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** The 4*Town boys own a UsefulNotes/NintendoGamecube, and have ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee'', ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion'', and ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine'' for it.

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** The 4*Town boys own a UsefulNotes/NintendoGamecube, Platform/NintendoGamecube, and have ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee'', ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion'', and ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine'' for it.
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* CheerThemUpWithLaughter: In the chapter "Hard to Stomach", Tae-young mentions to Jesse that the other boys made him laugh at dinner to get him to eat (he was previously TooUnhappyToBeHungry over Jesse being sick).
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* MyGoWhatHaveIDone: Jesse is immediately remorseful about not believing T about being sick when he finds out he was hospitalized. Later dialogue suggests he cried a lot of TearsOfRemorse.

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* MyGoWhatHaveIDone: MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Jesse is immediately remorseful about not believing T about being sick when he finds out he was hospitalized. Later dialogue suggests he cried a lot of TearsOfRemorse.

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* EasilyForgiven: T quickly forgives Jesse for not believing him about being sick, on the condition that he gets to tell everyone Jesse [[InelegantBlubbering "cried like a little bitch"]] about it.



* GratuitousSpanish: Mrs. Talavera's lines are sprinkled with a few Spanish words.



* NamedByTheAdaptation: Tae-young's surname is given as Moon.

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* NamedByTheAdaptation: MamasBoy: The title of the chapter introducing T's mother. The two do indeed have a tight relationship.
* MyGoWhatHaveIDone: Jesse is immediately remorseful about not believing T about being sick when he finds out he was hospitalized. Later dialogue suggests he cried a lot of TearsOfRemorse.
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Tae-young's surname is given as Moon.Moon.
** T's full name is Aaron Camilo Talavera.
** Z is given the middle name Kuo.

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* {{Bedheaditis}}: In "Hard to Stomach", Jesse's hair is messy while he is sick.

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* {{Bedheaditis}}: In Jesse and T have messy hair while they are sick in "Hard to Stomach", Jesse's hair is messy while he is sick.Stomach" and "Feeling Faint", respectively.



* CassandraTruth: Downplayed in "Feeling Faint"; only Jesse won't believe T is sick. Robaire, Tae-young, and Z do.



* FullNameUltimatum:
--> ''Aaron Camilo Talavera, do ''not'' start this with me.''



* JerkassBall: A mixture of sleep deprivation, mosquito bites, and unbearable heat turn Jesse into a grouchy jackass in "Feeling Faint". Played very seriously, as this is what fuels his refusal to believe T.



** The 4*Town boys own a UsefulNotes/NintendoGamecube, and have ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee'' and ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion'' for it.

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** The 4*Town boys own a UsefulNotes/NintendoGamecube, and have ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee'' ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee'', ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion'', and ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion'' ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine'' for it.



* SoupIsMedicine: In "Sick Day", Robaire offers chicken soup to the sick boys, which all but Tae-young (who is very nauseated) accept.

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* SoupIsMedicine: SoupIsMedicine:
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In "Sick Day", Robaire offers chicken soup to the sick boys, which all but Tae-young (who is very nauseated) accept.accept.
** In "Feeling Faint", Tae-young offers T chicken soup, but he declines, citing his nausea as to why.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: "Just The Way You Are" mentions that Tae-young was very thin (implied to be underweight) when he first joined 4*Town. The next 4*Town-focus chapter, "Gone Baby Gone", details the story of how Tae-young joined 4*Town, and reveals that he was homeless just before he joined, and struggled to feed himself.


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* InvisibleParents: None of the squad or 4*Town's parents are shown, aside from Ming, Jin, and a brief mention of T's mother.


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* WeightWoe: In "Just The Way You Are", Tae-young has a body image crisis over having gained weight.

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* AffectionateGestureToTheHead: The 4*Town boys (particularly Jesse) love to ruffle Tae-young's hair.



* CatchYourDeathOfCold: Exploited in "The Toaster's Toast"; Z opens a window to make it seem like Tae-young had caught cold from leaving the window open overnight in January.

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* CatchYourDeathOfCold: CatchYourDeathOfCold:
** In "Surface Pressure", Z catches a chill from sitting outside in the rain.
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Exploited in "The Toaster's Toast"; Z opens a window to make it seem like Tae-young had caught cold from leaving the window open overnight in January.


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** One chapter about Z having an identity crisis is titled "[[WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}} Surface Pressure]]".
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* ProductPlacement: "Cooking with Aaron" namedrops Kraft Dinner (Canadian branding for Kraft Macaroni and Cheese), albeit by its common nickname KD.
* QueerEstablishingMoment: "Cooking with Aaron" confirms Tae-young to be trans via having him suffer menstrual cramps.
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** Exploited in "The Toaster's Toast": the Aarons bundle Tae-young into a blanket to keep up the [[PlayingSick ruse]], as well as to keep his skin covered so Jesse won't feel it and realize he doesn't actually have a fever.
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** The 4*Town boys own a UsefulNote/NintendoGamecube, and have ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee'' and ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion'' for it.

