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* AffablyEvil: Father might be a delusional wizard with a [[spoiler: personal cabal of brainwashed slaves]], but he's also a gentlemanly, kind, and largely good humored individual.
* AllTherapistsAreMuggles: Actually no, James is specifically being sent to someone who ''does'' have magic, but he doesn't realize this for a while.
* AllTherapistsAreMuggles: Actually no, James is specifically being sent to someone who ''does'' have magic, but he doesn't realize this for a while.
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* AffablyEvil: Father might be a delusional wizard with a [[spoiler: personal cabal of brainwashed slaves]], but he's also a gentlemanly, kind, and largely good humored good-humored individual.
* AllTherapistsAreMuggles:Actually no, Subverted. James is specifically being sent to someone who ''does'' have magic, but he doesn't realize this for a while.
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* PersonalityPowers: Personalityis one of the factors that determines a person’s core spell.
** James, who hates feeling confined, has the ability to fly.
** Casper is very perceptive and has trust issues thanks to his AbusiveParents. He’s an {{Empath}}.
** James, who hates feeling confined, has the ability to fly.
** Casper is very perceptive and has trust issues thanks to his AbusiveParents. He’s an {{Empath}}.
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* DoubleStandardRapeMaleOnMale: Defied. Every person who finds out about James' rape is justifiably horrified by it, and his family and friends go to lengths to ensure that he gets the treatment he needs as quickly and discretely as possible.
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* DoubleStandardRapeMaleOnMale: Defied. Every person who finds out about James' rape is justifiably horrified by it, and his family and friends go to lengths to ensure that he gets the treatment he needs as quickly and discretely discreetly as possible.
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** In general, Caspar's power can tell him the gender of whomever he's sensing, but it's not fullproof; he thought Tasha was a boy the first time that he sensed her.
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** In general, Caspar's power can tell him the gender of whomever he's sensing, but it's not fullproof; foolproof; he thought Tasha was a boy the first time that he sensed her.
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* DrivenToVillainy: Lewis works for anybody because, when you have certain useful powers, dangerous people aren't really gonna let you turn down a job offer.
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* DrivenToVillainy: Lewis works for anybody because, when you have certain useful powers, dangerous people aren't really gonna let you turn down a job offer. He explains that when you have certain useful powers, dangerous people won't ''let'' you turn down job offers.
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* CountryMatters: Caleb does this while telling off his boss, Leanne.
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* CountryMatters: Caleb does this while telling off his boss, Leanne.Leanne, and [[spoiler:destroying his RestrainingBolt]].
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* CountryMatters: Caleb does this while telling off his boss, Leanne.
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* TheWorfBarrage: Tasha subverts this hard. After an entire fight spent being [[NoSell no-selled]] because she can't punch hard enough to hurt the guy, she decides she needs to [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Just. Punch. Harder.]]
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* TheWorfBarrage: Tasha subverts this hard. After an entire fight spent being [[NoSell no-selled]] because she can't punch hard enough to hurt the guy, she decides she needs to [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Just. Punch. Harder.]]]]
* YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious: Caleb is confused and a little worried when Twenty-Three uses his chosen name instead of calling him "Thirteen." Turns out that they've just been ordered to cross the MoralEventHorizon or be killed, and are being transferred out of the city either way.
* YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious: Caleb is confused and a little worried when Twenty-Three uses his chosen name instead of calling him "Thirteen." Turns out that they've just been ordered to cross the MoralEventHorizon or be killed, and are being transferred out of the city either way.
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: Tasha is described as being so covered in bruises and sunburns that it's hard to even tell what race she is.
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* {{Familiar}}: James transforms one of the elves' hunting birds into a magic tattoo, which means that he can summon it and call on its powers for himself.
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* {{Familiar}}: James Caleb transforms one of the elves' hunting birds into a magic tattoo, which means that he can summon it and call on its powers for himself.
