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0 9Forcing A Mistrial
An Amoral Attorney "wins" a case by deliberately causing a mistrial and halting court proceedings.
Created: Apr 30th 2024 at 11:29:24 AM
0 13Rekindled Sparks (Launching June 21st)
A Dead Sparks relationship is rekindled.
Created: Mar 12th 2024 at 1:09:50 AM
2 91Outlived The Premise
A series outlasts its original premise.
Created: Jan 8th 2016 at 4:59:06 AM
0 43Accidental Pain Guilt (launch this weekend)
A character accidentally injures someone they care about or gives them a disease and is wracked with guilt.
Created: Feb 21st 2024 at 5:02:54 PM
0 9Spurning The Salacious
A promiscuous character encounters a particular character who rejects them as a sex partner.
Created: Aug 29th 2023 at 6:57:12 PM
0 8To Earth By The Moon (needs better name & more examples)
When something approaching Earth is shown passing near the Moon without a clear reason
0 8Poppies For The War Dead
The poppy flower symbolizes those slain in wartime.
Created: May 10th 2024 at 10:31:17 AM
0 10Parental Love Triangle
A Love Triangle featuring a parent and child, usually as rivals in love.
Created: May 9th 2024 at 4:15:53 AM
2 19Love Makes You Saner
A person feels sane only because of their love for someone else.
Created: Mar 23rd 2012 at 2:52:13 PM
0 10Inserted Into Historical Footage
The use of Real Life historical footage/photos, edited in order to add background to the work
Created: Apr 30th 2024 at 6:18:13 AM
1 6Unintentional Animal Poison Tester
A character is saved from eating poisoned food when an animal eats some first and dies.
Created: May 19th 2024 at 12:41:00 AM
0 0All Things Bright And Beautiful
A Standard Snippet of the Anglican hymn "All Things Bright and Beautiful"
Created: May 18th 2024 at 8:41:47 AM
0 15Underground Alien Civilization (Ready to Launch?)
Aliens who live underneath the surface of another planet or celestial body
Created: Apr 2nd 2024 at 7:10:14 AM
3 16Surprise Sibling (Up For Grabs)
When a character's sibling shows up in the story with no mention prior to their arrival.
Created: Jan 17th 2022 at 9:15:44 AM
3 18Seal Of Impending Doom
The moment it becomes clear a character is going to die and nothing can prevent it.
Created: Sep 12th 2020 at 5:31:03 AM
0 1Webcomic / Peter And Company (1998)
The first continuity of Peter and Company before being rebooted.
Created: May 17th 2024 at 6:21:54 PM
11 14Vindicated by Adaptation
A work that was unpopular when it originally came out, but became more popular thanks to an adaptation of the work.
Created: May 15th 2024 at 7:08:52 AM
0 6Holding Back Backfire
A character's insistence on holding back in a competition/fight ends up screwing them out of a victory.
Created: May 13th 2024 at 8:26:15 PM
1 17Next Stop, Andromeda
The Andromeda Galaxy is a common focal point for extra-galactic stories.
Created: Sep 12th 2020 at 8:40:47 AM
The Andromeda Galaxy is a common focal point for extra-galactic stories.
Sponsor: RJ-19-CLOVIS-93 Created: Sep 12th 2020 at 8:40:47 AM Last reply: May 21st 2024 at 3:52:40 PM by MagiMecha View draft
2 7Perverts Are Evil
Perverted behavior is treated in a negative light.
Created: yesterday