#trope: edging

[kingkatsuki]

Anyway, while I was gone I was thinking of this stupid idea with Bakugou (as usual)

Imagine your eighteenth birthday is when you find out who you’re bonded to, and this bond is created via telepathy. A connection opens between two souls, and you’re able to communicate with each other no matter where in the world you are. A connection that only becomes stronger as your relationship with your soulmate grows.

But of course, connections can be broken. The same way those dreamlike fantasies of meeting your perfect soulmate don’t always work— especially when your soulmate is Bakugou Katsuki.

The first time you try to communicate with him, he brushes you off. Telling you to “piss off”, that he doesn’t “need a fuckin’ soulmate”. It’s a time in his life that arguably he needs that connection with someone more than ever. But the feelings of inadequacy and inferiority he holds inside are at an all time high as he pushes everyone away, including you. Shutting the door on any hope you had of ever having a connection with him, of finding your soulmate.

You try again a few times after, watching all your friends develop their love and even meet their soulmates. Hating the green-eyed monster that appears when you realise how bitter you actually are— to be paired with someone that has no interest in you. Cursed to be one of the ones without a soulmate, to try and find a love with another broken person like you.

The conversations are always the same— his irritation for your very existence no match for the conversations you try to start. Making it abundantly clear to you that you’re a distraction, that he doesn’t have time for a soulmate. And yet amongst his complaining that you’ve opened the link at a bad moment, or that he doesn’t need you— he always answers.

So over time you find yourself starting to give up, wondering why you’ve wasted so much time on a man that clearly doesn’t want you. The connection going quiet as neither of you try to open the link.

Radio silence.

And what makes it worse, is your friends who have perfect connections pity you. One of the lost souls without a soulmate— which is why you’re prepared to join a special program. A program that can realign your connection— to tie your soul to another.

It’s unorthodox, an extreme measure that has an endless list of side-effects. You could end up with the more undesirable members of society, who’s connections have been severed before, or the ones that abuse the system for their own benefit— and if the second connection doesn’t work out you’re unable to claim a third. But craving that special bond with someone, picturing the perfect smiles and pickett fences it’s more than worth the risks. So you plan to do it— to sever your connection with your soulmate, and find a new one.

Someone who will actually love you.

But it isn’t until one night that you hear something at the back of your mind, barely a murmur as you shoot up in bed. Squinting as you try desperately to focus on the sound— another whimper. But you can’t seem to make out much else, as you realise that it’s the same connection that you thought was completely shattered all those years ago.

“Hello?” You feel almost stupid calling out, wondering if he even realised that you could hear him again— that you were there.

“Long time no talk, hah sweetheart?” He scoffs, a choked cough spills from his lips after as he winces in pain.

“You sound like shit— is that why you reconnected our bond at four am?”

“Must’ve called the wrong number, sweetheart.” He sneers, but you can almost hear the humour in his tone.

“Well luckily for you I’m going to break our bond.” You bite back as you’re met with silence on the other end, “So you won’t have to make the same mistake again.”

“You can do that?” He whispers.

“Yeah, they can reconnect me with someone else.” You murmur.

“They won’t be as good as me.” He manages to get out before another cough wracks through his body.

“I wouldn’t know, would I?” You scrunch your nose in irritation, “But at least they’ll want me.”

“Who said I don’t want you?”

It’s not until a month later that you find out the real reason he reconnected the bond that night. That it was the night that his heart stopped beating as he almost lost his life, his body shutting down as the only thing he could think to do was to call out for you.

#I’ve got a disgusting amount of soulmate ideas in my drafts #but some aren’t fully fleshed out #like I was thinking of computer programmed soulmates too #or like a lonely hearts club vibe where you can through cutting edge technology find a soulmate #think ready player one with the VR headsets #like those trashy dating games #and you fall in love in one of those fantasy worlds #LIKE BELLE!!!! ahhhh #but I digress #soft bakugou #I should tw:soulmates this cause I know how much some of you HATE soulmate tropes LOL

[thisplainsimplefeeling]

I love to watch this episode again and again and again

every time I’m surprised that they only used one bed to sleep so obviously

#star trek #spirk #spock #kirk #mister spock #tos #james t kirk #star trek original series #star trek spirk #the city on the edge of forever #SPIRKKKKK #spirk is canon #kirk x spock #tos spirk #old married spirk #one bed trope #the premise

[letitbehurt]

That little moment when Whumpee is in so much pain that they’re grabbing onto anything within reach.

