History Webcomic / LalinsCurse

Lalin's Curse is a webcomic created by Isabel Terol Martinez (Isakytm) that made its debut on the [[Website/{{Webtoon}} Webtoon app]] in 2018. The comic is a supernatural drama/thriller that follows David, a 'true believer' in the supernatural who strives to prove to everyone, especially his skeptical best friend Felix, that there are strange things going on in their town.

* PeekABangs: Noemi, ''"Beanpole"'' and Kris all have bangs that occasionally cover one side of their face.

* AntagonistInMourning: A lot of ''"Beanpole"'' 's hatred towards Cody stems from the fact that Cody murdered his "companion". The exact nature of their relationship is yet to be revealed.

** ''"Beanpole"'' and Kris are both willing to hurt David, Felix and Cody just to get their job done – except Kris seems to have actual boundaries with it (torturing is too far) while ''"Beanpole"'' is yet to show any qualms.

-->'''David:''' You’re still Cody to me.
%%* {{Youthful Freckles}}: Maria has these.

* SolomonDivorce: WordOfGod states that Tobias has an older brother who currently lives elsewhere with their dad, while he stays in Lalin with their mom.

* AmbiguouslyEvil: Kris seemed willing enough to attack and sedate teenagers but draws the line at ''torturing'' one and outright states that she hates Beanpole, making it likely that she doesn't derive the same joy from this job that her partner does.

* AntagonistInMourning: A lot of Beanpole's hatred towards Cody stems from the fact that Cody murdered his "companion". The exact nature of their relationship is yet to be revealed.

* BadassInDistress: Cody was ''not'' having a good time in Episodes 20-28, what with him giving in to the sedative, and being captured and tortured by Kris and Beanpole.

** Beanpole is notably more hot-headed than Kris, constantly the first to start an actual fight.

* BirdsOfAFeather: How Smee tries to appeal to Cody in Episode 36
-->'''Smee:''' Why do you hate a brother so much? Humans and full reptilians loath us half-bloods! And there aren't many of us. We should stick together!

** Same goes for Cody, who is forcibly exposed to the [[ReptilesAreAbhorrent cruel side of his species]] and – in his attempt to make his town safe – ends up killing someone and carrying his own guilt around with him. And let’s not forget about how he was beat up in a fight with Beanpole, sedated and tortured.

* ChildrenForcedToKill: Cody succeeds in stabbing and killing Smee in self-defence after their {{Curb Stomp Battle}}. Naturally, this murder takes a massive toll on Cody's emotional and mental state.

* ColdBloodedTorture: What Beanpole subjects Cody to for refusing to tell him where he left David.

* DefenseMechanismSuperpower: Both times that David's telekinesis awoke was while he was defending himself from Beanpole.

* DisproportionateRetribution: In response to Cody sabotaging their kidnapping scheme and breaking his leg, Beanpole brutally tortures him in Episode 28.

* DontGoInTheWoods: Cody and Jessica both warn against going into the woods because of how dangerous it is. The gang doesn't listen, and sure enough they end up finding a disembodied hand and having Beanpole stalk them.

* DudeNotFunny: Beanpole seemed more than pleased when the Chief gave him permission to torture Cody. Kris didn’t feel the same way.

%%* FatAndSkinny: Kris and Beanpole

** Subverted in Episode 33. We never actually see Smee kill and eat his victim but we ''do'' see him holding her disembodied hand, a huge chunk of it already eaten off.

* GreenAndMean: Beanpole wears a mostly green hoodie and is - to put it simply - a bastard.

** In Kris's debut, she's shown cruelly attacking Felix and David, and later manhandling Cody while he was unconscious. Episode 28 is the first to show that she doesn’t actually enjoy her job (at least not to the same extent as Beanpole)

* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Cody was justified in murdering Smee in a moment of self-defense, since otherwise he would've most likely killed Cody first and continued his cannibalistic rampage. This, however, doesn't stop Cody from feeling an immense amount of guilt over it.

