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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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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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!".
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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.
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