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The Most Cliché Novel the Universe Has Ever Seen (stereotypes to subvert…
The Most Cliché Novel the Universe Has Ever Seen
Characters
Protag: Cocoa (Coke)
Down to earth, emotionally quite smart, romantically an idiot
polyamorous aromantic asexual (?) (Jesus) (lol long words but trust me it makes sense)
Protag Friend 1: the popular one
blue eyed-blonde
Protag Friend 2: nerd
is ominously positive
eg
"you will be happy. You have no choice"
everything will turn out fine. you cannot stop it
"you will succeed. it is inevitable"
happiness is coming. you can't escape
book nerd
way too many fandoms
quotes all the time, but out of context (are they tho??) (ADSFGHJKL:JHGF)
world's wife??? like random quotes from feminist literature??? OH MY GOD WHAT ABOUT QUOTING LEWIS CARROLL NOTHING WILL EVER MAKE SENSE (YES OMG)
eg. A HARE HUNG FROM A LARCH / A LEMON MISTAKE
Unbearable Jock 1
obsessed with the number 249
responds to everything with "what" before answering and it is so. annoying. (or this could be used for a side char??)
Unbearable Jock 2
scared of birds. yes. YES
Settings (?)
obligatory american high school
some supernatural thing too like what if the mysterious kid at the back of the class is like a demon or smth and Cocoa is like what is wrong with him, like he just randomly has seizures in the middle of class, IS HE OKAY??? and of course she doesn’t get with him, he’s just some side character that is kinda totally irrelevant to the main character
Plot
random plot ideas
love triangle between MC, jock1 and jock2 but actually poly relationship between MC, populargirl and nerd
jock1 gets mad at MC, gets with populargirl to feed his fragile ego and try to get back at MC, (this leads into last few scenes) MC gets defensive of populargirl and jock1 goes oh you're gay? MC explains poly relationship and jock1 is
#mindblown
stereotypes to subvert
"you're so different"
“stares longingly into each other’s eyes"
QUOTES
“the mysterious guy who sits at the back of the class"
“and then the world went black."
“s/he released the breath s/he didn’t know s/he was holding"
“the chosen one"
the ultimate romance trope where people are forced together because of a mistake, eg. stuck in a library together
[Character arc template]
Act 1
incomplete: establish hero's want
unsettled: outside force appears (invitation or threat)
resistant: refuses to do right thing
encouraged: protag pushed in right direction
committed: protag burns bridges, no turning back
Act 2:
disoriented: protag must navigate to goal facing unfamiliar challenges and new rules
inauthentic: protag confronted with flaw but refuses to address it
confronted: realises must face flaw or lose everything
reborn: protag demonstrates growth
desperate: complications mean hitting rock bottom
Act 3:
decisive: climax, protag must chose between want and need
complete: protag gets what they deserve based on choice