BlackHeart Biohazards

Age gaps in a romance between characters who initially knew one another when the younger character was fairly young are really fascinating to work through from a character study point of view.

• When did they know? If the young party knew first, did the older one have to rebuff them?
• if they had to rebuff them, how did they feel about it at the time? Did they even have feelings for the younger party yet? or was it something that came afterwards?
• When did the way they saw the younger party change? Was it a major incident all at once, or something gradual?
• Does the older party feel guilt or shame for their feelings toward the younger party changing as they aged? Is there a feeling of confusion?
• If the older party actually did have feelings when the younger one was too young, how do they deal with those feelings? how do they feel about themselves for having them?
• If the younger party was initially rebuffed, how do they feel about being told to wait?
• Does the younger party have to fight to be seen as a viable romantic target at all?
• “I could never see them like that!”
• “How can I get them to see me like I want to be seen?”

It just adds so many interesting psychological dynamics and so much push and pull and tension and confusion. Very compelling and fascinating to think about.