“They met again after years” prompts:
You’re married?
You’re even more beautiful than I’ve remembered.
You’ve waited for me this whole time?
Look at you! You’re so big now.
“You turned out alright.” “Not thanks to you.”
Do you like what you see?
You look just like her.
I have the letters you wrote me.
Do you remember how tangled we got in our feelings?
I still wear the smile you gave me.
I was gonna marry you…
Where have you been all this time?
Why didn’t you call? Even once?
You have a daughter?
You got married?
I missed you.
My oh my, how does time fly.
“I’m stronger now.” “I see.”
Do you like what you’ve become?
I was gonna ask you to marry me.
You left without a word of explanation.
“I’m not a child anymore.” “I can see that.”
Painting by Odd Nerdrum
subtle ways to include foreshadowing
one character knowing something offhandedly that they shouldn't, isn't addressed until later
the crow rhyme
colours!! esp if like, blue is evil in your world and the mc's best friend is always noted to wear blue...betrayal?
write with the ending in mind
use patterns from tragic past events to warn of the future
keep the characters distracted! run it in the background until the grand reveal
WEATHER.
do some research into Chekhov's gun
mention something that the mc dismisses over and over
KEEP TRACK OF WHAT YOU PUT. don't leave things hanging.
unreliable characters giving information that turn out to be true
flowers and names with meanings
anything with meanings actually
metaphors. if one character describes another as "a real demon" and the other turns out to be the bad guy, you're kind of like...ohhh yeahhh
anyways add anything else in the tags
alexa plays i will always love you by whitney houston *sobs*
girls and gays, let me introduce you to: the babygirls of mortal kombat