@desgurlizfrie OMG, how to begin describing my writing style lollll Arguably, I spend a LOT of time in my head imagining conversations and "dialogue options." If there's source material (like Saku's videos), I think about how his characters often respond to things. In Isaac's case, he's very matter-of-fact in the beginning (eps 1-2), so anything I write (original or not) that's supposed to be BEFORE he gets a little warmer in ep 3 should follow that manner of speaking AND thinking. it was sooooo hard to keep him from being like "you're just a housekeeper" in speech and NOT contradict that with "omg, she's so pretty" in his head BEFORE i knew it was time for those feelings to actually develop, even knowing that he would eventually fall for Kaelyn.
the same was true for her! even tho *I* love Isaac, I knew it might be weird for her to immediately fall for him, especially given what we knew of "Pickle/Listener" at the time (no family, no friends, desperate situation, literally picked up off the street and waking up in a strange man's house). i had to get in the headspace in someone who doesn't know that Saku is eventually making this a romantic series and think about how someone in her situation would really feel toward Isaac, especially since their original agreement was for this to be temporary AND completely professional on both ends. i came up with a lot of random interactions to figure out how she would sound when she first arrived (e.g. the vase breaking scene) vs when she was comfortable in the house/around Isaac and starting to lean more into her own personality (e.g. the chess game), so it would feel like she's also growing alongside his development.
don't be afraid that it'll be "cringey," tho!! it feels that way at first, but as you keep writing, you'll start to feel more and more comfortable making up dialogues or internal monologues in their voices! a lot of writing is just playing around with the scenes and the characters. you've totally got this!!!!
