Hi! I’m back forever now! And I have a new story!!! (this probably surprises no one) Here’s a very in-depth and detailed post about it. Yes, I do actually need help, I’m not just pretending so I can tell you about my story.
The main characters I have right now are called The Prince and Someone Else, because they have no names yet. This is largely why I’m here. My basic plot is that there’s this prince and he’s living in the walls. Or maybe the floor. Yeah, I think he’s living in the floor. The Prince is also the crown prince and the only prince, which means that if he dies, the crown goes to this one nobleman who, believe it or not, wants the crown. The king has recently fallen gravely ill, which means that the nobleman has decided that it’s a great time to send assassins after The Prince. He escaped them out of sheer luck the first time, and hid in the labyrinthine secret passageways under the castle, but it’s only a matter of time before the assassins find him. There’s a passage directly under the kitchen garbage chute, so he knows where to find food, but he’s only been in there for a few days. Also, he’s worried about his dad, who’s a nice guy and a pretty good king. Meanwhile, Someone Else is the kid of some palace person, maybe a high-ranking servant or a minor noble. They find the secret passageways completely by accident and find The Prince even more by accident (which doesn’t really bode well for his hiding ability). However, at some point in between him finding the passages and Someone Else finding him, someone threw something dangerous down the garbage chute, and he’s very sick. This is a perfect opportunity for Someone Else to use their healing powers, which they’re pretty good at. That’s all I have. There will definitely be assassins involved later (not that they weren’t involved already). Also most likely political intrigue. But mostly it’s fantasy romance, because that’s practically my job.
Anyway, I need to name these characters, and I’d also like some help figuring out what exactly to do with them. I have no ideas, and the only requirement is that The Prince’s name not start with R. Preferably, Someone Else’s doesn’t start with S, but that’s not all that important. Here are a series of polls!
What should Someone Else’s gender be?
- Male
- Female
- Non-binary
- I know that gender is a spectrum and that these three options are by no means representational of it, they’re just all my still-not-quite-sure-what-gender-even-is brain can write at the moment. If you take issue with that, feel free to just select this option.
How old should the main characters be?
- Younger
- 15
- 16
- 17
- Older
Should the king die at the end? If so, should he be killed by his illness, or should the nobleman get impatient?
- He dies; it was the illness
- He dies; it was the nobleman
- He doesn’t die
Who should Someone Else be the child of?
- Favored servants
- Minor nobles
- Other
Thank y’all so much! Sorry this is so long!