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3 9The Backbone (Up for Grabs)
A character who tries to make their shy friend more assertive.
Created: 2011-04-22 22:14:24
0 19Doom Signifying Iconic Item
Someone dies, and we focus on a (damaged) object associated with them.
Created: 2011-04-23 03:19:42
0 6Waterfall Training
Someone uses a waterfall for training
Created: 2011-04-24 04:46:53
1 6The Something Of Somethings
Narrowing down a well-known comparison to fit a more concise grouping.
Created: 2011-04-25 09:02:29
3 13Raunchy Tongue
A character wiggling their tongue is used as sexual innuendo.
Created: 2011-04-25 09:33:46
0 1And Your Reward Is Superpowers
The final reward of the protagonist is superhuman abilities.
Created: 2011-04-25 11:33:47
0 5Get Mad! Speech
Alice declares that she's no going to sit by and let herself be beaten down.
Created: 2011-04-25 15:48:02
0 10Artistic License - Journalism
Fiction writers (and occasionally nonfiction writers themselves) getting nonfiction writing wrong.
Created: 2011-04-25 20:16:17
0 6Odd Instrument Solo
When an unexpected instument gets its own solo
Created: 2011-04-26 19:12:57
1 0Same Place Different Time
Form of Time Skip where same place used for comparsion
Created: 2011-04-27 03:22:15
0 2Emotional-Physical Confusion
A character mistakes (or pretends to mistake) an emotional symptom for a purely physical one, or vice versa.
Created: 2011-04-28 09:25:23
0 14Awestruck Overflow
A character is filling something. Something big happens. The person stares in awe as whatever they're filling overflows.
Created: 2011-04-29 13:15:28
3 0Radiant Beauty
People can be so beautiful they glow.
Created: 2011-04-29 19:41:07
0 25Generational Morality Flip Flop
A family whose members switch between good and evil with each successive generation. (Grabbed by Adept)
Created: 2011-04-29 21:30:21
4 12Always The Right Time For Drama
It doesn't matter if the world's about to end, there's ALWAYS time for drama.
Created: 2011-05-01 21:12:54
3 1What You Are When The Chips Are Down
When the going gets tough, your true colors show.
Created: 2011-05-02 15:04:11
1 13Bickering Siblings
Comic relief in the form of siblings who never stop fighting.
Created: 2011-05-04 13:45:43
3 3Bad Person, Good Boss
Evil villain who treats his employees with respect.
Created: 2011-05-04 18:26:43
Evil villain who treats his employees with respect.
Sponsor: TriggerLoaded Created: 2011-05-04 18:26:43 Last reply: 2023-12-06 11:31:21 by cwallace135 View draft

0 2Instrumental Solo
Letting one musician take the spotlight
Created: 2011-04-22 18:39:59