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* TakeThat: There are a few jabs at {{Literature/Twilight}} during this generation.

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* TakeThat: There are a few jabs at {{Literature/Twilight}} Literature/TheTwilightSaga during this generation.
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* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Part of the premise, with YouGottaHaveBlueHair and TechnicolorEyes. The thought of being "vanilla"[[note]]like RealLife humans[[/note]] is almost unthinkable.

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* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Part of the premise, with YouGottaHaveBlueHair exotic hair colors and TechnicolorEyes.TechnicolorEyes being commonplace. The thought of being "vanilla"[[note]]like RealLife humans[[/note]] is almost unthinkable.

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* [[LastGirlWins Last Guy Wins]]

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* [[LastGirlWins Last Guy Wins]]LastGirlWins



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* MulticoloredHair: Azul's is mostly blue, but has red tips. Strawberry gets some temporary pink tips in Chapters 8 and 9.
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* MulticoloredHair: Azul's is mostly blue, but has red tips. Strawberry gets some temporary pink tips in Chapters 8 and 9.
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* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler:Affair and Tumeric are caught kissing each other while Affair was dating Storm and Tumeric was dating Eclipse.]]
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* ReplacementLoveInterest: [[spoiler:Gamma.]]

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* ReplacementLoveInterest: %%* ReplacementGoldfish: [[spoiler:Gamma.]]

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* ChildhoodFriend: Zest and Crescendo met in grade school...

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* ChildhoodFriend: Zest [[spoiler:Zest and Crescendo Crescendo]] met in grade school...



* EtTuBrute: Ice gets this reaction from Crescendo during her introduction and in chapters
* FairWeatherFriend: Ice, shown during introduction.

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* EtTuBrute: Ice gets this reaction from Crescendo during her introduction and in chapters
introduction.
* FairWeatherFriend: Ice, shown during the introduction.



* MalignedMixedMarriage: It takes years for the town to get used to Crescendo's and Kale's mixed-color marriage. Kale gets fired from his job, although his boss cites other reasons.

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* MalignedMixedMarriage: It takes years for the town to get used to Crescendo's and Kale's mixed-color marriage. Kale gets fired from his job, job because of it, although his boss cites other reasons.


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* FakeRelationship: Eclipse and Storm enter one for revenge on their ex-boyfriend and ex-girlfriend, respectively.
* FamilyRelationshipSwitcheroo: From Eclipse's point of view, since she thought Zest was her father, not Kale.


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* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler:Affair and Tumeric are caught kissing each other while Affair was dating Storm and Tumeric was dating Eclipse.]]
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[[https://untilmycolor.wordpress.com/ Until My Color Fades Away]] is written by [=NightlockFallen=] and is a mix of the rainbowcy [[note]]A legacy challenge (which is making one sim and playing that family for ten generations) with [[AmazingTechnicolorPopulation Berry Sims]].[[/note]] and musicacy [[note]]A legacy challenge where each generation's story revolves around a specific song.[[/note]] challenges for TheSims3. The founder of the rainbowcy is Crescendo Moon, and her generation (and the story as a whole) began on August 1, 2012.

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[[https://untilmycolor.wordpress.com/ Until My Color Fades Away]] is written by [=NightlockFallen=] and is a mix of the rainbowcy [[note]]A legacy challenge (which is making one sim and playing that family for ten generations) with [[AmazingTechnicolorPopulation Berry Sims]].[[/note]] and musicacy [[note]]A legacy challenge where each generation's story revolves around a specific song.[[/note]] challenges for TheSims3.VideoGame/TheSims3. The founder of the rainbowcy is Crescendo Moon, and her generation (and the story as a whole) began on August 1, 2012.

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* HonoraryUncle: [[spoiler:Zest is this until he and Crescendo start dating.]]

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* HonoraryUncle: [[spoiler:Zest Zest is this, as the only person who will talk to Crescendo, Kale, and the kids. [[spoiler:He probably lost this until position when he and Crescendo start dating.]]



** [[spoiler:Kale becomes one by the end of chapter 6.]]



* FriendlyNeighborhoodVampires: What the vampberry monarchy is trying to be.
* InterspeciesRomance: Eventually. [[spoiler:Until it isn't. Until it is again.]]
* MuggleAndMagicalLoveTriangle: [[spoiler:Firefly ends up in one of them. Played with since one of them married someone else and he's pining after her.]]

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* FriendlyNeighborhoodVampires: What the vampberry monarchy monarchy, especially Mera, is trying to be.
* InterspeciesRomance: Eventually. [[spoiler:Until it isn't. Until it is again.]]
Eventually.
* MuggleAndMagicalLoveTriangle: [[spoiler:Firefly Firefly ends up in one of them. Played [[spoiler:Played with since one of them married someone else and he's pining after her.]]



* OldFlame: Firefly's is Mera, and Mera's is Firefly, even when both of them are with different people.

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* OldFlame: Firefly's [[spoiler:Firefly's is Mera, and Mera's is Firefly, even when both of them are with different people.]]



* ReplacementLoveInterest: Gamma.
* SecondLove: Firefly attempts this with Gamma.

