History FanFic / TomorrowsDoom

[[http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=6687 Tomorrow's Doom]] is an ongoing VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo fanfic starring Aiko Kurai, the invented class representative of room 3-1. Taking responsibility for helping the surly Hisao adjust to the new school, she drags him to the Yamaku Festival, and their relationship eventually blossoms into romance. However, can Aiko trust him with a grim secret about the future she can never have?

* GamerGirl: Somewhat of a tomboy for this and other reasons, Aiko is transitioning toward a more standard girlish personality - painting her toenails, getting dressed up for a date, wearing makeup - but she still retains many of her boyish mannerisms and hobbies. [[spoiler: Their root runs deep, and is part of her strong connection to her deceased father, so they probably won't ever disappear completely.]]

* BadassBaritone: Hisao is depicted as possessing this quality of voice in intimate or reflective moments. It may only be perceived by Aiko.

* SkunkStripe: Aiko is deaf in her left ear, and, under the pretense of indicating that to casual observers, has bleached a strip of hair from the temple over that same ear.

* NotSoDifferent: When Aiko encounters Saki, whom she knows to suffer from [[spoiler:a similarly life-shortening condition]], she observes that the blond Fashionista exibits many of the sullen, bitchy traits she once possessed, but took them a different direction - using the condition to garner peer sympathy instead of hiding it like leprosy.

* BadDreams: [[spoiler: Aiko suffered several traumatic moments in her youth, including a near-drowning, being a classroom punchline, and her father's awful disease and eventual death. These events, along with knowledge of future pains to come, fuel several recurring nightmares--all of which she keeps to herself.]]

* LeaveTheTwoLovebirdsAlone: During the beach outing,[[spoiler: everyone decides to go out for a walk and leave Yoko and Kenta alone in the bungalow, expecting the two to hit it off. And they do.]]

* NotSoDifferent: When Aiko encounters Saki, whom she knows to suffer from [[spoiler: a similarly life-shortening condition]], she observes that the blond Fashionista exibits many of the sullen, bitchy traits she once possessed, but took them a different direction - using the condition to garner peer sympathy instead of hiding it like leprosy.

* PresentAbsence: [[spoiler: Hisao leaves for summer break at the end of act 4, and his absence becomes a driving force behind Aiko's actions in act 5.]]

* Troll: Kenta is renown for his fits of sarcasm, and he consistently makes comments that others would leave locked in their furtive minds, often resulting in physical harm coming his way in for form of kicks, slaps, and thrown pillows.

* BreakfastClub: The primary cast consists of varying degrees of social outcasts, up to and including the asocial foreign girl, the brooding writer, the gregarious manipulator, and the foot-in-mouth sardonic.

* ExpandedUniverse: Despite being based on and containing appearances and or references to almost the entire original cast and locations, this fiction builds onto the Katawa Shoujo universe by adding detail to the class structure, building facilities, and even transplants material from other non-canonical fictions like The Beijing restaurant that appears in Scissorlips' Pseudo-Pseudo Suzu Route. It also introduces almost a complete classroom of students that populate Aiko's homeroom, some security personnel, and an overqualified lifeguard to the Yamaku experience.

* [[spoiler: PresentAbsence: Hisao leaves for summer break at the end of act 4, and his absence becomes a driving force behind Aiko's actions in act 5.]]

[[http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=6687 Tomorrow's Doom]] is an ongoing VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo fanfic starring Aiko Kurai, the class representative of 3-1. She drags an initially unenthusiastic Hisao to the festival, and their relationship
eventually blossoms into romance. But can Aiko trust him with a grim secret about the
future she can never have?

* BilingualDialogue: Aiko speaks fluent Japanese, and learned JSL. This allows her to both interpret for others, and share clandestine conversations with certain characters.

[[http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=6687 Tomorrow's Doom]] is an ongoing
VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo fanfic starring Aiko Kurai, the class representative of 3-1.
She drags an initially unenthusiastic Hisao to the festival, and their relationship

** Amaya with her thumbs holding her backpack.
** Hisao stroking his scar when he's nervous.

** Chapter 42, when Hisao marries Iwanako... which turns out to be an anxiety-fueled
nightmare.
* BadassBaritone: Hisao is depicted as possessing this quality of voice in intimate or
reflective moments. It may only be perceived by Aiko.

* BetterAsFriends: Aiko and Kenta went on a date in their first year, which revealed
they were entirely too similar for a romantic relationship, but they're still good friends.

