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14->''"But if you're into stories about [[NoodleImplements punk rock, CD players, almost-death, crazy stalkers, songwriting, bad jokes]], [[ShoutOut references that nobody understands]], long song titles, long chapter titles based on those long song titles, pizza, zombies, and a little bit of true love, then maybe this story will suit you just fine. Enough with that. I really should just start the story. Let's start at the beginning, shall we? Love, [[Music/PanicAtTheDisco Brendon Boyd Urie]]"''
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16''Chronicles of an American Beauty and an American Psycho'' is a Music/FallOutBoy SlashFic narrated by Brendon Urie from Music/PanicAtTheDisco and written by Tropers/{{RandomTroperWhoLikes1R}}, also known as epichorn31. It can be found [[http://www.wattpad.com/story/35088986-chronicles-of-an-american-beauty-and-an-american here]]
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20%% * {{Adorkable}}: Patrick.
21%% * TheAlcoholic: Spencer.
22%% * AmbiguouslyBi: Brendon.
23* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler: Patrick loses his left hand.]]
24%% * ArtificialLimbs: [[spoiler: Patrick gets one.]]
25%% * BabysittingEpisode: The (After) Life Of The Party. Brendon ends up babysitting Viola. It does not end well.
26%%* BerserkButton: Fall Out Boy stealing Panic's studio time is apparently one for Brendon, as well as forgetting to [[ShoutOut close the goddamn door.]]
27%% ** Breaking his guitar is one for Ryan.
28%% * BigDamnKiss: Pete and Patrick in Chapter 4.
29%% * BlackAndNerdy: Viola.
30%% * BlatantLies: "I promise that there is a point to everything I tell you."
31%% * BreakingTheFourthWall: Brendon does this frequently.
32%% * TheBully: Harry, [[spoiler: who is now working at Starbucks.]]
33%% * BungledSuicide: [[spoiler: Pete.]]
34%% * BunniesForCuteness: Grim Reaper.
35%% * ChildProdigy: Viola.
36* {{Cliffhanger}}: The ending of ''Save Rock and Roll''. [[spoiler: There was a literal bus crash, and it is unclear whether or not Patrick survived.]]
37%% * CloudCuckoolander: Brendon sometimes.
38%% * CompletedFic: As of May 27, 2015.
39%% * CoolCar: Gerard's limo.
40%% * DeadFootLeadfoot: The bus driver.
41%% * DeathbringerTheAdorable: Grim Reaper is a cute baby bunny.
42%% * DoubleDate: There's one in Chapter 5.
43* EarlyBirdCameo:
44** Pete is texting [[spoiler: Ariane]] when Brendon messes with his phone.
45** Gerard also gets one when Brendon (possibly) passes him on his way out of the comic book store. Gerard makes an official appearance in the next chapter, along with his CoolCar.
46%% * ExecutiveMeddling: InUniverse with Charlotte.
47* ExpectingSomeoneTaller: One of the first things that Brendon says when he meets Patrick is "You're shorter in real life."
48%% * {{Fanboy}}: Brendon, and to a lesser extent, Spencer, Ryan, and Jon.
49%% * {{Fangirl}}: Charlotte.
50%% * FerrisWheelDateMoment: The double date.
51%% * ForegoneConclusion: Brendon tells you at the beginning that he is at a wedding.
52%% * ForgetfulJones: Spencer.
53* FormulaBreakingEpisode: "You Know What They Do To Guys Like Us In Prison, So We'll Do This Author's Note." The chapter is [[ScriptFic written in script form,]] and it consists of Brendon and Pete [[ShamelessSelfPromotion promoting the author's other works]] [[RageAgainstTheAuthor while complaining excessively about how the author made them do it.]]
54* GirlfriendInCanada: Played with. When Patrick says that Charlotte is from Canada, Joe believes that she is fictional. She enters the room immediately afterwards.
55%% * GoodParents: Pete and Patrick.
56%% * GoshDangItToHeck: When not PrecisionFStrike.
57%% * HappilyAdopted: Viola.
58%% * HappilyMarried: Pete and Patrick.
59%% * HateSink: Charlotte.
60%% * HeartwarmingOrphan: Viola.
61* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Patrick helped everyone else exit the bus before he did, which caused him to go into a coma and lose his left hand.]]
62%% * HeterosexualLifePartners: Viola and Jenny.
