Sandbox / Boy Girlfriend

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Keane, an attractive yet idiotic high school student plans on confessing his feelings to his crush, Hailey. However, when he visits her school and she brings a male friend, Hailey refers to Keane as a "child". This saddens Keane and goes to his sarcastic best friend Onyx for support. He then gets the brilliant idea to have Onyx dress up and pretend to be his girlfriend.

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Contains the following tropes: (-/34)

• Armoured Closet Gay: both the male leads, weren't even aware of it until the events of the webcomic
  • Onyx
  • Keane is an even bigger example, manifested as a Psychological Projection, so eager to see Onyx crossdress, Little Black Dress and a bra
• Armor-Piercing Question:
• Be Careful What You Wish For:
  • Keane wants Hailey to be his girlfriend, turns out this isn't his heart's desire, distraught, broke her heart, Gayngst
  • Onyx wanted Keane to leave him alone, dropped off the face of the earth
• Big Damn Kiss: first mutual kiss, intense
• Blue Oni, Red Oni: Keane, Red Oni, Onyx, Red Oni, clothing scheme and eye colours are the inverse, which contrast and compliments them more
• Breaking the Fourth Wall: The extras outright, especially the girl
• Break the Haughty: Rainbow High's basketball team comes from a prestigious, affluent school and loves to openly trash-talk their opponents, especially a zoned-out Keane.
  • Their overconfident in the first half, given a deserved wake-up call, Keane manages to turn the game, an embarrassing loss despite their huge lead,
  • Adding insult to injury, all the basketball college scouts that Rainbow High was vying for ignored them completely to hound Keane instead as he makes every other player disposable by comparison.
• Cannot Spit It Out:
• Chick Magnet: Keane, effortlessly
• Childhood Friends: Keane and Onyx have known each other since they were little kids, close bond
• Closet Key: Keane and Onyx are this to each other...
  • Onyx, awakened
  • Keane
• Crazy Jealous Guy: it's to the point that the mere mention of Hailey from Keane sends him flying off the handle, sick and tired of her and him
• Crush Blush: Once they realise their growing attraction to one another, Onyx and Keane become flustered and red as tomatoes around each other
  • acts as an indicator of when they finally realize their attraction for one another.
• Curb-Stomp Battle: Rainbow High, East West High, basketball, returned the favour in the second half when Keane singlehandedly obliterated the twenty-point lead they steadily cultivated in ten minutes flat and then proceeded to win the whole game for East-West High at a score of 44-40
• Disguised in Drag: Lynx
• Dramatic Irony:
• Entertainingly Wrong: did some online stalking...Axel came to the conclusion Lynx is Onyx...'s twin sister
• Flat Character: Everlyn
• Foreshadowing:
  • Onyx's uneasiness to open the door
  • Ethan looking at Lynx's way, chapter 11
  • several, sometimes obvious hints
    • keeps bringing Lynx onto his dates with Hailey
    • the one date he doesn't bring Lynx, didn't really enjoy it, bought Hailey earrings buy bought a more expensive Little Black Dress
• Funny Background Event: lamenting how they're extras who aren't drawn in detail
• Gayngst:
  • Oynx
  • while Oynx fell first, Keane fell a lot harder, constantly having wet dreams during the period of spending time apart, although this was dampened by Onyx saying how he is gross in thinking about him this way and he was right in keeping their distance
• Heroic Second Wind: floundering, rekindling their relationship, an absolute powerhouse, Rainbow High and everyone in the audience couldn't believe this is the same guy who dropped the ball in the middle of the court in the first half
• If It's You, It's Okay: only crossdress for Keane and only Keane, the girl Keane has eyes for is Onyx
• I'm Crying, but I Don't Know Why: mistaking it for Tears of Joy
• Incompatible Orientation: Onyx, straight and about to have a girlfriend in Hailey
• Literal Metaphor: Keane, Onyx, closet, Closet Key
• Little Black Dress: Keane buys one for Oynx for his Lynx persona, making heads turn
• Love Epiphany:
  • Onyx, kiss him in the closet
  • Keane, took a lot longer to recognise it but accepts it straightaway, sinks in, realise that he has been subconsciously projecting his feelings and desires for Onyx onto Hailey and all those ridiculous requests he made Onyx do were a result of wanting him to be his (boy) girlfriend
    • found out something was wrong right away when Hailey doesn't excite him anymore, becoming flustered at the thought of Onyx wearing a bra after seeing Hailey topless
• Love at First Sight: Keane, first met with Onyx, mistaking him for a girl
• Meaningful Name: Oynx is named after the gemstone
  • Onyx is referred to as a protector from evil. Gemologists describe onyx as a protector for harmonious relationships. The stones' close union and yet strong contrast between the layers of black and white are considered symbolizing for the love between two people. [Rephrase]
  • Onyx gives strength. It promotes vigour, steadfastness and stamina. Imparts self-confidence, helping you to be at ease in your surroundings. Onyx banishes grief, enhances self-control and stimulates the power of wise decision-making. It encourages happiness and good fortune. [Rephrase]
• Moment Killer: Hailey has a penchant for unknowingly cock-blocking, with her badly-timed phone calls
• My God, What Have I Done?:
• No Sparks: Hailey, used to feel giddy now it feels like nothing...compared to Onyx's
• Oblivious to Love: Keane, extends to his own feelings
• O.O.C. Is Serious Business:
• Opposites Attract:
• Practice Kiss: Test Kiss, slowly increases in intensity, more passionate and deeper
• Psychological Projection:
  • The desire for Onyx cross-dressing goes even further than that when Keane first met him as toddlers and ask him to be his "gilfriend" upon mistaking Onyx as a girl ...since he used to dress femininely
• Romantic False Lead: Hailey
• Swapped Roles:
• Test Kiss:
• That Came Out Wrong: Ethan is gay, knows what is like to be outed, did apologise for how he worded his suspicion, "don't make a scene if you don't want your secret to be out" (yikes), blackmail
• Third Wheel: Onyx, Hailey
• Tsundere: Onyx
• Unrequited Love Switcheroo: At first, Keane was head over heels for Hailey who seemingly didn't look his way...only now, felt nothing, fallen out of love
• Wholesome Crossdresser: Onyx

Characters Page

Main Characters

Onyx

Keane

Friend Group

Hailey

Ethan

Everlyn

Secondary Characters

Axel

Keane's Family

Onyx's Mother