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** Alternatively, Jeremy lives in a country where homosexuality is unpopular, or punishable by imprisonment or death. [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar The subterfuge is necessary if he wants to keep his career]].

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** Alternatively, Jeremy lives in a country where homosexuality is unpopular, or punishable by imprisonment or death. [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar The subterfuge is necessary if he wants to keep his career]]. career.
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* '''Conversed''': [[InUniverse Characters in ''Love and the Sea'' frequently comment on the closeness of Arturo and Bruno]].

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* '''Conversed''': [[InUniverse Characters in ''Love and the Sea'' [[InUniverse frequently comment on the closeness of Arturo and Bruno]].
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* '''Straight''': [[MostWritersAreWriters Jeremy]] writes the historical novel [[WoodenShipsAndIronMen ''Love and the Sea'']] to include [[HomoeroticSubtext a very deep bond between the characters]] [[ThoseTwoGuys Arturo and Bruno]].

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* '''Straight''': [[MostWritersAreWriters Jeremy]] writes the historical novel [[WoodenShipsAndIronMen ''Love ''[[WoodenShipsAndIronMen Love and the Sea'']] Sea]]'' to include [[HomoeroticSubtext a very deep bond between the characters]] [[ThoseTwoGuys Arturo and Bruno]].
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* '''Reconstructed''': Jeremy's writing [[VindicatedByHistory eventually]] becomes lauded [[{{Applicability}} for the use of ambiguity in its portrayal of human relationships]], as well as the notion that people may not be [[BiTheWay "all one" or "all another" sexual orientation]].

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* '''Reconstructed''': Jeremy's writing [[VindicatedByHistory eventually]] becomes lauded [[{{Applicability}} for the use of ambiguity in its portrayal of human relationships]], as well as the notion that people may not be [[BiTheWay "all one" or "all another" sexual orientation]].orientation.
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* '''Discussed''': Jeremy heads an author's symposium on gay characters in fiction, where Arturo and Bruno are mentioned.

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* '''Discussed''': Jeremy heads an author's a symposium on gay characters in fiction, where Arturo and Bruno are mentioned.
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** Jeremy's work is [[{{Bowdlerize}} censored in some markets]] for its "obscenely erotic" content: [[CensorDecoy the scene in which the main character and his love interest finally get busy]].

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** * '''Double Subverted''': Jeremy's work is [[{{Bowdlerize}} censored in some markets]] for its "obscenely erotic" content: [[CensorDecoy the scene in which the main character and his love interest finally get busy]].
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* '''Averted''': Arturo and Bruno aren't gay, just[[CampStraight flamboyant]].

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* '''Averted''': Arturo and Bruno aren't gay, just[[CampStraight just [[CampStraight flamboyant]].
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* '''Invoked''': Jeremy rewrites Arturo and Bruno to be closeted gay men after his [[DaEditor openly gay editor]] positively comments on the seeming relationship between the two.

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* '''Invoked''': Jeremy rewrites Arturo and Bruno to be closeted gay men after his [[DaEditor openly gay editor]] editor positively comments on the seeming relationship between the two.
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* '''Played for Laughs''': Arturo and Bruno provide the novel's only gay jokes.

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* '''Played for Laughs''': Arturo and Bruno provide the novel's only gay jokes.
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* '''Played for Drama''': Arturo and Bruno provide the novel's pathos [[BuryYourGays with their demise]].

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* '''Played for Drama''': Arturo and Bruno provide part of the novel's pathos [[BuryYourGays with through their demise]].
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* '''Averted''': Arturo and Bruno aren't gay, [[CampStraight just flamboyant]].

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* '''Averted''': Arturo and Bruno aren't gay, [[CampStraight just just[[CampStraight flamboyant]].
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** Jeremy's work is [[{{Bowdlerize}} censored in some markets]] for its "obscenely erotic" content: [[CensorDecoy the scene in which the main character and his [[LoveInterest love interest]] finally get busy]].

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** Jeremy's work is [[{{Bowdlerize}} censored in some markets]] for its "obscenely erotic" content: [[CensorDecoy the scene in which the main character and his [[LoveInterest love interest]] interest finally get busy]].



* '''Exploited''': Jeremy wants a gay audience for his readership, and [[Queerbaiting uses the Arturo and Bruno angle to draw them in]].

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* '''Exploited''': Jeremy wants a gay audience for his readership, and [[Queerbaiting uses the Arturo and Bruno angle to draw them in]].in.
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** Jeremy's work is [[{{Bowdlerize}} censored in some markets]] for its "obscenely erotic" content: [[CensorDecoy the scene in which the main character and his [[LoveIntrest love interest]] finally get busy.

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** Jeremy's work is [[{{Bowdlerize}} censored in some markets]] for its "obscenely erotic" content: [[CensorDecoy the scene in which the main character and his [[LoveIntrest [[LoveInterest love interest]] finally get busy.busy]].
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** Jeremy's work is [[{{Bowdlerize}} censored in some markets]] for its "obscenely erotic" content: [[CensorDecoy the scene in which the main character and his [[LoveIntrest love interest]] finally get busy]].

