I've always found that antagonist-slash, Snape-Black included, is easier to write in some ways than buddy-slash, because it tends to generate its own plot. Ask yourself, What would have to happen for X and Y to get together, and by the time you've answered that question, you've got an outline.
About Snape/Black specifically-- one thing that relationship has going for it (from Snape's or Black's perspective) is that it really isn't possible for either of them to disappoint the other. They don't like each other, and they don't respect each other, and they don't care what the other thinks of them. In other words, there's nothing to lose. It's a risk-free relationship, in a way.
Which is pretty dismal, really, but for those two, I can really see them seeing it as a plus. And it means that there's nowhere for them to go but up.
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Date: 2004-06-17 08:52 am (UTC)About Snape/Black specifically-- one thing that relationship has going for it (from Snape's or Black's perspective) is that it really isn't possible for either of them to disappoint the other. They don't like each other, and they don't respect each other, and they don't care what the other thinks of them. In other words, there's nothing to lose. It's a risk-free relationship, in a way.
Which is pretty dismal, really, but for those two, I can really see them seeing it as a plus. And it means that there's nowhere for them to go but up.