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* Sol has several Tumblr posts chronicling ''A-Town'', a cheesy ShowWithinAShow in the ''Eleutherophobia''-verse loosely based on the Animorphs' lives during the war. In [[https://thejakeformerlyknownasprince.tumblr.com/post/703564339260669952/thank-you-for-creating-a-town-it-is-really-funny one post]], she mentions that actress who plays Tom's CaptainErsatz is a lesbian, so Marco sets her up on a ton of fake dates with boys to hide this from the homophobic press.
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* In-between all the victim-blaming and tasteless sitcoms, one of the programmes Tom channel-surfs through shows Creator/SteveIrwin enthusiastically talking about Hork-Bajir.

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* In-between all the victim-blaming news and tasteless sitcoms, one of the programmes Tom channel-surfs through shows Creator/SteveIrwin enthusiastically talking about Hork-Bajir.



* Tom wants to tell past Jake to never give up, just like Jake did to him years ago.

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* Tom wants to wishes he could tell past Jake to never give up, just like Jake did to him years ago.

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* At the end, Eva reminds Tom that the Yeerks are NotSoInvincibleAfterAll and death isn't the only way out, should they ever return.
--> There’s no such thing as a world without hope. No such thing as a perfect cage. Even if the worst happens, and we’re taken again. Even then, there’s still hope.
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* While the Animorphs bombard Rachel with information about what she missed while she was presumed dead, Tom gives her advice for coping with being an ex-host.
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* After explaining how the Yeerks kept morph-capable hosts contained, Eva hugs Tom to calm him down.
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* Tom remembers holding a baby Rachel when he was a toddler; his mother said it was practice for being a big brother.
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* Tom is able to have a conversation with the ex-host boy in the hospital, even while his mother complains about him being unresponsive. Later, he teaches the O'Shea patents that Jodi isn't a vegetable; she just needs engagement. He really is an older brother.

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* Tom is able to have a conversation with the ex-host boy in the hospital, boy, even while his mother complains about him being unresponsive.unresponsive. It's nothing deep, but Tom assures him that nobody made the Yeerks up and gets him to smile when he morphs Jake. Later, he teaches the O'Shea patents that Jodi isn't a vegetable; she just needs engagement. He really is an older brother.



* Tom reunites with the his high school basketball teammates. When one of them asks Tom if he no longer thinks he's too good to hang out with them anymore, another one stands up for him.

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* Tom reunites with the his high school basketball teammates. When one of them asks Tom if he no longer thinks he's too good to hang out with them anymore, another one stands up for him.
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* Tom is able to have a conversation with the ex-host boy in the hospital, even while his mother complains about him being unresponsive. Later, he teaches the O'Shea patents that Jodi isn't a vegetable; she just needs engagement. He really is an older brother.
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* Cassie observes how much the Berensons understand each other. The parents are respectful of both Tom's PIABS and Jake's PTSD.

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* Cassie observes how much the Berensons understand each other. The parents Jean and Steve are respectful of both Tom's PIABS and their sons' issues, being careful to not invade Jake's PTSD.personal space and looking at Tom when he talks so they don't misunderstand his mumbling.
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* [[https://thejakeformerlyknownasprince.tumblr.com/post/676673417179758592 This Tumblr short]] reveals that Eva didn't care for Tom at first, but still felt sorry that her close friend Jean "lost" her son. Fast forward to two years later, though, and Eva realises that running Matter Over Mind with Tom has made her care for him. Also, Marco still remembers how Eva likes her coffee after all these years.

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* [[https://thejakeformerlyknownasprince.tumblr.com/post/676673417179758592 This Tumblr short]] reveals that Eva didn't care for Tom at first, but still felt sorry that her close friend Jean "lost" her son. Fast forward to However, two years later, though, and Eva realises that running Matter Over Mind with Tom has made her care for attached to him. Also, Marco still remembers how Eva likes her coffee after all these years.their years apart.
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* [[https://thejakeformerlyknownasprince.tumblr.com/post/676673417179758592 This Tumblr short]] reveals that Eva didn't care for Tom at first, but she grew close to him after they founded Matter Over Mind.

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* [[https://thejakeformerlyknownasprince.tumblr.com/post/676673417179758592 This Tumblr short]] reveals that Eva didn't care for Tom at first, but she grew still felt sorry that her close friend Jean "lost" her son. Fast forward to him after they founded two years later, though, and Eva realises that running Matter Over Mind.Mind with Tom has made her care for him. Also, Marco still remembers how Eva likes her coffee after all these years.

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* At the end, Cassie thinks about how she and Jake have a love language of their own as they fly off into the night as owls.



* Once past-Marco is certain that Eva is uninfested, he hugs her.

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* Once past-Marco is certain that Eva is uninfested, he hugs her.her.

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* [[https://thejakeformerlyknownasprince.tumblr.com/post/676673417179758592 This Tumblr short]] reveals that Eva didn't care for Tom at first, but she grew close to him after they founded Matter Over Mind.
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* Jake and Tom have the reunion they never got in canon. This scene demonstrates [=SoloMoon's=] [[https://thejakeformerlyknownasprince.tumblr.com/post/164971323484/cmere-squirt-i-said-roughly-he-took-two whole motivation]] for writing ''Eleutherophobia'': she wanted someone to give Jake a hug and tell him everything would be okay, and realised Tom would be the only person Jake would be open about his feelings with.
-->'''Sol:''' The guiding star (among others) for the whole Eleutherophobia series has always been to have an AU in which Jake’s post-war life sucks slightly less than it does in canon. Toward that end I really wanted a scene where Jake outright mourns Rachel’s death—and to a lesser extent Tom’s, and to a lesser extent his own lost selfhood—without having to concern himself with whether he’s being a good leader.\\
Knowing Jake, I also knew that it would be wildly unrealistic to show him that vulnerable in front of any of his friends, since (despite how codependent they all are throughout most of the war) he never ''ever'' lets himself be scared where his team can see. It also felt unrealistic to have either of his parents in that role, given how strongly #54 implies that Jake’s relationship with both of them is irreparably fractured by Tom’s death, and so that left… Tom himself.

