BOOKTOK DICTIONARY
TROPES EDITION
Enemies to Lovers
They hate each other until they absolutely don’t. Makes for the best passion in a romance.
Friends to Lovers
A friendship where they have been pining after each other for forever and that finally turn into a romance.
One Bed
An overnight stay. Two (or more) people. One bed to sleep on. Whatever shall they do?
Forced Proximity
Characters are forced to spend time together within close quarters or in a small group. Often goes hand-in-hand with enemies to lovers trope.
Grumpy x Sunshine
One of our characters is a ray of sunshine and beaming with positivity, where as the other, usually the MMC, is constantly annoyed and broody, charmed by the others' whims.
Fated Mates
The MC’s are magically destined to be together. There’s often some denial, defiance, and then some”fuck it” energy. Usually only one MC knows about the bond.
Why Choose/Reverse Harem
The FMC doesn't have to choose her love interests. She gets em all.
Touch Her & Die
Threatening the FMC is a terrible life choice. The MMC will at the very least leave some damage to the perpetrator, if not murder immediately.
Found Family
An MC finds a long lost family member and reconnects with them, found family.
Chosen Family
Our MC’s surround themselves with a group of people that become unlikely friends to their chosen family.
Slow Burn
The romance takes forever to develop but the passion and yearning is SO WORTH IT.
Second Chance
Former lovers find their way back to each other. Either after a huge misunderstanding and years apart, or something much darker…
Fake Dating
MC’s enter a mutual contract where they enter a pretend relationship and accidentally catch feelings.
Who Did This To You
One of our MC’s discovers the other was hurt and immediately becomes a feral killing machine.
Marriage of Convenience
The MC’s marry for practical reasons. A step further into fake dating but they make it legal - and THEN they catch feelings.