Line #77 FanFic/TheReactsverse


1	The Reactsverse is an expanding series of CrackFic created by [[Tropers/{{Skybrigadier}} ElfCollaborator]] and subsequently expanded upon by other authors.
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3	The premise: The main three fics feature one of the main characters of the verse reacting to various things, most prominently {{Fanfiction}}. From there, it usually [[HilarityEnsues descends]] into absolute chaos, usually involving [[{{Troll}} antics]] and {{Shipping}} of many sorts. Most of the spinoffs work off the concept as well.
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5	Other common elements include SliceOfLife, MegaCrossover and sheer amounts of {{Lampshading}} and BreakingTheFourthWall.
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7	[[folder: The Main Reactsverse]]
8	[[index]]
9	* ''Fanfic/WeissReacts'': The first fic that began the Reactsverse, taking place in the world of ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' and starring Weiss Schnee as the main protagonist. Currently on its second volume.
10	** It has a prequel, ''Fanfic/TheDiaryOfGlyndaGoodwitch'', by [=Half-Blind Otaku=], a fic focusing on the Reactsvese version of Glynda, who is a {{Tsundere}}. Specifically, the fanfic takes place during her childhood years at Signal and later Beacon.
11	* ''Fanfic/LucinaReacts'': The second fic, taking place after the events of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' and starring Lucina as the main protagonist.
12	** Both of the above fics now have a crossover, ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11433419/1/The-Best-Reactsverse-Crossover The Best Reactsverse Crossover]]'', taking place between ''Weiss Reacts'' chapters 87-88 and ''Lucina Reacts'' chapters 52-53.
13	* ''Fanfic/HomuraReacts'': The third fic, taking place after the events of ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' and starring Homura Akemi as the main protagonist.
14	* ''Fanfic/CorrinReacts'': The fourth fic, set in the world of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'', starring Corrin as the main protagonist.
15	* ''Star Reacts'': The fifth Reactsverse fic, set in ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'', starring Star and Marco as the two protagonists.
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17	[[/folder]]
18	[[folder: Spinoffs]]
19	'''Spinoffs set in the Reactsverse proper:'''
20	* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10503445/1/A-Melodic-Comedy A Melodic Comedy]]'', a fanfic featuring team MLDY, an average team of OCs attending Beacon around the same time as Weiss Reacts. Is currently a DeadFic.
21	* ''Reactsverse Oneshots'', a series of fanfics by the author featuring plots that he believes would not fit in the main fic:
22	** ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10369690/1/A-Blackbird-in-Flight A Blackbird In Flight]]'', a fic focusing on Cardin's HeelFaceTurn and him falling in love with Melanie.
23	** ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/story/story_edit_property.php?storyid=10629276 The Nanako Incident]]'', a fic focusing on the titular [[{{VideoGame/Persona4}} Nanako Dojima]] getting lost in Vale and finding the RWBY cast after the events of chapter 72.
24	** ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10388952/1/Homecoming Homecoming]]'', a fic focusing on the [[DysfunctionJunction staff of Beacon]] having a [[BlatantLies perfectly normal]] [[HilarityEnsues dinner]].
25	** ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10574104/1/The-Xiao-Long-Incident The Xiao Long Incident]]'', a fic focusing on Yang releasing [[LoveIsInTheAir pheromone Dust]] into the air, prior to the events of chapter 69.
26	** ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10470775/1/Weiss-Sweet-Dream Weiss' Sweet Dream]]'', a fic based on [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Viral's Sweet Dream]] about Weiss having an [[ShipTease unusual]] [[LesYay dream]].
27	* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11136546/1/Life-is-what-Happens-to-You Life is What Happens to You]]'' by Resisting the Borg, a story focusing on the antics of Adam Taurus and the Reactsverse versions of [[Anime/CodeGeass Milly Ashford]], [[Manga/ACertainScientificRailgun one of the Misaka clones]] and [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Lancer]] travelling around the world together. HilarityEnsues.
28	* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12666910/1/Eurydice Eurydice]]''. A FixFic set in ''Manga/YourLieInApril'' detailing [[spoiler: Kaori being resurrected from the dead and being given a day to settle UnfinishedBusiness.]] Aside from the supernatural elements and WordOfGod placing it squarely in TheMultiverse, most of the usual Reactsverse elements are absent here.
