Snowflake Challenge 2025 - Day 11

[gothikmaus]

Challenge #11

In your own space, share your love for a trope, cliché, kink, motif, or theme.

My favourite tropes/clichés haven't changed much in the last couple of years. Let's see:

Friends to lovers: I just love this dynamic. Two people who have known each other their whole life (or at least a few years) slowly (or suddenly) realising what they feel is not just friendship. Wanting more but being afraid their feelings are not returned, with the risk of ruining their friendship forever. Finally confessing their feelings, being terrified of what might happen, but unable to hide any longer.

Pining/Mutual pining: it could be a variation of friends to lovers, but not necessarily. I just love seeing two characters dance around each other until they can't take it any more. Or one of the two following the other around like a puppy, convinced their feeling will never be returned, but unable to walk away. Just as long as there's a happy ending.

Hurt/Comfort: I love when one character suffers, either physically or emotionally or both, and the other one is right there to comfort them. Cradling them in their arms and whispering that everything will be all right. What's not to love?

Comments

[softroe]

Oh gosshhh I’m always thrilled to see love for Hurt/Comfort, one of my absolute favorite tropes. I also had completely forgotten about my own love for pining as a trope in general until seeing it mentioned here. Great post!

[tjs_whatnot]

Ahhh, these are faves of mine as well, And though you haven't asked for a rec, I have to suggest--if you haven't--that you read, "We Could Be So Good" by Cat Sebastian, It has ALL OF THIS in spades and it's freakin' delicious!

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[gothikmaus]

I started appreciating Hurt/Comfort only a few years ago, and now I simply love it!

[gothikmaus]

Recs are always welcome! Thanks! :D