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Naram-Sin
Since: May, 2009
Scorpion451
(Edited uphill both ways)
17th Mar, 2023 11:51:24 AM
This is a type of Reluctant Monster with a Horror Hunger
Warm Bloodbags Are Everywhere for the problem of trying very hard not to see their friends as food.
I've looked quite extensively in media that would typically fall under this trope, but haven't been able to find it yet.
This trope follows a relationship (platonic or romantic both work) where one character needs to either restrain themselves or repress their instincts to eat their friend or partner. The other partner is typically aware of their partner's feelings and stays in the relationship despite that, or is completely unaware.
This trope could easily apply to most vampire stories, but an example I could think of is the dynamic that the carnivore and herbivore couples in Beastars have.
If this isn't a trope, then is it too specific to be made in one? It's my favorite trope in media ever.