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* EnsembleDarkHorse: Jeremy Knox appears for all of [[OneSceneWonder two dialogue-light scenes]] in the entire series, both of which are in the final book. He quickly became a fan favourite due to his sunny personality and emphasis on fair play, which stands in sharp contrast to the jaded, violent characters that make up most of the cast. It helps that he's one of the few characters [[JerkassWoobie Kevin]] genuinely admires and seems happy to be around.

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* EnsembleDarkHorse: Jeremy Knox appears for all of [[OneSceneWonder two dialogue-light scenes]] in the entire series, both of which are in the final book. He quickly became a fan favourite due to his sunny personality and emphasis on fair play, which stands in sharp contrast to the jaded, violent characters that make up most of the cast. It helps that he's one of the few characters [[JerkassWoobie Kevin]] genuinely admires and seems happy to be around. Demand was so high that in 2023, Nora announced a fourth book called "The Sunshine Court" focused on his life after transferring to the Trojans.
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* DiagnosedByTheAudience: The text never clarifies what, exactly, the mental illness is that Andrew requires medication and therapy for. WordOfGod says it's manic depression, but the books never specify.
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* FanPreferredCouple:
** Allison and Renee are just friends in canon. Fans have a different opinion, to the point where on some sites they are the second most written ship, only behind OfficialCouple Neil/Andrew.
** While they never actually interact in the series proper, Jeremy/Jean is an extremely popular ship due to Jeremy's dedication to supporting Jean's recovery from Riko's abuse.

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** %%** While they never actually interact in the series proper, Jeremy/Jean is an extremely popular ship due to Jeremy's dedication to supporting Jean's recovery from Riko's abuse.
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* {{Fanon}}: It's widely accepted that Neil is demisexual. The author has stated that while this was not her intention, it's a valid interpretation, and has confirmed that Neil isn't attracted to anyone he doesn't already have a close bond with.

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* EnsembleDarkHorse: Jeremy Knox appears for all of [[OneSceneWonder two dialogue-light scenes]] in the entire series, both of which are in the final book. He quickly became a fan favourite due to his sunny personality and emphasis on fair play, which stands in sharp contrast to the jaded, violent characters that make up most of the cast. It helps that he's one of the few characters [[{{Jerkass}} Kevin]] genuinely admires and seems happy to be around.

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* EnsembleDarkHorse: Jeremy Knox appears for all of [[OneSceneWonder two dialogue-light scenes]] in the entire series, both of which are in the final book. He quickly became a fan favourite due to his sunny personality and emphasis on fair play, which stands in sharp contrast to the jaded, violent characters that make up most of the cast. It helps that he's one of the few characters [[{{Jerkass}} [[JerkassWoobie Kevin]] genuinely admires and seems happy to be around.



** While they never actually interact in canon, Jeremy/Jean is an extremely popular ship due to Jeremy's dedication to supporting Jean's recovery from Riko's abuse.

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** While they never actually interact in canon, the series proper, Jeremy/Jean is an extremely popular ship due to Jeremy's dedication to supporting Jean's recovery from Riko's abuse.


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** Similarly to Kevin, Jean shows nothing but scorn for Neil and does nothing to prevent [[spoiler:Riko's continuous torture of him during Neil's stay at Evermore]]. On the other hand, his parents [[MadeASlave gave him to the Moriyamas]] to pay off a debt when he was a child, and he was abused in ways Kevin (as Riko's personal pet) wasn't until he could no longer conceive openly defying Riko.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: In most drafts, Riko and Kevin were lovers who split up when Riko cheated with Jean, leading Kevin to transfer to PSU and fall in love with Andrew and Neil. [[WordOfGod Nora Sakavic]] has also written blog posts about {{Alternate Universe}}s where one of the original trio dies.
* WordOfGod: The main series is entirely from Neil's perspective; other characters' backstories, events set after the books, and discussions about previous drafts are posted on Nora's personal blogs.
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* EnsembleDarkHorse: Jeremy Knox appears for all of [[OneSceneWonder two dialogue-light scenes]] in the entire series, both of which are in the final book. He quickly became a fan favourite due to his sunny personality and emphasis on fair play, which stands in sharp contrast to the jaded, violent characters that make up most of the cast. It helps that he's one of the few characters [[{{Jerkass}} Kevin]] genuinely admires and seems happy to be around.
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* WordOfGod: The main series is entirely from Neil's perspective; other characters' backstories, events set after the books, and discussions about previous drafts are posted on Nora's personal blogs.

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** While Jeremy and Jean never actually interact in canon, they're an extremely popular ship due to Jeremy accepting Jean's transfer to the Trojans at Kevin's request and his dedication to supporting Jean's recovery from Riko's abuse.

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** While Jeremy and Jean they never actually interact in canon, they're Jeremy/Jean is an extremely popular ship due to Jeremy accepting Jean's transfer to the Trojans at Kevin's request and his Jeremy's dedication to supporting Jean's recovery from Riko's abuse.



* OneTrueThreesome: According to the author, Kevin was [[WhatCouldHaveBeen originally]] supposed to be [[{{Polyamory}} part of Neil and Andrew's romance]]. He was paired with Thea in the final drafts instead, but this hasn't stopped fans from picking up on his intense dynamics with Neil and Andrew and shipping them anyway.

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* OneTrueThreesome: According to the author, Kevin was [[WhatCouldHaveBeen originally]] supposed to be [[{{Polyamory}} part of Neil and Andrew's romance]]. He was paired with Thea in the final drafts instead, but this hasn't stopped fans from picking up on his intense dynamics with Neil and Andrew and shipping them anyway.anyway.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: In most drafts, Riko and Kevin were lovers who split up when Riko cheated with Jean, leading Kevin to transfer to PSU and fall in love with Andrew and Neil. [[WordOfGod Nora Sakavic]] has also written blog posts about {{Alternate Universe}}s where one of the original trio dies.

