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* BastardBoyfriend:
** Todd interrupts Meldel constantly, interjects in conversations that don't involve him, and [[spoiler:posts a video of Zoe without her permission that goes viral, just because he found it amusing]]. At various points, the fan group rolls their eyes at the SlapSlapKiss that ensues [[spoiler:It's implied that Meldel read him the riot act for the video and that their relationship is more equal now]].
** [[spoiler:Simon]] is eventually revealed to be this and an OpportunisticBastard to boot. [[spoiler:He micromanages his little sister's viewing preferences out of a misguided sense of protecting her. and does the same with Zoe. Yeah her lying about going to a convention was bad, as was taking Josie, but Josie explained to Simon after they were busted that Zoe didn't want to take her; Josie blackmailed her]].
** Todd interrupts Meldel constantly, interjects in conversations that don't involve him, and [[spoiler:posts a video of Zoe without her permission that goes viral, just because he found it amusing]]. At various points, the fan group rolls their eyes at the SlapSlapKiss that ensues [[spoiler:It's implied that Meldel read him the riot act for the video and that their relationship is more equal now]].
** [[spoiler:Simon]] is eventually revealed to be this and an OpportunisticBastard to boot. [[spoiler:He micromanages his little sister's viewing preferences out of a misguided sense of protecting her. and does the same with Zoe. Yeah her lying about going to a convention was bad, as was taking Josie, but Josie explained to Simon after they were busted that Zoe didn't want to take her; Josie blackmailed her]].
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* BastardBoyfriend: Todd interrupts Meldel constantly, interjects in conversations that don't involve him, and [[spoiler:posts a video of Zoe without her permission that goes viral, just because he found it amusing]]. At various points, the fan group rolls their eyes at the SlapSlapKiss that ensues [[spoiler:It's implied that Meldel read him the riot act for the video and that their relationship is more equal now]].
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* BastardBoyfriend: BastardBoyfriend:
** Todd interrupts Meldel constantly, interjects in conversations that don't involve him, and [[spoiler:posts a video of Zoe without her permission that goes viral, just because he found it amusing]]. At various points, the fan group rolls their eyes at the SlapSlapKiss that ensues [[spoiler:It's implied that Meldel read him the riot act for the video and that their relationship is more equalnow]].now]].
** [[spoiler:Simon]] is eventually revealed to be this and an OpportunisticBastard to boot. [[spoiler:He micromanages his little sister's viewing preferences out of a misguided sense of protecting her. and does the same with Zoe. Yeah her lying about going to a convention was bad, as was taking Josie, but Josie explained to Simon after they were busted that Zoe didn't want to take her; Josie blackmailed her]].
** Todd interrupts Meldel constantly, interjects in conversations that don't involve him, and [[spoiler:posts a video of Zoe without her permission that goes viral, just because he found it amusing]]. At various points, the fan group rolls their eyes at the SlapSlapKiss that ensues [[spoiler:It's implied that Meldel read him the riot act for the video and that their relationship is more equal
** [[spoiler:Simon]] is eventually revealed to be this and an OpportunisticBastard to boot. [[spoiler:He micromanages his little sister's viewing preferences out of a misguided sense of protecting her. and does the same with Zoe. Yeah her lying about going to a convention was bad, as was taking Josie, but Josie explained to Simon after they were busted that Zoe didn't want to take her; Josie blackmailed her]].
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* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: Implied. While Zoe suffers a lot for lying about the convention, [[spoiler:Simon gets a lucrative job, a Harvard acceptance, and a new girlfriend]]. It's infuriating for Zoe and the reader. On the other hand, it's implied [[spoiler: Josie laid into him about these things so as an effort to be "nice" he takes her to the convention with AMT, where he stands awkwardly waiting for the speech to finish. Sebastian proceeds to shake his hand with fake blood and the Senator is revealed to be there when she praises the cosplay and says she's a fan of ''Bleeders'']]. She casually says she wishes Simon were interested in it so they could talk about it at the office. Plus, the new girlfriend may [[spoiler:realize he's an OpportunisticBastard given the way she looks at Zoe curiously about her kindness]].
