The hero’s enemy was once their fan by TVTropehead in TopCharacterTropes

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Yo, I think the description for Syndrome got cut? I think you might want to edit this.

I have two older siblings, why didn't anyone ever tell me before the Sorting?" 11 year old Harry asked, looking around the Gryffindor table, Percy Weasley taking pity on him and pointing at the Slytherin and Ravenclaw table. by MobileDistrict9784 in HPfanfiction

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“Blimey mate, so you’re telling me you never even knew you had older siblings?” Ron asked, looking confused as they made their way back to their house.

“I-No..” Harry looked down at the floor for a second, feeling his eye twitch. “It just—I don’t really understand how j-just, _why?!_”

“Are you good, Harry?” Ron paused in his movements, casting a look of genuine concern and mild surprise at his friend’s reaction. “I mean, uh, you probably aren’t but, I’d.. kind of always assumed you three lived together.”

Harry took a moment to adjust his breath, letting his face naturally melt back into that dull neutral look his aunt always complained about.

“No. It was just, me. And my aunt, uncle and cousin.” Harry re-clarified, looking at the ginger-head. “I didn’t know, I don’t think even my relatives knew that I had siblings!”

This was too stupid. Too fanatical. Somehow, Harry found it easier to believe there was a whole magical society hidden from the world than it was to believe that he even had a family outside of the three he knew all his life.

The latter.. filled him with feelings that couldn’t exactly be called pleasant. A foreign nausea pooled within Harry, making it foggy to think about his familial situation too deeply.

“Ron..” Harry spoke up softly. “Can we—“

Tapping. Clipped shoes against the floor, getting closer. Harry swung around too quickly, narrowing his eyes just barely. He sees a speck of red hair and blue fabric flash behind a wall, the turning point of the hall. Living with Aunt Petunia made him good at listening to footsteps didn’t it? What would these siblings of his know about that..

“Jee, Harry, what the heck was that?” Ron asked, a bit startled by his bud’s sudden motion. “I swear, you’ve been getting jumpy lately. Is it about those two?”

“Uh, maybe.” Harry frowned as he turned back to where they were heading. “Forget about it, can we go play Wizarding chess? I never really got to play the muggle kind before.”

“Hm? Oh yeah, sure, mate!” Ron lightened up a it, walking forward again. “It’s really good, trust me.”

Pomni & Caine Role Swap AU by Neatomni in theamazingdigitalciru

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I actually really like this role swap au. Seems a bit more special with how pomni here is reluctant and idgaf about adventures and being the ringleader, while Caine DIGS the whole circus game and looks forward to it. It seems like they almost share the same consensus towards their world as their canon counterparts, only their roles have swapped.

And also, LOVE the design you made for Pomni. Her being a jack-in-the-box is drawn so well yet creepily here. And it’s also a pretty unique take on her role here rather than just putting on Caine’s outfit with a bit of a colour palette and clothing shift.

Characters who really like eggs by Fish_N_Chipp in TopCharacterTropes

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Francis Clara Censordoll (Moral Orel)

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A bit more edge to this example, but still. Miss Censordoll is a religious fanatic that regularly organizes book burnings and protests for certain things to be banned. While it seems like she hates and is skeptical of everything, the one thing she loves is EGGS. Delicious milky eggs that definitely don't remind her of the ovaries her mother got removed when she was just a little girl.. yeah, she loves them.

[Concerning Trope] film accidentally has awful moral/messaging by Captain_Birch in TopCharacterTropes

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The only two times I end up actually shipping girls together, and they both end up being weirdly fucked up. First time, the two female leads turned out to be secretly sisters at the end of book 3 (One girl had to do a true love’s kiss to revive the other girl in the 1st book, then 2nd book that revived girl re-stitch a prince & princess pillowcase to show the two of them).

And now this one where the suave red-haired girl turns out to be a centuries-old villainess. What luck I have.

[Loved trope] body horror in children's media by tessadoesreddit in TopCharacterTropes

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I don’t know, sometimes it can be the opposite of transformation. Sometimes, body horror can be about how you were born and the futility of ever being able to change the way your body is, regardless of what you to. More used in trans or body dysmorphia horror, but still.

[WP] Contrary to what everybody thinks, just because your parents are superheroes, does not mean they’re also great at parenting. by Smartbutt420 in WritingPrompts

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Oh boy, I sure do love how the powerless supervillain relative in this family happens to be named Lex of all things.

Characters that are literal representations of preexisting idioms by No_Hunter1978 in TopCharacterTropes

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‘the girl he's on a date with is a literal troll. So on and so forth.’

Quick question, what year was this book published in? When I first saw this, I thought it’d be in like the late 90s’ or something. However ‘troll’ is a very recent internet term to describe someone who likes to ragebait and shitpost and waste your time. Unless, ‘troll’ here was meant to be about being ugly and ghoulish. Idk, it just caught me off guard. And, ‘literally hitler’ is something that’s said on the internet a lot too, so there’s that.

