History Fanfic / After

* TheReveal: [[spoiler: Hardin has started to seduce Tessa in order to win a dare, and despite having sincerely fallen in love with her, he keeps the bloodied sheet and his own semen-filled condom as proof]].
* ThereAreNoTherapists: Averted in the films. [[spoiler: Hardin's mother tells Tessa that she had taken him to therapist after therapist to no avail trying to help him with his disorder.]]
* UsedToBeASweetKid:

** This also applies to Molly, who [[spoiler: witnessed her boyfriend die in a car crash when she was only sixteen and spent the next two years drinking and engaging in sexual activity with adult men]].

* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: At the begging of the story, Tessa is happy with Noah, since he is nice to him. After she [[spoiler: starts to fall in love with Hardin]], [[spoiler: she finds out that Noah has never made her feel so passionate]].

* JerkassHasAPoint: While Hardin’s decision to make Tessa tell Noah that she was cheating may have seemed cruel, he did have a point in that Noah needed to know what was going on.

* TheAlcoholic: Both Tessa and [[spoiler: Hardin]] have alcoholic fathers. A substance abuse disorder is also implied for Steph and Molly.

* AttemptedRape: A DirtyOldMan does this with Tessa, and the only reason it didn't escalate beyond that was that Hardin managed to save her. This was AdaptedOut from the movie, due to the fact that many sexual assault survivors felt as though their trauma was being romanticised.

* ThereAreNoTherapists: Averted in the films. [[spoiler: Hardin's mother tells Tessa that she had taken him to therapist after therapist to no avail trying to help him with his AmbiguousDisorder.]]

* AmbiguousDisorder: Hardin's prone to mood swings, irrational jealousy, and violent behavior... but he's never been diagnosed with anything in-universe. Although some reviewers have believed he may have both untreated PTSD and a personality disorder.

* AmbiguousDisorder: Hardin's prone to mood swings, irrational jealousy and violent behaviour... but he's never been diagnosed with anything in-universe. Although some reviewers have believed he may have both untreated PTSD and a personality disorder.
* AmIJustAToyToYou: Tessa's main reason for not wanting to be involved with Hardin. Because he's more sexually experienced than her, she worried that he wanted to use her for a hook-up and leave. [[spoiler: This was actually his plan initially -- to take her virginity for a bet and then leave. Him falling in love with her was an accidental part of the process.]]

* AttemptedRape: A DirtyOldMan does this with Tessa, and the only reason it didn't escalate beyond that was that Hardin managed to save her. This was AdaptedOut of the movie, due to the fact that many sexual assault survivors felt as though their trauma was being romanticised.

** In the book, Tessa shows jealousy over Steph's physically appealing traits (bright red hair, green eyes, trim figure) and wishes to attract guys like she does.

* FishOutOfWater: Tessa isn't sure how to proceed with her clean-cut life after being thrown into the rampant party culture of university.

* TheHedonist: Hardin, in his better moods.

* HolierThanThou: Tessa, especially in the beginning of the book. She considers herself to be a better person than her peers because she stays at home and studies instead of going out and partying (which, apparently, anyone that's not her does), and she constantly judges the fashion and lifestyle of her roommate, Steph, for her alternative style and her partying-related habits, as well as Steph's friends that share a similar sense of style. This is much more downplayed in the film, with Tessa being more of a shy bookworm type who's not much for parties instead of openly voicing any condescending opinion of them.
* HotterAndSexier: The film of ''After We Collided'' has more nudity and more sex scenes between Hardin and Tessa; naturally, it was given an R-rating, in contrast to the first film's PG-13.

* NaiveEverygirl: Tessa. At the beginning, she only knows of a simple modest life with her dependable and smart boyfriend Noah and overprotective mother.

* OneWordTitle: Which is used to base the IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming for sequels and prequels, along with another single-word title: ''After We Collided'', ''After We Fell'', ''After Ever Happy'', and ''Before''.
* OverprotectiveMom: Tessa's mother, Carol, demands that Tessa get a new roommate after Steph allows two boys into their room when they first meet. She later spends an hour "warning [Tessa] against parties and boys." Tessa calls her out on this in film.
* RaceLift: In the book, Steph is a white redhead and Molly's race is ambiguous. Landon is based off a white member of One Direction.

* ShowerOfLove: Hardin and Tessa have one, starting with their yoga clothes on. They learn the hard way that this is not very easy.

* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: At the begging of the story, Tessa was happy with Noah, since he was nice towards him. After she [[spoiler: starts to fall in love with Hardin]], [[spoiler: she finds out that Noah has never made her feel so passionate]].

** This also applies to Molly, who [[spoiler: witnessed her boyfriend die in a car crash when she was only sixteen, and spent the next two years drinking and engaging in sexual activity with adult men]].

* WildTeenParty: Happens every weekend. To the point where Tessa wonders how they students haven't gotten sick from it.

''After'' is a story by Anna Todd that was first published as a Music/OneDirection RealPersonFic in 2013. It follows a young woman's toxic relationship with Harry Styles. In 2014, the fanfiction was published as a novel, with Harry's name being changed (and other characters' names being changed as needed).

* SlutShaming: Tessa sometimes does this, including labeling Molly as a “skank” just because she had on more revealing clothing.

* ShowerOfLove: Hardin and Tessa have one, starting with their yoga clothes on. [[RealityEnsues They learn the hard way that this is not very easy]].

* ShowerOfLove: Hardin and Tessa have one, starting with their yoga clothes on. [[RealityEnsues They learn the hard way that this is not very easy]],

* HotterAndSexier: The film of ''After We Collided'' has more nudity and more sex scenes between Hardin and Tessa.

The novel has spawned a series of sequels and prequels, including ''After We Collided'', ''After We Fell'', ''After Ever Happy'', and ''Before''. A feature-length [[TheFilmOfTheBook film of the first novel]] was released in 2019, starring Josephine Langford as Tessa and Hero Fiennes-Tiffin as Hardin; a film of ''After We Collided'' followed in 2020.

Tessa Young is a sweet girl with good grades and a nice boyfriend. After she moves to college and her roommate convinces her to go to a party, she meets Hardin Scott, who is everything Tessa's mother disapproves of; not only does he have piercings and tattoos, he's a total {{Jerkass}}. However, when Hardin saves her from an old man who tries to rape her, Tessa realises she has feelings for him and they start to form a relationship.