Basic Trope: Someone sneezes in a way that might be considered cute.
- Played Straight: Alice sneezes a short, high-pitched sneeze. Bob calls it cute or "awww"s at her.
- Exaggerated: Alice sneezes, which causes Bob to die of a Cuteness Overload.
- Downplayed: Alice sneezes. Bob gives her an endearing look, but he doesn't comment.
- Justified:
- The sneeze is actually cute.
- Bob has a crush on Alice, so he finds everything she does cute.
- Inverted: Sneeze of Doom
- Subverted: Alice draws in a quick breath like she's about to sneeze quickly, and then lets out a Sneeze of Doom.
- Double Subverted: It turns out that Bob, who's out of frame, sneezed at the same time as Alice, and his Sneeze of Doom just covered up the sound of her sneeze. When Alice sneezes again, it's a "cute" sneeze.
- Parodied: Every time Alice is about to sneeze, she turns into a kitten and then sneezes.
- Zig-Zagged: Alice swaps between Sneezes of Doom and Aww-choos.
- Averted:
- Nobody sneezes.
- Sneezes aren't cute.
- Enforced: Alice is The Cutie of the cast, and the creators want her to be seen as such.
- Lampshaded: “They say my sneezes are cuter then a kitten.”
- Invoked: Bob takes Alice outside when the pollen count is high, hoping her allergies will cause her to sneeze.
- Exploited: Alice, a Deliberately Cute Child or Fake Cutie, sneezes this way to make Bob think she's cute and let his guard down.
- Defied:
- Alice takes allergy medication that suppresses her sneezes.
- Alice trains herself to let out a Sneeze of Doom.
- Discussed: "If you can make your sneezes quick, quiet, and high-pitched, I guarantee at least one person will find it adorable. Trust me."
- Conversed: "We already know Alice is supposed to be the cute character. Do they really have to make her sneeze just to prove their point?"
- Deconstructed: Alice Hates Being Called Cute. When Bob says her sneeze is cute, she loses her temper on him, snapping, "I can't even sneeze without being called cute!"
- Played For Laughs:
- Alice sneezes during school or work, and her teacher or boss stops the lesson or presentation to fawn over her sneeze.
- Alice is a Gonk.
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