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Cool Loser TRS cleanup, has been renamed to Unconvincingly Unpopular Character and is a YMMV audience reaction.


* CoolLoser: She's witty, eloquent and has an unique (albeit masculine) sense of style. It's implied that her unpopularity is only caused by the unusually harsh judgement of her classmates.
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* HasTwoDaddies: Her fathers are gay and married. She doesn't think it's that big of a deal.
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Bastard Boyfriend is no longer a trope


* BastardBoyfriend: Treats Rose rather poorly, and in the middle of the first book he [[spoiler: leaks the topless photo she sent him to her Instagram]].

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* BastardBoyfriend: DomesticAbuser: Treats Rose rather poorly, and in the middle of the first book he [[spoiler: leaks the topless photo she sent him to her Instagram]].
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: In the second book, she dyes pink streaks in her hair.

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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: In the second book, she dyes pink streaks in her hair.
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Not So Different has been renamed, and it needs to be dewicked/moved


* NotSoDifferent: With Gerald, though she only realises this after their relationship improves. They're both artistic, both passionate, and they both admire literary genius Oscar Wilde.
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* BerserkButton: Though she's ordinarily a calm person, shallow teasing from her peers at school always appears to get the best of her. It was the isolation she felt from her less intellectual peers that motivated her to start the Moonlight Dreamers in the first place.

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* BerserkButton: Though she's ordinarily a calm person, shallow Shallow teasing from her peers at school always appears to get the best of her. It In fact, it was the isolation she felt from her less intellectual peers that motivated her to start the Moonlight Dreamers in the first place.



* DeadpanSnarker: She's particularly prone to this, and so are the other Moonlight Dreamers (to a lesser extent).

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* DeadpanSnarker: She's particularly prone to this, and so are the other Moonlight Dreamers (to Considering she's a lesser extent).longtime Oscar Wilde, it's no surprise that she falls into this Trope.



* FourGirlEnsemble: She's the Tomboy (an androgynous DeadpanSnarker who doesn't care about boys or romance).
* HasTwoDaddies: She does, but she doesn't think it's that big of a deal.
* IAmNotMyFather: She's reluctant to see the parts of her personality she shares with one of her fathers, Gerald.

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* FourGirlEnsemble: She's the Tomboy of the Moonlight Dreamers (an androgynous DeadpanSnarker who doesn't care about boys or romance).
* HasTwoDaddies: Her fathers are gay and married. She does, but she doesn't think it's that big of a deal.
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* IAmNotMyFather: She's reluctant Their relationship is strained to the point where Amber refused to see the parts of her personality she shares with one of [[spoiler: her fathers, biological father, Gerald.]]



* MostWritersAreWriters: She's a classic literature enthusiast and runs a semi-popular Tumblr blog where she shares her musings in the form of prose.

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* MostWritersAreWriters: She's a classic literature enthusiast and runs a semi-popular Tumblr blog blog, where she often shares her musings in the form of prose.
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* BookDumb: She struggles in school, but she's definitely not stupid by any means.

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* BookDumb: She struggles in school, but she's definitely not stupid by in any means.sense of the word.



* FishOutOfWater: At her first poetry reading.

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* FishOutOfWater: At Sky seems to be this at her first poetry reading.reading, as she's never read a poem out loud to ''anyone'', let alone performed it in front of a crowd.
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Amber is witty, androgynous and not afraid to state an opinion if she has one. She starts the Moonlight Dreamers in order to find some artistic girls to connect with.

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Amber is witty, androgynous and not afraid to state an opinion if she has one. She starts the Moonlight Dreamers in order to find some artistic girls as a desperate attempt to connect with.with like-minded teenagers.



* AmbiguouslyGay: She's not sure about her sexuality, and while she doesn't suspect otherwise, she's in no rush to affirm her straightness. [[spoiler: In the second book, she thinks she might be asexual instead of either straight or gay.]]
* BadassBookworm: She loves reading almost as much as she loves a good comeback, and Oscar Wilde somehow manages to bring the two together.
* BerserkButton: Shallow taunting from girls at school.
* CoolLoser: She's witty, eloquent and has an unique and masculine sense of style. Her unpopularity is caused by the harsh judgement of her less intelligent peers.