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* SupernaturalFearInducer: Fauns, apparently[[note]]Note that, in real life, [[GeniusBonus "panic" is derived from the satyr god Pan]][[note]]. Hideyoshi and Tsuru apparently locked Peter in a room with one in order to [[InvokedTrope invoke]] his TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening.
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* SupernaturalFearInducer: Fauns, apparently[[note]]Note that, in real life, [[GeniusBonus "panic" is derived from the satyr god Pan]][[note]].Pan]][[/note]]. Hideyoshi and Tsuru apparently locked Peter in a room with one in order to [[InvokedTrope invoke]] his TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening.
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* TheForceIsStrongWithThisOne: The elves, as well as their hunting birds, can sense how powerful (or potentially powerful, if they're abilities haven't manifested) people are. Caleb gains this power through his {{Familiar}}.
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* TheForceIsStrongWithThisOne: The elves, as well as their hunting birds, can sense how powerful (or potentially powerful, if they're their abilities haven't manifested) people are. Caleb gains this power through his {{Familiar}}.
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* BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu: Thus far, there have been two people who attempted to deal with extradimensional horrors in this story. One ended with them riding a nuke down its throat. The other one survived, [[spoiler: but they're still waiting for his skin to grow back.]]
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* BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu: Thus far, there have been two people who attempted to deal with extradimensional horrors in this story. One ended with them riding a nuke down its throat. The fight against the EldritchAbomination led to one person performing a SuicideMission, while the other one survived, [[spoiler: but they're still waiting for his skin is basically in a permanent medical coma due to grow back.]]injuries and [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity insanity]].
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* DistractedByMyOwnSexy: Tasha, when she first notices her six-pack after her TrainingFromHell.
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* {{Familiar}}: James transforms one of the elves' hunting birds into a magic tattoo, which means that he can summon it and call on its powers for himself.
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* FlashbackNightmare: Technically it's this, rather than the rape itself, which triggers James' TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening.
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* FlashbackNightmare: James has one the night when he tries going back to his own room rather than sleeping with his parents. Technically it's this, rather than the rape itself, which triggers James' TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening. his TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening, as he wakes up floating above his bed.
* PowerTattoo: {{Inverted}}, as Caleb's tattoo is actually a PowerLimiter[=\=]PowerNullifier that his masters use to keep him in line. It could drain his magic to death if he tried to escape from them.
** The goblins were created by elves for HumanResources, but when they didn't work out, they went on to start using humans instead.
* {{Shirtless Scene}}: Caleb a few times, when he needs to show someone the brand on his back.
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* SummonMagic: Thus far, we have Tuva, whose power revolves around summoning shadowey figures composed of solidified nightmares, and the [[spoiler: elf]], who summons her [[spoiler: hunter swarm]] to great effect.
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* SummonMagic: Thus far, we have Tuva, whose power revolves around summoning shadowey figures composed of solidified nightmares, and the [[spoiler: elf]], female elf, who summons her [[spoiler: hunter swarm]] birds to great effect.effect.
* SupernaturalFearInducer: Fauns, apparently[[note]]Note that, in real life, [[GeniusBonus "panic" is derived from the satyr god Pan]][[note]]. Hideyoshi and Tsuru apparently locked Peter in a room with one in order to [[InvokedTrope invoke]] his TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening.
* SupernaturalFearInducer: Fauns, apparently[[note]]Note that, in real life, [[GeniusBonus "panic" is derived from the satyr god Pan]][[note]]. Hideyoshi and Tsuru apparently locked Peter in a room with one in order to [[InvokedTrope invoke]] his TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening.
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* TheForceIsStrongWithThisOne: The elves, as well as their hunting birds, can sense how powerful (or potentially powerful, if they're abilities haven't manifested) people are.
** Caleb has the same ability, and is shocked with how powerful James turns out to be. Apparently Bex has the potential to be even stronger.
** Caleb has the same ability, and is shocked with how powerful James turns out to be. Apparently Bex has the potential to be even stronger.