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** The 4*Town boys own a UsefulNote/NintendoGamecube, UsefulNotes/NintendoGamecube, and have ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee'' and ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion'' for it.

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* AffectionateNickname: In addition to "Mei Mei" and "Tae" from canon, Robaire is occasionally called Rob.

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* AffectionateNickname: AffectionateNickname:
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In addition to "Mei Mei" and "Tae" from canon, Robaire is occasionally called Rob.Rob.
** Tae-young has various nicknames, but the most common ones are Tae-bear and Tae-baby.



* {{Bedheaditis}}: In "Hard to Stomach", Jesse's hair is messy while he is sick.



* IllnessBlanket: In "Sick Day", the boys are all wrapped in blankets when hanging out on the couch together.

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* IllnessBlanket: IllnessBlanket:
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In "Sick Day", the boys are all wrapped in blankets when hanging out on the couch together.together.
** In "Hard to Stomach", Robaire bundles Jesse into a blanket while he's couch-ridden.



* TheNicknamer: T loves to use nicknames for the other 4*Town boys, particularly Tae-young.

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* TheNicknamer: T loves to use nicknames for the other 4*Town boys, particularly Tae-young.Tae-young and Jesse.



** The 4*Town boys own a UsefulNote/NintendoGamecube, and have ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee'' and ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion'' for it.



*** Robaire plays ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee'' with Tae-young.



* SickEpisode: "Sick Day", for all of 4*Town sans Robaire.

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* SickEpisode: SickEpisode:
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"Sick Day", for all of 4*Town sans Robaire.Robaire.
** "Hard to Stomach", where Jesse becomes sick after [[spoiler:accidentally consuming pineapple, which he has an intolerance to]].


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* TalkingInYourSleep: In "Hard to Stomach", Tae-young coos Jesse's name in his sleep.

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* AbusiveParents: {{Implied|Trope}}; "Sick Day" mentions that Tae-young was kicked out of his home at a young age, and Robaire seems to hold his parents in contempt.

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* AbusiveParents: {{Implied|Trope}}; "Sick Day" mentions "Gone Baby Gone" reveals that Tae-young's parents were overly perfectionist, and kicked him out at fifteen just for being trans.
* AdaptationalGenderIdentity: In this fic,
Tae-young was kicked out of his home at a young age, and Robaire seems to hold his parents in contempt.is transgender.


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* ComfortingComforter: In "Gone Baby Gone", Robaire drapes Tae-young's blanket from home over him before falling asleep in his new home for the first time.


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* DefrostingIceKing: Z took a while to warm up to Tae-young, but the two began getting along after about a week.
* DescriptionCut: In "Gone Baby Gone", Tae-young worries that 4*Town's fandom won't like him. Cut to Abby absolutely flipping out with joy upon learning that 4*Town now has a member who's Korean like she is.
* DudeLooksLikeALady: A more realistic example than some; when he meets Tae-young, T initially thinks that he is a girl due to his long hair, and they had mistaken him for a boy. However, Tae-young (who is a trans boy) sets it straight that he is indeed male.


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* FirstPeriodPanic: A variation; "Gone Baby Gone" shows Tae-young nervous about going through his first period while homeless as opposed to his first period overall.


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* GrowlingGut: Tae-young gets one twice in "Gone Baby Gone", to establish that he hasn't been eating properly since leaving home.


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* NamedByTheAdaptation: Tae-young's surname is given as Moon.

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* AdaptationNameChange: {{Downplayed|Trope}}; the youngest 4*Town member's name is rendered as Tae-young, instead of the canon spelling Tae Young.



* HotDrinkCure: Exploited; see GoneHorriblyRight. After realizing the risk of having to see a doctor, the tea is instead used as CalmingTea to ease Tae-young's anxieties about being caught.

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* HotDrinkCure: Exploited; {{Exploited|Trope}}; see GoneHorriblyRight. After realizing the risk of having to see a doctor, the tea is instead used as CalmingTea to ease Tae-young's anxieties about being caught.
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* AllForNothing: [[spoiler:The end of "The Toaster's Toast"; Jesse finds out about the toaster anyway, and isn't upset with the other boys about it being broken, only admonishing them for PlayingSick and worrying him.]]


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* HotDrinkCure: Exploited; see GoneHorriblyRight. After realizing the risk of having to see a doctor, the tea is instead used as CalmingTea to ease Tae-young's anxieties about being caught.


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** In "The Toaster's Toast", it's mentioned the Aarons enjoy watching ''Series/AmericasFunniestHomeVideos''.


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* WaxingLyrical: In "The Toaster's Toast", T briefly quotes a line from "U Know What's Up" while convincing Tae-young to agree to the plan.

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* CatchYourDeathOfCold: Exploited in "The Toaster's Toast"; Z opens a window to make it seem like Tae-young had caught cold from leaving the window open overnight in January.



