really cut deep. Not outwardly mean, just true. It could be a truth about their love interest, or themselves—but that’s what makes it HURT. The words will hang in the air, and maybe they’ll push away or just stand there. I think that this certain part should be done very meticulously since it leaves readers staring at the wall
4. Aftermath (underrated)
When you fight with someone irl, don’t you feel how awkward it is afterward? It’s happened to everyone at least once, so you can definitely use your own experience to write this:) In this case, there’s romantic feelings involved—which makes it all the more complex. I would say this one depends on you character’s traits and personality because of the fact that different people have different ways to cope or handle situations
