Hi hiiiiiii~

My favorite trope (both as a reader and writer) is rivals to lovers!!!! my favorite ships in childhood were rivals to lovers. I like that there’s such a broad spectrum of interpretations for the dynamic… you can have everything from a playful rivalry where the characters are best friends to a bitter angry tragic rivalry that creates a lot of friction between them. I love when there’s tension between the characters that isn’t suffocating—instead, it pushes them towards growth. The rivalry ends up reflecting their relationship’s development over time.

I also really love the kind of hurt/comfort that involves little acts of caring for each other, like hair washing/bathing… it’s about the vulnerability!!!! The intimacy!!!! And finally, a non-romance trope that I love but think can be hit or miss is time travel! A lot of my favorite stories have time travel :) it’s fun to write, but only works in very specific circumstances

😭😭😭😭 I was doubtful of “only one bed” too, but…. Now I know someone who has lived it!!! Having to share a bed isn’t super uncommon, but waking up hugging each other… 😳😳 your classmate must have been a very active sleeper

As for tropes I find difficult to imagine irl…. one that comes to mind is accidental child acquisition 😅 because kids hopefully aren’t being left unattended! What circumstances would allow people to care for a baby for an extended period of time? It’s not an accident if they work with children…. In a fantasy fic, I suppose you could accidentally produce a child, but that magic does not exist in our world hahahahaha