Six More Things That Are Overdone (Give me more)

 Hidely-Ho, Neighborinos.

That was weird... I'll... I will not do that again... 

Yes, I will.

Okay, little update first, then onto the actual post.

The writing challenge is going well. Haven't missed a day, even on days when I had shit going on, I still pulled a post out and got it done. A lot of the stories are kind of shit, but I still got the goal done, and it's giving me lots of ideas for longer things later. If you want to read the story things go here.

Now, onto the actual post! Told you it was a little update...

That Is So Overdone… Give Me More (Part 2)

1. “I’m okay, I’m okay” then promptly falls over. You lose points if they’re dead. I’m not here for death.

2. Snarky Butlers. If your butler is not snarky, I don’t care about them. Simple as that.

3. Mutual Pining. This is only a good thing for so long. If you drag out the mutual pining and never let the characters get together, it’s just going to annoy me. 

4. Unusual Friendships. Things like the neat freak and the slob. The ray of sunshine and the grumpy grump (this friendship trope is the exact reason I started reading Witcher fan-fiction). The jock and the nerd. Cheerleader and goth girl. Now, this only works if the friendship is also one where you can tell they love each other with no question. I also dislike this trope if they end up in a situation where, for example, the cheerleader goes off with the other cheerleaders and starts making fun of the goth girl, but in the end learns the meaning of true friendship. No. Give me the cheerleader that stands up against the other cheerleaders because that goth girl is her friend.

5. Unusual Terms of Endearment. Dear, darling, sweetheart, babe, and all of those are fine and dandy. But give me significant others that call each other weird things. 

6. Breaking stereotypes. My favorite example of this is Elle Woods. She is the stereotypical pretty, blonde girl that loves fashion and other “girly” things but then she is hella smart. And an absolute sweetheart. Give me a goth girl that giggles and squeals over cute animals. The jock who is friendly and smart. The nerd that can talk to girls... 

That's all for this go. Gotta go get something written up for that writing challenge.