Line #18 PlayingWith/ThroughHisStomach


1	'''Basic Trope''': A character feeds another because of affectionate feelings.
2	* '''Straight''': Alice invites Bob, her crush, over for a home-cooked meal after a rough day at the office.
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** Alice quits her job to work as Bob's unpaid cook because of his hard work.
5	** Alice's cooking is so wonderful, Bob falls for and proposes to her after just one bite.
6	* '''Downplayed''': A character feeds another because of ''platonic'' affectionate feelings (e.g. baking for a friend who's feeling down).
7	* '''Justified''':
8	** Alice is a chef and loves to cook, especially for those she cares about.
9	** Bob is a BigEater and making him good food is a very easy way to get on his good side.
10	* '''Inverted''':
11	** Alice reminds Bob not to eat because she knows he's on a diet.
12	** Alice ''eats'' a lot more for Bob, to gain weight for him.
13	** Alice despises Bob and cooks him awful food.
14	** Bob eats Alice's cooking (good or bad) because he loves her.
15	* '''Subverted''':
16	** Alice offers Bob a box of chocolates, but they turn out to be gags.
17	** Alice cooks for Bob because Bob pays her to do so, not out of love.
18	* '''Double Subverted''':
19	** Except that's only one of them.
20	** But even if Bob had never hired her, Alice would still be willing to cook for Bob.
21	* '''Parodied''':
22	** Bob is morbidly obese because of Alice's supplying him with food.
23	** Bob proposes to Alice solely for her cooking ability.
24	* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice cooks for Bob, but it's DependingOnTheWriter whether she is in love with him or not.
25	* '''Averted''': Alice never cooks for Bob.
26	* '''Enforced''': "Feeding will show she can cook and her tender heart."
27	* '''Lampshaded''': "Alice cooked something for Bob. Think she likes him?"
28	* '''Invoked''': When Carol learns of Alice's crush on Bob, she teaches her to cook his favorite meals so she can do this.
29	* '''Exploited''':
30	** Bob's on a tight budget, and leads Alice on because he likes the free meals.
31	** Alice uses mildly addictive drugs when cooking for Bob so he'll keep coming to her for meals.
32	* '''Defied''':
33	** "Just because I like you doesn't mean I'm cooking for you."
34	** Alice only cooks for Bob to practice her cooking skills, and tells him as such.
35	* '''Discussed''': "Dude, Alice cooks for you? Every day? She's totally into you!"
36	* '''Conversed''': "Alice seems to really like Bob. Do you think she'll cook for him?"
37	* '''Deconstructed''':
38	** Alice's feeding Bob is an attempt to make him dependent on her.
39	** Alice is so shy, the only way she can express her feelings is though cooking, but Bob doesn't know that. From his perspective, Alice is just a nice girl who likes to cook for him.
40	* '''Reconstructed''':
41	** But her feelings are genuine, she's just learning to cope with them.
42	** One day, Alice gives Bob a cake with the words "I love you" on it. Bob immediately realizes why Alice cooked for him, and the two officially become a couple, with Alice still cooking for Bob.
43	* '''Implied''': Alice cooks for Bob frequently, and it occasionally looks like she might have a crush on him.
44	* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice is actually an oblivious LethalChef, and it's all Bob, who actually does reciprocate, can do to not hurt her feelings.
45	* '''Played For Drama''': Alice makes Bob food because she sees herself as unworthy of love, and thinks her cooking skills are her only good attribute.
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