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5''[[https://woodenrosecomic.com/index.html Wooden Rose]]'' is a Victorian fairy tale about love, loss and betrayal, enchanted forests and ancient mythical beings.
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7Sisters Lillian and Nessa reside alone and care for their father, who has been ill for a year now. Nessa takes a fall out in the snow and is aided by a strange gentleman. Mr. Thorne’s charm quickly draws her to him and she finds herself in the romance she has always dreamed of. What she does not know is that the handsome stranger hides a dark secret, one that puts her and those around her at great risk.
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9Each page of ''Wooden Rose'' is in full color. The style is scattered with hints of anime and art nouveau. It began in January 2009, and ran until July 2012.
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11!!Tropes included:
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13* AfterActionPatchup: Lillian for Eric [[spoiler: after Nessa's tree spirit baby is possessed by Aidan and attacks him.]]
14* CannotSpitItOut: Lillian hates how 'foolishly tongue tied' she gets around her crush, Eric.
15* ChildrenAreInnocent: Even ones that look like the roots of trees have the same guileless nature as human infants.
16* ColorCodedEyes: A plot point for the supernatural aspect of the plot. [[spoiler: Aidan's green eyes signify his charming human persona. They turn [[RedEyesTakeWarning red in the presence of cats]] and when he has trouble maintaining his illusion.]]
17* CuteKitten: Prospero was chosen as an adorable kitten with equally-adorable siblings.
18* DamselInDistress: Aidan helps Nessa out of a minor spot of trouble at the start. [[RescueRomance It's the start of their courtship.]] [[spoiler: Later he's the cause of her distress via MoreThanMindControl.]]
19* DoingInTheScientist: [[spoiler: Eric originally attributed his wife's pregnancy to infidelity, but when he saw that the child was a tree spirit and came to term in a week instead of nine months he had no choice but to accept that the supernatural was involved.]]
20* DreamLand: Aidan draws Nessa into one that he claims is real.
21* EmpathicEnvironment: It's a beautiful day during Nessa and Aidan's date, grey and rainy during the funeral, and dark during the climax.
22* EnchantedForest: The woods outside the town were once said to be the home of spirits and the supernatural.
23* EvilPlan: [[spoiler: Aidan's true purpose in courting Nessa is to prolong his life by draining hers.]]
24* EvilDetectingDog: Prospero, Lillian's pet cat, hisses at Aidan and is able to detect [[spoiler: him not being quite human]].
25* FirstNameBasis: Late in the comic, and after bonding in tragedy, Doctor Dawson insists that Lillian address him by his first name 'Eric' instead of his title.
26* FlowerMotifs: It's in the title and part of Lillian's name.
27* {{Foil}}: The sisters are SiblingYinYang and their respective suitors are also foils; charming mysterious and gentleman familiar.
28* FunctionalMagic: Aidan uses magic music with his pipe but his true talent is [[spoiler: an inherent gift because he's a tree spirit.]]
29* GraveClouds: It's completely overcast at the sisters' father's funeral.
30%%* IGaveMyWord
31* IncurableCoughOfDeath: The illness of the girls' father is unknown but it causes him coughing fits.
32* TheLoad: The doctor thinks Nessa is no help at all to the family, noting he's never seen her lift a finger to help.
33* MeaningfulName: There’s [[FlowerMotif Lillian]], [[SacrificialLamb Nessa]], and [[PlantPerson Mr. Thorne]].
34* MissingMom: The sisters live with only their dying father. Their mother died when Nessa was only four.
35* MonochromePast: In a {{Flashback}}
36* MusicMagic: Aidan uses it [[spoiler: to weave his MindControl over Nessa. It's mundane music that breaks his control.]]
37* NatureSpirit The cranshee, [[spoiler: Aiden Thorne]].
38* NurseryRhyme: In a lullaby sung by their mother, and then by Lillian.
39* ObviousPregnancy: Nessa's, justified by the speed at which the pregnancy progresses; one week!
40%%* OddShapedPanel
41* PlantPerson: [[spoiler:Aiden Thorne]]'s true form is a tree.
42* PowerGlows: Whenever magic happens, it's accompanied by light.
43* PromotionToParent: Lillian has been a second mother to Nessa since their mother died and their father took ill.
44* ProperLady: Lillian is reserved, polite, and kind.
45* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: [[spoiler: After Aidan reveals his true nature to Nessa she asks how old he is. He says "500 years".]]
46* RedEyesTakeWarning: [[spoiler: They hint at Aidan's true, evil, nature.]]
47* ShapeshiftingLover: [[spoiler: Aidan is truly a tree spirit but can take human form to seduce human women.]]
48%%* SomethingAboutARose
49* ShipperOnDeck: Nessa pushes her sister toward Eric because of her crush on the good doctor. [[spoiler: When they finally begin courting in the epilogue, Nessa insists on dressing her up for it.]]
50%% * SpiritedYoungLady: Nessa has greater energy and outgoing personality.
51* TheStoic: Eric and Lillian both have a handle on their emotion. [[BirdsOfAFeather This is why they get along so well.]]
52* SugarAndIcePersonality: Lillian is a reserved young lady and her character profile says she 'guards her heart carefully' but there's a warm personality underneath.
53* TalkingInYourDreams: Sweet nothings in the target's dreams are all part of the seduction.
54%%* ThinkNothingOfIt
55* WhenTreesAttack: [[spoiler:Aiden Thorne]]'s roots can pierce like a spear.

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