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@missfaeriekaiti What if you have your best friend says something so insensitive, even if (or especially if) it’s honest, that it causes a rift between her and the MC? Maybe the reason she’s feeling two-dimensional is because your MC wants to have her as a friend, but there’s no “in spite of” factoring into the choice. I think in real life, we love our friends because they’re fabulous, but there’s generally an “I love him or her even though they do X, Y, or Z” that keeps it real…and keeps it a choice, and not just a situation where *of course* we want to be friends because they’re literally perfect. This may be just me, or maybe it’s a reflection of how Christ loves us, but I’m a huge sucker for “I love you even though ____…”

If your two characters have to overcome a reason to *not* be friends, it has the potential to round out the characters via their reactions to the situation, and it could also add depth to the relationship itself.

Hope that helps get some creative juices flowing, at least! 🙂