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''[[https://hokousharae.wixsite.com/hokousha/cinderandsmoketest Cinder and Smoke]]'' is a webcomic started in 2011 following the lives and adventures of Bukowski and the twins he found while hiking, Cinder and Smoke. Cinder and Smoke are not as human as they appear and Buk struggles to keep them safe from society... and society from them. Strips vary from SliceOfLife to {{Drama}} as they follow the ups and downs of life.

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''[[https://hokousharae.wixsite.com/hokousha/cinderandsmoketest Cinder and Smoke]]'' is a webcomic started in 2011 following the lives and adventures of Bukowski and the twins he found while hiking, Cinder and Smoke. Cinder and Smoke are not as human as they appear and Buk struggles to keep them safe from society... and society from them. Strips vary from SliceOfLife to {{Drama}} {{Drama|tropes}} as they follow the ups and downs of life.
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* SpontaneousGeneration: Cinder and Smoke were apparently born in their current forms when lightning struck the lava flow of an active volcano.

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* BornAsAnAdult: Or rather, "Born as a ''Teen''"--Cinder and Smoke look 14, but it's implied in the comic "Lost" that they just kind of...spontaneously generated in their current forms one day.



* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Cinder is afraid of thunder and lightning. This is a ChekhovsGun in "Walk Through the Fire", where Bukowski [[spoiler:figures out that the strange creature attacking him is Cinder when lightning strikes and it cowers]].
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Cinder and Smoke themselves--they look 14, but it's implied in the comic "Lost" that they just kind of...spontaneously generated in their current forms one day.

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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Cinder is afraid of thunder and lightning. This is a ChekhovsGun in "Walk Through the Fire", where Bukowski [[spoiler:figures out that the strange creature attacking him is Cinder when lightning strikes and it cowers]].
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Cinder and Smoke themselves--they look 14, but it's implied in the comic "Lost" that they just kind of...spontaneously generated in their current forms one day.
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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Cinder is afraid of thunder and lightning. This is a ChekhovsGun in "Walk Through the Fire", where Bukowski [[spoiler:figures out that the strange creature attacking him is Cinder when lightning strikes and it cowers]].

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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Cinder is afraid of thunder and lightning. This is a ChekhovsGun in "Walk Through the Fire", where Bukowski [[spoiler:figures out that the strange creature attacking him is Cinder when lightning strikes and it cowers]].cowers]].
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Cinder and Smoke themselves--they look 14, but it's implied in the comic "Lost" that they just kind of...spontaneously generated in their current forms one day.

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* WhamEpisode: "Walk Through the Fire" ''completely'' contrasts with the rest of the comics, starting with Cinder and Smoke undergoing a dramatic transformation and running on from there--the stakes are higher, at least one person has already ''died'' and Bukowski is desperate to get his kids back to normal.

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* WhamEpisode: TheyWouldCutYouUp: And they pretty much ''do'', in "To Hell and Back". Fortunately, [[PapaWolf Bukowski]] has quite a lot to say about that...
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** "To Hell and Back", the first "arc" in the series and set with a significantly darker tone, where Cinder and Smoke are kidnapped by government agents and experimented on and effectively tortured until Bukowski arrives to rescue them.
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"Walk Through the Fire" ''completely'' contrasts with the rest of the comics, starting with Cinder and Smoke undergoing a dramatic transformation and running on from there--the stakes are higher, at least one person has already ''died'' and Bukowski is desperate to get his kids back to normal.
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''[[https://hokousharae.wixsite.com/hokousha/cinder-and-smoke-archive Cinder and Smoke]]'' is a webcomic started in 2011 following the lives and adventures of Bukowski and the twins he found while hiking, Cinder and Smoke. Cinder and Smoke are not as human as they appear and Buk struggles to keep them safe from society... and society from them. Strips vary from SliceOfLife to {{Drama}} as they follow the ups and downs of life.

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''[[https://hokousharae.wixsite.com/hokousha/cinder-and-smoke-archive com/hokousha/cinderandsmoketest Cinder and Smoke]]'' is a webcomic started in 2011 following the lives and adventures of Bukowski and the twins he found while hiking, Cinder and Smoke. Cinder and Smoke are not as human as they appear and Buk struggles to keep them safe from society... and society from them. Strips vary from SliceOfLife to {{Drama}} as they follow the ups and downs of life.
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* TheLostLenore: Indigo lost his wife in a car accident that only left him mildly injured, giving him a nasty case of SurvivorsGuilt. Doubles as PartingWordsRegret, as they were arguing when the accident happened.

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* TheLostLenore: Indigo lost his wife Sarah in a car accident that only left him mildly injured, giving him a nasty case of SurvivorsGuilt. Doubles as PartingWordsRegret, as they were arguing when the accident happened.
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* TheLostLenore: Indigo lost his wife in a car accident that only left him mildly injured, giving him a nasty case of SurvivorsGuilt. Doubles as PartingWordsRegret, as they were arguing when the accident happened.
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* LogicalWeakness: Both the twins hate water, due to their fiery and smoky nature.
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* PersonalityPowers: Cinder, the brash, aggressive one of the two, has the power to make fire, while Smoke, the calmer but more timid of the pair, makes steam and...well, smoke.
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* PsychoactivePowers: Cinder and Smoke both tend to shoot flames/smoke when excited, and Cinder's chest glows when he's really nervous.

