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My Favorite Side Characters 😍
I think sometimes side characters are overlooked, especially in romance, I think they're really important to the story. They're the support system for the love interests, and they help us see who those characters are outside of the romance. It's also why I try to give the characters hobbies and lives out of the romance (and hockey) -- it builds who the character is, to see how they spend their life before the love interest, the type of relationships they have and prioritize, and how they fold the romance into that existing structure.