%%* {{Jerkass}}: Beanpole and Uxio.
* JerkwithAHeartOfGold: To call it gold is a stretch but at least Kris thinks torturing a child is too much, unlike Beanpole.
* JustInTime: In Episode 18, Cody finally arrived just before Beanpole could inject David with the tranquilizing serum.
%%* KickTheDog: Beanpole's treatment of Kris.

* LosingAShoeInTheStruggle: Technically right before the struggle, but after David throws his slipper in Felix's face for scaring him, he's unable to get it back for the rest of the season due to Beanpole and Kris attacking them.
* MarkOfTheSupernatural: David and Felix's glowing eyes, Cody, Beanpole and Kris's red eyes and scales (as well as horns and a tail for Cody specifically), and Arhiel's strange neck tattoo.

** Episode 37 goes back and forth from Cody telling the rest of his heartbreaking story, to him sharing a group hug with David and Maria, to that group hug being interrupted by Beanpole finding them in the freezer.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Though it was entirely deserved, Cody was ''devastated'' after he killed "Smee", thinking himself to be just as bad as Smee.

* PeekABangs: Noemi, Beanpole and Kris all have bangs that occasionally cover one side of their face.

* RescueReversal: Shortly after Cody saves David from Beanpole and Kris’s attacks and carries him to safety, David finds him getting carried away from Kris and opts to follow them. After discovering Cody’s identity and arriving at the abandoned house, David and Maria hear Cody’s screams and decide to go save him rather than just going home. [[WhatTheHellHero Naturally Cody isn't happy that his efforts were in vain]].

* Sadist: Beanpole got an uncomfortable amount of satisfaction from torturing Cody.

** Cody deliberately scratches himself to make a trail of blood to mislead Beanpole in Episode 31.

* SoreLoser: Beanpole doesn't take too kindly to losing a fight against Cody.

* SuperHearing: Cody seems to have this, seeing how in Episode 15 his ear twitched when he overheard Beanpole’s entire conversation through the closed window of a van he wasn't ''that'' close to.

** Beanpole and Kris are both willing to hurt David, Felix and Cody just to get their job done – except Kris seems to have actual boundaries with it (torturing is too far) while Beanpole is yet to show any qualms.

* {{Captain Oblivious}}: David apparently, when it comes to Tobias's feelings for him.

* {{Cast of Snowflakes}}: Every single character, from the protagonists to the background characters, has a unique design.

* {{Cats are Mean}}: In Episode 4, Felix angrily chases away a black cat that attacked a crow in his yard. Naturally one wouldn’t think much of this until Episode 45 where the same cat is revealed to belong to Arhiel, and sent to spy on Felix.
** In fact, the cat serves as foreshadowing because it was the same one that showed up in Episode 0.

* {{Childhood Friends}}:

* {{Children Forced to Kill}}: Cody succeeds in stabbing and killing Smee in self-defence after their {{Curb Stomp Battle}}. Naturally, this murder takes a massive toll on Cody's emotional and mental state.

* {{Classical Anti Hero}}: As powerful as he is, David is plagued by [[BreakTheCutie deep-seated trauma]], extreme emotions and a tendency to act without thinking.

* {{Cold Blooded Torture}}: What Beanpole subjects Cody to for refusing to tell him where he left David.

* {{Color Coded Characters}}:

* {{Cool Big Sis}}: Nina.

* {{Cool Mask}}: Cody's disguise includes a demon-like mask.

* {{Corner of Woe}}: David in Episode 12, and twice: once when he first shows up as Lucia and Maria arrive, and again when he dramatically falls to the floor after realizing that his friends can't see the bruises he tried to show them.

* {{Could Have Avoided This Plot}}: The events post-Episode 15 probably could’ve been avoided if David had just stayed in school.

