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a writing guide to rivals (or enemies) to lovers + writing prompts

note: these are more rivals to lovers than anything, but you can use them for enemies to lovers as well. 

oh, you’re walking through this door? let me just ~politely~ slam the door in your face on the way out

i know we’re technically supposed to be fighting each other with swords, but you ended up on the ground and i fell on top of you, and woah… i never noticed how attractive you are until now, so let me just appreciate for a moment – wHY THE HELL DID YOU JUST SHOVE ME 

you’ve got me pinned against the wall and i’m not sure if i want to kiss you, or kill you. probably both 

‘’i know we’re, like… friends now, or whatever, but… i’d still kick your ass.’’ ‘‘like you could ever beat me.’‘ but they do, in fact, beat them.

so you’re just… not going to respect my take on this whole thing and go against everything i just said? that’s fine. i’ll just do the same thing and – oh, you didn’t like that? okay. O K A Y . and obviously, they’re doing it out of spite 

character A says ‘‘i’m going to kill you.’‘ and character B takes a step close, they’re so close now, if character B bends their head, they’d be kissing, and character B’s intensely staring into character A’s eyes, and character A’s like… shit . THIS DID NOT GO AS PLANNED ABORT MISSION ABORT ABORT ABOR —– 

OH NO – my love interest has said that they don’t care if anything happens to me, but now i’m about to die, and they’re risking their own life by running into a burning building to save me!!!!! also, did they just scream my name before bursting into the building??? god why do they sound so,,, worried???? 

okay, so… did we… did we just hug… dude. let, let go of me. let’s just. let’s just pretend this didn’t happen. *cough* i’m going to walk away now. okay. BYE 

‘‘is that a smile?’‘ ‘‘if you tell anyone about this, i swear to god, i’ll kill you.’’ 

so somebody ends up on somebody’s lap and holy shit maybe the tension is… unbearable 

when they share an intimate moment, or maybe even a kiss, and they’re both so confused by it, they completely derail. like, they just… stop working. because what the HELL just happened and then they just stare  at each other and nobody says a word until one of them turns around and SPRINTS out of the room 

‘‘go ahead, do it. if you’re so convinced you’ll kill me, do it.’‘ faster than a bullet, character A grabs a knife, handing it over to character B, who, of course, despite having spent the last couple of months claiming they would kill their love interest, and leave them for dead, can’t bring themselves to grab the knife, and actually do it

you ever just get so annoyed by a person, and what they have to say, that you snatch hold of knife and throw it into the wall behind them with all of your strength yeah me neither but maybe this fictional couple would

using seduction to try and throw each other off balance, usually by taking their clothes off in front of the other person, and it’s working

you just took a friend of mine hostage, and your crew’s been torturing them… i just found out about it, and i’m so disappointed, and there’s tears in my eyes, and the other character’s like, holy hell it fucking hurts seeing you like that… and knowing that my crew did that, that i did that to you… that i’m responsible… 

when character A is really sad, and just… out of nowhere, wraps themselves into character B’s arms and starts crying… and character B’s just like… what the hell…? we hate each other? but ok i’ll let it slide this time

there’s only one bed, but this time they’re arguing over who has to sleep on the floor, in which nobody agrees to do, so they end up in the same bed, incredibly annoyed that they have to share their space (it’s not like friends to lovers, in which they both awkwardly get into bed and laughs it off. this is straight up just. i will set this bed on fire if you don’t stay over on your side)

do these two do anything other than be at each other’s throats. like. can they hold oNE conversation without arguing over something

so you’re just. you’re just going to chain me up against this tree. okay. that’s fine. that’s totally fine. i’m fine. 

when one of them realizes that they’ve gone too far, and they show up at their love interest’s door to apologize, but the following conversation happens; ‘‘why are you here?’‘ ‘‘i’m here because i want to apologize.’‘ ‘‘well, i don’t want you here, so go away.’’ followed by the character getting the door slammed in their face.

