#characters arguing

B: ah, the one I should've aborted.

A: ironic since I'm the only one you didn't.

B: case and point.

A: dad should've locked the door when the house burned down.

B: harsh coming from the so called pacifist.

“I need some air. I can’t breathe,” the protagonist whispered, shoving away from their lover. They felt xer move behind them, reach for their hand, and they tried to move away. “Leave me alone!”

“No, wait!” xe pleaded, grabbing the protagonist’s wrist. “I need to explain.”

“This whole thing was a setup. And you knew,” the protagonist said, avoiding their lover’s gaze. It was filled with too much guilt and shame. “I thought I was saving the day, but I was nothing more than a glorified, oblivious actor, playing out a part. And this-,” they waved a hand between them, “-was all an act too.”

“No!” their lover snapped. “It might have started out that way, but-,”

“But you grew to love me? You thought love would trump the massive lie you told me?!” The protagonist spun around, glaring at xer. “In what world, in what mindset did you think this would end happily?!”

Their lover’s face said enough. They hadn’t planned for the truth to get out. They were happy to lie and happy to live the lie.

"Oh so he's loyal to YOU now is he?!" - B

"Uh... c-can I leave?" - C, the one both are talking about

"Owl" (Seer/Magic-User)

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The first reunion

*after running into each other both had put everything on hold to talk... at first they were happy but the serious problem came up rather quickly...*

Owl: you left me behind, abandoned me! Now you just... SHOW UP again?!

Oz: ... I didn't know you were immortal...

Owl: would that have changed anything if you did?

Oz: not really... we were kids, I couldn't take care of you. I left you with a family I knew would treat you well. Didn't they?

Owl: that's not the point! You disappeared without an explanation and after they died I was alone. I thought my big brother died too and meanwhile he's been out there living his life!

Oz: I'm a CHANGELING, the last thing you were going to get from me was an explanation! Especially back then when I worked for the Janus Order- oh Life's-Curse I should not have said that *covers his mouth*.

Owl: ... a... what?... is that why you always looked different... you're not- HEY!

Sometimes I feel bad for having  characters/couples fight. But, they're arguments I feel the characters need to have. It's not like I'm actively trying to get them angry at each other, they just get mad like people do.

Sometimes I read stories and get annoyed that the characters don't fight or have never fought. It almost seems like bad communication. It prevents them from ever talking about things that are important to them and their relationships. Or it seems like one character is supremely dominant and what they say goes which isn't all that great of a relationship.