* FormerlyFat: Prior to puberty, Aiko was a chubby child, and that, among other things, cause friction with her schoolmates. It left her with some mild body issues that contributes to her tomboyish behavior.

* BadDreams: [[spoiler: Aiko suffered several traumatic moments in her youth, including
a near-drowning, being a classroom punchline, and her father's awful disease and
eventual death. These events, along with knowledge of future pains to come, fuel
several recurring nightmares--all of which she keeps to herself.]]

they were entirely too similar for a romantic relationship, but they're still good
friends.
* CampStraight: [[spoiler:Satoru Miyoto, the owner of the secret dress shop,
"Soliloquy", omits his being heterosexual so his female clients are more comfortable
with his work.]]

** Yoko possesses unusual poise, and a straight-backed gait. [[spoiler: (a result of
her ballet lessons)]]

* ClosetGeek: [[spoiler: Yoko appears as the typical girlie girl with an affinity for
fashion, but underneath the rigid grace lurks a fantasy aficionado, jazz nerd, and
gamer geek.]]
* DisappearedDad: Part of Aiko's backstory involves [[spoiler:her father suffering from
dementia due to having Huntington's Disease, and his eventual death in April 2006 - ~1
year before the story begins]].
* DontYouDarePityMe: Amaya can make quite a fuss about people treating her like a
porcelain doll because of her epilepsy.
* EmbarrassingNickname: Numerous terms of endearment crop up over the course of the
tale. Most notably:
** Due to her propensity for napping at all times of the day, Aiko's mom still calls
her "Kitten". Frequent use has dulled the insult over the years--it's said lovingly,
not maliciously--but she doesn't let anyone else call her that, not even Hisao or
Amaya.
** Following an incident during the Yamaku Festival, Hisao gets dubbed "The Swooner",
and it sticks.
** Yoko, due to her appearance, gets referenced as "Red" and "Jessica Rabbit",
[[spoiler: and her father calls her "Jellybean", of which she isn't terribly fond.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: In chapter two, "In Your Dreams", Aiko flies into an
embarrassingly loud tirade about embracing the upcoming festival [[spoiler:that is
rooted in her knowledge that life is short.]]
* FleetingPassionateHobbies: Hisao's expanded back story indicates this kind of
behavior, and it becomes a worry point for Aiko, who wonders if he might get bored with
her.
* FormerlyFat: Prior to puberty, Aiko was a chubby child, and that, among other things,
cause friction with her schoolmates. It left her with some mild body issues that
contributes to her tomboyish behavior.
* FriendlyRivalry: Aiko and Shizune spend much of the second act trying to one-up each
other in pursuit of Hisao's affections.
* GamerGirl: Somewhat of a tomboy for this and other reasons, Aiko is transitioning
toward a more standard girlish personality - painting her toenails, getting dressed up
for a date, wearing makeup - but she still retains many of her boyish mannerisms and
hobbies. [[spoiler: Their root runs deep, and is part of her strong connection to her
deceased father, so they probably won't ever disappear completely.]]
* GenkiGirl: Despite being deaf/mute, Naoko's presence can go from completely unnoticed
to unbearably obvious - she is described as a silent Emi.
* ICallHimMisterHappy: Aiko calls her breasts "Masa" and "Mune", and refers to Hisao's
penis as "Little Swooner".
* LeaveTheTwoLovebirdsAlone: During the beach outing,[[spoiler: everyone decides to go
out for a walk and leave Yoko and Kenta alone in the bungalow, expecting the two to hit
it off. And they do.]]
* LethalChef: Despite her mother being a trained chef, Aiko has trouble getting water
to boil, and has caused two separate kitchen fires--one of which got her banned from
using the girls' dorm kitchen.
* NeatFreak: Perhaps the result of frequent hospitalization, or her overprotective
parents, Amaya keeps her room in absolute order.
* [[spoiler: NeverGotToSayGoodbye: Despite not having seen him for almost a year, and
loving him dearly - or perhaps because of that fact - Aiko couldn't bring herself to
visit her father as he lay in hospice, and didn't see him until the funeral.]]
* NiceToTheWaiter: Ina Kurai (Aiko's mom) is wealthy enough not to, but still makes a
point of getting to know people's names, and holds back from complaining about minor
inconveniences.
* NotAMorningPerson: Aiko is prone to this behavior, though if she wakes in a
particularly good situation, she can overlook the bright sun and smiles in favor of
enjoying the moment.
* OriginalCharacter: The canon characters are severely outnumbered in this fanfic. Only
Shizune and Misha feature heavily, but exist as tertiary characters most of the time.
* [[spoiler: PresentAbsence: Hisao leaves for summer break at the end of act 4, and his
absence becomes a driving force behind Aiko's actions in act 5.]]
* SkunkStripe: Aiko is deaf in her left ear, and, under the pretense of indicating that
to casual observers, has bleached a strip of hair from the temple over that same ear.
* TenMinutesInTheCloset: Amaya and Tadao have a fight during Tanabata, the aftermath of
which drags on for so long that Aiko and Hisao conspire to lock them up in a shed until
they make up.
* TheFashionista: Less obvious due to school uniforms and natural shyness, [[spoiler:
not to mention being a ClosetGeek,]] Yoko is highly adept with fashion and materials,
though she lacks the typically vapid personality disorder.