* {{Creepy Catholicism}}/{{Religious Horror}}: While not exactly ''centered'' around religion, Lalin's Curse still features a plethora of religious themes (the statue of Mother Mary, churches, characters like David and Maria having names with Biblical connections, etc), a lot of which add to the unsettling vibes of the story.

* {{Creepy Cathedral}}/{{Creepy Cemetery}}: The dream sequence that David and Esteban enter in Episode 43 features an old, foreboding church surrounded by graves that David initially refuses to go near due to his dislike/fear of cemeteries.

* {{Creepy Cockroach}}: Played with. Some that we see have silly faces on them, but the ones that specifically show up on/near the demon are more realistic, serving as harbingers of its presence.

* {{Cross Popping Veins}}: Felix and Cody are both prone to this, especially when it comes to Eric and/or Uxio.

* {{Cruel to be Kind}}: Cody when he argued that if David hadn't come back for him, he would've stayed safe.

* {{Curtains Match the Windows}}: David, Tobias, Lucia, Jessica and Mateo all apply, more or less.

* {{Cute Little Fangs}}: Cody has these even outside his reptilian form, serving as one of the [[{{Foreshadowing}} earliest signs of his true form]].

* {{Cynic Idealist Duo}}: Felix and David.

* {{Dark is Not Evil}}: Cody's disguise consists entirely of black and dark brown - along with a frightening mask - and he has nothing but the best intentions.

* {{Deadpan Snarker}}: Felix in a nutshell.

* {{Defense Mechanism Superpower}}: Both times that David's telekinesis awoke was while he was defending himself from Beanpole.

* {{Demonic Possession}}: What happened to "David" in Felix's dream in Episode 21.

* {{Despair Event Horizon}}: David hit this when he was 12 – after months of merciless bullying – to the point where he nearly committed suicide.

* {{Destructive Savior}}: David and Cody.

* {{Disproportionate Retribution}}: In response to Cody sabotaging their kidnapping scheme and breaking his leg, Beanpole brutally tortures him in Episode 28.

* {{Distinguishing Mark}}: David's brown fringe.

* {{Distressed Dude}}: David from Episodes 16-19, what with him getting assaulted by kidnappers before Cody intervened. Funnily enough, they basically switched places from Episode 20 onwards.

* {{The Dreaded}}: Arhiel.

* {{Driven to Suicide}}:

* {{Driving Question}}: What is the curse of Lalin? What does it have to do with David? Why is Uxio and his crew so bent on testing him and similar kids? What is Arhiel's role in all this? Too many to list.

* {{Dont Go In The Woods}}: Cody and Jessica both warn against going into the woods because of how dangerous it is. The gang doesn't listen, and sure enough they end up finding a disembodied hand and having Beanpole stalk them.

* {{Downer Ending}}: Season 1 ends with Arhiel’s surprise debut, which spells huge trouble for Felix (and possibly his friends) considering the horrific flashback he had of her prior to that scene.

* {{Dude Not Funny}}: Beanpole seemed more than pleased when the Chief gave him permission to torture Cody. Kris didn’t feel the same way.

* {{Dying Smirk}}: Smee dies with a self-satisfied smile, having broken Cody's moral at the very end.
-->'''Smee:''' No killing huh? Hypocrite...

* {{Dysfunction Junction}}: Oh boy, to elaborate is to write essays, so to be succinct as possible:

* {{Eldritch Abomination}}: The demon targeting David and Felix takes on some pretty horrifying forms, especially within their dreams.

* {{Eldritch Location}}: The spirit world from Episode 9. It looks just like the real world but much gloomier and otherworldly, with a purple sky, falling pink lights, strange animalistic entities roaming around, and more.

* {{Establishing Character Moment}}: David's debut showed him stargazing, taking down notes about constellations, [=UFOs=] and aliens.

* {{Evil is Not Well Lit}}: The mysterious organization meets up at night in a dark motel room.

* {{Exactly What it Says on the Tin}}: A story that takes place in the allegedly cursed town Lalin is called, shocker, Lalin's Curse.