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* PsychoactivePowers: Cinder and Smoke both tend to shoot flames/smoke when excited, and Cinder's chest glows when he's really nervous.nervous.
* WhamEpisode: "Walk Through the Fire" ''completely'' contrasts with the rest of the comics, starting with Cinder and Smoke undergoing a dramatic transformation and running on from there--the stakes are higher, at least one person has already ''died'' and Bukowski is desperate to get his kids back to normal.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Cinder is afraid of thunder and lightning. This is a ChekhovsGun in "Walk Through the Fire", where Bukowski [[spoiler:figures out that the strange creature attacking him is Cinder when lightning strikes and it cowers]].
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* MeaningfulName: Cinder produces fire, Smoke produces...well, guess.
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* PlayingWithFire: Cinder and Smoke's powers involve them being able to produce flames.

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* PlayingWithFire: Cinder and Smoke's powers involve them being able to produce flames.flames and smoke respectively.
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* AmbiguouslyHuman: Cinder and Smoke are definitely ''not'', but the ambiguity comes from how no one really knows ''what'' they are. Aside from their fire abilities, they also have regenerative powers, as seen when Bukowski tries to cut Smoke's hair. [[spoiler:"Walk Through the Fire" shows us what is implied to be their ''true'' form, and it only raises further questions]].


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* ClothingDamage: Not normally, but in "Walk Through the Fire", [[spoiler:Smoke's clothes are destroyed when he unleashes his full power and the same happens to Cinder when they fuse]].


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* FamilyOfChoice: Bukowski, Cinder and Smoke all more or less form this dynamic, Indigo joining them as well.
* FullFrontalAssault: In "Walk Through the Fire", [[spoiler:Cinder and Smoke's fusion destroys both their clothing and the form they take on is a nude reptilian humanoid that goes on a rampage]].
* FusionDance: In "Walk Through the Fire", [[spoiler:Cinder and Smoke suddenly fuse into a strange, draconic-looking humanoid and start wreaking havoc]].
* HealingFactor: Bukowski learns that Smoke (and presumably Cinder too) has a sort of phoenix-like one when he tries to cut his hair--the lock of hair he cut dissolves into ashes and gives off smoke before a new lock identical to the old one grows back on Smoke's head.
-->'''Bukowski:''' That's new. And a little bit creepy.
* NonHumansLackAttributes: [[spoiler:Cinder and Smoke's fused form in "Walk Through the Fire" is naked, but has nothing to hide]].


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* PlayingWithFire: Cinder and Smoke's powers involve them being able to produce flames.
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''Cinder and Smoke'' is a webcomic started in 2011 following the lives and adventures of Bukowski and the twins he found while hiking, Cinder and Smoke. Cinder and Smoke are not as human as they appear and Buk struggles to keep them safe from society... and society from them. Strips vary from SliceOfLife to {{Drama}} as they follow the ups and downs of life. [[https://hokousharae.wixsite.com/hokousha/cinder-and-smoke-archive Read it here.]]

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''Cinder ''[[https://hokousharae.wixsite.com/hokousha/cinder-and-smoke-archive Cinder and Smoke'' Smoke]]'' is a webcomic started in 2011 following the lives and adventures of Bukowski and the twins he found while hiking, Cinder and Smoke. Cinder and Smoke are not as human as they appear and Buk struggles to keep them safe from society... and society from them. Strips vary from SliceOfLife to {{Drama}} as they follow the ups and downs of life. [[https://hokousharae.wixsite.com/hokousha/cinder-and-smoke-archive Read it here.]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Clockwise from top right: Indigo, Smoke, Cinder, Bukowski]]


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* CutenessOverload: Indigo gets this around Smoke.
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''Cinder and Smoke'' is a webcomic started in 2011 following the lives and adventures of Bukowski and the twins he found while hiking, Cinder and Smoke. Cinder and Smoke are not as human as they appear and Buk struggles to keep them safe from society... and society from them. Strips vary from SliceOfLife to {{Drama}} as they follow the ups and downs of life. [[https://hokousharae.wixsite.com/hokousha/cinder-and-smoke-archive Read it here.]]

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!!Tropes include:

* AbusiveParents: Buk's father was very physically and emotionally abusive, eventually causing Buk to cut all ties and leave.
* ArtEvolution: Earlier strips were simpler, while the art in the later pages is polished to the point of looking like a published manga.
* {{Animesque}}
* CatchYourDeathOfCold: While Cinder and Smoke can't catch actual diseases because their body temperatures are too high, if they spend too long in the cold they run fevers as their bodies try to re-establish warmth.
* DeceasedParentsAreTheBest: Bukowski's mother died when he was a child, leaving him to be raised by his abusive father. He remembers her fondly and tries to live his life as a person she would be proud of.
* PapaWolf: Do not hurt Cinder or Smoke. Bukowski is nearly 7 feet tall and very capable of flying into a BerserkerRage.
* PsychoactivePowers: Cinder and Smoke both tend to shoot flames/smoke when excited, and Cinder's chest glows when he's really nervous.

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