Bluemage Wrote:Guys, I think I need your help. See, the concept of Quattro having a crush on me? That's not what I was trying to get across. AT ALL.I was half-thinking Quattro might have had a crush on Due. (Lyrical Nanoha is open to "alternative lifestyles," after all, and it would have shaken up a few preconceptions.)
Bluemage Wrote:That's pretty much what I've been assuming (and trying to write) this entire time... and yes, that's supposed to lead into Due mentoring Quattro (which, if you look at the wiki, is apparently canon). So here we come to what I need help with. Should I write Quattro as having a crush, or just wanting to be acknowledged/loved/cared for? If I stick with the second option, how do I make it more clear from the SI's perspective?If I was writing the story, and I had to make this decision, I'd be looking at my long-term plans for Quattro. Do I want to let her have the personality she has in canon, or do I want to "redeem" her, or do I have other plans for her?
If she wants to be acknowledged/loved/cared for, and she doesn't get that, then she's got one foot on the road to her canon personality.
If Quattro wants to be acknowledged/loved/cared for, and she does get that, then her personality can be diverted to something different altogether.
If she has a crush... she didn't have a crush on Imma in canon because Imma wasn't in canon, so anything could happen - including a personality shift. Note that a possible personality shift doesn't need to be for the "better," but can be.
Does that help?
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