Real life, with a dash of Doctor Who

 

Snowflake Challenge #9

 

 
This list is a jumble of tropes and themes.

- Found Family, in both media and transformative works.

- AUs that play with how the changed context changes the characters and/or setting(s) in turn. 

- Likewise, Body Swaps - both fic and in the media - that really show how the swapped characters learn about each other. 

- I don't know what the term for this trope or motif is, but basically a HUGE number of fics that explore a major canon event, whether something only alluded to in backstory,  or an extension of a canon event.  It's basically a trope exclusive TO that fandom, since it's that specific canon event or backstory   people keep writing about. 

Two forms this can take are AUs (as previously mentioned) and fix-its (which I also love). 

- I don't think there's a trope name for this, but I appreciate storylines where conflict isn't about miscommunications, but instead the simple fact that one conversation can't resolve the issue. I enjoy the complexity.

- Don't think there's a name for this either, but I've appreciated the rise in supportive female exes and former love interests (sometimes one-sided) in M/M fiction. Thinking specifically of Our Flag Means Death, Schitt's Creek, Heartstopper and Heated Rivalry.