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30	'''Other:'''
31	* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10182242/1/Velvet-s-Obsession Velvet's Obsession]]'', by merikflame, a fic focusing on the Reactsverse version of Velvet, who is a {{Yandere}} StalkerWithACrush for Weiss. Not directly set in the Reactsverse but most of the elements are exactly the same.
32	* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11029035/1/The-Antic-Order The Antic Order]]'' by The Zombineer, a SpinOff focusing on the [[AncientConspiracy titular Antic Order]]. Not directly set in the Reactsverse, but many nods and references are made to it.
33	* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11041158/1/Vivi-s-Adorable-Misadventure Vivi's Adorable Misadventure]]'' by The Layman, where [[LivingToys Vivi]] from Weiss Reacts appears in RWBY canon. HilarityEnsues, as always.
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36	'''To keep this page clean, all tropes pertaining to a fic with a works page must go on that work page.'''
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38	'''Warning for unmarked spoilers.'''
39	!!''The Reactsverse'' provides examples of:
40	[[folder: Tropes applying to all Reactsverse stories]]
41	* AlternateUniverse: All of these to the canon material.
42	** To be precise, there are actually ''two'' alternate universes at play:
43	** The Modern Verse, where ''Weiss Reacts'' and ''Homura Reacts'' take place, also containing various others like ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'', ''Anime/{{AKB0048}}'', ''Literature/{{Toradora}}'' and others. This world also contains most of the spinoffs.
44	** The Ylissean Verse, where ''Lucina Reacts'' takes place, containing ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'', ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' and ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda''.
45	** Of late, though, the stories seem to have abandoned this structure in favour of making all the stories be set in their own world instead, though a ShoutOut in ''Eurydice'' confirms its placement in the world of ''Star Reacts''.
46	* AncientConspiracy: The Antic Order, a common element throughout all of the Reactsverse. Except ''Eurydice''. It is also downplayed in ''Corrin Reacts''; they are only namedropped in the second chapter and play no role in the plot afterwards.
47	* BreakingTheFourthWall: Each and every fic has this, although the main three and ''Diary of Glynda Goodwitch'' are the ones with the most instances. Again, except ''Eurydice''.
48	* BrownNote: [[VisualNovel/{{CLANNAD}} Kotomi's violin]], for a comedic version.
49	** [[spoiler: For a less comedic version, the name of the kingdom of [[VideoGame/FireEmblemFates Touma]], which nearly kills Professor Faust and Miriel when they attempt to record its name for future reference.]]
50	* CrackFic: An entire series of them.
51	* CrossOver: Not just with series, but with other fanfics. At least one or two Reacts cast members have shown up in other fanfic worlds.
52	** Even ''Eurydice'' is confirmed to be set in the same world as ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'' and ''Anime/YourName'' through a couple of [[ShoutOut Shout Outs]].
53	* DeconstructiveParody: Pretty much all the fics are part this, part regular comedy.
54	* DoorStopper: Volume 1 of Weiss Reacts alone is almost as large as ''[[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire A Game of Thrones]]''. Volume 2 is almost that size, and that's not even going into the ''rest'' of the materials. He has also acknowledged plans for a Volume 3!
55	* FormulaBreakingEpisode: ''Lucina Reacts'' takes place a whole universe away from the vast majority of the Reactsverse.
56	* LighterAndSofter: Than their source material. It's been explicitly stated multiple times by the [[WordOfGod author]] that he ''loathes'' {{Angst}} and would prefer not to use it unless absolutely necessary, and the Reactsverse is part of his answer to angsty fics. Even his serious fics tend to have EarnYourHappyEnding over BittersweetEnding.
57	* TheManBehindTheMan: Yang, Ren, the Justice Cabal and Reflet are ''all'' merely pawns of [[VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}} Zelretch]] as members of the Antic Order.
58	* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: The main three fics are set in ''{{WebAnimation/RWBY}}'', ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' and ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'', and the ''huge'' supporting cast draws from everywhere, including ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'', ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles'', ''Anime/CodeGeass'' and others.
59	* TheMultiverse: Revealed in ''Lucina Reacts'', although it was already implicitly hinted much earlier.
60	* TheVerse: Every single fic takes place in the same continuity, connected by similar plot elements and characters, bar ''[[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon Hajime Reacts]]''. which is explicitly a ContinuityReboot.