* TwiceShy: Amaya and Tadao, until Aiko decides that enough is enough and nudges the
pair toward each other.

* [[spoiler:YourDaysAreNumbered]]: [[spoiler:Aiko's inherited case of Huntington's
Disease is a major source of anxiety for her, especially where her relationship with
Hisao is concerned.]]

[[http://ks.renai.us/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=6687 Tomorrow's Doom]] is an ongoing VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo fanfic starring Aiko Kurai, the class representative of 3-1. She drags an initially unenthusiastic Hisao to the festival, and their relationship eventually blossoms into romance. But can Aiko trust him with a grim secret about the future she can never have?

** Chapter 42, when Hisao marries Iwanako... which turns out to be an anxiety-fueled nightmare.
* BetterAsFriends: Aiko and Kenta went on a date in their first year, which revealed they were entirely too similar for a romantic relationship, but they're still good friends.
* CampStraight: [[spoiler:Satoru Miyoto, the owner of the "secret dress shop".]]
* DisappearedDad: Part of Aiko's backstory involves [[spoiler:her father suffering from dementia due to having Huntington's Disease, and his eventual death in April 2006 - ~1 year before the story begins]].
* DontYouDarePityMe: Amaya can make quite a fuss about people treating her like a porcelain doll because of her epilepsy.
* ICallHimMisterHappy: Aiko calls her breasts "Masa" and "Mune", and refers to Hisao's penis as "Little Swooner".
* LeaveTheTwoLovebirdsAlone: During the beach outing, everyone decides to go out for a walk and leave Yoko and Kenta alone in the bungalow, expecting the two to hit it off. And they do.
* OriginalCharacter: The canon characters are severely outnumbered in this fanfic.
* SkunkStripe: Aiko is deaf in her left ear, and has a white stripe on the left side of her hair to match it.
* TenMinutesInTheCloset: Amaya and Tadao have a fight during Tanabata, the aftermath of which drags on for so long that Aiko and Hisao conspire to lock them up in a shed until they make up.
* TitleDrop: In chapter 18.
* TwiceShy: Amaya and Tadao, until Aiko decides that enough is enough and nudges the pair toward each other.
* UnusualEuphemism: "Happy valley" as a term for female genitalia.
* [[spoiler:YourDaysAreNumbered]]: [[spoiler:Aiko's inherited case of Huntington's Disease is a major source of anxiety for her, especially where her relationship with Hisao is concerned.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: In chapter two, "In Your Dreams", Aiko flies into an embarrassingly loud tirade about embracing the upcoming festival [[spoiler:that is rooted in her knowledge that life is short.]]
* BadDreams: [[spoiler: Aiko suffered several traumatic moments in her youth, including a near-drowning, being a classroom punchline, and her father's awful disease and eventual death. These events, along with knowledge of future pains to come, fuel several recurring nightmares--all of which she keeps to herself.]]
* BadassBaritone: Hisao is depicted as possessing this quality of voice in intimate or reflective moments. It may only be perceived by Aiko.

