Fairy Godmother: I beg to differ. I do it all the time!
Hm? Oh, hey there! I was having some soda, and I have to say, it's really good. You should have some!
Wait, you don't want it? Aw, that's too bad. Your loss, I guess.
Now let's see, what was I here to do again...? Oh, that's right, I was supposed to...
..suddenly notice how ''adorable'' you are, wow!
Why are you confused? You heard me, sweetie... you're totally hot!
Now, allow me to tell you about a trope known as a love potion. These bizarre drinks are known for being both useful and useless at the same time. How, you ask? Hehe, you're so cute when you're confused~. But anyways, the answer to your question is that even though most of the time, love potions work, they almost never work as intended, with a love potion almost always going to the wrong person, a love potion going to the right person but making them fall in love with the wrong person, or even a love potion going to the wrong person AND falling in love with the wrong person.
It's important to note that a love potion usually comes in three general forms:
- Love First Person Sighted potion
- Love Only Person X (often containing a hair or other piece of Person X) concoction
- Get In Touch With Your Wild Side aphrodisiac
But of course, the chance that the right person will actually drink the potion and fall in love with the right person are less than .00001% on average.
Huh? What do you mean that sounds familiar? Nobody around here has fallen victim to any of that...
Wait, me? Nonsense! I'm not under the influence of any kind of potion or anything! My love for you is totally real, honey...
Hm? The chance of me being under the influence of a love potion is 95%? Wow, sweetiepie, you're so smart~... and no, I'm not gonna stop calling you these nicknames, sugar bear...
But let's not get sidetracked, hottie. Villains don't usually have their best luck with love potions either, mainly due to that thing known as true love... you know, like ours... don't deny it, my sweet~... anyways, mo matter how strong a Love Potion might be at first, it will almost invariably fail once the entranced hero sees their true love lying bleeding and battered on the floor, seconds away from doom. In most cases, this will lead to a tearful reconciliation between the hero and their Love Interest and the hero picking themselves up and kicking a lot of ass... like me, because I'll always protect you... violently. Hehe...
However, an even more chaotic backfiring can occur when the villain themselves accidentally drinks the potion. Hilarity Ensues. Villains may employ other means besides potions for winning someone's love, like spells, brainwashing, illusions, or the like, but these usually have a comparable success rate, aka none, hence why I'm not under the influence of one... just trust me on that, sugar!
Also, even when a love potion works completely as intended, with the right target falling for the right person, the whole thing has a tendency to work a little ''too'' well and turn the love interest into a clingy obsessed stalker or even a full-on yandere. The user of the potion will soon discover that this kind of thing is too much to handle and takes up all of their free time. Or they might come to realize that they'd rather their love remain unrequited than be artificially requited, thus learning a valuable Aesop.
Occasionally, though, you have a Shipper on Deck that, instead of using the potion for their own personal gain, uses it to make two people fall in love with each other because they would be "so perfect together" and simply need a bit of a nudge to get the ball rolling. However, like always, it works too well and usually turns the pair into Sickeningly Sweethearts.
So, now that we've got all that covered, wanna go get some ice cream~? It'll be so romantic! I love you so much, and I'm never gonna let anyone take you from me, EVER~!
Oops, was that too extreme? Tee-hee~!