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* TheForceIsStrongWithThisOne: The elves, as well as their hunting birds, can sense how powerful (or potentially powerful, if they're abilities haven't manifested) people are. \n** Caleb has the same ability, and is shocked with how powerful James turns out to be. Apparently Bex has the potential to be even stronger.gains this power through his {{Familiar}}.
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* TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening: See RapeAsBackstory above.
** Also applies to Casper and Tasha. It seems everyone who develops powers naturally has this, though Peter's conversation with his father implies it can be taught.
** Also applies to Casper and Tasha. It seems everyone who develops powers naturally has this, though Peter's conversation with his father implies it can be taught.
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* TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening: See RapeAsBackstory above.
** Also appliesIn this setting, people need to Casper and Tasha. It seems everyone who develops have an extremely stressful situation for their powers naturally to activate. James got this during a FlashbackNightmare of his rape, Caspar got this from his AbusiveParents, and Tasha says that she had one too, but has this, though Peter's conversation with his father implies it can be taught.yet to reveal it.
** {{Invoked}} by some parents, [[spoiler:including Caspar's]]. Hideyoshi and Tsuru also did this to Peter, who subsequently developed an extreme distaste for this form of parenting.
** Also applies
** {{Invoked}} by some parents, [[spoiler:including Caspar's]]. Hideyoshi and Tsuru also did this to Peter, who subsequently developed an extreme distaste for this form of parenting.
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''[[https://touchwebserial.com/2017/09/03/prologue-david/ Touch]]'', by Rhythm, is a Web Serial Novel centered around James [[MeaningfulName Toranaga]], a young boy who, following an incident of sexual assault, [[spoiler: develops the ability to fly]].
The story follows James and a small group of those around him as they attempt to come to terms with the trials and tribulations of emotional recovery in a world where weirdness is hiding [[TheMasquerade just behind the veil.]]
The story follows James and a small group of those around him as they attempt to come to terms with the trials and tribulations of emotional recovery in a world where weirdness is hiding [[TheMasquerade just behind the veil.]]
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''[[https://touchwebserial.com/2017/09/03/prologue-david/ Touch]]'', by Rhythm, is a Web Serial Novel WebSerialNovel centered around James [[MeaningfulName Toranaga]], a young boy who, following an incident of sexual assault, [[spoiler: develops the ability to fly]].fly.
The story follows James and a small group of those around him as they attempt to come to terms with the trials and tribulations of emotional recovery in a world where weirdness is hiding [[TheMasquerade just behind theveil.]]
veil]].
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* BlowYouAway: James' powers.
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* BlowYouAway: James' powers. He can control wind, fly, and later gains the ability to turn his whole body into air, giving him a significant upgrade.
* FlashbackNightmare: Technically it's this, rather than the rape itself, which triggers James' TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening.
* GlassCannon: James can transform into a massive, powerful being made of air with some glowing blue orbs in the center. As he learns during a training exercise, hitting that area hurts so badly that he instantly reverts to normal and blacks out.
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* TheMasquerade: Not yet explained, but it has been made clear via inference that the existence of powers is being kept secret by someone.
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* TheMasquerade: Not yet explained, but Over time, people started believing in science instead of magic, and governments have found it has been made clear via inference that useful to keep the existence of powers is being kept secret by someone.truth on the down-low.
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* ShapeshiftingExcludesClothing: James gains the power to transform his whole body to air, which makes him a lot more powerful, but he doesn't like to use it because of this trope.
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* ShapeshiftingExcludesClothing: James gains the power to transform his whole body to air, which makes him a lot more powerful, but also leaves him naked when he doesn't like reforms. He tries to use it because of avoid using this trope.for a while, though he comes to love how strong it makes him.
** Also PlayedForDrama a bit: while he learns to quickly hide and dress in private, [[spoiler:he forgets about the patch on his face, causing Caleb and then Hideyoshi to see his Mark of Purity]].
** Also PlayedForDrama a bit: while he learns to quickly hide and dress in private, [[spoiler:he forgets about the patch on his face, causing Caleb and then Hideyoshi to see his Mark of Purity]].
