#fucking love this trope

[mx-lamour]

"old friends" is an underrated relationship dynamic because it's such an innocent boring sounding term for what is usually some of the wildest shit imaginable. It's always like 'oh yeah we go way back, we have history' and then you find out that history includes sex, drugs, murder, divorce, war crimes and The Incident

(@cemeterything is this yours?)

#old friends #creative writing #found it on pinterest #fucking love this trope #stralek #among others

[arothin]

im going to make my book reading all 30 of yalls problem.

Lucky for you, I'm also starting halfway through my current book "If I Never Met You" by Mhairi McFarlane. Your only context is that its another fake dating romance book.

NO GIRL ITS BC MR GRUMPY HERE HAS ALREADY FALLEN FOR YOU.

#fake dating #mhairi mcfarlane #If I Never Met You #fucking love this trope #sincerely give me your recommendations for it #liveblog

[thebrilliant-dogstar]

Kids with extreme power who've done horrible things and who are frightening not being scared of and getting the comfort they need because they're a kid and it wasn't their fault

#fucking love this trope

[chthonic-kids]

IT'S ON SIGHT CHRONOS

#hades #hades game #hades supergiant #hades 2 #hades 2 spoilers #THIS IS ALL SHE HAS TO REMEMBER THEM BY #CHRONOS YOU ABSOLUTE BASTARD #this trope in fiction always fucks me up real bad and i'm trying so hard not to cry about it #SHE'S GOTTA SAVE A FAMILY SHE BARELY KNOWS BUT STILL LOVES #melinoë #zagreus #persephone

[inkskinned]

something bad happened to you, and you died, and you came back wrong.

not wrong all the way. the little ways. you forget important dates, stopped going out with friends. it's harder to make you smile. you're apathetic towards things you used to love, afraid of places you used to go to cheer up. quieter. flinching. different.

you came back for love. you're still here for love. what pulled you back was a brightness so loud that even death couldn't outshout it. death heard the call and smiled at you and said okay. go home. somebody is waiting for you.

but you came back different. like lot's wife; you've turned into salt. you used to chirp through life in hops and skips; but now you lose skin just standing up. you have to move slower, skimming across this world without-touching-it. most things feel dull - until they're suddenly all-too-much. life, and being alive just rushes up and over you and you get hopelessly crushed.

you try to explain it to them: it is ugly, but this is what you are, now. the huge golden hoop of your halo now a little bronze ring. you are still watering your plants and wearing the same clothes. after all, you worked hard to come home. this life; so odd and off-color, now that you are wrong.

but they waited for you - it's just that they wanted the "you" that happened before this. the "you" that could sing in the show and hug people tight and look at a blade without breaking down to cry. the you with a smile in pictures. god, holyshit, it's like looking at a completely different person, isn't it. that other-you; the one they actually wanted.

you are the consolation prize. you are the body that forgot the ghost. you are the memory of the bad thing, and the death after; like you are wearing that memory as a banner. you are a fragment, an assembly. simulacrum. you don't make eye contact in mirrors, afraid the light will glance off and your true nature will flash back at you.

you hear them talk about it in their hushed, desperate whispers. sometimes they even admit it to your face; harsh and violent, acid thrown at christmas dinner. god, can you just fucking be normal again. you do not remember what normal is. you had to climb so far to get back here; you are far too exhausted. you want to open the glass door of your heart and show all the gears. can you help resolve whatever got messed up?

you try so, so hard. you came back for them. because you believed they would love you, even when you were so horribly broken. because you believed they would be patient. because you believed unconditional meant "without exception." you cannot do things the same way. you just get tired too quickly these days.

you want to put them on a couch and pour them the tea with hands that shake more than they remember. you want to line them up and draw them a map of where you have had to wander. you want to show every bruise in a backsplash; the little helpless ant of your soul carrying all that weight, over and over. you want to say: yes! it is different! but i did it for love!

you want to say: "i'm not the same, but i'm yours and i'm here. can that be enough?"

#this is very obviously about my battle with #ptsd #but i think it's also like a pretty apt metaphor for a lot of things like setting boundaries or going to therapy or choosing recovery #i was thinking about the 'comes back wrong' trope and i was like. oh no i have feelings about this bc i have mental illness #and once i stopped masking - i was WRONG. i was different #here's the good news: i am now INNUNDATED with love. fucking swimming in it. excelling at it. the people who stayed #learned my new self. my new different body and how i am different but i am trying. they have held me so tightly #and my life no longer feels quiet. it is not based in my suffering. it feels like i have been growing a tree in my chest #and now it is flowering. #it is so lovely to be surrounded by people who have said - oh! you cut off so many branches i was worried you weren't the same. but now... #... this is just a new you. and i love you. and i love that you're different and happy. #(but yeah also im nb so i was absolutely influenced by Trans things)

