1 | '''Basic Trope''': For one reason or another, a character doesn't want another look at them for too long. |
2 | * '''Straight''': |
3 | ** Alice gets scarred from an accident and doesn't want Bob to see her face. |
4 | ** [[UnmanlySecret Bob is indulging in an embarrassing pastime]], and [[CaughtWithYourPantsDown Alice walks in on him]]. |
5 | * '''Exaggerated''': |
6 | ** Alice is turned into a monster, so she doesn't want Bob to see her like this. |
7 | ** Alice doesn't even want people to see her for even a split second, or will become incredibly agitated. |
8 | * '''Downplayed''': Alice gets a zit and begs Bob not to look. |
9 | * '''Justified''': |
10 | ** Alice is vain and fears Bob would like her less if she wasn't pretty. |
11 | ** Alice's "new look" is [[UncannyValley frightening]]. |
12 | * '''Inverted''': Alice ''wants'' Bob to look at her. |
13 | * '''Subverted''': |
14 | ** From what we see in the mirror, Alice is actually very pretty; she just wants to keep her appearance a surprise for a later event. |
15 | ** Alice has horribly low self-esteem. She sees herself as ugly, while she's actually rather average or even beautiful. |
16 | * '''Double Subverted''': |
17 | ** ...Except for the fact that Alice is a narcissist: she sees herself in the mirror as she'd like to see herself, and that's what the audience sees first too. It turns out her appearance is a complete mess. |
18 | ** Bob reassures her: She isn't ugly, by their society's standards. However, he himself has other standards, and does find her horrible to look at. |
19 | * '''Parodied''': ??? |
20 | * '''Zig Zagged''': ??? |
21 | * '''Averted''': Alice is not ashamed of her appearance. |
22 | * '''Enforced''': Alice must not be shown onscreen in her new appearance/character design at the moment ; it must be revealed next season, at the same time as [[TheMerch the new batch of action figures]]... |
23 | * '''Lampshaded''': ??? |
24 | * '''Invoked''': ??? |
25 | * '''Exploited''': "I know! If we kiss, everyone will look away in embarrassment." |
26 | * '''Defied''': [[ButYourWingsAreBeautiful Bob thinks she's even prettier like this.]] |
27 | * '''Discussed''': ??? |
28 | * '''Conversed''': ??? |
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30 | Back to DontLookAtMe. |
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32 | %% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion: |
33 | %% |
34 | %%* '''Implied''': "I had to pry open the door, but she hid under her blanket. I've got no idea how serious it is." |
35 | %%* '''Deconstructed''': ??? |
36 | %%* '''Reconstructed''': ??? |
37 | %%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ??? |
38 | %%* '''Played For Laughs''': ??? |
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