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* MoralEventHorizon: Ifrit is stated to have crossed this during the war and is consistently referred to as [[CompleteMonster 'having committed every war crime imaginable']], imaginable', though we're spared any details. Overlaps with FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse; his desperation to prove that he's worthy of Irdat's affection seems to make her dislike him even more, if anything.
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''The Future Is Also A Memory'' (often referred to as simply TFIAAM) is an ongoing work of original web fiction written by neocities user vocalintel, posted on their website of the same name. Set after the closing acts of a centuries-long interstellar war between the [[TheFederation Democratic Alliance of Sapient Species]] and [[TheEmpire the Starka Empire]], it follows the budding relationship between two key figures from opposing sides of the conflict: [[MilitaryMaverick the carefree DASS Commodore General William Masterson]], and [[WarriorPrince the taciturn Starka crown prince, Nova]], who is visiting the DASS's territories on a diplomacy tour.
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''The Future Is Also A Memory'' (often referred to as simply TFIAAM) is an ongoing work of original web fiction written by neocities user vocalintel, posted on their [[https://vocalintel.neocities.org/origfic.html website of the same name.name]]. Set after the closing acts of a centuries-long interstellar war between the [[TheFederation Democratic Alliance of Sapient Species]] and [[TheEmpire the Starka Empire]], it follows the budding relationship between two key figures from opposing sides of the conflict: [[MilitaryMaverick the carefree DASS Commodore General William Masterson]], and [[WarriorPrince the taciturn Starka crown prince, Nova]], who is visiting the DASS's territories on a diplomacy tour.
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->''"The first desire is to feel that one is Desired, not just wanted but preferred."''
-->-- '''JD McClatchy''', ''THE DIALOGUE OF DESIRE AND GUILT''
''The Future Is Also A Memory'' (often referred to as simply TFIAAM) is an ongoing work of original web fiction written by neocities user vocalintel, posted on their website of the same name. Set after the closing acts of a centuries-long interstellar war between the [[TheFederation Democratic Alliance of Sapient Species]] and [[TheEmpire the Starka Empire]], it follows the budding relationship between two key figures from opposing sides of the conflict: [[MilitaryMaverick the carefree DASS Commodore General William Masterson]], and [[WarriorPrince the taciturn Starka crown prince, Nova]], who is visiting the DASS's territories on a diplomacy tour.
Though it updates with relative frequency (if not always consistently) pages are often short, dialogue-heavy, and prone to significant MoodWhiplash. It is not divided up into chapters, but rather is listed as having arcs and sub-arcs on the main index page; in the story itself, these divisions are not noticeable at all. After a relatively simple opening act establishing the setting, it branches off into complicated webs of non-chronological storytelling unraveling the psychological states of its lead characters.
Yeah, it's one of those.
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!! This show provides examples of:
* AlternateCharacterReading: Kirie's name is Japanese, but is only ever shown in English; how it's actually meant to be written is completely up to audience interpretation.
* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: Nova's father. [[spoiler: For now.]]
* AMistakeIsBorn: Irdat's attitude towards Nova. She's apparently ''never'' shown him any maternal affection.
* AnachronicOrder: Though the early parts of the story are entirely chronological, it begins relying on [[Flashback flashback sequences]] with increasing intensity in order to shed light on why the characters are the way they are in the present.
* ArtisticLicenseMilitary: Well, it ''is'' set thousands of years in the future.
* BadassGay: A whole ''cast'' of Bad Ass Gays, actually.
* [[spoiler: BigBrotherAttraction: Nova develops a severe complex towards Ifrit as a result of being abused and neglected by his other family members for years, though it's completely unreciprocated. The [[SiblingMurder eventual]] [[KillTheOnesYouLove turnout]] [[MercyKill of this unfortunate crush]] scars him for years to come and he has traumatic nightmares about it.]]
* BizarreAlienReproduction: Despite being mostly humanoid, Starka reproductive is at least ''referenced'' as being different.
* BoringButPractical: Despite seeming glaringly anachronistic, both the Starka Empire and the DASS use paper in their respective administrative sectors; the simple reason being that it's better to have a physical copy of something than a electronic database that could be hacked or deleted at any time.
* CastFullOfGay: The number of canonically straight characters can be counted on one hand.
