Line #20 Tropers/Know-your-paradoxes


1	Know-your-paradoxes, a pseudonym for a boy named Starboy/Maris on the internet, is a writer, musician, and voice actor.
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3	Mars identifies as a panromantic [[{{Asexuality}} asexual]] [[{{Transgender}} trans man]]. He accepts both he/him and they/them pronouns, but will more than likely answer to she when called.
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5	Mars is currently a 21-year-old senior in college, living in the great state of Corn Hell.
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8	!! This troper contains the following tropes:
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10	* {{Adorkable}}: Is this in spades.
11	* AllGaysLoveTheater: Isn't exactly GAY, per se, but does have a love for the theater.
12	* AmbiguousGender: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed.]] While he identifies as trans, he also accepts they/them pronouns.
13	* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] and [[ZigZaggedTrope zig-zagged.]] Identifies as a demiboy. While he identifies partially as male, the other half of his identity is yet to be pinned down.
14	* AngelDevilShipping: Deploys this.
15	* {{Asexuality}}: Mars has confirmed that he identifies as asexual, and has contributed a haiku to the Asexuality haiku page.
16	* AtomicFBomb: Uses these often.
17	* BeneathTheMask: Uses relentless happiness to mask the fact that he [[StepfordSmiler is extremely depressed.]]
18	* BerserkButton: [[GrammarNazi Bad grammar.]]
19	* BewareTheNiceOnes: Is generally a pleasant person to talk to, and tries his best to be polite, but once you get on his bad side, he hits you HARD.
20	* BrilliantButLazy: Has an [[HiddenDepths IQ of 138]], but doesn't like to apply himself often.
21	* BrokenBird: His cynicism is stemmed from his inability to maintain friendships as a child.
22	* BrutalHonesty: Likes to engage in this from time to time.
23	* CannotSpitItOut: Whether it's romantic or otherwise, he tends to have a hard time saying much when put on the spot.
24	* CelebCrush: [[{{Music/FallOutBoy}} Patrick Stump.]]
25	* CharacterSignatureSong: Deploys these in his private non-fanfiction works, [[SingerSongwriter even writing some of them himself.]]
26	* ChasteHero: Doesn't seem to understand romance that well, and is the hero of his life story. Also identifies as asexual.
27	* ChildProdigy: Was one in his youth.
28	* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Tends to have this happen.
29	* ClusterFBomb: Uses these [[SirSwearsALot often]].
30	* CoolLoser: [[InUniverse In-Universe]]. Is treated very well by more popular people and by more of the outcasts.
31	* ContraltoOfDanger: [[InvokedTrope Invoked.]] He uses his naturally lower-pitched voice to be snarky to people in real life, or whilst voice acting. It also alleviates some of his vocal dysphoria.
32	* CrackPairing: Has some of these.
33	* TheCynic: Is extremely skeptical and cynical of people.
34	* [[{{VideoGame/DanganRonpa}}]]: Loves this franchise.
35	* DeadpanSnarker: Is known to be quite sarcastic, and in actuality, is [[UpToEleven VERY much so.]]
36	* DoomMagnet: Has shades of this, considering that his [[{{WebComic/Homestuck}} Homestuck]] title is the [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Knight of Doom.]]
37	* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Is a natural blonde, and has quite a few followers online.
38	* ExtravertedNerd: Definitely wouldn't call himself extroverted, but is considered this by many.
39	* ExtremeDoormat: Was once this, but has since become [[DownplayedTrope downplayed.]]
40	* FlatWhat: Likes delivering these.
41	* FreudianSlip: Tends to [[IncrediblyLamePun slip]] into some of these from time to time.
42	* FoeYayShipping: LOVES this.
43	* ForcedOutOfTheCloset: Was basically this to his family.
44	* ForgetfulJones: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Is forgetful.]]
45	* {{Gayngst}}: Has this with his family, despite his [[TransparentCloset Transparent Closet.]]
46	* GoodIsNotDumb: Considers himself to be a decent person, and has decent intelligence.
47	* AGoodNameForARockBand: Loves these.
48	* GoshDangItToHeck: Around children and/or respected adults.
49	* GracefulInTheirElement: Is good when it comes to the arts, but is extremely awkward as far as other things go.
50	* GrammarNazi: Will take any opportunity to correct improper grammar and make sure that it becomes flawless.
51	* GreenEyes: Has these.
52	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: He's a very sweet person, and is a natural blonde.
53	* HasAType: Musicians, redheads, blue eyes, or any combination of the three.
54	* HatesBeingAlone: Despite being an introvert, he has a desperate fear of being alone in the world.
55	* HaveAGayOldTime: Makes some rather... [[FreudWasRight interesting innuendos.]]
56	* HeavySleeper: Can barely be woken up by anyone.
57	* HeroesWantRedheads: Has never met a redhead that he doesn't find cute in some way.
58	* HeroicSelfDeprecation
59	* HiddenDepths: Has an IQ of 138, plays the tenor saxophone, is a fairly good actor and improviser, and has a relatively nice singing voice.
60	** He is also an aspiring voice actor.
61	* {{Hipster}}: Has shades of this.
62	* HoYay: He's pan, but has a lot of same gender crushes.
63	* {{Homestuck}}: Is a fan of this work.
64	* IJustWantToBeBeautiful: Wants to be attractive so that he can find someone who will want to spend time with him.
