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** The difficulties of being a sexual minority are highlighted as aside from sexuality Bob and Daniel are extremely incompatible in common but see each other as their only option.

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** The difficulties of being a sexual minority are highlighted as aside from sexuality Bob and Daniel are extremely incompatible with nothing but orientation in common but see each other as their only option.

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* '''Inverted''': You can choose to date Alice, Charlotte and Elaine (all female), but beforehand, you can choose to play as straight man Bob or lesbian Betty.
** Bob can choosw between Alex, Charlie, Daniel - and Charlie is a SweetPollyOliver.

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You can choose to date Alice, Charlotte and Elaine (all female), but beforehand, you can choose to play as straight man Bob or lesbian Betty.
** Bob can choosw choose between Alex, Charlie, Daniel - and Charlie is a SweetPollyOliver.
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** Bob can choosw between Alex, Charlie, Daniel - and Charlie is a SweetPollyOliver.


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** The difficulties of being a sexual minority are highlighted as aside from sexuality Bob and Daniel are extremely incompatible in common but see each other as their only option.
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* '''Inverted''': Alice is a Straight Option; the other routes are Charles and Dan.

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* '''Inverted''': Alice is a Straight Option; the other routes are Charles You can choose to date Alice, Charlotte and Dan.Elaine (all female), but beforehand, you can choose to play as straight man Bob or lesbian Betty.

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* '''Logical Extreme''': Dan is the only romance option because everyone's trying to hook Bob and Dan up.



* '''Unparodied''': ...but Bob ends up falling in love with Dan because the ploy turns him on.



* '''Implied''': Bob's bisexual and dates Alice, and she gossips during a date that Dan has been looking for a man.

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* '''Implied''': Bob's openly bisexual and dates Alice, and she gossips during a date that Dan has been looking for a man.



* '''Reconstructed''': Dan is openly homophobic, but obviously hiding in the closet, and Bob helps him come to terms with his sexuality.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Dan's is overly camp and his RomanceArc is all about showing Alice and Charlotte how much fun being gay is.
* '''Played For Drama''': Dan is frustrated with his sexuality and Bob has to help him come to terms with it.
* '''Untwist''': You can only date Alice and Charlotte initially until either mention they ended up [[LastHetRomance turning Dan gay.]]



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* '''Parodied''': Bob and Dan have no chemistry, and state that they're only dating cause the plot said so.

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* '''Parodied''': Bob and is straight, he's just "dating" Dan have no chemistry, and state that they're only dating cause the plot said so.to help him cheat on his taxes.



* '''Implied''': Bob's bisexual and dates Alice, and she gossips during a date that Dan has been looking for a man.
* '''Deconstructed''': Dan has a history of being a DisposableSexWorker for men, and became CampGay because of it, despite being straight. When Bob tries to hook up with Dan, the "relationship" turns sour and Dan almost commits suicide.



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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice's and Charlotte's routes don't go much further than a few dates, but Dan's is an entire RomanceArc and the two of them appear together in the sequel, making him the canon love interest.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice's and Charlotte's routes romances don't go get much further than a few dates, but Dan's is an entire RomanceArc and the two of them appear together in the sequel, making him the canon love interest.



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Bob and Dan have no chemistry, and state that they're only dating cause the plot said so.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Bob tries to date Alice, Charlotte and Dan at the same time, but finds out that Alice and Charlotte are lesbians and Dan just wanted a threesome with them, thus leaving Bob without a romance.



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Bob is questioning his sexuality, so he tries to date Alice, Charlotte and Dan.
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Bob has the hots for Dan and intentionally aims for his affection.
* '''Defied''': ???Bob and Dan are straight and refuse to hook up with one another.
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'''Basic Trope''': In a game that has multiple romance options, there is a same-sex love interest.
* '''Straight''': In the romance subplot of ''Troper City'', Bob can choose to go on a date with Alice, Charlotte (both women), or Dan (a man).
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice's and Charlotte's routes don't go much further than a few dates, but Dan's is an entire RomanceArc and the two of them appear together in the sequel, making him the canon love interest.
* '''Downplayed''': Dan's route is a friendship route.
* '''Justified''': Bob is bisexual.
* '''Inverted''': Alice is a Straight Option; the other routes are Charles and Dan.
* '''Subverted''': Dan is [[SweetPollyOliver a woman named Danielle in disguise]].
* '''Double Subverted''': That was a joke; Dan really is who he says he is.
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* '''Averted''': There are no romance options, and if there are all of them are opposite-sex.
* '''Enforced''': The creators want to reel in the LGBTFanbase.
* '''Lampshaded''':
-->'''Dan''': I didn't think you'd choose me when Alice and Charlotte were in the picture.
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* '''Discussed''':
-->'''Ethan''': So who are your options, Bob?\\
'''Bob''': Alice, Charlotte, and Dan have all asked me out...\\
'''Ethan''': Oh, Dan, huh? There's often at least one gay option in romance games...
* '''Conversed''': "Of course ''Troper City'' gives you a male option!"
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