WANTED: Rivals to Friends to Lovers Plot
Feb 18, 2024 10:33:44 GMT -8
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Post by Carmen Canek on Feb 18, 2024 10:33:44 GMT -8
Suggested FC: Callum Turner
BASIC PLOT INFORMATION
Carmen Canek is one of the most capable reporters of her generation-- only, she's been pigeonholed into staying a photographer for the first few years of her career. She's on the cusp of breaking out, but her editor is making it impossible to publish under the Daily Prophet. Taking up a pseudonym, she begins releasing anonymously published articles about groundbreaking stories in the wizarding world-- to flex her creative and investigative writing skills, of course, but to hopefully gain enough traction to eventually expose Lachlan Greer as the plagiarizing arsehole she knows him to be.
Enters this guy. Perhaps a bit clumsy, but just as passionate, working for an opposing publishing company. But the anonymous writer, aka Carmen, keeps getting a leg up on him-- not necessarily that she's stealing his stories, but these two are like twin flames in some ways. They manage to pick up the same threads for the same stories... only Carmen's a bit faster in writing and publishing them. He makes it his job to unmask this anonymous writer who keeps taking his leads-- only to uncover it's Carmen Canek. (They might have some lore from school, maybe or not! Could be total strangers! There's a million ways this could unfold!)
At first, Carmen and he are rivals, at each others throats for the next good story, the next hit. But they get along well together when they're not fighting for the next big story. Rivalry quickly blooms into begrudgingly cooperation and the pair begin working together to break some Ministry corruption plot or something or the other with the Dark Arts-- either way, they start working together and are swept down a path of danger and potential death. All while dealing with maybe some unrequited and unaddressed feelings they've been harboring.
SOL'S NOTESThis plot and this character are super open! His history, personality's and even his goals and motives in life are all up for grabs and interpretation! I imagine him to be just as driven and passionate as Carmen, but perhaps a bit clumsier when it comes to cleanly executing certain things. He's intelligent-- and if he went to Hogwarts, I feel like he could be any of the houses! He might be willing to take more risks than the average person because of his line of work and he and Carmen could've known each other in school!
Either way! I think he's got some fun plot potential! (Plus, he and Carmen will eventually be lead to breaking some pretty devious stuff as I mentioned!)
I love a good rivals to lovers plot and I think someone to keep Carmen on her toes would be fun too! PM or message on this thread if you want to claim him or have any questions!!