Poll

What is the genre of the book??

One way is to like have them denying their feeling but then like have one of them slip up and say something they do like about the other person and then they start saying good things and then yk…👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨 idk if that would work but it might 🤷‍♀️

It’s a christian romance fiction and they are currently on a “we’re just friends” basis even though they are on a date

For me I made my characters (although they’ve been pining for each other for a while until their kissing scene) get closer and naturally gravitated towards each other. With your characters I would make them slowly do the same then maybe let there be a little voice in their head saying their true feelings towards the other. Are any of them semi impulsive or say what they think? If so I would 100% have them ask the others as they are just a few inches apart from each other “are you in love with me?” Or. “I like you, like a lot” and the other maybe answers and then they kiss or answers with a kiss

Izzy {writing hiatus} wrote: "For me I made my characters (although they’ve been pining for each other for a while until their kissing scene) get closer and naturally gravitated towards each other. With your characters I would ..."

Oh that does make me think that I could make him say something then they kiss. They have already kind gravititated towards each other as they were slow dancing and now if she just rises up on her tip toes or he leans down they could kiss so that might work.

Cassie wrote: "What is the genre of the book??"

Thats what I was thinking!

Maybe one of them slips up and sorta sounds like they are js babbling (about their feelings) and the other leans in and kisses them to stop talking

𝔸𝕘𝕟𝕖𝕤 wrote: "Maybe one of them slips up and sorta sounds like they are js babbling (about their feelings) and the other leans in and kisses them to stop talking"

oooooo i might save that for a future book i love when people shut them up with a kiss. I’m just not good at writing kisses since I’ve never kissed anyone and i just live vicariously through fictional characters.

hmmm, it all depends on your characters' personalities. maybe the one who's more introverted takes charge and kisses them, I would like to see that! but izzy's idea sounds great!! :)

I personally love an angry love confession followed by a kiss😭

maybe like have one of the charcters have a really emotional sad moment and then the other mc finds them by accident and they have a really charged moment or something lol

I would say make them get into a fight and she turns away and he like grabs her hand, pulls her back and kisses her

Liliana (Jesus’s version✝️) wrote: "I would say make them get into a fight and she turns away and he like grabs her hand, pulls her back and kisses her"

Sounds like the scene at the end of "Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Higher Ground".

Unpopular opinion, I prefer a first kiss to be at the wedding, or at least after the accepted proposal.

Idk what your vibe is exactly, but if it's friends to lovers, it would be interesting for them to be having loads of fun in their "friendly" date and be laughing a lot and just be really relaxed, so relaxed they kiss naturally, without thinking about it, and it hits them mid-kiss that they're kissing and they both pull away chocked and horrified (If I'm honest, I'm kind of tired of the whole we're fighting and then someone grabs the other and kisses them trope) Alternatively, you could frame it as a ""tease" or "bet" thing, like "You're so lame/ so boring" and the other is like "oh, here, I'll show you!" and then try to laugh it off as it's no big deal but they're both internally screaming

Have like one of them needs saving and than the other saves them and one of them almost like dies and that’s when they kisss and confess but that might fit the story.

how would that be like fighting and then they get like really close while they're like yelling at each other or something and then they're like super close and then they like kiss

Honestly, this poll is helpful for me as I near the "first kiss" scene in my book and I don't know how I'm going to write it, either. :)
But maybe amidst their denial a tiny part of them is like "just kiss, already! You love each other!" Or they're so stubborn in their denial they kiss to prove to each other they're not in love but end up realizing their love instead...? Idk...like I said, I'm struggling, too lol

Maybe he could be explaining something to her and somehow as he's explaining, they just keep semi-consciously getting close to each other. Then, they're just soo close right now. they might as just kiss.

I don't know sweetie I have the opposite problem. My characters keep trying to kiss before it's time. 😭

tension is keyyyy

romance (that's not lustful) is kinda a crescendo. you need little moments to build up to the main kiss scene.

the moments should start off sorta insignificant and increase in meaning as the relationship grows deeper. insignificant things like glances that last just a little longer than they should. and then more important things like sitting superrr close when it's not necessary.

one thing you could do is character 1 could have to whisper (or speak really loudly depending on the circumstances) into character 2's ear and then when character 2 turns to respond their faces are VERY close. give them an excuse for the close proximity of their bodies/faces and then run with it!

(i hope this helps and makes senseee)

Jaida wrote: "I don't know sweetie I have the opposite problem. My characters keep trying to kiss before it's time. 😭"

😂 i wish i had your problem! that would make for such a good book 💜

eloise (my tears are acrylic paint) wrote: "tension is keyyyy

romance (that's not lustful) is kinda a crescendo. you need little moments to build up to the main kiss scene.

the moments should start off sorta insignificant and increase in m..."

oooooo i love thatt!

thank you guys so much! ive kinda done a mashup of a few of yall's suggestions! i chose to have them be really close then him be like "am i crazy or do you feel smt too?" then she says yes and they kiss. i was going to write more at school during a free period but i dont want someone reading over my shoulder about two people kissing bc to me thats a bit embarrassing lol. Thanks again loves!

wait for a really tense scene, maybe when they're in danger, and they just cant deny their feelings anymore. it can be a barely conscious choice, where both of them lean together because they think they are about to die.