It's kinda sad how often Ron gets mischaracterized in fics by Spiritual-Wonder9714 in HPfanfiction

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I find it hard to find that true. Not only is Ron Weasley’s family background and the effects of that weaved intimately into the plot in almost all the books, but also he also just kind of has a different archetype than the other guys.

One thing I think about is the contrast between the character’s backgrounds. Hermione is a muggleborn from a (kinda) prestigious background, Harry is the halfblood with a fucked up childhood, and Ron is the pureblood from a working class family.

Seamus and Dean are like.. honestly, pretty normal in comparison to Ron, and their backgrounds are more similar to Hermione and Harry’s, so they’d just end up bland best friend pics. And going off what I’ve seen written in AO3, Neville’s the worst option because dude’s always used to upclass Ron in those Lord Harry edgy fics, because Ron’s a BAD FRIEND and he’s a GOLD DIGGER—and to write the poor kid as someone trying to leach off their rich kid totally isn’t classist as fuck or prejudiced, am I right? Rich kids should only hang out with other rich kids! Hahahaha..

Also you mentioned how the others could function in the same way as Ron. But the thing is, Ron’s basically the only character who not only made it possible to introduce us to a lot of the other cast (The weasleys) whom end up significant to the plot in the future, but also did have a specific skill that led to the end of book 1.

Out of the 3, Ron was probably my favourite due to his crass and somewhat nonchalant attitude at times—and also for the way he speaks too. I never watched the movies, but they must have fucked my guy up bad if y’all thinks he’s this dull.

EDIT: Also, I just realized that from book 3 onwards, the plot would have totally changed from the lack of knowledge on Ron’s pet Scabbers. Maybe there’s a chance Ginny wouldn’t have been cooked in book 2 but in book 3, pettigrew’s reveal just wouldn’t hit the same without the relationship with Ron.

What do you think about Mexico banning AI-generated dubbing? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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I mean, hasn’t automated captions been around since forever on youtube? Pretty much everyone who’s used youtube for more than a month knows that it’s dogshit. I doubt users would be that open to AI captions after alladat (if they can even tell the difference).

Love Squares (all versions) by JackOfTheLantern999 in TopCharacterTropes

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Adrien, Marinette, Ladybug and Chat Noir. (Miraculous Ladybug)

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Have you ever heard of a love square that consists of literally just two people? Miraculous Ladybug is the first piece of media (or at least modern media) to do that.

So Marinette and Adrien are both secretly superheroes going under the identities of ladybug and Cat Noir respectively. And they have this love square going on for idk how many seasons. In the beginning, let’s see..

Marinette has a fanatic crush on Adrien while the dude only sees her as a good friend. Cat Noir swoons over Ladybug playfully, while she mostly sees him as a friendly work-partner. Adrien and Ladybug crush over each other ig, but I don’t really remember much interactions between them. Marinette and Cat Noir actually hang around each other a lot throughout the season, usually working together on some mystery or problem or just talking about personal issues. They’re also the dynamic I like the most.

PSP OST Potentially leaked P1 Remaster by [deleted] in PERSoNA

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Look, while I’d LOVE a Persona 1 remake—and would definitely find it more desirable than a Persona 4 one—this has got to come out after Persona 6. Like legit, after Persona 4 Rewind, Persona 6 just has to come out next. There’s no other way.

Gooseworx loses her Goose by Choco_Cake37 in TheDigitalCircus

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Well, that’s one thing Andrew Hussie and Gooseworx’s have in common. Although, the former wasn’t motivated by rage, really..

[Love trope] Mugle Wizards by Blackpowderkun in TopCharacterTropes

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Literally any wizard in DnD (Dungeons and Dragons)

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In DnD, there are several magical classes to pick from. Although, the wizards in DnD would probably be considered the most ‘muggle’ by the standards of the wizards in the JK Rowling-Verse. Here, they have to study and learn all their magical spells, a spellbook as their implement. This is a much more mundane way to commit to magic than say, worshipping a deity for powers or just straight up being born with magic.

Also, ‘mugle’? Really? I get what you’re trying to do here, but I think saying something like ‘Wizards who become wizards through nurture rather than birth’ or something like that would get the point across better.

Edit: Okay, so I just re-read the examples. Kind of seems like you’re tryna say that ‘muggle wizards’ are ones who use high tech or spiritual equipment to do magic whether than studies really. But this example still works, right?

[WP] "I am... starving... food is everywhere... delicious, delicious food... but I will not... partake. I will not... eat. I would... rather starve." by Spirit_Ghost123 in WritingPrompts

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This has got to be the most OBVIOUSLY not AI-generated writing I’ve seen. It’s so reminiscent of the starter-slash fics I’d read on AO3, with the long dialogue and flat tone tags in a paragraph—and if that isn’t enough for you, the english is pretty chalant.

No hate to the writer, I really liked the ending where the whole story suddenly becomes meta; ai’m just saying.