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0 9Fake Religiosity
Someone joins a religious group/sect for material benefits despite not believing the group's creed
Created: May 15th 2024 at 2:04:43 AM
6 24Pointlessly Possessive
A character has something they don't need (or want) but refuses to let anyone else have it.
Created: Jan 10th 2019 at 10:47:08 AM
0 9Ill-Timed Infirmity
A character gets sick right before a big event comes up.
Created: yesterday
16 20Romanticized Rape (Adopted from MacronNotes)
A rape victim falls in love with the rapist.
Created: Apr 3rd 2024 at 12:25:29 PM
0 11Living Constellation (Launching Sunday)
Constellations depicted as living beings
Created: Apr 7th 2024 at 5:53:02 PM
12 12Big/Small Juxtaposition
A juxtaposition between something big and something small.
Created: Apr 10th 2024 at 8:46:02 PM
4 1Deliberate Outlier Cap
Making Caps not follow the pattern of other caps of their type, because they apply to something special.
6 0No political party was harmed
Fictional Political Party based on real one
0 5Giant Logistics
Great lengths are taken to accommodate, transport, or feed a giant person or animal.
Created: 15 hours ago
0 28Dying Object Drop Shot
A character's death can be signified by dropping something they were once holding.
Created: Aug 24th 2021 at 9:41:31 AM
0 7Big Weapon, Little Wielder
A weapon wielded by someone smaller than would be sensible.
Created: 20 hours ago
2 2Metaphysical Energy Manipulation
The ability to manipulate a metaphysical Power Source.
Created: May 13th 2024 at 8:33:29 PM
1 13Rejecting Help
Help, or an attempt to help, is rejected by the other party.
Created: Apr 29th 2024 at 4:15:27 AM
0 1Mutually-Exclusive Love Triangle Resolution [open to title suggestions]
A Love Triangle resolves with every member of the triangle getting a different link to the object of their affections.
Created: May 13th 2024 at 6:03:31 AM
0 9Trickster Transformee (LAST CALL FOR EXAMPLES)
Forcibly transformed characters can only succeed through sneaking and trickery.
Created: May 4th 2024 at 12:57:10 AM
0 8Parental Love Triangle
A Love Triangle featuring a parent and child, usually as rivals in love.
Created: May 9th 2024 at 4:15:53 AM
1 27Terrified Transformation Witness
A character reacts to another character's transformation - the moment or the aftermath - with shock and fear.
Created: May 6th 2024 at 7:35:40 AM
0 23Snack-Stealing Seagulls
Seagulls are portrayed as greedy food thieves. (Launching Soon™)
Created: May 10th 2024 at 2:58:58 AM
1 17Hates Being Corrected (needs a lot more examples)
Someone hates it when they're corrected on something they're wrong about.
Created: Nov 20th 2021 at 7:28:58 AM
Someone hates it when they're corrected on something they're wrong about.
Sponsor: generation81 Created: Nov 20th 2021 at 7:28:58 AM Last reply: 5 hours ago by tenben View draftLooking for a discussion you thought was here? One of two things could have happened.
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2 11Election Denial
When a democratic process is ignored or declared invalid by the losing party. Drama and/or Hilarity Ensues.
Created: May 12th 2024 at 3:44:51 PM