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Asherinka
Since: Jan, 2018
Wyldchyld
(Old as dirt)
12th Apr, 2021 03:51:36 PM
Well, it's not really those tropes. It's a personal motivation rather than a plot motivation (it becomes very relevant to the plot later on, but it's not the plot driver).
If my post doesn't mention a giant flying sperm whale with oversized teeth and lionfish fins for flippers, it just isn't worth reading.
oforiousmic
Since: Jul, 2012
12th Apr, 2021 04:53:47 PM
For dead comrades, there's Tragic Bromance, Dead Partner, probably most of what's on the Death by Origin Story page.
Wyldchyld
(Old as dirt)
14th Apr, 2021 09:07:10 AM
Ah, Death by Origin Story looks like it'll fit. Thanks for the responses.
If my post doesn't mention a giant flying sperm whale with oversized teeth and lionfish fins for flippers, it just isn't worth reading.
Is there a non-romantic equivalent of The Lost Lenore? We're talking about scenarios where the dead character has a massive impact on the story through certain characters or even many. We could be talking about a dead sibling, a dead friend, a dead parent, a dead co-worker. Hell, even a dead rival. Someone who becomes The Lost Lenore for a character, but in a non-romantic way.
At the moment, the specific example I'm thinking of is a dead mother.
Edited by Wyldchyld