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# ''Literature/TheSunshineCourt'' (Upcoming 2024)

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# ''Literature/TheSunshineCourt'' (Upcoming 2024)
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The series consists of three books:

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# ''Literature/TheSunshineCourt'' (Upcoming 2024)
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* {{Foil}}: Two different sets of extremely different characters are direct foils of one another. having extremely similar backgrounds with one aspect that changes their lives.
**Renee and Andrew both had violent, unstable upbringings because of their mothers that ultimately landed them in juvie, as well as spending time in the foster system. However, after juvie, Renee was HappilyAdopted by Stephanie Walker, who pushed her to be a better person, while Andrew went back to his abusive birth mother and ultimately [[spoiler: murdered her.]]
**Jean Moreau and Neil Josten. [[spoiler:Both grew up in families who owed something to the Moriyamas, and were supposed to be given to Tetsuji to fulfill the promise. Neil wasn't supposed to be born, as Nathan Wesninski wasn't supposed to have any offspring, and he was only allowed to live if he was removed from his family and became a Raven. Tetsuji promised to pay the Moreau debt to the Moriyamas in exchange for Jean. However, Jean's parents went through with the exchange and Neil's mother took him and ran away, terrified of the fact that he would die if he didn't pass the Raven tryouts. At the time of canon, Jean had given up on rebellion and obeyed nearly all of Riko's commands, while Neil had spent the last eight years of his life running away.]]
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* {{Animesque}}: It feels like GamingAndSportsAnimeAndManga in the vein of ''{{Manga/Haikyuu}}''. The presence of TheYakuza helps.

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* {{Animesque}}: It feels like GamingAndSportsAnimeAndManga in the vein of ''{{Manga/Haikyuu}}''. The presence of TheYakuza the {{Yakuza}} helps.



-> '''Neil:''' Who said 'please' that made you hate the word so much?
-> '''Andrew:''' [[spoiler:[[RapeAsBackstory I did]]]].

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-> ---> '''Neil:''' Who said 'please' that made you hate the word so much?
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'''Andrew:''' [[spoiler:[[RapeAsBackstory I did]]]].
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* {{Animesque}}: It feels like GamingAndSportsAnimeAndManga in the vein of ''{{Manga/Haikyuu}}''.

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* {{Animesque}}: It feels like GamingAndSportsAnimeAndManga in the vein of ''{{Manga/Haikyuu}}''. The presence of TheYakuza helps.
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* {{Animeque}}: It feels like GamingAndSportsAnimeAndManga in the vein of ''{{Manga/Haikyuu}}''.

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* {{Animeque}}: {{Animesque}}: It feels like GamingAndSportsAnimeAndManga in the vein of ''{{Manga/Haikyuu}}''.
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* {{Animeque}}: It feels like GamingAndSportsAnimeAndManga in the vein of ''{{Manga/Haikyuu}}''.
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''All for the Game'' is a 2013 book series by NoraSakavic. The story revolves around the Palmetto State Foxes, an NCAA [[FictionalSport Exy team]]. It is primarily a {{sports stor|ies}}y and follows a storyline typical of the genre—with added drugs, violence, and gangsters.

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''All for the Game'' is a 2013 book series by NoraSakavic.Nora Sakavic. The story revolves around the Palmetto State Foxes, an NCAA [[FictionalSport Exy team]]. It is primarily a {{sports stor|ies}}y and follows a storyline typical of the genre—with added drugs, violence, and gangsters.
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[[caption-width-right:350:''The Foxhole Court'' is the first book of the ''All for the Game'' series by Nora Sakavic]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:''The Foxhole Court'' is the first book of the ''All for the Game'' series by Nora Sakavic]]
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** Deconstructed a bit by Neil when he [[spoiler:switches to backliner in the Foxes' final game against the Ravens. While it's true that his training caught him up on backliner technique, the entire time he was at Evermore he was injured so badly he should have been banned from playing entirely, so they're extremely unprepared for the backliner he becomes when he's healthy, well-rested, and motivated.]]

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** Deconstructed a bit by Neil when he [[spoiler:switches to backliner in the Foxes' final game against the Ravens. While it's true that his training caught him up on backliner technique, the entire time he was at Evermore he was injured so badly he should have been banned from playing entirely, entirely and being tortured in the offtime, so they're the Ravens (and Riko in particular) think he's actually a much worse backliner than he is. They're extremely unprepared for the backliner he becomes when he's healthy, well-rested, and motivated.]]
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** Deconstructed a bit by Neil when he [[spoiler:switches to backliner in the Foxes' final game against the Ravens. While it's true that his training caught him up on backliner technique, the entire time he was at Evermore he was injured so badly he should have been banned from playing entirely, so they're extremely unprepared for the backliner he becomes when he's healthy, well-rested, and motivated.]]
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* UnnecessaryRoughness: Happens regularly in Exy games. It's described as being like lacrosse with the violence of hockey.

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* UnnecessaryRoughness: Happens regularly in Exy games. It's described as being like lacrosse with the violence of hockey. Teams with larger rosters especially use this tactic against the Foxes, who have the minimum number of players on their own and would have to forfeit if more than one or two of them were seriously injured. Even without injuries, they struggle when they're fatigued and bruised and the other team has simply switched to fresh players who can do it over again.
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* TheTeetotaler: Neil Josten doesn't drink any alcohol, even when some of his teammates mock him for it. Neil wants to stay alert and vigilant at all times, especially as he's on the run from his serial killer father. Once [[spoiler:his father dies and he tells the Foxes everythint,]] he starts drinking every now and then socially.

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* TheTeetotaler: Neil Josten doesn't drink any alcohol, even when some of his teammates mock him for it. Neil wants to stay alert and vigilant at all times, especially as he's on the run from his serial killer father. father and has to watch what he tells his teammates about his past. Once [[spoiler:his father dies and he tells the Foxes everythint,]] everything,]] he starts drinking every now and then socially.

