Line #16 Fanfic/BreakMyFall


1	''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7366270/1/Break-my-Fall Break My Fall]]'' is a ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwordsAdventures'' fanfic, loosely based on the [[Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwords2004 manga by Akira Himekawa.]] It focuses on the lives of Green, Blue, Red, Vio, and Shadow in their [[HighSchoolAU sophmore year of high school,]] each of them with no [[FalseFriend friends]] [[ShrinkingViolet for]] [[AlloftheOtherReindeer completely]] [[IntelligenceEqualsIsolation different]] [[NewTransferStudent reasons.]]
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3	...Oh yeah, and it's also a SlashFic.
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6	!! This fanfic provides examples of:
7	* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Blue's widely known throughout school for being a "bad boy," so people avoid him like the plague.
8	%%** [[spoiler:Green]] fits this trope after [[spoiler:he leaves Vaati.]]
9	* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: It's implied that this is why [[spoiler:Vaati fell in love with Green.]]
10	%%** It's ''definitely'' the reason Blue befriends Red, as well as the reason he develops feelings for him.
11	* BewareTheNiceOnes: Red is kind of ''scary'' after finding out that [[spoiler:Vio and Shadow kissed]] and ''nobody told him.''
12	-->'''Red:''' Why didn't you tell us?
13	-->'''[[spoiler:Shadow:]]''' I just...
14	-->'''Red:''' You just what? You think you can't '''trust''' us? Is that it? Huh?!
15	* BeneathTheMask: As it turns out, Vaati [[spoiler:has been in love with Green for years, and is using intimidation as a means to cover up his insecurities. Not only that, but he was friends with Blue in grade school, making Blue the only person who has even an inkling to what he's really like.]]
16	* BondingOverMissingParents: [[spoiler:A variation with Green and Vio-- Vio's parents are divorced, while Green's are about to.]]
17	%%* ChekhovsSkill: Red's medical know-how.
18	* ClearTheirName: When Vaati puts Red at fault for knocking over a bookcase, Blue steps in to say that he saw [[spoiler:Vaati ''push'' Red into the bookcase.]]
19	%%* CrazyJealousGuy: [[spoiler:Vaati.]]
20	%%* CynicismCatalyst: [[spoiler:For Vio, his parents' divorce.]]
21	%%* DeadpanSnarker: Vio loves this trope.
22	* DontYouDarePityMe: ''Red'', of all people, has a brief moment of this in Chapter 28.
23	-->'''Blue:''' Red... listen, I just wanted to help.
24	-->'''Red:''' ''[angry]'' How?
25	* FacialDialogue: Vio and Blue are plenty capable of doing this with each other.
26	* GreenEyedMonster: [[spoiler:Vaati]] is hinted to be this towards [[spoiler:Green's crush on Zelda]], to the point of [[spoiler:threatening to ruin Zelda's reputation if she so much as ''spends time with him.'']]
27	%%* GrewASpine: A big part of both Green and Red's story arcs.
28	%%* GuiltyPleasure: For Vio, it's anime.
29	%%* HighSchoolAU
30	* HormoneAddledTeenager: Averted for the most part, but Blue downplays it at one point when he wonders if Red is checking him out (he's not; Red is just the staring type).
31	* ImpliedAnswer: When Red asks Vio (over the phone) if [[spoiler:his parents are divorced]] Vio's response is to hang up on him.
32	-->''Red knows Vio well enough to know that "no" means "yes". So this '''must''' be a yes, whether Vio would like to admit it or not.''
33	%%* InTouchWithHisFeminineSide: Red.
34	* IntelligenceEqualsIsolation: While Vio ''does'' isolate himself on purpose, it's more than implied that it's because he believes in this trope. His excuse is basically, "Friends will interfere with my grades."
35	* ItsAllMyFault: In chapter 15, Shadow blames himself for all of the main characters getting bullied. Luckily Vio is there to tell him otherwise.
36	-->'''Shadow:''' I... th-this is my fault...
37	-->'''Vio:''' What are you talking about?
38	-->'''Shadow:''' We-we're all getting bullied be-because of me... If I-I hadn't opened my big, dumb mouth-
39	-->'''Vio:''' Shadow. What you did is the bravest thing I've ever seen, and I don't want you to forget it. Ever. You, Blue, Red, and I would have never become friends if you hadn't done that. We're proud of you. Really.
