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0 1The Not-So Secret Agent
A super secret espionage operative and/or agency who's "secret" operations are public knowledge. [NEEDS EXAMPLES]
Created: 2 hours ago
1 8Puddle Shadow
Shadows cast straight down regardless of lighting, and often circular in shape
Created: Feb 7th 2024 at 6:00:06 AM
9 59Brainless, Spineless, and Heartless
A type of Power Trio where one character lacks intelligence, one lacks courage, and one lacks empathy. [Adopted by Asterlix]
Created: Sep 2nd 2022 at 1:26:39 PM
0 3Sounding Silent Letters
Silent letters are pronounced out loud.
Created: 14 hours ago
1 7Fake Religiosity
Someone joins a religious group/sect for material benefits despite not believing the group's creed
Created: 20 hours ago
1 12Hates Being Corrected (needs a lot more examples)
Someone hates it when they're corrected on something they're wrong on.
Created: Nov 20th 2021 at 7:28:58 AM
1 17Love 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
2 10Election Denial
When a democratic process is ignored or declared invalid by the losing party. Drama and/or Hilarity Ensues. [NEEDS EXAMPLES]
Created: May 12th 2024 at 3:44:51 PM
1 47Unmourned Death
A character dies and no one cares. [Adopted by EvilerThanThou]
Created: May 26th 2023 at 1:53:40 PM
1 7Zener Cards
Cards used in parapsychology to measure Psychic Powers. Often used as a shorthand for psychic tropes.
Created: May 9th 2024 at 9:47:13 PM
2 7Vindicated by Adaptation
A work that was unpopular when it originally came out, but became more popular thanks to an adaptation of the work.
Created: 15 hours ago
1 1"Be More Social" Episode (Needs Title Help!)
An episode or plot beat where an anti-social character tries to be more social.
0 8Artificial World
A world that was built, not formed naturally.
Created: May 13th 2024 at 11:54:39 AM
2 15Deadly Game Of Chance
A villain uses a game of chance to decide whether a character will be killed, or at least harmed.
Created: Apr 30th 2024 at 2:45:37 PM
2 9Nonconsensual Pornography
A character has porn of themselves created and released without their consent.
Created: 22 hours ago
11 12Big/Small Juxtaposition
A juxtaposition between something big and something small.
Created: Apr 10th 2024 at 8:46:02 PM
2 19Language Fluency Reveal (launching Thursday)
A character reveals their fluency in the shared language
Created: Apr 18th 2024 at 7:11:47 PM
0 42Accidental Pain Guilt
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
6 7Celestial Space School
Interplanetary or intergalactic schools often popular in sci fi
Created: May 5th 2024 at 2:26:25 PM
Interplanetary or intergalactic schools often popular in sci fi
Sponsor: GothGirlXenon Created: May 5th 2024 at 2:26:25 PM Last reply: 5 hours ago by Khoshekh6 View draftLooking for a discussion you thought was here? One of two things could have happened.
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2 8Rejecting the Rejector
A person believes that someone they have no feelings for has feelings for them, only to find out that they do not.
Created: yesterday