* {{Exhausted Eye Bags}}: David was unable to fall back asleep after his experiences in the not so dreamy world in Episode 9, so was stuck with these for the next few episodes.

* {{Extremely Short Timespan}}: Every event from Episodes 10-45 takes place within the ''same day''.

* {{Eye Motifs}}: A lot of the supernatural imagery revolves around eyes: the series logo/Arhiel's neck tattoo, the demonic entities all having multiple eyes, David, Cody and Felix all having eyes that can glow certain colors, the Holy Mary statue in Episode 0 crying blood, and so forth. In fact, Word of God confirms that the "mal de ojo" (evil eye) will be of importance later in the story.

* {{Eyes Always Shut}}: Rafael.

* {{Eyes Do Not Belong There}}: A common feature of [[OurDemonsAreDifferent this story's demons]] is how they have sinister red eyes all over their faces/bodies.

* {{Fat and Skinny}}: Kris and Beanpole

* {{Flashback Nightmare}}/{{Guilt Induced Nightmare}}: Episode 21 in a nutshell.

* {{Flower Motifs}}: Sunflowers for David. They symbolize faithfulness, loyalty, happiness and optimism, fitting both David as a person and his overall association with light/the sun.

* {{Formerly Friendly Family}}: Implied with Arhiel and Felix. The fact that Felix and David grew up together, and Felix’s flashback in Episode 45 showed that he was no younger than 12, imply that there was a time when Arhiel was [[BitchInSheepsClothing at least outwardly civil]], and got along with her and David’s family.

* {{Four Temperament Ensemble}}: Out of the main five:

* {{Freudian Trio}}: David is Id (emotional and idealistic), Felix is Superego (skeptical and blunt), and Tobias is Ego (sensible and mediating).

* {{Friendship Trinket}}: David, Felix and Tobias all wear purple friendship bracelets made by Tobi himself.

* {{Ghastly Ghost}}: The spirit in Episode 0 that haunted Monica and eventually pushed her off a high ledge.

* {{Ghibli Hills}}: Lalin is a rural town located in Northern Spain, so exuberant forests, pristine rivers and crops fields of sunflowers and wheat show up pretty often. Thanks to Isaky's incredible skill this often elevates to {{Scenery Porn}}, for example Episode 20.

* {{Girlish Pigtails}}: Noemi has these.

* {{Good Parents}}: Veronica is shown to be very affectionate towards both David and Felix, and Mateo and Julen both immediately came to the station once they heard what happened to their sons.

* {{Gory Discretion Shot}}:

* {{Go to Sleep Ending}}: The Season 1 finale has David and Felix go to bed after a hard day.

* {{The Glomp}}: Three of these in Episode 37 to make up for all the heartbreak that preceded it.

* {{Goes Horribly Wrong}}: The boys’ investigation of the crime scene in Episodes 4-6 [[MoodWhiplash ended with them finding a rotting hand]].

* {{Green and Mean}}: Beanpole wears a mostly green hoodie and is - to put it simply - a bastard.

* {{Hair Contrast Duo}}:

* {{Happily Married}}: Mateo and Veronica.

* {{Haunted House}}: While it's unclear exactly what type of building Monica went into in Episode 0, there's no question there's a spiteful spirit residing there. It breaks mirrors, creates illusions to confuse and horrify Monica, then ultimately pushes her off a high ledge with the possible intention of killing her.

* {{Healing Hands}}:

* {{Hellish Pupils}}:

* {{Heroic BSoD}}:
** Naturally, his reptilian nature and the murder in the forest took a huge toll on Cody’s self-esteem and mental health. He tells David and Maria in Episode 37 how he hates himself for what he is and what he did and how he wishes he was dead.

* {{Hidden Agenda Villain}}: It's yet to be revealed what exactly Uxio, Arhiel and their associates are looking for and why, but it has to do with David and other kids like him.

