Romantic Confession Dialogue Prompts 

Writing Sibling Relationships

A sibling relationship is perhaps one of the most complicated things to realistically write about. Your character dynamics and personalities will help determine their relationships but here are some things to consider:

Building their past:

Think about how they were raised. Upbringing plays a large role in impacting a person’s character, and it also helps shape relationships with siblings.

Consider their favourite memories. Good memories are important to a person, and people often seek to create new memories similar to the old good ones.  On the other side, also think about their worst memories.

Who was the oldest? Who was the baby? Birth order does have some impact on personality. It also is especially important for the earliest memories.

Think about the roles that they ended up in. Siblings do, to some extent, define themselves by how they are different from each other. They pursue different interests, take on different roles, and explore different identities. These roles can be a source of self-realisation and sometimes frustration. 

Giving siblings personalities:

Choose personality traits for each sibling. Even if the sibling is only a minor character, it’s important to know their basic personality.

Think about each character’s dreams, hopes, and struggles. What do they want in life? What are their goals? Every character needs something to strive for.

Figure out their insecurities. Everyone feels insecure about different things: skills, personality traits, perceived physical flaws etc.

The siblings in your story might have similar looks, qualities and characteristics. However it’s important to make them their own person too. 

Keep in mind that siblings might have the same habits, sometimes without even realising it. (Personal example- My eldest brother and I do not look the same. He has green eyes, mine are brown. I have dark hair, he’s blonde. Our faces are shaped different. He takes after our mum, I take after our dad. However, we have a lot of the same habits and mannerisms. We both carry ourselves in the same way, we both quirk our eyebrows in the same manner when confused. Little things like that, that when growing up I’ve picked up from him and vice versa.)

Things siblings do: (This is a generalisation)

Siblings know how to push each others buttons.

Usually they spend so much time with each other, they know exactly how to annoy their sibling and the best way to do it.

Whatever annoys your character, his (or her) siblings already know about it. If your character’s siblings decide to get on his nerves, it shouldn’t take them very long.

Most (if not all) siblings make fun of each other to some degree. Usually they are just messing with each other. Depending on the circumstances, the insult may be forgotten almost immediately.

But it’s important to consider how siblings react when someone else is picking on their brother or sister. A lot of siblings will get defensive in this situation.  Unless you have set up a reason otherwise, make sure your siblings know how to tease each other but also how to protect each other.

They rarely call each other “sis” or “bro” unless they’re trying to be annoying. This is seen a lot in films and TV but it’s not common. The occasional greeting like that is fine, but overusing it just sounds strange and unnatural.

Sibling conflict:

Siblings will argue other pretty much anything. Most of the time it’s just to get a reaction. Sometimes one will start an argument just because they’re bored.

The silent treatment! A lot of siblings, particularly children teenagers and young adults will give each other the silent treatment over the pettiest things. But it’s incredibly hard to ignore someone living in the same house as you for a long period of time.

The sibling on the receiving end of the silent treatment will usually do absurd and annoying things to get their brother or sister to speak. 

Common things siblings argue about:

The tv remote

Who is going to use the bathroom first

Someone is taking too long in the bathroom

Who gets to sit in the front seat of the car

Who the favourite is

Estranged siblings:

“Sibling relationships are our longest, but it’s also an accident by birth. There are no guarantees that the siblings will grow up with similar personalities, interests or like each other,”

You should be able to find plenty of conflict amongst brothers and sisters. But most of the time there is a resolution.

If you were to fall out with a friend, you can unfriend them, you can’t un-sister a sister, whether you like it or not you’re stuck with that person in some sense.

However, some siblings do fall out and never speak to each other again. It happens, but if this happens in your story there are a few things to consider: 

When asked about their family will your character acknowledge that they have siblings? Or will they claim to be an only child?

Why did they stop speaking?

Would they reconcile in times of crisis? For example, if a family member died would the siblings put aside their differences to deal with the situation?

Do they tell stories about their childhood that include the sibling? 

It’s important to remember that if someone has a sibling, a lot of their childhood memories and stories from growing up will have some reference or include that sibling. It’s hard to complete cut them out, they will be mentioned at some point. 

Given the entangled, long-lasting bond, what’s the price paid for suspending or ending it? 

