Line #8 Fanfic/DiaryOfAWimpyKid25YearsLater


1	->''I haven't written in this thing in years. I was getting home from work today and I saw this thing lying under a stack of paperwork. I guess I used to like writing in it when I was a kid, so a figured I'd give it another try. Jesus, there's a lot of catching up to do. Where to start?''
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4	''Diary of a Wimpy Kid: 25 Years Later'' (Also known as simply ''25 Years Later'') is a semi-serious ''Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid'' fanfic originally made by Website/{{Reddit}} user u/jugdeggrogs for the subreddit [=r/LodedDiper=], done as an L.L.B. (short for "Looks Like Books," how the subreddit describes posts mimicking the visual style of the books). [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin As the name suggests,]] the story follows Greg Heffley as he comes to terms with his unresolved trauma and personal shortcomings in the year 2032. You can start reading it [[https://www.reddit.com/r/LodedDiper/comments/9lvsw0/diary_of_a_wimpy_kid_25_years_later_part_1/ here]], or [[https://imgur.com/a/ZwDXG4j read all parts compiled here]]. There's also [[https://youtu.be/pFJST--pTHY?t=52 video adaptations]] of the entire story.
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6	An alternate universe fic, titled ''Fanfic/DiaryOfAWimpyKidRichAndFamous'', was later made.
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8	A DistantFinale was later created, titled ''Fanfic/DiaryOfAWimpyKid75YearsLater'' (Beware that all spoilers from that work will be unmarked, so it's recommended that you view ''25 Years Later'' and ''Rich And Famous'' first).
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10	!!Tropes seen in ''25 Years Later'' include:
11	* AdaptationalJerkass:
12	** The reveal of [[spoiler:Frank being willing to beat Greg due to his bisexuality]].
13	** Rowley [[spoiler:ends his friendship with Greg after he comes out.]]
14	* AdaptationalSexuality: [[spoiler:Greg]] is revealed as bisexual in this story.
15	* AxCrazy: [[spoiler:Manny sets Frank's grave on fire. Even if the latter told him to "Get the FUCK out of here." and had been revealed as an [[AbusiveParents abusive father]], it's a drastic gesture that leaves Greg feeling sick.]]
16	* BigApplesauce: Manny moves to New York, [[HatedHometown seemingly as soon as he could get the money]].
17	* BittersweetEnding: In the end, Greg [[spoiler:survives his suicide attempt. A one-year TimeSkip reveals that Greg has taken huge steps in bettering himself (such as taking therapy and no longer writing all of his emotions in his diary) and deciding to take charge of his own life without his past shackling him down. However, Greg's relationship with his family and friends remains unknown (it's even implied that they have no idea that he's even still alive) and Greg is now bounded in a wheelchair due to his BungledSuicide. Despite that, Greg remains hopeful of his future.]]
18	* BungledSuicide: The final part of the story reveals that [[spoiler:Greg's]] suicide attempt wasn't successful.
19	* CallBack: Meemaw's diamond ring from ''Hard Luck'' makes a reappearance, and Greg finally decides to pawn it. [[spoiler: If only he had remembered it before Frank passed.]]
20	* CerebusRetcon:
21	** The reveal that [[spoiler: Greg is bi]] puts Frank's treatment of him for not being "manly" enough in a much darker light.
22	** Fregley explains that his eccentric behaviour was his way to cope with an [[AbusiveParents abusive father]] and his parents' divorce.
23	* DarkerAndEdgier: The original series has little in the way of serious misfortune. This story focuses on Greg as a washed up, self-hating never-was, as the last bits of his life fall apart around him.
24	* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Fregley's status as the {{Cloudcuckoolander}} is explained as the result of a physically abusive father and a divorce that left his mother low on income, since they couldn't afford to take Fregley to therapy to learn better coping skills.
25	* DeconstructionFic: This story takes a grimmer, more realistic look on aspects PlayedForLaughs in the book, like Frank's strictness, Greg's dissatisfaction with life and his relationship with Rowley, and Fregley's mental instability.
26	* DistantSequel: As the name states, the story's set two and half decades after its [[Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid parent work]]. A considerable amount of things happened in the intervening time, including Manny ditching his family to move to New York and Rodrick getting married.
27	* EvolvingTitleScreen: Towards the end, [[spoiler:the comic's title is changed to "26 Years Later", as it deals with the aftermath of Greg's BungledSuicide and the apparent one-year TimeSkip]].
28	* FailedASpotCheck: Things could have ended differently for Greg had he remembered about Meemaw's ring earlier.
29	* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler:Greg tries to kill himself, but ends up surviving and pretends that he's actually dead.]]
30	* FlashForwardFic: If the "25 Years Later" in the title didn't tip you off. It follows an adult Greg coming to terms with his childhood trauma and sexuality. It also provides updates on the rest of Greg's family and friends, such as Rodrick becoming a stable adult with a happy marriage, Manny being a selfish jerk who walked out on his family, and [[spoiler:Fregley living in a homeless shelter, but much more lucid than when he was a child]].
31	* FormerTeenRebel: Rodrick. In the original series, he's a BigBrotherBully EmoTeen who wants to leave home and become a rock star. He ends up HappilyMarried and financially stable with his new wife. [[spoiler:In addition, his quote in the newspaper article shows that he genuinely cared about Greg.]]
32	* FunnyBackgroundEvent: Part 9 shows that Rowley has a Joshie poster on his house. Either he's kept an old one for ''years'', or Joshie is still around and Rowley still likes his music.
33	* GetOut: Frank does this to Manny when he's visiting him in the hospital.
34	* HappilyMarried: In stark contrast to Greg, Rodrick is happily married to a wife that he loves.
35	* HeelRealization:
36	** Rodrick appears to have had one prior to the events of the fic; he is a much better guy now.
37	** After [[spoiler:sleeping with Bryce]], Greg realizes that he's no better than Manny or his father -- he's lied to and manipulated people to get his way all his life.
38	** The newspaper clip in part 19 reveals that Rowley is very remorseful after Greg [[DrivenToSuicide jumped off of a building]] and expresses regret in completely shutting him off from his life.
39	* IncompatibleOrientation: Deconstructed as being part of Greg and Rowley's falling out.
40	* {{Irony}}: Greg notes that Fregley of all people has given him the best advice in his life.
41	* SeriesFauxnale: Part 18 seems to indicate that [[spoiler:Greg dies and the story's over, but it's followed by a TimeSkip that reveals that Greg actually survived]].
42	* TimeSkip: To 2032, to be exact. [[spoiler: And an additional year in the finale]].
43	* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: Greg confesses to Rowley, his longtime childhood friend, and Rowley ends their friendship.

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