#WritersCoffeeClub 16 July: What's a trope you'd like to see subverted?
People who get to be protagonists due to a "special bloodline", _especially_ if it comes with magical powers.
This trope annoys the hell out of me in many modern fantasy narratives - you don't get to be special because of what you do, but because of who your parents are.
Jürgen Hubert
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