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[[http://theotherkindofroommate.com/ The Other Kind of Roommate]] by Tartra is an {{urban fantasy}} {{Web Serial Novel}} that follows Alex, the protagonist [[TheDragAlong determinedly hiding]] from a nine year and [[TheMenInBlack Agency]] sponsored [[SternChase manhunt]], and Beth, a {{Starving Artist}} living in the apartment below him. Armed with nothing but invisible [[EyeBeams laser beams]] and Xander, the voice in his head with a penchant for [[KillEmAll permanent solutions]], Alex struggles to survive his woes while getting caught in the start of Beth's.

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[[http://theotherkindofroommate.com/ The Other Kind of Roommate]] by Tartra is an {{urban fantasy}} {{Web Serial Novel}} that follows Alex, the protagonist [[TheDragAlong determinedly hiding]] from a nine year and [[TheMenInBlack Agency]] sponsored [[SternChase manhunt]], and Beth, a {{Starving Artist}} living in the apartment below him. Armed with nothing but invisible [[EyeBeams laser beams]] and Xander, the voice in his head with a penchant for [[KillEmAll permanent solutions]], solutions, Alex struggles to survive his woes while getting caught in the start of Beth's.
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* {{The Mean Brit}}: Terry is affectionately this towards Beth, but applies the trope much more seriously to Alex and Xander.
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The serial published its [[http://theotherkindofroommate.com/post1/ first post]] on March 2014. Since then, and until the story's finished, [=TOKoR=] prides itself on being "Like ''Film/FightClub'' meets ''Film/XMen'' meets ''Film/TheMatrix'' meets ''Film/{{Superbad}}''."

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The serial published its [[http://theotherkindofroommate.com/post1/ first post]] on March 2014. Since then, and until the story's finished, [=TOKoR=] prides itself on being "Like ''Film/FightClub'' meets ''Film/XMen'' ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'' meets ''Film/TheMatrix'' ''Franchise/TheMatrix'' meets ''Film/{{Superbad}}''."
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[[http://theotherkindofroommate.com/ The Other Kind of Roommate]] by Tartra is an {{urban fantasy}} {{Web Serial Novel}} that follows Alex, the protagonist [[TheDragAlong determinedly hiding]] from a nine year and [[TheMenInBlack Agency]] sponsored [[SternChase manhunt]], as well as Beth, a {{Starving Artist}} living in the apartment below him. Armed with invisible [[EyeBeams eye beams]] and Xander, a voice in his head with a penchant for [[KillEmAll permanent solutions]], Alex struggles to survive his own woes while caught up in the start of Beth's.

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[[http://theotherkindofroommate.com/ The Other Kind of Roommate]] by Tartra is an {{urban fantasy}} {{Web Serial Novel}} that follows Alex, the protagonist [[TheDragAlong determinedly hiding]] from a nine year and [[TheMenInBlack Agency]] sponsored [[SternChase manhunt]], as well as and Beth, a {{Starving Artist}} living in the apartment below him. Armed with nothing but invisible [[EyeBeams eye laser beams]] and Xander, a the voice in his head with a penchant for [[KillEmAll permanent solutions]], Alex struggles to survive his own woes while getting caught up in the start of Beth's.
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The serial updates monthly and published its [[http://theotherkindofroommate.com/post1/ first post]] on March 2014. Since then, and until the story's finished, [=TOKoR=] prides itself on being "Like ''Film/FightClub'' meets ''Film/XMen'' meets ''Film/TheMatrix'' meets ''Film/{{Superbad}}''."

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The serial updates monthly and published its [[http://theotherkindofroommate.com/post1/ first post]] on March 2014. Since then, and until the story's finished, [=TOKoR=] prides itself on being "Like ''Film/FightClub'' meets ''Film/XMen'' meets ''Film/TheMatrix'' meets ''Film/{{Superbad}}''."

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* {{Alcohol Induced Idiocy}}: And from this, the mighty ''Pink Beauty'' was born.



* {{Berserk Button}}: Xander just wants a latté.

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* {{Berserk Button}}: Xander just wants a his latté.



* {{Hard Drinking Party Girl}}: Beth has shown a few traits of this.

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* {{Hard Drinking Party Girl}}: Beth has shown a few traits of this.this, and starts them off by implying it's a family trait.
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The serial updates monthly and published its [[http://theotherkindofroommate.com/post1/ first post]] on March 2014. Since then, and until the story's finished, [=TOKoR=] prides itself on being "Like ''Film/FightClub'' meets ''Film/TheMatrix'' meets ''Film/XMen'' meets ''Film/{{Superbad}}''."