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** Jeremy's work is [[{{Bowdlerize}} censored in some markets]] for its "obscenely erotic" content: [[CensorDecoy the scene in which the main character and his [[LoveIntrest love interest]] finally get busy]].busy.
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** Jeremy's work is [[Bowdlerize censored in some markets]] for its "obscenely erotic" content: [[CensorDecoy the scene in which the main character and his LoveIntrest finally get busy]].

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** Jeremy's work is [[Bowdlerize [[{{Bowdlerize}} censored in some markets]] for its "obscenely erotic" content: [[CensorDecoy the scene in which the main character and his LoveIntrest [[LoveIntrest love interest]] finally get busy]].
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* '''Subverted''': The [[HomoeroticSubtext gay themes]] between Arturo and Bruno [[RelationshipWritingFumble were unintentional on Jeremy's part]], instead [[RainbowLens being introduced into their relationship]] [[DeathOfTheAuthor by fans and critics]].

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* '''Subverted''': The [[HomoeroticSubtext gay themes]] themes between Arturo and Bruno [[RelationshipWritingFumble were unintentional on Jeremy's part]], instead [[RainbowLens being introduced into their relationship]] [[DeathOfTheAuthor by fans and critics]].
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'''Basic Trope''': The underlying meaning in a work.

* '''Straight''': [[MostWritersAreWriters Jeremy]] writes the historical novel [[WoodenShipsAndIronMen ''Love and the Sea'']] to include [[HomoeroticSubtext a very deep bond between the characters]] [[ThoseTwoGuys Arturo and Bruno]].
* '''Exaggerated''': Arturo and Bruno are said to [[PurpleProse "experience ecstasy]] [[ExpospeakGag in the mold of the Greeks"]] regularly.
* '''Downplayed''': Arturo and Bruno [[FriendshipMoment are good friends]], but [[JustifiedTrope no more so than any other coworkers who spend extended time together in close quarters]].
* '''Justified''': Jeremy is gay and [[WriteWhatYouKnow draws experience from his own life]].
** Alternatively, Jeremy lives in a country where homosexuality is unpopular, or punishable by imprisonment or death. [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar The subterfuge is necessary if he wants to keep his career]].
* '''Inverted''': Jeremy writes Arturo and Bruno as [[AnachronismStew an openly gay couple in the Regency era]].
* '''Subverted''': The [[HomoeroticSubtext gay themes]] between Arturo and Bruno [[RelationshipWritingFumble were unintentional on Jeremy's part]], instead [[RainbowLens being introduced into their relationship]] [[DeathOfTheAuthor by fans and critics]].
** Some fans just see Arturo and Bruno as [[HeterosexualLifePartners really good friends]], nothing more.
** Jeremy's work is [[Bowdlerize censored in some markets]] for its "obscenely erotic" content: [[CensorDecoy the scene in which the main character and his LoveIntrest finally get busy]].
* '''Parodied''': "There are three layers of meaning in a work: text, subtext, and [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons super-text]]."
* '''Zig Zagged''': Jeremy [[FlipFlopOfGod waffles on whether or not Arturo and Bruno are gay]]--at least in private. [[TrollingCreator Publically,]] [[ShrugOfGod he won't say a word either way]].
* '''Averted''': Arturo and Bruno aren't gay, [[CampStraight just flamboyant]].
* '''Enforced''': Jeremy wants people to rethink their views on homosexuality by providing a [[StraightGay subtle, nuanced portrayal of a gay couple]] as opposed to a [[StopBeingStereotypical flaming, in-your-face one]].
* '''Lampshaded''': Jeremy [[BreakingTheFourthWall asks the readers]] what they believe to be true about Arturo and Bruno's relationship.
* '''Invoked''': Jeremy rewrites Arturo and Bruno to be closeted gay men after his [[DaEditor openly gay editor]] positively comments on the seeming relationship between the two.
* '''Exploited''': Jeremy wants a gay audience for his readership, and [[Queerbaiting uses the Arturo and Bruno angle to draw them in]].
* '''Discussed''': Jeremy heads an author's symposium on gay characters in fiction, where Arturo and Bruno are mentioned.
* '''Conversed''': [[InUniverse Characters in ''Love and the Sea'' frequently comment on the closeness of Arturo and Bruno]].
* '''Implied''': Jeremy mainly uses [[RuleOfSymbolism symbolic gestures]] to highlight Arturo and Bruno's relationship.
* '''Deconstructed''': When all the evidence for and against is weighed, [[RiddleForTheAges it can't be conclusively proven one way or the other if Arturo and Bruno are gay]].
** Jeremy is accused of [[DancingBear using gay characters for publicity rather than good storytelling]], and is challenged to write openly gay characters [[HideYourGays instead of pussyfooting around]].
* '''Reconstructed''': Jeremy's writing [[VindicatedByHistory eventually]] becomes lauded [[{{Applicability}} for the use of ambiguity in its portrayal of human relationships]], as well as the notion that people may not be [[BiTheWay "all one" or "all another" sexual orientation]].
* '''Played for Laughs''': Arturo and Bruno provide the novel's only gay jokes.
* '''Played for Drama''': Arturo and Bruno provide the novel's pathos [[BuryYourGays with their demise]].

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