I do kind of like dynamics where you have characters who don't really want to be in close quarters with one another, but for some reason have to be. Magical bonds of any stripe (like demonic contracts *cough*) are the biggest way I like to work this in. The power differential that can be inherent in relationships is something I find really interesting to explore as well, or try to subvert. Contract Theory is probably the single biggest example of this; Joza and Eli definitely do not have a straightforward master/demon relationship, and I kind of love rolling around in that.

Oddly enough, the same character dynamic kind of squicks me when it comes to romantic pairings, especially when it's played as being ~true love~. I suspect the only way I would be able to write magical bonds in a romantic context would be if the relationship was really messed up somehow. :D;;

On a shorter note, I do like writing pairs of characters where one of them is introverted and the other extroverted. I'm not sure how to make that any more specific since that can cover a lot of things, but it's a general dynamic that I find myself returning to a lot -- maybe because the contrast in personalities makes it easier for me to figure out how the characters interact, for better or worse.



Do any of your characters or stories have theme songs, and if so, what are some of them?