** Yoko possesses unusual poise, and a straight-backed gait. [[spoiler: (a result of her ballet lessons)]]

* LethalChef: Despite her mother being a trained chef, Aiko has trouble getting water to boil, and has caused two separate kitchen fires--one of which got her banned from using the girls' dorm kitchen.
* ClosetGeek: [[spoiler: Yoko appears as the typical girlie girl with an affinity for fashion, but underneath the rigid grace lurks a fantasy aficionado, jazz nerd, and gamer geek.]]
* GenkiGirl: Despite being deaf/mute, Naoko's presence can go from completely unnoticed to unbearably obvious - she is described as a silent Emi.
* GamerGirl: Somewhat of a tomboy for this and other reasons, Aiko is transitioning toward a more standard girlish personality - painting her toenails, getting dressed up for a date, wearing makeup - but she still retains many of her boyish mannerisms and hobbies. [[spoiler: Their root runs deep, and is part of her strong connection to her deceased father, so they probably won't ever disappear completely.]]
* EmbarrassingNickname: Numerous terms of endearment crop up over the course of the tale. Most notably:
** Due to her propensity for napping at all times of the day, Aiko's mom still calls her "Kitten". Frequent use has dulled the insult over the years--it's said lovingly, not maliciously--but she doesn't let anyone else call her that, not even Hisao or Amaya.
** Following an incident during the Yamaku Festival, Hisao gets dubbed "The Swooner", and it sticks.
** Yoko, due to her appearance, gets referenced as "Red" and "Jessica Rabbit", [[spoiler: and her father calls her "Jellybean", which she isn't terribly fond of.]]
* TheFashionista: Less obvious due to school uniforms and natural shyness, [[spoiler: not to mention being a ClosetGeek,]] Yoko is highly adept with fashion and materials, though she lacks the typically vapid personality disorder.
* FleetingPassionateHobbies: Hisao's expanded back story indicates this kind of behavior, and it becomes a worry point for Aiko, who wonders if he might get bored with her.
* NeatFreak: Perhaps the result of frequent hospitalization, or her overprotective parents, Amaya keeps her room in absolute order.
* FormerlyFat: Prior to puberty, Aiko was a chubby child, and that, among other things, cause friction with her schoolmates. It left her with some mild body issues that contributes to her tomboyish behavior.
* FriendlyRivalry: Aiko and Shizune spend much of the second act trying to one-up each other in pursuit of Hisao's affections.
* [[spoiler: NeverGotToSayGoodbye: Despite not having seen him for almost a year, and loving him dearly - or perhaps because of that fact - Aiko couldn't bring herself to visit her father as he lay in hospice, and didn't see him until the funeral.]]
* NiceToTheWaiter: Ina Kurai (Aiko's mom) is wealthy enough not to, but still makes a point of getting to know people's names, and holds back from complaining about minor inconveniences.
* NotAMorningPerson: Aiko is prone to this behavior, though if she wakes in a particularly good situation, she can overlook the bright sun and smiles in favor of enjoying the moment.
* [[spoiler: PresentAbsence: Hisao leaves for summer break at the end of act 4, and his absence becomes a driving force behind Aiko's actions in act 5.]]

** Yoko, due to her appearance, gets referenced as "Red" and "Jessica Rabbit", [[spoiler: and her father calls her "Jellybean", which she

* BetterAsFriends: Aiko and Kenta went on a date in their first year, but then decided their relationship was strictly platonic.

* DisappearedDad: Part of Aiko's backstory involves [[spoiler:her father suffering from dementia due to having Huntington's Disease, before he finally kicked the bucket]].

* ICallHimMisterHappy: Aiko calls her breasts "Masa" and "Mune".

* CharacterTics: Amaya with her thumbs holding her backpack, Hisao stroking his scar when he's nervous, the strangely uncomfortable position Tadao sits in at his desk, Kenta's dramatic speaking style and sarcasm, Yoko's straight-backed gait [[spoiler: (a result of her ballet lessons)]], and Aiko consistently giving away her thoughts through facial expressions.

* GamerGirl: Somewhat of a tomboy for this and other reasons, Aiko is transitioning toward a more standard girlish personality--painting her toenails, getting dressed up for a date, wearing makeup--but she still retains many of her boyish mannerisms and hobbies. [[spoiler: Their root runs deep, and is part of her strong connection to her deceased father, so they probably won't ever disappear completely.]]
* EmbarrassingNickname: Due to her propensity for napping at all times of the day, Aiko's mom still calls her "Kitten". Frequent use has dulled the insult over the years--it's said lovingly, not maliciously--but she doesn't let anyone else call her that, not even Hisao or Amaya.
* TheFashionista: Less obvious due to school uniforms and natural shyness, [[spoiler: not to mention being a ClosetGeek,]] Yoko is the embodiment of this trope.

* Tomboy: Aiko is transitioning toward a more standard girlish personality--painting her toenails, getting dressed up for a date, wearing makeup--but she still retains many of her boyish mannerisms and hobbies. [[spoiler: Their root runs deep, and is part of her strong connection to her deceased father, so they probably won't ever disappear completely.]]

* TitleDrop

* CampStraight: Satoru Miyoto, the owner of the "secret dress shop".