Tropescilloscope: Meet Cute

When two characters' romance begins completely incidentally. (read more at tvtropes.org)

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Is a Crapshoot Title Drop Woman in White Death by Adaptation Bad Boss Chekhov's Gunman Insult Backfire Armor-Piercing Question Cool Car Never My Fault Jerkass Thriller The Vamp Spiritual Successor Boom, Headshot! 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