Line #31 Literature/YoungAdult


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3	->''"It was a lukewarm, dark rainy day. Good. I'm far too pale to enjoy the sun."''
4	-->-- '''Natascha Desire'''
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6	''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12355225/1/Young-Adult-Trilogy Young Adult]]'' is a short [[WebOriginalFiction Web Original]] ParodyFic with elements borrowed from many different series. It reads pretty much like a fanfic, without ever referencing any specific setting, character or plot point of any of these books.
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8	The first chapter was published on February 7th, 2017 by a user under the name of [=XxIceShinexX=] on fanfiction.net.
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10	'''Due to the extremely short length of the fic, it is highly advised reading it first before resuming reading this page.'''
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12	!!Young Adult contains examples of:
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15	[[folder:Series as a whole]]
16	* AnyoneCanDie: Rather unceremoniously, at that.
17	* DownerEnding: The main character always dies suddenly at the end.
18	* ParodyFic: A parody of Young Adult Novel tropes.
19	* TakeThat: Can be read as a lighthearted jab at common tropes of young adult novels. Examples:
20	** Afterglow: A PlainJane, selfless main hero and a world segregated into different groups.
21	** The Flameburst Chronicles: A brooding male lead in a post-apocalyptic world destroyed by mysterious means, with secret survivor colonies.
22	[[/folder]]
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24	[[folder:Afterglow]]
25	Natascha is a regular girl who has recently moved into Minnewaukan, North Dakota, to live with her estranged father. The story begins on her first day in Periwinkle High, a school known for their non-traditional teaching methods and odd principal, Professor Whiskrad.
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27	Has elements borrowed from the {{Literature/Twilight}}, {{Literature/Harry Potter}} and {{Literature/Divergent}} franchises.
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29	* AmbiguousSituation: In the end, [[spoiler: It's not revealed if the masked thug is Professor Whiskrad or not.]]
30	* AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler: [[TheHeroDies Natascha herself]]. It comes as a refreshing surprise, to say the least.]]
31	* BreadEggsMilkSquick: The five Bases within Periwinkle High are divided by personality: Friendly, Cool, Honest, Smart and... [[ObviouslyEvil Shady]]. [[note]]This also reflects on their names: Seed, Spike, Petal, Root and Poison.[[/note]]
32	* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Natascha "simply decided" to move out of her mother's home without any particular reason.
33	-->'''Natascha:''' Mom said it was okay for me to stay in Miami with her and my stepfather, but deep down I knew I needed to give her some privacy and she knows it, too.
34	* DownerEnding: The masked robber shoots the main character, who dies on the spot. On the first chapter.
35	* {{Expy}}:
36	** Natascha Desire is one of both Bella Swan and Tris Prior.
37	** The Periwinkle High 'Bases' are parodies of both the houses from [[Literature/HarryPotter Hogwarts]] and the factions from {{Literature/Divergent}}
38	* RedHerring: [[spoiler:Professor Whiskrad is said to wear masks and do [[SecretTestOfCharacter secret tests of character]]. Periwinkle High is separated into five different houses, based on a personality quiz. When a masked thug appears during Natascha's doing the quiz, he simply pulls out a gun and kills her. In fact, mostly everything in this fic is one, considering the ending.]]
39	* SecretTestOfCharacter: Professor Whiskrad is apparently fond of these.
40	* SelfDeprecation: Natascha actually describes herself as "incredibly plain-looking". It's the second sentence in the fic!
41	* TakeThat: Can be read as a lighthearted jab at common tropes of young adult novels, such as a PlainJane, selfless hero and a world segregated into different groups.
42	* TheFaceless: The thug's face is never revealed. [[spoiler:He might or might not actually be Professor Whiskrad.]]
43	[[/folder]]
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45	[[folder:The Flameburst Chronicles]]
46	Shade (real name Daniel Kopper) is the sole survivor of an apocalyptical event known as 'The Flameburst of '87'. The tale depicts his struggles against the Screechers, mysterious once-humans that appeared after the world-ending incident, and which might be controlled by something in their brains.
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48	Has elements borrowed from the {{Literature/The Fifth Wave}}, {{Literature/The Host}} and {{Literature/The Maze Runner}} franchises.
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50	* AfterTheEnd: Society apparently crumbled after the Flameburst of '87.
51	* AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler: [[TheHeroDies Shade]]. Unexpectedly, and right when he was about to find another human.]]
52	* ArtisticLicenseBiology: The 'martian-enzyme-turned-medicine-turned-disease' is apparently a lifeform and an enzyme at the same time.
53	%%zce* ByronicHero: Shade has, well, ''shades'' of this.
54	* {{Expy}}:
55	** Daniel "Shade" Kopper is one of Cassiopeia "Cassie" Sullivan and Melanie Stryder.
56	** The 'Flameburst' is one to [[Literature/TheMazeRunner the Flare]].
57	** The Screechers could also be interpreted as expies of the [[Literature/TheFifthWave Silencers]], [[Literature/TheHost2008 Souls]] and [[Literature/TheMazeRunner Cranks]].
58	* EvilInc: ''Badde'' Corporation.
59	* InfoDump: ''Half the story'' is Shade thinking about how his world turned out like this.
60	%%* TheLastManHeardAKnock: But of course.
61	* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: Sentient Alien Disease Parasitited Zombie
62	* NotUsingTheZWord: Screechers are actually described as 'thinly veiled zombies'.
63	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Most people call the protagonist by his codename, Shade. We actually don't know who these other people might be or what his codename is for.
64	* StarfishAliens: The sentient, parasitic martian enzyme.
65	* ThePlague: The Flameburst is set up to be this, but [[ArtisticLicenseBiology the disease is sentient]], [[AlienInvasion and alien]].
66	* {{Wangst}}: Shade seems to be designed from the ground up to be the edgiest, most brooding action character available. He even has has a 'favorite moping rock' [sic]. [[invoked]]
67	--> '''Shade:''' I slowly brushed my hand against my moping rock, accidentally cutting myself in the edge.
68	%%* WasOnceAMan: The Screechers.
69	[[/folder]]

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