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0 4Lulled Themselves To Sleep
A character sings a lullaby, tells a bedtime story, etc... but they fall asleep instead of the person they wanted to.
Created: yesterday
0 0Big/Small Juxtaposition
A juxtaposition between something big and something small.
3 17Seal Of Impending Doom
The moment it becomes clear a character is going to die and nothing can prevent it.
Created: Sep 12th 2020 at 5:31:03 AM
15 39Riding In The Palms Of Giants (adopted by Drakos25)
A larger character lifts and carries a smaller character in their hand.
Created: Apr 21st 2023 at 6:35:17 PM
0 5Being the Brush
When a character douses themself in paint, and uses their body to paint the canvas.
Created: yesterday
0 14Prenatal Gender Picking
A way to control what gender a baby will be before it's born.
Created: May 4th 2024 at 4:53:09 PM
0 10Bastard Begetter
A character has a lot of kids out of wedlock as a result of constantly sleeping around.
Created: 21 hours ago
4 1Language Barrier Backfire
A character tries to get out of a conversation by speaking another language the other character turns out to be able to speak
Created: 12 hours ago
0 9Spurning The Salacious
A promiscuous character encounters a particular character who rejects them as a sex partner.
Created: Aug 29th 2023 at 6:57:12 PM
0 1Pinball Playfield Prop
Pinball tables with "toys" on the playfield.
0 9Self-Proclaimed In-Law
A character thinks of their crush's relatives or their relative's crush as their future in-laws.
Created: Feb 28th 2024 at 10:40:43 PM
2 19Love Makes You Saner (launching May 20th)
A person feels sane only because of their love for someone else.
Created: Mar 23rd 2012 at 2:52:13 PM
1 3Universal Multiforce Balance
Balance in the universe is composed of more than one or two forces
Created: 15 hours ago
3 15Surprise Sibling (Up For Grabs)
When a character's sibling shows up in the story with no mention prior to their arrival.
Created: Jan 17th 2022 at 9:15:44 AM
1 11"Trying to Socialize" Plot (Needs Title Help!)
A plot where an introverted character tries to be more social.
Created: May 15th 2024 at 5:19:24 PM
1 2Opposites Juxtaposition Tropes
Tropes for the juxtaposition of opposites.
Created: 14 hours ago
0 13Ill-Timed Infirmity (launch May 26)
A character gets sick or injured right before a big event comes up.
Created: May 16th 2024 at 10:38:43 AM
0 43Accidental Pain Guilt (launch this weekend)
A character accidentally injures someone they care about or gives them a disease and is wracked with guilt.
Created: Feb 21st 2024 at 5:02:54 PM
A character accidentally injures someone they care about or gives them a disease and is wracked with guilt.
Sponsor: Unicorndance Created: Feb 21st 2024 at 5:02:54 PM Last reply: 4 hours ago by Segal991 View draftLooking for a discussion you thought was here? One of two things could have happened.
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0 7Rain Means Death (Launches May 21)
A rainy setting is used to signify a character's (near-)death.
Created: May 18th 2024 at 2:22:42 PM