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consistent slash etiquette + forgot 2 update the tumblr


''and the universe said i love you'' is a ''WebVideo/SMPLive'' [=/=] ''WebVideo/DreamSMP'' fanfiction created by Archive of Our Own user [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/serilly serilly]] [=/=] Tumblr user [[https://timedeo.tumblr.com timedeo]]. It takes place in a crossover universe with the ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' franchise.

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''and the universe said i love you'' is a ''WebVideo/SMPLive'' [=/=] ''WebVideo/DreamSMP'' fanfiction created by Archive of Our Own user [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/serilly serilly]] [=/=] Tumblr user [[https://timedeo.[[https://conarcoin.tumblr.com timedeo]].com/ conarcoin]]. It takes place in a crossover universe with the ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' franchise.



** 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.

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** Schlatt is also somewhat similar to Mami; he plays the role of a mentor/parental mentor / parental figure, alongside Connor, to Ty, and he dies early on. They also both use guns as their weapon of choice.



* SoulJar: Soul gems. They contain a magical boy/girl's soul.

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* SoulJar: Soul gems. They contain a magical boy/girl's boy / girl's soul.
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* BackFromTheDead: Throughout the story, characters who die reappear due to Connor's timeline jumping - although they haven’t actually been brought back — They just haven't died yet in this timeline.

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* BackFromTheDead: Throughout the story, characters who die reappear due to Connor's timeline jumping - although they jumping. They haven’t actually been brought back — They back; they just haven't died yet in this timeline.



** The entire story, above anything else, is a story about grief, mourning, and trauma. Connor is just a traumatized person who never really gets the chance to healthily deal with grief, causing his mental health to spiral as he desperately tries to prevent the traumatizing event from occuring again.

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** The entire story, above anything else, is a story about grief, mourning, and trauma. Connor is just a traumatized person who never really gets the chance to healthily deal with grief, causing his mental health to spiral as he desperately tries to prevent the traumatizing event from occuring occurring again.



* DealWithTheDevil: The contracts magical boys make with XD. It'll grant your wish in exchange for [[spoiler:it getting to rip your soul from your body and force you to fight dangerous magical beings.]]

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* DealWithTheDevil: The contracts magical boys make with XD. It'll They'll grant your wish in exchange for [[spoiler:it getting to rip [[spoiler:ripping your soul from your body and force forcing you to fight dangerous magical beings.]]



* EmotionsVsStoicism: This is the core of Connor and Karl's conflicts. While we haven't met Karl in the fic yet, this is discussed on the creator's Tumblr.
* {{Expy}}: While not being OCs persay, 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.

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* EmotionsVsStoicism: This is the core of Connor and Karl's conflicts. While we haven't met Karl in the fic yet, this is discussed on the creator's Tumblr.
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* {{Expy}}: While not being OCs persay, 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 - 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 - 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 - Mami; he plays the role of a mentor / parental mentor/parental figure, alongside Connor, to Ty - Ty, and he dies early on. They also both use guns as their weapon of choice.



** Schlatt is Id - he acts on his emotions first. He's warm, passionate and impulsive.

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** Schlatt is Id - Id; he acts on his emotions first. He's warm, passionate and impulsive.



* ManipulativeBastard: XD approaches young men and boys in bad situations in order to manipulate them into making contracts with it, using their circumstances to its advantage.

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* ManipulativeBastard: XD approaches young men and boys people in bad situations in order to manipulate them into making contracts with it, using their circumstances to its advantage.



* 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.

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* ParentalAbandonment: While not actually his parents, and not intentional in the slightest, Ty's two parental figures end up leaving him alone - alone; Schlatt dies, and Connor jumps to a new timeline to try to fix everything.



* RedOniBlueOni: Schlatt is the brave, passionate, outgoing leader, while Connor is the quiet, reserved and snarky friend and tagalong. They're even red and blue [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience color-coded]]!

