forum Relationship Advice (With my characters, not me lol!)

Started January 01, 2021 by @Thesaurus-Rex33 group

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EDIT: I'VE CONVINCED MYSELF CHAYN IS A THHING SO
We also changed it so that Forrest isn't a uh BABY KILLER. They never marry because Charlotte is too scared Forrest will divorce her like his dad did to his mom. Well that ends up in a very tough 'Pack your Cato and leave' from Forrest years later, who blames his father for it. Still not nice, but babies dying in Eath Triber' s hands didn't settle with me.
So my story is MINE, of course, but my sister and our best friend have also helped since like day one.
We just have different opinions and I think I need you strangers/people ho I know more about their characters than themselves on the internet to settle it lol
There are two…OTPs between the three of us. One is Charlotte and Forrest and one is Charlotte and Zayn's.
The problem? My sister LOVES Charrest. My BFF LOVES Chayn.
I'm in the middle. I think both are cute, though if you've read any of my responces you might notice that I kind of favor Forrest. Zany is a great character, one of my faves, but idk how I feel about him with Charlie.
So could you help? I'll give you lots of virtual hugs if you do! You could quite literally be the reason my story changes, seeing as Charlotte is my main character.
I'll present two arguments, you vote and discuss it? Idk, I just like really need help choosing which path to go with. Also I'll try to be as mutual as I can in this.
ALSO HEY, TRIGGER WARNING!!!: Talk of Abuse, childloss, depression, and death (because I'm unable to have a happy story apparently)

Reasons and distains for Charrest:
-Was the first ship I created, so longest pairing.
-Forrest is the one who makes Charlotte realize Zayn is kind of toxic, thus helping her be a lot happier when they're together.
-Is the just a little bit taller than Charlotte, meaning great cuddles
-Had an abusive Father, as an adult acts more and more like him, putting Charlotte through emotional and physical trouble she isn't ready for. (Hes never fatal, and tries his best to correct, but when your formative years were spent seeing this that can be easier said than done)
-In the story if they stay together he ends up kicking her, causing her to lose their unborn kid, leading to the two to divorce.
-Same age as her, only few months older
-Earth Powers, meaning unlike Zayn, the two can touch/make babies safly (you'll get that when our read Zayn's POV)
-Cares for her a lot, stays with her every night when her depression spikes after a traumatic event that honestly shook everyone. Where as Zayn would have been just as emotionally unstable for the sane event if it'd been him
-I am emotionally attached to them and want them to have happy ending :')
-In either path they marry, if she with him they work everything out and don't divorce
-Great at jokes lol, just throwing that out there.
-If nothing changes they grow old together and ave to kids. One of whom, ironically, ends up marrying Zayn's son and having the first kid with both Fire and Ice powers.
-I know this is So much Shorter than Zarlotte but I'm like tired of writing…so…

