Partnership/Loyalty/Nakama. Loyalty is one of those storytelling tropes where it can be so bad when done wrong (see: Twilight), but when it's done right, I will love it like nothing else
Agreed. There is something about those people who will always stand by those other people that just makes something so deliciously epic.
Sometimes tying into the above, and sometimes not, really good villains. Villains who are intelligent, human, and win sometimes. That's one thing that bugs me more, even, than cardboard cutout villains- when the Forces of Evil never, never win and by the Final Battle there is absolutely no suspense because I don't honestly believe they can do anything. I love storytellers who give their baddies some victories.
So much word for this. It's why I adore Avatar and Soul Eater and while I always rooted for Team Rocket back when I was watching pokemon.
Crossdressing! For all of the very good reasons that have been stated above, when I'm thinking about it- and otherwise just because it's hot.
For me, this usually works best female-to-male, but male-to-female can be fun too.
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Agreed. There is something about those people who will always stand by those other people that just makes something so deliciously epic.
Sometimes tying into the above, and sometimes not, really good villains. Villains who are intelligent, human, and win sometimes. That's one thing that bugs me more, even, than cardboard cutout villains- when the Forces of Evil never, never win and by the Final Battle there is absolutely no suspense because I don't honestly believe they can do anything. I love storytellers who give their baddies some victories.
So much word for this. It's why I adore Avatar and Soul Eater and while I always rooted for Team Rocket back when I was watching pokemon.
Crossdressing! For all of the very good reasons that have been stated above, when I'm thinking about it- and otherwise just because it's hot.
For me, this usually works best female-to-male, but male-to-female can be fun too.