61	** Reflet, the BreakoutCharacter of ''Lucina Reacts'', has appeared in every fic bar ''Eurydice'' (a GenreShift), the aforementioned ''Hajime Reacts'' and either iteration of ''Homura Reacts''.
62	** A lesser version appears in ''Star Reacts'', as ''Eurydice'' (and thus ''Manga/YourLieInApril'') is revealed to be in the same world as ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'' within this fic's continuity, with the events of ''Anime/YourName'' also being referenced.
63	* SliceOfLife: The main genre and point of these fics.
64	* StylisticSuck: The title of ''The Best Reactsverse Crossover'', as part of the author's usual SelfDeprecation.
65	* WhoWouldWantToWatchUs: The main question asked by the protagonists. Much to their despair, the answer is ''everyone''.
66	* WorldOfBadass: Definitely one. Even the likes of ''[[Manga/FruitsBasket Tohru]]'' ''[[ActualPacifist Honda]]'' manage at least to be a BadassNormal.
67	* WorldOfHam: 3/4ths of the cast are [[LargeHam Large Hams]], with the others either described below or StraightMan.
68	* WorldOfSnark: Most of the characters are also [[DeadpanSnarker Deadpan Snarkers]].
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70	!!Tropes that apply to ''Eurydice''
71	'''Warning: Unmarked spoilers.'''
72	[[folder: Tropes that apply to ''Eurydice'']]
73	* AnimalMotifs: Sparrows and Kaori by contrast to [[KindheartedCatLover canon]]; almost every outdoor scene involving her includes at least one sparrow.
74	** It's revealed that the sparrows have nothing to do with Kaori herself, but ''Death'', who turns out to have been watching them the whole day as a sparrow.
75	* TheAtoner: Both Kaori and Kousei become this as a result of the mutual WhatTheHellHero they receive from each other.
76	* BabiesEverAfter: In the DistantFinale, Kaori and Kousei are expecting a child. Said child (a daughter) ends up hearing the events of ''Eurydice'' from her parents, but understandably doesn't believe her mother ''really'' did die.
77	* BackFromTheDead: Kaori gets resurrected from the dead to finish UnfinishedBusiness.
78	* BookEnds: Kaori invokes this when she chooses to dress in the exact same dress she first met Kousei in.
79	** Also, the story itself takes place on the first day of April, the same month Kaori first met Kousei.
80	** The final chapter ends on the same day the first one begins, ending on Kousei's speech to Kaori's grave.
81	* CruelMercy: The gray-eyed man remarks that letting Kaori live, should she have failed in finishing her UnfinishedBusiness, would have been this and a worse punishment than killing her.
82	* {{Deconstruction}}: The story is this in regards to Kaori's lie and Kousei's HeroicBSOD, which are both addressed as major character flaws for both characters; Kaori lying about something as important as she did makes her difficult to trust and Kousei's cowardice causes Kaori to be afraid of DyingAlone. Unlike the [[DeconstructiveParody rest of the Reactsverse]], this is ''not'' PlayedForLaughs.
83	** DeconReconSwitch: The story also points out that, for all their flaws, they are fundamentally good people whose errors were well-intentioned. This realisation is what sparks their attempt to become TheAtoner to each other and fight for their relationship.
84	* DistantFinale: The epilogue of the story is set ten years later.
85	* ExactWords: The gray-eyed man uses them in a rare positive example:
86	** He never said he was going to return Kaori to the afterlife after her day was up, pointing out that Kaori had been the one to convince herself of how long she had left.
87	** He said he was the ''ferryman'' of the dead, as in the man who ferries the souls of the dead. Kaori, by virtue of having returned BackFromTheDead, is currently not dead and therefore not his concern.
88	* ExtremelyShortTimespan: The whole story takes place over the course of two days, and each chapter is only separated by a matter of minutes or hours, with the exception of the DistantFinale and the finale chapter, which take place ten years later and the day prior respectively.
89	* TheFinalTemptation: The idea of simply abandoning their relationship is posed as this to Kaori and Kousei after their argument, pointing out it would simply be less painful to abandon the other for being imperfect. Neither of them take that option, choosing instead to continue fighting for their relationship.
90	* FixFic: The author explicitly labels the story one for ''Manga/YourLieInApril''. Specifically, amending Kaori's death at the end of the series.
91	* {{Foreshadowing}}: A lot of it during the first chapter:
92	** The gray-eyed man's use of LoopholeAbuse to justify letting Kaori return from the dead hints at him using it again to let her stay in the world of the living.
