: Re: How do I convey that a relationship is platonic? I've been toying around with the idea of writing a novel. The story revolves around two characters, one male and one female, and the perspective

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Simply tell the story. What need to explain your story.

A maxim of Nietzche may be technically useful here:

A woman may very well form a friendship with a man, but for this to
endure, it must be assisted by a little physical antipathy.

So, a reversal.

Rather than ask how will the reader believe in a truly 'just friends' relationship between a boy and a girl. Introduce, from the start, and matter of factly, the slight, physical antipathy.

If nobody can put into words why their friendship works, then you ought not to either. There is simply nothing to negate.

The only thing that remains is the story itself. If it is well crafted, the reader will get why their friendship works so well, which must by definition be seamless with the story, however divergent the characters may be.

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