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* FanPreferredCouple: Allison and Renee are just friends in canon. Fans have a different opinion, to the point where on some sites they are the second most written ship, only behind OfficialCouple Neil/Andrew.

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Allison and Renee are just friends in canon. Fans have a different opinion, to the point where on some sites they are the second most written ship, only behind OfficialCouple Neil/Andrew.Neil/Andrew.
** While Jeremy and Jean never actually interact in canon, they're an extremely popular ship due to Jeremy accepting Jean's transfer to the Trojans at Kevin's request and his dedication to supporting Jean's recovery from Riko's abuse.


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* OneTrueThreesome: According to the author, Kevin was [[WhatCouldHaveBeen originally]] supposed to be [[{{Polyamory}} part of Neil and Andrew's romance]]. He was paired with Thea in the final drafts instead, but this hasn't stopped fans from picking up on his intense dynamics with Neil and Andrew and shipping them anyway.

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* FanPreferredCouple: Allison and Renee are just friends in canon but fans have a diferent opinion.To the point in some sites they are the second most written ship ,only behind the canon [[spoiler:Neil/Andrew]]
* FriendlyFandoms: With ''Literature/TheRavenCycle''. They have plenty of fans in common and crossover fan works to boot.
* JerkassWoobie: Many of the Ravens:
** Andrew. He regularly threatens to hurt or kill people and means it. His nickname among the upperclassmen is the monster. He also has RapeAsBackstory, woulld do anything for the people he cares about, and has a softer side he shows Neil.
** Kevin. Shows nothing but contempt for Neil and the other Ravens since he is a much better Exy player than them. He is also a BrokenAce who was MadeASlave to Riko Moriyama when his mother died and was raised to only be good at Exy. Riko broke his hand out of spite, taking away the one thing he could do.
* MoralEventHorizon: Nicky's parents cross one in the second book when[[spoiler:his father Luther engineers a meeting with Andrew and Drake, one of the men who sexually abused him, which leads to Drake raping Andrew]] and Nicky stops trying to reconcile with them.

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* FanPreferredCouple: Allison and Renee are just friends in canon but fans canon. Fans have a diferent opinion.To different opinion, to the point in where on some sites they are the second most written ship ,only ship, only behind the canon [[spoiler:Neil/Andrew]]
OfficialCouple Neil/Andrew.
* FriendlyFandoms: With ''Literature/TheRavenCycle''. They have plenty of fans in common and many crossover fan works to boot.
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* MoralEventHorizon: Nicky's parents cross one in the second book when[[spoiler:his when [[spoiler:his father Luther engineers a meeting with between Andrew and Drake, one of the men who sexually abused him, Andrew]], which leads to Drake [[spoiler:Drake raping Andrew]] and Nicky stops trying the end of Nicky's attempts to reconcile with them.
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* FanPreferredCouple: Allison and Renee are just friends in canon but fans have a diferent opinion.To the point in some sites they are the second most written ship ,only behind the canon Neil/Andrew

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* FanPreferredCouple: Allison and Renee are just friends in canon but fans have a diferent opinion.To the point in some sites they are the second most written ship ,only behind the canon Neil/Andrew [[spoiler:Neil/Andrew]]
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* JerkassWoobie: Many of the Ravens

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* MoralEventHorizon: Nicky's parents cross one in the second book when[[spoiler:his father Luther engineers a meeting with Andrew and Drake, one of the men who sexually abused him, which leads to Drake raping Andrew]] and Nicky stops trying to reconcile with them.

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* MoralEventHorizon: Nicky's parents cross one in the second book when[[spoiler:his father Luther engineers a meeting with Andrew and Drake, one of the men who sexually abused him, which leads to Drake raping Andrew]] and Nicky stops trying to reconcile with them.them.
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* JerkassWoobie: Many of the Ravens
** Andrew. He regularly threatens to hurt or kill people and means it. His nickname among the upperclassmen is the monster. He also has RapeAsBackstory, woulld do anything for the people he cares about, and has a softer side he shows Neil.
** Kevin. Shows nothing but contempt for Neil and the other Ravens since he is a much better Exy player than them. He is also a BrokenAce who was MadeASlave to Riko Moriyama when his mother died and was raised to only be good at Exy. Riko broke his hand out of spite, taking away the one thing he could do.
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* MoralEventHorizon: His parents cross one in the second book when[[spoiler:his father Luther engineers a meeting with Andrew and Drake, one of the men who sexually abused him, which leads to Drake raping Andrew]] and Nicky stops trying to reconcile with them.

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* MoralEventHorizon: His Nicky's parents cross one in the second book when[[spoiler:his father Luther engineers a meeting with Andrew and Drake, one of the men who sexually abused him, which leads to Drake raping Andrew]] and Nicky stops trying to reconcile with them.
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* FriendlyFandoms: With ''Literature/TheRavenCycle''. They have plenty of fans in common and crossover fan works to boot.

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* FriendlyFandoms: With ''Literature/TheRavenCycle''. They have plenty of fans in common and crossover fan works to boot.boot.
* MoralEventHorizon: His parents cross one in the second book when[[spoiler:his father Luther engineers a meeting with Andrew and Drake, one of the men who sexually abused him, which leads to Drake raping Andrew]] and Nicky stops trying to reconcile with them.
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* FriendlyFandoms: With ''Literature/TheRavenCycle''. They have plenty of fans in common and crossover fan works to boot.

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