Book tropes

1. when characters are soulmates, arguably the worst thing to have gained popularity in romantasy (Feyre/Rhysand, literally any sarah j maas couple) 2 words
3. a group of characters who don't have much but they have each other (the crows !!) 2 words
6. "let's pretend to be a couple, what could possibly go wrong?" (Briana and Jacob in Yours Truly) 2 words
9. a group of elitist idealistic young people, a staple in any good dark academia novel (Babel, If We Were Villains) 2 words
11. when you need to force proximity to build tension, think a rainy night and having to take shelter together; 3 words
13. also the crows, but guardians of the galaxy; 3 words
14. this trope had a real moment in pop culture in the early 00s-2012 (Harry Potter, Alina Starkov, Katniss Everdeen) 2 words
15. characters who start off hating each other and then experience a change of hearts (the only valid example of this trope are Helnik) 3 words
18. any classic 2010s YA series with a teen girl protagonist has this (Katniss/Gale/Peeta) 2 words

2. ~sparkles in sunlight~ (Dracula) 1 word
3. besties who catch feelings for each other (Anne Shirley and Gilbert Blythe) 3 words
4. "give me one more chance" minus the toxicity (Yasmen and Josiah in Before I Let Go) 3 words
5. my halloween costume circa 2024; she is an empty shell that exists for the development of a male character (any Zooey Deschanel character) 4 words
7. a rebel, "he's just misunderstood" (Will and Jace Herondale) 2 words
8. the epitome of yearning (Kanej) 2 words
10. when you want to write a romance but are lazy so you skip over all the butterfly moments; 1 word
12. he's a 1000 year old shadow daddy, she is a teenager who discovered her powers 20 mins ago (Alina and the Darkling, Edward and Bella) 2 words
16. protagonist but not a hero; 1 word
17. two characters who are similar at their core whose paths then diverge widely (Eli and Victor in Vicious, Inej and Dunyasha) 1 word, plural