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Gena/Finn is a YoungAdult novel by Creator/HannahMoskowitz and Kat Hegelson.

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Gena/Finn ''Gena/Finn'' is a YoungAdult novel by Creator/HannahMoskowitz and Kat Hegelson.



* {{Expy}}: The show with Tyler and Jake, ''Up Below'', is essentially a cop AU of LiveActionTV/{{Supernatural}}.

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* {{Expy}}: The show with Tyler and Jake, ''Up Below'', is essentially a cop AU of LiveActionTV/{{Supernatural}}.''Series/{{Supernatural}}''.
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* BisexualLoveTriangle: "Straight" girl Finn, who is in her early twenties, realizes she may actually be bisexual after developing a deep PseudoRomanticFriendship with the lesbian teenager Gena over the Internet. However, Finn is already engaged to [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan Charlie]], a NiceGuy who financially supports her and helps her out of her post-college rut, but only wants to settle down. Gena, meanwhile, is a younger deconstruction of the ManicPixieDreamGirl, as a [[spoiler:former child star]] with severe mental health issues, but who understands Finn's creative spirit and [[CommonalityConnection bonds with her over their favorite television show]], for which they write fanfic together. Finn ditches Charlie for Gena after Gena has a psychotic break, openly admitting that she doesn't know if she has feelings for Gena, only that Gena "needs" her right now. [[spoiler:Finn ultimately realizes that Gena needs a friend and emotional support, and so she gets back together with Charlie but Charlie makes room for Gena in their lives, and Finn and Charlie more or less act as [[UnfortunateImplications Gena's parents]].]]

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* BisexualLoveTriangle: "Straight" girl Finn, who is in her early twenties, realizes she may actually be bisexual after developing a deep PseudoRomanticFriendship with the lesbian teenager Gena over the Internet. However, Finn is already engaged to [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan Charlie]], a NiceGuy who financially supports her and helps her out of her post-college rut, but only wants to settle down. Gena, meanwhile, is a younger deconstruction of the ManicPixieDreamGirl, as a [[spoiler:former child star]] with severe mental health issues, but who understands Finn's creative spirit and [[CommonalityConnection bonds with her over their favorite television show]], for which they write fanfic together. Finn ditches Charlie for Gena after Gena has a psychotic break, openly admitting that she doesn't know if she has feelings for Gena, only that Gena "needs" her right now. [[spoiler:Finn ultimately realizes that Gena needs a friend and emotional support, and so she gets back together with Charlie but Charlie makes room for Gena in their lives, and Finn and Charlie more or less act as [[UnfortunateImplications Gena's parents]].parents.]]
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* BisexualLoveTriangle: "Straight" girl Finn, who is in her early twenties, realizes she may actually be bisexual after developing a deep RomanticTwoGirlFriendship with the lesbian teenager Gena over the Internet. However, Finn is already engaged to [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan Charlie]], a NiceGuy who financially supports her and helps her out of her post-college rut, but only wants to settle down. Gena, meanwhile, is a younger deconstruction of the ManicPixieDreamGirl, as a [[spoiler:former child star]] with severe mental health issues, but who understands Finn's creative spirit and [[CommonalityConnection bonds with her over their favorite television show]], for which they write fanfic together. Finn ditches Charlie for Gena after Gena has a psychotic break, openly admitting that she doesn't know if she has feelings for Gena, only that Gena "needs" her right now. [[spoiler:Finn ultimately realizes that Gena needs a friend and emotional support, and so she gets back together with Charlie but Charlie makes room for Gena in their lives, and Finn and Charlie more or less act as [[UnfortunateImplications Gena's parents]].]]

