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* AdaptationalDyeJob: Steph was a redhead in the books, but was made an AloofDarkHairedGirl in the film version. This was presumably due to a RaceLift.
* AdaptationalSexuality: Steph goes from straight to bisexual, and Tristan goes from a straight male to a lesbian.
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* AccentAdaptation: Averted. Hardin maintains his English accent in the movie.
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* 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.]]
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* UsedToBeASweetKid: Hardin is shown to have been a quiet, literature-loving young boy during his early years. A traumatic experience is what led him to behave the way he does now.
** 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]].
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* FishOutOfWater: Tessa isn't sure how to proceed with her clean-cut life after being thrown into the rampant party culture of university.

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

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* MostWritersAreWriters: In the movie, Hardin is an English major (though Tessa studies Business). Both Tessa and Hardin study English in the book series. [[spoiler: In the final novel, Tessa switches career paths while Hardin becomes a famous writer much like Anna Todd.]]
* NaiveEverygirl: Tessa. At the the beginning, she only knows of a simple modest life with her dependable and smart boyfriend Noah and overprotective mother.
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* RedOniBlueOni: Hardin is the rebellious, passionate, easily-angered Red Oni to Tessa's mature and sensible Blue Oni.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Hardin's prone to mood swings, irrational jealousy and violent behaviour... but he's never been diagnosed with anything in-universe.

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** 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.



** 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.

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** In the book, * HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Tessa shows jealousy over Steph's physically appealing traits (bright red is the only female protagonist explicitly stated to have blonde hair, green eyes, trim figure) and wishes to attract guys like she does. her demure personality reflects this trope.
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* FunctionalAddict: Arguably Hardin.
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* SourOnTheOutsideSadOnTheInside: Hardin's snarky exterior is a front to hide some deep-rooted issues.
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* SourOnTheOutsideSadOnTheInside: Hardin's snarky exterior is a front to hide some deep-rooted issues.
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* 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.
** Not exactly a race lift, but Tristan was a straight boy in the book.
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* DudeMagnet: Tessa's friend Steph is gorgeous, lively, and enthusiastic about sex and hooking up. It's not hard to see why guys follow her around.
** 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.
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* OldFlame: Molly to Hardin. And Steph to Hardin. Basically everyone to Hardin.
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* BettyAndVeronica: Tessa is your typical NaiveNewcomer, and acts as a sheltered Betty to Steph's experienced Veronica and Hardin's Archie.
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* LightFeminineDarkFeminine: Tessa is the innocent, plain White Feminine to Steph's vivacious and seductive Dark Feminine.
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* DisappearedDad: Both Hardin and Tessa both had alcoholic fathers who treated them poorly. Although Tessa's ready to forgive her dad, Hardin doesn't think he'll ever be.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler: Steph later on when she sets up Tessa to be assualted out of jealousy of her and Hardin’s relationship. ]]
* DatingWhatDaddyHates: Mother in this case. Tessa’s mother obviously doesn’t approve of Hardin and yet Tessa continues to be with him.
* DramaQueen: Tessa shows some shades of this, including becoming overly offended when Steph comments on her choice of dress and when she’s called prissy at the beginning of the book. She also starts crying toward the end of the parties multiple times.
* HairTriggerTemper: Hardin. He’s prone to sudden mood changes and becomes angry at the little things.


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* 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.


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


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


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* YourCheatingHeart: Tessa cheats on her boyfriend Noah at the beginning with Harry before finally telling him.
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* 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]].

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Hardin is everything her mother disapproves. He has piercings, tattoos and he is a total jerk. When he saves her from an old man who tried to rape her, Tessa realises she has feelings for him and start to form a relationship.

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Hardin is everything her mother disapproves. He has piercings, tattoos and he is a total jerk. When he saves her from an old man who tried to rape her, Tessa realises she has feelings for him and they both start to form a relationship.


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* NiceGuy: Noah. He is loyal to Tessa, he stood up to her [[spoiler: when her father left her]], and even after [[spoiler: she breaks up with him, he is not mad at her]].


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* 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]].
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* WildTeenPartyWildTeenParty: Happens every weekend. To the point where Tessa wonders how they students haven't gotten sick from it.
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Tessa Young is a sweet girl with good grades and a nice boyfriend. After she moves to college and her roommate convices her to go to a party, she meets Hardin.

Hardin is everything her mother disapproves. He has piercings, tattoos and he is a total jerk. When he saves her from an old man who tried to rape her, Tessa realises she has feelings for him and start to form a relationship.


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* AlphaBitch: Molly. She hates Tessa for being modest.


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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Hardin. Yes, he is rude and insults Tessa, but deep down he cares for her.
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* GeniusBookClub: Tessa realizes there is more to Harry than meets the eye when she gets a glimpse of the classic books on his shelf.
* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: Steph and her friends.
* HighSchoolSweethearts: Tessa and Noah, who is a year younger than her and still in high school by the beginning of the story.


