Line #4 PlayingWith/UnequalPairing

Context PlayingWith / UnequalPairing

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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:
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36	%%* '''Implied:''': ???
37	%%* '''Deconstructed''': ???
38	%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???
39	%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
40	%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

Context PlayingWith / UnequalPairing