History Fanfic / After

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Tessa in the film adaptation of ''After'' is not as prone to SlutShaming Molly as she is in the book, nor is she as smug or sanctimonious. She still cheats on her boyfriend, though.

* 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.

* 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."

* AllGaysArePromiscuous: Played straight. There's a scene in which Steph and Tristan are lewdly making out as straight Tessa squirms in disgust. Many LGBT fans voiced discomfort with the implied homophobia of the scene.

* AmbiguousDisorder: Hardin's prone to mood swings, irrational jealousy and violent behaviour... but he's never been diagnosed with anything in-universe.

* YourCheatingHeart: Tessa cheats on her boyfriend Noah at the beginning with Hardin before finally telling him what’s going on.

* 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.

* 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.

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 tried to rape her, Tessa realises she has feelings for him and they start to form a relationship.

''After'' is a story by Anna Todd that was first published as a Music/OneDirection RealPersonFic in 2013. It follows a girl'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).

Tessa Young is a sweet college student 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 tried to rape her, Tessa realises she has feelings for him and they start to form a relationship.

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 Creator/JosephineLangford as Tessa and Creator/HeroFiennesTiffin as Hardin; a film of ''After We Collided'' followed in 2020.

'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 was released as a feature-length film in 2019.

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 they both start to form a relationship.

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!! 'After' contains examples of:

* 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.]]
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Hardin is [[TroubledButCute handsome, has tattoos and piercings, and is a total jerk to Tessa ]]...yet she still finds herself attracted to him.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler: Steph later on when she sets up Tessa to be assualted out of jealousy of her and Hardin’s relationship. ]]

* 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.

** Not exactly a race lift, but Tristan was a straight boy in the book.

* AccentAdaptation: Averted. Hardin maintains his English accent in the movie.

* BadassGay: The outgoing Steph following her [[AdaptationalSexuality sexuality change]] in the 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.

* NakedFirstImpression: {{Downplated}}. After {{shower|scene}}ing, Tessa comes out of her shared dorm room clad in a ModestyTowel where she meets Hardin who's casually sitting in her roommate's bed while reading a book. She's obviously embarrassed but he [[IgnoreTheFanservice doesn't care]] and when she requests for him to leave so she can get dressed he simply says "Don't flatter yourself, I'm not looking".

* HighSchoolSweethearts: Tessa and Noah, who is a year younger than her and still in high school by the beginning of the story.

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

* GeniusBookClub: Tessa realizes there is more to Harry than meets the eye when she gets a glimpse of the classic books on his shelf.

* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Harry is [[TroubledButCute handsome, has tattoos and piercings, and is a total jerk to Tessa ]]...yet she still finds herself attracted to him.

* BettyAndVeronica: Tessa is your typical NaiveNewcomer, and acts as a sheltered Betty to Steph's experienced Veronica and Hardin's Archie.

* GeniusBookClub: Tessa realizes there is more to Harry than meets the eye when she gets a glimpse of the classic books on his shelf.