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* RedOniBlueOni: Schlatt is the brave, passionate, outgoing leader, while Connor is the quiet, reserved and snarky friend and tagalong.tag-along. They're even red and blue [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience color-coded]]!



** 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 Athsma", specifically the song "Jubilee Line".]]

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** The fic's title comes from {{VideoGame/Minecraft}}’s ''{{VideoGame/Minecraft}}''’s ending poem.
** Cantrelle's labyrinth is a reference to [[spoiler:the Wilbur Soot album "Your ''Your City Gave Me Athsma", Asthma'', specifically the song "Jubilee Line".]]



* TransplantedCharacterFic: The fic puts Dream SMP [=/=] [=SMPLive=] characters in the setting of Madoka Magica.

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* TransplantedCharacterFic: The fic puts Dream SMP ''Dream SMP'' [=/=] [=SMPLive=] ''[=SMPLive=]'' characters in the setting of Madoka Magica.
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* BreakTheCutie: Ty. While his exact fate after Schlatt's death is unknown due to Connor jumping timelines when it happens, from what we see in the other timelines, the two are almost parental figures to him.
** This means he basically had to watch one of his parental figures die and the other, in an emotional wreck, lie to him and tell him everything will be fine before seemingly abandoning him by jumping to another timeline.
* BrightIsNotGood: A cute, cat-like white and green animal? What harm could that possibly pose?

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* BreakTheCutie: Ty. While his exact fate after Schlatt's death is unknown due to Connor jumping timelines when it happens, from what we see in the other timelines, the two are almost parental figures to him.
** This means he basically had to watch one of his parental figures die and the other, in an emotional wreck, lie to him and tell him everything will be fine before seemingly abandoning him by jumping to another timeline.
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''and the universe said i love you'' is a ''LetsPlay/SMPLive'' [=/=] ''LetsPlay/DreamSMP'' fanfiction created by Archive of Our Own user [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/serilly serilly]] [=/=] Tumblr user [[https://timedeo.tumblr.com timedeo]]. It takes place in a crossover universe with the ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' franchise.

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''and the universe said i love you'' is a ''LetsPlay/SMPLive'' ''WebVideo/SMPLive'' [=/=] ''LetsPlay/DreamSMP'' ''WebVideo/DreamSMP'' fanfiction created by Archive of Our Own user [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/serilly serilly]] [=/=] Tumblr user [[https://timedeo.tumblr.com timedeo]]. It takes place in a crossover universe with the ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' franchise.
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* SoulJar: Soul gems. They contain a magical boy's soul.

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* SoulJar: Soul gems. They contain a magical boy's boy/girl's soul.
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Karl has appeared now! Honestly this still needs a lot more cleanup, I will do it tomorrow


* WalkingSpoiler: Karl, by nature of not having appeared yet, but having been discussed out-of-universe by the author.
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''and the universe said i love you'' is a ''LetsPlay/SMPLive'' [=/=] ''LetsPlay/DreamSMP'' fanfiction created by Archive of Our Own user [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/antfrost antfrost]] [=/=] Tumblr user [[https://timedeo.tumblr.com timedeo]]. It takes place in a crossover universe with the ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' franchise.

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''and the universe said i love you'' is a ''LetsPlay/SMPLive'' [=/=] ''LetsPlay/DreamSMP'' fanfiction created by Archive of Our Own user [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/antfrost antfrost]] org/users/serilly serilly]] [=/=] Tumblr user [[https://timedeo.tumblr.com timedeo]]. It takes place in a crossover universe with the ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' franchise.

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* AlienGeometries: The witches and their labyrinths.

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* AlienGeometries: The witches and their labyrinths.labyrinths are trippy and nonsensical in their descriptions.



* AmbiguousDisorder: In addition to the obvious PTSD symptoms he shows (confirmed by the fic's tags), Connor also shows very clear signs of having some sort of dissociative disorder.
--> Ty continues speaking, but Connor can't process his words — Everything seems fuzzy to him. Static fills his head, and all he can hear is a dull buzzing. It feels like he's watching himself on a screen.



