History Fanfic / AnUnpleasantSurprise

* CurseCutShort: Sharon about to end her call with Dan Harris by telling him to go [[PrecisionFStrike fuck]] himself when screams from the Harrises from Scratch scaring them cuts her off.

* WhamLine: Molly video chats with her old friend Ashley from Dayton. As they catch up, Molly cheerfully tells her she's dating Libby. Instead of being happy for her, Ashley solemnly says the following... and the conversation starts to go downhill from there.

* QueerRomance: Molly and Libby are a couple in the story.

* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: Both Ashley and Libby correctly guessed that Molly was planning a party for Libby before her actual birthday.

!!''An Unpleasant Surprise'' provides examples of:''

!!''An Unpleasant Surprise'' provides examples of:

* LipstickLesbian: Molly and Libby are both feminine girls that are dating each other.

* AdaptationalSexuality: In canon, Molly develops a crush on, and eventually, enters a romantic relationship with a boy named Oliver/Ollie. Libby’s orientation, on the other hand, is currently left ambiguous in the show. In this story, Molly and Libby are presented as a couple in a happy relationship for 3 months now. Furthermore, Molly explains to Ashley she's never been attracted to a boy before and Libby is her first crush.

* NotBrainwashed: Ashley honestly believes that Molly and Libby have been groomed and brainwashed into believing that they're gay by both of their parents. An offended Molly repeatedly tells Ashley that her attraction is natural with no outside influence. Unfortunately, Ashley won't hear it.

* [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield Where The Hell Is Brighton]]: When Molly explains to Scratch that Ashley is her old friend from Dayton, Ohio, Ashley plays along and states Molly is currently living in Brighton but not the State it's in.

* ShutUpHannibal: When Ashley says to Molly there's still "hope" for her to turn straight again, Molly responds that she doesn't have much hope for her former friend left as a good person when it became clear her words were falling on deaf ears, before hanging up on her.

* MoralityPet: Scratch flies all the way to Ohio in no time at all to put the fear of God into Ashley and her bigoted parents, because they were responsible for making Molly, his best friend, cry.

** Leah is also mentioned to know that Libby likes girls and doesn't appear to have an issue with it at all.

** Leah is also mentioned to know that Libby likes girls and doesn't appear to have an issue with it.

* NotBrainwashed: Ashley honestly believes that Molly and Libby have been groomed and brainwashed into believing that they're gay by both their parents. An offended Molly repeatedly tells Ashley that her attraction is natural with no outside influence. Unfortunately, Ashley won't hear it.

* YouthfulFreckles: Ashley is described as having these and is about the same age as Molly, 12-years old.

* OhCrap: This is Libby's muted reaction to finding out from Scratch that Molly experienced homophobia for the first time and, to make it worse, it was from her former friend back from Ohio.

* CoolDownHug: Libby gives a much needed one to Molly.

** While Sharon is pissed off at the Harrises for their homophobia, she's worried for them when she hears their screaming from the other end of the phone and only takes comfort when she finds out it's just Scratch scaring them, knowing he wouldn't physically hurt them.

** Sharon later gives one to Dan after he called to talk about Molly's relationship with Libby.

* OpenMindedParent: Sharon has no problems with Molly dating a girl, noting at the end that their relationship was one of the best things that ever happened to her daughter, and to hell with anyone who thought otherwise. Leah is also mentioned to know that Libby likes girls and doesn't appear to have an issue with it. There's no reason to believe Pete wouldn't feel the same way.

* CondescendingCompassion: Ashley believes that Molly has been groomed by her parents into becoming a lesbian with Libby and wants to turn her back to "normal". Molly is naturally hurt and offended by this.

* SingleTargetSexuality: While Molly denies having feelings for boys, she also admits she never felt anything for girls other than Libby.

* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Scratch flies all the way to Dayton, Ohio to scare the living daylights out of Ashley and her parents for upsetting Molly, despite admitting Ohio is outside his ghostly jurisdiction. [[spoiler:It does help that, with the Chairman and The Flow of Failed Phantoms gone, Scratch won't be punished for it]].

* AsYouKnow: When Molly gets a call from her Ashley, Molly loudly explains who she is for her ghost friend, Scratch. Ashley playfully goes along and returns the favor, not seeing the ghost's presence.

* {{Gayngst}}: Molly goes through this after her phone call with Ashley. Fortunately, Libby is able to get her out of it.

* AsYouKnow: When Molly gets a call from her Ashley, Molly loudly explains who she is for her ghost friend, Scratch. Ashley playfully goes along and returns the favor.

** While Sharon is pissed off at the Harrises for their homophobia, she's worried for them when she hears screaming from the other end of the phone and only takes comfort when she finds out it's just Scratch scaring them, knowing he wouldn't physically hurt them.