Cast your characters, pick a trope

1 Pick a trope

Coffee shop AUA tiny café, a regular, and a rival across the street.

Enemies to loversTwo rivals forced onto the same side for one night.

Fake datingA pretend couple at the worst possible family dinner.

Only one umbrellaA downpour, a bus stop, and exactly one umbrella.

Found familyMisfits, one stray cat, and a holiday nobody planned.

Secret identityOne of them is the masked hero. The other is getting close.

Time loopThe same awkward afternoon, again, until they get it right.

High school AUDetention, a group project, and three people who can't stand each other.

Fantasy questA knight, a thief and a map that lies.

Locked in a roomA jammed door, a dead phone, and a lot of unsaid things.

2 Your cast (3/4) — each one only sees their own note

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PronounsLookVoicedry, quick, teases when nervousWantskeep the café open through winterSecret — only they knowshe reads every anonymous review of her café at 2 a.m.

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PronounsLookVoicepolite, overly formal, bad liarWantsprove his café across the street is betterSecret — only they knowhe is the anonymous reviewer who keeps praising Mara's croissants

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PronounsLookVoicewarm, observant, says the quiet part out loudWantsfinish their comic before the deadlineSecret — only they knowthey have been drawing Mara and Theo as the comic's leads

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3 How they know each other