93	** The gray-eyed man also remains noticeably silent when Kaori sets herself a time limit of one day. Sure enough, he uses ExactWords to point out that it was her who had set it, not him, therefore absolving him of being bound by it.
94	** Nerima is mentioned repeatedly to be very dangerous at night, and sure enough Kaori almost drowns after being pushed off the Courage Bridge by a mugger.
95	* FormulaBreakingEpisode: ''[[Manga/YourLieInApril Eurydice]]'' shares no elements with the rest of the Reactsverse and its placement is unconfirmed, with the only non-canon element of the fic being the land of the dead and the ferryman who resurrects Kaori.
96	* GenreShift: For the Reactsverse as whole; ''Eurydice'' is a dramatic fic compared to the parodies and comedy that dominate the rest of TheVerse. It does have some comedic moments typical of the authors' style, but on the whole it is far more dramatic.
97	* HappilyMarried: Kaori and Kousei end up as this during the DistantFinale.
98	* HeroicBSOD: Kaori suffers a minor one upon realising how little time she has to settle everything, and then her parents have one in turn once they realise they will lose their beloved daughter for the second time, this time forever.
99	** Both she and Kousei suffer one after having a massive argument in the third chapter, Kaori so much so she runs away, horrified.
100	* HowIsThatEvenPossible: Kaori's parents, Kousei and Tsubaki all have this reaction when faced with a resurrected Kaori. Her parents and Kousei even almost say the trope name verbatim.
101	* LateArrivalSpoiler: The fic opens with Kousei visiting Kaori's grave and proceeds with the assumption that the reader has seen the ending of the series.
102	* LivingOnBorrowedTime: Kaori, again, which forms the main premise of the story. She gets a single day to finish up what she hasn't dealt with in life....that is, until the end, when it's revealed that this is not the case.
103	* LoopholeAbuse: The gray-eyed man performs this. He can't directly send Kaori back to life, but he can almost certainly turn a blind eye and let her walk out of the afterlife for a day.
104	** He performs this to let Kaori stay in the world of the living, pointing out that, as the ferryman of the dead, he only ferries the dead, and Kaori, being alive (albeit having come BackFromTheDead), is not his problem.
105	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: During and after their argument, Kaori and Kousei experience this upon realising just how their actions affected the other.
106	* NakedPeopleAreFunny: A few times with Kaori, who ends up naked at least twice; once in the afterlife and once after resurrecting.
107	* OddballInTheSeries: This fic, again. It is the only fic with no clear links to the rest of the Reactsverse aside from WordOfGod, none of its usual elements, and is a completely different genre to the others. It is also the only one without IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming, aside from ''The Best Reactsverse Crossover''.
108	* ShoutOut: A few times, though not as prevalent as with the rest of the Reactsverse.
109	** The gray-eyed man quotes ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' in a CallBack to the series.
110	** Kousei's dialogue at the beginning are almost a direct quote of Watson's own speech at Sherlock's grave in ''Series/{{Sherlock}}''.
111	** Kousei apparently reads up on events in [[WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil Echo Creek]]. This also serves as to place the story somewhere else in the Reactsverse canon.
112	** The gray-eyed man quotes [[Literature/{{Discworld}} Death]] when he remarks that [[Literature/{{Hogfather}} the best present he could give Kaori is a future]].
113	** In the DistantFinale, Kousei gets approached by an unnamed couple who want him and Kaori to perform at an event commemorating the miraculous survival of all the residents of [[Anime/YourName a village called Itomori]].
114	* TemptingFate: Kousei muses that he wouldn't know what to say if Kaori were to show up on his doorstep the next day, alive. Sure enough, the next chapter ends with Kaori showing up on his doorstep, alive and him being utterly speechless.
115	* TitleDrop: Kaori is referred to as Kousei's "Eurydice" in the final chapter, when the gray-eyed man compares him to Orpheus. Unlike their counterparts, however, they actually get their HappyEnding.
116	* TwistEnding: Death never planned on returning Kaori to the afterlife; whether or not she had failed to reconcile with Kousei, she would have remained alive for however long that was.
117	** The fifth chapter has one of its own; Kousei and Death have met before, and it had something to do with Kaori's resurrection.
118	* WhamShot: The gray-eyed man addressing Kousei with familiarity, revealing that he and Kousei know each other and also confirming that the latter had something to do with Kaori's return.

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