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* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: Implied. While Zoe suffers a lot for lying about the convention, [[spoiler:Simon gets a lucrative job, a Harvard acceptance, and a new girlfriend]]. It's infuriating for Zoe and the reader. On the other hand, it's implied [[spoiler: Josie laid into him about these things so as an effort to be "nice" he takes her to the convention with AMT, where he stands awkwardly waiting for the speech to finish. Sebastian proceeds to shake his hand with fake blood and the Senator is revealed to be there when she praises the cosplay and says she's a fan of ''Bleeders'']]. She casually says she wishes Simon were interested in it so they could talk about it at the office. Plus, the new girlfriend Shelley may [[spoiler:realize he's an OpportunisticBastard given the way she looks at Zoe curiously about her kindness]].
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Even though [[spoiler:Zoe is technically grounded]], her family is so worried about her HeroicBSOD and refusal to do ''any'' socializing whatsoever that [[spoiler:they boot her out to the last convention when Maggie buys tickets and forces Zoe to go following them all realizing Simon was looking for an excuse to break up with Zoe so that he wouldn't have to explain why he applied to Harvard after she put in all the work exploring other colleges on her list. Zoe lampshades that she must have been a bummer]].
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* EmasculatedCuckold:
* {{Cuckold}}: Implied and gender-inverted. [[spoiler:Zoe finds out that Simon may have been cheating on her with a girl at the local senator's office. Though Maggie says it doesn't matter since they figured out Simon was already a bastard, Zoe spends the rest of the day crying]].
* {{Cuckold}}: Implied and gender-inverted. [[spoiler:Zoe finds out that Simon may have been cheating on her with a girl at the local senator's office. Though Maggie says it doesn't matter since they figured out Simon was already a bastard, Zoe spends the rest of the day crying]].
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* EmasculatedCuckold:
* {{Cuckold}}:EmasculatedCuckold: Implied and gender-inverted. [[spoiler:Zoe finds out that Simon may have been cheating on her with a girl at the local senator's office. Though Maggie says it doesn't matter since they figured out Simon was already a bastard, Zoe spends the rest of the day crying]].
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* EmasculatedCuckold:
* {{Cuckold}}: Implied and gender-inverted. [[spoiler:Zoe finds out that Simon may have been cheating on her with a girl at the local senator's office. Though Maggie says it doesn't matter since they figured out Simon was already a bastard, Zoe spends the rest of the day crying]].
* {{Cuckold}}: Implied and gender-inverted. [[spoiler:Zoe finds out that Simon may have been cheating on her with a girl at the local senator's office. Though Maggie says it doesn't matter since they figured out Simon was already a bastard, Zoe spends the rest of the day crying]].
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* {{Cuckold}}: Implied. [[spoiler:Zoe finds out that Simon may have been cheating on her with a girl at the local senator's office. Though Maggie says it doesn't matter since they figured out Simon was already a bastard, Zoe spends the rest of the day crying]].
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* BastardBoyfriend: Todd! He interrupts Meldel constantly, interjects in conversations that don't involve him, and [[spoiler:posts a video of Zoe without her permission that goes viral, just because he found it amusing]]. At various points, the fan group rolls their eyes at the SlapSlapKiss that ensues [[spoiler:It's implied that Meldel read him the riot act for the video and that their relationship is more equal now]].
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* SnowballLie: Zoe doesn't tell her parents or Simon that she's off at a convention, specifically DragonCon. Josie uses this to blackmail her into taking her along to NYCC. HilarityEnsues from there.a
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* SnowballLie: Zoe doesn't tell her parents or Simon that she's off at a convention, specifically DragonCon.[=DragonCon=]. Josie uses this to blackmail her into taking her along to NYCC. HilarityEnsues from there.a
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* MuseAbuse: Discussed. Meldel emphasizes that she would ask for consent when putting real people in stories. [[spoiler;Todd doesn't honor that, so as punishment Meldel is going to put their relationship in her next novella]].
