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Brooding Girl, Gentle Boy

Aug 30, 2016

The “Brooding Boy, Gentle Girl” trope, as the name suggests, is when a moody, brooding, lonely young guy is paired with a sweet, kind, and cheerful girl who helps him to better understand his purpose in life, and provides him with a more positive outlook on everything. It’s a trope that is commonly used in all sorts of media, and for as much as it is used, I highly doubt it’s ever going to stop being a trend among writers. However, on occasion, some writers will have the roles reversed through use of a technique called “Gender-Flipping”, which, again, as the name suggests, is when you give the male role to