History Fanfic / AndTheUniverseSaidILoveYou

** Connor is Phlegmatic. He is introverted and highly people-oriented, though highly impulsive. He takes on a more passive role, until pushed to the edge.

It focuses on Connor, who makes a contract with the incubator XD to become a magical boy after he witnesses his best friend die at the hands of a witch. His contract grants him time travel abilities, which he uses to jump between timelines in an attempt to prevent his best friend's death.

%% * AngelsDevilsAndSquid: Magical boys as angels, witches as devils, and incubators as squid.

* MagicalGirlAU: he fic features ''Dream SMP'' and ''[=SMPLive=]'' characters as magical girls and boys.

* MeaningfulName: [[spoiler:Wilbur's witch form's name is a reference to his love of music -- Cantrelle literally means "song"]].

* BadassAdorable: Ty is designed to be a cute character that the reader feels protective towards. Despite this, he isn't helpless. He's just as powerful as the other magical boys -- just younger and more naive.

* CuteIsEvil: XD is a small cute animal and the main antagonist.
* {{Determinator}}: Connor is ''extremely'' dedicated to saving Schlatt, forcibly jumping backwards in time to try to prevent his death.

* HeroicBSOD: Connor has one in the first timeline, freezing at the sight of Schlatt's death.

* TheLoad: In the beginning, Connor tags along with Schlatt and Ty when they go fight witches, without helping himself. This is later {{subverted|Trope}} as he gains more confidence in his newfound abilities.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Ty uses a shield, alongside his more traditional weapon choice of an axe. The shield is meant to represent his more passive nature.

* ManipulativeBastard: XD approaches young people in bad situations in order to manipulate them into making contracts with it, using their circumstances to its advantage.
* MascotVillain: XD is presented as a cute creature that looks somewhat like an axolotl-cat hybrid. In actuality, it is a ManipulativeBastard toying with the lives of vulnerable young people.

* ParentalAbandonment: While not actually his parents, and not intentional in the slightest, Ty's two parental figures end up leaving him alone; Schlatt dies, and Connor jumps to a new timeline to try to fix everything. It is worth noting, however, that his actual parents are never seen.

* SelflessWish: [[spoiler:Karl's wish is to protect the balance of the universe]].

* TookALevelInBadass: Connor goes from shy, reserved tag-along to emotionally scarred yet competent badass.

* UndyingLoyalty: Both Connor and Schlatt have loyalty as one of their defining character traits.

* CoolGuns: Schlatt's signature weapon is a rifle that is frequently described as being flashy and decorative.

!!''And The Universe Said I Love You'' contains examples of:
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* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: ''[=SMPLive=]'' is silly and not at all angsty. ''Dream SMP'' is more on the angsty side, however, Connor in canon is largely lacking in angst. This is definitely not the case here.
* AdaptationPersonalityChange: To an extent, though it's mostly because of the different circumstances they're in.
** Schlatt in ''Dream SMP'' is a manipulative politician, which is a far cry from what he's shown as here.

* AlternateTimeline: The main focus of the fanfic is on Connor jumping between different timelines.
* AngelsDevilsAndSquid: Magical boys as angels, witches as devils, and incubators as squid.
* BackFromTheDead: Throughout the story, characters who die reappear due to Connor's timeline jumping. They haven’t actually been brought back; they just haven't died yet in this timeline.
* BadassAdorable: Ty is basically designed to be a cute character that the reader feels protective towards. Despite this, he isn’t helpless. He’s just as powerful as the other magical boys. Just younger and more naive.

* BlessedWithSuck: While becoming a magical boy grants one's wish and gives them magical abilities, it also leads to them [[spoiler:corrupting and becoming a witch, as well as having to experience despair equal to the happiness granted by said wish]].
%%zce* BrightIsNotGood: A cute, cat-like white and green animal? What harm could that possibly pose?

* CoolGuns: Schlatt's signature weapon is a rifle.
* CostumePorn: Given this is a fanfic based on the magical girl genre, obviously there's going to be outfit descriptions during the transformation scenes.

* {{Determinator}}: Connor is extremely dedicated to saving Schlatt.

