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| title | category | tags | contextKey | micro | quickTitle | quickSummary | screenshot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relationship Events | Characters | characters, relationships, events, evolution | characters.relationshipEvents | Track scene-by-scene changes in how characters relate to each other. | What are Relationship Events? | Relationship Events record moments in scenes where a relationship changes, becomes known, intensifies or shifts direction. |
Overview
Relationship Events are the story moments that move a relationship forward or sideways. They preserve the path from initial relationship to current relationship without erasing earlier states.
When Should I Use This?
Use a relationship event when a scene changes trust, hostility, attraction, loyalty, awareness or emotional intensity between characters.
How To Use It
Create events from scene relationship editing, then review them here in story order. Check the scene, relationship type, awareness, intensity and notes to make sure the change is clear and placed correctly.
Example
If Beth protects Maggie in Chapter 17, that scene may create a relationship event from suspicion to trust. A later betrayal can add another event without deleting the earlier trust.
Writer Tip
Not every interaction needs an event. Use them for changes the reader, plot or character arc will need to remember.
Common Mistakes
- Recording ordinary conversation as a relationship change.
- Forgetting to link the change to the scene where it happens.
- Using notes without setting the relationship state.
- Losing reciprocal meaning when both characters are affected differently.