* CatFolk: The Starka are extremely catlike and humanoid.
* ComingStraightStory: William makes Prima admit to being straight while teasing him about his fan club.
* CoveredWithScars: William's entire body, besides his hands and face, is covered in scars. He keeps them covered up and [[PhysicalScarsPsychologicalScars develops paranoia about others seeing them.]]
* DuelsDecideEverything: Starka are extremely fond of this trope in general, though they tend to follow VictoryByFirstBlood rules and rarely escalate to a DuelToTheDeath.
* EmptyShell: Lesa before she comes to stay on the Theologica.
* EvilChancellor: Mordau qualifies as a Morally Ambiguous Chancellor at best; his relationship with Nova is rocky for a ''reason''.
* EvilMatriarch: Irdat is practically the trope codifier for this. She ''used to lock Nova in a cage'' for misbehaving, and Prima confirms that she's continued to do so with their other siblings.
* FieldPromotion: How William worked his way up to Commodore General so fast; overlaps slightly with YouAreInCommandNow, [[spoiler: because he was the highest ranked officer left alive after the Technologica was attacked near Ferni-1a and the only one willing to take control of the situation.]]
* FlashbackNightmare: Both Nova and William have frequent nightmares about their pasts; both events that occurred during their time in the war and beforehand.
* FoeRomanceSubtext: TFIAAM was ''written'' because of this trope.
* GenderRarityValue: There are far fewer Starka women than there are men.
* HealingFactor: All Starka have some degree of this, though they can still be killed and suffer from extreme injuries.
* HeirClubForMen: Nova's seemingly endless parade of brothers are all technically eligible to become crown prince; ''if'' they're able to defeat him in a duel, at least.
* HelloSailor: Subverted, as there are just as many women in the DASS's fleets as there are men. Not to mention the aliens that come in both genders and multiple others.
* HeroicBSOD: William after [[spoiler: the Technologica is destroyed and Kirie's father, Commodore General Honda, dies.]]
* HetIsEw: Irdat is one of the very few canonically straight characters, and is portrayed consistently as an abusive monster and terrible parent.
* HonestAdvisor: Kirie, and to a lesser degree, Mordau. Hannan is a bizarre subversion of this; despite being a smug DeadpanSnarker and generally unpleasant, she doesn't question Nova's decisions or undermine his actual authority.
* [[spoiler: ILetGwenStacyDie: William's intense, borderline obsessive SurvivorGuilt over Robert Honda's death and Kirie losing her arm is one of his primary motivations as a character.]]
* ImprobableAge: William is in charge of ''an entire fleet'' at 22, and ended a war at 17. To be fair, he's apparently a strategic mastermind.
* InterspeciesRomance: TFIAAM revolves around it.
* IronLady: TFIAAM is ''full'' of these; you could count the number of female characters who aren't Iron Ladies on one hand, and over half of them are the cadets in Prima's fan club. A potential case of AuthorAppeal.
* JerkassHasAPoint: General Rosenthal and Pollianna Morey both display an attitude of FantasticRacism towards Starka, but their behavior can be considered surprisingly civil given that a war spanning their entire lives ended only five years ago. Both of them lost family and friends to the Starka Empire.
* KnightTemplarBigBrother: When he discovers that Vivan had attempted to hurt Nova while he was away, Ifrit apparently does something so awful to him that Vivan never goes anywhere ''near'' Nova again. He's also implied to have threatened Diurn in a similar fashion at some point.
* LipstickLesbian: Kirie has long hair (later cut to a bob) and often wears dresses or at least skirts.
* LittleBitBeastly: The Starka are based off of cats and have cat ears, tails, and retractable claws. They're also much taller than humans.
* MarkOfShame: Diurn's neck scar from his duel with Nova, and later [[spoiler:the GlasgowGrin he receives from William]].
* MentalHealthRecoveryArc: The whole work seems to be a slowburn version of this, though whether that recovery is actually going ''well'' has yet to be seen.
* MistakenForGay: It's easy for first-time readers to initially mistake Lesa for a lesbian. [[spoiler: He's not.]]
