Could you treat one as a protagonist and the other as the antagonist, arbitrarily?
Think of it this way. If Person B is Person A's antagonist, then A is B's antagonist in B's personal story. Just because you happen to be telling both stories simultaneously doesn't mean they aren't each other's antagonists.
Another way to look at it: if person A is avoiding a relationship with person B because of a feeling, then person A is their own antagonist.
Either way, I would explore the background of whichever character you didn't profile and background as your protagonist, and discover what it was in their history that made this situation difficult for them.
All Writing.Com images are copyrighted and may not be copied / modified in any way. All other brand names & trademarks are owned by their respective companies.
Generated in 0.15 seconds at 10:45am on May 07, 2025 via server WEBX1.