* {{Hidden Depths}}:

* {{Hot Blooded}}: Felix tends to get aggressive over little things, and being separated from David doesn’t help matters. He becomes violent and irrational to the point that he attacks Rafael with a knife.

* {{Hypno Pendulum}}: Esteban uses this on David in Episode 40.

* {{I Did What I Had To Do}}: Cody was justified in murdering Smee in a moment of self-defense, since otherwise he would've most likely killed Cody first and continued his cannibalistic rampage. This, however, doesn't stop Cody from feeling an immense amount of guilt over it.

* {{In a Single Bound}}: Cody is shown to be capable of jumping several kilometers off a fence and leaping down from a tree with no damage whatsoever.

* {{Indy Ploy}}: David and Maria had to use one in Episode 29 in an attempt to rescue Cody. It doesn’t end all that well.

* {{Instant Sedation}}: It took just a couple seconds for the sedative Kris gave Felix to knock him out.

* {{Interrupted Suicide}}: As revealed in DELETE and Episode 21, Felix was the one who saved David at the bridge.

* {{Is This What Anger Feels Like}}: Cody's outburst in Episode 5.
-->'''Eric:''' Did he just swear?!

* {{I Will Find You}}: Felix and Tobias both become determined to find David once they realize he'd gone missing.

* {{I Work Alone}}: Cody didn’t tell anyone about his vigilante act, doing everything by himself.

* {{Jade Colored Glasses}}: It's heavily implied that Arhiel's abuse is the reason behind Felix's cynicism, stubborn denial of the supernatural and even his heart problems.

* {{Jerkass}}: Beanpole and Uxio.

* {{Jerk with a Heart of Gold}}: To call it gold is a stretch but at least Kris thinks torturing a child is too much, unlike Beanpole.

* {{Just in Time}}: In Episode 18, Cody finally arrived just before Beanpole could inject David with the tranquilizing serum.

* {{Kick the Dog}}: Beanpole's treatment of Kris.

* {{Large Ham}}: David has his moments.
-->'''David:''' HAHAHA! ALIENS! OF COURSE!

* {{Lets Get Dangerous}}: David and Maria mutually agree to go up against Cody's highly dangerous captors in an attempt to save him.

* {{Light is Good}}: David is a loving kid who possesses bright, glowing eyes and a glowing dream form that lights up the mostly gloomy spirit world from Episode 9.

* {{Losing a Shoe in the Struggle}}: Technically right before the struggle, but after David throws his slipper in Felix's face for scaring him, he's unable to get it back for the rest of the season due to Beanpole and Kris attacking them.

* {{Mark of the Supernatural}}: David and Felix's glowing eyes, Cody, Beanpole and Kris's red eyes and scales (as well as horns and a tail for Cody specifically), and Arhiel's strange neck tattoo.

* {{Medium Blending}}: Episode 0 features the only animated gifs in the comic.

* {{Mirror Scare}}: The ghost from Episode 0 slams a handprint on the mirror right next to Monica's head, making it shatter explosively.

* {{Missing Mom}}: Up until her official debut at the very end of Season 1, Arhiel was absent [[EarlyBirdCameo except for a brief picture of her]] in Episode 23.

* {{Mood Whiplash}}: A running gag at this point.

* {{My God What Have I Done}}: Though it was entirely deserved, Cody was ''devastated'' after he killed Smee, thinking himself to be just as bad as Smee.

* {{Neat Freak}}: Felix can’t stand messy places and does a lot of cleaning around his house.

* {{Nervous Tics}}: David bites the skin around his fingers, Cody tugs on his hair, Maria pulls her hair over her face and Tobias holds his elbows.

* {{Nervous Wreck}}:

* {{Nice Job Breaking It Hero}}:

* {{Nice Mean and In Between}}: David, Felix and Tobias respectively.

* {{Nightmare Face}}:

* {{No Indoor Voice}}: Eric is very loud, especially when he gets excited.