* DealWithTheDevil: The contracts magical boys make with XD. They'll grant your wish in exchange for [[spoiler:ripping your soul from your body and forcing you to fight dangerous magical beings.]]
* DeathFic: Specifically Schlatt's. Schlatt does die in ''Dream SMP'' canon, but it's much different here.
* DownerBeginning [=/=] SpoilerOpening: The story literally begins with one of the main characters dying.
* EmotionsVsStoicism: This is the core of Connor and Karl's conflicts.
* {{Expy}}: While not being OCs per se, the characters do somewhat fill the roles of Madoka Magica characters. This is confirmed by the author on Tumblr.
** Connor is clearly inspired by Homura; he [[MentalTimeTravel time travels]] out of grief to attempt to prevent the death of one of his loved ones.
** Schlatt and Karl essentially are Madoka split in two; Schlatt fills Madoka's role in regards to interactions with other characters, particularly Connor, but Karl fills Madoka's narrative role, with his powers stemming from [[spoiler:his wish to protect the balance of the universe]].
** Schlatt is also somewhat similar to Mami; he plays the role of a mentor / parental figure, alongside Connor, to Ty, and he dies early on. They also both use guns as their weapon of choice.
** XD is blatantly a Kyubey expy.
* FamilyOfChoice: Schlatt, Connor & Ty.

** Karl is Superego. [[spoiler:He's cold and logical, and cares more about maintaining the status quo than anything else.]]

* GenreDeconstruction: The fic, along with the original source of its setting, is a deconstruction of the MagicalGirl genre.
* TheGunslinger: Among more fantasy-esque weapons, Schlatt just uses normal guns.
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[[folder:Tropes H-Q]]
* TheHeart: Ty is this to Schlatt & Connor. He’s kind, friendly, and never loses hope.
* HeroicBsod: Connor has one in the first timeline.
* HeroicSafeMode [=/=] NewGamePlus: Connor's timeline jumping.

* KilledOffForReal: Heavily [[PlayingWithATrope played with]].
* LittleBitBeastly [=/=] HalfHumanHybrid: Schlatt and Connor, being sheep and hedgehog hybrids respectively.
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Schlatt to Connor. Well, not so much the "living" part.
* TheLoad: In the beginning, Connor tags along with Schlatt and Ty when they go fight witches, without helping himself.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Ty uses a shield, alongside an axe.
* MagicalGirlAU: Gender-swapped. The fic features ''Dream SMP'' and ''[=SMPLive=]'' characters as magical boys.
* MagicalGirlWarrior [=/=] MagicalGirlGenreDeconstruction: Gender-swapped.
* MagicallyBindingContract: XD forms one with the magical boys.

* MascotVillain: XD, the cute incubator creature.
* MeaningfulName: [[spoiler:Wilbur's witch form's name is a reference to his love of music. Cantrelle literally means “song”.]]
* MentalTimeTravel: Kind of. Connor actually jumps into a different timeline a little bit before the point in time he was at in the timeline he came from. Despite this, he essentially takes control of that timeline’s version of himself, rather than physically traveling to the timeline.
* MirrorCharacter: Connor and Karl. Both are magical boys with time-travel powers, for very different reasons.
* MoralityChain: Schlatt to Connor.
* ParentalAbandonment: While not actually his parents, and not intentional in the slightest, Ty's two parental figures end up leaving him alone; Schlatt dies, and Connor jumps to a new timeline to try to fix everything.
** It is worth noting, however, that his actual parents are never seen.
* PlatonicLifePartners: Connor and Schlatt live together and are best friends.
* PlotTriggeringDeath: Schlatt’s first death in Chapter 1.

* {{Protectorate}}: Zig-zagged all over the place. Schlatt is Connor's, but Connor is also Schlatt's. Ty is both of theirs. [[spoiler: Ultimately, everyone is Karl's, due to his wish to protect the universe.]]

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[[folder:Tropes R-Z]]
* RedOniBlueOni: Schlatt is the brave, passionate, outgoing leader, while Connor is the quiet, reserved and snarky friend and tag-along. They're even red and blue [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience color-coded]]!
* ScrewDestiny: This is Connor's entire goal.
** The original description for the fic pre-rewrite lampshades this, as it called Connor "the magical boy who tried to rewrite fate".

* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: The nature of Connor's powers.

** The fic's title comes from ''{{VideoGame/Minecraft}}''’s ending poem.
** Cantrelle's labyrinth is a reference to [[spoiler:the Wilbur Soot album ''Your City Gave Me Asthma'', specifically the song "Jubilee Line".]]
* SoulJar: Soul gems. They contain a magical boy / girl's soul.
* StableTimeLoop: Connor's time-travel abilities.
* SurrealHorror: The witches' labyrinths.
* SweetSheep: Schlatt is a particularly badass variant.

* TragicBromance: Connor and Schlatt.

* ViciousCycle: Connor’s time loop.
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