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* AllTherapistsAreMuggles: Actually no, James is specifically being sent to someone who ''does'' have magic, but he doesn't realize this for a while.
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* AmbiguousGender: Goblins. Apparently even Casper isn't able to determine their genders.
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* AmbiguousGender: Goblins. Apparently even Casper isn't able to determine their genders. Eventually it's revealed that [[NoBiologicalSex they don't have any]].
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* AmbiguouslyGay: James. Becomes less ambiguous as time goes on.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: James. Becomes less ambiguous as time goes on.He begins to wonder about this himself eventually.
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* CooldownHug: Frequently subverted. Turns out the best way to comfort a traumatized child is NOT to restrict his movement.
* DoubleStandardRapeMaleOnMale: Defied. Every person who finds out about James' rape is justifiably horrified by it, and his family and friends go to lengths to ensure that he gets the treatment he needs as quickly and discretely as possible.
* DoubleStandardRapeMaleOnMale: Defied. Every person who finds out about James' rape is justifiably horrified by it, and his family and friends go to lengths to ensure that he gets the treatment he needs as quickly and discretely as possible.
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* CooldownHug: Frequently subverted. Turns out {{Subverted}}, as this isn't always the best way thing to comfort do to a traumatized child is NOT child. In two occasions someone (Caspar, then Hideyoshi) tries this on James when he's not paying attention, and the sudden feeling of being trapped causes him to restrict his movement.
* DoubleStandardRapeMaleOnMale: Defied. Every person who findslash out about James' rape on instinct.
* DistractedByTheSexy: Tasha momentarily during one of Caleb's {{Shirtless Scene}}s. In contrast, [[AmbiguouslyGay James isjustifiably horrified by it, and his family and friends go to lengths to ensure that he gets the treatment he needs as quickly and discretely as possible.looking pointedly away]].
* DoubleStandardRapeMaleOnMale: Defied. Every person who finds
* DistractedByTheSexy: Tasha momentarily during one of Caleb's {{Shirtless Scene}}s. In contrast, [[AmbiguouslyGay James is
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* EldritchAbomination: Some of the monsters through the story fit into this category, along with some of the characters. [[spoiler: Elves included]].
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* DoubleStandardRapeMaleOnMale: Defied. Every person who finds out about James' rape is justifiably horrified by it, and his family and friends go to lengths to ensure that he gets the treatment he needs as quickly and discretely as possible.
* EldritchAbomination:Some of the monsters through the story fit into this category, along with some of the characters. [[spoiler: Elves included]].One attacked Earth a few years back and was barely defeated.
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* TheFairFolk: Elves in this setting come from another dimension, pop into ours every few months and try to kidnap as many powerful-yet-untrained mages as they can in order to steal their magic.
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* TheFairFolk: Elves in this setting come from another dimension, pop into ours every few months and try to kidnap as many powerful-yet-untrained mages as they can in order to steal their magic.use them for {{Human Sacrifice}}s.
* MySensorsIndicateYouWantToTapThat: Caspar notes that James is attracted to Charlie. This leads to a small fight between them, since James is having a hard time processing that fact himself.
* NoBiologicalSex: Goblins. They reproduce from spores, having been created by elves from mushrooms, of all things.
* NoBiologicalSex: Goblins. They reproduce from spores, having been created by elves from mushrooms, of all things.
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* OurGoblinsAreDifferent: Apparently, the goblins in this universe are very helpful, and are considered the human race's closest allies. They can pass as human, but look [[{{Elfeminate}} weirdly androgynous]].
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* OurGoblinsAreDifferent: Apparently, the goblins in this universe are very helpful, and are considered the human race's closest allies. They can pass as human, but look [[{{Elfeminate}} weirdly androgynous]].androgynous]] due to having NoBiologicalSex.
* {{Paralyzing Fear of Sexuality}}: James' views about sex are understandably negative after being raped. In the first chapter he specifically says that he never wants to have sex again, and when Caspar [[MySensorsIndicateYouWantToTapThat notices him feeling infatuated]] he gets angry, saying that sexual thoughts are "gross."
