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5	''Kill Your Darlings'' is a superhero-action-romance webcomic created by demure-serenity.
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7	A-rank superhero Maroon has to defeat and capture supervillain Umbra. Everything happens as expected... except that first impressions are never what they seem.
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9	!! Kill Your Darlings provides examples of:
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11	* ActionGirl: As an A-rank superhero, Maroon is capable of fighting, [[spoiler:though she hasn’t yet managed to defeat her rival, Umbra]].
12	%%* {{Angst}}:
13	%%* AntiVillain:
14	%%* AffablyEvil: Umbra
15	%%* AllEncompassingMantle:
16	%%* AllOfTheOtherReindeer:
17	%%* ArmorPiercingResponse:
18	%%* ArmorPiercingQuestion:
19	%%* ArtShift:
20	%%* BadassBoast:
21	%%* BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil:
22	%%* BecomingTheMask:
23	%%* BeneathTheMask:
24	%%* BewareTheNiceOnes:
25	%%* BigBad:
26	%%* BigBrotherIsWatching:
27	%%* BlackAndWhiteMorality:
28	%%* BlackCloak: Umbra wears a purple version of this iconic cloak
29	* BrainsVersusBrawn: The dynamic between the logical, methodical Maroon and the more emotional, impulsive Umbra.
30	* BrainyBrunette: Under the disguising technology of her mask, Maroon’s natural hair color is brown.
31	%%* BreakTheBadass:
32	%%* BreakTheCutie:
33	%%* BreakThemByTalking:
34	%%* CannotTalkToWomen:
35	%%* CapeSwish:
36	* CardCarryingVillain: Umbra frequently refers to himself as a “villain” or "supervillain".
37	* CelibateHero: Maroon is asexual
38	%%* CerebusSyndrome:
39	%%* CharacterizationMarchesOn:
40	%%* CharacterTics:
41	%%* CheshireCatGrin:
42	* ColorCodedCharacters: Maroon is red, Umbra purple, and The Director as blue.
43	%%* CombatCompliment:
44	%%* CompressedHair:
45	%%* CoolMask: All superheroes wear masks in The City
46	%%* CynicismCatalyst:
47	%%* DarkerAndEdgier:
48	%%* DarkandTroubledPast:
49	%%* DatingCatwoman:
50	%%* DeadpanSnarker: Maroon is quick to make snarky retorts against Umbra.
51	%%* {{Determinator}}:
52	%%* DeterminedExpression: Maroon often has
53	* {{Deuteragonist}}: Although most of the story is told through the perspective of Maroon, both Umbra and Maroon get their turns in the spotlight.
54	%%* DidYouThinkICantFeel:
55	%%* DoNotCallMePaul:
56	%%* DysfunctionalFamily:
57	%%* EmpireWithADarkSecret:
58	%%* EnemyMine:
59	%%* EvenEvilHasStandards:
60	%%* FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon:
61	%%* FalseUtopia:
62	%%* FatalFlaw:
63	%%* FieryRedhead:
64	* FightsLikeaNormal:
65	** Maroon does not have a traditional superpower that other superheroes in the genre may have (such as super-strength). This forces her to use knives, throwing knives, and martial arts.
66	** Umbra does not utilize his superpowers during fights, instead preferring his fists and homemade weapons.
67	%%* FriendlessBackground:
68	%%* FriendlyEnemy:
69	%%* TheFriendNobodyLikes:
70	%%* FoeRomanceSubtext:
71	%%* GrayingMorality:
72	%%* GoodIsNotNice:
73	%%* GoodIsNotSoft:
74	%%* HeldGaze:
75	%%* HeroicFatigue:
76	%%* HeroicSacrifice:
77	%%* HeroicSelfDeprecation:
78	%%* HeroWithBadPublicity:
79	%%* HiddenHeartOfGold:
80	* HomemadeInventions: Umbra uses his own gadgets and weapons in his fights.
81	%%* HotBlooded:
82	%%* IllegalReligion: Implied.
83	%%* ILetGwenStacyDie:
84	%%* InternalizedCategorism
85	* InTheHood: Part of Umbra’s supervillain costume includes a detachable hood.
86	%%* JustLikeUs:
87	%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold:
88	%%* KillTheCutie:
89	%%* TheLostLenore
90	%%* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy:
91	* MeaningfulLook: The comic prefers to display the character’s expressions to imply what the characters are feeling rather than using internal dialogue. For example, in her conversation with Phara, a Hero Aid Unit volunteer, Maroon’s facial expressions shows [[spoiler: guilt]].
92	%%* NiceGuy:
93	%%* NotSoHarmlessVillain:
94	* OnePersonOnePower: It is an established fact in the webcomic's universe that everyone in the city has a superpower, though their power and power's intensity vary.
95	%%* RageAgainstTheReflection:
96	%%* RedOniBlueOni:
97	%%* SaveTheVillain:
98	%%* SceneryGorn:
99	%%* ScrewDestiny:
100	%%* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids!
101	%%* SlasherSmile:
102	%%* SnarkToSnarkCombat:
103	%%* StepfordSmiler:
104	%%* SuddenlyShouting:
105	%%* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome
106	* TechnicolorEyes: Maroon has golden-colored irises when she wears her mask.
107	%%* TheEvilsOfFreeWill:
108	* TheStoic:
109	** Maroon tries her best to maintain a poker face, but shows a bit of emotion.
110	** The Director wears a permanent smile on her face.
111	%%* TheRival: What Umbra and Maroon are to each other.
112	* TheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Despite all the snark and the exchanges of blows, [[spoiler:Maroon and Umbra have both gone out of their way to ensure that the other is okay when the other one gets hurt]].
113	%%* TitleDrop:
114	%%* TragicHero:
115	%%* TraumaCongaLine
116	%%* ThouShaltNotKill
117	* NotSoStoic: Maroon tries her best to be TheStoic but is pushed to her limits often enough that her mask figuratively crumbles throughout the comic.
118	%%* TheOneGuy:
119	%%* ParentalAbandonment:
120	%%* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans:
121	%%* UndyingLoyalty:
122	%%* UnPerson:
123	%%* VillainByDefault
124	* VillainsOutShopping: Umbra goes out in The City in civilian clothing in one of the later episodes, only to get chased by Maroon.
125	%%* VillainWithGoodPublicity:
126	%%* VolleyingInsults:
127	%%* WeUsedToBeFriends:
128	%%* WhamEpisode:
129	%%* WhamShot:
130	%%* WickedCultured:
131	%%* WhiteHairBlackHeart: [[spoiler: The Director]]
132	%%* WillTheyOrWontThey?:
133	%%* XanatosGambit:

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