Interview
This interview seems like a very productive endeavor for you. I learned something myself reading it. One thing that stood out to me was your description that “They are on top of the world if they are accepted and then life isn’t worth living if they are rejected.” This might go along with my suggestion that maybe June does indeed meet someone besides Liv. For a while in Act 2, June might be happy she is able to branch out, but when that person eventually dumps her, she becomes more desperate for Liv to love her.
You also mentioned potentially flashing back to childhood trauma or loneliness. You might want to include these flashbacks, or maybe just keep them in the back of your mind as you write scenes in the present. I like to use flashbacks only if they are absolutely necessary.
Instead of flashbacks, you could write scenes where June’s parents come to visit. Maybe Liv’s parents visit too as some kind of “Parent’s Weekend.” The scenes would demonstrate how June was never accepted by her parents, or maybe they just never understood how to express their love for her, or maybe they tried TOO hard to make her perfect. I’m not sure. But seeing interactions with parents would be a good way to add some layers for the audience to see.
You also mentioned potentially flashing back to childhood trauma or loneliness. You might want to include these flashbacks, or maybe just keep them in the back of your mind as you write scenes in the present. I like to use flashbacks only if they are absolutely necessary.
Instead of flashbacks, you could write scenes where June’s parents come to visit. Maybe Liv’s parents visit too as some kind of “Parent’s Weekend.” The scenes would demonstrate how June was never accepted by her parents, or maybe they just never understood how to express their love for her, or maybe they tried TOO hard to make her perfect. I’m not sure. But seeing interactions with parents would be a good way to add some layers for the audience to see.