Does the sibling have other brothers or sisters whose relationships are satisfying? “

“If they have no contact with a sibling, it’s losing a shared history and there can be a sense of guilt,” 

Or are your character’s relieved? Do they express a sense of relief. 

“Like the end of a marriage, sibling estrangement is always sad, even when it brings relief. It’s not what anyone hoped for, but sometimes it’s the wise and necessary choice.”

Ways of bringing together estranged siblings:

Write compassion between your characters. Show them trying to see things from the sibling’s viewpoint alongside their own.

Have them say what they want from their sibling moving forward. Don’t just have your characters vent all the time. Your reader might grow tired of that.

Confirmation of love and affection:

Are the siblings in your story the type to talk about feelings? Maybe they don’t talk about it but the feeling is still there. Consider showing the depth of their relationship through actions.  

(Personal example - When I was born my brothers were 4 and 6 years older than me. From what my mum has said they were both excited to have another sibling and would fight about who got to hold me first. When we were younger we used to cuddle on the sofa and play together, and frequently said I love you etc,  however as we got older that stopped. I can’t remember the last time I said I love you to either of them, which sounds terrible. But it doesn’t change the fact that I know they love me and that they know I love them, we just show it and say it in different ways.)

Relationships with parents:

How did parents or caregivers react to fights between siblings?

Was there parental favouritism, real or perceived? How did the non-favourite sibling(s) react?

Do your siblings stick together when arguing with their parents?

Would your characters lie in order to prevent their brother or sister being told off by their parents?

Some siblings will join forces to tease their parents. 

What if the siblings don’t have a good relationship with their parents:

If this is the case in your story, research it, google is your friend.

Try and read up on real life experiences.

Consider how the siblings view their parents. Do they stand together with the same opinion or do they have conflicting recollection of events?

Do the parents have a healthy relationship with each other? How has this impacted their children?

Writing siblings who have abusive parents:

If the siblings come from an abusive home, how has this affect their behaviour? 

Do the siblings ever talk about what happened? 

Do they have the share the same experience? Do they ever argue about the situation?

Are they over protective?

Has their own relationship become strained? Have they drifted apart?

Do the siblings ever acknowledge the past? If not, does this cause friction?

Common assumptions about sibling age order:

Oldest child: people pleasing, bossy, organised, punctual, natural leader, controlling, ambitious, expected to uphold family values, caretakers, financially intelligent, responsible

Middle child: flexible, easy going, independent, sometimes feels like life is unfair, sometimes will engage in attention-seeking behaviour, competitive.

Youngest child: silly or funny, risk-taking, creative, sometimes feels inferior, easily bores, friendly, outgoing, idealistic, the baby of the family.

Only child: close to parents, demanding, leaders, spoiled, self-absorbed, private in nature, may relate better to adults to kids their own age, independent, responsible

While these are common assumptions, they are not strictly true and it’s important to consider your characters personality before you apply any of these stereotypes because it may clash with how your character truly is.

Half siblings:

Half-siblings can run along several lines:

They might act like full siblings, depending on how long they’ve known each other.

They may view each other as space takers.

Your characters may feel “eh” about their half- sibling, they could just be someone who is there but they don’t have a relationship with. The half-sibling may even be a complete stranger.

Consider that they might be rivals. Are they friendly rivals or bitter rivals?

Don’t get caught up in trying to build their relationship based on what “should be” in accordance with society. As you establish these characters, let your own imagination lead you to what their relationship is. But remember that their relationship will be impacted on how the parents treat them too.

(@its-the-tear-in-my-heart ​ thanks for asking about sibling relationships. This post is more generalised than your question but I hope it helped in some way.)

