This Is My Chair/Playing With

• Basic Trope: A character is very territorial about where he/she sits.
• Played Straight: Bob orders Alice to get off his favorite cushion on The Couch.
• Exaggerated: Bob shoots Alice because she sat on "his" cushion.
• Justified: Bob is The Captain, the king, the bishop, etc. and his seat is more than just a place to rest his rump; it's a symbol of his authority.
  • Alice is a real slob, and Bob doesn't want to be sitting on the crumbs, spills, and dirt she'll inevitably leave behind 3 weeks later.
  • Bob has always sat in that seat, and Alice is a newcomer who didn't know how territorial Bob gets about his seat.
  • Society is very hierarchical, and seating at a table is very important because it conveys social status.
• Inverted: Bob encourages Alice to sit on his favorite cushion on The Couch.
• Subverted: Bob allows Alice to sit there, if somewhat grudgingly.
  • Bob protests, but Alice refuses to move.
• Double Subverted: This time. Next time, he makes her move.
• Deconstructed:
• Reconstructed:
• Zig Zagged: Bob lets some people sit there, others no.
• Parodied: The cushion in question literally has Bob's name on it in flashing neon lights.
• Lampshaded: "Get out of my chair!"
• Averted: Bob allows Alice to sit wherever she wants.
  • Alice does not sit on Bob's couch cushion.
• Enforced: The way the set is set up.
• Invoked: Alice (a rank-and-file Eager Young Space Cadet) attempts to sit in Captain Bob's chair.
• Exploited: Charlie tricks Alices into sitting in Bob's favorite couch in order to start a fight between them.
• Defied: Bob doesn't believe his seat is any more "his" than the living room itself, seeing as he does share his home with Alice.
• Discussed:
• Conversed:
• Played For Laughs: Almost always is.
• Played For Drama: See "Invoked"