I did a similar thing with narrative tropes of all kinds, though I haven't added anything new to the list in quite a long time.
Still neat.
What rapidly emerged was that I respond to contrast: whether it's on the big level like "two antagonistic parties have to team up against a common enemy" or "character who is ordinarily lighthearted/serious suddenly shows a glimpse of their serious/lighthearted side" or the small level of "someone in a state of half-dress, ideally down from formal clothing," anything that sets up X and then contrasts it with Y is likely to get my attention.
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Still neat.
What rapidly emerged was that I respond to contrast: whether it's on the big level like "two antagonistic parties have to team up against a common enemy" or "character who is ordinarily lighthearted/serious suddenly shows a glimpse of their serious/lighthearted side" or the small level of "someone in a state of half-dress, ideally down from formal clothing," anything that sets up X and then contrasts it with Y is likely to get my attention.
Is that how you write, too, then?