Getwrit - An Archive

relationship stuff I want to see in fiction

more couples in happy, committed, established relationships

families that don’t fit the “nuclear family” framework

relationship dynamics between 3+ siblings instead of focusing on the relationship between two siblings

actually good parent-child relationships

characters who are adopted but it’s not a plot point

characters who are adopted as adults

characters in their 50’s/60’s who are obviously Very Much in Love and affectionate and all sappy and romantic over each other

characters who are over 50 finding romantic love

father-daughter and mother-son relationships

A character says no to sex or physical affection, and it’s okay and doesn’t denote some kind of rift in their relationship. A character respecting their partner’s “no” being used to establish the strong, loving nature of their bond, rather than the partner’s “no” being used to suggest there is something wrong in the relationship

Characters in intimate relationships that don’t want to have sex and it’s not for Trauma Reasons or “overcome” for character development.

characters that want to wait to have sex, for religious reasons or other reasons

older female characters that don’t have or want a romantic partner or kids but that aren’t portrayed as cold and emotionally constipated

crazy cat lady but it’s dragons instead of cats

a female character that can’t have kids but wants kids, and instead of being a huge source of angst for her she..........adopts

characters with “atypical” sexual boundaries or that just don’t like certain “vanilla” activities and it’s fine

physical affection (hugs, naps together, cuddling, backrubs etc) with no sexual undertones

platonic relationships between men and women without any Romantic Tension

teenage characters that aren’t fixated on romance

characters who used to date still having a good relationship with one another and it’s not used for Drama

“ex-best-friends” being used for drama instead of “ex-lovers” because oof

“I couldn’t find any pictures that are-” is a very lousy excuse to whitewash PoC. There are plenty of PoC models, stock images, and editorials out there. You just have to find it. Here are some of the blogs that are dedicated to PoC editorials/models that I follow. Feel free to add and suggestion more.

filipinomodel

desimalemodels 

modelsofcolor  

pinoysonthelimelight  

highfashionpakistan 

black-boys

bollywoodeditorial

pakistanifashionedits

celebritiesofcolor

koreanmodel

indonesianmodels

theasianmalemodel

hellyeahblackmodels

writing is simple. i put my characters into a situation that i, the author, cannot figure out how to get them out of and i close the document

i am not immune to the "character's eyes glow when they use their powers" trope

Hass Idriss | She Rises at Dusk