* {{Non Human Sidekick}}:

* {{No Respect Guy}}: Zigzagged with David. Though he has a group of friends that openly like and defend him, David doesn’t get that same respect from his classmates (In Episode 12 Beatriz and Miriam made fun of his ‘weird stories’) and it’s noted in his bio that most people don’t take him seriously. It was even worse two years prior when he got horribly and consistently bullied by a group of his classmates, including [[EtTuBrute Felix]].

* {{Not a Morning Person}}: David in Episode 2 and 10 (the latter case is more understandable, given the kind of nightmare he had prior).

* {{Older Than They Look}}: Eric is really tall for his age, but ironically is one of the most childish people in the group.

* {{Ominous Knocking}}: David hears this at the abandoned shed in Episode 2. Felix insists it was just the rain and/or David's vivid imagination playing tricks on him, but it was, indeed, a demon watching them.

* {{Omniscient Council of Vagueness}}: The unknown members of Uxio's organization all have half their faces concealed in shadows and none of their names mentioned.

* {{OOC is Serious Business}}:

* {{Parental Substitute}}: Mateo and Veronica are basically Felix's second set of parents, what with Arhiel being gone and Julen often too busy with work and financially unstable to care for Felix himself.

* {{Peek a Bangs}}: Noemi, Beanpole and Kris all have bangs that occasionally cover one side of their face.

* {{Pink is Feminine}}: Selena wears a lot of pink and has the most feminine design out of all the main girls.

* {{Pointy Haired Boss}}: Uxio.

* {{Power Incontinence}}: David’s telekinesis usually activates when he feels threatened, so he's had a few moments where he's accidentally broken things as a result. He's yet to fully figure out how to control it, or even that the powers only work when his eyes are open.

* {{Pumpkin Person}}: Played for laughs when David tells Maria about his 'shiny eyes'.

* {{Rage Breaking Point}}:

* {{Red Eyes Take Warning}}: Glowing red eyes are a common factor for reptilians.

* {{Red Oni Blue Oni}}:

* {{Rescue Reversal}}: Shortly after Cody saves David from Beanpole and Kris’s attacks and carries him to safety, David finds him getting carried away from Kris and opts to follow them. After discovering Cody’s identity and arriving at the abandoned house, David and Maria hear Cody’s screams and decide to go save him rather than just going home. [[WhatTheHellHero Naturally Cody isn't happy that his efforts were in vain]].

* {{Running Gag}}: David saying something along the lines ‘I hope [name] is okay’, and then the story cutting right to that very person being ''not'' okay, as seen in Episodes 26 and 29. Cody also does this in Episode 33.


* {{Sadist}}: Beanpole got an uncomfortable amount of satisfaction from torturing Cody.

* {{Self Harm}}:

* {{Ship Tease}}: Between David and Tobias/Cody/Maria.

* {{Shorter Means Smarter}}: Along with Tobias and Cody, David is the shortest of the main five and is arguably one of, if not the, most intelligent.

* {{Shout Out}}: Episode 7 features cameos of Dani and Dorian from {{Webcomic/Hooky}} and Sonia from Supersonic Girl.

* {{Sinister Silhouettes}}:

* {{The Slacker}}: Eric and Felix are both noted to be [[BrilliantButLazy really clever boys who are too lazy to do much with that intelligence]]. In Felix's case, he ''has'' to take it easy because any kind of physical over-exertion triggers his heart problems.

* {{Smart People Wear Glasses}}: Played with when it comes to Tobias. He's (currently) the only bespectacled kid in the whole group, and while he's smart in terms of being responsible, mature and logical, it's implied that he doesn't do all too well academically.

* {{Solomon Divorce}}: Word of God states that Tobias has an older brother who currently lives elsewhere with their dad, while he stays in Lalin with their mom.

* {{Sore Loser}}: Beanpole doesn't take too kindly to losing a fight against Cody.

* {{Spirit World}}: Where David seems to be in Episode 9. It's a parallel of the real world, but full of strange supernatural entities, such as shadowy humanoids that could be ghosts.

