Happy Blorbo Blursday!
What is your favorite romantic relationship that exists within your cast (main characters or otherwise). What is it like and why do you love it so much?
Bonus: will it work long term, or is it destined to end in tragedy?
I'M FINALLY ANSWERING THESE!! My favorite romance is Thomas and his girlfriend/fiance/wife Elizabeth!!
When I was first making ocs, I liked the idea of a guy who's just *clenches fist* so in love with his wife. He was constantly running off to see her or being upset that he's getting dragged into some other shenanigans and couldn't be with her.
As he developed, he became very devoted to his siblings. He became the one to make dinner when the single parent was away, walk the younger siblings to school, chase everyone around and make sure they're staying out of trouble. He's incredibly devoted to his family, which doesn't make it easy to have a relationship elsewhere from that.
His younger sister is constantly getting into trouble and needing bailed out. She drags him into illegal things and he follows her because he wants to make sure she's safe. He pays her rent because she refuses/can't get a job (only kicking her out to her own place after she jacked the car insurance up $500/month).
And Elizabeth!! Is supportive! He's been that way the entire time they've known each other, it's one of the things she loves about him. But if he's constantly away or constantly picking up extra shifts to bankroll his siblings, they can't super have a relationship. His devotion to his family is getting in the way of starting a family.
She'd never sit him down and go "okay, it's me or your siblings" but if something doesn't change, it will come to that. They're not really in a relationship, they're people who care very deeply about each other but can only grab 10 minutes of coffee every once in a while or text throughout the day.
In some worlds, he is able to put his foot down and go "no, you're an adult, I love you and want to support you, but I need to live my own life," and then he and Elizabeth have a very wholesome loving relationship. They have a kid or several, they support and respect each other, it's great.
(Of course, the Shenanigans don't stop just because you have a kid)
The fathers of my ocs (my ocs who are fathers) tend to be doomed by the narrative a lot. They do their absolute best, they make good decisions and do what's right, but the universe conspires to drag them away from where they're needed. Business trips or fascist governments or sisters who cannot grow up and settle down.
Matthew (Thomas' dad) loved him very much but was always away. He often dies or disappears in the middle of Thomas' childhood. He wanted to be there and he wanted to support his son, but there are so many fires to put out and Thomas was a very self-sufficient kid. His attention was drawn elsewhere, his loyalties split.
And...you know. Like father like son.
