The love at first sight thread got me to wondering why my MC and a secondary character fell in love. It happened over several conversations between them, and about a month or two of their time.
She's distrustful of him when they first meet because he comes from a place in the fantasy world that has hurt her.
He dislikes her when they meet because she is arrogant. She also reminds him of his horrible mother, but unlike his mother, she has redeeming qualities.
I did not intentionally set them up to fall in love. They truly did it on their own, every time they talked, the conversations wrote themselves. I kept telling them they aren't allowed to fall in love, but they did anyway.
Because...
-> She realized he was a good guy, even though he's from 'that bad place' and perhaps some of the affection on her side is that he can help to right the wrong that 'that place' suffered upon her. Plus he starts doing things for her, which is new for her. So, she sort of falls for the guy.
-> He realized that she has the sort of passion that he wanted for himself (he's mostly running from stuff) - and perhaps he has mommy issues (well, yeah, he does.) And since this young woman has redemptive qualities, her similarities to mom are, like, OK.
Question:
Did i fall into a trope?
More broadly, do your characters sometimes fall in love when you don't expect them too?
She's distrustful of him when they first meet because he comes from a place in the fantasy world that has hurt her.
He dislikes her when they meet because she is arrogant. She also reminds him of his horrible mother, but unlike his mother, she has redeeming qualities.
I did not intentionally set them up to fall in love. They truly did it on their own, every time they talked, the conversations wrote themselves. I kept telling them they aren't allowed to fall in love, but they did anyway.
Because...
-> She realized he was a good guy, even though he's from 'that bad place' and perhaps some of the affection on her side is that he can help to right the wrong that 'that place' suffered upon her. Plus he starts doing things for her, which is new for her. So, she sort of falls for the guy.
-> He realized that she has the sort of passion that he wanted for himself (he's mostly running from stuff) - and perhaps he has mommy issues (well, yeah, he does.) And since this young woman has redemptive qualities, her similarities to mom are, like, OK.
Question:
Did i fall into a trope?
More broadly, do your characters sometimes fall in love when you don't expect them too?