User blog comment:Omg.Chacha/I need opinions!!!/@comment-1874924-20110526042545

Based on their canon personalities, Bridgette/D.J. seems a natural pairing, as they both have easygoing personalities and similar interests and attitudes. In fact, these two probably have more in common than Bridgette/Geoff, which is saying something. If Geoff iss attracted to Bridgette in your story, then D.J./Bridgette/Geoff also makes a very natural triangle. From your scenario description, though, it sounds like Geoff doesn't necessarily want Bridgette for himself, and is trying to keep her and D.J. apart for other reasons. The only downside of this scenario is that your Bridgette/D.J./Geoff dynamic sounds very similar to the canon Lindsay/Tyler/Heather. 9/10.

Since Trent is postulated as being the most normal of the canon boys, he's a reasonably good fit for most of the girls--and chicks do tend to go for ax dudes. 8/10.

A Duncan/Harold conflict that's less one-sided than the canon version--either because Harold is tougher or because Duncan risks summary elimination if he simply beats Harold up--has a lot of possibilities. 8/10. I can't really give an opinion on a Heather/Harold alliance without knowing more than you probably want to tell me at this point about what you want to do with the characters.

As for the last item, I'm not really sure what you mean by Heather "playing God". Does it mean that she insists on calling all the shots in the alliance? That would certainly be consistent with Heather's "queen bee" archetype, if you are retaining that aspect of her personality. As for Duncan "stalking" Courtney, is alliance all he wants, or is he hot for her? (Or would answering that question be revealing too much at this point?) The first chapter seems to suggest that Duncan is hot for Heather, although whether there's any emotional attraction or whether he just wants to ravish her is less clear. As for Courtney becoming "mildly violent", the canon Courtney is certainly capable of violence. She has done more than minor violence to both Duncan and Harold, and once threatened violence (albeit in the confessional) against Gwen.