#tropes?

[eric-the-bmo]

This has probably been done before, but please consider: a character who doesn't ever use their arms but instead uses a prehensile scarf

[wemlygust]

Locations of Secret Passage

Behind Waterfall

Behind grandfather clock

Behind office bookshelf that is full of leatherbound tomes (probably with unmarked or inscrutable spines that disguise the content entirely). This type of passage is opened by pulling a particular book or 3 out because it is secretly a lever. This probably involves gingerly hooking the top of the spine and tilting it out to a 45 degree angle.

Behind big painting

Through some random leafy foliage (outdoors only). You push the branches aside and this will reveal a dramatic vista.

in big walk-in wardrobe, behind clothes.

trapdoor in outdoor location concealed only by a thin layer of dirt and *maybe* also a rock

trapdoor under a rug

behind stone brick wall. Opened by tugging a candle wall sconce down to a 45 degree angle.

elevator goes to secret extra floor(s)

in ancient sandy tomb, behind wall, probably opened by solving a puzzle. Probably haunted by orientalist music and visual design choices that disregard all real context re. any particular culture and geography and art and musical traditions.

in your closet

behind or through mirror

in some random cave after solving a puzzle involving mysterious symbols or drawings and probably a map Honorary Mention: through shadows or puddles or portals or temporary not-usually-there door in wall or strange twisted liminal spaces/reality warping paths (only works with magic, often only for a particular ppractitioner and those they choose to bring with them, and therefore perhaps does not count as a secret passage. A true secret passage must be for all, if you can find it.)

[thatwashhingmashine]

not romantic not platonic not familial but a secret fourth thing (variants of eachother)

[akiragatr]

Don’t get me wrong, the italicized “oh” of a romantic epiphany is absolutely exquisite, but I desperately want more platonic epiphany “oh”‘s SO MUCH.

“Oh, I trust you with my deepest fears.” “Oh, you feel like family.” “Oh, I would fight alongside you til the end, my brother-in-arms.” “Oh, this is my child now, and I will tear apart the skies to protect her.”

[unknownspecies]

alright yall

tell me about you and ur selfships

i wanna hear it ALL

[skipppppy]

I think she’d respect his methodology

[out-of-jams]

REVERSE TROPE WRITING PROMPTS

Too many beds

Accidentally kidnapping a mafia boss

Really nice guy who hates only you

Academic rivals except it’s two teachers who compete to have the best class

Divorce of convenience

Too much communication

True hate’s kiss (only kissing your enemy can break a curse)

Dating your enemy’s sibling

Lovers to enemies

Hate at first sight

Love triangle where the two love interests get together instead

Fake amnesia

Soulmates who are fated to kill each other

Strangers to enemies

Instead of fake dating, everyone is convinced that you aren’t actually dating

Too hot to cuddle

Love interest CEO is a himbo/bimbo who runs their company into the ground

Nursing home au

[knebellindemann]

[stardella]

Maria and her little alien brother sketchbook dump from the last few weeks

Minor spoilers for Sonic 3 ig

[jmtorres]

oh

oh

suddenly realizing things about my interest in the specific story niche of "for weird (magic) reasons person A doesn't have fully free will and has to be enslaved to person B, who didn't cause the situation and is trying super hard to be ethical about what they say to do"

the reason i find stuff like hypnosis and aphrodisiacs so alluring is that they’d just allow my brain to calm the fuck down: no anxiety, no overthinking, no intrusive thoughts, nothing.

just a constant state of aroused bliss, knowing i’m safe in the arms of the person i’m sharing this with and yielding to them.

[not-avril]

The trope I appreciate very much

[bebx]

reblog if you’ve read fanfictions that are more professional, better written than some actual novels. I’m trying to see something

[uhhsnail]

I love a character raised to be a weapon as much as the next guy. But what really gets me is a character raised to be a shield. Who can’t fathom being needed—or even being wanted— beyond keeping others safe. Who believe they are alive only to insure someone doesn’t die. no matter the cost. Characters who self-sacrifice not because they think they deserve it, but because no one else does deserve it, and it’s their job to protect.

Characters who’ve been told that’s why your important. Your worth something because this other person/ thing is important, and you are here solely to keep them safe.

Bonus points if it’s not a legitimate job they’ve been given. Maybe at one point it was, but now that they are free from it, they haven’t given up that mentality. No one is forcing or asking them to do this, but they need to. They need to in order to be deserving.

[edwardcreel]

reblog if you believe fanfics are as valid as books that were published and sold by authors who write as their main careers. I'm trying to prove a point

[the-overanalyst]

it's always so fascinating and heartbreaking when a character in a story is simultaneously idolized and abused. a chosen prophet destined for martyrdom. a child prodigy forced to grow up too fast. a powerful warrior raised as nothing but a weapon. there's just something so uniquely messed up about singing someone's praises whilst destroying them.