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* BisexualLoveTriangle: "Straight" girl Finn, who is in her early twenties, realizes she may actually be bisexual after developing a deep RomanticTwoGirlFriendship PseudoRomanticFriendship with the lesbian teenager Gena over the Internet. However, Finn is already engaged to [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan Charlie]], a NiceGuy who financially supports her and helps her out of her post-college rut, but only wants to settle down. Gena, meanwhile, is a younger deconstruction of the ManicPixieDreamGirl, as a [[spoiler:former child star]] with severe mental health issues, but who understands Finn's creative spirit and [[CommonalityConnection bonds with her over their favorite television show]], for which they write fanfic together. Finn ditches Charlie for Gena after Gena has a psychotic break, openly admitting that she doesn't know if she has feelings for Gena, only that Gena "needs" her right now. [[spoiler:Finn ultimately realizes that Gena needs a friend and emotional support, and so she gets back together with Charlie but Charlie makes room for Gena in their lives, and Finn and Charlie more or less act as [[UnfortunateImplications Gena's parents]].]]
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* BisexualLoveTriangle: "Straight" girl Finn, who is in her early twenties, realizes she may actually be bisexual after developing a deep RomanticTwoGirlFriendship with the lesbian teenager Gena over the Internet. However, Finn is already engaged to [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan Charlie]], a NiceGuy who financially supports her and helps her out of her post-college rut, but only wants to settle down. Gena, meanwhile, is a younger deconstruction of the ManicPixieDreamGirl, as a [[spoiler:former child star]] with severe mental health issues, but who understands Finn's creative spirit and [[CommonalityConnection bonds with her over their favorite television show]], for which they write fanfic together. Finn ditches Charlie for Gena after Gena has a psychotic break, openly admitting that she doesn't know if she has feelings for Gena, only that Gena "needs" her right now. [[spoiler:Finn ultimately realizes that Gena needs a friend and emotional support, and so she gets back together with Charlie but Charlie makes room for Gena in their lives, and Finn and Charlie more or less act as [[UnfortunateImplications Gena's parents]].]]
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* BiTheWay: Though she doesn't use the term "bisexual", Zach reminds Gena that she's had crushes on girls since she was young. Gena admits that she may be romantically attracted to Finn.
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Gena/Finn is a YoungAdult novel by Hannah Moskowitz and Kat Hegelson.

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Gena/Finn is a YoungAdult novel by Hannah Moskowitz Creator/HannahMoskowitz and Kat Hegelson.
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* AmbiguouslyBi: ''Finn''. She and Gena never actually have an explicitly romantic relationship, but Finn knows that she's cheating on Charlie emotionally, and they get very close to cheating physically, especially after [[spoiler:Gena has a psychotic break and Finn ditches Charlie for her.]] Ultimately, [[spoiler:Finn gets back together with Charlie, but retains her very close relationship to Gena, which Charlie accommodates.]]


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* CerebusSyndrome: The book starts off as a lighthearted maybe-romantic comedy between Gena and Finn and their online relationship. It gets a little bit darker with the revelation that Gena has severe mental health issues, then a little bit darker again with the revelation that Gena was a child star whose mental health got in the way of her career, and then ''a lot'' darker when [[spoiler:the set burns down during Gena's attempt to guest star on it, Zach dies, and she blames herself for assuming it was one of her hallucinations.]]
* CommonalityConnection: All of the ''Up Below'' fans have it, but Gena and Finn bond over it especially, sharing both their love of the show and of writing.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: Even Tylergirl93, who is a bit of a troll, is worried when [[spoiler:Gena's involved in the onset fire and doesn't post on social media, which could mean that she's dead. Thankfully, Gena survives the fire]].

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* EveryoneHasStandards: Even Tylergirl93, [=Tylergirl93=], who is a bit of a troll, is worried when [[spoiler:Gena's involved in the onset fire and doesn't post on social media, which could mean that she's dead. Thankfully, Gena survives the fire]].



* {{Troll}}: Tylergirl93 is one, often abusing fans of Jake (the other ''Up Below'' lead). Though after [[spoiler: Jake's actor Zach and her frenemy Gena are involved in an on-set fire]], she zigzags this by expressing worry about Gena when [[spoiler:the latter doesn't post on social media]], while saying [[spoiler:the show can recover from Zach's death and perhaps even become better]].
* VitriolicBestBuds: Tylergirl93 and Gena seem to have this dynamic. While Tylergirl93 is a troll and doesn't like Jake fans, she does [[spoiler:ask if anyone's heard from Gena after the fire and worries about her.]]

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* {{Troll}}: Tylergirl93 [=Tylergirl93=] is one, often abusing fans of Jake (the other ''Up Below'' lead). Though after [[spoiler: Jake's actor Zach and her frenemy Gena are involved in an on-set fire]], she zigzags this by expressing worry about Gena when [[spoiler:the latter doesn't post on social media]], while saying [[spoiler:the show can recover from Zach's death and perhaps even become better]].
* VitriolicBestBuds: Tylergirl93 [=Tylergirl93=] and Gena seem to have this dynamic. While Tylergirl93 [=Tylergirl93=] is a troll and doesn't like Jake fans, she does [[spoiler:ask if anyone's heard from Gena after the fire and worries about her.]]

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* EveryoneHasStandards: Even Tylergirl93, who is a bit of a troll, is worried when [[spoiler:Gena's involved in the onset fire and doesn't post on social media, which could mean that she's dead. Thankfully, Gena survives the fire]].



* RelationshipSalvagingDisaster: The [[spoielr:fire]] does this two-fold; Finn realizes that [[spoiler:she's ready to marry Charlie if he asks, and that regardless of where she and Gena are she wants Gena in her life.]]