#Medical Whumpees gripping the edge of the operating table they’re strapped to #field medicine Whumpees gripping Medic’s arm hard enough to bruise #drowning Whumpee scrabbling for purchase while they gasp and cough up water #there’s so many flavors of this trope #Mm. good stuff. #whump

[violet-moonstone]

would honestly loved to have had a version of httyd in which there are more teenagers on berk/in the plot - not only to make it more immersive, but because all the dragon riders strike me as being weird kids/outcasts who wouldn't fit in, and having other normal kids around them would help to emphasize that.

like fishlegs is a nerd, sensitive, and easily spooked. astrid may be athletic and brave, but her intensity and lack of socializing would probably scare people away. the twins are funny but easily annoy people. snotlout is a jock on the surface but tries waaay too hard to be cool, probably to the point where he drives people away with the desperation.

I think it would be great if all the dragon riders were kind of losers who initially stayed away from each other (except hiccup and fishlegs who would totally be besties from the start), all doing their best to be popular (other than astrid, who I guess would care more about respect than popularity) - but then they eventually band together around hiccup as they realize they have more in common with him than the other vikings theyre trying to emulate

I think that would be really sweet. and also very much like a coming of age high school movie. rag tag bunch of misfits losers work together to save their island and make peace with the dragons

i would cry

uh

even more than I already do when I watch that movie

#httyd #how to train your dragon #im a sucker for this trope man #rtte #race to the edge #my favourite losers

[tricorderreading]

#9: Triangle

After an adventure where kirk will never see WoW* again, spock makes kirk the same offer he made long ago

The specific paragraph with the silver birds on vulcan is actually a reference to something that appears in the episode's novelization and graphic novel, but was cut from the tv episode! You can see that in this post! 😄

#star trek #tos #books #the original series #spock #kirk #spirk #triangle #city on the edge of forever #novels #*wow meaning woman of the week by the way #respectful title for the woman that stands in for that same trope throughout the franchise

[sifkialltheway]

My favorite game of chess as a child:

Now:

Having to duel someone not by strength but by intellect is my favorite thing EVER!

Also yes I've watched bsd and I'm currently rolling on the floor crying my eyes out... I cannot believe we have to wait YEARS for new episodes... Like what am I to do with my life now?

#httyd #httyd rise to the edge #hiccup haddock #viggo grimborn #bsd #bungou stray dogs #dazai osamu #fyodor dostoevsky #favorite trope #bsd season 5 #chess buddies

[norcumii]

You can tell I've got a writing project with a deadline coming up 'cause I spontaneously manifested a dumb crossover ficlet scenario today AND mapped out how to satisfy my angry-reader rage at some specific horrible romance novel tropes.

*headdesk* I do not need to spite-write Rex/Obi fake marriage fic. *headdesk* I do not need to spite-write Rex/Obi fake marriage fic. *headdesk* I do not need to spite-write Rex/Obi fake marriage fic.

if i keep saying it, it'll become true, right?

#writing #writing problems #nothing against romance novels in general #i've just read a number of bad ones lately #not only were they free but i'm researching tropes for a variety of reasons #but being free means some of them were clearly overpriced #The Flamingo's Fated Mate was an absolute GEM I cannot rec enough IT IS AWESOME and hilarious #on the other hand The Polar Bear's Fake Mate might be what finally tipped me over the edge to make this post #could not finish that even though I have mental bets about some plot points #it hit WAY too many squicks and trauma buttons #no the spite-fic would/will not include shapeshifters #probably

[maybe-arts]

bring back robobot armor. it's a character to me.

I had to miss a few days due to work, but good news is - I've lucked out with vacation this month so i DO have pretty good chances to catch up on drawings!

#kirby #kirby series #traditional art #inktober #inktober 2023 #kirbytober #kirbtober #kirbytober 2023 #kirbtober 2023 #robobot armor #listen the ending cutscene in kpr fucking DESTROYED me #i am a sucker for a trope of robots who's been sentient all this time #and sacrifice themself for their meaty friends #i genuinely wish robobot was like. a proper companion for kirby instead of just a game mechanic #but oh well. gotta do it myself #in case you're wondering - this scene is canon in my kirbyverse #tabitha's scavenger drones picked up robo adrift in space and she decided to repair it instead of scrapping for ship repair material #later when kirby was hanging out at the edge of the world with rem and co he met robo again and was overjoyed

[ashleybenlove]

There's a great post about Astrid's feelings/behavior in Mi Amore Wing by @per4mancecheck that I'll just link to. (Seriously, it's so good. Read it.)

But yeah... the fandom reaction (especially when this first premiered) acting like Astrid is in the wrong/OOC because she [checks notes] dared to express dissatisfaction with her relationship with the man she's engaged to was super fucked up.

I'll say it: Astrid deserves better treatment from the fandom.

This fandom has been so annoying about her since the beginning. Since she dared [checks notes] kiss Hiccup's cheek after Romantic Flight. And it's always couched in ways that pretend to be progressive and feminist, but it's... just... kinda not.

