1 | '''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/44604859/chapters/112206850 Twinkling in the Dark]]''' is a ''Anime/PrettyCure'' (primarily ''Anime/SmilePrecure'') fanfic, written by Creator/NoonboryKedabory. It began publication on January 28th, 2023. |
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3 | After a major battle against the Pretty Cure, Joker is left near death, and the Bad End Kingdom must collect twenty-five vials of Bad Energy to save him. |
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5 | On May 30th, 2023, a sister story called ''Fanfic/SwarmingWithHatred'' began publication. |
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7 | !!Tropes: |
8 | * ActionPrologue: The prologue shows the battle between the Pretty Cure and the Bad End Kingdom, while the full story is about the Bad End Kingdom trying to recover from the battle. |
9 | * AmbiguouslyGay: |
10 | ** Akaoni shows several signs of secretly being in love with Joker, such as him frequently hugging/holding him, and being jealous of his girlfriend Poisony. |
11 | ** In "A Backup Plan", the LemonyNarrator quips that a scene with Wolfrun giving Joker a back massage can come off as very homoerotic, and later in the same chapter, a loopy Joker tells Akaoni that he loves him. |
12 | * BigSisterInstinct: Nao snaps out of her Bad Energy daze when Akaoni begins to threaten Yui. |
13 | * BrickJoke: In the opening of "Dizzy-Lizzy", a loopy Joker randomly shouts that he wants to fight a unicorn. At the end of the chapter, Wolfrun cracks a joke about the statement, much to the now-lucid Joker's embarrassment. |
14 | * TheCameo: |
15 | ** "Good Morning!" features a brief appearance from [[Anime/FreshPrettyCure Cure Peach]] in the groupchat. |
16 | ** [[Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure Cure Blossom]] briefly appears in "Power Nap", on patrol with Cure March. |
17 | * CatchYourDeathOfCold: When Miyuki scolds Candy for hogging the sheets, Candy retorts that she doesn't want to catch a cold. |
18 | * {{Crossover}}: While the story is primarily based on ''Anime/SmilePrecure'', the story also features characters from ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure'', ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar'', ''Anime/SuitePrettyCure'', ''Anime/DokiDokiPrecure'', ''Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode'', ''Anime/HealinGoodPrettyCure'', ''Anime/DeliciousPartyPrettyCure'', and ''Anime/HirogaruSkyPrettyCure''. |
19 | * DamselInDistress: In the prologue, Cure Peace, Cure Custard, and Cure Yum-Yum are tied up and held over a pond of Bad Energy, with Joker threatening to drop them in and dissolve them. |
20 | * FearlessInfant: Yui Midorikawa isn't afraid of Akaoni in the slightest, not even when he takes her for ransom to get Nao to fight him. |
21 | * ForeheadOfDoom: PlayedForLaughs: When Majorina returns with some Bad Energy and mentions it was from someone with a big forehead, Akaoni prattles off every big-forehead Cure ''except'' the one Majorina actually stole it from (Egret). |
22 | * FreezeSneeze: In "Cold Snap", Joker sneezes after getting cold water dumped in his face. |
23 | * GetOut: Joker roars this at Wolfrun and Akaoni when he finally gets sick of their shenanigans in "Cold Snap". |
24 | * GoodHurtsEvil: What kicks off the plot; four Cures create a huge beam of pure goodness, while nearly kills Joker. |
25 | * GreenThumb: Cure August's powers are nature themed. |
26 | * GrievousBottleyHarm: While the Cures are training using household objects, Cure Diamond brandishes a broken glass bottle. |
27 | * HelplessKicking: Cure Custard kicks her legs to try and escape the ropes she's tied up in, but to no avail. |
28 | * HoldYourHippogriffs: "For the love of Pierrot" is used in place of "For the love of God". |
29 | * IllnessBlanket: In "Warming Up", Akaoni bundles Joker into a blanket to warm up. |
30 | * ImmediateSelfContradiction: After taking a dose of Bad Energy, Akaoni pats Joker's back to try and burp him, which Joker insists he doesn't need. He burps immediately after finishing the sentence, much to his embarrassment. |
31 | * LuminescentBlush: Akaoni blushes in embarrassment when Wolfrun reminds him that Joker can't hear him while he's in a coma. |
32 | * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Cure Happy is less than pleased to find out that her actions nearly resulted in a death. Cure Precious is shown to be quite remorseful about the incident as well. |
33 | * OhCrap: This is the Bad End Trio's reaction to finding out they were supposed to be keeping Joker warm while he had a high fever, as opposed to trying to cool him down. |
34 | * PinkHeroine: The blast of light comes from the four present pink leaders; Cure Happy, Cure Whip, Cure Grace, and Cure Precious. |
35 | * PowerMakesYourHairGrow: Inverted for Cure August; her hair gets shorter when she transforms. |
36 | * RainbowPuke: The excess happy energy in Joker's system causes him to vomit a rainbow. |
37 | * SailorEarth: Nao/Cure March's sister Haru becomes a Cure called Cure August. |
38 | * SayMyName: The prologue ends with all three of the Bad End Trio shrieking Joker's name. |
39 | * ShoutOut: [[ShoutOut/TwinklingInTheDark See here]]. |
40 | * SlumberParty: In "Bruises", Nodoka has a slumber party with Chiyu, Hinata, and Asumi. |
41 | * SoupIsMedicine: The rice porridge variant occurs in "Dazed and Confused", where Wolfrun has Joker eat some congee infused with Bad Energy to snap him out of his loopiness. |
42 | * SpeakInUnison: Wolfrun and Akaoni both yell "How did you do that?!" in unison when seeing Majorina's health wand. |
43 | * TalkingInYourSleep: Joker has a tendency to mumble in his sleep. |
44 | * TemptingFate: Joker claims the Pink Trio cannot defeat him because the Bad End Kingdom has a quartet. Cue [[BigDamnHeroes Cure Grace]]. |
45 | * UnusualEuphemism: Akaoni describes being bundled tightly into a blanket as "snug as a ferret in a cardboard tube". |
46 | * WakingNonSequitur: In "Dizzy-Lizzy", Joker bursts awake, yelling about fighting unicorns, then promptly falls back asleep. |
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