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* FictionalSport

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* FictionalSportFictionalSport: The series revolves around a sport called "Exy," which Nora invented specifically so Kevin could realistically be the child of the person who created it.



** Kevin telling Wymack [[spoiler:that he's his son.]]



* KissingUnderTheInfluence: Nicky forcefully kisses Neil with a mouthful of cracker dust to [[TruthSerums drug him]] for Andrew's interrogation, while already hopped up on dust himself. It understandably takes Neil a while to forgive him.

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* KissingUnderTheInfluence: Nicky forcefully kisses Neil with a mouthful of cracker dust to [[TruthSerums drug him]] for Andrew's interrogation, while already hopped up on dust himself. himself – and then Neil blacks out and wakes up in his bed the next morning. It understandably takes Neil a while to forgive him.him, and Andrew for (he thinks) arranging for it to happen.



* AManIsAlwaysEager: Averted. Neil is uninterested in sex [[spoiler:until he develops feelings for Andrew]], and [[spoiler:due to Andrew's history of sexual trauma, he doesn't always want it either]].

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* AManIsAlwaysEager: Averted. Neil is uninterested in sex [[spoiler:until he develops feelings for Andrew]], and [[spoiler:due to Andrew's history of sexual trauma, he doesn't always want it either]]. Both of them seem completely okay going without it if the other one is even slightly uninterested in the idea.



* TheNapoleon: Andrew is 5' (152cm). Neil is 5'3" (160cm). Riko is 5'5" (165cm). These boys are perpetually brawling.

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* TheNapoleon: Andrew is 5' 5'0" (152cm). Neil is 5'3" (160cm). Riko is 5'5" (165cm). These boys are perpetually brawling.



* NoMedicationForMe: Andrew's court-ordered medication makes him manic without actually suppressing his violent tendencies. He and Wymack strike a deal to allow him to secretly come off his meds every week on game night so that he can play better, although he suffers from severe withdrawal symptoms every time.
* OddFriendship: Andrew and Renee's close friendship baffles most of the other Foxes. As Neil discovers, [[spoiler:it isn't that odd after all, as Renee's violent past as a gang member, rape victim and killer makes her one of the few people who can understand Andrew]].

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* NoMedicationForMe: Andrew's court-ordered medication makes him manic without actually suppressing his violent tendencies. He and Wymack strike a deal to allow him to secretly come off his meds every week on game night so that he can play better, although he suffers from severe withdrawal symptoms every time.
time. [[spoiler: After he's raped in ''The Raven King,'' everyone around him agrees that the forced happiness his meds give him prevent him from processing what happened properly, and Bee arranges for him to be sent to an inpatient facility to get off it for good.]]
* OddFriendship: Andrew and Renee's close friendship baffles most of the other Foxes. As Neil discovers, [[spoiler:it isn't that odd after all, as Renee's violent past as a gang member, rape victim victim, and killer makes her one of the few people who can understand Andrew]].



* PintSizedPowerhouse: The Minyard brothers are 5' even and Neil's 5'3", but that doesn't stop any from being excellent Exy players.

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* PintSizedPowerhouse: The Minyard brothers are 5' even and Neil's 5'3", but that doesn't stop any from being excellent Exy players. Neil even plays as [[spoiler:a backliner, on occasion, a position that's intensely physical.]]



* PromotionToParent: Played with. Nicky came back from Germany to take custody of Andrew and Aaron after their mother's death. His age, their competing traumas, and the twins' stubbornness means that he has little to no authority over them, and generally acts more like an embarrassing older brother.

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* PromotionToParent: Played with. Nicky came back from Germany to take legal custody of Andrew and Aaron after their mother's death. His age, their competing traumas, and the twins' stubbornness means that he has little to no authority over them, and generally acts more like an embarrassing older brother.



* PublicSecretMessage: [[spoiler:When he is kidnapped by his father's henchmen, Neil purposefully leaves his bag in the parking lot, trusting that Andrew and Kevin will know that something happened to him, since they know he would never let go of it willingly.]]

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* PublicSecretMessage: [[spoiler:When he is kidnapped by his father's henchmen, Neil purposefully leaves his bag and the keys Andrew gave him in the parking lot, trusting that Andrew and Kevin will know that something happened to him, him since they know he would he'd never let go of it either of those willingly.]]



* StagingAnIntervention: Matt's mother gave Andrew her blessing to help Matt go clean… no matter what it took. Andrew being Andrew, he did this by giving Matt speedballs, which wrecked Matt so badly he never wanted to do drugs again.

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* StagingAnIntervention: Matt's mother gave Andrew her blessing to help Matt go clean… clean, no matter what it took. Andrew being Andrew, he did this by giving Matt speedballs, which wrecked Matt so badly he never wanted to do drugs again.
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* AwesomenessByAnalysis: A large part of Kevin's success on the court comes from his ability to calculate the exact angles and trajectory his shots need to hit precise targets. He teaches this skill to Neil, who has an interest in math, over the course of the series.

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* AwesomenessByAnalysis: A large part of Kevin's success on the court comes from his ability to calculate the exact angles and trajectory his shots need to hit precise targets. He teaches this skill to Neil, who has an interest in math, over the course of the series.series (though Andrew notes it'll never fully incorporate into Neil's more intuitive playing style).

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* FictionalSport: Exy, which is primarily based on lacrosse with elements of hockey and indoor soccer.

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* FictionalSport: Exy, which is primarily based on FictionalSport
-->''Exy was a bastard sport, an evolved sort of
lacrosse on a soccer-sized court with elements the violence of hockey and indoor soccer.ice hockey.''

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