THE FIRST KISS – and total denial after it happened, and they’re convincing themselves that there’s nothing going on between them… and they pull away from the kiss, and look at each other, and they’re just like… yeah. just realized i’m head over heels in love with this person but if i speak i will die

when they’re having a moment, and one of the characters says ‘’you hate me.’’ and the other character replies with ‘’maybe i don’t hate you entirely’’

when character A’s crew has taken character B hostage, and character A finds out they’re to be executed, and suddenly it’s this race against the clock to try and save character B’s life, while also trying to not reveal to their crew that they’re head over heels in love with the enemy

it’s not enemies to lovers if the characters hasn’t tried to kill each other at least once, or betrayed each other, or put a friend or a loved one of the other person in danger 

literally, how much do i have to stress this, enemies to lovers, they’ve got to raise hell in each other’s lives, enemies to lovers is not about sitting around a campfire and singing kumbaya, enemies to lovers means i’m covered in blood, and if you’re not careful, it’s soon be yours

and rivals to lovers is, you’re covered in blood, but since you’re here, i’ll help you clean it up, but if you get blood on my carpet, you better run 

IF THERE WAS EVER A TIME TO SLOW BURN, IT’S RIVALS OR TO LOVERS. IT’S ALL!!!!! ABOUT!!!!! THE YEArning!!!!!! THESE ASSHOLES ARE FILLED WITH TOO MUCH PRIDE TO ADMIT THEY’RE IN LOVE WITH EACH OTHER!!!!!!

boys are extremely confusing and unpredictable

xiao summoning circle. hope it works

this is the money garf. reblog for untold pasta and riches to come your way

You’ve been visited by the Halloween moose. May god have mercy on your soul.

*travels to the other side of the country* whoa i’ve never seen these biomes bef

post cancelled i forgot biome was a real term and not just a minecraft word

War between the Brotherhood and Minutemen is honestly inevitable even with an alliance between them, but you know what, it would be the American Revolution all over again and the events surrounding it would be 100% identical. The Brotherhood lost to the Institute and can’t come back to the Capital Wasteland with nothing. They want the Commonwealth and believe they have to save the people from themselves. Maxson’s humiliated their boogeyman was beat by farm boys and the Minutemen is catching up to them and fast. 

The Brotherhood linger after their failed war and impose ‘taxes’ (forcing settlers to give up their crops), in order to pursue a campaign in “cleansing” the Commonwealth, which leads to settlers getting pissed because, obviously, they don’t owe these assholes anything. 

More “taxes” in order to keep this campaign going leads to Commonwealth getting angrier and angrier. Common consensus at this point, they don’t want war, they just want to the Brotherhood to get the fuck out. 

What is this similar to? Quartering Act of 1795. This act forced the colonist to provide food and shelter for British soldiers when needed.

The Minutemen try to negotiate with them to back down but that doesn’t really go anywhere. Piper, Good Neighbor, and the Railroad begin to spread anti-Brotherhood propaganda. 

Boston Massacre 2289: A squadron of Brotherhood soldiers on patrol are surrounded by angry settlers who throw ice, rocks, and beat them with whatever they can find on them. One initiate mistakes a rock for a grenade and fires onto the crowd, causing the other soldiers to fire as well, believing it was ordered by their captain. When the dust settles, 15 settlers are dead. An image similar to the one below is spread by Good Neighbor, the Railroad, and Piper. There is outrage across the Commonwealth. 

Tea Act 2.0: Maxson attempts to give the Brotherhood a monopoly on arms trade to stop the Minutemen from catching up, which does not end well and leads to… 

Boston Tea Party Electric Boogaloo: The Railroad, folks from Good Neighbor, a few from Diamond City, and a group of Minutemen dump Brotherhood supplies into the Boston Harbor. Hancock is the main organizer of the event.

