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1 38Gratuitous Chinese
Using Chinese instead of the work's usual language in a non-Chinese language work. 時在原本不用中文作品內使用中文。 (adopted by AquaEclipse, under construction to define scope in fear of misuse)
Created: Mar 10th 2024 at 4:59:46 AM
2 4Serial Cthulhu Puncher
A mortal/underdog character who specializes in fighting deities, cosmic forces, and eldritch abominations.
Created: 13 hours ago
1 4Surprisingly Bad Native Language
Characters speak their native language poorly due to it not being the native language of the writer
Created: 14 hours ago
1 11Rejecting Help
(Hold off feedback and examples for now; I need to rewrite the description. I kindly ask not to hat or bomb until I do so.) Help or attempt to help is met with or rejected out of fear, distrust, suspicion, hatred or hostility.
Created: Apr 29th 2024 at 4:15:27 AM
0 27Bad Reason To Do Good (Launching 20/5)
When someone does the right thing for the wrong reasons.
Created: Apr 22nd 2024 at 7:03:12 PM
4 27Not On The Periodic Table
Saying something "isn't on our periodic table" is another way of saying "it's not from Earth."
Created: Jun 28th 2019 at 4:51:02 PM
0 16Twister Game Hijinks
The Twister game puts the players in awkward, unseemly, and suggestive positions leading to various funny or pervy situations.
Created: May 14th 2023 at 10:03:01 AM
0 10Escape Between the Legs (Up For Grabs)
A character escapes a larger enemy by going between their legs.
Created: Sep 8th 2023 at 9:05:26 AM
1 0Self Translation
A character tells a character something in one language and then repeats themselves in another for the benefit of another character
Created: May 6th 2024 at 6:46:10 PM
0 14"Dating Best Friend's Sibling" Drama
Romantic drama mined from the protagonist's love interest also being their sibling's friend (or friend's sibling).
Created: Apr 29th 2024 at 8:08:17 PM
1 14Terrified Transformation Witness
A character reacts to another character's transformation - the moment or the aftermath - with shock and fear.
Created: May 6th 2024 at 7:35:40 AM
3 10Death in Custody
A character dies while in the custody of the police or similar organisation.
Created: Feb 11th 2024 at 1:42:31 PM
6 27Empowered by Negativity
Power sources related to negative emotions. (Planned launch: 05/11)
Created: Apr 13th 2024 at 7:31:12 PM
0 26Foreboding Carcass
A dead animal foreshadows that danger is coming for the POV characters. (adopted by harrietvanger)
Created: Mar 25th 2023 at 5:08:24 PM
2 33Metaphorical Suicide
A despondent character willingly resigns themself to a fate similar to death without actually dying.
Created: Aug 20th 2023 at 12:48:17 PM
0 6Funny Sick Bucket
An unconventional receptacle is used to catch vomit.
Created: May 6th 2024 at 10:01:32 AM
0 10Absurdly Elderly Father
A man who's too old to have a baby...does.
Created: May 6th 2024 at 2:30:33 AM
0 2Parental Love Rival
A Love Triangle featuring a parent and child as rivals in love.
Armor with magical properties
Sponsor: RLH4 Created: Jan 22nd 2024 at 4:02:21 PM Last reply: 3 hours ago by RLH4 View draftLooking for a discussion you thought was here? One of two things could have happened.
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4 17Painful Confession
A character makes a confession that is particulary distressing for them (and sometimes others). (launching Friday)
Created: Apr 24th 2023 at 1:40:13 PM