65	* InconvenientAttraction: Hates being in love with people, and yet can't seem to stop having certain crushes.
66	* IncrediblyLamePun: Loves puns.
67	* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: In an interesting take on the trope, he's developed BOTH complexes - he sees himself as both inferior AND superior to others.
68	* TheIngenue: Is naive as it gets.
69	* InnocentInnuendo: Uses these whenever he writes more [[FreudWasRight saucy]] scenes, [[JustifiedTrope due to him being uncomfortable with writing smut, being asexual.]]
70	* InnocentProdigy: Was a ChildProdigy in his youth, but still retains some childlike behaviors to this day.
71	* IntelligenceEqualsIsolation: Was isolated from many children his age due to being deemed a gifted student, and as a result, he has had trouble interacting with his peers ever since.
72	* IWorkAlone: Doesn't like to work with other people.
73	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Uses [[DeadpanSnarker snark]] to combat people that want to see past his tough outer shell, but [[{{Adorkable}} once you get to know him]]...
74	* [[ManOfAThousandVoices Woman of a Thousand Voices]]: Does both singing and voice acting impressions, with his singing impressions ranging from [[{{Music/Shakira}} Shakira]] to [[{{Music/FallOutBoy}} Patrick Stump]], and voice acting ranging from [[{{WebComic/Homestuck}} Roxy Lalonde]] to [[{{VideoGame/SuperDanganRonpa2}} Mikan Tsumiki.]] Also tends to sometimes drop into [[CrossDressingVoices]] from time to time.
75	* MeeknessIsWeakness: Seems to be a recurring theme in his life.
76	* MoodSwinger
77	* NotAMorningPerson: Hates being woken up early.
78	* ObliviousToLove: Cannot seem to take the hint when it comes to someone flirting with him, and cannot detect his own flirtiness.
79	* TheParanoiac: [[TheCynic Distrusts people]] and worries that they plan to conspire against him.
80	* PassiveAggressiveKombat: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Exactly What It Says On The Tin.]]
81	* PerformanceArtist: Is relatively [[{{Camp}} camp-y]], and has interest in theater, as well as musical performance.
82	* PickyEater: Is definitely this.
83	* PigeonHoledVoiceActor: He tends to be pigeonholed into two major categories.
84	** He tends to be typecast into [[MarySue Mary Sue-esque]] characters, who are unequivocally good, no matter what, and tend to be rather fey.
85	** Alternatively, he tends to be typecast as a villainous character.
86	* PopPunk: Is a fan of this musical genre.
87	* PunctuatedForEmphasis: Enjoys using this in more serious situations (as far as her stories go).
88	* PungeonMaster: Loves puns quite a bit.
89	* SeriousBusiness: Treats music, puns, video games, and board games as such.
90	* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Is himself quite an admirer of using this on occasion.
91	* SexySaxMan
92	* SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: Is not naturally so, but does have green eyes and red hair.
93	* SingerSongwriter: Sings and writes his own music.
94	* SirSwearsALot
95	* {{Shipping}}: Is a shipper of many pairings.
96	* ShrinkingViolet: Is actually quite shy if meeting him in real life.
97	* SingingVoiceDissonance: Is actually an alto, bordering on contralto, despite appearing cute and having a very bright and chipper appearance. Also has a very powerful voice, despite appearing [[ShrinkingViolet shy.]]
98	* [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan Single Man Seeks Good Man]]: Or, y'know, woman. [[AnythingThatMoves Really any person at all.]]
99	* {{Sleepyhead}}: Is constantly tired, it seems.
100	* SnarkKnight: Definitely has shades of this.
101	* SophisticatedAsHell
102	* SoreLoser: Takes losing during a game [[SeriousBusiness very seriously.]]
103	* SourOutsideSadInside
104	* SpoiledSweet: Has a very loving mother that spoils him often, but still manages to be a relatively decent person.
105	* StepfordSmiler: Uses a bright and bubbly personality to hide his sadness.
106	* StepfordSnarker: Also uses snark to hide the fact that he is almost constantly disillusioned from the world.
107	* SugarAndIcePersonality: Can come across as this sometimes. Generally tends to act apathetic on the outside, when on the inside, he is a kind person, albeit a bit jaded.
108	* SurroundedByIdiots: Takes any opportunity he can to admit that she is surrounded by people that don't take actual work seriously.
109	* TooCleverByHalf
110	* TransparentCloset: Doesn't make any effort to hide his romantic, sexual, and gender orientation.
111	* {{Transgender}}
112	* TrashTalk
113	* TroubledButCute: Has readily apparent self-esteem issues and suffers from social anxiety and depression, but look at that face, though!
114	* {{Tsundere}}: Is more often than not this.
115	* TwistingTheWords: Tends to engage in this sometimes.
116	* TypeCasting: Is either typecast as extremely good characters or villains.
117	* VocalRangeExceeded: Is an alto [[InsistentTerminology (borderline contralto)]] but generally is stuck singing higher-pitched music. [[HilarityEnsues Hilarity Ensues.]]
118	* VoiceDissonance: Would you expect a boy that looks so sweet to have such a [[ContraltoOfDanger low voice?]]
119	* WellDoneSonGuy
120	* TheWoobie: Has a lot of pretty bad shit happen to him.
121	* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Has dyed his hair red, bleached it, dyed it turquoise, and dyed the ends purple.

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