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13 20Disabled Means Asexual
The assumption that disability of any sort precludes sexual desire or romantic interaction.
Created: May 3rd 2013 at 11:45:05 AM
13 16Tough Girls Don't Die
In a story with a Tomboy And Girly Girl dynamic, the tougher tomboys outlive the girly girls in dangerous situations.
Created: Jun 20th 2021 at 6:17:15 PM
13 23Handkerchief Comfort And Blowing
Character A offers crying Character B a handkerchief and/or substitute similar to a handkerchief or Character A has a handkerchief and/or substitute similar to a handkerchief to comfort him/herself with while crying
Created: Jun 13th 2022 at 5:37:31 AM
13 12Alphabetical Credits
Creators of a work are listed in alphabetical order.
Created: Feb 18th 2021 at 7:59:06 AM
13 15Green Goblin Parody
A character clearly designed as an Expy of The Green Goblin.
Created: Dec 12th 2021 at 8:59:55 PM
13 28Nationalism Is Destructive
Nationalism is a force of division and destruction.
Created: Sep 8th 2022 at 4:52:34 PM
13 21"Face Down, Ass Up" Pose
A Stock Pose where a character is on all fours, facing the viewer or reader.
Created: Oct 9th 2022 at 7:30:42 AM
13 10Vindicated by the Target Audience (YMMV) (Needs a better title)
A work whose discourse was largely negative upon release becomes more positive when its target audience, who liked it from the start, is finally old enough to contribute to it.
Created: Sep 20th 2022 at 7:30:39 AM
13 8Why Me Exclamation
A Stock Phrase that someone uses out of disbelief or incredulity.
Created: Jan 5th 2022 at 1:43:09 PM
13 13Five Victim Ensemble
The teens that die in a horror flick follow these standard roles.
Created: Jun 17th 2012 at 11:38:41 AM
13 9Strength As Strategy
All else being equal, the bigger guy wins every time.
Created: May 14th 2012 at 10:08:00 PM
12 24King Of The Orphans
A rough, but kind Street Urchin who leads a pack of his fellow orphans.
Created: Dec 13th 2011 at 1:39:51 PM
12 13Romanticized Rape (Adopted from MacronNotes)
A rape victim falls in love with the rapist.
Created: Apr 3rd 2024 at 12:25:29 PM
12 13Popular Villains Reform
The most popular villain(s) in a work or franchise tend to be the ones who Heel Face Turn
Created: Aug 31st 2019 at 5:02:53 PM
12 26Representation Backlash [YMMV]
A character of a specific group is disliked by members of said group
Created: Jan 8th 2019 at 5:50:04 PM
12 8Shout Out Achievements
Videogame achievements that reference other stuff
Created: May 16th 2020 at 8:20:42 AM
12 50Lex Luthor Lookalike (Adopted by Kingslayer38)
An Expy of Lex Luthor in other media.
Created: Jan 25th 2020 at 2:35:19 AM
12 11Uncertain Sexuality
A character is unsure about their sexuality, but does not identify as queer.
Created: Sep 12th 2020 at 1:21:07 PM
A character is unsure about their sexuality, but does not identify as queer.
Sponsor: HMSquared Created: Sep 12th 2020 at 1:21:07 PM Last reply: Aug 30th 2022 at 3:08:39 AM by TheMountainKing View draft
13 4Adaptational Height Change
A character's height is changed by an adaptation
Created: Sep 23rd 2023 at 7:12:11 PM