[waitineedaname]

divorce as angst: boring, depressing, overdone, I've had enough of that in my own life thanks

divorce but the characters are still friendly: good! healthy! more of this please!

divorce as comedy: unparalleled, hysterical, I want characters to divorce each other repeatedly for no reason

#divorce as a sad trope is NOT something i do well with #i have enough trauma from my parents' messy divorce thank you!! no more!!!! #HOWEVER. i fucking love the trend im seeing where fandoms decide a character is divorced for no real reason other than it would be funny #ESPECIALLY the joke of characters repeatedly divorcing and remarrying and then divorcing again #the first time i saw it was in the tma fandom #where people jokes that peter and elias had been divorced seventeen times or something #and i think that's hilarious. especially when it's over petty shit #i think boomer should be one of the repeatedly divorced and remarried couples. just for fun #they just do it for the drama #no one can tell when theyre together or not because they act exactly the same

[gojonanami]

thinking about divorced!gojo showing up to pick up your daughter for the weekend only to find you dressed for a date. and your daughter is napping, so what else does he do but stick around and pester you?

but what happens when his jealousy is getting the better of him, especially when he sees you all dressed up for another man — and he can’t help but pick a petty argument that dissolves into apologies and then into him fucking you in the bed that was once both of yours—

and of course, he answers the door when your date shows up and tells the poor guy that you’re busy, with your husband—

#sab speaks #don’t look at me #I love this trope #this trope would work well for all of them fuck #sab [future fics]

[bakudekublogblog]

y'all i know kacchan dying like that must have been traumatizing for the bkdk shippers, but like.... he also died in the gayest way humanly possible.... like i can't even imagine going through that bc on one hand it's like my special boy is dead, but on the other he was so love interest coded, shiggy killed him specifically bc of izuku's intense feelings about him, the fucking yearning for izuku as he died, and then the reveal he carries the little all might card he got with izuku around with him like. i cannot stress enough just how gay his death was. like i just know the shippers had to be a little conflicted

#we won but at what fucking cOST #bkdk #bakudeku #if anyone was around during that time i'd love to hear about it #bc to me it's like the most damning bakudeku evidence ever #just bc of how typical superhero tropes go like.... the villain using the love interest against the mc is such a staple of the genre #and that plot point being given to katsuki is NUTTY it's LIKE WHAT #AND THE FUCKING ALL MIGHT CARD THING TOO HE JUST HAS THAT ON HIM CASUALLY LSJDKLSDJFSD KATSUKI #like ever heard the phrase carrying a torch for someone #that's katsuki and the card

[cacaocheri]

he’s a bit needy <333

[CLENCHES FIST] I FINALLY FINISHEDDD!!! this comic has been in the backlogs for a while, mostly because i took foreeever tinkering with the poses until i was satisfied with them.... but i am overall happy with the finished result :]]

#come get yalls fucking food #i love this trope so so much #like you have no idea #it's so soft to me #just the EXCITEMENT from hearing that your feelings are reciprocated #so you keep asking to hear it over and over #*chef's kiss* #security breach #fnaf security breach #sundrop #sun security breach #sun fnaf #fnaf sun #sun x reader #sun x y/n #sundrop fnaf #my art

[random-autie-fangirl]

The holy quartet of video game narrators which are actually living beings (...and also kinda suck)

#slay the princess #undertale #the stanley parable #little misfortune #stp narrator #chara dreemurr #tsp narrator #mr voice #I love this trope #love when the one telling the story is stuck within it #love when the narrative itself is alive and malicious #and I love lemony snicket and pseudonymous bosch #...but there's something about the way it can be used in a video game #where the narrator/protagonist relationship can be more personal #also lemony is far nicer than anyone here (from what I can remember) #hey look! I did a thing #fucked up video game narrators>>>>>>

[bigbigtruck]

Hey, so today KING IN LIMBO volume 1 came out, and I HIGHLY recommend it. Full disclosure: I’m the letterer on this manga. Kodansha paid me for that, but not to plug this book, or to gush about it with the editor. This is probably my favorite title I’ve ever worked on. The SF premise is very cool and the sense of place is spot on, but what makes KING IN LIMBO stand out is the multifaceted, layered main character. If you’re into grounded, character-heavy SF and want more comics for mature readers please check it out.

I just got the script and assets for the third and final volume and am so excited to see how it wraps up.

