Line #38 Fanfic/ThePandaChronicles


1	''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14071338/1/The-Panda-Chronicles The Panda Chronicles]]'' is a ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'' fanfiction written by Creator/NoonboryKedabory, first published on April 22nd, 2022.
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3	It follows the lives of both Mei and her friend group, and 4*Town.
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5	!!The Panda Tropes:
6	* AbusiveParents: "Gone Baby Gone" reveals that Tae-young's parents were overly perfectionist, and kicked him out at fifteen just for being trans.
7	* AdaptationalGenderIdentity: In this fic, Tae-young is transgender.
8	* AdaptationNameChange: {{Downplayed\|Trope}}; the youngest 4*Town member's name is rendered as Tae-young, instead of the canon spelling Tae Young.
9	* AffectionateGestureToTheHead: The 4*Town boys (particularly Jesse) love to ruffle Tae-young's hair.
10	* AffectionateNickname:
11	** In addition to "Mei Mei" and "Tae" from canon, Robaire is occasionally called Rob.
12	** Tae-young has various nicknames, but the most common ones are Tae-bear and Tae-baby.
13	* AllForNothing: [[spoiler:The end of "The Toaster's Toast"; Jesse finds out about the toaster anyway, and isn't upset with the other boys about it being broken, only admonishing them for PlayingSick and worrying him.]]
14	* AllPeriodsArePMS: {{Zigzagged\|Trope}}; Abby, and to a lesser extent, Mei, get irritable on their periods, but Miriam and Priya remain the same.
15	* {{Bedheaditis}}: Jesse and T have messy hair while they are sick in "Hard to Stomach" and "Feeling Faint", respectively.
16	* BrickJoke: Early on in "Sick Day", Robaire opts to not rock Tae-young while holding him, thinking it will make him throw up. Later in the story, he accidentally makes Tae throw up by rocking him.
17	* CaptainObvious: In "Sick Day", when Robaire finds Tae-young throwing up, Tae feels the need to tell him he threw up.
18	* CassandraTruth: Downplayed in "Feeling Faint"; only Jesse won't believe T is sick. Robaire, Tae-young, and Z do.
19	* CatchYourDeathOfCold:
20	** In "Surface Pressure", Z catches a chill from sitting outside in the rain.
21	** Exploited in "The Toaster's Toast"; Z opens a window to make it seem like Tae-young had caught cold from leaving the window open overnight in January.
22	* CheerThemUpWithLaughter: In the chapter "Hard to Stomach", Tae-young mentions to Jesse that the other boys made him laugh at dinner to get him to eat (he was previously TooUnhappyToBeHungry over Jesse being sick).
23	* ComfortingComforter: In "Gone Baby Gone", Robaire drapes Tae-young's blanket from home over him before falling asleep in his new home for the first time.
24	* ContentWarnings: "Sick Day" contains one due to the story containing vomiting and discussions of parental abandonment.
25	* CooldownHug: In "Sick Day", both times after throwing up, Tae-young has to be held to calm down.
26	* CuddleBug: Most 4*Town-centric chapters have Tae-young display some sort of physical affection to the other members.
27	* DefrostingIceKing: Z took a while to warm up to Tae-young, but the two began getting along after about a week.
28	* DescriptionCut: In "Gone Baby Gone", Tae-young worries that 4Town's fandom won't like him. Cut to Abby absolutely flipping out with joy upon learning that 4Town now has a member who's Korean like she is.
29	* DudeLooksLikeALady: A more realistic example than some; when he meets Tae-young, T initially thinks that he is a girl due to his long hair, and they had mistaken him for a boy. However, Tae-young (who is a trans boy) sets it straight that he is indeed male.
30	* EasilyForgiven: T quickly forgives Jesse for not believing him about being sick, on the condition that he gets to tell everyone Jesse [[InelegantBlubbering "cried like a little bitch"]] about it.
31	* FakingAnotherPersonsIllness: In "The Toaster's Toast", the Aarons talk Tae-young into faking sick to keep Jesse distracted until Robaire comes back with the replacement toaster.
32	* FirstPeriodPanic: A variation; "Gone Baby Gone" shows Tae-young nervous about going through his first period while homeless as opposed to his first period overall.
33	* {{Foreshadowing}}: "Just The Way You Are" mentions that Tae-young was very thin (implied to be underweight) when he first joined 4Town. The next 4Town-focus chapter, "Gone Baby Gone", details the story of how Tae-young joined 4*Town, and reveals that he was homeless just before he joined, and struggled to feed himself.
34	* FriendToAllLivingThings: Just like in canon, Tae-young is an animal lover, best exemplified in the chapter "Animal Friends".
35	* FullNameUltimatum:
36	--> ''Aaron Camilo Talavera, do ''not'' start this with me.''
