I'm bringing this to you specifically because it feels like the kind of thing you would enjoy. Basically there's been an idea floating around in my head for a while now, not for a specific story but for a new trope/genre of stories. That trope being an inversion of the "overpowered MC who starts off super weak but quickly grows to become completely without equal in strength" in which the main character was that 'without equal' level of strong but either as of the start of or before the start of the story they are losing that strength. The entire premise of the trope is MC getting weaker and weaker, continually losing fights that they previously wouldn't have even broken a sweat on and having to learn to rely on others. Maybe they get their powers back for 'One Last Hurrah' or a 'Blaze of Glory' at the end but those aren't essential to these stories.
I just feel like this kinda story has so much potential for whump and the like and while I'm more of an "have an idea then never do anything with it" creative (at least when it comes to writing), I can at the very least put it in the hands of somebody who might lmao
OOOOHHHHH MY GOOOOOOD YES
You were so right that this is something I'd enjoy (and I love that you thought of me). OOF the thought of an OP MC who for some reason starts losing their strength and abilities! This has so many possibilities. That first fight they struggle in, the first fight that they actually lose! There's a lot of potential here for both physical and emotional whump. Because of course they're gonna get physically hurt - both from getting involved in said fights or trying to do things they can't anymore, and possibly from the process of losing their powers as well (I mean, maybe their energy or powers are sapped out of them in chunks at certain times, leaving them doubled over on the floor, in pain, etc.). But the emotional whump too! Having to grapple with the loss of their powers! If they're on a mission to regain said powers, facing the possibility they may not succeed! Relearning to be a normal person (or learning for the first time, if they were born powerful)! Depending on the type of character they are, having to rely on others to help them - or having to trust others! Or learning that they don't have to shoulder everything alone, people who care about them will help!
Yes this is a wonderful idea! Thank you for sharing!!
