OPPOSITES ATTRACT

February 3, 2026

WABB-LAB

WABB LAB – LOVE – DAY 2

Opposite characters give endless opportunities to write any kind of story and they work great in love stories too!

People don’t fall in love because they are similar.
They fall in love because something works despite their differences.

The exercise

Create two characters who are very different.

Choose two opposing traits:

planner ↔ improviser
quiet ↔ talkative
cautious ↔ reckless
OCD ↔ ADHD
macho ↔ feminist

What to write

Write a scene where:

their differences are obvious (show, don’t tell)
their differences cause friction
one small thing unexpectedly draws them closer

Do not:

explain compatibility
soften their differences

Rules

Dialogue allowed
One shared activity
End with a subtle shift

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Image of a woman re-arranging black and white pictures on a wall. The image illustrates the writing exercise in which you change a few things from truth to fantasy to allow yourself to get creative with your memories

MAKE IT FICTION

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A RULE YOU FOLLOWED WITHOUT QUESTION

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