40	%%* {{Jerkass}}: Vaati, Vaati, ''Vaati.'' [[spoiler:It's revealed that this was Vaati's original intention in order to protect Green, but he eventually [[BecomingTheMask became the mask.]]]]
41	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Blue, though it's somewhat deconstructed. His jerkass attitude earned him a reputation as a bad seed, and everyone avoids him without giving him the opportunity to show them his HiddenHeartOfGold.
42	%%* LoveEpiphany: [[spoiler:Vio]] has one at the end of chapter [[spoiler:34.]]
43	* MadnessMantra: [[spoiler:Vio]] has one ''in his head'' in chapter 24, a few chapters after Red and Blue find out that [[spoiler:Shadow kissed him in the cafeteria.]]
44	-->Snap out of it, snap out of it,'' he chants over and over in his head. It only seems to make things worse.''
45	* MustMakeHerLaugh: Shadow in regards to Zelda in Vio's epilogue chapter, to the point of [[ShoutOut directly quoting]] {{Trope Codifier}}s [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003 Beast Boy and Raven.]]
46	%%* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Green feels this way upon finding out that [[spoiler:Vaati is in love with him.]]
47	%%* NeverMyFault: Vaati loves this trope.
48	%%* NotAMorningPerson: Vio.
49	%%* OddFriendship: Vio and Blue.
50	* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When the Know-It-All Brothers reveal that [[spoiler:Shadow kissed Vio]] Red is ''offended'' on the account that no one told him, while Blue becomes meek and tries to stop Red from lashing out. {{Subverted\|Trope}} on Blue's half seconds later when ''he's'' the one who lashes out. Justified; [[spoiler: Vio and Shadow are two of the only friends Red has ''ever had,'' so his anger comes from an intense paranoia that they didn't trust him enough to tell him. Blue, on the other hand, is gay, and in the closet at that, so hearing the Know-It-All Brothers talk using homophobic slurs is more than enough to make him feel insecure.]]
51	%%* OppositesAttract: Red and Blue.
52	%%* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Green.
53	* ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler:Red was placed into foster care at a young age, and while he is close to his foster parents, he refers to them by their actual names.]]
54	* RealMenWearPink: Blue happens to be very good at sewing.
55	* RedOniBlueOni: There are a few examples, but the most notable is Shadow (Red Oni) and Vio (Blue Oni).
56	* RookieRedRanger: Shadow. Somewhat justified, since being the new guy makes him fail to realize Vaati as a threat.
57	* ShipperOnDeck: Red for Vio/Shadow. In fact, the whole reason he calls Vio in chapter 32 is to mend their relationship.
58	%%* StepfordSmiler: [[spoiler:Shadow]] is a mild type A.
59	%%* SwitchingPOV
60	* TeamHandStack: This happens in chapter 10, with Vio deliberately placing his hand under Shadow's, instead of on top.
61	%%* TearfulSmile: [[spoiler:Vaati]] pulls one after he [[spoiler:kisses Green.]]
62	* ThisIsUnforgivable: Naturally, Vaati gives the main characters (sans Green) one of these as early as chapter 5.
63	-->''"That's it," he declares. "I don't know '''who''' you think you are, and '''why''' you think you're better than me, but this has gone far enough. I'll make your life '''miserable'''!"''
64	* TookALevelInJerkass: Vio, upon [[spoiler:deciding he no longer wants to be friends with Red, Blue, and Shadow.]]
65	-->[[spoiler:'''Vio:''' Vaati never caused me much trouble. No, you three have been messing up my studies, messing up my life since day one. ...It's done. '''Over.''' I don't want to be friends anymore.]]
66	* {{Tsundere}}:
67	** Blue is pretty much expected to be one, and while he does have his moments, [[spoiler:Vio]] outdoes him in every way, being a [[PlayedForDrama rather dramatic]] type B towards [[spoiler:Shadow.]]
68	** [[spoiler:Vaati plays Type A almost completely straight ([[StraightGay or not]]) for Green.]]
69	%%* WeUsedToBeFriends: [[spoiler:Blue and Vaati.]]
70	* WhamLine:
71	-->"And before Green can even let out a cry of surprise, [[spoiler:Vaati's lips meet his]]."

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