Intolerable Acts 2289: Maxson attempts to cut off the inner Boston area, specifically Diamond City and Good Neighbor (Railroad included) from Minutemen trading routes as punishment until the debts could be paid. Some in Diamond City hope to pay off the Brotherhood and blame the rebels, while in Good Neighbor, all hell breaks loose. 

Piper and Deacon’s Midnight Ride: Growing uncomfortable with the amount of technology and guns the Minutemen acquired after the defeat of the Institute and fearing war, Maxson orders that the Brotherhood go to Sanctuary and confiscate it. Noticing the Brotherhood’s activity shifting and getting a suspicious inside source (Haylen) Deacon and Piper head out nights before to warn Sanctuary. The guns and technology are transferred to another settlement. 

Shot Heard Round the East Coast: Marching up to Sanctuary, the Brotherhood are surprised with an ambush at Lexington and Concord. The first shot in the The Second War for American Independence and the Second Siege of Boston begins. 

Battle of Bunker Hill: The Brotherhood, hoping to eliminate the Railroad, take Bunker Hill. The Railroad and Minutemen try to hold on but are overwhelmed, however, they are able to kill a significant amount of Brotherhood soldiers. 

The First Commonwealth Council: The General of the Minutemen decides to meet with several representatives from across the Commonwealth to discuss what to do: Hancock, Fahrenheit, and Dr. Amari from Good Neighbor, Desdemona and Deacon from the Railroad, Piper Wright, Nick Valentine, the Bobrov brothers, and Arturo Rodriguez from Diamond City, Wiseman from the Slog, Preston, Danse, and Ronnie Shaw, etc. 

Hancock, Desdemona, Ronnie, Fahrenheit, and Deacon push for war, but the council comes to a consensus to try negotiation one last time. Address grievances and hope that Maxson addresses it and leaves. Danse still believes Maxson can be reasoned with as he spared his life earlier. 

Maxson doesn’t. 

The Second Commonwealth Council: The different factions come together to unite under the Minutemen and form a military that can take on the Brotherhood. While the General remains in charge of the military, with Preston as their right hand man, they agree to model this new American experiment a democratic republic. The Commonwealth is truly born. Their Declaration of Nationhood is written by Piper, Preston, and Hancock. 

Appealing to outside forces: In a losing war, the Minutemen gain the attention of the legendary Courier Six, Lone Wanderer, and their allies, including Dr. Madison Li, who have been at odds with the Brotherhood for some time. They agree on an alliance and recognize the Commonwealth. Their involvement turns the tide of the war drastically. 

Reconstruction of Liberty Prime: Knowing that the tide has turned, the Brotherhood works on rebuilding Liberty Prime to stop the Minutemen once and for all. Leaked out by Haylen, who is ready to defect to the Minutemen, the leaders debate what the best course of action is. If Liberty Prime is built, the war is over, even with the support of the Lone Wanderer and Courier. The Prydwen must be destroyed, even Danse agrees it is the best course of action, though it pains him. It really is honestly, though, the last thing they all wanted, but Maxson brought it to that point.

Destruction of the Prydwen: The Minutemen mark an artillery bombardment on the Prydwen in the early hours of the morning. However, not without sneaking out the squires with the help of Haylen and other Brotherhood defectors, who promptly take them and hunker down in Sanctuary Hills. It is assumed that Maxson is killed. 

World Turned Upside Down: After a week of fighting, a young knight stands on the rubble of the Prydwen and waves a white flag. The remaining Brotherhood are either escorted out single file back to the Capital Wasteland, completely defeated with the loss of the last Maxson or stay behind as Minutemen. Now, comes the hard part: making a nation. 

ADDITION: Sole Survivor and Crew > > > > > > Founding Fathers not only on the sheer factor of them not being racist slave owning assholes but also being like “we could do this but better actually” and in three hundred years kids in the Commonwealth are going to be into, like, a musical about Preston and that’s gonna be so much better than Hamilton.

Trying to prove a point

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