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Q&A How to subtly portray a secret relationship

I currently have a set of characters in which two of them have had (and still do have) history together, however I do not intend to drop the ball on the reader and write down their backstory becaus...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by E.T.‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T11:44:58Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/44718
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar E.T.‭ · 2019-12-08T11:44:58Z (over 4 years ago)
I currently have a set of characters in which two of them have had (and still do have) history together, however I do not intend to drop the ball on the reader and write down their backstory because it does not seem to fit the narrative. They're side-characters that aid the true protagonists and due to their relationship being a secret they're trying to keep it to themselves, but I'd still like to hint that relationship in some shape or form without it being too obvious.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-04-22T16:43:07Z (about 5 years ago)
Original score: 9