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* ReplacementLoveInterest: Gamma.
[[spoiler:Gamma.]]
* SecondLove: Firefly [[spoiler:Firefly attempts this with Gamma.]]



* WellExcuseMePrincess: Firefly and Mera definitely have this dynamic once [[spoiler:she moves in]], but it faded by the halfway point of the story.

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* WellExcuseMePrincess: Firefly and Mera definitely have this dynamic once [[spoiler:she moves in]], in the beginning, but it faded fades somewhat by the halfway point of the story.



* MuggleAndMagicalLoveTriangle: Bliss has one with Crimson[[spoiler: and Aquarius]].

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* [[LastGirlWins Last Guy Wins]]
* MuggleAndMagicalLoveTriangle: Bliss has one with Crimson[[spoiler: and Crimson [[spoiler:and Aquarius]].

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* LawOfInverseFertility: Saying which generations this applies most to would be spoiling[[note]]Generations 1, 4, and 5. Generation 3 is a bit of a grey area.[[/note]].

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* LawOfInverseFertility: Saying which generations this applies most to would be spoiling[[note]]Generations spoiling.[[note]]Generations 1, 4, and 5. Generation 3 is a bit of a grey area.[[/note]].[[/note]]



* EmptyShell: [[spoiler:Crescendo becomes one of these after Kale leaves, and it gets worse once she realizes she's pregnant.]]



* [[FirstGirlWins First Guy Wins]]/[[LastGirlWins Last Guy Wins]]: Both are true, depending on the point of view being used. [[spoiler:For Crescendo, it's the first guy, and for the audience, it's the last guy.]]



* [[LastGirlWins Last Guy Wins]]: [[spoiler: From the audience's point of view, not Crescendo's.]]

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* [[LastGirlWins Last Guy Wins]]: [[spoiler: From the audience's point of view, LetsHaveAnotherBaby: Crescendo says this line almost word for word. [[spoiler:The impending breakup does not Crescendo's.happen for another few chapters, and appears to be entirely unrelated.]]


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* MySecretPregnancy: [[spoiler:Crescendo attempts this by staying inside her house. It's discovered when she lets Zest inside.]]

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* ForegoneConclusion: The narrator will live (at least until the next generation), and will have at least one child, due to the story requiring ten generations.
* LawOfInverseFertility: Saying which generations this applies most to would be spoiling[[note]]Generations 1, 4, and 5. Generation 3 is a bit of a grey area.[[/note]].



* BreakThemByTalking: [[spoiler:Kale does this to Crescendo just before he leaves.]]



* ChildhoodFriendRomance: ...and start dating as adults.

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* ChildhoodFriendRomance: ...and eventually start dating as adults.



* [[LastGirlWins Last Guy Wins]] From the audience's point of view.

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* HeroicBSOD: Crescendo goes through one of these [[spoiler:after Kale leaves.]]
* HonoraryUncle: [[spoiler:Zest is this until he and Crescendo start dating.]]
* [[LastGirlWins Last Guy Wins]] Wins]]: [[spoiler: From the audience's point of view.view, not Crescendo's.]]



* SecondLove: Crescendo finds one with Zest.

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* MissingMom / DisappearedDad: None of the adult characters have any parents mentioned or seen at all.
* SecondLove: [[spoiler: Crescendo finds one with Zest.Zest, and Kale finds one with Ice]].
* SecretRelationship: Kale and Crescendo have one for four years, and they go public with it in the second chapter.



* WasItAllALie:

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* WasItAllALie:-->'''Crescendo:''' ''[narrating]'' [[spoiler:I knew [welcoming Ice back as a friend] would come back and bite me in the butt someday.]]



* MuggleAndMagicalLoveTriangle: Firefly has to choose- [[spoiler:pine over the girl who left him and married someone else, or try to let someone new in his life?]]

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* MuggleAndMagicalLoveTriangle: Firefly has to choose- [[spoiler:pine over the girl who left him and [[spoiler:Firefly ends up in one of them. Played with since one of them married someone else, or try to let someone new in his life?]]else and he's pining after her.]]

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YMMV is not a trope. It does not get linked to for any reason and is NEVER EVER listed as a trope.


!! Literature/UntilMyColorFadesAway contains examples of:

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!! Literature/UntilMyColorFadesAway Until My Color Fades Away contains examples of:


















* {{YMMV}}:
** {{Squick}}: Bliss is dating the guy that was engaged to ''her mother''.


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* TakeThat: There are a few jabs at [[Literature/Twilight Twilight]] during this generation.

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* TakeThat: There are a few jabs at [[Literature/Twilight Twilight]] {{Literature/Twilight}} during this generation.



* YMMV:
** Main/Squick: Bliss is dating the guy that was engaged to ''her mother''.

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* YMMV:
{{YMMV}}:
** Main/Squick: {{Squick}}: Bliss is dating the guy that was engaged to ''her mother''.

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* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Part of the premise. The thought of being "vanilla"[[note]]like RealLife humans[[/note]] is almost unthinkable.

