1 | '''Basic Trope''': A character is turned on by another character's intelligence, rather than by their looks. |
2 | * '''Straight''': AliceAndBob, after a conversation at the dinner table that included quantum mechanics and references to SciFi, decide that they were the perfect match. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': After said conversation, Bob [[EngagingConversation proposes to Alice right on the spot]]. |
4 | * '''Downplayed''': They agree to another conversation a week later. |
5 | * '''Justified''': Alice has sapiophilia, and Bob is one of the most intelligent characters in the story. |
6 | * '''Inverted''': |
7 | ** Alice is very much disgusted at Bob's superior knowledge, being TheDitz and all. |
8 | ** Alice is turned on by Bob's athletic ability. |
9 | ** ArousedByIdiocy. |
10 | * '''Subverted''': Alice later reveals she was feigning her love of Bob because she didn't want to sound stupid. |
11 | * '''Double Subverted''': She does say she "felt something" when Bob said "[[Anime/CowboyBebop See ya, Space Cowgirl.]]" |
12 | * '''Parodied''': An entire dating website measures how geeky someone is, what their knowledge of obscure shows is, how close they live to major conventions... |
13 | * '''Zig Zagged''': Alice is struggling throughout the story to pick Brainy Bob or Sporty Sam. Bonus points if, at the end, she decides to take the female equivalent of the Casanova approach. |
14 | * '''Averted''': Alice and Bob do not attempt to make moves on each other. |
15 | * '''Enforced''': "How about we put something to make the geeks in our audience feel they ''can'' get a girl?" |
16 | * '''Lampshaded''': "After that Franchise/StarTrek reference, I feel we were made for each other." |
17 | * '''Invoked''': "Well, if you're not concerned with how attractive she looks, she is also one of the few Straight-A students in this school." |
18 | * '''Exploited''': There is a lucrative dating website designed entirely to pair off nerds. |
19 | * '''Defied''': Alice, uncomfortable with dating a geek (for fear of being bullied), attempts to break up shortly after the relationship is established. |
20 | * '''Discussed''': "Do geeks ever find love?" "Well, Bob's gone and gotten himself married to a fellow otaku." |
21 | * '''Conversed''': "Why would anyone be turned on by knowledge?" "Ever heard of Cleopatra?" |
22 | * '''Implied''': When Bob sees Alice's Franchise/StarTrek shirt, he gets a big smile. Alice shyly smiles back. |
23 | * '''Deconstructed''': There is more to a relationship than liking the same show. Alice and Bob's relationship falls apart due to personality differences. |
24 | * '''Reconstructed''': Geekiness got Alice and Bob together, and is a good source of fun, but is not the basis of their relationship. |
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34 | %%* '''Played For Laughs''': ??? |
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