Beautiful People: Valentine’s Edition
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What is this, another post in which I talk about the
characters from Snow? Yep, that’s
right. My apologies for two link-up posts in a row, but I left them too late in
the month and so you get both of them this week. But now, it’s time for another
Beautiful People post. Beautiful People is a writerly link-up hosted by
Cait@Paper Fury and Sky@Further Up and Further In, and this month, it’s all
relationship themed in honour of Valentine’s Day. If you saw yesterday’s post then
you would have met the two main characters of Snow, the volatile duo of Nicola and Eric in my three excerpts. If
you haven’t checked out that post yet, I highly suggest you do. And now, on to
the questions!
How did they first
meet?
Nicola and Eric first met in less than ideal circumstances.
Eric was on the run from his step-father and had been brought to the base of a
team of teenaged agents with mutant abilities for his own protection, and also
in the hope that he could provide them with some helpful information. Nicola
happens to be one of these teenaged agents. Neither of the were too happy for
him to be there.
What were their first
impressions of each other?
Not
good. In Nicola’s own words “Either he was feeling intensely awkward, or he was
just a stuck up little so-and-so. Either way he was extremely rude.” And Eric’s
first impression of Nicola is “The girl with blue hair, the sarcastic one…”
Yeah, they didn’t hit it off very well.
How long have they
been a couple?
Well, technically in this book they’re not yet a couple. It
takes them about a book and a half to start figuring things out. They’re
complicated little cookies.
How committed/loyal
are they to each other? Would they break up over a secret or a disagreement?
Could stress drive them apart? Would they die for each other?
Once they actually become a couple, they’re incredibly
committed to each other. Nicola is willing to sneak into the middle of the
enemy’s base to find help for Eric, and Eric will put himself in harm’s way, or
even die for Nicola if he had to. Both of them have trust issues, and they have
a rocky start to their relationship, but once they get things straightened out,
they’re willing to do anything for the other. And as far as breaking up over a secret, they're both pretty tolerant of secrets as they each have their own fair share of them. Dark pasts are dark, peoples.
List 5 “food quirks”
they know about each other. (Ex: how they take their coffee, if they’re
allergic to something, etc….and feel free to mention other non-food quirks!)
Oh goodness, I don’t think I know five food related quirks about them, let alone if they know
them. However, here are five random quirks they know about each other.
- Nicola is queen of cookies and hot chocolate. But only if they’re both homemade
- Eric accidentally lowers the room temperature when stressed or upset
- Nicola prefers to do all her thinking underwater
- Eric hates instant coffee
- Nicola had to keep her hands busy when she’s stressed or nervous
Does anyone
disapprove of their relationship?
Well, Eric’s step-dad would, but as he’s more present as an
enemy threat rather than an actual influence in his life his opinion has no
bearing on the matter. Apart from that, people are actually pretty supportive,
or at least tolerant of it.
What would be an
ideal date?
For Nicola, an ideal date would be a trip to a quiet beach
with no one around so she can go in the water without anyone seeing her tail
appearing. And then hot chips while sitting on the sand as the sun goes down.
Before her mutant ability appeared in her early teens, most of her life
revolved around the beach, so it holds a very special place in her heart.
For Eric, an ideal date would be something really ordinary,
like going to get coffee, or to see a movie. This is partly because his life is
so abnormal usually that going to do something simple like that would allow him
to be an ordinary person again, doing the usual things teenagers do, rather
than trying to save the world.
What are their
personality dynamics? Similar? Contrasting? Do they fight a lot or mesh
perfectly?
In many ways, they’re very similar. Neither of them trusts
easily, both have very strong opinions, and neither of them settle into new
places with new people very easily. Most of the time they get on pretty well,
but because they’re both rather headstrong this does lead to them butting heads
on several occasions, quite heatedly in some cases.
What have been their
best and worst moments together as a couple?
So far, I’m not actually sure what their best moment is as a
couple. Mostly because it takes them forever to become a couple, and then when
they do, it’s under bad circumstances. Their worst moment though, I know that. It
comes three books in to the series (yes, I have written the first three books
without having finished editing the first one yet.) Without sharing too many
spoilers, Eric has big health issues which are a carry-over from something that
happens in Snow, and he is likely to
die from it if they can’t find a solution to fix it. And that solution is nigh
on unreachable. So that’s the darkest time for both of them so far.
Where do they see
themselves and their relationship in the next few years?
Currently they have trouble looking ahead that far due to
current dangerous events. However, given time to sit down and think about it,
they would hope that in the next few years neither of them gets killed in a
mission, and that they stick together. Seeing as they live in the same place
and neither of them has any plans of leaving any time soon, it would get very
awkward very quickly if they broke up. But, because they have such trouble
getting emotionally close to people, they tend to hold on tightly when they do.
And that's it folks, a little bit more about Eric and Nicola. Have you enjoyed getting to know them a bit better this week? Are you linking up with Beautiful People this month? Drop me a link to your post in the comments!
12 comments
Ooh, headstrong and butting heads?!? THEY SOUND LIKE FUN. XD I always like the ones that have a bit of friction in their relationship...*ships them quietly* I'm kinda hoping neither of them gets killed on a mission and they get a nice future together. :') *stares fiercely at their author* WILL THEY?? HMMM????? ;D
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining in!! I loved reading this!
Me too. Most of my characters relationships end up being a bit difficult. The angst and fighting is so much fun to write! *mysterious look* I'm not saying. They could have a happy ending. Or they could not. Unpredictable! Thanks for hosting this Cait! I always have such a good time with it.
DeleteAwwww babies I ship it
ReplyDeleteHaha, I'm glad you like them together! Thanks for stopping by, Krissy.
DeleteOoh, this story sounds really interesting, and I love the way you talk about these characters! :) Their quirks are adorable. I ship them. *nods*
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing! I really enjoyed reading about Eric and Nicola. :D
Thank you for stopping to read about them. I love sharing my characters with people. They're very adorable. Adorable and messed up and fun all at the same time. Nicola is basically my secret sarcastic sassy side that exists only in my head.
Deleteoh a book about teenaged agents with mutant abilities! LOVE I!
ReplyDeleteAlso love the fact that Nicola and Eric have trouble looking ahead in their relationship due to dangerous events. Sounds like my couple, Seth and Raw. They may get killed in my book too. :) Looking forward to learn more about Eric and Nicola!
Ooh, with a relationship like that, Seth and Raw must be such an interesting couple. I love a good relationship with danger and the possibility of sudden death! Thanks for stopping by, Daniela.
DeleteNicola is MY queen because omg, cookies and hot chocolate. I think their date together would be FABULOUS because they want to relive the normal life, right? And trust issues + rocky start? Sounds like my kind of ship :D
ReplyDeleteCookies and hot chocolate is the way to my heart too. I think it's kinda nice that they like normal things, even though they have such fabulous powers (as their author, am I even allowed to say that?). Thanks for stopping by, Alyssa!
DeleteOoo! They sound like an intriguing couple! Thanks for sharing about them. I love characters with super powers! :D
ReplyDeleteMy BP: http://storitorigrace.blogspot.com/2016/02/beautiful-people-valentines-edition.html
Me too! I always think there should be more books about people super powers. I can never find enough. Thanks for stopping to meet my characters Victoria!
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