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3 | ->''"My boyfriend told me he's in love with a man. A weird, geeky, supposedly-also-straight man. I suppose you're going to tell me that doesn't make him gay? That I should stay with him, in some weird little totally-heterosexual trio?'' |
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6 | A 2015 polyamorous romantic comedy by Creator/RedfernJonBarrett set in south UsefulNotes/{{Wales}}. |
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8 | Caroline and her Dom live out their normal lives among the poverty, alcoholics, and street preachers of Swansea. But when Dom and his straight roommate fall in love - a passionate, secret, nonsexual love - their lives are transformed into a queer chaos. The battle between preachers and drag queens, skinheads and sex workers, boyfriend and girlfriend, is set to change the city forever. |
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11 | !!The Giddy Death of the Tropes: |
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13 | * BuryYourGays: Avoided, contrary to the title. |
14 | * CaughtWithYourPantsDown: Dom's relationship with his ex girlfriend ended when she caught him pleasuring himself to a text message. |
15 | * ClingyJealousGirl: Christina's roommate Nomi is extremely demanding and possessive, though she also goes to great lengths to protect the woman she cares about. |
16 | * CloudCuckoolander: Dom fits the trope. His narrative rambles and goes on some extreme tangents. |
17 | * CommitmentIssues: Just how committed two heterosexual men can be to one another is a central theme of the novel. |
18 | * DeadpanSnarker: Rutti's dry and often cruel sense of humor is fueled by his hatred of the city around him. |
19 | * DragQueen: High Hopes. |
20 | * DumbBlonde: Subverted with Caroline. Her blonde hair, occasional insecurity, and occupation as a bartender cause many to perceive her as this, but she's also a postgraduate student with a strong political and social awareness. |
21 | * EnsembleCast: There are four narrators to the novel, each central to the plot. |
22 | * EthicalSlut: Rutti is a queer male variant from the outset. [[spoiler:Caroline and her boyfriend Dom later join him in this outlook.]] |
23 | * FreeLoveFuture: The future scenes show a society in which polyamory is increasingly accepted, the younger generation are unconsciously pansexual, and three-way marriages are becoming legal reality. |
24 | * GayConservative: Paul dislikes other queers who engage in drag and non-monogamy, and is at points overtly sexist. |
25 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: focuses on the committed relationship of roommates Richard and Dom, [[spoiler: and their polyamorous union with Dom's girlfriend Caroline.]] |
26 | * HomoeroticSubtext: The plot focuses on the relationship between roommates Dom and Richard, who become increasingly romantic despite the unwavering heterosexuality of each. |
27 | * PlatonicLifePartners: Dom and Richard. Their attempt to build a life together despite each being heterosexual (and the former having a girlfriend) is central to the story. |
28 | * {{Polyamory}}: the main theme of the book, following the love between the characters Dom, Richard, and Caroline. Scenes set in the future show a greater acceptance of nonmonogamous relationships. |
29 | * QueerRomance |
30 | * TeamPet: This is how Rutti sees the fundamentalist Christian he 'adopts'. |
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