Do you have dialogue for asking to kiss your best friend?

asking to kiss your best friend prompts

“ okay, this is going to sound crazy, and you're totally free to punch me in the face, but... “

“ i can't believe i'm even admitting to this but, you now, i've always kinda wondered what it would be like to kiss you. “

“ do... platonic best friends kiss each other? “ “ people make-out all the time. for pleasure, you know. doesn't always mean there's feelings involved. “

“ so... does that mean you've thought about this for quite a while, or... “ “ no. no, it's totally just something that crossed my mind today. “

“ come on, you're attractive, and you're a great guy. you've got good lips... “

“ we're friends. “ “ yeah, friends kiss each other all the time, right? “

“ you're right, it's weird. “ “ no, it's not weird, it's just -- i've never really thought about it before. “

“ you never thought about it? not even once? “

“ this is awkward. “ “ yeah... it is. “

“ i'm sorry for bringing it up. “ “ actually, i would love to kiss you. “

“ you mean, you, and me? kissing? “

“ what do you say, you and me, just get it done and over with? “

“ come on, you've never thought about it? “ “ maybe once or twice. “

“ you mean us, kissing? “ “ can't say it never crossed my mind. “

“ let's just... kiss to see what it's like. “

“ fuck it. get over here. let's do it. “

“ it's just an innocent kiss. it's not like it means anything. “

“ come on, you talk about your... bedroom adventures all the time, and from what i can tell, you're pretty successful, so... maybe i'm a little curious. “

“ wait, you're serious? you're actually going to kiss me? “ “ it's not like i have anything better to do. “

“ i mean, it's a little awkward, but i guess things could always be... more awkward? “

need refs/inspo for period clothing?

here you go:

Medieval (9th-15th century):

10th century and earlier

Romance (1000-1250)

11th century

12th century

13th century

more 13th century

14th century

more 14th

15th century

and more 15th century

Gothic (1150-1550)

Renaissance (1520-1650)

16th & 17th century

16th century

more 16th

Tudors (1500-1550)

more Tudors

Elizabethan Period (1558-1603)

Jacobean Era (1603-1625)

17th century

more 17th century

and again

and even more

this won’t stop

Baroque (1600-1750)

Georgian Period (1714-1830):

18th century

more 18th century

18th century women’s fashion

18th century men’s fashion

Rococo (1720-1770)

Classicism (1770-1790)

children 18th-19th century

Regency Preiod (1811-1820)/ Empire (1800-1820s):

1790-1820s

more stuff on regency and georgian era

even more

that’s not enough regency

and more

how is there so much

early 19th century men’s wear

early 19th century women’s wear

Victorian Period (1837-1901):

Romantic Era (1820-1840s)

Civil War Era/1850-1860s

1870-1890s

more victorian

Edwardian Period (1901-1910):

1900-1910s

Belle Epoque (1880-1910s)

more edwardian/belle époque

Modern:

1910s-1920s [Fashion between the World Wars]

1920s

more roaring 20s

so much 20s

1920s hairstyles

1930s

1930-1940s

1930-1950s

1950s

more 50s

1960s

1960-1970s

1980s

lots of periods in one spot/fashion through centuries:

here, here, and here is almost everything (and properly ordered)

also here with lots of historic fashion magazines

historic fashion

costumes of antiquity

more historical clothing

history of fashion

more history of fashion

“vintage” clothing

historic costumes

children’s historical fashion/toys

details

historic wedding dresses

historic assecoires (hats, shoes…)

hats

masks

parasols

lots of embroidery/jewlery

it indeed is western/european centric, I’m sorry for that, but for other cultures I simply don’t have so many references

The 'married' couple that is just friends

"You're coming over? bring me coffee I ran out,"

"ah, my friend looks like he's about to kill you, you best leave,"

"I'm going to have to beat people off with a stick aren't I?"

"Man, thanks, I haven't been able to get to the dishes, you're a life saver,"

"do you have my sad hoody? I need my sad hoody,"

"Can you come over? I need your cooking,"

"We have plans! why do we have plans?"

"you're like my child, call me daddy.... nevermind, that sounds wrong,"

"we're going to your parent's for Mom's birthday tomorrow?"

"I left you lunch,"

"who's apartment are we in?"

"I have a key, it's not breaking an entering,"

"I don't care if it's 2am, I'm lonely, come watch a movie,"

"you remembered my snacks right?"

"Did you just get slapped? oh man, I need to high-five them, where are they?"

"Nooo let me sleep,"

"do you remember where I put my purse?"

"Buy me food, I'm broke,"

"Of course, you're my ATM, who else is going to give me money and not expect it back?"

"I forgot my wallet, hey! I need your bank card,"

"This is why I love you,"

" I can't believe you're making me do yoga,"

"What are we married?"