* FakingAnotherPersonsIllness: In "The Toaster's Toast", the Aarons talk Tae-young into faking sick to keep Jesse distracted until Robaire comes back with the replacement toaster.



* GoneHorriblyRight: In "The Toaster's Toast", Z exploits HotDrinkCure to create a false reading on a thermometer. He ends up creating a reading way higher than what they needed, thus creating the risk that Jesse may contact a doctor.



* NonSequiturThud: T, hallucinating from his fever, laughs that the other boys have (imaginary) flowers on their heads, and then promptly collapses on the floor.


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* TheNicknamer: T loves to use nicknames for the other 4*Town boys, particularly Tae-young.
* NonSequiturThud: T, hallucinating from his fever, laughs that the other boys have (imaginary) flowers on their heads, and then promptly collapses on the floor.
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* FriendToAllLivingThings: Just like in canon, Tae-young is an animal lover, best exemplified in the chapter "Animal Friends".


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* TeamDad: Jesse, to the rest of 4*Town. In "Animal Friends", it's suggested he has instincts that tell him when the younger guys are hurt.
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* BrickJoke: Early on in "Sick Day", Robaire opts to not rock Tae-young while holding him, thinking it will make him throw up. Later in the story, he accidentally makes Tae throw up by rocking him.
* CaptainObvious: In "Sick Day", when Robaire finds Tae-young throwing up, Tae feels the need to tell him he threw up.
* ContentWarnings: "Sick Day" contains one due to the story containing vomiting and discussions of parental abandonment.


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* WorkingThroughTheCold: In the later half of "Sick Day", despite still having a cold, Jesse still insists on looking after the other boys.
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''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14071338/1/The-Panda-Chronicles The Panda Chronicles]]'' is a ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'' fanfiction, first published on April 22nd, 2022.

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''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14071338/1/The-Panda-Chronicles The Panda Chronicles]]'' is a ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'' fanfiction, fanfiction written by Creator/NoonboryKedabory, first published on April 22nd, 2022.



* AbusiveParents: Implied; "Sick Day" mentions that Tae-young was kicked out of his home at a young age, and Robaire seems to hold his parents in contempt.

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* AbusiveParents: Implied; {{Implied|Trope}}; "Sick Day" mentions that Tae-young was kicked out of his home at a young age, and Robaire seems to hold his parents in contempt.



* AllPeriodsArePMS: Zigzagged; Abby, and to a lesser extent, Mei, get irritable on their periods, but Miriam and Priya remain the same.

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* AllPeriodsArePMS: Zigzagged; {{Zigzagged|Trope}}; Abby, and to a lesser extent, Mei, get irritable on their periods, but Miriam and Priya remain the same.



* LostVoicePlot: Downplayed; Z has no dialogue in "Sick Day" due to losing his voice.

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* LostVoicePlot: Downplayed; {{Downplayed|Trope}}; Z has no dialogue in "Sick Day" due to losing his voice.
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''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14071338/1/The-Panda-Chronicles The Panda Chronicles]]'' is a ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'' fanfiction, first published on April 22nd, 2022.

It follows the lives of both Mei and her friend group, and 4*Town.

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* AbusiveParents: Implied; "Sick Day" mentions that Tae-young was kicked out of his home at a young age, and Robaire seems to hold his parents in contempt.
* AffectionateNickname: In addition to "Mei Mei" and "Tae" from canon, Robaire is occasionally called Rob.
* AllPeriodsArePMS: Zigzagged; Abby, and to a lesser extent, Mei, get irritable on their periods, but Miriam and Priya remain the same.
* CooldownHug: In "Sick Day", both times after throwing up, Tae-young has to be held to calm down.
* CuddleBug: Most 4*Town-centric chapters have Tae-young display some sort of physical affection to the other members.
* IllnessBlanket: In "Sick Day", the boys are all wrapped in blankets when hanging out on the couch together.
* InstantlyProvenWrong: In "Sick Day", Jesse quips that he hopes T is feeling okay. Cue T coming in, drenched in sweat and questioning the presence of imaginary monkeys.
* NonSequiturThud: T, hallucinating from his fever, laughs that the other boys have (imaginary) flowers on their heads, and then promptly collapses on the floor.
* LostVoicePlot: Downplayed; Z has no dialogue in "Sick Day" due to losing his voice.
* ShoutOut:
** In "Synced Cycles", Ming mentions wanting to check out an old American sitcom called "[[Series/KateAndAllie Kate and someone]]".
** "Sick Day":
*** When the boys watch Creator/{{Teletoon}}, T questions if they are really [[WesternAnimation/AnimalCrackers animal crackers]] in disguise.
*** Robaire plays ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee'' with Tae-young.
*** Similar to the author's [[Fanfic/FragileHandleWithCare other Turning Red fic]], Tae-young enjoys ''Series/TheGoldenGirls''.
* SickEpisode: "Sick Day", for all of 4*Town sans Robaire.
* SoupIsMedicine: In "Sick Day", Robaire offers chicken soup to the sick boys, which all but Tae-young (who is very nauseated) accept.
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