u/Emotional-Teaching18

I just bought a binder of sorts to keep all my notes together, instead of a bunch of papers with random reminders. It has 4 tabs, so I was thinking of organizing information/thoughts about the book I'm writing. But, as a beginner, I don't know which categories would work the best. Like, should a whole “tab” be dedicated to the main character, pacing, or timeline, etc.? For some further explanation, the book is a Y/A fantasy novel with one main character and a love interest.

Okay, so I have been listening to smosh Reddit stories, and it made me think about my ex’s revenge story against me. This might not be the best forum to post on, but I'm not well-versed with Reddit, so bear with me.
Background—me (F, currently 24, then 19?) and my ex (M, same age) were together on and off for about 5 years. All of the break-ups were terrible and heartbreaking, like teenage break-ups usually are, but we always got back together. I will say that we really loved each other, but honestly, I KNOW we always got back together because none of us wanted to throw away a relationship we had worked on for years, and experience new adulthood alone.
So the last time we broke up, I moved in with my best friend, and together we partied and fucked around. But some fuck ass pull brought me and my ex back into some kind of relationship. We weren't exclusive per se, but in hindsight, I should have been more sensitive to our situation. I cheated, or at least broke his trust. He wanted to work on it, but it just clarified for me that our relationship was just too codependent at this point. I broke up with him at the end, and I truly understand how fucked up that is.
Anyway, we parted ways, and I went on with my life. We didn't talk or have any contact. But one day, my mom texted me that someone had spray-painted the initial of my name and put an equal sign next to a slur( Example: A=slur). I had no idea who could have done that to me, especially because my ex was such a nice guy. And a few days later, I saw the same thing on the building where I lived at the time. It flabbergasted me for A WHILE, but eventually I asked my ex if he was behind it, and he answered, “Yeah, right, cuz that feels like something I would do.” After that, I was completely sure that he didn't do it.
A year or so later, he texted me out of nowhere and asked if we could talk, because he didn't want to keep going around being angry with me, and just in general, anymore. I agreed, and this led us to meet up.
This is where the revenge plot comes in. As we talked, a few things came out. He admitted to the spray paint, and ACTULLY showed me pictures of him doing it. We hooked up that day, lol. That started an ongoing thing. It was a hot, awkward, and altogether confusing situation. He wasn't the same person anymore, which, to be fair, neither was I, but he was kind of a douche. I told him this, and he laughed it off. But something fucked with me, because he played me like a violin. It was like we were the trope of the insecure girl and the cool guy that “couldn't commit”, in a way (I didn't want to get back together, but it sure felt like that was what was going on).
After a few months of semi-regular hookups, he just ghosted me and blocked my number. I was confused, but honestly, a little relieved that it ended. Maybe two weeks or so after that, I was hanging out with my friends, some of whom were his acquaintances, and they asked me if I had seen the post he put on his IG story. I said “no” (because he had blocked me lol), and they showed me the picture of him kissing a girl and quoted it “wifey”. In that moment, I felt free for the first time since I cheated on him, to stop punishing myself.
They are still together to this day, and I actually think they might have moved in together.
All in all, I think this is fucking hilarious, and every time it crosses my mind, I always go “good for him.”
This was the best revenge plan he could have plotted, and he executed it perfectly. Chefs kiss💋