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Has been merged with Only Law Firm Intown.


* OnlyLawFirmInTown

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* DreamRealityCheck



* PinchMe
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* SmallTownBigHell
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* ImprovisedImprisonment
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* ForcedFromTheirHome
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+ BetrayalTropes

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+ InfidelityIndex



* YourCheatingHeart: Cheating on your significant other.
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+ {{Conflict}}

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+ EmotionTropes



+ VictimhoodTropes



* AttemptedRape



* DateRapeAverted
* DaylightHorror: A horror story where the scary stuff happens during the daytime and out in the open.

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* DateRapeAverted
* DaylightHorror:
DarkAndTroubledPast: A horror story where character experienced great misery or traumatic events when they were younger.
** FreudianExcuse: A dysfunctional character's current behavior is
the scary stuff happens during the daytime and out result of bad things that happened to them in the open.their past.



* MaritalRapeLicense: The rationalization that being married makes it okay to rape your spouse if you want sex.



* {{Melodrama}}

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* {{Melodrama}}{{Melodrama}}: Dramatic situations depicted through unsubtly exaggerated emotions.



* NearRapeExperience

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* NearRapeExperience{{Narm}}: When a dramatic moment intended to be serious turns into accidental comedy instead, due to poor writing and/or acting.



* RapeAsBackstory: A person's past involves getting raped.
* RapeAsDrama: Someone gets raped and it is portrayed seriously.

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* RapeAsBackstory: A person's past involves getting raped.
* RapeAsDrama: Someone gets raped suffers sexual violence and it is portrayed seriously.completely seriously.
** AttemptedRape: A would-be rapist tries to attack someone but ultimately fails.
*** NearRapeExperience: Someone has to deal with the aftermath of almost getting raped.
** RapeAsBackstory: [[DarkAndTroubledPast A person's past]] involves being sexually abused or assaulted.
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* WarIsHell: Warfare and violence are inherently emotionally-distressful experiences for most people.
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* AbusiveParents: A person is abused by their parents.

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* AbusiveParents: A person is abused by Fathers and mothers who bully and mistreat their parents.own children.
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* PullTheTriggerProvocation: A character is wavering over doing something irrevocable when they are suddenly goaded into committing.
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* {{Gaslighting}}

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* {{Gaslighting}}{{Gaslighting}}: Emotional manipulation taken to the extreme.
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* AntiInterferenceLockUp
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+ RevengeTropes

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* CerebusSyndrome: When the story's tone shifts from being mostly comedic to more dramatic.
** KnightOfCerebus: An antagonist whose introduction or rise in prominence heralds the story becoming darker in tone.



* KnightOfCerebus: An antagonist whose introduction or rise in prominence heralds the story becoming darker in tone.

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That trope has been renamed ages ago.


* ActorRoleConfusion: An actor gets mistaken for the fictional character they portray.



* YourSecretsSafeWithMeSuperman
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* ABirthdayNotABreak
* AbusiveParents

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* ABirthdayNotABreak
ABirthdayNotABreak: Today being the person's birthday does not exempt them from peril.
* AbusiveParentsAbusiveParents: A person is abused by their parents.



* BatmanGrabsAGun

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* BatmanGrabsAGunBatmanGrabsAGun: A hero ends up forced to resorting to breaking their own rules.



* BigWordShout
** BigNo

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* BigWordShout
BigWordShout: Someone shouts a word for dramatic effect.
** BigNoBigNo: Someone screams "NO" in response to seeing a misfortune they really didn't want to happen.



** BigShutUp

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** BigShutUpBigShutUp: Yelling at a person to shut up.



* BondBreaker

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* BondBreakerBondBreaker: Someone manages to make close friends distrust each other and drift apart.



* BreakingOutTheBoss
* BrokenPedestal

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* BreakingOutTheBoss
BreakingOutTheBoss: A gang of criminals orchestrate a plan to free their imprisoned leader.
* BrokenPedestalBrokenPedestal: Someone becomes disillusioned toward their favorite hero after learning that their idol isn't exactly as good and noble as they thought they were.



* DaylightHorror
* ADeadlyAffair
* DeadlyPrank

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* DaylightHorror
DaylightHorror: A horror story where the scary stuff happens during the daytime and out in the open.
* ADeadlyAffair
ADeadlyAffair: An extramarital affair that ends in murder.
* DeadlyPrankDeadlyPrank: A prank that results in someone getting killed.



* DestinationDefenestration

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* DestinationDefenestrationDestinationDefenestration: Crashing through a window.



* DomesticAbuse

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* DomesticAbuseDomesticAbuse: Abusing your spouse.



* DramaQueen

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* DramaQueenDramaQueen: A person who whines about and exaggerates every inconvenience that bothers them.



* EverybodyLives
* ExtremelyShortTimespan

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* EverybodyLives
EverybodyLives: The story ends with no one dying.
* ExtremelyShortTimespanExtremelyShortTimespan: The events of the entire story occur in a rather short amount of time.



