Anonymous asked: You're so good at portraying close, intimate but still obviously platonic friendships. Any advice on how to do that? Thanks!
aw shucks! I guess I’ve not thought about it too deeply- because it’s how I behave with people I know well! just allow characters to be physically comfortable around each other or not even acknowledge the fact that someone is draped across them, like ‘oh this happens all the time’, or rather than walking around someone just moving someone out of the way by swinging them around gently or lifting an arm to walk under it, character A is talking to character B about something completely unrelated to the fact that they exchange a hug at the same time, not even changing their facial expressions to reflect the fact- or, character A lifting up character B so they can get something on a high shelf that they were struggling to reach, which is much cuter and funnier than character A getting the object down for them. it’s all just grounded in the sort of goofy stuff you see and experience with close friends? I got a lot of that when I lived in a student house when going to university; it housed 4 people but we basically had 8-10 people who were there constantly and the front room was often a hotpotch of tired nerds in their early twenties attempting to sit or lie on any available surface which basically included the other tired nerds in the room. they were good nerds. it was nice. we played a lot of video games.
TL:DR I guess draw things that feel cosy and make it clear that the crossing of personal boundaries is 100% not a big deal to either party