63* HonoraryUncle: Viola refers to Pete and Patrick's friends as her uncles and aunts.
64* HowWeGotHere: The point of the first half of the story is to tell how Brendon ended up at a wedding.
65%% * IAteWhat: Brendon after eating Joe and Pete's toothpaste-filled Oreos.
66* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: All of the "main" chapters are named after Fall Out Boy songs, all of the "prologue/epilogue" chapters are named after Music/PanicAtTheDisco songs, and the author's note is named after a My Chemical Romance song.
67%% * IncrediblyLamePun: "Someone's on their Way."
68%% * IncompatibleOrientation: Charlotte and Patrick.
69%% * InterruptedSuicide: [[spoiler: Patrick interrupts Pete.]]
70%% * IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Mikey's eventual consensus when it comes to Pete and Patrick.
71%% * {{Jerkass}}: Charlotte, especially in the second half of the story.
72%% * KaleidoscopeHair: Gerard has dyed his hair multiple colors.
73%% * LemonyNarrator: Brendon.
74%% * LetsDuet: Pete and Patrick in Chapter 4.
75%% * LetsJustBeFriends: [[spoiler: Brendon and Sarah.]]
76%% * MoodWhiplash: A lot.
77%% * MustHaveCaffeine: Brendon.
78%% * NerdsLoveToughSchoolwork: Viola.
79%% * NiceGuy: Patrick.
80* NoodleIncident: "Pete Wentz's Journal - KEEP OUT! Especially if your name is Joe Trohman because I know you tried to steal this that one time and I almost strangled you, so just don't read this!"
81* NoodleImplements:
82** Brendon's notes at the beginning of the chapter. Subverted since we do find out what each of those things was used for, no matter how bizarre it is.
83** "Let's just say that it involved a watermelon, three penguins, an accordion, a fire-breathing dragon, and a bowling ball. You might have also been there. I don't know. It was a really weird dream."
84%% * OfficialCouple: Pete and Patrick.
85%% * OldFlame: Mikey and Pete, but it's one-sided.
86%% * TheOneThatGotAway: [[spoiler: Sarah.]]
87* OurHeroIsDead: [[spoiler: Patrick is ambiguously dead at the end of Save Rock and Roll.]]
88%% * ParentalAbandonment: What happened to Viola before she was adopted by Patrick and Pete.
89%% * PrecisionFStrike: "I fucking hate you Pete Wentz!"
90%% * PicnicEpisode: The double date.
91* PlotAllergy: More for RuleOfFunny than the plot, but Sarah is allergic to tomatoes and pumpkins, and Pete packed only pizza and pumpkin squares for the picnic.
92%% * TheRival: Ryan is one to Dallon.
93%% * RecoveredAddict: Spencer by the end of Chapter 6.
94%% * SadistTeacher: Mr. Benzedrine.
95%% * SchmuckBait: The note on Pete's journal.
96%% * SecretDiary: Pete has one.
97%% * SelfDeprecation: Brendon is fond of this trope.
98%% * SheIsNotMyGirlfriend: Brendon initially, when talking about Sarah.
99%% * ShipperOnDeck: Brendon.
100%% * ShipSinking: [[spoiler: Pete and Mikey.]]
101%% * ShoutOut: Many, but what did you expect?
102%% * SillyRabbitRomanceIsForKids: Brendon has this attitude by the end of Chapter 6.
103* SnicketWarningLabel: Brendon does a rant at the beginning about why you shouldn't read this fic. He also warns you around the halfway point.
104%% * StagingAnIntervention: Brendon and Dallon do this with Spencer.
105%% * StalkerWithACrush: Charlotte.
106* StalkerWithoutACrush: It seems that Brendon just loves to spy on his friends, especially Pete and Spencer.
107%% * StrangeMindsThinkAlike: Ryan and Brendon.
108* SpeechCentricWork: Like many of the author's previous works, this fic is mostly dialogue.
109* TitledAfterTheSong: Chronicles of an American Beauty and an American Psycho is a reference to "American Beauty/American Psycho" by Fall Out Boy, and all of the chapters are titled after Fall Out Boy or Panic! At The Disco songs.
110%% * {{Wangst}}: Pete, and occasionally Brendon or Patrick.
111%% * {{Workaholic}}: Brendon can be this sometimes, [[spoiler: which leads Sarah to break up with him.]]

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