1 | {{Fanfic}} that has a domestic chore as ''the'' plot. The classic situation is shopping for curtains, hence the name. Other sorts of shopping also work. |
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3 | This can also mean just a fic of a couple, either {{Het}} or SlashFic, spending the day at home. |
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5 | This is a variety of SugarWiki/{{WAFF}}, a fan-created BreatherEpisode; the point is to show 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 online article about fanfic for ''Series/TheSentinel''. |
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7 | True examples of this trope rarely contain sex; the trip to IKEA rarely ends with IKEAErotica. This trope is all about character study... or about a 'plot' as paper-thin as a writer can make it (with the possible exception of the plot of a {{Lemon}} fic.) |
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9 | This can also be played for laughs when a character with NoSocialSkills acts like a FishOutOfWater for something as "simple" as buying toilet paper; see also VillainsOutShopping. |
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11 | !!Examples: |
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13 | [[foldercontrol]] |
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15 | [[folder:Anime and Manga]] |
16 | * The anime and light novel ''Literature/HentaiPrinceAndTheStonyCat'' follows a group of friends finding a magical stone cat that grants wishes, this fanfic ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9492424/1/ The Boredom of Yoto Yokodera]]'' follows the cast from on a normal day. Well, [[CrackFic sort of normal]]. |
17 | * ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6296845/1/ Tampon]]'' has Edward Elric of ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' going on the Errand Of Doom; [[TamponRun picking up tampons]] for Winry. |
18 | * ''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. |
19 | * ''Script/ShadowjackWatchesSailorMoon'', has [[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. |
20 | * ''Fanfic/AGrowingAffection'': Chapter 41 is about Franchise/{{Naruto}} and friends checking out his mother's condo. |
21 | * The ''[[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Madoka Magica]]'' doujin ''[[http://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/i_became_a_housewife#1 I Became a Housewife]]'' is about Madoka trying out an online potato salad recipe for her new partner. |
22 | * The ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'' fic ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/8852095 I Wish This Year to be Full of Laughter]]'' features Shouyou and his students preparing a traditional Japanese New Year meal. |
23 | [[/folder]] |
24 | |
25 | %%[[folder:Comics]] |
26 | %%* ''ComicBook/IronMan'': |
27 | %%** [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4384139/1/Domestic_Cozitude Domestic Cozitude]] has Tony and Pepper grocery shopping together. |
28 | %%** [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4285798/1/Tony_And_Pepper_Go_To_bTarget_b Tony and Pepper Go To Target]] is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. |
29 | %%[[/folder]] |
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31 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
32 | %%* The fluffier ''Series/{{House}}''[=/=][[{{Shipmanteau}} Chameron]] works of enigma731. |
33 | %% ZCE and dead link * The ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' fic [[http://sevenfists.livejournal.com/113120.html "Life As We Know It"]] by sevenfists is a noteworthy (also, literal) example of this trope. |
34 | * Shows up often in ''Series/{{Teen Wolf}}'' [[{{Shipmanteau}} Sterek]] fic, usually featuring Derek renovating the burned-out shell of his family home. |
35 | ** As a prime example of this sort of thing, [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/817011 "five times Derek and Stiles weren't actually boyfriends (and one time they were)"]] by HalfFizzbin actually starts with Derek saying "I need curtains." |
36 | [[/folder]] |
37 | |
38 | [[folder:Literature]] |
39 | * The surprisingly in-character Vetinari/Death ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' fic called, reasonably enough, [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1279360/1/Curtain_Call "Curtain Call."]] |
40 | * The ''Literature/{{Harry Potter}}'' fanfic [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/6177703 "House Proud"]] is about Draco helping Harry to refurbish a vaguely-sentient Grimmauld Place by means of various domestic tasks. Curtains feature heavily. |
41 | [[/folder]] |
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43 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
44 | * The ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' fanfic [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/124945/chapters/176370 "Grocery Day"]] is about the trolls going to an Earth supermarket for shopping. HilarityEnsues though, choking all possible SugarWiki/{{WAFF}} under a payload of wacky hijinks. |
45 | [[/folder]] |
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47 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
48 | %%* ''Fanfic/OtherHalvesAndOtherTales'' is one of these. |
49 | %%* ''Cloud Mows the Lawn'' starts with the task, but it's a trap. Read at your own risk, and be sure to have some brain bleach handy. |
50 | * ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4071768/1/the_most_massively_useful_thing The Most Massively Useful Thing]]'' is a ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' fic that has Snake and Otacon shopping for stuff and having a competition involving a towel and a box. |
51 | * Certain Main Stories of the {{Crossover}} series ''Fanfic/TokimekiPokeLiveAndTwinbee'' have certain couples at home relaxing and chatting with each other. A particularly heartwarming example is the Risa Selden/Emma Verde-focused "The Problem with Running!". |
52 | [[/folder]] |
53 | |
54 | %%[[folder:Western Animation]] |
55 | %%* [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/108772/Fandomme Fandomme]] actually has a series of [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Zuko/Katara]] stories devoted to this, called the 'Three Chores' series. |
56 | %%[[/folder]] |
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