Written by [[@/{{Aver}} the same guy who wrote]] [[Literature/ThrownIntoLove Thrown Into Love,]] [[Literature/RootingForRomance Rooting for Romance]] and its sequel [[Literature/TheBirthOfSomethingNew The Birth of Something New,]] I Never is a ''Film/LoveActually''-inspired fic that's about six plotlines:

* Elizabeth, eighty-three year old, who is looking for her brother, Alan, who she lost in the war,
* Pete's plotline, as he [[spoiler:falls in love with a guy named Bob]]
* Ian and Esmeralda, two friends who can't spit their feelings out,
* Simon and Lauren, a couple that breaks up with each other multiple times because Simon can't control his temper,
* Victor and Zoë, a teenage couple that has stayed together since kindergarten, and finally,
* Jamie's plotline, a guy who meets a girl in the bus, fancies her, but can't say a word to her because he doesn't dare.

You can read it [[http://www.fictionpress.com/s/2984544/1/I_Never here]].

!!Tropes displayed in I Never:

* CantSpitItOut:
** In two plotlines. Ian and Esmeralda are in love, but they dance around each other - they don't dare to confess their feelings to one another.
** In Jamie's plotline, he meets a girl in the bus and doesn't dare to talk to her.
%%* CoolOldLady: Elizabeth.
%%* DontSplitUsUp: Elizabeth and Alan.
%%* INever: The whole story is themed around this game.
%%* JustFriends: Ian and Esmeralda.
* MomentKiller: Victor [[spoiler:walking in on Ian and Esmeralda, when Ian is just about to confess his feelings.]]
* OneSteveLimit: Averted. [[spoiler:In Elizabeth's plotline, there are two Alans.]]
* SingleTargetSexuality: Victor really doesn't have eyes for anyone but Zoë. And it seems to be mutual.
%%* StraightGay: Pete.
%%* TitleDrop: Frequently.
%%* UnresolvedSexualTension: Ian and Esmeralda.
* UnusualChapterNumbers: The title of every chapter in the story starts with INever.
* VictoriousChildhoodFriend: [[MeaningfulName Victor]]. Probably one of the few examples where this isn't a spoiler.
Victor and Zoë have been together since kindergarten, but only later realized their feelings for one another, feelings that were replied. One could, therefore, state that Victor is a [[VictoriousChildhoodFriend Victorious Childhood Boyfriend]].

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