two best friends
FL can cook wonderfully, or FL's cooking is horrible but she doesn't realize it.
cooks wonderfully
MC has a hidden past he isn’t aware of (amnesia for example) or he purposely hides it
MC has a hidden past he purposely hides
MC becomes rivals/enemies with a sibling or best friend.
MC becomes rivals/enemies with a sibling
MC is a white-collar worker or pink-collar worker
pink collar - sometimes I get tired of main characters in suits
MC has a long-time unspoken crush who has become involved with someone else , or MC was dumped recently by someone they dated for years.
MC was dumped recently by someone they dated for years
FL ends up with SML or ML ends up with SFL
Often I'd prefer that the FL ended with the SML, but it never happens.
In a romantic comedy with a triangle situation: the SML is really awful or the SFL is really nice?
SFL is really nice
Innocent FL or badass FL
innocent FML
During the drama, the FL loses her balance several times and is caught by the ML. Or FL is an athlete and more fit than the ML.
FL is an athlete and more fit than the ML
Enemies to Lovers Or Friends to lovers
enemies to lovers
amnesia or sudden coma
amnesia
rich guy, poor girl or childhood friends to lovers
Childhood friends to lovers
Leads are adults in their 30s to 40s or leads are in their lates teens to 20s
30s-40s
Lovely 30-year-old FL has never been kissed, or lovely 30-year-old FL is a single mom.
Lovely 30-year-old FL has never been kissed
older man/younger woman or student/teacher