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* MuseAbuse: Discussed. Meldel emphasizes that she would ask for consent when putting real people in stories. [[spoiler;Todd [[spoiler:Todd doesn't honor that, that with Zoe, so as punishment Meldel is going to put their relationship in her next novella]].
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* OpportunisticBastard: [[spoiler:Simon]]. While Zoe lied because she was worried about what her boyfriend would think, [[spoiler:Simon]] doesn't offer the same consideration. It's implied [[spoiler:]]. It is hinted at the end, however that .
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* OpportunisticBastard: [[spoiler:Simon]]. While Zoe lied because she was worried about what her boyfriend would think, [[spoiler:Simon]] doesn't offer the same consideration. It's implied [[spoiler:]]. that he didn't campaign for a Democractic senator out of the good of his heart but rather to boose his career. Later Zoe wonders if [[spoiler:he cheated on her with a Harvard girl who was in the Senator's office and was going to dump Zoe if the Ivy accepted him]]. It is hinted at the end, however that .that karma is going to get to him.
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When it comes to college plans and bullet journals, Zoe Rosenthal is on top of the world. In terms of her love for the show ''Bleeders'' and hiding it from her boyfriend Simon, however, she becomes a quivering fangirl in secret. Zoe finds her people at [=DragonCon=] and decides she needs to
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When it comes to college plans and bullet journals, Zoe Rosenthal is on top of the world. In terms of her love for the show ''Bleeders'' and hiding it from her boyfriend Simon, however, she becomes a quivering fangirl in secret. Zoe finds her people at [=DragonCon=] and decides she needs to
to hide her travels as she works to renew the show for season 3. How hard can it be to make people fall in love with a science-fiction show about a deadly plague that leaves you bleeding forever?
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* MuseAbuse: Discussed. Meldel emphasizes that she would ask for consent when putting real people in stories. [[spoiler;Todd doesn't honor that, so as punishment Meldel is going to put their relationship in her next novella]].
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* BastardBoyfriend: Todd! He interrupts Meldel constantly, interjects in conversations that don't involve him, and [[spoiler:posts a video of Zoe without her permission that goes viral, just because he found it amusing]]. At various points, the fan group rolls their eyes at the SlapSlap kiss that ensues [[spoielr:It's implied that Meldel read him the riot act for the video and that their relationship is more equal now]].
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* BastardBoyfriend: Todd! He interrupts Meldel constantly, interjects in conversations that don't involve him, and [[spoiler:posts a video of Zoe without her permission that goes viral, just because he found it amusing]]. At various points, the fan group rolls their eyes at the SlapSlap kiss SlapSlapKiss that ensues [[spoielr:It's [[spoiler:It's implied that Meldel read him the riot act for the video and that their relationship is more equal now]].
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''Zoe Rosenthal Is Not Lawful Good'' is a 2021 Young Adult novel about fandom.
When it comes to college plans and bullet journals, Zoe Rosenthal is on top of the world. In terms of her love for the show ''Bleeders'' and hiding it from her boyfriend Simon, however, she becomes a quivering fangirl in secret. Zoe finds her people at [=DragonCon=] and decides she needs to
!! Tropes for this book include:
* BastardBoyfriend: Todd! He interrupts Meldel constantly, interjects in conversations that don't involve him, and [[spoiler:posts a video of Zoe without her permission that goes viral, just because he found it amusing]]. At various points, the fan group rolls their eyes at the SlapSlap kiss that ensues [[spoielr:It's implied that Meldel read him the riot act for the video and that their relationship is more equal now]].
* BittersweetEnding: In the end, [[spoiler:Simon breaks up with Zoe and she learns that he was probably planning it if he had gotten into Harvard, which he did. Todd has humiliated her with his music video, though Zoe promises revenge on him. She also loses her marketing job and is in debt. On the other hand, ''Bleeders'' is renewed for season 3 and she's going to college with Liv]].