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* RelationshipSalvagingDisaster: The [[spoielr:fire]] [[spoiler:fire]] does this two-fold; Finn realizes that [[spoiler:she's ready to marry Charlie if he asks, and that regardless of where she and Gena are are, or what they are, she wants Gena in her life.]]



* {{Troll}}: Tylergirl93 is one, often abusing fans of Jake (the other ''Up Below'' lead). Even after [[spoiler: Jake's actor Zach and her frenemy Gena are involved in an on-set fire]], she keeps this attitude up and shows no sympathy.

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* {{Troll}}: Tylergirl93 is one, often abusing fans of Jake (the other ''Up Below'' lead). Even Though after [[spoiler: Jake's actor Zach and her frenemy Gena are involved in an on-set fire]], she keeps zigzags this attitude up by expressing worry about Gena when [[spoiler:the latter doesn't post on social media]], while saying [[spoiler:the show can recover from Zach's death and shows no sympathy.perhaps even become better]].
* VitriolicBestBuds: Tylergirl93 and Gena seem to have this dynamic. While Tylergirl93 is a troll and doesn't like Jake fans, she does [[spoiler:ask if anyone's heard from Gena after the fire and worries about her.]]
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* RelationshipSalvagingDisaster: The [[spoielr:fire]] does this two-fold; Finn realizes that [[spoiler:she's ready to marry Charlie if he asks, and that regardless of where she and Gena are she wants Gena in her life.]]
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* {{Foil}}: Gena and Finn are this to each other. Gena is just started college and is excited to leave behind her childhood and become an adult, whereas Finn has just finished college and is apprehensive of adulthood and all the responsibilities that it comes with.

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Gena and Finn are fans of the same show. Gena writes fanfiction, Finn draws beautiful fanart. On Tumblr they exchange these messages while handling their regular lives. Things change when they start sharing personal details via private messenger, and they decide to go to a convention in Chicago together.

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Gena is 18 and is about to enter college. She's excited about leaving her seemingly immature friends behind and gaining even independence from her already distant (literally) parents. Finn are is 22 and has just finished college. She's moved to California to stay with her long-time boyfriend Charlie and is struggling to find work while there. They're also both huge fans of the same show. television cop drama ''Up Below''. Gena writes fanfiction, and Finn draws beautiful fanart. On Tumblr they exchange these messages while handling their regular lives. Things change when they start sharing personal details via private messenger, which sparks a relationship which is both startlingly close and they decide difficult to go to a convention in Chicago together.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: As a kid, Gena suffered from hallucinations about fire. She still takes medication for it. She does mention the term "pseudo-schizophrenic", but only once and nobody else brings up terminology after.
* AmbiguousSituation: Gena and Finn's entire relationship. There's clearly a connection there that verges on romantic, but never actually crosses that line. [[spoiler: And it becomes even more ambiguous at the end when Finn and Charlie become stand-ins for Gena's parents]].
* BiTheWay: Though she doesn't use the term "bisexual", Zach reminds Gena that she's had crushes on girls since she was young. Gena admits that she may be romantically attracted to Finn.



* AmbiguousDisorder: As a kid, Gena suffered from hallucinations about fire. She still takes medication for it.
* {{Expy}}: The show with Tyler and Jake, ''Up Below'', is a cop AU of LiveActionTV/{{Supernatural}}.
* FormerChildStar: Gena was one. She's mortified when a former cast member recognizes her at a convention.

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* AmbiguousDisorder: As a kid, Gena suffered from hallucinations about fire. She still takes medication for it.
* {{Expy}}: The show with Tyler and Jake, ''Up Below'', is essentially a cop AU of LiveActionTV/{{Supernatural}}.
* FormerChildStar: Gena was one. She's mortified when a former cast member recognizes Toby from ''Up Below'' points her out at a convention.



* HopeSpot: Zach on reconnecting with Gena invites her to [[spoiler:make a guest appearance on the show, to try acting again and so that he can be there for her. Then the fire happens . . .]]
* {{Irony}}: The reason why Gena was cut from the first show was because [[spoiler:she suffered hallucinations about fires, always pulling the smoke alarms and cut off her hair during one episode]]. When Zach contacts her and encourages her to [[spoiler:make a special guest appearance, he and two other cast members die in a real fire on set.]]
* ItsAllMyFault: Zach blames himself for what happened with Gena, and that he couldn't be there for her. She tells him that brain chemicals were partly to blame.
* ParentalAbandonment: Gena's parents spend all their time traveling, leaving Gena by herself.
* TraumaticHaircut: This was what got Gena cut from the show, because she gave herself an awful haircut during a psychotic episode.
* {{Troll}}: Tylerfangirl is one.

