oh baby NOW we're getting into the meat
there are so many good ass options that it's hard to narrow down. obviously i eat up some good toxic/tragic yuri like popcorn, but i also go nuts when someone drags themselves through hell and gunfire for someone/something (more of a trope but still Fucking Whips)
on top of that, character shifts that happen once shit hits the fan or everything finally calms down for once in their life also give me so much room to rotate them. like YES contrast this character's values and behaviors in and out of high stress environments!! test them in fire and let me see them cry when they realize the peace they gave so much for isn't going to be suddenly ripped away from them anymore!!