"yeah sure take it,"

"we're out of brain cells,"

"no milk? aw man she hates black coffee,"

"Is it safe yet? I brought Icecream?"

"I got us tickets to the concert, you owe me,"

"if you're going to cry I'm going to punch someone,"

"Hey, hey, It's okay, I'm here,"

"we won!? man, I'm good at this,"

"he did it,"

"excuse me? I was innocent, you corrupted me,"

"you fixed my sink! thanks!"

"I gave a dude your number, he wouldn't stop bothering me, give em' hell,"

"What's for dinner?"

"you have plans that don't involve me? since when?"

"Happy Birthday hoe,"

"isn't this illegal?"

"who's body are we hiding?"

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25 Writing Prompts to Annoy or Anger Your Character

His coworker or neighbor keeps listening to awful music.

At the casino, she played the slot machine for an hour before giving up. The next person sat down and got a huge jackpot on the first try.

Someone who was caught breaking a rule, or the law, wasn’t properly punished.

Someone stole or copied his creative work, research, or invention.

Someone’s taking up two seats on public transit, so she has to stand.

There are no parking spaces, and someone double-parked.

Someone criticizes her cat, dog, or child.

His pet, child, partner, or roommate wakes him up at night for the third time in a row.

Her snack just got stuck in the vending machine.

Someone he knows keeps talking about himself or herself, dominating the conversation.

She’s wrongly accused of a misdeed, or even punished for it.

The zipper of his coat gets stuck.

She sees someone mistreating or threatening a vulnerable individual.

He gets home from the store with several bags of groceries, but not the one item he went there to get.

Someone cheats on her.

Someone steals his wallet, computer, or car.

There’s water on the bathroom floor and his socks get soaked.

She’s asked her partner or child a hundred times to stop doing a particular thing. They’ve promised to stop. They’re still doing it.

Someone eats food off his plate without asking.

Someone makes a cruel joke or insensitive remark.

Someone cuts ahead of her in line.

Someone defaces his property or damages his vehicle.

Someone interrupts her repeatedly.

Someone asks him too many personal questions.

A sick person coughs or sneezes on her.

Hi!! I absolutely LOVE your page btw! I was wondering if you had any prompts for a childhood friends to enemies to lovers trope?

Hi and thank you!

@glossyvirgo2021 asked me the exact same thing and it's a bit hard to write something like this without any further info (what exactly means enemy in this context and how old are they during all of this), but I tried to come up with some dialogue prompts that fit into the trope. Mostly on the stage from enemies to lovers.

Childhood friends to enemies to lovers prompts

"You broke my heart, you idiot. And the first time always hurts the most."

"Why do you always seem so angry with me?" "Why? You really have to ask me why I'm angry? You left me when I needed you!"

"I actually miss being friends." "I don't actually want to be friends anymore."

"We used to be best friends. What happened to us?" "Well, we got older."

"Mistakes were made, I get that. But shouldn't we start to try to get past them?"

"We were always a good team. And we could still be one."

"I miss how we were back then." "The good old times are not coming back." "But maybe we could try again for the future."

"What's the saying? With friends like you, who needs enemies?" "Maybe I don't even want to be just friends anymore."

"We grew up together..." "And we also grew apart."

I hope you both like them!

- Jana

THINGS TO MAKE YOUR OC FEEL GUILTY . Pt 1.

When she leaves for work in the morning , her dog looks sad .

He took off the collar of the family dog and abandoned her in the park because they couldn't afford to feed her.

As a child / adult they didn't notice or figure out that someone was in a terrible situation before it was too late.

They had a horrible argument with them right before they died in an accident.

He or she keeps imagining what it would be like to kiss their best friend / sibling's soulmate/ BF or GF / wife or husband.

He didn't make it to his father's deathbed in time.

She was out of town when her terminally ill loved one died alone at home.

She accidentally served food to someone who was highly allergic to it and almost killed them .

He or she didn't go to their funeral.

Because of an illness or deformity , he can't work and has to accept the support of others or the government.

Despite a happy childhood and a fortune adulthood , he struggles with depression and anxiety .

She called in sick for work when really , she just didn't feel like going in.

