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At long last, dear faelings, the time has come to discuss the final part of character development. I know, I know, it's a sad moment indeed.
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But think how far you've come! We've walked through the beginnings of your character, her likes and vices, her mental state, etc. By now you should have a pretty strong character, but there's just one thing we need to discuss.
Her relationship with family and friends.
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That's right, just in time for the holidays. We're going to get into the nitty-gritty of how your character deals with living and deceased relatives. In some cases, a dead relative might still play an influence in your character's life, whether it's through a traumatic experience that happened, or wisdom that lives on in your character. Either way, this can give you a good look into the complex relationships your character has with family, how that affects day-to-day relationships, and it might introduce a backstory (or an unknown sibling) that your character didn't realize they had.
Character Relationships:
Parents: So many times, we see the mother or father killed off in a story, or the child is orphaned before the book even begins. Let's say your character has parents. Who are they? What part do they play in the story? And what kind of parents are they?
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Relationship with them: Beware the death glare. What's your character's relationship with his parents? Strained? Are they close? Does he visit them weekly? Does he roll his eyes when they send letters to him? Are they overbearing and feel they need to stick their noses in the character's life? Has one of the parents died, leaving the other a single parent? How has your character and the remaining parental figure dealt with the loss? Were the parents abusive at all? However the parents treated/treat your character can influence how the character treats future children how he acts in a parental role.