* {{Paralyzing Fear of Sexuality}}: James' views about sex are understandably negative after being raped. In the first chapter he specifically says that he never wants to have sex again, and when Caspar [[MySensorsIndicateYouWantToTapThat notices him feeling infatuated]] he gets angry, saying that sexual thoughts are "gross."
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* PrecisionFStrike: While most of the characters cuss fairly frequently, James is rather shocked when Peter says "fuck" in relation to AbusiveParents like Caspar's, and then feels very adult when Peter permits him to say it himself. (James then chickens out of repeating it in front of his friends.)
** In therapy, James is asked for four words that he would choose to describe his rapist. He selects "liar," "meanie," "pervert" and (quietly) "asshole," then apologizes for cussing.
** In therapy, James is asked for four words that he would choose to describe his rapist. He selects "liar," "meanie," "pervert" and (quietly) "asshole," then apologizes for cussing.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: James. Becomes less ambiguous as time goes on.
* HeinzHybrid: Caleb and his fellow "assets" were created by capturing a bunch of different {{Half Human Hybrid}}s and selectively breeding them to get kids with a lot of different powers.
* InternalReveal: James eventually reveals that he was raped to Tasha and Caspar, the latter of whom more or less knew due to his power. [[spoiler:Caleb and Hideyoshi find out by accident, when ShapeshiftingExcludesClothing causes James to lose his patch]].
** After MANY CHAPTERS of the adult and kid characters hiding their magic from each other, James eventually shows his powers to Hideyoshi and his parents.
** After MANY CHAPTERS of the adult and kid characters hiding their magic from each other, James eventually shows his powers to Hideyoshi and his parents.
** On the darker side of this trope, many otherwise decent parents seem to believe that it's okay to abuse your kids JUST ENOUGH to give them a TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening. Peter, who got this from his own parents, outright says that good intentions don't excuse child abuse.
* RapeAndRevenge: [[spoiler:Hideyoshi and Tsuru wind up torturing James' rapist to death]].
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* ServantRace: Caleb and his fellow "assets" were specifically bred to be monster-hunting slaves.
* ShapeshiftingExcludesClothing: James gains the power to transform his whole body to air, which makes him a lot more powerful, but he doesn't like to use it because of this trope.
* ShapeshiftingExcludesClothing: James gains the power to transform his whole body to air, which makes him a lot more powerful, but he doesn't like to use it because of this trope.
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* TheForceIsStrongWithThisOne: The birds of arc three are specifically bred to sense power levels in nearby living beings.
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* TheForceIsStrongWithThisOne: The birds of arc three are specifically bred to elves, as well as their hunting birds, can sense power levels in nearby living beings.how powerful (or potentially powerful, if they're abilities haven't manifested) people are.
** Caleb has the same ability, and is shocked with how powerful James turns out to be. Apparently Bex has the potential to be even stronger.
** Caleb has the same ability, and is shocked with how powerful James turns out to be. Apparently Bex has the potential to be even stronger.
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* BlowYouAway: James' powers.
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* ButNotTooForeign: James and Bex; half Japanese, half Caucasian.
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* DrivenToVillainy: Lewis, by his own admission.
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* FightsLikeANormal: Peter might be a high level [[spoiler: mage]], but he's not afraid to whip out his knuckle dusters at a moment's notice.
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* TheFairFolk: Elves in this setting come from another dimension, pop into ours every few months and try to kidnap as many powerful-yet-untrained mages as they can in order to steal their magic.
* FightsLikeANormal:Peter might be a high level [[spoiler: mage]], but Given that Peter's main power isn't really combat-applicable, he's not afraid perfectly willing to whip break out his knuckle dusters at a moment's notice.the knuckle-dusters when needed.
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* {{Getting Smilies Painted on Your Soul}}: Used by Father to a genuinely nauseating effect, as it basically amounts of MindControl.