* {{Strict Parents Make Sneaky Kids}}: Downplayed with Jessica and Tobias - Jessica often advices Tobias to stay away from dangerous places/situations and doesn't take kindly to his disobedience. Meanwhile Tobias, though he's still pragmatic and knows when to take responsibility, has a tendency to get carried away with his friends' antics even when it goes against his mom's wishes. In fact, he outright steals the scale Jessica found in the forest just to show it to his friends.

* {{Stronger Than They Look}}:

* {{Super Hearing}}: Cody seems to have this, seeing how in Episode 15 his ear twitched when he overheard Beanpole’s entire conversation through the closed window of a van he wasn't ''that'' close to.

* {{Supernatural Gold Eyes}}: David's eyes glow bright amber whenever he feels strong emotions and/or uses his powers.

* {{Talking Down the Suicidal}}: What Felix tries to do in Episode 21, but understandably David wasn’t having any of it.

* {{Tears of Blood}}: Seen on the Holy Mary statue in Episode 0.

* {{Took a Level in Badass}}: After witnessing a brutal murder, Cody becomes determined to prevent any more from happening, patrolling the forest at night in hopes of catching and stopping the murderer. Even though the ordeal left him [[BreakTheCutie horribly injured and traumatized]], Cody still retained his protectiveness and desire to use his abilities to protect anyone who needs it.

* {{Trauma Button}}: For David, Eric telling him he won't get anywhere by being a coward unfortunately triggered memories of the bullying he experienced as a 12-year-old.

* {{Undying Loyalty}}: Even after finding out that Cody committed murder and has eaten people in the past, David refused to believe that he was a monster and insisted that since he saved some people (David included), he’s still a good person.

* {{Universal Group Reaction}}: The entire gang was shocked at Cody's sudden outburst in Episode 5.

* {{Unskilled but Strong}}: David has no idea how to properly control his telekinetic powers yet but damn do they still hit hard.

* {{Waking Up Elsewhere}}: Felix was drugged at David's house in Episode 18, then woke up under the bridge in Episode 21 after Cody carried him there.

* {{Wham Line}}: In Episode 15 when Cody decides to follow the van and his reptilian form is fully confirmed.

* {{What Beautiful Eyes}}: Glowing or not, David's eyes are rather pretty.

* {{What the Hell Hero}}: Tobias reprimands David for yelling at Cody the way he did in Episode 13, but seems to regret it shortly after.

* {{Whole Episode Flashback}}: Episodes 34-36 tell us about how Cody killed a man.

* {{Would Hurt a Child}}:

* {{Wounded Gazelle Gambit}}: How the demon lured David in Episode 9: posing as a helpless spirit.

* {{You Are Better Than You Think}}: In Episode 37, when Cody calls himself a monster, and David reminds him that he saved people’s lives, so he’s still a good person.

* {{Action Girl}}: Maria barely hesitates to help David save Cody in Episodes 29-30, distracting the kidnappers by screaming a lot and waving a pitchfork at them.

* {{Admiring the Abomination}}: David insists that in Episode 33 that Cody's reptilian form is "amazing".

* {{Affectionate Nickname}}:

* {{Affectionate Gesture to the Head}}: How Felix greets David in Episode 40 after they finally find each other. [[AngerBornOfWorry Of course only after knocking David upside the head for making him so worried]].

* {{All of the Other Reindeer}}: As shown in Episode 14, David has gone his whole life with his family and friends dismissing his claims of seeing paranormal entities, and at age 12 was victim to horrible bullying for his open belief in aliens and the like.

* {{Always in Class One}}: David, Felix, Tobias, Lucia and Maria are all in Class 3-A, while Eric, Cody, Noemi and Selena are in 3-B. Played with in Episodes 12-13 when Eric and Cody sneak into Class 3-A to keep discussing the scale.

* {{Ambiguously Brown}}: Felix, Julen and Tomas.

