I'm wondering if it's possible for the protagonist to get along too well with the antagonist. The reason I ask is that Shiani is actually on pretty good terms with my antagonist, Lerissa.
The big thing that pits them against each other is that Lerissa wants to kill the human race and Shiani wants to prevent that. I'd say preventing mass genocide is a pretty good reason to try and stop someone, but Shiani loves Lerissa and Lerissa loves her. Lerissa even saves her from execution at one point and then later on sacrifices her life to save her from a demon's curse.
So I guess I'm just not sure what readers would make of their relationship.
The big thing that pits them against each other is that Lerissa wants to kill the human race and Shiani wants to prevent that. I'd say preventing mass genocide is a pretty good reason to try and stop someone, but Shiani loves Lerissa and Lerissa loves her. Lerissa even saves her from execution at one point and then later on sacrifices her life to save her from a demon's curse.
So I guess I'm just not sure what readers would make of their relationship.