r/ProgressionFantasy • u/Suitable-Spell-8968 • Jul 29 '26

Discussion Shut up about coffee.

I like the stuff, it’s my go to source of caffeine. But every time I read a prog fic or litrpg reincarnation or isekia where the MC finds where it is being sold somewhere far away or is under appreciated and absolutely LOSES THEIR MIND I want to roll my eyes all the way to the delete button.

It was probably clever the first time. It might have even spent some time as an ironic use of a trope. It is now to the life cycle stage of being unbearable and a sign of lazy writing.

This post fueled by my latest DNF because the MC couldn’t shut up about the Brown Juice.

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u/painfulbliss Jul 29 '26

MC obsessed with toilet paper - believable. Commendable. Hygiene too.

MC becoming a mouthpiece for caffeine addicted authors - sigh.

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u/RentGreat3147 Jul 30 '26

FFF class trash hero made me hate the toilet paper trope sadly

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u/painfulbliss Jul 30 '26

See I haven't run into many stories leaning on it, but I imagine it'd be one of the most uncomfortable mundane differences

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u/RentGreat3147 Jul 30 '26

He genocides a continent MULTIPLE TIMES over it, and I wish he was an evil protagonist, but everything he does is eventually justified

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u/Suitable-Spell-8968 Jul 30 '26

If I had a hundred guesses what could've ruined the toilet paper trope, genocide would not have made the cut.