* {{Cuckold}}: Implied. [[spoiler:Zoe finds out that Simon may have been cheating on her with a girl at the local senator's office. Though Maggie says it doesn't matter since they figured out Simon was already a bastard, Zoe spends the rest of the day crying]].
* TheDogBitesBack: Sebastian, on Zoe's behalf, [[spoiler:shakes Simon's hand while he's covered in fake blood. Zoe is actually mortified but on the other hand, Simon is aptly humiliated on learning that the local Senator is a fan of the show when her kids point out the handshake]].
* {{Hypocrite}}: Simon is judgmental and controlling who [[spoiler:breaks up with Zoe because she lied about taking his sister to a series of conventions]]. Zoe later finds out that [[spoiler:he lied about applying to Harvard after they spent months working on a joint list and may have cheated on her]], showing that he isn't morally superior at all.
* IWarnedYou: Everyone in Zoe's fandom group warns her that Simon is going to hate her lying about doing fandom. [[spoiler:Cam tries very hard to emphasize it but backs off when he sees Zoe hurting, especially when she doesn't text anyone in the group chat for a few weeks if not months]].
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: Implied. While Zoe suffers a lot for lying about the convention, [[spoiler:Simon gets a lucrative job, a Harvard acceptance, and a new girlfriend]]. It's infuriating for Zoe and the reader. On the other hand, it's implied [[spoiler: Josie laid into him about these things so as an effort to be "nice" he takes her to the convention with AMT, where he stands awkwardly waiting for the speech to finish. Sebastian proceeds to shake his hand with fake blood and the Senator is revealed to be there when she praises the cosplay and says she's a fan of ''Bleeders'']]. She casually says she wishes Simon were interested in it so they could talk about it at the office. Plus, the new girlfriend may [[spoiler:realize he's an OpportunisticBastard given the way she looks at Zoe curiously about her kindness]].
* LoveForgivesAllButLust: Zigzagged; there are two things that make [[spoiler:Zoe realize that Simon was a tool. First was that he applied to Harvard without talking with her about it, after she spent all year touring colleges on their joint-list. While she applied to Smith, she wasn't planning to go and only wanted to make her parents happy]]. The other thing is that [[spoiler:he may have cheated on her with a college girl in the senator's office who also goes to Harvard]]. That makes [[spoiler:Zoe]] cry.
* OnceDoneNeverForgotten: After [[spoiler: Todd]] creates a video that shows Zoe's life falling apart, everyone at the climactic convention sings the "Fangirl" song to her. Even the cameraman at the AMT signing does. [[spoiler:Todd doesn't even have the decency to apologize when Zoe finally confronts him about it, though he accepts that she'll enact revenge on him later]].
* OpportunisticBastard: [[spoiler:Simon]]. While Zoe lied because she was worried about what her boyfriend would think, [[spoiler:Simon]] doesn't offer the same consideration. It's implied [[spoiler:]]. It is hinted at the end, however that .
* SnowballLie: Zoe doesn't tell her parents or Simon that she's off at a convention, specifically DragonCon. Josie uses this to blackmail her into taking her along to NYCC. HilarityEnsues from there.a
* TurnTheOtherCheek: Despite the fact that [[spoiler:Simon breaking up with her was hypocritical and opportunistic, as Zoe realizes in hindsight]] she stays civil with him at the end because even if he deserves a tongue-lashing, she doesn't want to be petty.
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When it comes to college plans and bullet journals, Zoe Rosenthal is on top of the world. In terms of her love for the show ''Bleeders'' and hiding it from her boyfriend Simon, however, she becomes a quivering fangirl in secret. Zoe finds her people at [=DragonCon=] and decides she needs to
!! Tropes for this book include:
* BastardBoyfriend: Todd! He interrupts Meldel constantly, interjects in conversations that don't involve him, and [[spoiler:posts a video of Zoe without her permission that goes viral, just because he found it amusing]]. At various points, the fan group rolls their eyes at the SlapSlap kiss that ensues [[spoielr:It's implied that Meldel read him the riot act for the video and that their relationship is more equal now]].