37	* GoneHorriblyRight: In "The Toaster's Toast", Z exploits HotDrinkCure to create a false reading on a thermometer. He ends up creating a reading way higher than what they needed, thus creating the risk that Jesse may contact a doctor.
38	* GratuitousSpanish: Mrs. Talavera's lines are sprinkled with a few Spanish words.
39	* GrowlingGut: Tae-young gets one twice in "Gone Baby Gone", to establish that he hasn't been eating properly since leaving home.
40	* HotDrinkCure: {{Exploited\|Trope}}; see GoneHorriblyRight. After realizing the risk of having to see a doctor, the tea is instead used as CalmingTea to ease Tae-young's anxieties about being caught.
41	* IllnessBlanket:
42	** In "Sick Day", the boys are all wrapped in blankets when hanging out on the couch together.
43	** In "Hard to Stomach", Robaire bundles Jesse into a blanket while he's couch-ridden.
44	** Exploited in "The Toaster's Toast": the Aarons bundle Tae-young into a blanket to keep up the [[PlayingSick ruse]], as well as to keep his skin covered so Jesse won't feel it and realize he doesn't actually have a fever.
45	* InstantlyProvenWrong: In "Sick Day", Jesse quips that he hopes T is feeling okay. Cue T coming in, drenched in sweat and questioning the presence of imaginary monkeys.
46	* InvisibleParents: None of the squad or 4*Town's parents are shown, aside from Ming, Jin, and a brief mention of T's mother.
47	* JerkassBall: A mixture of sleep deprivation, mosquito bites, and unbearable heat turn Jesse into a grouchy jackass in "Feeling Faint". Played very seriously, as this is what fuels his refusal to believe T.
48	* LostVoicePlot: {{Downplayed\|Trope}}; Z has no dialogue in "Sick Day" due to losing his voice.
49	* MamasBoy: The title of the chapter introducing T's mother. The two do indeed have a tight relationship.
50	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Jesse is immediately remorseful about not believing T about being sick when he finds out he was hospitalized. Later dialogue suggests he cried a lot of TearsOfRemorse.
51	* NamedByTheAdaptation:
52	** Tae-young's surname is given as Moon.
53	** T's full name is Aaron Camilo Talavera.
54	** Z is given the middle name Kuo.
55	* TheNicknamer: T loves to use nicknames for the other 4*Town boys, particularly Tae-young and Jesse.
56	* NonSequiturThud: T, hallucinating from his fever, laughs that the other boys have (imaginary) flowers on their heads, and then promptly collapses on the floor.
57	* ProductPlacement: "Cooking with Aaron" namedrops Kraft Dinner (Canadian branding for Kraft Macaroni and Cheese), albeit by its common nickname KD.
58	* QueerEstablishingMoment: "Cooking with Aaron" confirms Tae-young to be trans via having him suffer menstrual cramps.
59	* ShoutOut:
60	** The 4*Town boys own a Platform/NintendoGamecube, and have ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee'', ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion'', and ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine'' for it.
61	** In "Synced Cycles", Ming mentions wanting to check out an old American sitcom called "[[Series/KateAndAllie Kate and someone]]".
62	** "Sick Day":
63	*** When the boys watch Creator/{{Teletoon}}, T questions if they are really [[WesternAnimation/AnimalCrackers animal crackers]] in disguise.
64	*** Similar to the author's [[Fanfic/FragileHandleWithCare other Turning Red fic]], Tae-young enjoys ''Series/TheGoldenGirls''.
65	** One chapter about Z having an identity crisis is titled "[[WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}} Surface Pressure]]".
66	** In "The Toaster's Toast", it's mentioned the Aarons enjoy watching ''Series/AmericasFunniestHomeVideos''.
67	* SickEpisode:
68	** "Sick Day", for all of 4*Town sans Robaire.
69	** "Hard to Stomach", where Jesse becomes sick after [[spoiler:accidentally consuming pineapple, which he has an intolerance to]].
70	* SoupIsMedicine:
71	** In "Sick Day", Robaire offers chicken soup to the sick boys, which all but Tae-young (who is very nauseated) accept.
72	** In "Feeling Faint", Tae-young offers T chicken soup, but he declines, citing his nausea as to why.
73	* TalkingInYourSleep: In "Hard to Stomach", Tae-young coos Jesse's name in his sleep.
74	* TeamDad: Jesse, to the rest of 4*Town. In "Animal Friends", it's suggested he has instincts that tell him when the younger guys are hurt.
75	* WaxingLyrical: In "The Toaster's Toast", T briefly quotes a line from "U Know What's Up" while convincing Tae-young to agree to the plan.
76	* WeightWoe: In "Just The Way You Are", Tae-young has a body image crisis over having gained weight.
77	* WorkingThroughTheCold: In the later half of "Sick Day", despite still having a cold, Jesse still insists on looking after the other boys.

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