* ForceFeeding

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* ForceFeedingForceFeeding: Forcing people to eat something they don't want to.



* GRatedDrug

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* GRatedDrugGRatedDrug: An ordinary substance is treated as if it were a drug.



* HesBack

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* HesBackHesBack: A character who's been in a fit of depression snaps out of their funk and gets back in the game.



* IJustWantToBeNormal

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* IJustWantToBeNormalIJustWantToBeNormal: A hero or an extraordinary person wishes that they could have a normal life.



* IgnoredEpiphany

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* IgnoredEpiphanyIgnoredEpiphany: The villain considers redeeming themselves, but decides not to and continues being bad.



* KnightOfCerebus

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* KnightOfCerebusKnightOfCerebus: An antagonist whose introduction or rise in prominence heralds the story becoming darker in tone.



* LibationForTheDead

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* LibationForTheDeadLibationForTheDead: Pouring a drink onto the ground to honor the deceased.



* MaritalRapeLicense

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* MaritalRapeLicenseMaritalRapeLicense: The rationalization that being married makes it okay to rape your spouse if you want sex.



* OnlyTheLeadsGetAHappyEnding

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* OnlyTheLeadsGetAHappyEndingOnlyTheLeadsGetAHappyEnding: The main characters get a happy ending, but the rest of the characters are screwed.



* OrphanageOfFear

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* OrphanageOfFearOrphanageOfFear: An orphanage where the orphans are abused and tormented by the people running the place.



* ParentalFavoritism

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* ParentalFavoritismParentalFavoritism: The parent has one child they favor over the rest.



* PoliticallyCorrectHistory

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* PoliticallyCorrectHistoryPoliticallyCorrectHistory: A work taking place in the past ignores or whitewashes aspects of the past that might offend modern audiences.



* PromotionToParent

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* PromotionToParentPromotionToParent: When the parents for some reason can't take care of their children, the responsibility falls on a relative or legal guardian.



* PushoverParents
* RapeAsBackstory
* RapeAsDrama

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* PushoverParents
PushoverParents: Parents who are easily manipulated into letting their children have their way.
* RapeAsBackstory
RapeAsBackstory: A person's past involves getting raped.
* RapeAsDramaRapeAsDrama: Someone gets raped and it is portrayed seriously.



* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech
* RebuiltPedestal

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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech
TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Someone goes on a rant where they list another person's flaws.
* RebuiltPedestalRebuiltPedestal: Someone gets upset upon learning that their idol isn't the flawless hero they assumed them to be, but likes them again after their idol redeems themselves or proves that their imperfection does not make them any less noble as their fan assumed them to be.



* SoapOperaRapidAgingSyndrome

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* SoapOperaRapidAgingSyndromeSoapOperaRapidAgingSyndrome: A character becomes older between appearances with no explanation.



* StrangerInAFamiliarLand

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* StrangerInAFamiliarLandStrangerInAFamiliarLand: The hero finally returns home, but the place has changed so much that it's no longer the place it was before the hero left.



* SuspiciousMissedMessages

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* SuspiciousMissedMessagesSuspiciousMissedMessages: If a person hasn't replied to phone calls, emails or letters in a while, it's a sure sign that something is off.



* TeethClenchedTeamwork

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* TeethClenchedTeamworkTeethClenchedTeamwork: Teammates who openly dislike each other.



* TheseHandsHaveKilled

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* TheseHandsHaveKilledTheseHandsHaveKilled: A person gets upset at the realization that they just killed someone.



* ToiletSeatDivorce

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* ToiletSeatDivorceToiletSeatDivorce: A couple divorce over something trivial.



* WeCanRuleTogether

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* WeCanRuleTogetherWeCanRuleTogether: The villain tries to make the offer that the hero can join them in their conquest.



* WoundedGazelleGambit

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* WoundedGazelleGambitWoundedGazelleGambit: Manipulating people by tricking them into thinking the other guy hurt you.



* YouShouldHaveDiedInstead
** MaternalDeathBlameTheChild
* YourCheatingHeart

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* YouShouldHaveDiedInstead
YouShouldHaveDiedInstead: Someone wishes a person they hate had died instead of a lost loved one.
** MaternalDeathBlameTheChild
MaternalDeathBlameTheChild: When a mother dies giving birth, the resulting child is blamed for causing their mother's death.
* YourCheatingHeartYourCheatingHeart: Cheating on your significant other.
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* SuspiciousMissedMessages

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* ComesGreatResponsibility


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* WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility
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* HatesTheirParents

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* HatesTheirParentsHatesTheirParent
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* HatesTheirParents

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* ABirthdayNotABreak



* ABirthdayNotABreak
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+ PowerAtAPricePriceOfPowerIndex


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* PowerAtAPrice
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* TooUpsetToCreate
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