#Fanfiction tropes

[honestlydarkprincess]

the other one was fun so i'm making a part two

[disgracefulthings]

Shen Yuan's Levels of Stupidity Portrayed in Fanfiction

Level 1: Is unaware that someone loves him until it hits him in the face, or more accurately, kisses him in the face. Same level of stupidity as novel Shen Yuan.

Level 2: What's a couple of kisses between bros? Kissing girls isn't that different from kissing guys, so who's to say that Shen Yuan isn't straight for practicing kisses with his homies. He will need more than just kisses to know whether or not someone loves him.

Level 3: It's called friends with benefits for a reason! So what if he's banging one of his guy friends, it's platonic and therefore still straight! Shen Yuan's love interests need to be good with words to get through his thick skull that they are more than just friends!!

Level 4: Honestly, just give up on him at this point. They've kissed, fucked, and confessed their feelings to Shen Yuan, but he still isn't sure if they love him, or love love him. It would take an act from a merciful god to get their feelings across to Shen Yuan, and the system is never merciful.

[quail-in-red]

hi quail! i love your art so much! 41 and 47 if you wanna? ☺️💚

Thank you!!! 💕 *rubs hands together* Aahh this one is a challenge!

First Kiss + Not a Date

[undead-knick-knack]

No One:

Braius Doomseed: i was getting ready for school, putting my long black hair into a messy bun. as i looked into my gray orbs in the mirror, my mom came in. "i sold you for drug money" she said. "come meet your new master." i threw on a hoodie and my skinny jeans. i went downstairs and there he was... Teven Klask

[korkiekenobiconfirmed]

I see your "people say they are a monster, but I am the only one who knows the truly kind soul beneath" dynamic and raise you "they are exactly the monster everyone says they are, but I see it and I don't flinch away"

[kashlyn]

My favorite DCxDP trope is Danny being a mom. Not a dad. A mom. Like, to the Batkids (mostly Tim, Jason, and Damian) or Ellie/Dani and Dan/Jordan. Ohhhh or even Billie and Klarion!

I just love it so much

[killrisma]

“you know what, fuck it *has unprompted passionate first kiss*”

has gotta be one of the tropes of all time

[quirkylilcumlord]

big fan of ships that i enjoy mostly because they are funny. like it’s really funny to think that everything is the same except they’re stupid in love or something.

[theshadowrealmitself]

So one trope in spirk fanfiction (haven’t checked with other pairings tbh) is Kirk agreeing ahead of time to help with Spock’s next (or first if it’s aos) pon farr

Yet, what a lot of those fics don’t have is those two getting a preliminary bond, which you think they would cause isn’t that pretty much the whole purpose of those bonds “hey unless something changes I’m willing to help with your pon farr” ?

So I was thinking about that and now I’m just laughing at it being a slippery slope

Kirk: Don’t worry about it, Spock, I’ll help out

Spock: Then we’ll need a preliminary bond

Kirk: Okay

Spock: Which many Humans view as an engagement

Kirk: Okay?

Spock: So out of respect for you, I will procure us some rings

Kirk: …You don’t have t-

Spock: To make sure you are absolutely safe, however, I think a full bond would be more logical

Kirk: Okay??

Spock: So of course, we must be married, I will send out the invites

Kirk:

Spock: It is only logical, captain

Kirk:

Kirk: I want a spring wedding

[let-me-cry-in-peace-guys]

Bitches be like "I want you, I need you, my every being, my every atom  gravitates toward you, I don't know what I'd do without you, I cannot breathe when you are near-" and still be 10000% convinced that they're Not In Love.

[quail-in-red]

oooh i love the tropes mashup idea! it was fun to think of these visually. what about 39 and 60 for drarry? (sub either of those if it just Does Not Work btw, zero pressure!!)

Haha ok this got way more elaborate than I was planning

39. Survival/Wilderness Fic + 60. Poorly Timed Confession

Trope Mashup Prompts!

[textmel8r]

do you guys have a favorite problematic fanfic trope? because i have a favorite problematic fanfic trope.

the fuck or die scenario will never not be boring. but this only works if both characters have an existing budding relationship with each other (not platonic or paternal).

just imagine two heroes/protagonists who dance around the fact that they have feelings for eachother are suddenly captured by villains/antagonists. they are forced in a tight, enclosed space together with the promise of freedom only if they have sex. of course, the first instinct is fuck no?? but soon they realize that unless they’re ready to die at the hands of their captors, they must put on a show. so slowly they engage, apologizing to one another profusely all the while and it’s just the saddest thing; their first time, something that should have been sexy and comfortable and satisfying was the total opposite. but hey, at least they’re suffering together.

+bonus points if the fic includes an emotional aftermath where both muses find freedom and are left scrambling to cope with the trauma that they experienced. they’re the only ones who understand what one another went through, and through therapy they heal and start a new chapter together.

i am such a sucker for hurt/comfort you don’t even knooooo

[goodomensao3tagoftheday]

[belle-keys]

forget enemies to lovers let’s focus instead on enemies who remain enemies but also want to repeatedly have sex with each other

[bombshelllblonde]

there’s something so comforting about early game dutch and hosea

i don’t know what it is. maybe it’s my own issues, or just the fact that the found family trope is one of my absolute favorite tropes in the world, but dutch and hosea are so father coded it makes me so happy

the fact that these two men found all these kids, adopted them into the group, raised them just because they needed family; it warms my heart so much

hosea is the comforting parent. you hurt yourself as a kid, something goes wrong in your life, you experience heartbreak for the first time…hosea is your shoulder to cry on. he comforts you, says all the right words to make you feel better. hosea offers quiet and soft words of affirmation, a warm embrace, and maybe a nice cup of tea (that he snuck a nip of spirits in)

dutch is the advice parent. the solution parent. you have an issue that needs solving, dutch is the one that gives you the guidance and direction. he helps you by telling you stories from his own life, and ultimately what he would do or wouldn’t do. he tries to push you in the right direction, but won’t stop you if he knows that there’s a lesson you need to learn the hard way.

both parents love you and want what’s best for you, and really strive for anything they can offer you (which isn’t much). they’ve always just wanted better for you than what they had.

i love early game dutch and hosea. i love them so much.

[cor-obscenum]

Heartbeat tropes I just love 💓

🫀 A character expressing their love by letting their love interest feel / hear their heartbeat, or just know how fast their heart beats for them.

🫀 Cold stethoscope chestpieces. I know nowadays most steths have no-chill rims, but to me there's something oddly hot about a character shivering because the chestpiece feels cold against their skin.

🫀 After-sex ear-stething cuddles. Need to say more?

🫀 Vampires and other supernatural creatures being able to hear heartbeats without having their ears touch the chest.

🫀 A character who's hooked to a heart monitor having a racing heartbeat (excluding actual medical emergencies).

🫀 When one character feels / listens to another's heartbeat and comments on how fast it's beating or how nice it feels.

🫀 A character comforting an anxious or sad friend / love interest by letting them listen to their heartbeat.

🫀 Syncing heartbeats.

Would you add more?