1 | '''Basic Trope''': There is a noticeable power difference between two characters in a relationship |
2 | * '''Straight''': Bob is Alice's {{teacher|StudentRomance}} and the two are dating, despite the fact that Bob could easily {{blackmail}} her into sleeping with him. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': [[DivineDate Bob is paired with]] {{God}}. |
4 | * '''Downplayed''': |
5 | ** While Bob may be Alice's BodyguardCrush, [[ActionGirl Alice can handle herself in a fight]]. |
6 | ** Alice is a [=YouTube=] star and Bob is one of her fans. |
7 | ** Alice and Bob are [=YouTube=] content creators but Alice's channel is much larger than Bob's |
8 | * '''Justified''': |
9 | ** AliceAndBob, despite their differences in power and status, treat each other as equals. |
10 | ** Alice and Bob started dating long before [[DeityOfHumanOrigin Alice became a goddess]]. |
11 | * '''Inverted''': |
12 | * '''Subverted''': |
13 | ** Bob seems more powerful, but Alice turns out to be the long-lost heir to a vast fortune with many connections at her fingertips, which places her higher than Bob. |
14 | ** Alice actually is the one with the power in the relationship, and she uses it to undermine his authority over her. |
15 | * '''Double Subverted''': But then Alice loses that fortune, causing her and Bob to be right back at where they started. |
16 | * '''Parodied''': |
17 | * '''Zig-Zagged''': |
18 | ** Alice and Bob are also in an on-and-off again relationship. |
19 | ** Alice and/or Bob keeps changing their position in power. |
20 | ** Alice is rich and Bob is poor. However, Bob is a teacher and Alice is his student. Then, she is an ActionGirl who can beat [[NonActionGuy him]] into a pulp without breaking a sweat. On the other hand, he is a ManipulativeBastard who can wrap her around his finger without her noticing. And so on. |
21 | * '''Averted''': Alice and Bob have relatively equal status and power. |
22 | * '''Enforced''': |
23 | ** The author wants to explore power dynamics and how they can affect relationships. So they {{ship|ping}} Alice and Bob together. |
24 | ** Alice is an AuthorAvatar and the author thinks PowerIsSexy. |
25 | * '''Lampshaded''': ??? |
26 | * '''Invoked''': Alice or Bob thinks PowerIsSexy and only goes for powerful people. |
27 | * '''Exploited''': Bob {{blackmail}}s Alice. |
28 | * '''Defied''': Alice refuses to be in relationships with anyone who has power over her even if she really likes them. |
29 | * '''Discussed''': ??? |
30 | * '''Conversed''': ??? |
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32 | Back to UnequalPairing, my servant. |
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34 | %% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion: |
35 | %% |
36 | %%* '''Implied:''': ??? |
37 | %%* '''Deconstructed''': ??? |
38 | %%* '''Reconstructed''': ??? |
39 | %%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ??? |
40 | %%* '''Played For Laughs''': ??? |
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