am a big fan of the relationship dynamic that is “scary powerful lady falls in love with total himbo because he’s too dumb to be intimidated by her but drinks enough respect women juice on the regular to be very impressed by and genuinely supportive of everything she does”
vampire: where the FUCK is my SOLID GOLD CANDELABRA??? it’s a PRICELESS HEIRLOOM that’s been in my family’s possession for GENERATIONS, i’ll have you know
human: *pointedly not looking in the direction of the golden hat rack that definitely wasn’t in the hallway yesterday* ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
tv show concept: a human buys an old house already owned by a vampire. since the vampire is dead, they cannot hold a lease, however any eviction notice also isn’t legally binding, so they have no choice but to live together, and both spend all their spare time trying to make each other’s lives as miserable as possible in an attempt to force the other person to leave
human: they should be here by now!
vampire: *looks into the camera as they wipe their mouth with a handkerchief and winks*
tv show concept: a human buys an old house already owned by a vampire. since the vampire is dead, they cannot hold a lease, however any eviction notice also isn’t legally binding, so they have no choice but to live together, and both spend all their spare time trying to make each other’s lives as annoying and miserable as possible in an attempt to force the other person to leave
as usual we all share equally valid and correct opinions
i HATE stories where, after spending months or even years working and traveling and living together and developing a found family dynamic through their shared time and experiences together, all the characters just… break up once they’ve achieved their shared goals and defeated The Big Enemy or whatever like “oh… we’ve done what we set out to do… i guess there’s no need for any of us to see each other again… it’s probably best we all go our separate ways so we can get on with our lives” like fuck THAT
if it was me i’d be like “alright kids, grab your things, we’re going
to visit your Uncle Bastard for the weekend. yes, the one who tried to
kill me when we first met and was there for my wedding and when both of
you were born” like it’s just not realistic
the protagonist at the end of some novel: heh, i’m sure gonna miss you guys… but hey, if you’re ever passing through, you’re always welcome to come in and stay for dinner
me in the exact same scenario: WOULD YOU LIKE TO STAY FOREVER???
i don’t usually have any strong feelings about reboots of the things i grew up with as a kid but that being said i honestly believe that the beanie baby redesigns are proof that we’re living in the worst timeline
another absolutely fantastic trope is when a scifi/fantasy character calls the oblivious object of their affections a term of endearment in their fictional first language during an emotional moment which they refuse to translate, and their love interest assumes due to the unresolved sexual tension fuelled rivalry aspect of their relationship that it’s an insult, only to have their world absolutely rocked to its core when they finally manage to get a translation and realize that the other person has been pining for them the entire goddamn time
like,
character a: it’s just, i try so hard but i honestly think [character b] hates me. i mean, they called me a [untranslated word or phrase] a few weeks ago, and they’ve hardly looked, let alone spoken to me since then :(
person they’re talking to: “[untranslated word or phrase]”? are you sure?
character a: …i think so. why?
person they’re talking to: hmm. yeah. well that’s uh. well it’s not an insult. that’s a declaration of love.
sure is a shame that i can’t control the elements to reflect my current emotional state. not that i need to be any more cool, sexy and powerful than i already am but nonetheless i think i deserve it