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* AmbiguouslyGay: She's not sure about her sexuality, and while she doesn't necessarily suspect otherwise, she's in no rush to affirm her straightness. [[spoiler: straightness. [[spoiler: In the second book, ''Tell It To The Moon'', she thinks suspects she might be asexual instead of asexual, as opposed to either straight or gay.]]
* BadassBookworm: She loves reading almost as much as she loves a good comeback, and her literary hero Oscar Wilde somehow manages to bring the two together.
* BerserkButton: Shallow taunting Though she's ordinarily a calm person, shallow teasing from girls her peers at school.
school always appears to get the best of her. It was the isolation she felt from her less intellectual peers that motivated her to start the Moonlight Dreamers in the first place.
* CoolLoser: She's witty, eloquent and has an unique and masculine (albeit masculine) sense of style. Her It's implied that her unpopularity is only caused by the unusually harsh judgement of her less intelligent peers.classmates.
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* BerserkButton: Older men catcalling her on the street rightfully ticks her off.
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* InnocentlyInsensitive: Amber assumes that Maali is Muslim upon meeting her. She's actually Hindu.

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* InnocentlyInsensitive: Amber assumes Though she's quite progressive, she ''does'' assume that Maali is Muslim upon meeting her. She's actually Hindu.



* MostWritersAreWriters: She's a classic literature enthusiast and runs a semi-popular Tumblr blog.

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* MostWritersAreWriters: She's a classic literature enthusiast and runs a semi-popular Tumblr blog.blog where she shares her musings in the form of prose.



* SmartGal: Oh, yes, especially when it comes to anything bookish.

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* SmartGal: Oh, yes, especially when it comes to anything feminist or bookish.

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* FourGirlEnsemble: She's the Tomboy (an androgynous DeadpanSnarker who doesn't care about boys or romance).




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* SmartGal: Oh, yes, especially when it comes to anything bookish.


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* FourGirlEnsemble: She's the naïve one out of the Moonlight Dreamers - she's sweet, earnest and clueless when it comes to boys.


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* FourGirlEnsemble: In the Moonlight Dreamers, she's the admirable one (an introspective poet who doesn't have many friends and hates speaking in front of a public).


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* FourGirlEnsemble: She's a downplayed version of the Sexy one, as a strikingly beautiful and sophisticated girl with a rebellious attitude.
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* AmicableExes. [[spoiler: Matt] tries to be this after their break-up. Considering how terribly he acted to her, she's not thrilled.

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* AmicableExes. [[spoiler: Matt] tries AmicableExes: [[spoiler: Matt]] tries to be this after their break-up. Considering how terribly he acted to her, she's not thrilled.
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* CreepyLonerGirl: She's worried that Ash sees her as this.
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* BreakTheCutie: In the second book, [[spoiler: her father is diagnosed with cancer]], which causes her to become more serious and less naïve about the darker side of life.
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: He uses slang and fakes an accent to induce this Trope, but if anything Rose is disturbed by it.
* BastardBoyfriend: Treats Rose rather poorly, and in the middle of the first book he [[spoiler: leaks the topless photo she sent him to her Instagram]].
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[[folder: Matt]]

The most popular guy in school and Rose's ex-boyfriend.

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* TheMourningAfter: He didn't have a serious girlfriend for five years after his wife died.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: She's not sure about her sexuality, and while she doesn't suspect otherwise, she's in no rush to affirm her straightness.

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* AmbiguouslyGay: She's not sure about her sexuality, and while she doesn't suspect otherwise, she's in no rush to affirm her straightness. [[spoiler: In the second book, she thinks she might be asexual instead of either straight or gay.]]
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* AmicableExes. [[spoiler: Matt] tries to be this after their break-up. Considering how terribly he acted to her, she's not thrilled.
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* PopularIsDumb: Seems to believe this. Justified because it seems to be true in the context of her school.
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* PickedLast: Always in PE class - when she's picked first, she's genuinely suspicious.

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