Blood Flow
is a One-Shot Fic/Self-Insert Fic written by gelefant.
The story is a rewrite of Jennifer's Body.
The fanfic can also be found here
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Tropes:
- Adaptational Badass: Jennifer gains Hypnotic Eyes, Super Smoke, and Super-Speed as part of her supernatural powers on top of retaining the Flight, Healing Factor, Super-Strength, and Teleportation she had in the film.
- Adaptational Nice Guy: In the film, Jennifer was an Alpha Bitch and a Toxic Friend Influence to Anita/Needy. Here, Jennifer's genuine Childhood Friends with Anita and eventually becomes her girlfriend. Additionally, Jennifer's quick to stand up for Anita when their classmates insult Anita's "plain" appearance and lack of popularity. Finally, Jennifer's enraged that Low Shoulder got away with placing innocent people's lives in danger because of the bar fire the band started.
- Bear Hug: Jermaine gives Jennifer a bear hug out of relief for her safety after he rushes over to Anita's house following Anita calling him to tell him that Jennifer's okay and made it out of the bar fire that Low Shoulder started.
- Best Friend: Anita, Jennifer, and Jermaine have been best friends with each other since early childhood.
- The Big Damn Kiss: Anita and Jennifer share a passionate kiss after a mutual Love Confession at a Slumber Party during their freshman year of high school.
- Blessed with Suck: Jennifer considers her condition as a succubus/vampire hybrid to be both a blessing and a curse.
- Booing Crowd: Near the end of the story, the audience at Low Shoulder's free Halloween night concert immediately turn on the band and loudly boo them offstage after Jennifer teleports onstage and uses her Hypnotic Eyes to make the band publicly confess to their crimes. The audience also pelt the band with rotten eggs, fruit, and vegetables.
- Childhood Friends: Anita, Jennifer, and Jermaine have been Best Friends with each other since early childhood.
- Cuddle Bug: Anita, Jennifer, and Jermaine all like hugs and hug each other several times during the story.
- Cursed with Awesome: Jennifer considers her condition as a succubus/vampire hybrid to be both a blessing and a curse.
- Gasp!: Jennifer gasps after Anita tells her that she likes her as more than a friend and asks her out on a date.
- Group Hug:
- Jermaine embraces Anita and Jennifer in a group hug and tells them how proud he is of them for taking their relationship to the next level after they inform him of their Relationship Upgrade following a mutual Love Confession and The Big Damn Kiss at a Slumber Party.
- At the end of the story, Anita and Jermaine embrace Jennifer in a big group hug and tell her she's awesome after Jennifer uses her Hypnotic Eyes to make Low Shoulder confess to their crimes and then verbally threatens the band into running away screaming.
- Halloween Episode/Halloween Special: Most of the story takes place during the week of Halloween and on Halloween night itself.
- Hybrid Monster: After being murdered as a sacrifice for Satan by Low Shoulder, Jennifer is possessed by a demon and becomes a succubus/vampire hybrid. As a result, she gains Flight, a Healing Factor, Hypnotic Eyes, Super Smoke, Super-Speed, Super-Strength, and Teleportation. However, her condition means that she has to consume blood to retain her beauty and health. She satiates her bloodlust by feeding on criminals, which includes a white male mugger who tries to attack her with a gun and a knife.
- Hypnotic Eyes: Jennifer gains hypnotic eyes as one of her supernatural powers after being murdered by Low Shoulder, possessed by a demon, and becoming a succubus/vampire hybrid. Near the end of the story, she hypnotizes the band into publicly confessing their crimes at their free concert on Halloween night.
- I Don't Want to Ruin Our Friendship: During middle school, Anita and Jennifer gradually develop romantic feelings for each other. However, the girls are apprehensive about confessing said feelings because they don't want to ruin their good friendship. Thankfully, their relationship remains healthy and supportive after becoming romantic during their freshman year of high school.
- It's the Best Whatever, Ever!: At the end of the story, Jermaine declares this was the best Halloween ever, which causes Anita and Jennifer to chuckle.
- Kinder and Cleaner: As an R-rated Horror Comedy/Teen Horror, the film had plenty of profanity. Here, none of the characters curse.
