History Webcomic / Muted

* {{Lunacy}}:
** Per Word of God, the [[MakingASplash Moran]] and [[BloodMagic Severin]] are stronger at night, and receive a power boost when the moon is fuller. This is probably why the Severins have their demon summoning ritual on the night of a full moon.

* WeirdnessCensor: The creator's [[https://miranda-mundt-art.tumblr.com/post/644704873130115072/do-the-muggles-in-nola-know-that-witches-exist#notes explanation]] for nobody figuring out that witches exist is that basically that nobody would notice a lady carrying a fox, espicially in a city New Orleans, or [[CassandraTruth nobody would believe them]] if someone realized.

* AnimalMetaphor: Athalie's vulture in particular is meant to represent fighting for any scrap of love or validation from her [[AbusiveParents mother]].

*** Athalie's vulture in particular is meant to represent fighting for any scrap of love or validation from her [[AbusiveParents mother]].

* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Avaline, Nyra, and Camille, respectively.

* DisappearedDad: Much is made of Camille's dead mother, but most witches dismiss fathers as inconsequential. [[spoiler:Camille learns from her paternal grandmother that he died in a car crash soon after she and her sister were born.]]

* JacobAndEsau: Camille looks and acts almost exactly like her mother Abrielle (studious and introverted), and her twin sister Chloe acted like their father [[spoiler: Kalen]] (energetic and extroverted); though Abrielle seemed to be closer to Camille, [[spoiler: Kalen]] died before we could see him interact much with either.

** According to WordOfGod Avaline is bisexual, but we haven't seen her show interest in women in the actual comic. Justified since her mother seems to be homophobic so Avaline is probably repressing her bisexuality.
** Nyra is also bisexual per WordOfGod, but she is never shown having any interest in men.

* CreepyCrows: Zigzagged, though the only characters that have crow familiars (that we see in the story) are firmly on the side of good, WordOfGod states that [[AbusiveParents Alette]] had a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucism leucistic]] raven as a familiar.

* DeadGuyJunior: According to WordOfGod, Rowena was named in honor of their uncle Rowan, who died in the car crash along with Kalen. Rowena is the feminine form of Rowan.

* ExtremeDoormat: Justified. According to WordOfGod, Silvia and Sophia's mother Selene tried to be gentle with them, but never could respond with force for bad behavior because growing up under Alette left her believing that everything would be fine if she minimized herself as much as possible. This is actually part of [[SpoiledBrat Sophia]]'s FreudianExcuse; she was bullied by [[EvilAunt Alette]] over the fact that her mother was a spineless twig, so she decided to be an asshole to get her cousin [[EvilMatriarch Athalie]]'s approval.

** Per WordOfGod, the [[MakingASplash Moran]] and [[BloodMagic Severin]] are stronger at night, and receive a power boost when the moon is fuller. This is probably why the Severins have their demon summoning ritual on the night of a full moon.

* ThePowerOfTheSun: Downplayed. Per WordOfGod, the [[PlayingWithFire Dupre]] and [[GreenThumb Leroux]] are most powerful during the day, but their magic is perfectly functional at night.

** All of the magical families have familliar summoning rituals between the ages of 10-13

* YouShouldHaveDiedInstead: According to WordOfGod, Athalie feels that Chloe should have survived instead of Camille.

** [[spoiler: Abrielle used her wish to turn Kalen into a biological male, and they successfully conceived together. The demon even came to his bedroom to ask what exactly he'd like changed.]]

* ButchLesbian: While she does wear lipstick and is on the more feminine end of the spectrum, Nyra definitely counts. Contrast Camille's LipstickLesbian.

* {{Matricide}}: According to [[https://miranda-mundt-art.tumblr.com/tagged/Trea%20has%20like....%20over%2015%20years%20worth%20of%20information%20tied%20to%20it%20so%20i%20wont%20dive%20too%20deep%20lmfao the creator's Tumblr]], Matriarch Vanessa was killed by her daughter because Vanessa was mind-controlling her husband, the King of Trea with her BloodMagic, and Vanessa's daughter wanted out.

* PowerIncontinence: Camille. When she gets extremely emotional [[spoiler: giant thorned vines sprout out of the ground.]]

* RiteOfPassage: When a Severin woman in the Matriarch's line turns 21, she must complete a ritual on the first full moon (usually with her twin sister). This ritual involves summoning a demon and making a deal for a [[MealTicket rich husband]] in exchange for whatever the demon wants. The plot kicks off when Camille summons a plant demon (Dendro) during her ritual, instead of the intended Severin demon.

* CreepyCrows: Zigzagged, though the only characters that have crow familiars (that we see in the story) are firmly on the side of good, WordOfGod states that [[AbusiveParents Alette]] had [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucism leucistic]] raven as a familiar.

* ScyllaAndCharybdis: [[spoiler: After Camille loses control of her powers for the first time as an 8 year old, Silvia realizes that she has the choice between giving Camille up to her [[AbusiveParents asshole aunt]], or raising Camille herself and Camille losing control again and being executed by the [=LaCour=]. In the present, Silvia wonders if Camille would have been happier if she [[TakeAThirdOption gave her to the Leroux instead]]]].

** Zigzagged with Jo Moreau, who [[DishingOutDirt can manipulate earth]] and has dark brown hair, dark brown eyes, and tan skin; but wears a maroon jacket and scarf.

* CreepyCrows: Subverted, the only characters that have crow familiars are firmly on the side of good.

* DishingOutDirt: The Moreau can bend the Earth to their will, summoning pillars of earth and stone.

* MeaningfulName:

* ExtremeDoormat: Justified. According to WordOfGod, Silvia and Sophia's mother Selene tried to be gentle with them, but never could respond with force for bad behavior because growing up under Alette left her believing that everything would be fine if she minimized herself as much as possible. This is actually part of [[SpoiledBrat Sophia]]'s FreudianExcuse; she was bullied by [[AbusiveAunt Alette]] over the fact that her mother was a spineless twig, so she decided to be an asshole to get her cousin Athalie's approval.

* ExtremeDoormat: Justified. According to WordOfGod, Silvia and Sophia's mother Selene tried to be gentle with them, but never could respond with force for bad behavior because growing up under Alette left her believing that everyone would be fine if she minimized herself as much as possible. This is actually part of [[SpoiledBrat Sophia]]'s FreudianExcuse; she was bullied by [[AbusiveParents Alette]] over the fact that her mother was a spineless twig, so she decided to be an asshole to get her cousin Athalie's approval.

* ExtremeDoormat: Justified. According to WordOfGod, Silvia and Sophia's caregiver Selene tried to be gentle with them, but never could respond with force for bad behavior because growing up under Alette left her believing that everyone would be fine if she minimized herself as much as possible.