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Then Bruce adopts Jason. Dick doesn't like the idea at first. I mean, he literally just left and Bruce is already measuring up the next Robin's cape? It's a shitty thing to do and for a while he resents Jason a little but after awhile learns that he actually likes the kid and he's like, "This big brother stuff isn't so bad".

Then cue an incident where Dick and Jason are roughousing for fun and Jason gets hurt. Dick is sorry and Jason understands but Bruce and Alfred positively fuss over Jason and reprimand Dick for not being careful and Dick just breaks.

✧ Sleeping Beauty isn't cursed. She chose to sleep. She's waiting for something.

✧ "The mermaid didn't lose her voice. She gave it away on purpose."

✧ Rumpelstiltskin is the hero. The queen is the villain who broke a legally binding contract.

✧ The Big Bad Wolf is a detective. The Three Little Pigs are hiding something.

✧ Hansel and Gretel were sent into the forest deliberately. Their parents knew exactly what lived there.

✧ "You've been leaving breadcrumbs your whole life. Did you ever wonder who's been following them?"

✧ The Frog Prince has been a frog for so long, he no longer remembers what he's waiting for.

✧ Beauty didn't break the Beast's curse. She just learned to love the Beast. The curse is still very much active.

✧ "The fairy godmother isn't here to help you. She's here to collect on a very old debt."

✧ The seven dwarfs are cursed princes. Snow White is the only one who can free them, but it will cost her everything.

✧ "Don't follow the light. That's not a fairy. That's never been a fairy."

┈୨୧┈ Give them reasons they CAN'T be together that aren't just manufactured drama. Not miscommunication. Not love triangles. Not arbitrary "I push people away" trauma with no real exploration. Give them REAL obstacles: they're on opposite sides of a conflict, timing is wrong, there are actual consequences to being together, they have incompatible life goals, there's a power imbalance they need to resolve first. The obstacles should be meaningful and require actual character growth to overcome, not just a conversation.

┈୨୧┈ Make the friendship foundation SO STRONG that readers ship them before the romance even starts. They should genuinely LIKE each other. They should have inside jokes. They should seek each other out just to hang out. They should trust each other. They should have fun together. When the romantic feelings start developing, it should feel like "oh no, I don't want to ruin this friendship" because the friendship is genuinely valuable. Readers should be able to believe they'd still choose to be in each other's lives even if romance never happened.

┈୨୧┈ Let the tension BUILD in layers over time. First they notice each other. Then they start seeking excuses to be near each other. Then they start getting jealous. Then they start having Moments. Then they start thinking about each other constantly. Then comes the almost-kisses. Then the accidental intimacy. Then the barely-hidden feelings. Each phase should have time to breathe before moving to the next level. Slow burn means SLOW - readers should be desperate for them to get together LONG before they actually do.

┈୨୧┈ Show how they change each other gradually. He starts smiling more because of her. She becomes braver because he believes in her. They adopt each other's habits and phrases. They start to see the world differently because of the other person's influence. Slow burn is about showing two people gradually becoming essential to each other's lives. They should be woven into each other's character development, not separate from it.

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