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writing prompts for angst scenes

character A gets stabbed, just as character B is entering the room. B catches A's words: "Wow, this hurts a lot more than I expected.

they are fighting back to back, and A sees that B has been wounded. This gives them the power to finish the fight, then turn to B: "how long have you been injured like this?"

a call at the end of a battle after A and B were separated: "Be honest, am I ever going to see you again?"

two characters hug to say goodbye but the hug doesn't end for several minutes. (bonus points if it starts raining)

A is searching in the ruins of a crashed building for B's body. instead, they find clues and come to the conclusion that B is the one who started the whole invasion, and that means they can't be dead: "That jerk got me worried again."

trying on clothes for a big event, but finding a needle inside one sleeve just a minute to late. it has already punctured your skin, filling you with poison.

A is immune to poison and B is trying their drink, not knowing that someone's trying to kill A.

"tell me."

breaking the "enemy" zone in enemies to lovers.

"I may be drunk, but you're not so horrible tonight. Don't laugh, I'm very drunk."

"You're the only one I could come to with this. Now I know you're probably not gonna help me, but..."

"Of course you always have to assume stuff like that. I didn't hate you, I only hated what your people did to my family."

"No! You don't die for me. You don't get to do that, because we hate eachother and it's not appropriate so stop trying to be a hero."

*shoots someone dead to save them, because they need them to be alive during their mission*

Person A tends to B's wounds, because A can't stand seeing people hurting. B looks up at them and considers the possibility of having misjudged their personality.

They're at the end of a mission and are feeling very discouraged, knowing things are only going to get worse. Person A starts the conversation with a question: "Are we still enemies?".

It's raining during their argument and person B can't see A's tears, but still feels the urge to follow them after they run inside the house.

They accidentally get into trouble togheter (commit a crime, idk something like this), so now they have to stick togheter to solve it.

"It doesn't matter that I hate your guts. You look hot, wanna dance?"

"I'd have to be blackout drunk to go out with you, but I don't wanna be in this place either, so where are we going?"

• have someone read your work.

Learn to use constructive criticism in your advantage and accept that you can't be perfect, not yet. The best thing is sending trustful people your manuscript, even if you don't know them. This way it's not your best friend reading, so they don't manage your feelings and tell you exactly what needs to be improved.

• try writing different kinds of scenes.

Maybe what you write is flat, therefore you should try writing something different. Explore genres and styles, fight scenes and death scenes. Learn your own style and develop it in order for it to evolve.

• read. learn words.

This needs no explanation. A useful trick is literally reading a wordy book if you want to be able to write vast description. Reading a book about war if you want to get into the battlefield mood.

• maybe it doesn't need improvement, it just needs a defined plot

If you struggle with actually writing a book, the old "find an idea and explore it" is best. Try outlining a plot and even the chapters, if that works for you. Or maybe you enjoy writing short stories. No way of writing is the wrong way, so find your own path when it comes to this. Stare at a blank page and start putting word on it, no pressure, even if nothing comes of it. Then you can start the second draft and it will all settle into place with the characters and plot twists.

• write what you're best at writing