What's an otome trope you will never get tired of?

[BlackF]

There are some tropes that show up in otome games and drama CDs over and over again, but somehow they STILL hit every time.
The kuudere who only shows his softer side to the MC, childhood friends, enemies-to-lovers, yandere LIs, tsundere LIs, jealous/possessive moments, forbidden romance, amnesia, secret identities, the "I'll protect you" type, or even those classic drama CD scenarios that we've heard a hundred times but still eat up every single time.

What's that one trope, character archetype, or scenario you could see in every single game/CD and never get tired of?

 

[ufoufufu]

I like it when there's a reveal of sorts about MC and the LI having met in the past briefly and MC having left a brain altering impression on the LI. Like sometimes it can seem like a crutch or replacement for actual chemistry but I just really like these life changing encounters. I guess I'm not immune to love at first sight-adjacent things as much as I'd like to be lol

I'm also really into cutesy or prim&proper looking characters that have a mean streak or just a dark/eccentric side. Haraguro 4 life

 

[Ted]

Oh man, menhara/yanderes LI. In recent years I have loved the concept of those obsessive and unhealthy loves.

I also like the trope where they pretend to be lovers and really fall in love. 10/10.

 

[Lotucias]

Very classic for me, but I love watching an enemy do all sorts of stupid things before crashing and burning in front of the MC X)
It's a sadistic little pleasure, I admit.

 

[Foxgloves]

I like gap moe. Not quite into the cliche of a tough-looking guy looking out for a cat left in a cardboard box in the rain, but it's pretty fun when it's done otherwise. Silly people turning serious is a fun thing to see.

 

[Yuuu701]

I really like enemies to lovers trope. It's fun seeing how the LI gradually develops feelings even after fighting with the mc.

 

[shuubaruotaku]

in otomes, i really love enemies to lovers. but specifically i love tsundere and kuudere characters so, when the li is a tsundere/kuudere and they slowly soften up to the mc, that gets my heart beating because of how sweet and romantic their words can be! i have yet to see another tsundere mc!

 

[SweetTranq]

I think I'll always love the childhood friend trope.
I just want to see how their relationship slowly shifts from friendship to love. It might be a bit cliche, but it's exactly what I'm into.

 

[Daisy Magnus229]

childhood friend, yandere and secret agenda troupe. I love childhood friend like Shin or Toma from Amnesia. While yandere always pique my interest lmao. LI that has secret agenda or hidden identity is fascinating too.

 

[raqwr]

Childhood friends are the trope that comforts me every time I see it, especially when the LIs take care of the MC a lot.

 

[xopeachy]

i'm all up for enemies to lovers as well!!

 

[sorene]

I really like the trope where a character who initially looks down on or dislikes the MC eventually comes to respect or fall in love with them. It feels especially satisfying when the MC's actions and efforts are finally acknowledged.

 

[motyu]

I never get tired of the character who starts off as the worst possible match but slowly becomes the most important person in the protagonist's life. The constant bickering turns into trust, and once the cold, tsundere character finally falls, they become ridiculously sweet.

And of course, the classic "I'm pushing you away to protect you" trope. They act cold and drive the protagonist away, only because they care too much. It's predictable, but somehow it gets me every time.

 

[raccoonNiko]

I'll never get tired of childhood friends to lovers, or even past acquaintances that reunited and fell in love. I feel like it just adds and extra, special layer to the relationship, especially if the characters can see how much they both have changed over the years.

 

[Yara010]

When tsunderes (especially more rude ones) starting to warm up to MC