Astrid is allowed to be both badass and have feelings.

#ashleybenlove posts #how to train your dragon #Race to the Edge #season 6 #Mi Amore Wing #i don't care that she kissed his cheek or how that's an old trope or whatever!!!! #I DON'T CARE #it's like that whole trope of the badass woman not being able to cook thing #it's this weird thing where it's both regressive and progressive #Anyways now I'm gonna watch the episode

[dat-carovieh]

There was only one bed but one of them has misophonia and lies awake the whole night, contemplating to smother the other, despite being in love with them.

As someone with misophonia who hates sleeping with people in the same room, the usual only one bed tropes seem so unrealistig to me.

#only one bed #fanfiction #writing tropes #misophonia #fandom #In my head it's Adam Razcek who has misophonia #he has to share a bed with VIncent and he is VERY on edge

[anarchistbitch]

save me doomed siblings.... save me,...

#just remembered zeref and natsus backstory.. man imagine doing everything to bring back ur bro along with the strain of immortality.. #mashima cooked i fear #i dont know the trope of siblings who have gone into diff paths with almost no reconciliation until they face off to death..i cry #we were joined at the womb and die at the edge of each other swords. #WAIT #jiang cheng and wei wuxian #slay #mdzs #fairy tail #mo dao zu shi

[ayo-edebiri]

i am not immune to media with time loops 

#it's actually my favorite trope............ #gonna watch edge of tomorrow but if you have any recs ..... #the episode of dc legends of tomorrow was the best thing that happened to me #oh the episode of doctor who too

[kaonarvna]

The cruel urge as a writer to place two characters with potential sexual-romantic tension into a situation where there's "only one bed 👁 💦" and just have them respectfully co-sleep because they're so fucking eepy

#i'm not “subversive” i'm just mean #is this edging? trope edging? #romance writing #one bed trope #amwriting

[daisywords]

I do tend to like the trope of "one or both characters faking or being disingenuous about their role in a relationship but ending up being shaped by it anyway"—and yes "fake dating" and all its variants are included in that! but! that is not the end-all-be-all; the possibilities here are endless. for example:

fake mentor/mentee

fake siblings

fake bodyguard/person they are protecting

fake parent/child

fake prisoner/guard

fake royalty/servant

fake rivals

fake divorced

even just. fake friends please I love fake friends

#tropes #fr though the situation with Shallan and Jasnah in The Way of Kings was so compelling to me #I cannot understand why some people said those sections were boring I was waiting for them specifically #the only thing getting me through Kaladin's long depressing bits sorry #bc like. She's coming into being the student/ward with ulterior motives #and intent to betray and steal from her mentor? #but she still respects her and wants to learn from her #and does learn from her #even as she's plotting behind her back #and you can see them connecting intellectually and personally and learning and developing as people because of their relationship #but we know that it can't last bc the trust is going to be broken #and that scene in the bath where Shallan almost steals the soulcaster had me absolutely on the edge of my seat #!!!!!!! #anyway #as an example

[kitkat-the-muffin]

So in the Hero’s Journey there are two moments of Death and Rebirth: the Ordeal and the Resurrection

And I was freakin DELIGHTED to see that Blue Beetle (2023) included LITERAL death and rebirth during the Ordeal and METAPHORICAL death and rebirth during the Resurrection

Explanation in the tags to avoid spoilers but this movie was freakin great, very Hero’s Journey indeed

#blue beetle #blue beetle 2023 #blue beetle (2023) #jaime reyes #so the Ordeal was when Jaime was literally dying as the bad guys drained his beetle essence or whatever #and his moment of rebirth was when he spoke to his father’s spirit on the edge of life and death and realized what he must do to be the hero #and the Ordeal always ends with the Reward which is when he reconnected with the scarab (I forgot how to spell their name sorry) #anyway the resurrection is when he’s ready to kill that red guy who’s name I forgot and the scarab is like ‘hold up we don’t kill’ #his moment of death in this scene is the death of his morals #but his moment of rebirth is when he regains his humanity and spares the guy’s life #this is also the climax of the film as he shows the guy mercy and he repays it by killing the main antagonist for him #epic bro move right there. anyway the resurrection ends with the family all crying together in a huddle #gotta get that satisfying catharsis out of the way so they can grow and learn from this experience together #the Resurrection ends with the Return which starts after the time skip obvi lol #can you tell I studied these tropes in college?

[coldshrugs]

what are some movies/shows you guys like that feature time loops/skips/travel? 👀

#it's a fave genre/trope of mine!! #i'm watching edge of tomorrow and remembering just how much i love it #tom cruz aside. ofc