* MascotVillain: XD.

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* MascotVillain: XD.XD, the cute incubator creature.



* PlatonicLifePartners: Connor and Schlatt.

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* PlatonicLifePartners: Connor and Schlatt.Schlatt live together and are best friends.



* SoulJar: Soul gems.

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* SoulJar: Soul gems. They contain a magical boy's soul.
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* DealWithTheDevil: The contracts magical boys make with XD. It'll grant your wish in exchange for [[spoiler:it getting to rip your soul from your body and force you to fight dangerous magical beings.]]


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* SoulJar: Soul gems.

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



* DarkFic: Not to ''Madoka Magica'', or even to ''Dream SMP'', but definitely to the not-very-serious ''[=SMPLive=]''.
* DeathFic: Specifically Schlatt's. Schlatt does die in ''Dream SMP'' canon, but it's much different here.



* MagicalGirl [=/=] MagicalGirlGenreDeconstruction: Gender-swapped.

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* MagicalGirl MagicalGirlAU: Gender-swapped. The fic features ''Dream SMP'' and ''[=SMPLive=]'' characters as magical boys.
* MagicalGirlWarrior
[=/=] MagicalGirlGenreDeconstruction: Gender-swapped.
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** Schlatt in ''Dream SMP'' is a manipulative politician, which is a far cry from what he's shown as here.


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* AmbiguousDisorder: In addition to the obvious PTSD symptoms he shows (confirmed by the fic's tags), Connor also shows very clear signs of having some sort of dissociative disorder.
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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.
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* AlienGeometries: The witches and their labyrinths.


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


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* CastFromLifespan: Using magic causes the corruption of one's soul gem to grow. [[spoiler:Eventually, this turns the magical boy or girl into a witch.]]
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* FreudianTrio: Connor, Schlatt and Karl.
** Schlatt is Id - he acts on his emotions first. He's warm, passionate and impulsive.
** Karl is Superego. [[spoiler:He's cold and logical, and cares more about maintaining the status quo than anything else.]]
** Connor is Ego, caught in the middle. He tries to present himself as stoic and distant, but he is driven before all else by emotion.
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* MagicallyBindingContract: XD forms one with the magical boys.
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* ManipulativeBastard: XD approaches young men and boys in bad situations in order to manipulate them into making contracts with him using their circumstances.

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* ManipulativeBastard: XD approaches young men and boys in bad situations in order to manipulate them into making contracts with him it, using their circumstances.circumstances to its advantage.
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* ActionPrologue: The story begins with a witch fight.
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* AcidTripDimension: The witches' labyrinths are described as distorted and full of bright colors and sounds.
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''and the universe said i love you'' is a ''[=SMPLive=]'' / ''LetsPlay/DreamSMP'' fanfiction created by Archive of Our Own user [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/antfrost antfrost]] / Tumblr user [[https://timedeo.tumblr.com timedeo]]. It takes place in a crossover universe with the ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' franchise.

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''and the universe said i love you'' is a ''[=SMPLive=]'' / ''LetsPlay/SMPLive'' [=/=] ''LetsPlay/DreamSMP'' fanfiction created by Archive of Our Own user [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/antfrost antfrost]] / [=/=] Tumblr user [[https://timedeo.tumblr.com timedeo]]. It takes place in a crossover universe with the ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' franchise.



* DownerBeginning / SpoilerOpening: The story literally begins with one of the main characters dying.

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* DownerBeginning / [=/=] SpoilerOpening: The story literally begins with one of the main characters dying.



* HeroicSafeMode / NewGamePlus: Connor's timeline jumping.

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* HeroicSafeMode / [=/=] NewGamePlus: Connor's timeline jumping.



* LittleBitBeastly / HalfHumanHybrid: Schlatt and Connor, being sheep and hedgehog hybrids respectively.