* MoralEventHorizon: Ifrit is stated to have crossed this during the war and is consistently referred to as [[CompleteMonster 'having committed every war crime imaginable']], though we're spared any details. Overlaps with FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse; his desperation to prove that he's worthy of Irdat's affection seems to make her dislike him even more, if anything.
* MulticulturalAlienPlanet: Both Siluria and Larananda-3 are referenced as having multiple cultures and ethnic groups.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Ifrit is named after a ''demon'', and he lives up to his reputation.
* NoAntagonist: Despite a number of lesser antagonistic characters, the story doesn't have an over-arching BigBad.
* NoHeroToHisValet: While William is viewed as a great war hero by most of the DASS, this perspective is rarely seen in the work itself as it focuses on his closer relationships outside of his work. Kirie especially doesn't really care that he's several ranks above her in the hierarchy; he's still the errant and overly-dependent kid she's always picked up the slack for.
* NoWomansLand: The Starka Empire is implied to have been this before the DASS's victory led to intense women's rights reforms.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Though initially portrayed as ditzy and somewhat incompetent, William is revealed to be responsible for the DASS winning the war somewhat early on. It's not entirely clear how much of his supposed cluelessness is actually an act.
* PragmaticHero: William has made it clear on several occasions that he doesn't have a very firm grip on morality and will do whatever it takes to get something done if it's necessary.
* [[spoiler: ProstheticLimbReveal: Kirie is revealed to have a prosthetic arm.]]
* ProudWarriorRace: The Starka play off of the familiarity of this trope, though they don't fit entirely into it.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Because of William's maverick nature, he's often reigned in or directed by other characters, principally General Dawson.
* ReformedButNotTamed: Nova is specifically on his diplomacy tour to show that he supports upholding peace with the DASS when he becomes emperor, but on a personal basis is often standoffish, cynical, and cold.
* RoyallyScrewedUp: The Starka royal family to an extreme degree. Most of them can't so much as look at each other without getting into a fight.
* SassySecretary: Overlapping with ServileSnarker, though Kirie isn't either a secretary or a servant. She does a lot of menial work for William, and doesn't mind telling him when he's being lazy or irresponsible.
* ScienceFiction: On the very soft side of the scale, overlapping heavily with MilitaryScienceFiction.
* SexyCatPerson: ''Nova''.
* SexyManInstantHarem: Prima gets a fan club within a week of coming back to the Theologica after his transition.
* ShrinkingViolet: Lesa is ''introduced'' as this. That changes.
* SmashCut: Because of the shortness of the pages and their sometimes abrupt endings, there are many scene changes that can come across as jarring; William's nightmares almost all involve this trope. This overlaps heavily with the sense of MoodWhiplash noted in the description to great effect.
* SmugSnake: Hannan qualifies as this.
* SpaceIsAnOcean: To the point that it's encoded in all of the setting's [[SpaceNavy main combat philosophies]].
* StandardSciFiFleet: William is the Admiral General of the DASS's 13th Fleet, and helms its flagship, the Theologica. Other DASS fleets are occasionally referenced.
* StepfordSmiler: Take a shot every time it's mentioned that William is smiling. [[spoiler: He didn't even know what a smile ''was'' until he was almost ten years old, and had to teach himself how to.]]
* SubordinateExcuse: Kaama to Nova, with a heavy dose of UnequalPairing. It's unsurprising that their relationship in the present is strained and bitter.
* SugaryMalice: William is almost ''always'' smiling. You're completely, completely fucked if he isn't.
* SwitchingPOV: Even though the entire work is in third person, the viewpoint switches between William, Nova, and after his introduction, Prima.
* TheCaptain: Though he only held this title for two or three actual battles, William serves this purpose narratively. Unlike other examples of the trope, though, he ''does'' get drowned in the endless stacks of paperwork his position comes with.
* TheCasanova: Prima is so popular with the women on the Theologica that he has his own fanclub.
* ThereAreNoTherapists: A lot of the deeper issues in the plot could be resolved if the Theologica had a therapist on staff.
* TheTwink: William.
* TheUnFavourite: Irdat towards Ifrit and later Nova.
* TheUnfettered: When William sets his mind to something, there's ''no'' changing it.
* TransRelationshipTroubles: Prima's one-sided affections for Neda and inability to keep just one steady girlfriend.
