Favoute fanfiction cliché/trope?

[lucre-noin.livejournal.com]

I am as curious as awlays and I was wondering what kind of fanfiction cliché/trope you prefer to read. I guess a cliché or a trope can be a certain situation that is used in more than a couple of fanfictions and that comes directly from situations from the different universes (comics, movies etc.)

For example, I have a special preference for the classic "Steve doesn't know that Tony is Iron Man" and I adore also the "Steve and Tony goes on dates but Tony doesn't know they are dating".

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[jacklemmon.livejournal.com]

As a couple others said, PRETEND RELATIONSHIPS. Gahhh. Because that can penetrate the obliviousness these two tend to share as well. Also, jealousy can arise. And jfc, I love me some jealous!Steve and jealous!Tony (but it makes me more gleeful if Steve is the jealous one).

I love AUs, but only after I'm less new in a fandom (I've been reading Steve/Tony on and off for years, so I still feel 'new' about reading them). But I bet I will looooooove the college set ones.

Honestly, I'm reading through this list: http://fanlore.org/wiki/List_of_Fan-fiction_Kinks,_Tropes,_and_Clich%C3%A9s

and just going 'ooo and that' a lot. So er. I'll just leave pretend relationship as my top fave, with jealousy and AUs close behind. :D