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* LittleBitBeastly / [=/=] HalfHumanHybrid: Schlatt and Connor, being sheep and hedgehog hybrids respectively.



* MagicalGirl / MagicalGirlGenreDeconstruction: Gender-swapped.

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* MagicalGirl / [=/=] MagicalGirlGenreDeconstruction: Gender-swapped.



* TransplantedCharacterFic: The fic puts Dream SMP / [=SMPLive=] characters in the setting of Madoka Magica.

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* TransplantedCharacterFic: The fic puts Dream SMP / [=/=] [=SMPLive=] characters in the setting of Madoka Magica.

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



* TransplantedCharacterFic

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* TransplantedCharacterFicTransplantedCharacterFic: The fic puts Dream SMP / [=SMPLive=] characters in the setting of Madoka Magica.
* UndyingLoyalty: Both Connor and Schlatt have loyalty as one of their defining character traits.
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* CuteIsEvil: XD.

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* CuteIsEvil: XD.XD is a small cute animal and the main antagonist.
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''And The Universe Said I Love You''[[note]]Officially stylized as "and the universe said i love you" and abbreviated as ATUSILY[[/note]] is a ''[=SMPLive=]'' / ''LetsPlay/DreamSMP'' fanfiction created by Archive of Our Own user [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/antfrost antfrost]] / Tumblr user [[https://timedeo.tumblr.com timedeo]]. It takes place in a crossover universe with the ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' franchise.

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''And The Universe Said I Love You''[[note]]Officially stylized as "and ''and the universe said i love you" and abbreviated as ATUSILY[[/note]] you'' is a ''[=SMPLive=]'' / ''LetsPlay/DreamSMP'' fanfiction created by Archive of Our Own user [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/antfrost antfrost]] / Tumblr user [[https://timedeo.tumblr.com timedeo]]. It takes place in a crossover universe with the ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' franchise.

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* 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.



* CoolGuns: Schlatt's signature weapon is a rifle.



* TheGunslinger: Among more fantasy-esque weapons, Schlatt just uses normal guns.
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* 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.



* 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.



* MoralityChain: Schlatt to Connor.



* PlotTriggeringDeath: Schlatt’s first death in Chapter 1.



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[[folder:Tropes R-Z]]



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



* SweetSheep: Schlatt is a particularly badass variant.
* TookALevelInBadass: Connor goes from shy, reserved tag-along to emotionally scarred yet competent badass.



* ViciousCycle: Connor’s time loop.

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* ViciousCycle: Connor’s time loop.loop.
* WalkingSpoiler: Karl, by nature of not having appeared yet, but having been discussed out-of-universe by the author.
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* ShoutOut: The fic's title comes from {{VideoGame/Minecraft}}’s ending poem.

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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
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The fic's title comes from {{VideoGame/Minecraft}}’s ending poem.poem.
** Cantrelle's labyrinth is a reference to [[spoiler:the Wilbur Soot album "Your City Gave Me Athsma", specifically the song "Jubilee Line".]]
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** It is worth noting, however, that his actual parents are never seen.


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* TransplantedCharacterFic
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''And The Universe Said I Love You''[[note]]Officially stylized as "and the universe said i love you" and abbreviated as ATUSILY[[/note]] is a [=SMPLive=] / LetsPlay/DreamSMP fanfiction created by Archive of Our Own user [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/antfrost antfrost]] / Tumblr user [[https://timedeo.tumblr.com timedeo]]. It takes place in a crossover universe with the Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica franchise.