* TrialByCombat: Lesa is subject to this in order [[spoiler:to transition legally and begin presenting as male.]]
* TrollingCreator: The author's only response to genuine concerns from the readers is often a simple smiley face, and most of the art on the work's associated art page is joke redraws of memes. If you only looked at the fan content and meta, it would almost be possible to mistake TFIAAM for some sort of comedy.
* {{Tsundere}}: Nova is of the Classic variety, to a stereotypical degree.
* VastBureaucracy: The DASS suffers from this ''almost'' to the point of active detriment; Nova points out how needlessly complicated he finds it on several occasions.
* WantedASonInstead: Irdat hates Nova because she wanted a daughter and got him instead.
* WorkingWithTheEx: Both William and Nova are subjected to this at different points.
* YoungAndInCharge: Stheno Madoka is the CEO of his father's company despite only being in his mid-twenties.
-->-- '''JD McClatchy''', ''THE DIALOGUE OF DESIRE AND GUILT''
''The Future Is Also A Memory'' (often referred to as simply TFIAAM) is an ongoing work of original web fiction written by neocities user vocalintel, posted on their website of the same name. Set after the closing acts of a centuries-long interstellar war between the [[TheFederation Democratic Alliance of Sapient Species]] and [[TheEmpire the Starka Empire]], it follows the budding relationship between two key figures from opposing sides of the conflict: [[MilitaryMaverick the carefree DASS Commodore General William Masterson]], and [[WarriorPrince the taciturn Starka crown prince, Nova]], who is visiting the DASS's territories on a diplomacy tour.
Though it updates with relative frequency (if not always consistently) pages are often short, dialogue-heavy, and prone to significant MoodWhiplash. It is not divided up into chapters, but rather is listed as having arcs and sub-arcs on the main index page; in the story itself, these divisions are not noticeable at all. After a relatively simple opening act establishing the setting, it branches off into complicated webs of non-chronological storytelling unraveling the psychological states of its lead characters.
Yeah, it's one of those.
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!! This show provides examples of:
* AlternateCharacterReading: Kirie's name is Japanese, but is only ever shown in English; how it's actually meant to be written is completely up to audience interpretation.
* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: Nova's father. [[spoiler: For now.]]
* AMistakeIsBorn: Irdat's attitude towards Nova. She's apparently ''never'' shown him any maternal affection.
* AnachronicOrder: Though the early parts of the story are entirely chronological, it begins relying on [[Flashback flashback sequences]] with increasing intensity in order to shed light on why the characters are the way they are in the present.
* ArtisticLicenseMilitary: Well, it ''is'' set thousands of years in the future.
* BadassGay: A whole ''cast'' of Bad Ass Gays, actually.
* [[spoiler: BigBrotherAttraction: Nova develops a severe complex towards Ifrit as a result of being abused and neglected by his other family members for years, though it's completely unreciprocated. The [[SiblingMurder eventual]] [[KillTheOnesYouLove turnout]] [[MercyKill of this unfortunate crush]] scars him for years to come and he has traumatic nightmares about it.]]
* BizarreAlienReproduction: Despite being mostly humanoid, Starka reproductive is at least ''referenced'' as being different.
* BoringButPractical: Despite seeming glaringly anachronistic, both the Starka Empire and the DASS use paper in their respective administrative sectors; the simple reason being that it's better to have a physical copy of something than a electronic database that could be hacked or deleted at any time.
* CastFullOfGay: The number of canonically straight characters can be counted on one hand.
* CatFolk: The Starka are extremely catlike and humanoid.
* ComingStraightStory: William makes Prima admit to being straight while teasing him about his fan club.
* CoveredWithScars: William's entire body, besides his hands and face, is covered in scars. He keeps them covered up and [[PhysicalScarsPsychologicalScars develops paranoia about others seeing them.]]
* DuelsDecideEverything: Starka are extremely fond of this trope in general, though they tend to follow VictoryByFirstBlood rules and rarely escalate to a DuelToTheDeath.
* EmptyShell: Lesa before she comes to stay on the Theologica.
* EvilChancellor: Mordau qualifies as a Morally Ambiguous Chancellor at best; his relationship with Nova is rocky for a ''reason''.
