Wet and Wild Tropes

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Let's face it: there are a lot of Fanservice tropes that tie in with water. From bodacious beach babes to hunky lifeguards, mouth watering mermaids, seductive sirens, a well endowed woman or six-pack-packing man whose shirt got a little TOO wet in the rain, a hot time in a hot tub, there is a lot of variety in the sensual and romantic tropes you can do with water, so this is an index keeping track of them all.

Tropes

• Barely There Swimwear: A swimsuit that shows a lot and covers little.
• Bathing Beauty: An attractive (usually female) character who enjoys taking baths and showers.
• Beach Episode: A detour from the main plot where the characters relax on a beach, which can be played for fanservice reasons.
• Beach Kiss: Two people are kissing on the shore just as a wave washes over them.
• Candle Lit Bath: A character takes a bath surrounded by candles, not uncommon for "mood lighting".
• Censor Steam: Steam from heated water can be used to hide nudity in a titillating way.
• Censor Suds: Suds or bubbles can be used to conceal nudity in a titillating way.
• Gone Swimming, Clothes Stolen: A character who strips before swimming gets their clothes taken away while they're gone.
• Hello, Sailor!: Sailors are iconic symbols for gay men.
• Hot Springs Episode: A detour from the main plot where characters relax at a hot spring, which can be for fanservice reasons.
• Interrupted Bath: A bathing character is interrupted by an unwanted surprise, possibly leading to a Naked Freak-Out.
• Lifeguard Fanservice: Lifeguards are sexy (or at least the characters think so).
• Mermaid Arc Emergence: When played for fanservice, this is a kind of Sexy Surfacing Shot where a character emerges from the water in a large splash, bending their spine back, with their eyes shut and mouth hanging open gasping for breath.
• Modesty Towel: A character who finished swimming or bathing wearing a towel and nothing else.
• Our Mermaids Are Different: It is common for mermaid characters to be played for fanservice.
• Outdoor Bath Peeping: A character stumbles upon an attractive person bathing in an outdoor body of water.
• Perpetually Shiny Bodies: A character's body shines light off of it, possibly due to being covered in water or sweat and can be played for fanservice.
• Pool Scene: People hanging out a swimming pool, which can be played for fanservice.
• Public Bath House Scene: People hanging out a public bathhouse, which can be played for fanserivce.
• Romantic Rain: Lovers are caught in rainfall and share a romantic moment. May lead to Sexy Soaked Shirt and/or Wet Sari Scene.
• Rule of Pool: If fully clothed people are anywhere near a swimming pool, at least one of them will end up in it.
• Seashell Bra: A simple, yet exotic looking bra made from seashells, which can easily be played for fanservice.
• Sexy Soaked Shirt: A shirt is rendered soaking wet, which causes it to cling to its wearer's skin and become see-through to some degree.
• Sexy Surfacing Shot: A character emerging from a body of water in a way played for fanservice.
• Shower of Love: Characters having romantic/sexual relations in a shower.
• Shower Scene: A character taking a shower, can be played for fanservice.
• Sirens Are Mermaids: It is common to portray sirens as seductive mermaids and play them for fanservice.
• Skinny Dipping: A character swims while nude. Can easily be played for fanservice.
• Slippery Swimsuit: A character loses their swimsuit, which can be played for fanservice.
• Symbolic Serene Submersion: Can be played for fanservice if the character has garments clinging to them aesthetically.
• Two-Person Pool Party: Characters having intimate moments in a pool or hot tub.
• Underwater Kiss: Characters kiss while submerged underwater.
• Walking Swimsuit Scene: A character is almost always wearing a swimsuit, which can easily be played for fanservice.
• Waterfall Shower: A character using a waterfall as a makeshift shower. Is often played for fanservice and can easily crossover with Skinny Dipping and Outdoor Bath Peeping.
• Wet Sari Scene: A woman's sari gets wet, causing it to cling to her body and accentuate her figure.
• Wet T-Shirt Contest: A competition where the goal is to determine who looks best in a Sexy Soaked Shirt.