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* GladToBeAliveSex: Bex was apparently conceived from this, right after her father led the effort to [[spoiler:stop an EldritchAbomination from eating everyone on Earth]]. Its presented more poetically than most examples:
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* GladToBeAliveSex: Bex was apparently conceived from this, right after her father led the effort to [[spoiler:stop an EldritchAbomination from eating everyone on Earth]].EldritchAbomination]]. Its presented more poetically than most examples:
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* MageInManhattan: This one's kind of unavoidable, given that it's a story about mages... in Manhattan.
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* MageInManhattan: This one's kind of unavoidable, given that it's a The story is literally about mages... mages in Manhattan.Manhattan, but the elf attack in the third arc is where this trope comes into play.
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* OurGoblinsAreDifferent: Apparently, the goblins in this universe are very helpful, and are considered the human race's closest allies.
* ParentsAsPeople: James' parents, Peter and Sarah are alternately shown both supporting their son through the trauma of his recent experiences, and quietly falling to pieces over it whenever they know he isn't looking. Some of their attempts to be helpful also wind up accidentally making James feel worse, either because they're treating him differently or because he feels guilty for how much they're worrying about him.
* PlayingWithFire: Hideyoshi. A lot.
* ParentsAsPeople: James' parents, Peter and Sarah are alternately shown both supporting their son through the trauma of his recent experiences, and quietly falling to pieces over it whenever they know he isn't looking. Some of their attempts to be helpful also wind up accidentally making James feel worse, either because they're treating him differently or because he feels guilty for how much they're worrying about him.
* PlayingWithFire: Hideyoshi. A lot.
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* OurGoblinsAreDifferent: Apparently, the goblins in this universe are very helpful, and are considered the human race's closest allies.
allies. They can pass as human, but look [[{{Elfeminate}} weirdly androgynous]].
* ParentsAsPeople:James' parents, Peter and Sarah are alternately shown both supporting their son through the trauma of his recent experiences, and quietly falling to pieces over it whenever they know he isn't looking. Some of their attempts to be helpful also wind up accidentally making James feel worse, either because GoodParents, but especially early on they're treating him differently or because he feels guilty for how much they're worrying kind of out of their depth about him.how to help James through his recent trauma.
* PlayingWithFire:Hideyoshi. A lot.Hideyoshi's main power.
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* RelaxOVision: Used by Father to a genuinely nauseating effect.
* ShapeshiftingExcludesClothing: James gains the power to transform his whole body to air, which makes him a lot more powerful, but he doesn't like to use it because of this trope.
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-->''He returns to his family, holds his son close, and reaffirms his love to his wife, happy simply to be alive. Nine months later, a girl is born.''
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** In general, Caspar's power can tell him the gender of whomever he's sensing, but it's not fullproof; he thought Tasha was a boy the first time that he sensed her.
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* BattleCouple: James' grandparents, Hideyoshi and Tsuru.
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* TheEmpath: Casper, the story's Deuteragonist, is a powerful one. [[BlessedWithSuck He is not happy about it.]]
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* TheEmpath: Casper, the story's Deuteragonist, {{Deuteragonist}}, is a powerful one. [[BlessedWithSuck He is not happy about it.]]it]].
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* VirginityFlag: The Mark of Purity appears on someone's face once they've had sex. There are skin patches and permanent surgeries to hide it, however.
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* VirginityFlag: The Mark of Purity appears on someone's face once they've had sex.sex (willingly or not, to James' displeasure). There are skin patches and permanent surgeries to hide it, however.
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-->“Y-yeah, that’d be good. Do you have any [anime] that aren’t in Japanese?”\\
“I have some with subtitles.”\\
“God,” Casper groaned as they began walking again. “Being friends with you is gonna suck.”
-->“Y-yeah, that’d be good. Do you have any [anime] that aren’t in Japanese?”\\
“I have some with subtitles.”\\
“God,” Casper groaned as they began walking again. “Being friends with you is gonna suck.”
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* FrightInducedBunkmate: At his first therapy session, James complains that he can't sleep without nightmares about his attack. Dr. Sharpe suggests that he might feel safer sleeping with his parents, which winds up working.