* EvilMatriarch: Irdat is practically the trope codifier for this. She ''used to lock Nova in a cage'' for misbehaving, and Prima confirms that she's continued to do so with their other siblings.
* FieldPromotion: How William worked his way up to Commodore General so fast; overlaps slightly with YouAreInCommandNow, [[spoiler: because he was the highest ranked officer left alive after the Technologica was attacked near Ferni-1a and the only one willing to take control of the situation.]]
* FlashbackNightmare: Both Nova and William have frequent nightmares about their pasts; both events that occurred during their time in the war and beforehand.
* FoeRomanceSubtext: TFIAAM was ''written'' because of this trope.
* GenderRarityValue: There are far fewer Starka women than there are men.
* HealingFactor: All Starka have some degree of this, though they can still be killed and suffer from extreme injuries.
* HeirClubForMen: Nova's seemingly endless parade of brothers are all technically eligible to become crown prince; ''if'' they're able to defeat him in a duel, at least.
* HelloSailor: Subverted, as there are just as many women in the DASS's fleets as there are men. Not to mention the aliens that come in both genders and multiple others.
* HeroicBSOD: William after [[spoiler: the Technologica is destroyed and Kirie's father, Commodore General Honda, dies.]]
* HetIsEw: Irdat is one of the very few canonically straight characters, and is portrayed consistently as an abusive monster and terrible parent.
* HonestAdvisor: Kirie, and to a lesser degree, Mordau. Hannan is a bizarre subversion of this; despite being a smug DeadpanSnarker and generally unpleasant, she doesn't question Nova's decisions or undermine his actual authority.
* [[spoiler: ILetGwenStacyDie: William's intense, borderline obsessive SurvivorGuilt over Robert Honda's death and Kirie losing her arm is one of his primary motivations as a character.]]
* ImprobableAge: William is in charge of ''an entire fleet'' at 22, and ended a war at 17. To be fair, he's apparently a strategic mastermind.
* InterspeciesRomance: TFIAAM revolves around it.
* IronLady: TFIAAM is ''full'' of these; you could count the number of female characters who aren't Iron Ladies on one hand, and over half of them are the cadets in Prima's fan club. A potential case of AuthorAppeal.
* JerkassHasAPoint: General Rosenthal and Pollianna Morey both display an attitude of FantasticRacism towards Starka, but their behavior can be considered surprisingly civil given that a war spanning their entire lives ended only five years ago. Both of them lost family and friends to the Starka Empire.
* KnightTemplarBigBrother: When he discovers that Vivan had attempted to hurt Nova while he was away, Ifrit apparently does something so awful to him that Vivan never goes anywhere ''near'' Nova again. He's also implied to have threatened Diurn in a similar fashion at some point.
* LipstickLesbian: Kirie has long hair (later cut to a bob) and often wears dresses or at least skirts.
* LittleBitBeastly: The Starka are based off of cats and have cat ears, tails, and retractable claws. They're also much taller than humans.
* MarkOfShame: Diurn's neck scar from his duel with Nova, and later [[spoiler:the GlasgowGrin he receives from William]].
* MentalHealthRecoveryArc: The whole work seems to be a slowburn version of this, though whether that recovery is actually going ''well'' has yet to be seen.
* MistakenForGay: It's easy for first-time readers to initially mistake Lesa for a lesbian. [[spoiler: He's not.]]
* MoralEventHorizon: Ifrit is stated to have crossed this during the war and is consistently referred to as [[CompleteMonster 'having committed every war crime imaginable']], though we're spared any details. Overlaps with FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse; his desperation to prove that he's worthy of Irdat's affection seems to make her dislike him even more, if anything.
* MulticulturalAlienPlanet: Both Siluria and Larananda-3 are referenced as having multiple cultures and ethnic groups.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Ifrit is named after a ''demon'', and he lives up to his reputation.
* NoAntagonist: Despite a number of lesser antagonistic characters, the story doesn't have an over-arching BigBad.
* NoHeroToHisValet: While William is viewed as a great war hero by most of the DASS, this perspective is rarely seen in the work itself as it focuses on his closer relationships outside of his work. Kirie especially doesn't really care that he's several ranks above her in the hierarchy; he's still the errant and overly-dependent kid she's always picked up the slack for.
