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Basic Trope: An erection
Played Straight: Bob thinks about his Love Interest (or is physically stimulated) and gets an erection.
Exaggerated: Bob's boner lasts for several hours.
Or is abnormally big and obvious.
Inverted: Alice and Bob are having sex and for whatever reason(s) (he's not physically attracted to Alice, guilt, too much alcohol, health problems, meds he's on, etc.) Bob can't achieve an erection.
Alternatively, Alice's nipples are visible through her shirt.
Justified: Bob is sexually aroused
Bob just woke up; it's just a hormonal response that doesn't really mean anything
Bob is taking vasodilators (such as Viagra)
Subverted: Bob watches Alice dance sexily, but his pants are still flat.
Deconstructed: If Bob's erection lasts too long, it can have serious medical implications. Also, since Finagle's Law dictates that this sort of socially embarrassing thing will happen at the worst possible time, it could cause embarrassment.