#Also there’s just straight up a morgan freeman cameo in it #the MC embodies the ‘good hearted guy who has done fucked up things’ trope i so love #also the other protag is so scrungly #king in limbo #manga #new releases #limbo the king #science fiction #near future science fiction #ai tanaka #and re: the lettering #i don’t get to flex much on this #so it’s pretty seamless #i just genuinely love this comic

[ipostmysimpingstuffanonymously]

My entry for a prompt week we organized on the SatoSho Discord Server. The prompt was Soft Touches

#i love involving the first years #nobara is a bloodhound when it comes to the campus gossip #she sniffs out anything from a mile away #she and meimei probably have a underground scheme going on #with nobara being the informant and meimei pulling the betting srings #but yeah im a fucking sucker for shoko and gojo's relationship to be really low key #they're not even trying to hide anything but everybody just writes them off as “good friends” #because shoko cant be bothered and gojo is touchy with everybody #but shoko's the only one who indulges him #and they leave together for their appartement #and everybody doesnt second guess it #until nobaras like “WAIT they live together???????” #ahhhh i love that trope #i could write a whole fanfiction about it #AHAHHAHAHAH #definitely check out tiressians 5+1 fic on a03

[heartscrypt]

"this isn't the proper meme format" yeah well i cant control them they're freaks sorry they defy the logic of the original meme okay

#twst #twisted wonderland #azul ashengrotto #jamil viper #jamiazu #azujami #azul x jamil #jamil x azul #ashenviper #jazul #heartscribbles #first time coloring a joke post we did it guys #do we prefer it yes or no #''the thought bubbles should be the other way around'' No. You Don't Get It #yeah it would be the other way around. IF THEY WERE NORMAL PEOPLE #azul heart eyes at the idea of jamil just being Fucking awful to him because he loves when jamil is nefarious and evil #jamils noting this one down as an intrusive thought hes not going to think about it too hard ever again #he's categorizing it with the Use His UM On Annoying People and Strangle Kalim thoughts (thoughts that he doesn't want to act on) #god my favorite trope to do with jamil in jamiazu is like. #when jamil feels like even the Slightest hint of romantic attraction or even just general fondness towards azul for just a moment #and then immediately afterwards hes like What the fuck that was weird SNAP OUT OF IT I HATE THIS GUY #so funny yall im crazy delusional about these two

[bruciemilf]

Somebody tell me if this is a bad take, or if my love for Bruce is causing my objective brain to glitch, but-- something about advertising Batman, a hero who's very popular for being good with children, for being NURTURING with children, a bad father kinda defeats the whole purpose of what he's supposed to represent.

Batman is a protector; He protects people the world (and especially law enforcement) does not care about. That's literally the point of him.

Something about marketing " you can be incredibly violent to people you care about! And Its fine, because you care about them even if you abuse them, and that's what matters!" towards people, but especially men and young boys, is REALLY fucked up to me.

#it's not really 'wahhh think of the children' because the media you consume isn't a vessel of your character #but. gotham war is so incredibly shallow to me for pulling the 'no no its another personality bruce would never!' like. thats worse. #you get thats worse right? #because 1) dc loves demoninsing DID for some reason but it doesn’t add any substantial weight because bruce will be associated with #the actions of his 'alter' anyway. and dc knew that. 2) if you truly cannot write an interesting comic book where bruce is not abusive #and the batkids aren't being abused. you failed. #this isn't a reprouch or an attack to people who prefer that format. but the creator isn't doing it as genuine exploration of dark tropes #if that's the case -- dont cop out with the personality thing. let him be a bad dad. but its kinda fucked how dc STILL try to paint him #as a good person while doing so. its the collen hoover effect. 'we know the guy is an abuser. thats not the problem. the problem #is that the author wants us to pretend thats a good thing.' #bruce wayne #dc comics #dc #batman #text post #dc critical

[sea-buns]

He says he's unemployed now but I think this was his true calling all along

#like he says hes his own boss but he pretty much works for conrad despite conrad never asking him to do anything ever #love when the big soft man snaps and starts telling old hags to fuck off #father son father son father son #inhaling the tropes like a vacuum cleaner #dimension 20 #d20 #mentopolis spoilers #mentopolis #madam loathing #the fix #conrad schintz #brennan lee mulligan #hank green #alex song xia

[soplapinga]

DONT EVEN JOKE LAD

#THE BITCH CARESSS THE BITCH CARES SO MUCHDFFRRGGG #“resident self proclaimed idgaf warrior does in fact give too many fucks” character trope MY BELOVEDDDD #Oh I love this fucking bitch SO MUCH i need him WRECKED #jax tadc #tadc #tadc jax #tadc spoilers #the amazing digital circus #the amazing digital circus spoilers #tadc ep 2 #tadc episode 2 #jax #the amazing digital circus jax #tadc pomni #tadc ragatha #tadc kinger #tadc kaufmo #tadc zooble #tadc gangle #tadc caine