So first of all, hi! I hope you’re doing well, it’s such a tough time right now… Sending you strength and love!
Yess, so I know that are a zillion tropes going around, some more popular and beloved than others. I want to know what YOUR opinions are.
Do you hate the popular mean girl cheerleader trope (who’s usually blonde lol I can’t–), or are you a sucker for the nerdy MC who’s… not really nerdy when you think about it?
I’ll be honest, I shamelessly love enemies to lovers. Only if they’re written well though. We don’t need toxicity thank you very much. I also fall prey to the occasional bad boy (provided they’re not absolute jerks who treat everyone they see like trash).
So, tell me, I’m here to listen. Tropes you like, stories that pulled them off tremendously, if you’ve ever had an epi-crush (we’ve all had one, don’t lie (◔‿◔) ).
I like the secret crush tropes… like when one of the MCs is crushing on the other one, but doesn’t yet want to openly admit it, and the other is either clueless about it or also crushing.
Enemies to lovers: the tension, the banter, the long stolen glances, everything about this is awesome. Plus the slow burn gives me life! But yeah, it’s a thin line between well done and toxic so it has to be well written.
Bad boy with a heart of gold: you know the type; he’s sarcastic, a little cocky, wears leather jackets and has playful banter with the MC while actually being a good human being that doesn’t treat women like crap and isn’t a dick to the girls he slept with before dating MC (I hate when the LI is terrible to other women just bc they aren’t the MC)
Serious guy who hates everyone but the MC: this one’s too cute. Not like he’s a jerk, but more like he’s a serious person like perhaps a very smart/studious person or something and the MC is more outgoing so he’s soft for her. It’s cute.
There’s more but then I’d talk too much and no one wants that haha
Your bad boy with a heart of gold point and description needs to be on my tombstone omg!
There’s just something about closed off guys that become softies for the MC. I’m a moth to that flame.
No no!! I’m here to talk! Let’s fangirl together!!!
My absolute favorite trope is the same as @/software, I love friends to enemies/strangers to lovers! Something about people rekindling a past friendship then realizing they’re something more… and even better if they had left with a fight.
I also like the wallflower who is fully confident around their LI (not in a “oh-they’re-so-innocent” kind of way, but in a “I-want-you-to-have-as-much-fun-as-I-am” kind of way), and also the “us against the world” tropes.
what can I say, I’m a sucker for those types…
and even better if they had left with a fight.