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The serial updates monthly and published its [[http://theotherkindofroommate.com/post1/ first post]] on March 2014. Since then, and until the story's finished, [=TOKoR=] prides itself on being "Like ''Film/FightClub'' meets ''Film/XMen'' meets ''Film/TheMatrix'' meets ''Film/XMen'' meets ''Film/{{Superbad}}''."
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The serial updates monthly and published its [[http://theotherkindofroommate.com/post1/ first post]] on March 2014. Since then, and until the story's finished, [=TOKoR=] prides itself on being ''"Like {{Fight Club}} meets {{The Matrix}} meets {{X-Men}} meets {{Superbad}}"''.

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The serial updates monthly and published its [[http://theotherkindofroommate.com/post1/ first post]] on March 2014. Since then, and until the story's finished, [=TOKoR=] prides itself on being ''"Like {{Fight Club}} "Like ''Film/FightClub'' meets {{The Matrix}} ''Film/TheMatrix'' meets {{X-Men}} ''Film/XMen'' meets {{Superbad}}"''.
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Updating monthly, and with its [[http://theotherkindofroommate.com/post1/ first post]] published March 2014, [=TOKoR=] prides itself on being ''"Like {{Fight Club}} meets {{The Matrix}} meets {{X-Men}} meets {{Superbad}}"''.

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Updating monthly, The serial updates monthly and with published its [[http://theotherkindofroommate.com/post1/ first post]] published on March 2014, 2014. Since then, and until the story's finished, [=TOKoR=] prides itself on being ''"Like {{Fight Club}} meets {{The Matrix}} meets {{X-Men}} meets {{Superbad}}"''.

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[[http://theotherkindofroommate.com/ The Other Kind of Roommate]] is an {{urban fantasy}} {{Web Serial Novel}} following Alex, the protagonist [[TheDragAlong determinedly hiding]] from a nine year and [[TheMenInBlack Agency]] sponsored [[SternChase manhunt]], as well as Beth, a {{Starving Artist}} living in the apartment below him. Armed with invisible [[EyeBeams eye beams]] and Xander, a voice in his head with a penchant for [[KillEmAll permanent solutions]], Alex struggles to survive his own woes while caught up in the start of Beth's.

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[[http://theotherkindofroommate.com/ The Other Kind of Roommate]] by Tartra is an {{urban fantasy}} {{Web Serial Novel}} following that follows Alex, the protagonist [[TheDragAlong determinedly hiding]] from a nine year and [[TheMenInBlack Agency]] sponsored [[SternChase manhunt]], as well as Beth, a {{Starving Artist}} living in the apartment below him. Armed with invisible [[EyeBeams eye beams]] and Xander, a voice in his head with a penchant for [[KillEmAll permanent solutions]], Alex struggles to survive his own woes while caught up in the start of Beth's.



* {{Big Brother Instinct}}: Terry shows a lot of this for Beth.



* {{Ignorance Is Bliss}}: Xander keeps Alex on a strict need-to-know basis on the grounds that Alex [[YouDoNotWantToKnow never would never want the truth]] about how much danger is around him. Despite how much Alex says he resents this, he repeatedly shows just how uncomfortable he is with that information.



* {{Spirited Young Lady}}: Beth.
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* ((Big Brother Instinct}}: Terry shows this to Beth.

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* ((Big {{Big Brother Instinct}}: Terry shows a lot of this to for Beth.
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* ((Big Brother Instinct}}: Terry shows this to Beth.
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* {{Quit Your Whining}}: Next to profanity and insults, this is Xander's most frequent message to Alex.

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* {{Quit Your Whining}}: Next to profanity and insults, this is Xander's most frequent message to Alex.Alex.

* {{Working With The Ex}}: Terry isn't just the director of the gallery Beth's featured in, but also her last serious relationship.
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[[http://theotherkindofroommate.com/ The Other Kind of Roommate]] is an {{urban fantasy}} {{Web Serial Novel}} following Alex, the protagonist [[TheDragAlong determinedly hiding]] from a nine year and [[TheMenInBlack Agency]] sponsored [[SternChase manhunt]], as well as Beth, a {{Starving Artist}} living in the apartment below them. Armed with invisible [[EyeBeams eye beams]] and Xander, a voice in his head with a penchant for [[KillEmAll permanent solutions]], Alex struggles to survive his own woes while caught up in the start of Beth's.

