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0 10Ghostly Objects
Items with the same properties as actual ghosts
Created: Apr 8th 2024 at 2:43:31 PM
0 17Believe the First Person You See
The main characters, placed in an entirely new world or situation, trust the first characters they see about how the world works and who the good guys are.
Created: Mar 11th 2024 at 7:40:35 AM
16 13Better Guilty Than Incompetent (Up for Grabs)
Better to lie than look incompetent
Created: Jun 29th 2012 at 1:24:58 PM
0 10Catch Thunder
Catching a lightning bolt and throwing it back.
Created: Apr 13th 2024 at 3:30:05 PM
4 6Item Fusion (Up For Grabs)
When multiple items are combined into one
Created: Mar 31st 2024 at 12:45:00 AM
3 12Driven By a Love Interest
Character's most, if not their whole life revolves around their love interest.
Created: Apr 5th 2024 at 6:24:04 AM
0 7Living Constellation
Constellations depicted as living beings
Created: Apr 7th 2024 at 5:53:02 PM
0 8Prisons Are Educational Institutions
Prisoners uses their time behind locked bars to educate themselves.
Created: Mar 29th 2024 at 3:43:30 AM
0 9Language Barrier Blindness (formerly Unaware Of The Language Barrier)
A character is unaware of the Language Barrier.
Created: Jun 14th 2022 at 10:30:30 AM
12 50Lex Luthor Lookalike (Adopted by Kingslayer38)
An Expy of Lex Luthor in other media.
Created: Jan 25th 2020 at 2:35:19 AM
0 18Team Name As Characterization
The name of a sports team reflects something about the players' personalities, interests, or abilities.
Created: May 10th 2023 at 11:36:47 AM
0 2Cloven Face Cover
An item that hides someones face is cut or broken, exposing at least part of their face.
2 11Unfinished World
A location is an In Universe Obvious Beta.
Created: Jan 21st 2024 at 4:05:54 PM
1 21Not A Party Person (launch Wed.)
A character is attending a party they'd rather not be at.
Created: Mar 10th 2024 at 11:29:28 AM
0 9Succumbing to Suburbia
Someone comes to live in what is believed to be the ideal (upper-)middle class status quo, only for it to leave them dissatisfied, disillusioned, or in despair.
Created: Apr 5th 2024 at 3:38:13 PM
0 23Ladylike Ladybug (Up For Grabs)
Ladybugs are seen as friendly and usually feminine
Created: Apr 25th 2021 at 5:16:25 PM
1 10Tear-Stained Stationery (Please help with the description!)
A person cries on a piece of stationery or photograph
Created: Mar 14th 2024 at 8:31:54 PM
1 18Parent vs Stepparent
A parent and stepparent jockey for the role of main parental figure in their child's life.
Created: Aug 22nd 2023 at 12:31:18 AM
A parent and stepparent jockey for the role of main parental figure in their child's life.
Sponsor: Eievie Created: Aug 22nd 2023 at 12:31:18 AM Last reply: Apr 12th 2024 at 12:47:23 PM by SoyValdo7 View draft
0 15Monstrous Vampire Transformation
Vampires transform into a monstrous bat-human hybrid
Created: Oct 21st 2023 at 1:55:03 AM