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0 4Rain Means Death (Image needed)
A rainy setting is used to signify a character's (near-)death.
Created: 20 hours ago
0 0Pinball Playfield Prop
Pinball tables with "toys" on the playfield.
0 2High Altitude Homicide
Deliberately dropping someone to their death.
7 23Arts and Crafts Episode (Ready to Launch?)
Episodes where the characters or setting indulges in the world of Fine Art; making it, selling it, learning from it and satirizing it. (adopted by Stoutlyn)
Created: Jun 7th 2022 at 4:45:22 PM
2 12Mistaken Assumption of Attraction
Someone turns down someone else's "romantic advances," when that person was never romantically interested to begin with. (Launching on May 19th)
Created: May 14th 2024 at 1:12:49 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
1 13Rejecting Help
Help, or an attempt to help, is rejected by the other party.
Created: Apr 29th 2024 at 4:15:27 AM
1 8Unstable Horror Ally
A character in a horror work who genuinely wants to help the protagonist, but still manages to be scary or dangerous.
0 15Intramarital Affair
A couple has an "affair" with each other.
Created: Jan 20th 2024 at 8:57:49 AM
0 1Cthulook-Alike
Expies and Captains Ersatz of HP Lovecraft's Cthulhu.
Created: 2 hours ago
0 15Underground Alien Civilization (Ready to Launch?)
Aliens who live underneath the surface of another planet or celestial body
Created: Apr 2nd 2024 at 7:10:14 AM
5 4Power Loss Angst
A character is laments their inability to do something they once could.
Created: Dec 31st 2011 at 12:24:22 AM
0 9Fake Religiosity
Someone joins a religious group/sect for material benefits despite not believing the group's creed
Created: May 15th 2024 at 2:04:43 AM
0 22Disrespectful Feet on a Desk
A character puts their feet on a desk/table to display their smugness, disrespect, and impoliteness.
Created: May 7th 2023 at 5:12:30 PM
0 2Gun Acquisition Explanation
A work goes out of its way to demonstrate how a character is able to acquire a firearm in a setting where gun ownership is unusual or heavily restricted.
Created: yesterday
1 3Unintentional Animal Poison Tester
A character is saved from eating poisoned food when an animal eats some first and dies.
Created: 10 hours ago
0 15Unquenchable Fire (Launching 5/18)
A fire that cannot be put out by ordinary means.
Created: Apr 21st 2024 at 4:59:42 PM
0 8Parental Love Triangle
A Love Triangle featuring a parent and child, usually as rivals in love.
Created: May 9th 2024 at 4:15:53 AM
15 39Riding In The Palms Of Giants (adopted by Drakos25)
A larger character lifts and carries a smaller character in their hand.
Created: Apr 21st 2023 at 6:35:17 PM
A larger character lifts and carries a smaller character in their hand.
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0 8Spurning The Salacious
A promiscuous character encounters a particular character who rejects them as a sex partner.
Created: Aug 29th 2023 at 6:57:12 PM