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* HopeSpot: Zach on reconnecting with Gena invites her to [[spoiler:make make a guest appearance on the show, to try acting again and so that he can be there for her. Then [[spoiler:Then the fire happens . . .happens.]]
* {{Irony}}: The reason why Gena was cut from the first show was because [[spoiler:she she suffered hallucinations about fires, fires and was always pulling the smoke alarms and cut off her hair during one episode]]. alarms. When Zach contacts her and encourages her to [[spoiler:make a special guest appearance, appearance on ''Up Below'', he and two other cast members die in a real fire on set.set, which Gena saw but didn't mention because she thought she was hallucinating again.]]
* ItsAllMyFault: ItsAllMyFault:
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Zach blames himself for what happened with Gena, and that he couldn't be there for her. She tells him that brain chemicals were partly to blame.
** Later, Gena blames herself for [[spoiler: the explosion on set because she saw the lights catch fire and thought she was just hallucinating again.]]
* ParentalAbandonment: Gena's parents spend all their time traveling, leaving Gena by herself.
herself. By the end of the story [[spoiler: they don't even know she was involved in the explosion]].
* ScrapbookStory: It's told in the form of tumblr posts, emails, text messages, news reports, and scraps of poetry that are made during the course of the novel.
* ShowWithinAShow: ''Up Below'', and to a lesser extent ''Man of the House''.
* TraumaticHaircut: This was what got Gena cut from ''Man of the show, because house'': she gave herself an awful haircut during a psychotic episode.
* {{Troll}}: Tylerfangirl Tylergirl93 is one.one, often abusing fans of Jake (the other ''Up Below'' lead). Even after [[spoiler: Jake's actor Zach and her frenemy Gena are involved in an on-set fire]], she keeps this attitude up and shows no sympathy.
* WhamLine: At the beginning of Part 3: [[spoiler: Explosion on Set of TV Show Kills 3, Injures 5.]]
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Gena/Finn is a YoungAdult novel by Hannah Moskowitz.

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Gena/Finn is a YoungAdult novel by Hannah Moskowitz.
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* HopeSpot: Zach on reconnecting with Gena invites her to [[spoiler:make a guest appearance on the show, to try acting again and so that he can be there for her. Then the fire happens

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* HopeSpot: Zach on reconnecting with Gena invites her to [[spoiler:make a guest appearance on the show, to try acting again and so that he can be there for her. Then the fire happenshappens . . .]]
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Gena/Finn is a YoungAdult novel by Hannah Moskowitz.

Gena and Finn are fans of the same show. Gena writes fanfiction, Finn draws beautiful fanart. On Tumblr they exchange these messages while handling their regular lives. Things change when they start sharing personal details via private messenger, and they decide to go to a convention in Chicago together.

!! Tropes for this novel include:

* AccidentalAdultery: Much to Charlie's chagrin, [[spoiler:his almost-fiancee Stephanie gets into an emotional relationship with Gena]].
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Zach is dead, Gena has to take a leave from college to handle her HeroicBSOD, and Finn has lost her entry level job. But Gena is slowly coming back to life, Charlie has accepted her into his life with Finn, and they're getting some money to handle it.]]
* BuddyCopShow: This is essentially what ''Up Below'' is about, exploring the UnresolvedSexualTension between Jake and Tyler.
* AmbiguousDisorder: As a kid, Gena suffered from hallucinations about fire. She still takes medication for it.
* {{Expy}}: The show with Tyler and Jake, ''Up Below'', is a cop AU of LiveActionTV/{{Supernatural}}.
* FormerChildStar: Gena was one. She's mortified when a former cast member recognizes her at a convention.
* GenderBlenderName: Online, Stephanie goes by the alias Finn.
* HeroicBSOD: Understandably, Gena after [[spoiler:Zach dies during an on-set fire.]] She never really gets over it until [[spoiler:Finn and Charlie take her in]].
* HopeSpot: Zach on reconnecting with Gena invites her to [[spoiler:make a guest appearance on the show, to try acting again and so that he can be there for her. Then the fire happens
* {{Irony}}: The reason why Gena was cut from the first show was because [[spoiler:she suffered hallucinations about fires, always pulling the smoke alarms and cut off her hair during one episode]]. When Zach contacts her and encourages her to [[spoiler:make a special guest appearance, he and two other cast members die in a real fire on set.]]
* ItsAllMyFault: Zach blames himself for what happened with Gena, and that he couldn't be there for her. She tells him that brain chemicals were partly to blame.
* ParentalAbandonment: Gena's parents spend all their time traveling, leaving Gena by herself.
* TraumaticHaircut: This was what got Gena cut from the show, because she gave herself an awful haircut during a psychotic episode.
* {{Troll}}: Tylerfangirl is one.

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