𝐀𝐓𝐋𝐀𝐒, WRITING TIPS

* . ᵗʸᵖᵉˢ ᵒᶠ ᶠⁱʳˢᵗ ᵏⁱˢˢᵉˢ.

༉˚*ೃ 𝐓𝐘𝐏𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐊𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐒.

we all know how important first kisses are in stories where romance is concerned — how many readers wait for it — and often it seals the deal of a relationship beginning! it's always a very important moment that will depend on the characters, their relationship, and the situation! there are joyful kisses, tense kisses, angsty kisses and sad kisses, it's all up to how you want their moment to go. 

i'm in love with all these first kiss tropes — we all know i'm a sucker for romance — and some of them are cliche, but i'm a hoe for cliche romances, sue me. here's a list of all the first kiss tropes or types that i could conjure up! (this is me being soft and excited over kisses excuse me). remember that all of these first kiss tropes can be combined: you can have a sad moment, a lip-brush followed by more life-threatening situations and then a "can i kiss you" kiss while simultaneously a tearful kiss. combining them is so fun and a really effective way to amplify emotions!

SWEET / SOFT FIRST KISSES.   →      *   .    &

.     &     ━     cheek / forehead kisses    →   not officially a first kiss, but so damn cute if they have feeling for each other and haven't kissed before. it can be SO SOFT .

.     &     ━     kisses where their lips just graze    →   they're so close they can feel each other's breath, their lips brush against each other. maybe something causes them to jump apart or shift their head away (outside causes, or their own thoughts). one of my favourites .

.     &     ━     "can i kiss you?"    →   soft af, faces are close and they're both looking at each other softly, when one of them just asks, "can i kiss you?". bc consent is important and also this trope is just so soft ahhhhh .

.     &     ━     just enamoured kisses    →   they can't stop staring at each other and each other's mouths, because they think the other person is just so beautiful and lovely. and it's so soft and slow, like they just hold each other's faces or waists, and very slowly press their lips together. even better if they've been through some intense, life-threatening shit beforehand. always fit the angst in there .