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''And The Universe Said I Love You''[[note]]Officially stylized as "and the universe said i love you" and abbreviated as ATUSILY[[/note]] is a [=SMPLive=] ''[=SMPLive=]'' / LetsPlay/DreamSMP ''LetsPlay/DreamSMP'' fanfiction created by Archive of Our Own user [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/antfrost antfrost]] / Tumblr user [[https://timedeo.tumblr.com timedeo]]. It takes place in a crossover universe with the Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' franchise.
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''And The Universe Said I Love You''[[note]]Officially stylized as "and the universe said i love you" and abbreviated as ATUSILY[[/note]] is a [=SMPLive=] / LetsPlay/DreamSMP fanfiction created by Archive of Our Own user [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/antfrost antfrost]] / Tumblr user [[https://timedeo.tumblr.com timedeo]]. It takes place in a crossover universe with the Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica franchise.

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.

The fanfic can be read [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/36417028 here]].

!!''And The Universe Said I Love You'' contains examples of:
* AlternateTimeline: The main focus of the fanfic is on Connor jumping between different timelines.
* BackFromTheDead: Throughout the story, characters who die reappear due to Connor's timeline jumping - although they haven’t actually been brought back — They just haven't died yet in this timeline.
* BlatantLies: Connor promises Ty in the original timeline that everything will be okay, despite the fact that Schlatt just died and this clearly isn't true.
* 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]].
* BreakTheCutie: Ty. While his exact fate after Schlatt's death is unknown due to Connor jumping timelines when it happens, from what we see in the other timelines, the two are almost parental figures to him.
** This means he basically had to watch one of his parental figures die and the other, in an emotional wreck, lie to him and tell him everything will be fine before seemingly abandoning him by jumping to another timeline.
* BrightIsNotGood: A cute, cat-like white and green animal? What harm could that possibly pose?
* CentralTheme:
** Can someone change the outcome of an event once it's already happened?
** The entire story, above anything else, is a story about grief, mourning, and trauma. Connor is just a traumatized person who never really gets the chance to healthily deal with grief, causing his mental health to spiral as he desperately tries to prevent the traumatizing event from occuring again.
* ColorCodedCharacters: Each of the four main magical boys has a corresponding color. Connor is blue, Schlatt is red, Ty is pink, and Karl is purple.
* CurbStompBattle: The opening fight scene between Schlatt and the witch Cantrelle. Cantrelle shatters his Soul Gem with very little effort.
* CuteIsEvil: XD.
* DownerBeginning / SpoilerOpening: The story literally begins with one of the main characters dying.
* EmotionsVsStoicism: This is the core of Connor and Karl's conflicts. While we haven't met Karl in the fic yet, this is discussed on the creator's Tumblr.
* {{Expy}}: While not being OCs persay, 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.
* GenreDeconstruction: The fic, along with the original source of its setting, is a deconstruction of the MagicalGirl genre.
* HyperspaceArsenal: Magical boys can manifest their weapons out of thin air.
* KilledOffForReal: Heavily [[PlayingWithATrope played with]].
* MagicalGirl / MagicalGirlGenreDeconstruction: Gender-swapped.
* ManipulativeBastard: XD approaches young men and boys in bad situations in order to manipulate them into making contracts with him using their circumstances.
* MascotVillain: XD.
* 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.
* 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.
* PlatonicLifePartners: Connor and Schlatt.
* ThePromise: Schlatt makes Connor, under the belief that he isn't a magical boy himself, promise to not make a contract. This promise is broken before it's even made, since this is post-timeline jump.
* {{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.]]
* PsychologicalHorror: The horrific nature of the story comes from Connor's desperate attempts to save Schlatt, and the way every character seems doomed to suffer, as well as the surreal appearance of the witches and their distorted, uncanny labyrinths.
* RedOniBlueOni: Schlatt is the brave, passionate, outgoing leader, while Connor is the quiet, reserved and snarky friend and tagalong. 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.
* ShoutOut: The fic's title comes from {{VideoGame/Minecraft}}’s ending poem.
* StableTimeLoop: Connor's time-travel abilities.
* SurrealHorror: The witches' labyrinths.
* TragicBromance: Connor and Schlatt.
* TransformationSequence: The flashiness is downplayed because of the medium, but still present.
* ViciousCycle: Connor’s time loop.

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