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smash Tier

unreliable narrator
friends to lovers
slow burn
found family
enemies to lovers
rivals to lovers

good !! Tier

hero turned villain
forbidden love
the quest
mentor figure
mad scientist
villain protagonist
unrequited love
morally grey villain

has potential Tier

fake relationship
forced proximity
prophecy
betrayal plot twist
dystopian society
second chance love
one night stand
redemption arc
just evil tho
REAL love triangle
HMS
one direction love triangle
roommates to lovers

mid Tier

double agent
femme fatale
reluctant hero
time travel
self-sacrifice
the boy/girl next door
comic relief best friend
grumpy x sunshine
omegaverse
body swap
the power of friendship
creepy robots/ai

overdone Tier

love triangle
the chosen one
love at first sight
gay best friend
unrealistic smut
inexperienced girl x fboy rake
the nice guy
dead parents
miscommunication
hockey romance
isekai
antihero

DNF Tier

supernatural love triangle
supernatural age gap
"i'm not like other girls"
horny dragons
token poc
modern slang
SWFL
"i can fix them"
destined lovers

would wish on worst enemy Tier

third act breakup
manic pixie dream girl
accidental pregnancy
y/n fanfic

smash

unreliable narrator

friends to lovers

slow burn

found family

enemies to lovers

rivals to lovers

good !!

hero turned villain

forbidden love

the quest

mentor figure

mad scientist

villain protagonist

unrequited love

morally grey villain

has potential

fake relationship

forced proximity

prophecy

betrayal plot twist

dystopian society

second chance love

one night stand

redemption arc

just evil tho

REAL love triangle

HMS

one direction love triangle

roommates to lovers

mid

double agent

femme fatale

reluctant hero

time travel

self-sacrifice

the boy/girl next door

comic relief best friend

grumpy x sunshine

omegaverse

body swap

the power of friendship

creepy robots/ai

overdone

love triangle

the chosen one

love at first sight

gay best friend

unrealistic smut

inexperienced girl x fboy rake

the nice guy

dead parents

miscommunication

hockey romance

isekai

antihero

DNF

supernatural love triangle

supernatural age gap

"i'm not like other girls"

horny dragons

token poc

modern slang

SWFL

"i can fix them"

destined lovers

would wish on worst enemy

third act breakup

manic pixie dream girl

accidental pregnancy

y/n fanfic

Created May 28, 2026

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