She frequently indulges in unhealthy eating despite the doctor's warning.

He had stopped taking his medications for a while now.

He forgot someone's birthday .

She forgot their anniversary.

She cheated on her boyfriend or spouse.

He stopped loving her a long time ago but can't find it in him to break up with her , who's head over heels for him

She had an abortion even though her partner wants to start a family.

His girlfriend killed herself after he broke up with her.

He ignored the call or turned off his when someone called to later discover they committed suicide.

She had an abortion .

He was in a car crash that injured the driver.

He was involved in a hit and run.

She accidentally hit someone's dog when they run out in front of her car.

She betrayed someone who was very kind or good to her.

He or she has decided not to have kids and is hiding it from their spouse who loves children.

As a lawyer, he got his client scot free even though the guy was guilty.

They accepted bribe and faked evidence to implicate an innocent person.

As a teenager they bullied others.

She accidentally killed someone or badly hurt someone when they pulled a prank .

He and his friends spread a fake rumour about someone for fun that caused the person to be an outcast.

They are in love with their step sibling.

He is in his forties and dating someone half his age.

She stole from her best friend.

He stole someone else's work and is making money out of it.

She had to put down her dog because he was very old and miserable.

She thinks she loves her step child than her biological children .

As a child or adult , he successfully blamed his wrongdoing on someone else who was punished for it.

He / she's sleeping with his best friend's / friend's parent.

Some of these can be used as ideas for character secrets as well . And if you probably want to write a character who is unlikable you could use these and not make them feel guilty about it.

do you have any prmpts for rivals bonding?

bonding with your rival prompts

“ maybe we're not so different after all. “

“ thought you hated me. “

“ you hate me, huh? sounds like the beginning of a love story. “

“ or maybe, i don't hate you as much as i thought i did. “

“ regardless of where we stand, i admire you. “

“ let's start over. “

“ i think we both know i never really hated you. “

“ you're quite extraordinary. “

“ guess that's part of the reason; you were just a constant, walking reminder of [...] “

“ why won't you let people see the good in you?

“ you and your well-being matters more than some stupid childhood rivalry. “

“ why won't you let people see the good in you? “

“ thank you, for what you did tonight. “

“ i'm tired of fighting. i don't wanna do it anymore. “

“ i like you, name. more than i care to admit. “

“ come to me, all right? whenever you have a problem. “

“ maybe i haven't given you enough credit. “

Back to the Wall

“You’ve got me… Now what?”

“Don’t tell me you’re chickening out.”

“You’re mine now.”

“Your lips look so soft from up close. Kissable.”

“You look like you want to devour me.”

“No where to run. But you didn’t want to escape, did you?”

“Your heart’s racing. What are you afraid I’m going to do?”

“I can’t resist you.”

“I knew I could get you to chase me. You’re so easy to rile up.”

“You’re shaking… ”

“No more teasing.”

“You’ve been taunting me all day. Was this what you were after?”

“As they say, turnabout is fair play.”

“You thought I was just going to lay back and take it?”

“You’re starting to realize you’re in over your head, aren’t you?”

“I’m going to take what’s mine.”

“Now that I’ve caught you - on your knees.”

“You shiver every time I breathe in your ear. How cute~.”

“You didn’t know you were into this, did you?”

“Fuck, I love it when you do this.”

“Don’t forget who’s in control.”

“You’ve been pushing your luck. This is a reminder of who’s in charge.”

“Are you gonna give it to me? Or are you all bark and no bite?”

“Don’t get cocky.”

“I hope this is going where I think it is.”

“Don’t worry, I like things a bit rough.”

“Now that’s what I call foreplay.”

“You’re hot as hell when you get all in my face like this.”

“Is that it? Didn’t you want to prove a point?”

“I can feel how bad you want me. Give in.”

“If you want out, this is your last chance.”

Imagine your OTP

A does something touching for B .( Y'all decide whatever is most touching to your OC)

A: * gets emotional * Aww... I don't deserve you...

B : kisses A softly . " You deserve me. And you deserve everything else that is good on this world. " A , smiles , caressing B's cheek .

B : " A..." smiles , leaning into A's touch . ( Touched and lost at words )

A smiles and slides their hands around B's waist and pull them into a loving kiss.