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1	''Arrow and Ace'' is an ongoing WebSerialNovel about teenagers in a world where everyone has superpowers. The main story follows the high schooler Sai Takada although it rotates the point of view between multiple characters.
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3	It is named for its main character and her best friend, an explicitly UsefulNotes/{{asexual}} costume designer and an UsefulNotes/{{aromantic}} archer respectively.
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5	It can be read on [[https://arrowandace.wordpress.com/ Wordpress]].
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9	!! ''Arrow and Ace'' contains examples of:
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11	* AlliterativeTitle: '''A'''rrow '''A'''nd '''A'''ce.
12	* AnimateDead: Hades' talent.
13	* TheBadGuysAreCops: The Peacock certainly seems to think so.
14	* BadPowersGoodPeople: Hades. Layla is a nice and enthusiastic girl, she just happens to also raise the dead.
15	* ChildhoodFriends: Jake and Sai are so close because they’ve known each other since elementary school.
16	* ClarkKenting: Andrew doesn't make a lot of effort to hide his physical similarities to The Peacock, after all, they both have blue hair.
17	* DifferentlyPoweredIndividual: Super powers are called talents. People who use their powers are called talent users.
18	* EveryoneIsASuper: After puberty every single person has a talent. Most of them aren't at all useful, but them's the breaks.
19	* FightsLikeANormal: The Peacock doesn’t actually use his talent to beat people, instead he uses his skills as a fencer.
20	* FriendlyGhost: The ghost who lives in the basement that becomes the Council's base is literally named Casper. He's friendly, if a bit shy.
21	* HighSchool: Most of the characters are in high school and a large part of the story takes place at Jefferson High, Sai, Jake and Andrew's school.
22	* IntroOnlyPointOfView: Perspective shifts are common within chapters. For instance, The Peacock's first chapter begins with a homeless boy's point of view and Ryder's with a barista's.
23	* TheMasqueradeWillKillYourDatingLife: It's unclear why exactly Andrew and Gabriel broke up, but it's hinted that Andrew's secret life played a pretty large role.
24	* MassSuperEmpoweringEvent: The entire world received talents in a single event in 1943.
25	* OnePersonOnePower: Every person has a talent, but they only get one.
26	* PowerIncontinence: Every passive talent user.
27	* PresentDay: Mostly, it's actually set in 2015.
28	* PubertySuperpower: Talents manifest around the time of puberty.
29	* SchoolPlay: Both Sai and Andrew are incredibly involved in Jefferson High's production of Post-Apocalyptic Hamlet. The actors and concept are good, but internal conflict is messing everything up.
30	* SecretIdentity: Andrew/The Peacock - played with with Hades. Aaron keeps saying she should have one, but she’s not so keen on it.
31	* SecretKeeper: Robin is the only one who knows The Peacock's secret identity.
32	* VigilanteMan: Andrew defies the law to protect people from the law.

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