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[[http://theotherkindofroommate.com/ The Other Kind of Roommate]] is an {{urban fantasy}} {{Web Serial Novel}} following Alex, the protagonist [[TheDragAlong determinedly hiding]] from a nine year and [[TheMenInBlack Agency]] sponsored [[SternChase manhunt]], as well as Beth, a {{Starving Artist}} living in the apartment below them.him. Armed with invisible [[EyeBeams eye beams]] and Xander, a voice in his head with a penchant for [[KillEmAll permanent solutions]], Alex struggles to survive his own woes while caught up in the start of Beth's.
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[[http://theotherkindofroommate.com/ The Other Kind of Roommate]] is an {{urban fantasy}} {{Web Serial Novel}} following Alex, the story's protagonist who's been [[TheDragAlong determinedly hiding]] from a nine year and [[TheMenInBlack Agency]] sponsored [[SternChase manhunt]], as well as Beth, a {{Starving Artist}} living in the apartment below them. Armed with invisible [[EyeBeams eye beams]] and Xander, a voice in his head with a penchant for [[KillEmAll permanent solutions]], Alex struggles to survive his own woes while caught up in the start of Beth's.

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[[http://theotherkindofroommate.com/ The Other Kind of Roommate]] is an {{urban fantasy}} {{Web Serial Novel}} following Alex, the story's protagonist who's been [[TheDragAlong determinedly hiding]] from a nine year and [[TheMenInBlack Agency]] sponsored [[SternChase manhunt]], as well as Beth, a {{Starving Artist}} living in the apartment below them. Armed with invisible [[EyeBeams eye beams]] and Xander, a voice in his head with a penchant for [[KillEmAll permanent solutions]], Alex struggles to survive his own woes while caught up in the start of Beth's.
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* {{Ignorance Is Bliss}}: Xander keeps Alex on a strict need-to-know basis on the grounds that Alex [[YouDoNotWantToKnow never would never want the truth]] about how much danger is around him. Despite how much Alex says he resents this, he repeatedly shows just how uncomfortable he is with that information.



* {{Ridiculous Procrastinator}}: On the night she has to finish four more paintings, Beth gets ready for her date, organizes her make-up, takes an hour to pick her socks, paints her toenails and gets slammed on a mix of tequila, whiskey and Ceasers.

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* {{Ridiculous Procrastinator}}: On the night she has to finish four more paintings, Beth gets ready for her date, organizes her make-up, takes an hour to pick her socks, paints her toenails and gets slammed on a mix of tequila, whiskey and Ceasers.Ceasers.

* {{Quit Your Whining}}: Next to profanity and insults, this is Xander's most frequent message to Alex.
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* {{Ridiculous Procrastinator}}: On the night she has to finish four more paintings, Beth gets ready for her date, organizes her make-up, takes an hour to pick her socks, paints her toenails and gets slammed on tequila, whiskey and Ceasers.

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* {{Ridiculous Procrastinator}}: On the night she has to finish four more paintings, Beth gets ready for her date, organizes her make-up, takes an hour to pick her socks, paints her toenails and gets slammed on a mix of tequila, whiskey and Ceasers.
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[[http://theotherkindofroommate.com/ The Other Kind of Roommate]] is an {{urban fantasy}} {{Web Serial Novel}} following Alex, the story's protagonist who's been [[TheDragAlong determinedly hiding]] from a nine year, [[TheMenInBlack Agency]] sponsored [[SternChase manhunt]], and Beth, a {{Starving Artist}} living in the apartment below them. Armed with invisible [[EyeBeams eye beams]] and Xander, a voice in his head with a penchant for [[KillEmAll permanent solutions]], Alex struggles to survive his own woes while caught up in the start of Beth's.

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[[http://theotherkindofroommate.com/ The Other Kind of Roommate]] is an {{urban fantasy}} {{Web Serial Novel}} following Alex, the story's protagonist who's been [[TheDragAlong determinedly hiding]] from a nine year, year and [[TheMenInBlack Agency]] sponsored [[SternChase manhunt]], and as well as Beth, a {{Starving Artist}} living in the apartment below them. Armed with invisible [[EyeBeams eye beams]] and Xander, a voice in his head with a penchant for [[KillEmAll permanent solutions]], Alex struggles to survive his own woes while caught up in the start of Beth's.
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[[http://theotherkindofroommate.com/ The Other Kind of Roommate]] is an {{urban fantasy}} {{Web Serial Novel}} following Alex, the story's protagonist [[TheDragAlong determinedly hiding]] from a nine year, [[TheMenInBlack Agency]] sponsored [[SternChase manhunt]], and Beth, a {{Starving Artist}} living in the apartment below them. Armed with invisible [[EyeBeams eye beams]] and Xander, a voice in his head with a penchant for [[KillEmAll permanent solutions]], Alex struggles to survive his own woes while caught up in the start of Beth's.