* NoWomansLand: The Starka Empire is implied to have been this before the DASS's victory led to intense women's rights reforms.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Though initially portrayed as ditzy and somewhat incompetent, William is revealed to be responsible for the DASS winning the war somewhat early on. It's not entirely clear how much of his supposed cluelessness is actually an act.
* PragmaticHero: William has made it clear on several occasions that he doesn't have a very firm grip on morality and will do whatever it takes to get something done if it's necessary.
* [[spoiler: ProstheticLimbReveal: Kirie is revealed to have a prosthetic arm.]]
* ProudWarriorRace: The Starka play off of the familiarity of this trope, though they don't fit entirely into it.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Because of William's maverick nature, he's often reigned in or directed by other characters, principally General Dawson.
* ReformedButNotTamed: Nova is specifically on his diplomacy tour to show that he supports upholding peace with the DASS when he becomes emperor, but on a personal basis is often standoffish, cynical, and cold.
* RoyallyScrewedUp: The Starka royal family to an extreme degree. Most of them can't so much as look at each other without getting into a fight.
* SassySecretary: Overlapping with ServileSnarker, though Kirie isn't either a secretary or a servant. She does a lot of menial work for William, and doesn't mind telling him when he's being lazy or irresponsible.
* ScienceFiction: On the very soft side of the scale, overlapping heavily with MilitaryScienceFiction.
* SexyCatPerson: ''Nova''.
* SexyManInstantHarem: Prima gets a fan club within a week of coming back to the Theologica after his transition.
* ShrinkingViolet: Lesa is ''introduced'' as this. That changes.
* SmashCut: Because of the shortness of the pages and their sometimes abrupt endings, there are many scene changes that can come across as jarring; William's nightmares almost all involve this trope. This overlaps heavily with the sense of MoodWhiplash noted in the description to great effect.
* SmugSnake: Hannan qualifies as this.
* SpaceIsAnOcean: To the point that it's encoded in all of the setting's [[SpaceNavy main combat philosophies]].
* StandardSciFiFleet: William is the Admiral General of the DASS's 13th Fleet, and helms its flagship, the Theologica. Other DASS fleets are occasionally referenced.
* StepfordSmiler: Take a shot every time it's mentioned that William is smiling. [[spoiler: He didn't even know what a smile ''was'' until he was almost ten years old, and had to teach himself how to.]]
* SubordinateExcuse: Kaama to Nova, with a heavy dose of UnequalPairing. It's unsurprising that their relationship in the present is strained and bitter.
* SugaryMalice: William is almost ''always'' smiling. You're completely, completely fucked if he isn't.
* SwitchingPOV: Even though the entire work is in third person, the viewpoint switches between William, Nova, and after his introduction, Prima.
* TheCaptain: Though he only held this title for two or three actual battles, William serves this purpose narratively. Unlike other examples of the trope, though, he ''does'' get drowned in the endless stacks of paperwork his position comes with.
* TheCasanova: Prima is so popular with the women on the Theologica that he has his own fanclub.
* ThereAreNoTherapists: A lot of the deeper issues in the plot could be resolved if the Theologica had a therapist on staff.
* TheTwink: William.
* TheUnFavourite: Irdat towards Ifrit and later Nova.
* TheUnfettered: When William sets his mind to something, there's ''no'' changing it.
* TransRelationshipTroubles: Prima's one-sided affections for Neda and inability to keep just one steady girlfriend.
* TrialByCombat: Lesa is subject to this in order [[spoiler:to transition legally and begin presenting as male.]]
* TrollingCreator: The author's only response to genuine concerns from the readers is often a simple smiley face, and most of the art on the work's associated art page is joke redraws of memes. If you only looked at the fan content and meta, it would almost be possible to mistake TFIAAM for some sort of comedy.
* {{Tsundere}}: Nova is of the Classic variety, to a stereotypical degree.
* VastBureaucracy: The DASS suffers from this ''almost'' to the point of active detriment; Nova points out how needlessly complicated he finds it on several occasions.
* WantedASonInstead: Irdat hates Nova because she wanted a daughter and got him instead.
* WorkingWithTheEx: Both William and Nova are subjected to this at different points.
* YoungAndInCharge: Stheno Madoka is the CEO of his father's company despite only being in his mid-twenties.
