Romantic plot tropes

[ffutures]

I'm working on the "romantic plot / subplot" part of the Weinbaum RPG, and it occurs to me that a good source of cliches might be fanfic.

So, the first one is...

Woke Up on Venus
(suggested by the ever-popular "Woke Up in Vegas")

The hero, heroine, or both wakes up on Venus with no memory of the day or so (if they were already there) or couple of weeks (if they were previously on Earth), and is surprised to discover that they're (a) in an isolated cabin with a member of the opposite sex they don't recall meeting and (b) married.

This may be the result of too much booze, a fiendish plot of some sort (likely if one or both are rich), or an unusual scheme for getting Venus colonised.

So - anyone got any suggestions for more? I'm not looking for plots this time, more general concepts for romantic subplots etc.

Thanks!

Comments

[maviscruet.livejournal.com]

A Captin only has time for one love in his life - his ship. But once the spunky cabin boy has joined he starts to feel differently - which places him in an very awkward position especially since the first mate is working with the corrupt bank to get the ship repossessed from under him....

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

A cabin "boy" called Bob?

[maviscruet.livejournal.com]

Perhaps - although you might well have a lot of fun if it was really unclear if the boy was a boy...

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Sure - but this is going to be more of a "standard trope of this world's romantic fiction" thing than a scenario. Another cliche will be the glamorous female pirate.

[maviscruet.livejournal.com]

Ahh sorry - then yes - the boy is definitely a girl. And the captain cleans up very nice once the crazy beard is removed....