In the last tag on DA I participated in, this question came up, "What stories inspired you?" At first my answer was just, "Everything" but that isn't really true. I could say that everything that I have read, watched, or listened to has played some role but that is not entirely true. There are many stories I have completely forgotten after reading, or just never impacted my writing or drawing. There are certain tropes that show up in my writing over and over again. These tropes showed up because I liked how they were used in other media that I enjoyed.
One of the tropes that always has to exist in my writing, whether I want it to