History Fanfic / IveGotYourBack

* EatingTheEyeCandy: In Chapter 9, Pearl recalls seeing Marina out on the balcony in the dead of night, doing push-ups to strengthen her enfeebled body. Mesmerized by the sight of Marina's toned, sweat-sleek body beneath the pale light of the moon, Pearl could only stand and watch on, ''completely'' transfixed.

*** ''2'''s Sunken Scroll #1 as an old news article that Pearl unwittingly hung on to.

* LethalChef: Zig-zagged. Pearl is mentioned to have botched both a dish of lasagna and a stack of pancakes, but is otherwise competent enough to prepare other simple food items for her and Marina, such as a bowl of tomato soup and a pair of grilled cheese sandwiches.

* CensorSuds: {{Invoked|Trope}} by Pearl in Chapter 7's BathtubScene, for a rare {{fanservice}}-free version of the trope, when she fills the tub with bath bombs to give Marina the security that she won't be seen naked even if Pearl's goggle-blindfold were to slip.

* TheGhost: Fleeting mention is made of someone else who Marina knew in her past, who was responsible in whole or in part for her being reduced to a homeless drifter. She also scornfully compares Pearl to her in Chapter 5 when Pearl says that she's got to remove Marina's bra to get a good look at her wound, but precisely ''what'' this unknown person did to Marina to warrant such a comparison [[NothingIsScarier is left to the reader's imagination]].

*** Pearl's ClusterFBomb MetalScream CD from the ''Octo Expansion'', "#$@%* Dudes be #$@%* Sleepin'", briefly appears in the old box that Pearl rummages through.
** In Chapter 10, Pearl and Marina wear the dresses featured in the [[https://splatoonwiki.org/wiki/File:S2_Splatfest_Official_Promo_Salsa_vs_Guac.jpg promotional art]] for ''2'''s Salsa vs. Guac Splatfest.
** Pearl notes in Chapter 10 how, despite preferring cake, she figures that Marina would like ice cream better, while the latter drags the former to an ice cream truck. This references the Cake vs. Ice Cream Splatfest, where Pearl would break for Cake and Marina would choose Ice Cream.

* CallForward: While the events of ''Splatoon 2'' have yet to happen in-story, several references to it are made:

** Chapter 7's mention of individual bowls of salty popcorn for Pearl and sweet kettlecorn for Marina references the [[https://splatoonwiki.org/wiki/Salty_vs._Sweet Salty vs. Sweet]] Splatfest, where Pearl would root for Salty and Marina would choose Sweet.
** Chapter 8 references ''2'''s Sunken Scroll #1 as an old news article that Pearl unwittingly hung on to.
** Pearl's ClusterFBomb MetalScream CD from the ''Octo Expansion'', "#$@%* Dudes be #$@%* Sleepin'", briefly appears in the old box that Pearl rummages through in Chapter 8.

* OhMyGods: "Cod" is used as an equivalent to "god".

* EatingTheEyeCandy: In Chapter 9, Pearl recalls seeing Marina out on the balcony in the dead of night, doing push-ups to strengthen her enfeebled body. Mesmerized by the sight of Marina's toned, sweat-sleek body beneath the pale light of the moon, Pearl can only stand and watch on, ''completely'' transfixed.

* MinimalistCast: Pearl and Marina are the two primary characters of the fic. Anyone else is either an extra, a secondary character, or TheGhost.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/15095645/chapters/35003777 I've Got Your Back]]'' by [=CJ_Walker=] is a ''VideoGame/Splatoon2''-centric fanfic, hosted on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn. It presents an origin story for Pearl and Marina, [[AlternateUniverseFic with some deviation from the game's canon]], as well as showing how they fell in love and grew to trust each other with their most closely-held secrets.

* LoveHurts: {{Discussed|Trope}} in Chapter 11 by Pearl's father, where he says that her relationship with Marina isn't ''truly'' love until ''this'' is how she makes Pearl feel.

** Chapter 8 references ''2'''s Sunken Scroll #1 as an old news article that Pearl unwittingly hung on to,

** Chapter 7's mention of a bowl of salty popcorn all for Pearl references the [[https://splatoonwiki.org/wiki/Salty_vs._Sweet Salty vs. Sweet]] Splatfest, where Pearl would root for Salty.

* TheGhost: Fleeting mention is made of someone else who Marina knew in her past, who was responsible in whole or in part for her being reduced to a homeless drifter. She also scornfully compares Pearl to her in Chapter 5 when she says that she's got to remove her bra to get a good look at her wound, but precisely ''what'' this unknown person did to Marina to warrant such a comparison [[NothingIsScarier is left to the reader's imagination]].

* TheGhost: Fleeting mention is made of someone else who Marina knew in her past, who was responsible in whole or in part for her being reduced to a homeless drifter, but precisely ''what'' she did to Marina [[NothingIsScarier is left to the reader's imagination]].

* AlternateUniverseFic: Pearl and Marina's backstories here don't match up with those related through the game's ''Octo Expansion''.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/15095645/chapters/35003777 I've Got Your Back]]'' by [=CJ_Walker=] is a ''VideoGame/Splatoon2''-centric fanfic. It presents an origin story for Pearl and Marina, [[AlternateUniverseFic with some deviation from the game's canon]], as well as showing how they fell in love and grew to trust each other with their most closely-held secrets.

* HurtComfortFic: In spades. The whole story primarily revoles around Pearl and Marina working through their [[DarkAndTroubledPast past traumas]] and growing to trust each other, with some more lighthearted moments sprinkled in.