History PlayingWith / NotWhatItLookslike

* '''Reconstructed''': However, Alice's ''real'' friends refuse to buy into the rumors, and much prefer to get her side of the story instead.

** But it was actually a ''different'' chain of events that led to thier position.

* '''Exploited''': Alice's boyfriend uses the credibility of such a thing happening in this kind of setting to get away with [[YourCheatingHeart cheating]] on Alice.

* '''Straight''': Alice trips and falls down on top of Bob, leaving them in a position where it looks like they're in the middle of making out, right as Claire walks into the room and notices them.

* '''Double Subverted''': ...except that they were lying.

** AliceAndBob are having sex in a way that looks completely innocent when Claire walks in on them.

** AliceAndBob admit that it is exactly what it looks like.

* '''Parodied''': AliceAndBob end up in a position like this practically every time they pass each other on the street.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Not even AliceAndBob are sure if this is what it looks like, or not.

* '''Enforced''': AliceAndBob are a particularly popular fan pairing, so the author puts them into a compromising scene as FanService.

* '''Conversed''': "So AliceAndBob got caught in a compromising position? I'm sure there's a perfectly innocent explanation for it."
* '''Deconstructed''': Despite her attempts to deny that anything happened, Claire spreads the word, and soon everyone at Alice's workplace "knows" about her sleeping with Bob. Alice is labelled as a slut by her peers, and the rumors put a massive strain on her platonic friendship with Bob.

* '''Played For Laughs''': AliceAndBob getting "caught in the act" is the result of a zany Rube Goldberg-esque series of accidents

%%* '''Implied''': ???
%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???

* '''Straight''': Alice trips and falls down on top of Bob, leaving them in a position where it looks like they're in the middle of making out, right as Carol walks into the room and notices them.

* '''Downplayed''': In a conversation with Bob, Alice makes an AccidentalInnuendo, causing Carol to suspect that they're in a sexual relationship.

** Bob and Alice end in this position a lot due to large amounts of UnresolvedSexualTension.

** Bob and Alice are having sex in a way that looks completely innocent when Carol walks in on them.
** Alternately, Bob and Alice make it look like they're romantically involved [[FakeOutMakeOut in order to cover up what they're really doing]].
** Bob and Alice are plainly having sex, but Carol [[SelectiveObliviousness conveniently chooses not to notice]].

** Bob and Alice admit that it is exactly what it looks like.
** Alternatively: "This isn't what it looks like" and it isn't, and Carol proceeds to lay out, with ludicrous precision, the exact chain of unlikely events that led to their current compromising position.

* '''Parodied''': Bob and Alice end up in a position like this practically every time they pass each other on the street.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Not even Alice and Bob are sure if this is what it looks like, or not.

* '''Enforced''': Alice and Bob are a particularly popular fan pairing, so the author puts them into a compromising scene as FanService.

* '''Exploited''': David uses the credibility of such a thing happening in this kind of setting to get away with [[YourCheatingHeart cheating]] on Alice.

* '''Discussed''': "Let me guess ... this isn't what it looks like?"
* '''Conversed''': "So Alice and Bob got caught in a compromising position? I'm sure there's a perfectly innocent explanation for it."
* '''Deconstructed''': Despite her attempts to deny that anything happened, Carol spreads the word, and soon everyone at Alice's workplace "knows" about her sleeping with Bob. Alice is labelled as a slut by her peers, and the rumors put a massive strain on her platonic friendship with Bob.

* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob and Alice getting "caught in the act" is the result of a zany Rube Goldberg-esque series of accidents

* '''Exploited''': ???

'''Basic Trope''': Bob and Alice get caught in what looks like a sexual[=/=]romantic moment, but isn't.

** Alice and Bob have been practicing their reflexes lately. Bob actually turned around before alice tripped, but the reaction of Alice made it so they ended up flat on the floor, not knowing Bob had gotten so good and thinking he would still be turned around.

* '''Downplayed''': ???

'''Basic Trope''': Bob and Alice get caught in what looks like a sexual/romantic moment, but isn't.

* '''Justified''': Bob and Alice end in this position a lot due to large amounts of UnresolvedSexualTension.

* '''Inverted''': Bob and Alice are having sex in a way that looks completely innocent when Carol walks in on them.

* '''Subverted''': Bob and Alice admit that it is exactly what it looks like.

* '''Deconstructed''': Despite her attempts to deny that anything happened, Carol spreads the word, and soon everyone at Alice's workplace "knows" about her sleeping with Bob. Alice is labelled as a slut by her peers, and the rumors put a massive strain on her platonic friendship with Bob.
* '''Reconstructed''': However, Alice's ''real'' friends refuse to buy into the rumors, and much prefer to get her side of the story instead.

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* '''PlayedForLaughs''': Bob and Alice getting "caught in the act" is the result of a zany Rube Goldberg-esque series of accidents
* '''PlayedForDrama''': Bob's girlfriend breaks up with him after catching him with Alice in a Not What It Looks Like moment.

Back to NotWhatItLooksLike.

* '''Deconstructed''': Despite her attempts to deny that anything happened, Carol spreads the word, and soon everyone at Alice's workplace "knows" about her sleeping with Bob. Alice is condemned as a philanderer by her peers, and the rumors put a massive strain on her platonic friendship with Bob.

* '''Deconstructed''': Despite their attempts to deny that anything happened, word gets around about Alice sleeping with Bob. Alice is condemned as philanderers by their peers, and the rumors put a massive strain on their relationship.

* '''Straight''': Alice trips and falls down on top of Bob, leaving them in a position where it looks like they're in the middle of making out, right as someone else walks into the room and notices them.

* '''Inverted''': Bob and Alice are having sex in a way that looks completely innocent when someone walks in on them.

** Alternatively: "This isn't what it looks like" and it isn't, and the interrupter proceeds to lay out, with ludicrous precision, the exact chain of unlikely events that led to their current compromising position.
* '''Double Subverted''': ... except that they were lying.

* '''Deconstructed''': ??
* '''Reconstructed''': ??

* '''Enforced''': ??

* '''Defied''': ??

** Alternately, Bob and Alice make it look like they're romantically involved in order to cover up what they're really doing.