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* AffablyEvil: Father might be a delusional wizard with a [[spoilers: personal cabal of brainwashed slaves]], but he's also a gentlemanly, kind, and largely good humored individual.
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* AffablyEvil: Father might be a delusional wizard with a [[spoilers: [[spoiler: personal cabal of brainwashed slaves]], but he's also a gentlemanly, kind, and largely good humored individual.
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* SummonMagic: Thus far, we have Tuva, whose power revolves around summoning shadowey figures composed of solidified nightmares, and the [[spoiler: elf]], who summons her [[spoiler: flock of birds]] to great effect.
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* SummonMagic: Thus far, we have Tuva, whose power revolves around summoning shadowey figures composed of solidified nightmares, and the [[spoiler: elf]], who summons her [[spoiler: flock of birds]] hunter swarm]] to great effect.
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* Bland-Name Product: In the generic mecha anime category, we have "Spacefighter X" and Word of God has it that the card game James and Casper play is called "Gather: the Magicking."
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* Bland-Name Product: BlandNameProduct: In the generic mecha anime category, we have "Spacefighter X" and Word of God has it that the card game James and Casper play is called "Gather: the Magicking."
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* AbusiveParents: Casper's father beats him and once shattered his arm.
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* AbusiveParents: Casper's father beats used to beat him and once shattered his arm.
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* MageInManhattan: This one's kind of unavoidable, given how it's a story about mages... in Manhattan.
* TheMasquerade: Not yet explained, but it has been made clear via inference that the existance of powers is being kept secret by someone.
* TheMasquerade: Not yet explained, but it has been made clear via inference that the existance of powers is being kept secret by someone.
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* MageInManhattan: This one's kind of unavoidable, given how that it's a story about mages... in Manhattan.
* TheMasquerade: Not yet explained, but it has been made clear via inference that theexistance existence of powers is being kept secret by someone.
* TheMasquerade: Not yet explained, but it has been made clear via inference that the
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'''Trigger Warning''': From chapter one, Touch deals with some pretty heavy themes, such as sexual assault and abuse, and a trigger warning is issued to any prospective readers. While it is generally regarded as handling the subjects responsibly, its degree of honesty means that it tends not to shy away from subjects that certain readers may find difficult.
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* EnhancedPunch: Tasha, for obvious super-strength related reasons. Also Hobgoblins, [[spoilers: the elf]] and at least one high level mage.
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* EnhancedPunch: Tasha, for obvious super-strength related reasons. Also Hobgoblins, [[spoilers: [[spoiler: the elf]] and at least one high level mage.
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* SummonMagic: Thus far, we have Tuva, whose power revolves around summoning shadowey figures composed of solidified nightmares, and the [[elf]], who summons her [[flock of birds]] to great effect.
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* SummonMagic: Thus far, we have Tuva, whose power revolves around summoning shadowey figures composed of solidified nightmares, and the [[elf]], [[spoiler: elf]], who summons her [[flock [[spoiler: flock of birds]] to great effect.
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** Also applies to Casper and Tasha. It seems everyone who develops powers naturally have this, though Peter's conversation with his father implies it can be taught.
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** Also applies to Casper and Tasha. It seems everyone who develops powers naturally have has this, though Peter's conversation with his father implies it can be taught.
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* Adorkable: Both James and Casper are good for this, spending half their time arguing with each other about their respective preferences in anime.
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* Adorkable: {{Adorkable}}: Both James and Casper are good for this, spending half their time arguing with each other about their respective preferences in anime.
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* Omniglot: Peter. Intuitive linguistics is his baseline power.
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* Omniglot: {{Omniglot}}: Peter. Intuitive linguistics is his baseline power.
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* DistractedByMyOwnSexy: Tasha,when she first notices her six-pack after her TrainingFromHell.
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* DistractedByMyOwnSexy: Tasha,when Tasha, when she first notices her six-pack after her TrainingFromHell.