* BittersweetEnding: In the end, [[spoiler:Simon breaks up with Zoe and she learns that he was probably planning it if he had gotten into Harvard, which he did. Todd has humiliated her with his music video, though Zoe promises revenge on him. She also loses her marketing job and is in debt. On the other hand, ''Bleeders'' is renewed for season 3 and she's going to college with Liv]].
* {{Cuckold}}: Implied. [[spoiler:Zoe finds out that Simon may have been cheating on her with a girl at the local senator's office. Though Maggie says it doesn't matter since they figured out Simon was already a bastard, Zoe spends the rest of the day crying]].
* TheDogBitesBack: Sebastian, on Zoe's behalf, [[spoiler:shakes Simon's hand while he's covered in fake blood. Zoe is actually mortified but on the other hand, Simon is aptly humiliated on learning that the local Senator is a fan of the show when her kids point out the handshake]].
* {{Hypocrite}}: Simon is judgmental and controlling who [[spoiler:breaks up with Zoe because she lied about taking his sister to a series of conventions]]. Zoe later finds out that [[spoiler:he lied about applying to Harvard after they spent months working on a joint list and may have cheated on her]], showing that he isn't morally superior at all.
* IWarnedYou: Everyone in Zoe's fandom group warns her that Simon is going to hate her lying about doing fandom. [[spoiler:Cam tries very hard to emphasize it but backs off when he sees Zoe hurting, especially when she doesn't text anyone in the group chat for a few weeks if not months]].
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: Implied. While Zoe suffers a lot for lying about the convention, [[spoiler:Simon gets a lucrative job, a Harvard acceptance, and a new girlfriend]]. It's infuriating for Zoe and the reader. On the other hand, it's implied [[spoiler: Josie laid into him about these things so as an effort to be "nice" he takes her to the convention with AMT, where he stands awkwardly waiting for the speech to finish. Sebastian proceeds to shake his hand with fake blood and the Senator is revealed to be there when she praises the cosplay and says she's a fan of ''Bleeders'']]. She casually says she wishes Simon were interested in it so they could talk about it at the office. Plus, the new girlfriend may [[spoiler:realize he's an OpportunisticBastard given the way she looks at Zoe curiously about her kindness]].
* LoveForgivesAllButLust: Zigzagged; there are two things that make [[spoiler:Zoe realize that Simon was a tool. First was that he applied to Harvard without talking with her about it, after she spent all year touring colleges on their joint-list. While she applied to Smith, she wasn't planning to go and only wanted to make her parents happy]]. The other thing is that [[spoiler:he may have cheated on her with a college girl in the senator's office who also goes to Harvard]]. That makes [[spoiler:Zoe]] cry.
* OnceDoneNeverForgotten: After [[spoiler: Todd]] creates a video that shows Zoe's life falling apart, everyone at the climactic convention sings the "Fangirl" song to her. Even the cameraman at the AMT signing does. [[spoiler:Todd doesn't even have the decency to apologize when Zoe finally confronts him about it, though he accepts that she'll enact revenge on him later]].
* OpportunisticBastard: [[spoiler:Simon]]. While Zoe lied because she was worried about what her boyfriend would think, [[spoiler:Simon]] doesn't offer the same consideration. It's implied [[spoiler:]]. It is hinted at the end, however that .
* SnowballLie: Zoe doesn't tell her parents or Simon that she's off at a convention, specifically DragonCon. Josie uses this to blackmail her into taking her along to NYCC. HilarityEnsues from there.a
* TurnTheOtherCheek: Despite the fact that [[spoiler:Simon breaking up with her was hypocritical and opportunistic, as Zoe realizes in hindsight]] she stays civil with him at the end because even if he deserves a tongue-lashing, she doesn't want to be petty.
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