- Lighter and Softer:
- Anita and Jennifer are genuine Childhood Friends with each other and have a healthy relationship both before and after becoming a couple.
- None of the characters curse or use profane language.
- The bar/restaurant that Low Shoulder performs at early during the week of Halloween is explicitly stated to be alcohol-free.
- Nobody dies in the bar fire Low Shoulder starts as firefighters soon arrive and get everybody to safety before dousing the flames.
- Although Jennifer's still murdered by Low Shoulder, possessed by a demon, and becomes a succubus/vampire hybrid, the only people she kills are criminals (one of whom is a white male mugger who attacks her with a gun and a knife). Even then, she only drains their blood and doesn't eat them afterwards.
- Jennifer herself survives the story as Anita isn't forced to kill her like in the film.
- Low Shoulder also survive the story as Anita doesn't acquire demonic powers and kill the band out of Revenge like she did in the film. Jennifer doesn't kill them either, despite being justifiably tempted to do so. Instead, Jennifer merely uses her Hypnotic Eyes to make the band publicly confess to their crimes at their free concert on Halloween night, which effectively ruins their reputation. She even says that the band's ruined reputation is enough revenge for her.
- Love Confession: Anita finally musters up the courage to tell Jennifer that she likes her as more than a friend and asks her out on a date during a Slumber Party the two have at Anita's house during their freshman year of high school. Jennifer gasps, blushes, and smiles from ear to ear before telling Anita that she feels the same way. The girls share a passionate kiss and are a couple from that point on.
- Luminescent Blush: Jennifer blushes after Anita tells her that she likes her as more than a friend and asks her out on a date.
- Mugging the Monster: Not long after becoming a succubus/vampire hybrid following her murder at the hands of Low Shoulder and possession by a demon, Jennifer is attacked by a white male mugger brandishing a gun and a knife. He ends up becoming one of her first victims.
- Neck Lift: Near the end of the story, Jennifer grabs Nikolai by the throat and lifts him up into the air after she chases down and corners Low Shoulder following her using her Hypnotic Eyes to make the band publicly confess to their crimes at their free concert on Halloween night.
- Oh, Crap!: Low Shoulder, especially Nikolai, are shocked to see Jennifer alive (as it were) after she teleports onstage during their free concert on Halloween night near the end of the story. The band realize they're in serious trouble and even collectively gulp. This reaction turns out to be completely justified as she uses her Hypnotic Eyes to make them publicly confess to their crimes, which effectively ruins the band's reputation.
- One of the Girls: Jermaine is the only boy in his friend group with Anita and Jennifer, and they're the only people he ever hangs out with. He doesn't mind this, however, and it's clear he really values his relationships with them. Part of that is him being a Shipper on Deck for them after they each privately confide in him about their blossoming romantic feelings for each other.
- Produce Pelting: Near the end of the story, the audience at Low Shoulder's free Halloween night concert immediately turn on the band after Jennifer teleports onstage and uses her Hypnotic Eyes to make the band publicly confess to their crimes. The audience pelt the band with rotten eggs, fruit, and vegetables after loudly booing the band offstage.
- Promoted to Love Interest: In the film, Anita/Needy and Jennifer were Ambiguously Bi. They also had a fair amount of Homoerotic Subtext between them and a Pseudo-Romantic Friendship. Despite all of that, they never got together, which was likely for the best given how much of a Toxic Friend Influence Jennifer was for Anita/Needy both before and after becoming a demonic monster. Here, they gradually develop romantic feelings for each other during middle school and officially become a couple as high school freshmen.
- Relationship Upgrade: Anita finally musters up the courage to tell Jennifer that she likes her as more than a friend and asks her out on a date during a Slumber Party the two have at Anita's house during their freshman year of high school. Jennifer gasps, blushes, and smiles from ear to ear before telling Anita that she feels the same way. The girls share a passionate kiss and are a couple from that point on.
- Shipper on Deck: During middle school, Anita and Jennifer gradually develop romantic feelings for each other. However, the girls are apprehensive about confessing said feelings for fear of what others may say about their relationship. The girls also don't want to ruin their good friendship with romance. They each privately confide in Jermaine about all of this. He encourages both of them to tell each other how they really feel. After they inform him of their Relationship Upgrade following a mutual Love Confession and The Big Damn Kiss at a Slumber Party, he happily embraces them in a Group Hug and says how proud he is of them for taking their relationship to the next level.
