A Little Night Music (fanfic)

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A Little Night Music is a Pokémon Fanfic by author srgeman. The plot focuses on Angela Duncan, who, having lived an awful 16 years, decides to kill herself. Once she does, however, she meets Mew and is offered the chance to be reborn as a Pokemon. She accepts, and is surprised when the first person she sees is her friend from down the street.

This fic is notable for starting a fad among writers, primarily based around the its Reincarnation mechanics. It also deserves recognition for having over twenty characters, all of whom are well thought out and have rather distinct personalities.

The fic also has a sequel: Smiles Of A Summer Night. After the events of the first fic, Angela and co. decide to head to Johto.

Not to be confused with the musical or the Mozart composition.

Tropes used in A Little Night Music (fanfic) include:

• Abusive Parents: The story contains examples from all over the spectrum.
• Anyone Can Die
• All Deaths Final: Except Angela's.
  • And Virgil's.
• Complete Monster: Jerry Tagger. The list of his heinous exploits is long, but the earliest stated example is in chapter 13, where it's explained that he set fire to his sister when he was eight. Note that this is also his Establishing Character Moment.
• Dark Fic: Very. But it's not without it's funny moments.
• Doorstopper (over 400,000 words, or 1200 pages)
• Downer Ending: Very.
• Elsewhere Fic
• Ensemble Darkhorse: Enfer. Despite the fact that the author loathed her, her popularity kept him from killing her for a long time.
• Lovable Sex Maniac: Titan. Gabriel in the sequel.
• Mood Whiplash: One chapter, everyone's happy, laughing and making jokes... The next, important cast members die.
• Obfuscating Insanity: Sharon.
• Ragtag Bunch of Misfits: The group as a whole.
• Secretly Wealthy: Louis.
• Slap Slap Kiss: Louis and Lisa.
• Sorting Algorithm of Deadness:
  • Angela (human): Accidental suicideDied. Then reborn.
  • Michael: Alive.
  • Louis: Alive, but leaves forever.
  • Enfer: Dies.
  • Rush: Alive.
  • Titan: Alive.
  • Lisa: Dead.
  • Nel: Dead.
  • L3: Dead.
  • Pecha: Alive.
  • Streak: Alive.
  • Virgil: Shot in the head. Died. Came back for the sequel.
  • Flash: Shot, but lived long enough to tell Angela he killed his brother's family. Died.
  • Sharon: Shot in the eye. Died.
  • Wisp: Died.
  • Bane: Had his leg shot off. Alive.
  • Shu: Shot, but obtained titan status. Died.
  • Angela (umbreon): Crushed by flaming debris. Died. Then reborn again.
  • Tagger: Driven to Suicide by Angela. Died.
• Tear Jerker: The Downer Ending.

Smiles Of A Summer Night adds the following examples:

• Crowning Moment of Funny: Anna's dream.
• Jerkass: Nemuri.
• Relationship Upgrade: Angela and Michael.