bisexualdinahlance reblogged
Genuinely I think one of the best things you can do to build characters in your story is give them a kink. You do not have to put that kink in the story. You do not have to tell anyone but yourself. But thinking about their wants and needs and what would bring them comfort or desire, about whether they crave power or crave a situation where they're blessedly free from any power, about which taboo they might kind of want to cross, is really useful for getting inside their head. Also "what situation would make my character stupid horny enough to make a terrible mistake?" is a good plotting device. "It's a plot hole that they made that dumb decision" no they were just whistling like a lustful kettle and forgot to turn their brain on.
#i didnt do this on purpose but thru discussing with a friend what our characters would do if they met lol#definitely discovered some things about one of the characters just by joking how hed lust after another#but yeah honestly kinks can say sooo much about like what you want what you feel youre lacking#(or what maybe you used to lack) etc#like not in a freudian way but like yaknow#sometimes a character likes certain kinks bc they have control issues#sometimes they like certain kinks bc they have TOO MUCH control in their daily lives etc.#writing#queue