- Slumber Party: One night at the beginning of their freshman year of high school, Anita and Jennifer have a sleepover at Anita's house.
- So Proud of You: Jermaine tells Anita and Jennifer how proud he is of them for taking their relationship to the next level after they inform him of their Relationship Upgrade following a mutual Love Confession and The Big Damn Kiss at a Slumber Party.
- Spared by the Adaptation:
- Nobody dies in the bar fire Low Shoulder starts as firefighters soon arrive and get everybody to safety before dousing the flames.
- Jennifer doesn't kill and eat any of her classmates (male or otherwise) after becoming a succubus/vampire hybrid.
- Jennifer herself survives the story as Anita isn't forced to kill her like in the film.
- Low Shoulder also survive the story as Anita doesn't acquire demonic powers and kill the band out of Revenge like she did in the film. Jennifer doesn't kill the band either, despite being justifiably tempted to do so. Instead, Jennifer merely uses her Hypnotic Eyes to make the band publicly confess to their crimes at their free concert on Halloween night, which effectively ruins their reputation. She even says that the band's ruined reputation is enough revenge for her.
- Super Smoke: A few nights after being murdered by Low Shoulder, possessed by a demon, and becoming a succubus/vampire hybrid, Jennifer teleports inside Anita's house in a cloud of black and red smoke. Anita's so startled that she screams.
- True Companions: Anita, Jennifer, and Jermaine have been Best Friends with each other since early childhood. As a result, they have a close and supportive bond.
- During middle school, Anita and Jennifer gradually develop romantic feelings for each other. However, the girls are apprehensive about confessing said feelings for fear of what others may say about their relationship. The girls also don't want to ruin their good friendship with romance. They each privately confide in Jermaine about all of this. He encourages both of them to tell each other how they really feel.
- After Anita and Jennifer actually become a couple during their freshman year of high school, Jermaine embraces the girls in a Group Hug once they tell him the good news and tells them how proud he is of them for taking their relationship to the next level.
- Since Jennifer's a beautiful and popular color guard flag spinner, her classmates are confused as to why Jennifer's dating the unpopular "plain Jane" Anita. By the same token, their classmates derisively call Anita "Needy" and say she's frumpy and ugly. Jennifer and Jermaine are quick to stand up for Anita and tell their classmates not to talk about their best friend the way they do. Jennifer and Jermaine also assure Anita that she's a beautiful person inside and out. Anita appreciates and is moved by their words. Anita then thanks Jennifer and Jermaine with hugs.
- Jermaine gorges himself on mozzarella sticks, a bacon cheeseburger, chicken strips, and two big helpings of French fries while attending Low Shoulder's concert at an alcohol-free bar/restaurant. Anita and Jennifer are concerned about him eating too much too fast, but he assures them that he'll be alright. He also thanks them for their concern.
- A few nights after Jennifer's murdered by Low Shoulder, possessed by a demon, and becomes a succubus/vampire hybrid, she teleports inside Anita's house. They share a tight hug out of relief that they both made it out of the bar fire. After that, Anita calls Jermaine and says that Jennifer's okay. He rushes over and gives Jennifer a Bear Hug, glad that she's unharmed. After Jennifer tells Anita and Jermaine everything that happened over the last few days, Anita and Jermaine apologize for Jennifer's situation but also admit it's cool that their Best Friend has supernatural powers now. Anita and Jermaine then pace back and forth on the floor for several minutes trying to come up with a way to expose Low Shoulder's crimes. He has a lightbulb moment and thinks up an idea. Although he says the idea in question is radical, the girls welcome it being so.
- At the end of the story, Anita and Jermaine embrace Jennifer in a big group hug and tell her she's awesome after Jennifer uses her Hypnotic Eyes to make Low Shoulder confess to their crimes (which was Jermaine's above-mentioned idea) and then verbally threatens the band into running away screaming. After that, the three friends take a group selfie to end the night.
