my favorite trope isn’t really “forbidden love.” it’s “strongly disapproved of love.” no one can stop the two characters from being together; it’s not illegal, but, boy howdy, nobody likes it very much.
Forbidden love required them to run away and never see their families again or risk punishment. Frowned upon love means they can invite all their haters to attend their extravagant wedding to watch them exchange personalized vows.
reverse hero’s journey is when you’re the most powerful being in the universe and you let some dumbass guide you into becoming an insignificant and powerless ordinary dude
initiation into mystical knowledge of: how to recycle and do your own laundry
