Also, I’d like to this other trope and that’s:

The sibling with no blood relationship being the main character’s love interest.

Like, ugh! It is SO WRONG and SO INFURIATING! I hate this! Why authors so this?!

    1. Yes, 21st Century assassin transmigrated into a bullied girl shit.
    2. I'm poor and fell in In love with CEO shit
    3. Betrayed and killed by family so now I got another chance shit
    4. Systems and I got to survive/do missions shit
    5. Forced marriage but we love each other shit
    6. Ice-face or intimidating main guy, but loves the main girl for no reason shit
    7. Smut that only exists to attract horny people and makes no sense shit
    8. Harem that happens just because they're the MC shit

    It's funny how the things you hate are the ones you read more often. As the ancients have foretold, 'Enemies are bound to meet on a narrow road.'
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    No, it's not funny. Obviously, you get bored of things you encounter the most, so obviously you don't like them.
    The real funny thing is that some of you thought I was speaking words of wisdom. In fact, I only reversed the order of things, like charlatans often do.

    Here’s another trope: The cold and abusive ML.

    I don’t get why authors must make their male lead cold and abusive towards the FL. THAT’S NOT CUTE!

    Also, on that topic ummm.. R*pe trope is also a no no for reasons that are called COMMON SENSE!

    Also, there’s is this trope where the ML only liked the FL because she was the only one who treated him differently. Aka, she rejects the ML and all of the sudden he is interested. Ugh 😑

      Has anyone mentioned the trope where the whole world, especially every single arrogant young master, their family, their clan, their sect (in fantasy), their company (in urban) and their dogs wants to kill the main character for no reason other than he exists?

      "How dare you fight back when I'm bullying you/your girlfriend! You've offended me! I'll hire assassins to kill you!"

      Or the stupid son-in-law trope where he's actually this gigantic big shot (heavenly general or young master of a super family) but he for some inane reason keeps his identity a secret from his wife for no other reason than to perform a dramatic reveal much, much later?

        Tomoyuki Thumbs up for the second one. I once read a book where everyone, I mean everyone including the wife treated him like sh**, slapped him and verbally abused him yet he stayed because she once treated him kindly when he was down and it was not her fault but she was being pressured by the family.
        That's legit domestic abuse and sample of toxicity. I felt the mc was suffering from Stockholm Syndrome.
        Fast forward, a few dramatic chapters and the mc has reclaimed his place as the Lord of the Top Family/Clan and started helping his wife from behind. She still hated him, abused him but had started softening because she had a mysterious helper. I don't know what happened because I dropped the book.
        Since then, I have not read any op son in law in disguise.

            Dark_Scholars That's pretty much every son-in-law story in a nutshell. I am Han San Qian. Dad the Strongest God of War. Strongest Son-in-law. Ultimate Son-in-law. Abandoned Son-in-law. Ultimate Abandoned Young Master. Son-in-law Above Them All.

            I mean, at this point they are pretty much copying each other.

              The cold and abusive ML trope gives female readers a sense of entitlement and fake security, so its quite popular.

              These days, abuse is so common that some women can't fight back. So, they wanted a kind of release. They wanted to feel confident. Safe and secure. Appreciated.

              Imagine it, someone who's head over heels for you, wishing to give you everything, and wanting you for himself.

              Its cringe, but some people can't help finding it attractive.

              I like it a bit if the person they love doesn't take advantage of them, where they'll feel overwhelmed and useless instead, so they're gonna try to be strong and useful, but....

              If it was abuse or too much simping, like, no self-love at all, I'll knock on the author's door at 3AM with a knife.

                I forgot to mention this in the last post, but those same son-in-law stories also have one trope that I find utterly ridiculous. Every arrogant young master or other male character is pursuing the protagonist's wife. And protagonist's wife's family wants her to divorce the guy, and even though she agrees that he's trash, she finds some excuse not to divorce him (uh, what?).

                I mean, what's wrong with everyone? What kind of self-respecting man chases after a married woman? They are young masters of rich and powerful families, they can literally have any women they want, but they're desperate enough to pursue a woman who is already married? How does that even make sense?

                  Villarico_Heaven96 Yeah, My Paranoid Lover - also known as CEO Above, Me Below - is one of the worst I've read. The poor female lead gets kidnapped, raped, threatened, abused...but somehow she ends up falling in love with the male lead. Who's apparently supposed to be suffering from paranoid personality disorder. How does that justify him committing crimes in broad daylight? He gets away with it because he's rich, powerful and handsome? What the f? If this is another story (probably a son-in-law story or urban cultivation), this guy would probably be the main villain.

                  But somehow this sort of abuse is popular among the readers? Really?

                    To add another few to the list, these are things that bother me in stories:

                    • Puppy Kicking Villains

                    This is a term a friend of mine came up with for a villain that doesn’t follow logic. They aren’t interesting and just do evil things because they are supposed to be evil. Sort of like the villain that’s wants to blow up the world and you think, “Wait, wouldn’t he die too?”

                    These villains are so Generic and boring. They are unrelatable and simply plot devices. The best villains have a real goal and beliefs similar to a hero. Something like, “If we conquer the entire world then there will be no more wars!” The beat villains are ones that when you learn WHY they do that they do you understand and can relate. Usually they are just going about accomplishing their goal in the wrong way.

                    • Weak characters

                    Those characters that don’t follow a consistent code or behavioral pattern. They just kind of do whatever is needed to advance the plot. Perhaps they always have the right skill/tool for the job for no reason. Sometimes they randomly know information that is critical for no reason. Other times they are doing things inconsistent with their character traits for no reason… etc… etc…

                    • This is Fantasy, so Logic doesn’t apply!

                    Stories that make no sense and are full of plot holes. Sometimes they make rules for something (like magic) but break them whenever they want. “You can’t cast a spell without an incantation… unless you are the main character!”

                    These are hard because the lack of internal logic makes it hard to actually imagine the world they live in. I want to be able to believe this world is real, so stop making up rules and not following them!

                    • Accidental Fourth Wall Breaks

                    I’m not talking about good/intentional fourth wall breaks. This is strictly when an author breaks the fourth wall without meaning to or when it doesn’t make sense. An example is when a narrator says something like, “Don't you think?” Or “Wouldn’t it be cool?”

                    Who are you talking to Mr. Author? The characters can’t hear the narrator, so you have to be talking directly to me. This calls attention to the fact that this is just a story and breaks immersion. STOP RUINING MY FANTASY WORLD BY TALKING TO ME AS A BODY-LESS NARRATOR.

                    Other examples are below:

                    “You can see…”

                    “You know…”

                    Anything with “you” in it unless the story is specifically written in second person

                    “It’s hard to believe, but…”

                    “You will never guess…”

                    Etc.

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