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* Jake and Tom have the reunion they never got in canon. This scene demonstrates [=SoloMoon's=] [[https://thejakeformerlyknownasprince.tumblr.com/post/164971323484/cmere-squirt-i-said-roughly-he-took-two whole motivation]] for writing ''Eleutherophobia'': she wanted someone to give Jake a hug and tell him everything would be okay, and realised Tom would be was the only person Jake would be open about his feelings with.
-->'''Sol:''' The guiding star (among others) for the whole Eleutherophobia series has always been to have an AU in which Jake’s post-war life sucks slightly less than it does in canon. Toward that end I really wanted a scene where * When he realises Jake outright mourns Rachel’s death—and to a lesser extent Tom’s, and to a lesser extent his own lost selfhood—without is having to concern himself with whether he’s being a good leader.\\
Knowing Jake, I also knew that it would be wildly unrealistic to show
nightmare, Tom acquires him that vulnerable in front of any of his friends, since (despite how codependent they all are throughout most of the war) he never ''ever'' lets himself be scared where his team can see. It also felt unrealistic to have either of his parents in that role, given how strongly #54 implies that Jake’s relationship with both of them is irreparably fractured by Tom’s death, and so that left… Tom himself.calm him down.
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* Tom wants to tell past Jake to never give up, just like Jake did to him years ago.

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* Tom wants to tell past Jake to never give up, just like Jake did to him years ago.ago.
* Once past-Marco is certain that Eva is uninfested, he hugs her.
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-->'''Sol:''' The guiding star (among others) for the whole Eleutherophobia series has always been to have an AU in which Jake’s post-war life sucks slightly less than it does in canon. Toward that end I really wanted a scene where Jake outright mourns Rachel’s death—and to a lesser extent Tom’s, and to a lesser extent his own lost selfhood—without having to concern himself with whether he’s being a good leader.\\
Knowing Jake, I also knew that it would be wildly unrealistic to show him that vulnerable in front of any of his friends, since (despite how codependent they all are throughout most of the war) he never ''ever'' lets himself be scared where his team can see. It also felt unrealistic to have either of his parents in that role, given how strongly #54 implies that Jake’s relationship with both of them is irreparably fractured by Tom’s death, and so that left… Tom himself.
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* Tom reunites with the his high school basketball teammates. When one of them asks Tom if he no longer thinks he's too good to hang out with them anymore, another one stands up for him.
--> '''Kit:''' Boy was getting brain-fucked by space slugs. Show a little respect!
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* Their family dog, Homer, survived the war, and is very happy to see his family again. This moment helps Tom feel hope again for the first time.
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* In-between all the victim-blaming and tasteless sitcoms, one of the programmes Tom channel-surfs through shows Creator/SteveIrwin enthusiastically talking about Hork-Bajir.

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* Jake and Tom get to have the reunion they never got in canon. This scene demonstrates [=SoloMoon's=] [[https://thejakeformerlyknownasprince.tumblr.com/post/164971323484/cmere-squirt-i-said-roughly-he-took-two whole motivation]] for writing ''Eleutherophobia'': she wanted someone to give Jake a hug and tell him everything would be okay, and realised Tom would be the only person Jake would be open about his feelings with.

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* Jake and Tom get to have the reunion they never got in canon. This scene demonstrates [=SoloMoon's=] [[https://thejakeformerlyknownasprince.tumblr.com/post/164971323484/cmere-squirt-i-said-roughly-he-took-two whole motivation]] for writing ''Eleutherophobia'': she wanted someone to give Jake a hug and tell him everything would be okay, and realised Tom would be the only person Jake would be open about his feelings with.
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* It's mentioned that Jake has fewer nightmares when Homer sleeps on top of him.
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* Cassie observes how much the Berensons understand each other. The parents are respectful of both Tom's PIABS and Jake's PTSD.

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* Cassie observes how much the Berensons understand each other. The parents are respectful of both Tom's PIABS and Jake's PTSD.PTSD.

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* Tom wants to tell past Jake to never give up, just like Jake did to him years ago.

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* After spending all day being misunderstood by overbearing relatives, Tom reconciles with his dad.
--> '''Steve:''' I missed you, you irreverent little brat. Even when I didn’t know why I was missing anything.
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* Tom reassures Jordan that Rachel didn't die for nothing.

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* Tom reassures Jordan that Rachel didn't die for nothing.
nothing, and it's okay to feel unhappy.
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* Jake and Tom get to have the reunion they never got in canon. This scene demonstrates [=SoloMoon's=] [[https://thejakeformerlyknownasprince.tumblr.com/post/164971323484/cmere-squirt-i-said-roughly-he-took-two whole motivation]] for writing ''Eleutherophobia'': she wanted someone to give Jake a hug and tell him everything would be okay, and realised Tom would be the only person Jake would be open about his feelings with.

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* Tom reassures Jordan that Rachel didn't die for nothing.

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* Cassie observes how much the Berensons understand each other. The parents are respectful of both Tom's PIABS and Jake's PTSD.

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