Reasons and Distains for Zayn:
-Is cannonly dating her at beginning of story
-Has been since she was ten, so four years (yeah they're THOSE kids)
-Will probably death stare you to pieces if you say something rude about her
-Taller than we, meaning ability for big jackets/Hoodies (he doesn't usually wear them but let's say he DOES lol)
-Even before they get their powers Zayn is very reserved, so not much physical touch, but it gets worse when he finds out his power is Ice. For reference, Charlotte has Fire. So you can imagine how painful it is for then to touch.
-Even being too close can make them sick :(
-Tries his best to figure a way out for them to, but even with layers he gets burned and she gets frostbite.
-Buys her literally whatever he asks for, he's rich, she's into fashion, you must understand how she looks so nice all the time. (Not that she uses him like that, because shes not like that)
-As un-affectionate and cold (yes, haha, funny) as he is, Charlotte respects that, and he tries to occasionally not be like that. He has his reasoning tho.
-Things start going downhill because Charlotte feels like he just doesn't want to be around her, which isn't true, he's just tired of being freaking BurNed.
-They do break up either way before they marry if with him, and boy is it a fight. Charlotte suspects him of cheating on her. He isn't, but when you see your BF crawl into the new girl's window at night its understandable why she thought that.(He was trying to take her money because they're broke, btw, so GOOD INTENTIONS BAD EXECUTION!) This ends in her telling him maybe they should just break up. Well. You see, Zayn has a kind of…spell? On him. When his father was 'killed' he sent memories to Zayn through magic called Referencing. When triggered Zayn will say one of these memories.Charlotte, this poor mute child with burns up most her body, just HAPPENED to trigger him into saying 'No one will ever love you looking like that!' (Something Zayn' mother's mom said to his dad, complicated I know) Zayn has o control over it, he didnt even know about Referencing yet. She tells him she'll never talk to him again after that.
-Zayn tries his best to explain what happened, that he didn't say it, but she'll have nothing of it. The two fight the rest of their teenage years.
-Lets skip to Charlotte' s divorce. While that's happening Zayn's Wife dies (because giving birth to triplets, according to my BFF, kills her. She's a fun person.) Because Charlotte is in the castle (did I mention Zayn is Grand Duke?) As Advisor anyways, she helps him with the kids.
-This, if changed to Zarlotte, is how they forgive eachother and marry.

I'm not even sorry, just disappointed I wrote this much for something no one s gonna readdddd

@Thesaurus-Rex33
Hi, How are you!
I read your post and I want to try to help you
So I read your having problems Choosing which path to go with regarding your OC’s relationships. After reading everything I think to satisfy both your sister and Bestfriend you can ask both of them what they like most about both male OC’s. There Personality, Traits, Ability, etc what drew them in into liking that person and pairing. Put what they both like and make into one person. Yes, this will change your story altogether since Zayn and Forrest become one person, you can even make up a way we’re there is a possibility of Opposite power wield being together and not getting harmed by each other powers.
Another option is Charolette in the beginning of your story starts off her with a relationship with Zayn since she known him since she was ten. And because of that fight you mentioned that end up going there separate ways but are still friends and then Forrest come along and he can be the one Charlotte ends up with. Which give Charolette a chance to be with both of your characters.
But if you don’t want to change your story with any major changes and like it how it is with opposite powers not being compatible
You should maybe balance your character more like with traits I’m not sure what Charolette is like but the way you described Zayn to me he seems to be a little unbalanced like more negative then positive I’m not sure if that just because of his back story or how he naturally is but if you can maybe alter a few things about him. So then he wouldn’t seems so toxic therefore his relationship with Charlotte is better. Regarding both there power fire and ice maybe you can make when there power touch instead of repelling each other they combined when touch they make a new type of power that becomes strong with love or when they touch they can use that power they made together.
Or you can make in your story where
Everyone need another element to balance out there element like yin and yang since Charlotte element is fire and Zayn is ice when they touch they each absorb apart of that person element in order to become whole. And to add some more plot if they don’t find some on to balance them out they die. idk I apologizing I’m blabbering and probably getting of topic I really like everything Your wrote about your story and OC’s I think it will be a wonderful and great story once you completed it.

I kind of favor Forrest. Zayn is a great character, one of my faves, but idk how I feel about him with Charlie.

I honestly don't write a ton of romance in my stories, so I don't know how much help I'll be but it sounds to me like you've kind of answered your own question here.
I think one thing to consider is that regardless of who Charlotte ends up with, there's going to people who aren't satisfied. If she ends up with Forrest then people who prefer Zayn will be disappointed and vice versa. I think the best thing you can do is to figure out which one feels right to you.

