I like my ships narratively oblique. Like yass have those characters not interact as often throughout the story/plot but have their individual character arcs show that they are two pieces of the same puzzle. Have character a avoid being explicitly mentioned but their thematic coding be inescapable for character b. Have the characters be separated but their individual story arcs are all about bringing them closer so when they meet again their dynamic has already changed. Inject it into my veins.
















