the vampire diaries fanfic writing tips

✧ build a relationship question prompts

again, feel free to answer here!

1. who is their love interest?

2. why did you select this person for your oc? or why did you create your oc for this person?

3. when do they meet?

4. how do they meet?

5. what does your oc feel the first time they meet?

6. what does the character feel when they meet?

7. what is the interaction between them like?

8. do they think about each other after they meet?

9. do they plan to meet again? if not, why do they meet again?

10. if there is an instant spark for one of them, why? what are they attracted to?

11. do they immediately like each other even as just friends, why? why not?

12. when do they realize they want to be with each other? why?

13. what do other people think about their relationship?

14. will this relationship cause problems for others? (for example, think a salvatore sibling dating klaus, her brothers could probably be a little upset).

15. do they accept being with each other? do they try to reject it? why?

16. what are their thoughts on love?

17. how and why do they begin to fall in love?

18. what is it about them that the other likes?

19. does this relationship change your oc a lot? a little?

20. how do they inspire or better each other?

21. do they worsen each other's characters?

22. are they good for each other?

23. what do they teach each other?

24. what troubles are present in their relationship? how do they overcome them?

25. do they feel safe with each other?

26. is their relationship healthy?

27. are they happy?

28. what do they do on dates?

29. how do they support each other, if they do?

30. who makes the first move?

31. will they be together in the end?

32. what breaks them up?

33. how do you handle the character from the show's other love interest? for example, if your oc is dating elena, how do you explain why she isn't with stefan or damon?

34. what do you want to accomplish with this ship?