local, well-known villain becomes Weird Friend (Somewhat) With Slightly Better Morals Who Just Hangs Around All The Time, For Some Reason

mattfog:

“where did this weird trope even come from?”

well, statistically speaking, probably star trek

jasonttodd:

childhood bffs turning into lovers is the cheesiest trope and i fall for it every damn time

prouvairings:

les mis + character tropes