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* The surprisingly in-character Vetinari/Death ''{{Discworld}}'' fic called, reasonably enough, "[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1279360/1/Curtain_Call Curtain Call]].

* [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/108772/Fandomme Fandomme]] actually as a series of [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Zuko/Katara]] stories devoted to this, called the 'Three Chores' series.

* [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6296845/1/ Tampon]] has [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Edward Elric]] going on the Errand Of Doom: [[TamponRun picking up tampons]] for Winry. [[WarmAndFuzzyFeeling And it is adorable]]
* FanFic/TheSecondTry is an interesting take on this, since the activities in question are survival in a post-Third Impact world and revolve around things like getting food, self-education and property maintenance. It's also notable in that it provides significant CharacterDevelopment for Shinji and Asuka as well as numerous HeartwarmingMoments.
* From Script/ShadowjackWatchesSailorMoon, we have [[http://forum.rpg.net/showpost.php?p=12018238&postcount=297 "Mister Tsukino Does His Taxes and the Household Budget"]]. Well, at first. It gets kinda weird around the halfway point.
* Chapter 41 of FanFic/AGrowingAffection is about Naruto and friends checking out his mother's condo.

* [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4384139/1/Domestic_Cozitude Domestic Cozitude]] has [[IronMan Tony]] and Pepper grocery shopping together.
* [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4285798/1/Tony_And_Pepper_Go_To_bTarget_b Tony and Pepper Go To Target]] is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.

* The fluffier House[=/=][[{{Shipmanteau}} Chameron]] works of enigma731.

* I can't remember the name, but one of the funniest fics I've ever read involved the title character of ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' learning how to wash dishes. It ended with a very soggy John.

* The suprisingly in-character Vetinari/Death fic called, reasonably enough, "[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1279360/1/Curtain_Call Curtain Call]].

* FanFic/OtherHalvesAndOtherTales is one of these.
* While most examples are pretty nonsexual... [[http://allisbrawl.com/blogpost.aspx?id=70816 Cloud Mows the Lawn]]. Read at your own risk, and be sure to have some brain bleach handy.
* [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4071768/1/the_most_massively_useful_thing The Most Massively Useful Thing]] is a Franchise/MetalGear fic that has Snake and Otacon shopping for stuff and having a competition involving a towel and a box.

True CurtainFic rarely contains sex; the trip to IKEA rarely ends with IKEAErotica. This is all about character study, or else about getting the plot more paper-thin as someone who doesn't want to write {{lemon}} fic will get.

* [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6296845/1/ Tampon]] has [[FullmetalAlchemist Edward Elric]] going on the Errand Of Doom: [[TamponRun picking up tampons]] for Winry. [[WarmAndFuzzyFeeling And it is adorable]]

* [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4071768/1/the_most_massively_useful_thing The Most Massively Useful Thing]] is a MetalGearSolid fic that has Snake and Otacon shopping for stuff and having a competition involving a towel and a box.

* While most examples are pretty nonsexual... [[http://www.freewebs.com/ridiculearchive/cloudlawn.htm Cloud Mows the Lawn]]. Read at your own risk, and be sure to have some brain bleach handy.

* The suprisingly in-character Vetinari/Death fic called, reasonably enough, "[[http://www.fanfiction.net/r/1279360/ Curtain Call]].

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* Or the Vetinari/Vimes fic called, reasonably enough, "[[http://sevenfists.livejournal.com/113120.html Curtain Call]].

* [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6296845/1/ Tampon]] has [[FullmetalAlchemist Edward Elric ]] going on the Errand Of Doom: [[TamponRun picking up tampons]] for Winry. [[WarmAndFuzzyFeeling And it is adorable]]

* [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/108772/Fandomme Fandomme]] actually as a series of [[AvatarTheLastAirbender Zuko/Katara]] stories devoted to this, called the 'Three Chores' series.

This is a variety of {{WAFF}}, a fan-created BreatherEpisode; the point is showing the characters doing something quiet and mundane together. Interestingly, this genre is popular even (especially?) for fandoms where the work itself (including official {{Breather Episode}}s) is action-packed. The phenomenon of FanFic written about characters shopping for curtains was first noted in an on-line article about fanfic for TheSentinel.

* The ''{{Supernatural}}'' fic "[[http://sevenfists.livejournal.com/113120.html Life As We Know It]]" by sevenfists is a noteworthy (also, literal) example of this trope.

* [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6296845/1/ Tampon]] has [[FullmetalAlchemist Edward Elric ]] going on the Errand Of Doom to pick up tampons for Winry. [[WarmAndFuzzyFeeling And it is adorable]]

True CurtainFic rarely contains sex; the trip to IKEA rarely ends with IKEAErotica. This is all about character study, or else about getting as close to an ExcusePlot as someone who doesn't want to write {{lemon}} fic will get.

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This can also be played for laughs when the RaisedByWolves character acts like a FishOutOfWater for something as "simple" as buying toilet paper; see also VillainsOutShopping.

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* In the "action packed" variety, this troper recalls a plesant SaintSeiya story that involved Shun (the closest thing their FiveManBand has to TheChick) washing dishes and grocery shopping between battles to keep his mind off the fights.

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* [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/108772/Fandomme Fandomme]] actually as a series of [[AvatarTheLastAirbender Zuko/Katara]] stories devoted to this, called the 'Three Chores' series.

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* [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4384139/1/Domestic_Cozitude Domestic Cozitude]] has [[IronMan Tony]] and Pepper grocery shopping together.
* [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4285798/1/Tony_And_Pepper_Go_To_bTarget_b Tony and Pepper Go To Target]] is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.

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* FanFic/OtherHalvesAndOtherTales is one of these.
* In the "action packed" variety, this troper recalls a plesant SaintSeiya story that involved Shun (the closest thing their FiveManBand has to TheChick) washing dishes and grocery shopping between battles to keep his mind off the fights.