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* 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."
* VirginShaming: Against Tessa during a game of Truth or Dare.
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'After' is a Music/OneDirection fanfiction written by Anna Todd in 2013. It follows the toxic relationship of Tessa Young and Harry Styles. In 2014, the fanfiction was published as a novel, with Harry's name being changed to Hardin (and other characters' names being changed as needed), and will be released as a feature-length film in 2019.

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'After' is a Music/OneDirection fanfiction written by Anna Todd in 2013. It follows the toxic relationship of Tessa Young and Harry Styles. In 2014, the fanfiction was published as a novel, with Harry's name being changed to Hardin (and other characters' names being changed as needed), and will be was released as a feature-length film in 2019.
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Harry is handsome, has tattoos and piercings, and is a total jerk to Tessa...yet she still finds herself attracted to him.

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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Harry is [[TroubledButCute handsome, has tattoos and piercings, and is a total jerk to Tessa...Tessa ]]...yet she still finds herself attracted to him.
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'After' is a One Direction fanfiction written by Anna Todd in 2013. It follows the toxic relationship of Tessa Young and Harry Styles. In 2014, the fanfiction was published as a novel, with Harry's name being changed to Hardin (and other characters' names being changed as needed), and will be released as a feature-length film in 2019.

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'After' is a One Direction Music/OneDirection fanfiction written by Anna Todd in 2013. It follows the toxic relationship of Tessa Young and Harry Styles. In 2014, the fanfiction was published as a novel, with Harry's name being changed to Hardin (and other characters' names being changed as needed), and will be released as a feature-length film in 2019.



* {{All Girls Want Bad Boys}}: Harry is handsome, has tattoos and piercings, and is a total jerk to Tessa...yet she still finds herself attracted to him.
* {{Holier Than Thou}}: 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.
* {{Madonna Whore Complex}}: Practically every female character within the book is either a repressed virgin that has never had a sip of alcohol (the best example of this being Tessa) or a wild partier that has sex every night (with an example of this being Steph).

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* {{All Girls Want Bad Boys}}: AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Harry is handsome, has tattoos and piercings, and is a total jerk to Tessa...yet she still finds herself attracted to him.
* {{Holier Than Thou}}: 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.
* {{Madonna Whore Complex}}: MadonnaWhoreComplex: Practically every female character within the book is either a repressed virgin that has never had a sip of alcohol (the best example of this being Tessa) or a wild partier that has sex every night (with an example of this being Steph).
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'After' is a One Direction fanfiction written by Anna Todd written in 2013. It follows the toxic relationship of Tessa Young and Harry Styles. In 2014, the fanfiction was published as a novel, with Harry's name being changed to Hardin (and other characters' names being changed as needed), and will be released as a feature-length film in 2019.

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'After' is a One Direction fanfiction written by Anna Todd written in 2013. It follows the toxic relationship of Tessa Young and Harry Styles. In 2014, the fanfiction was published as a novel, with Harry's name being changed to Hardin (and other characters' names being changed as needed), and will be released as a feature-length film in 2019.
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* {{AllGirlsWantBadBoys}}: Harry is handsome, has tattoos and piercings, and is a total jerk to Tessa...yet she still finds herself attracted to him.
* {{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.
* {{MadonnaWhoreComplex}}: Practically every female character within the book is either a repressed virgin that has never had a sip of alcohol (the best example of this being Tessa) or a wild partier that has sex every night (with an example of this being Steph).

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* {{AllGirlsWantBadBoys}}: {{All Girls Want Bad Boys}}: Harry is handsome, has tattoos and piercings, and is a total jerk to Tessa...yet she still finds herself attracted to him.
* {{HolierThanThou}}: {{Holier Than Thou}}: 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.
* {{MadonnaWhoreComplex}}: {{Madonna Whore Complex}}: Practically every female character within the book is either a repressed virgin that has never had a sip of alcohol (the best example of this being Tessa) or a wild partier that has sex every night (with an example of this being Steph).
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'After' is a One Direction fanfiction written by Anna Todd written in 2013. It follows the toxic relationship of Tessa Young and Harry Styles. In 2014, the fanfiction was published as a novel, with Harry's name being changed to Hardin (and other characters' names being changed as needed), and will be released as a feature-length film in 2019.

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!! 'After' contains examples of:

* {{AllGirlsWantBadBoys}}: Harry is handsome, has tattoos and piercings, and is a total jerk to Tessa...yet she still finds herself attracted to him.
* {{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.
* {{MadonnaWhoreComplex}}: Practically every female character within the book is either a repressed virgin that has never had a sip of alcohol (the best example of this being Tessa) or a wild partier that has sex every night (with an example of this being Steph).

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