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1[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10275280/1/If-I-was-Yours If I Was Yours]] is a ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' fanfic series by "Bri Ry 18" that serves as a rewriting of the games with certain twists; most notably, Sora is a girl.
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3The series is available to read on FF.net.
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5The series:
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7''If I Was Yours''- Kingdom Hearts I
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9''If I Could Only Remember''- Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories
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11''If We Were Together''- Kingdom Hearts II
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13''If I Could Do it Again''- Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep
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15''If We Had Hearts''- Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
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17''If It Never Happened''- a spin off story where the characters are normal high school students.
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19''If This Is the End''- Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance
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21''If Our Hearts Unite''- Kingdom Hearts III
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24!Tropes contained in ''If I Was Yours''
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26* AffectionateNickname: Ventus' name is changed to Venus, but she is only ever called "Ven," like in canon.
27** Axel calls Roxas "Roxy" on occasion.
28* AllLoveIsUnrequited: [[spoiler: Along with absorbing her strength, Xion also absorbs Roxas's feelings for Axel as she grows more of a desire to be Roxas. Axel doesn't reciprocate, however.]]
29* AmicableExes: Terra and Aqua in ''If It Never Happened.''
30* AppearanceIsInTheEyeOfTheBeholder: Like in canon, Xion's appearance depends on the relationship they have with people. Roxas initially views them as a boy and then later sees them as a girl, Axel sees her as she does in the game, but notes she's similar in appearance to Roxas, etc.
31* BigDamnKiss: Several with each of the main pairings.
32** [[spoiler: Riku kisses Sora before closing the door to the Darkness at the end of ''If I Was Yours''.]]
33** [[spoiler: Terra kisses Ven before sending her off to Destiny Islands as he goes to fight Master Eraqa.]]
34* BraidsOfAction: Sora wears her long hair in a braid, it being her only feminine trait.
35* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Sora and Riku.
36* [[spoiler: DisappearsIntoLight]]: [[spoiler: Like in canon, Xion disappears from existence like this near the end of ''If We Had Hearts'' after being defeated by Roxas.]]
37** [[spoiler: Near the end of ''If Our Hearts Unite,'' like in canon, Sora disappears like this (this time in Riku's arms) as her price for overusing the Power of Waking to revive Kairi.]]
38* DudeMagnet: Roxas; Axel, Xion, Hayner, and others comment on her looks and find her attractive.
39** Sora and Ven as well.
40* EvilBrunetteTwin: Not twins per se, but Vanita is the embodiment of the darkness that had been inside Ven, resulting in her being "evil" by extension and having darker hair than her counterpart.
41* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: In the prologue of ''If Our Hearts Unite,'' Sora's braid accidentally gets caught on fire while helping in Olympus, it singes off most of her hair, leaving her with a short bob.
42* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Ven, a completely pure being of light, due to all darkness being removed from her.
43* GenderFlip: Sora is a girl, but several other characters have their gender changed, including: Roxas, Ventus, Vanitas, Marluxia, Eraqus, Pete, Captain Hook, etc.
44** Xion for the first half of their appearances appears male to Roxas, [[spoiler: as Sora's memories of Riku also make up their existence]], but after affirming they're JustFriends, Xion appears female to her.
45* IGotBigger: Puberty treats Sora very kindly, as she discovers after waking up in ''If We Were Together.''
46** "When did I get ''these''?"
47* JustFriends: For the first half of their time together, Roxas seems to be developing an infatuation with Xion, who appears male, that is seemingly reciprocated, but after affirming her affections for Xion are different from what she feels for Axel, Xion appears female to her.
48* LoveConfessor: [[spoiler: Riku confesses he loves Sora to her before shutting the door to the Darkness at the end of the first story.]]
49** [[spoiler: Terra admits in front of Eraqa that he loves Ven romantically.]]
50* LoveDodecahedron: In ''If It Never Happened,'' a massive love chart encompasses the story.
51** Axel and Roxas had been dating, but broke up just before the start of the story. Despite still liking Axel, she starts dating Terra; who had just broken up with Aqua and trying to forget his actual love, Ven. Axel begins flirting with and developing feelings for Sora, who Riku is in love with. Vanita and Ven show up later in the story, where Vanita begins flirting with Axel, prompting Roxas to realize her feelings and breaks up with Terra, who begins dating Vanita in another attempt of getting over Ven. Eventually, thing mellow out and get resolved, ending with [[spoiler: Sora and Riku start dating, Roxas and Axel get back together, Terra and Ven finally get together, etc.]]
52* MementoMacguffin: Sora ties her hair with a charm Riku gave her before they were all separated.
53** Ven has a wooden Keyblade charm given to her from Terra and Aqua, along with the three still sharing Aqua's improvised Wayfinders.
54* ObliviousToLove: Sora doesn't pick up on Riku's feelings for her until [[spoiler: he confesses to her.]] She also doesn't realize her own feelings for him until about half way through the first story.
55** Ven doesn't realize the affection she and Terra hold for each other is beyond friendship.
56** Roxas doesn't understand what she feels for Axel is love due to not having a heart. [[spoiler: She eventually does realize her feelings, and it winds up being Axel who doesn't realize he loves her back, only ever telling her she's "special" to him, this eventually causes Roxas to end their relationship when she leaves the Organization.]]
57* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler: Sora and Riku, Terra and Ven, Axel and Roxas]]
58* [[spoiler: PerilousMarriageProposal]]: [[spoiler: Near the climax of ''If Our Hearts Unite,'' before the last confrontation with Xehanort, Riku gives Sora a promise ring; Sora initially assumes he's proposing, considering he gets down on one knee. Riku states he would love to, but doesn't want to rush her since they're both still young and they've only been together for a short time, but he immediately responds that he will officially propose if it's what she wants. She says she wants to be with him forever and Riku officially proposes to her; then the sad ending of KHIII still occurs.]]
59* RelationshipUpgrade: [[spoiler: At the end of ''If We Were Together'', Sora and Riku start dating and are still together in ''If This Is the End''.]]
60* SatelliteCharacter: Kairi and Aqua.
61* ShesAllGrownUp: Ven by the end of ''If I Could Do it Again,'' she's grown from a pure and innocent young girl, to a strong and confident young woman.
62** Sora and Roxas go through similar transformations.
63* ShipTease: Sora and Riku, Roxas and Axel, Ven and Terra, etc.
64** Ven has a brief moment with Lea in Radiant Garden in ''If I Could Do it Again''
65* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Sora is the tomboy to Kairi's girly girl.
66** Ven to Aqua.

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