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2 10Mistaken Assumption of Attraction
A person believes that someone they have no feelings for has feelings for them, only to find out that they do not.
Created: yesterday
2 36Bug People (Up For Grabs)
Humanoids with insect/arachnid-like characteristics.
Created: Nov 4th 2012 at 11:44:34 PM
1 1"Be More Social" Episode (Needs Title Help!)
An episode or plot beat where an anti-social character tries to be more social.
0 6Parental Love Triangle
A Love Triangle featuring a parent and child, usually as rivals in love.
Created: May 9th 2024 at 4:15:53 AM
1 3Sounding Silent Letters
Silent letters are pronounced out loud.
Created: yesterday
1 15Human Noises
Humans are shown speaking gibberish whenever an animal's perspective is shown.
Created: May 21st 2022 at 9:51:36 PM
0 2Ill-Timed Illness
A character gets sick right before a big event comes up.
Created: 1 hour ago
0 6There In My Head
One character imagines another character is there, visualized by the two actors literally being in the scene together.
Created: May 13th 2024 at 10:37:02 AM
1 26Cycle Of Virtue
One act of kindness and happiness cascades, promoting more kindness happiness in others. [Adopted by EvilerThanThou]
Created: Oct 21st 2021 at 9:37:39 AM
8 12Giant Merfolk (needs examples)
A very large merperson
Created: Sep 4th 2021 at 2:55:21 PM
1 4Forgotten Fingerprint
A criminal commits what they think is The Perfect Crime, only to discover they left behind physical evidence on something they forgot they handled.
Created: May 14th 2024 at 3:44:05 AM
0 42Accidental Pain Guilt
A character accidentally injures someone they care about or gives them a disease and is wracked with guilt.
Created: Feb 21st 2024 at 5:02:54 PM
1 11Rejecting Help
Help, or an attempt to help, is rejected by the other party.
Created: Apr 29th 2024 at 4:15:27 AM
9 67Heroes Prefer Fire
The Hero or The Leader wields fire-based powers or weapons.
Created: Nov 22nd 2020 at 4:21:01 AM
1 7Zener Cards
Cards used in parapsychology to measure Psychic Powers. Often used as a shorthand for psychic tropes.
Created: May 9th 2024 at 9:47:13 PM
4 4Call Dead Phone Number
A character sees a phone number from an old game/movie/commercial and tries calling just to see what picks up. Hilarity Ensues. [NEEDS EXAMPLES]
Created: Jul 24th 2023 at 9:36:08 PM
1 26Terrified Transformation Witness
A character reacts to another character's transformation - the moment or the aftermath - with shock and fear.
Created: May 6th 2024 at 7:35:40 AM
0 7Forcing A Mistrial
An Amoral Attorney "wins" a case by deliberately causing a mistrial and halting court proceedings.
Created: Apr 30th 2024 at 11:29:24 AM
0 27(Launching May 17) Serial Adulterer
A person cheats on their partner multiple times with multiple different people.
Created: Apr 25th 2024 at 1:47:46 AM
A person cheats on their partner multiple times with multiple different people.
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1 3Terrible Costume Decisions
When your costume inspires humor and embarrassment rather than fear and awe.
Created: May 13th 2024 at 9:23:03 AM