A lot of the back story is riddled in tragedy and their heartbreak has crippled the image they have of the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Maybe they lost a parent young, and seeing their world crumble they decide for their own safety that they won’t do this anymore.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Guarded Hearts and Emotional Armor<\/h4>\n

They won’t love someone or something in the world that can be touched by death’s cruel hand. They in turn swear it off.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

They effectively say, \u201cI have but one heart.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This character spends the rest of their life fighting the common norms the world sets upon them. Long term dating? Absolutely not. kids? No way. Some great love affair? We must be joking.\u00a0<\/span>That is until they cross the path of their other half, the Sunshine character.\u00a0<\/span>Typically they meet by chance and the Grumpy-gus is sometimes even annoyed by this meet cue.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Who is the Sunshine Character?<\/h2>\n

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Our sunshine character can be explained with just their name really. Sunshine.<\/p>\n

They came into our world like sunshine on a cloudy day. Their presence feels like sunrays soaking in, wrapping us in their warmth. They see the world differently, and their happiness speaks to our grumpy lead in ways that heal their heart.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Okay, now we know how to create our grumpy character, the effects of our sunshine has on our grumpy, but <\/span>what-who<\/span><\/i> exactly <\/span>is the sunshine character?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Sunshine is a character who doesnt let the world bring them down. Bad things can happen and they just sort of shake it off, they find the goodness within everything.<\/strong><\/div>\n

While grumpy is irritated over the weather and how their day is set back, Sunshine is smiling at the flowers that now get their fill. At the puddles they can’t wait to jump in. They are looking for rainbows to begin to show. <\/strong><\/div>\n

Different Lives, Same Pain<\/h3>\n

You may ask, is the sunshine character only happy because of a life full of happiness and good vibes?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

No! Actually they could effectively have the exact same background, a life riddled with tragedy. Just the same as grumpy pants but takes things in a more <\/span>unique<\/span><\/i> way.\u00a0<\/span>Where grumpy<\/strong> britches see pain<\/strong>, and only pain, sunshine<\/strong> can see the love they held<\/strong> and just breath away the pain.<\/span><\/p>\n

More of an optimism versus pessimism I would say.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How to Create Your Own Grumpy\/Sunshine Duo<\/h2>\n

When you hear about this trope, what do the characters look like in your head?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When you think of our grumpy-gus, who is it?<\/span><\/p>\n

When Sunshine Is a He and Grumpy Is a She<\/h4>\n

What could come to your mind is a character that is found normally as a male lead but that doesn’t haven’t to be the case, we have seen it as a female character in loads of stuff too.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That’s right, no gender roles here, my sweet loves!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t believe me? How about when we saw this in Victorious<\/strong> as young teens? Beck and Jade are some of the first characters we can recognize as part of this trope. Fifteen years have passed since the show aired (if you can believe that). And we\u2019re still talking about these characters. Why?<\/p>\n

Because this trope is so well loved.<\/strong> We may call it \u201cblack cat and golden retriever energy,\u201d but when it\u2019s all said and done, we know exactly what it is.<\/p>\n

Final Question<\/h2>\n

Have you ever been part of this trope in real life? Or have a favorite Grumpy\/Sunshine couple from a book, movie, or show? Drop it in the comments, I\u2019d love to hear it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hey guys! Back again for a new trope, and it’s another good one! The Grumpy\/Sunshine trope!\u00a0 Oh I love this one so much!\u00a0 Why wouldn’t I? I mean isn’t there something special about someone who is especially grumpy finding their softness in the beautiful glow of the Sunshine character? It melts my heart everytime! A<\/p>\n

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