This isn’t about romance alone (though it often is). It’s about belonging. About safety. About seeing and being seen. When a character finds that safe space in someone else, we as readers feel it. We crave it. And we remember it. Let’s explore how to write characters who find home—not in a house or city—but in another soul.

Today’s post is a deep dive into not just understanding character motivation, but mastering it. Whether you're a novelist, screenwriter, comic creator, or storyteller of any kind—this is the heartbeat of your story.