@Thesaurus-Rex33
Hi, How are you!
I read your post and I want to try to help you
So I read your having problems Choosing which path to go with regarding your OC’s relationships. After reading everything I think to satisfy both your sister and Bestfriend you can ask both of them what they like most about both male OC’s. There Personality, Traits, Ability, etc what drew them in into liking that person and pairing. Put what they both like and make into one person. Yes, this will change your story altogether since Zayn and Forrest become one person, you can even make up a way we’re there is a possibility of Opposite power wield being together and not getting harmed by each other powers.
Another option is Charolette in the beginning of your story starts off her with a relationship with Zayn since she known him since she was ten. And because of that fight you mentioned that end up going there separate ways but are still friends and then Forrest come along and he can be the one Charlotte ends up with. Which give Charolette a chance to be with both of your characters.
But if you don’t want to change your story with any major changes and like it how it is with opposite powers not being compatible
You should maybe balance your character more like with traits I’m not sure what Charolette is like but the way you described Zayn to me he seems to be a little unbalanced like more negative then positive I’m not sure if that just because of his back story or how he naturally is but if you can maybe alter a few things about him. So then he wouldn’t seems so toxic therefore his relationship with Charlotte is better. Regarding both there power fire and ice maybe you can make when there power touch instead of repelling each other they combined when touch they make a new type of power that becomes strong with love or when they touch they can use that power they made together.
Or you can make in your story where
Everyone need another element to balance out there element like yin and yang since Charlotte element is fire and Zayn is ice when they touch they each absorb apart of that person element in order to become whole. And to add some more plot if they don’t find some on to balance them out they die. idk I apologizing I’m blabbering and probably getting of topic I really like everything Your wrote about your story and OC’s I think it will be a wonderful and great story once you completed it.

Ok ok I totally feel bad for like saying this, so please don't think I'm being rude, I'm trying t
But I'm not sure if I CAN change anything that way???

1. They DEFIANTLY can't become on person, Zayn and Forrest play really big roles that would fall apart if they're the same person.though I'll be honest, that is REALLY creative. I would legit go with that if it wasn't for their roles. Also Iove them both and if one was gone I'd probably cry ngl
2. You actually just basically descibed what happens rn? As of rn it's Charlotte and Zayn's, the fight, then Forrest the rest of her life. If I change it it'd be Chayn, Fight, Charrest, Divorce, build up, Chayn.
   3.Zany could use a bit of a tweaking, you're right. I think I'll do that anyways the, but yes his backstory is a big reason why he's so backward. His father is presumed dead, and while his sister clung to hope that presumed doesn't mean defiantly, Zayn has been shutting even her out since Dexter 'passed' So I can't change that. He could change later on though, open up more in the later books? Boy would Charlotte HATE that.
3. That's actually really interesting! The way my uh cast? System works ig is there's 14 Tribes. They're kind of ranked, not officially, but depending on hour Tribe you're treated worse. There's no way to change it, your Power (Each Tribe is a represent of magic, Fire Tribe is Fire, list goes on) So I don't think that'd work for Paxlion, their country…BUT. Is it ok if I compliment that into another country? Because that'd be super cool to see my system work in different ways.
   Also, if I do go with Chayn, it'd be cool, if once they're older and more balanced, they created steam when they touch. It doesn't hurt, it feels kind exhilarating, and even if I don't I might use that as them forgiving eachother. 'Don't touch me!-' And they just pause as it doesn't hurt. Powers are emotionally influenced, so it'd make sense.
   And please don't feel bad for 'blabbering' I love talking bout my characters, thank you for saying it'll be wonderful, I hope it will be and thank you for the help <3
   -Rex

I kind of favor Forrest. Zayn is a great character, one of my faves, but idk how I feel about him with Charlie.

I honestly don't write a ton of romance in my stories, so I don't know how much help I'll be but it sounds to me like you've kind of answered your own question here.
I think one thing to consider is that regardless of who Charlotte ends up with, there's going to people who aren't satisfied. If she ends up with Forrest then people who prefer Zayn will be disappointed and vice versa. I think the best thing you can do is to figure out which one feels right to you.

Yeah, yeah you have a point. I know no matter what people are gonna still hate it lol, but honestly they both feel right. Forrest more so, but I think that's particularly because he's been with Dr since day one, and that'll be five years this may. Maybe part of me needs to accept change lol
Thank you for the feedback <3
-Rex