OKOK, I'M WAY TOO BUSY TO WRITE FANFIC MYSELF, BUT I SOMEHOW KEEP COMING UP WITH TROPES AND IDEAS, SO PLEASE TUMBLR FEED OFF OF THIS!!!
Context: I was talking with a coworker of mine yesterday, and I don't really remember how it went, but we were talking work specifics and after I suggested something rather inefficient, he told me "that's homophobic" (an interesting way we have of just, saying a suggested idea someone has had is terrible, bc well, fuck homophobia IS terrible), and without skipping a beat I looked into this man's eyes and went "no, what's homophobic is me being single during pride month", which led me to imagine the concept of a "pride partner"/"pride dating" as a trope.
A sort of variation on fake dating except, well, the people involved are actually dating although they're doing it in more of a friendly manner for pride month. You've got the cuddling, and the dating, and whatever part of a relationship you want to give the ship, except it eventually leads to something more bc they catch feelings!!!
So to everyone out there who can write right now, please do enjoy "pride dating" as a ship trope!! Have fun!! Oh!! And please tag me if anyone writes with this, I'd love to read it!!