* {{Ambiguously Evil}}: Kris seemed willing enough to attack and sedate teenagers but draws the line at ''torturing'' one and outright states that she hates Beanpole, making it likely that she doesn't derive the same joy from this job that her partner does.

* {{And I Must Scream}}/{{Fate Worse Than Death}}: The demon entity from Episode 9 seems to have trapped/assimilated countless souls within its body, all of them in pain and pleading for salvation.

* {{Animal Motifs}}: Dogs and butterflies for David, dogs/wolves for Tobias, crows for Felix, lizards/dragons and small rodents for Cody, frogs for Eric and bears for Maria.

* {{Antagonist in Mourning}}: A lot of Beanpole's hatred towards Cody stems from the fact that Cody murdered his "companion". The exact nature of their relationship is yet to be revealed.

* {{Art Evolution}}: When Lalin's Curse was re-released as a Webtoon Original in 2019, Episodes 0-2 and some of Episode 3 were completely redrawn, making it clear to see how much Isaky's art style had improved over that time, and again so when the story picks up where it left off from Episodes 16 onwards.

* {{Asleep in Class}}: Maria in Episode 3 and David in Episode 13.

* {{Badass Adorable}}: So far David, Felix, Cody and Maria all apply.

* {{Badass in Distress}}: Cody was ''not'' having a good time in Episodes 20-28, what with him giving in to the sedative, and being captured and tortured by Kris and Beanpole.

* {{Bad Boss}}: Uxio. From the jump he's [[{{Jerkass}} rude and dismissive]], treating strangers, children and his own employees with contempt.

* {{Beneath the Mask}}:

* {{Berserk Button}}:

* {{The Berserker}}:

* {{Beware the Nice Ones}}: David and Cody are pretty mild-mannered for the most part, but between their top-tier powers and shared tendency to let anger, anxiety and/or protectiveness get to their head, they can both be very dangerous.

* {{Big Creepy Crawlies}}: Massive bug-like creatures are found around the spirit world equivalent of Felix's bedroom window in Episode 9.

* {{Big Friendly Dog}}: Coco, David's golden retriever.

* {{Big Guy Little Guy}}: Eric and Cody.

* {{Bilingual Bonus}}: Unsurprising for a story set in Spain, some key words are written in Spanish, though often with a translation alongside.

* {{Birds of a Feather}}: How Smee tries to appeal to Cody in Episode 36

* {{Bitch in Sheeps Clothing}}: As evident in Episode 11, Uxio is the type to put on a charming, polite air to get people to do what he wants (in this case, get David to follow him to a "hospital"). Naturally, it doesn’t work, since Uxio literally yelled at and manhandled David just seconds prior.

* {{Blessed with Suck}}/{{Cursed with Awesome}}: David’s ability to see paranormal entities and heal himself ''would'' be pretty cool if only people actually believed him. Not to mention how his telekinesis outburst left his house a complete mess in Episode 18. Also, his powers take a toll on him the more he uses them (so far he's just had a nosebleed, but Isaky has confirmed that it'll get worse over time).

* {{Blinded by Rage}}:

* {{Bloody Handprint}}: Several of these show up around the sinister Holy Mary statue in Episode 0, terrifying Monica.

* {{Blonde Brunette Redhead}}:

* {{Brains and Brawn}}: David and Tobias are both the brains to Felix's brawn.

* {{Break the Cutie}}:

* {{Broken Pedestal}}:

* {{Broken Tears}}: Plenty, most notably in

* {{Butterfly of Death and Rebirth}}: The blue morpho butterfly that follows David around. It also takes a liking to the white-haired twins from David's dream, who are implied to have passed away long ago, and serves as one of the recurring motifs in official art of the characters, notably David.

* {{Bullying the Dragon}}:

* {{Bystander Syndrome}}: Tobias gets tired of not being able to do much to help his mom's issues with work and alcoholism, and agrees to help Felix stalk Uxio in Episode 24.