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2 13Weak for Themselves, Strong for Others
A character who puts up with abuse themselves becomes furious when their loved ones are abused.
Created: 2024-02-07 02:18:47
3 0Embarrassing Narrow Victory
When the surprise comes not from the favorite winning but from how long it took or by how much.
0 9White-Dress Wedding Taboo
Wearing white to someone else's wedding is considered a sign of disrespect.
Created: 2025-10-12 13:55:10
0 10Barrier Bypass
Someone or something can get through/around a force field that should otherwise block it.
Created: 2024-10-24 12:30:08
3 8Faking Faith
A character is shown to not be as religious as claimed
Created: 2025-09-11 08:52:55
1 11Pieces of Flair
Pins, badges, patches, ribbons and other trinkets used to establish personality.
Created: 2025-10-06 01:20:21
6 12Seduced And Abandoned
What happens to a woman ditched by the one she loved.
Created: 2022-06-05 18:16:26
6 33Forced Gender Reassignment Horror
Forcibly being given gender reassignment surgery as a horror trope.
Created: 2019-08-08 17:38:10
2 9Breaking the Annoying Instrument
Musical instrument gets destroyed out of sheer annoyance.
Created: 2025-07-23 18:02:30
0 15Divorce? Blame the Offspring
In a divorce, one of the divorcees blames their child for it occuring.
Created: 2025-05-08 11:19:17
0 8Parody Defense (Trivia)
A creator defends their work from a legal suit (typically defamation or IP infringement) by arguing it's a parody and therefore legally protected.
Created: 2025-09-30 01:34:06
1 16Great Generals Sloppy Soldiers
An army's low performance is due to its soldiers more than its leaders.
Created: 2025-03-06 05:55:46
0 17Sands of Time
Sand has strong associations with time.
Created: 2025-09-29 11:12:31
7 19Exploiting Another's Wealth
A character insists that mooching off of and/or stealing from a rich person is okay because the latter can afford it.
Created: 2024-03-16 18:00:51
0 15The Pawn Steps Up
The moment when character realizes he's being manipulated and tries to stop it.
Created: 2023-09-13 10:50:09
2 20Humans Have Free Will (Up For Grabs)
Humans are not bound by the rules that restrict more powerful supernatural creatures.
Created: 2020-10-22 08:24:45
4 12Near Exit Death
The protagonists are about to make it out of a dangerous situation, perhaps in victory, perhaps in retreat, when one member of the group is killed.
Created: 2025-07-05 17:49:32
1 14Affair Partner Denial
A person having an affair claims that their relationship with their affair partner is platonic.
Created: 2025-03-22 00:48:20
A person having an affair claims that their relationship with their affair partner is platonic.
Sponsor: cybirddude Created: 2025-03-22 00:48:20 Last reply: 2025-10-22 07:00:00 by Mahzui View draft

1 6Tongue Of Concentration
A character sticks out their tongue a little way while concentrating on a task. (needs examples)
Created: 2025-07-22 04:48:39