Twitter meme reveals we're all secretly suckers for these fiction clichés - Mashable

By Sage Anderson2019-08-01 13:43:58 UTC

Rivals to lovers. Found family. Mutual Pining. An unfortunate circumstance that requires two people to share a single twin-sized bed. 

You know them, you love them — clichés. Even if you claim that you hate overused, blatantly obvious tropes in fiction, they're there for a reason: We keep coming back for more.

For me, it's fake dating. "Oh no, please I have to go to my ex's wedding, will you just pretend to be my partner for a week so no one clowns me for being single?," the character asks a friend. And, fool that I am, I think to myself, "Oh no, what if they... slowly fall in love with each other, but still pretend that the relationship is fake? What will they do?" 

There's absolutely zero surprise when they get together in the end, every single time. Yet I hop along for the ride, every single time. It's about the journey, not the destination. And boy do these clichés take us for a rollercoaster of emotions. Here are the best memes about tropes that make you weak (and don't lie, you all have at least one. You know the one.) 

me: i hate clichés

author: the grumpy one is soft for the sunshine one

me: *sobs* omg the grumpy one is soft for the sunshine one

— cam (@justabookeater_) July 30, 2019

ME: i hate clichés

AUTHOR: and they only refer to each other by their ranks until one of them gets sick and calls for the other by their real name

ME: ohmygod they only refer to each other by their ranks until one of them gets sick and calls for the other by their real name

— Neon Genesis Evanjellicle (@NotLikeFreddy) July 30, 2019

me: i hate clichés

author: they agree to a marriage of convenience but then realize they actually have feelings for each other

also me, crying: ohmygod they agree to a marriage of convenience but then realize they actually have feelings for each other

— Carly Lane-Perry (@carlylane) July 29, 2019

me: i hate cliches

cliche: *same exact thing but its gay*

me, sobbing: omg its the same exact thing but its gay

— kerm !! she-ra s3 aug 2 (@catraIovebot) July 30, 2019

me: i fucking hate cliches

author: so they hate each other but are forced to work together and as time passes by they learn to love each other

also me, crying: oh my god they hate each other but are forced to work together and as time passes by they learn to love each other

— d ✰ (@denrki) July 29, 2019

me: i effing hate clichés

author: and so they hate each other but there's only one bed

also me, crying: ohmygod the hate each other but there's only one bed

— Asma (@SincerelyAsma) July 27, 2019

me: i hate clichés

author: one of them yells "BECAUSE I LOVE YOU" in the middle of an argument

me: omg one of them yells "because i love you" in the middle of an argument

— ᴄᴇғ 𖤍 (@marvelintrovert) July 31, 2019

me: i hate clichés

author: it's a love story about a demon and an angel

also me, crying: ohmygod it's a love story about a demon and an angel

— OI SHEM (i know they're fucking seagulls) (@holysheent) July 30, 2019

me: i hate clichés

author: one of them has to kill the other but they fall in love with them instead

me: *sobs* omg one of them has to kill the other but they fall in love with them instead

— 𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐚 🥂 | yosano loving hours (@sherpace) July 30, 2019

Me: i hate cliches

Author: it's freezing and they need to snuggle for warmth

Me: ohmygod it's freezing and they need to snuggle for warmth

— Kimi @ ILU JEAN LUPIN (@MistressWesna) July 30, 2019

me: i hate cliches

author: so they‘ve been bestfriends for years but the other’s too dumb to notice and the other’s too afraid to actually confess

me: ohmygod they‘ve been bestfriends for years but the other’s too dumb to notice and the other’s too afraid to actually confess

— rei (@windstribes) July 28, 2019

me: I hate clichés

author: and he’s only pretending to be an asshole because he’s actually a big softie and he’s afraid of getting hurt

me: ohmygod he’s only pretending to be an asshole because he’s actually a big softie and he’s afraid of getting hurt

— Assistant Director Richard Burns (@lorelizabeth_) July 30, 2019

me: i hate clichés

author: the red one and blue one are in love

me, sobbing: omg the red one and blue one are in love

— 𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳’𝘴 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘥𝘢𝘺! (@akirakcgane) July 30, 2019

Me: I hate cliches

Author: they're a group of misfits that somehow have to work together and ultimately find that they've found their own family

Me, sobbing: they're a group of misfits that somehow have to work together and ultimately find that they've found their own family 😭

— Skye || Good Omens 🐍 (@Winter__Skye) July 30, 2019

Me: i hate clichés

Author: so they're fuck buddies with a no-strings attached rule and it was all casual until one of them falls for the other

Also me: wHAt omg THEY'RE FUCK BUDDIES WITH A NO-STRINGS-ATTACHED RULE AND IT WAS ALL CASUAL UNTIL ONE OF THEM FALLS FOR THE OTHER

— lunaillumina (@lunaillumina) July 30, 2019

Me: I hate cliches
Fanfic: they had to hide from the bad guys so they started making out to appear inconspicuous until the bad guys went away but they both secretly enjoyed the kiss
Me: oh my god they they had to hide from the bad guys so they started making out to appear inc

— ♡ JV ♡ dont send me HP spoilers (@javi_draws) July 31, 2019

Me: I hate clichés.

Author: And they were roommates.

Me: Oh my god, they were roommates.

— Jakob 🤴🏻 is an outlaw in the book junkie trials (@alkemireads) July 31, 2019

The meme has also sparked communal responses, with everyone dropping their favorite examples of clichés from Netflix shows, anime, video games, and more. The original post even got a shoutout from the Twitter of Amazon Prime's Good Omens, promoting their own show's (excellent) grump/sunshine trope. 

If you want to see a visual representation of a lot of these beautiful, repetitive, cyclical, and beloved tropes, artists on Twitter had their own challenge a few months back, drawing their favorites, too.  

So embrace them fully. After all, you never know when they might be subverted. 

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https://mashable.com/article/fiction-cliches-and-tropes-twitter-meme/

2019-08-01 13:43:00Z
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