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* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Part of the premise. premise, with YouGottaHaveBlueHair and TechnicolorEyes. The thought of being "vanilla"[[note]]like RealLife humans[[/note]] is almost unthinkable.unthinkable.
* LoveInterest: There's one every generation. [[spoiler:Sometimes there's more than one.]]



* MalignedMixedMarriage: It takes years for the town to get used to Crescendo's and Kale's mixed-color marriage.

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* ChildhoodFriend: Zest and Crescendo met in grade school...
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: ...and start dating as adults.
* EtTuBrute: Ice gets this reaction from Crescendo during her introduction and in chapters
* FairWeatherFriend: Ice, shown during introduction.
* [[LastGirlWins Last Guy Wins]] From the audience's point of view.
* LoveConfession: Between Crescendo and Kale in the first chapter. Although they've been dating for years, this instance might be the first time they've said it.
* MalignedMixedMarriage: It takes years for the town to get used to Crescendo's and Kale's mixed-color marriage. Kale gets fired from his job, although his boss cites other reasons.
* SecondLove: Crescendo finds one with Zest.
* TemptingFate:
-->'''Kale:''' [[spoiler:Trust me, I'm not going anywhere.]]
* WasItAllALie:



* [[BreakHisHeartToSaveHim Break Her Heart To Save Her]]: It's revealed that this was Kale's motivation to leave like he did- he was a spy, and his family was in danger of being targeted.
* [[LastGirlWins Last Guy Wins]]



* IfICantHaveYou:
* [[LastGirlWins Last Guy Wins]]



* BoyMeetsGhoul: Firefly meets Emerald Mist Amulet, who Firefly nicknames Mera.
* FirstGirlWins
* FriendlyNeighborhoodVampires: What the vampberry monarchy is trying to be.
* InterspeciesRomance: Eventually. [[spoiler:Until it isn't. Until it is again.]]
* MuggleAndMagicalLoveTriangle: Firefly has to choose- [[spoiler:pine over the girl who left him and married someone else, or try to let someone new in his life?]]



* OldFlame: Firefly's is Mera, and Mera's is Firefly, even when both of them are with different people.



* TakeThat: There are a few jabs at [Literature/Twilight] during this generation.

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* PrincessClassic: Mera.
* ReplacementLoveInterest: Gamma.
* SecondLove: Firefly attempts this with Gamma.
* SpoiledSweet: Mera.
* TakeThat: There are a few jabs at [Literature/Twilight] [[Literature/Twilight Twilight]] during this generation.generation.
* UnfazedEveryman: Firefly. It does help that he grew up knowing vampberries were real.
* VampireBitesSuck: Especially when the vampire intends to kill.
* WellExcuseMePrincess: Firefly and Mera definitely have this dynamic once [[spoiler:she moves in]], but it faded by the halfway point of the story.


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* MuggleAndMagicalLoveTriangle: Bliss has one with Crimson[[spoiler: and Aquarius]].
* NotQuiteDead: Crimson manages to pull one of these.
* YMMV:
** Main/Squick: Bliss is dating the guy that was engaged to ''her mother''.


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* MulticoloredHair: Azul's is mostly blue, but has red tips. Strawberry gets some temporary pink tips in Chapters 8 and 9.
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[[AC:Warning]]: Every generation has its twists and turns, so this page is marked with spoiler tape. However, spoilers for Generation 1 will be unmarked in Generation 2, and so on.

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[[AC:Warning]]: Warning: Every generation has its twists and turns, so this page is marked with spoiler tape. However, spoilers for Generation 1 will be unmarked in Generation 2, and so on.



* FantasticRacism: It takes years for the town to get used to Crescendo's and Kale's mixed-color marriage.

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* FantasticRacism: MalignedMixedMarriage: It takes years for the town to get used to Crescendo's and Kale's mixed-color marriage.
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[[https://untilmycolor.wordpress.com/ Until My Color Fades Away]] is written by [=NightlockFallen=] and is a mix of the rainbowcy [[note]]A legacy challenge (which is making one sim and playing that family for ten generations) with [[AmazingTechnicolorPopulation Berry Sims]].[[/note]] and musicacy [[note]]A legacy challenge where each generation's story revolves around a specific song.[[/note]] challenges for TheSims3. The founder of the rainbowcy is Crescendo Moon, and her generation (and the story as a whole) began on August 1, 2012.

[[AC:Warning]]: Every generation has its twists and turns, so this page is marked with spoiler tape. However, spoilers for Generation 1 will be unmarked in Generation 2, and so on.

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!! [Literature/UntilMyColorFadesAway] contains examples of:
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[[folder:General Tropes]]
* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Part of the premise. The thought of being "vanilla"[[note]]like RealLife humans[[/note]] is almost unthinkable.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Generation 1]]
* FantasticRacism: It takes years for the town to get used to Crescendo's and Kale's mixed-color marriage.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Generation 2]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Generation 3]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Generation 4]]
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Crimson Blood.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: There's a vampire monarchy, and the tears they cry are the color of the last berry's blood they drank. [[spoiler: And a vampberry's eyes can be red due to genetics or from drinking directly from a mortal.]]
* TakeThat: There are a few jabs at [Literature/Twilight] during this generation.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Generation 5]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Generation 6]]
[[/folder]]

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