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[[http://theotherkindofroommate.com/ The Other Kind of Roommate]] is an {{urban fantasy}} {{Web Serial Novel}} following Alex, the story's protagonist who's been [[TheDragAlong determinedly hiding]] from a nine year, [[TheMenInBlack Agency]] sponsored [[SternChase manhunt]], and Beth, a {{Starving Artist}} living in the apartment below them. Armed with invisible [[EyeBeams eye beams]] and Xander, a voice in his head with a penchant for [[KillEmAll permanent solutions]], Alex struggles to survive his own woes while caught up in the start of Beth's.
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* {{Gollum Made Me Do It}}: This is Alex's mantra whenever Xander uses his powers to kill.

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* {{Gollum Made Me Do It}}: This is Alex's mantra whenever Xander uses his powers to kill.
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* {{Sir Swears-a-Lot}}: Xander's primary means of communication.

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* {{Sir Swears-a-Lot}}: Swears A Lot}}: Xander's primary means of communication.



* {{Super-Powered Evil Side}}: Xander, for Alex.

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* {{Super-Powered {{Super Powered Evil Side}}: Xander, for Alex.



* ((Ridiculous Procrastinator}}: On the night she has to finish four more paintings, Beth gets ready for her date, organizes her make-up, takes an hour to pick her socks, paints her toenails and gets slammed on tequila, whiskey and Ceasers.

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* ((Ridiculous {{Ridiculous Procrastinator}}: On the night she has to finish four more paintings, Beth gets ready for her date, organizes her make-up, takes an hour to pick her socks, paints her toenails and gets slammed on tequila, whiskey and Ceasers.
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Updating monthly, and with its [[http://theotherkindofroommate.com/post1/ first post]] published March 2014, [=TOKoR=] prides itself on being "Like {{Fight Club}} meets {{The Matrix}} meets {{X-Men}} meets {{Superbad}}".

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Updating monthly, and with its [[http://theotherkindofroommate.com/post1/ first post]] published March 2014, [=TOKoR=] prides itself on being "Like ''"Like {{Fight Club}} meets {{The Matrix}} meets {{X-Men}} meets {{Superbad}}".
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[[http://theotherkindofroommate.com/ The Other Kind of Roommate]] is an {{urban fantasy}} {{Web Serial Novel}} following Alex, the story's protagonist [[TheDragAlong determinedly hiding]] from a nine year, [[TheMenInBlack Agency]] sponsored [[SternChase manhunt]], and Beth, a {{Starving Artist}} living in the apartment below them. Armed with invisible [[EyeBeams eye beams]] and Xander, a voice in his head with a penchant for [[KillEmAll permanent solutions]], Alex struggles to survive his own woes while caught up in the start of Beth's.

Updating monthly, and with its [[http://theotherkindofroommate.com/post1/ first post]] published March 2014, [=TOKoR=] prides itself on being "Like {{Fight Club}} meets {{The Matrix}} meets {{X-Men}} meets {{Superbad}}".

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!! This story contains examples of:

* {{Alcohol Induced Idiocy}}: And from this, the mighty ''Pink Beauty'' was born.

* {{As Lethal as It Needs to Be}}: According to Alex, his powers can stun, cause seizures, start comas, and in Xander's hands, kill.

* {{Berserk Button}}: Xander just wants a latté.

* {{Destination Defenestration}}: This is said to happen so often, Xander moved a dumpster under their window to catch the bodies he throws six storeys down.

* {{Eye Beams}}: Alex's powers. They're invisible and potentially deadly.

* {{Fighting the Lancer}}: Alex and Xander have physically fought each other enough for Beth to finish painting a series with only the vibrations through her ceiling.

* {{Hard Drinking Party Girl}}: Beth has shown a few traits of this.

* {{Gollum Made Me Do It}}: This is Alex's mantra whenever Xander uses his powers to kill.

* {{The Mean Brit}}: Terry is affectionately this towards Beth, but applies the trope much more seriously to Alex and Xander.

* {{Psycho Sidekick}}: When Alex can't stomach pulling the trigger, Xander's more than happy to help.

* {{Sexier Alter Ego}}: Beth certainly seems in a flirtier mood with Xander than Alex.

* {{Sir Swears-a-Lot}}: Xander's primary means of communication.

* {{Spirited Young Lady}}: Beth.

* {{Spy Catsuit}}: The suit Agents. Along with {{Chameleon Camouflage}}, they're supposedly also bulletproof, shockproof, fireproof and wizard-proof.

* {{Super-Powered Evil Side}}: Xander, for Alex.

* {{Symbiotic Possession}}: No matter how hard they butt heads, Alex willingly gives Xander control of the body when it's time to fight.

* ((Ridiculous Procrastinator}}: On the night she has to finish four more paintings, Beth gets ready for her date, organizes her make-up, takes an hour to pick her socks, paints her toenails and gets slammed on tequila, whiskey and Ceasers.

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