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Q&A Developing a dialogue that unexpectedly leads to strong feelings between two strangers

A short story I'm writing involves a stage in which the male protagonist talks to a stranger with the intent of asking them to do a favor for his friend. I want them to start having strong feelings...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by tawsonfield‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Question dialogue emotions
#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T12:29:55Z (about 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/46749
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar tawsonfield‭ · 2019-12-08T12:29:55Z (about 5 years ago)
A short story I'm writing involves a stage in which the male protagonist talks to a stranger with the intent of asking them to do a favor for his friend. I want them to start having strong feelings for each other in the course of their conversation.

The challenge is that I don't want the reader to scoff at an unrealistic progression of what's supposed to be a stiff encounter. Going into the conversation, both characters shouldn't foresee that such possibility would occur.

Are there certain dialogue tropes or general pointers to help me build a deep, believable first-time exchange?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-07-19T17:48:08Z (over 5 years ago)
Original score: 6