HelloWorld1352 t1_irhv13u wrote on October 8, 2022 at 7:59 AM

Reply to comment by sootspot in [WP] You acquire a magic notebook. Write a person’s name and last name on it, and they’ll like you. Write more details about them, and they’ll like you more. The deeper the detail, the more they’ll love you. by Kenhamef

I thought there was going to be a plot twist where Addie was inadvertently manipulating Melanie’s life to get her to like her. Maybe the stuff with her family only happened in the first place so that Addie would be able to comfort her.

sootspot t1_irhvfcc wrote on October 8, 2022 at 8:05 AM

The powers of the notebook in and of themselves are somewhat manipulative. I don't think Addie was using it with bad intentions though. I think she genuinely really liked Melanie and wanted to get to know her better and felt like she needed a supernatural or magical way to get Melanie to notice her. But as another commenter suggested, perhaps Melanie is the magical one, really liked Addie all along, and the notebook never really did anything. To be honest, I have not fleshed this story out that far haha.

The stuff that happened with Melanie's family had been happening for a long time before Addie ever wrote her name in the notebook. Addie was just the first person she ever told about it. Now was it because Addie had gained Melanie's trust artificially due to the notebook? That might be one of the main conflicts of this story!