YU+ME: dream

YU+ME: dream is a webcomic by Megan Rose Gedris and can be found here. It concluded in 2010.

The fact that nobody wants to give away the plot means that you might prefer to start from Strip 1 just to be on the safe side. The normal text/hidden text ratio on this whole article really says everything; it may start slow, but then WHAM! Spoilers that nobody dares give away.

Things just aren't going well for Fiona. She has a dead mom, a father who is always on business, a Wicked Stepmother, no friends at the Catholic high school, and none of the nuns believe that she's being picked on by Sarah and Cass. So she begins to not pay any attention to anything around her, instead living in her own head in vivid, lucid dreams.

But then Lia moves in next door and real life seems more interesting with her around. Fiona gains another friend in Jake, a green haired boy she saves from a bunch of bullies who attack him for being gay. Fiona is drawn to him, intrigued by this thing known as "gay". She begins to look at Lia in a whole new light. But what will Lia think of it?

Up until the end of issue 9, readers thought this was a case of Schoolgirl Lesbians living in Teen Drama. Issue 9 dropped a TON of drama bombs.


 * 1) Sarah
 * 2) Fiona gets grounded for admitting to being a lesbian and can't go to the prom.
 * 3) Fiona meets  who her parents have been keeping from her.
 * 4)  tells Fiona some pretty major things about her family that she didn't know/had amnesia about, such as the fact that
 * 5) Fiona decides to go prom and her parental units do not stop her due to #4.
 * 6) Fiona faints.
 * 7) James has an announcement to make:.
 * 8) Fiona faints again and wakes to.
 * 9) The Big One. At Fiona's questioning of what's going on,, Lia, and Don tell her that.
 * 10) Fiona.

Part Two begins with more of an explanation and then Fiona.

"Fiona: "Geez! I'm naked?! Stupid symbolic nudity!""
 * Age-Appropriate Angst - Young Fiona
 * Alpha Bitch - Sarah and Cass
 * Exclusively Evil -
 * Always Save the Girl - Fiona's decision to
 * Or not. Fiona was completely miserable in her life, anyway - no friends, nobody to talk to, dead mom, awful father and step mom, . Lia and her friends were all she had. She wasn't really choosing the girl over other important options as much as pursuing the only happiness she knew.
 * Except
 * Animesque - Used for  portions of Sadako's story, and for the most part of the early chapters. By the end, Megan has all but completely removed any anime/manga influences.
 * Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking -.
 * Art Shift: Constantly. After The Reveal far more so, but even before then there were quite a few different styles on display.
 * Ascended Extra -
 * Actually,
 * A more IRL example: Clandy.
 * The Beard: Fiona, Lia, Jake and Don. Exactly who is whose beard, and who is in the closet at all, gets too complicated for Jake to keep track of.
 * Big Bad -
 * Bilingual Bonus - "yume" is Japanese for "dream"
 * Bi the Way - Lia, as we find out later on, has been in love with a man before. Don is also bi, though this is only revealed in a bonus comic in Volume Two of the print version.
 * Bloody Handprint
 * Bury Your Gays - Several gay characters are killed or commit suicide, including
 * Cast Full of Gay - similar to Magnetic Girlfriend, is implied to be not straight as well, since   On top of those spoilers, Jake, Don and  are all gay as well.
 * Cloudcuckoolander -
 * Coming Out Story -
 * Subverted by the end of Part 1. See the Drama Bomb.
 * Death Seeker -
 * The Dragon -
 * Drama Bomb - Many of these are in Part 1: Issues 1 - 8, but Part 1: Issue 9 definitely takes the cake on this. The ending of this issue is a total drama bomb, which was a Wham! Episode to all, but to some it was ridiculous, to some it was Fridge Brilliance after a few months, Your Mileage May Vary indeed.
 * Lampshaded here (WARNING: Mega Spoiler!)
 * They continue in part 2 after a while. Lia's history, like, being a prime example.
 * Dream Land -
 * Driven to Suicide -, , , , and  (it's complicated). And then   This story seems to love this trope.
 * Double Standard Rape (Female on Female) - Also subverted.
 * Dropped a Bridge on Him - Even the author herself comments on . Done to avoid What Happened to the Mouse?.
 * Dying Dream:
 * Easy Road to Hell: Sister Mary routinely informs the students of things that will send them to hell. These include jumping on the bed, wearing striped socks to school, and running red lights.
 * Everything's Worse with Bears
 * Executive Meddling - an in-universe example revealed in flashback wherein.
 * Eye Scream -
 * Framing Device -
 * Freudian Excuse - Subverted. gets set up for this the second her story/issue starts, since we know that . Then it turns out
 * Gayngst - The first part runs semi-literally off of gayngst!
 * Genre Shift - Between Part 1 and Part 2
 * Genius Loci -
 * Girls Love - Fiona and Lia, arguably given their behaviors.
 * Good Angel, Bad Angel - Conscience
 * Have a Gay Old Time - Fiona doesn't understand what Jake means when he says he's "gay" at first.
 * Homoerotic Dream - Fiona has one in Part 1: Issue 3, causing her to fear that she might be gay, as well as worrying how Lia will feel about the dream.
 * Innocent Innuendo --"Do you want my cherry?"
 * I Never Got Any Letters
 * I Never Told You My Name -  George inadvertantly calls Lia by her full name (Celia) here.
 * It Has Been an Honor -  quite literally says this to Fiona, before.
 * Jerkass -
 * Jive Turkey - Oddly enough, Fiona's conscience, in the Part 1: Issue 1. By Issue 2, she still speaks in ebonics, but noticeably toned down.
 * Later explained and subverted.
 * Jumping Off the Slippery Slope -
 * Klingon Promotion -
 * Lampshade Hanging/Leaning on the Fourth Wall - "Oh, I thought you were trying to look like some comic book character."
 * Late Arrival Spoiler - One of the early top banners (it has since changed). Description:
 * Lipstick Lesbian - both Fiona and Lia
 * Love Hurts - see Drama Bomb list above
 * Love Makes You Evil - it is hinted that
 * Magnetic Girlfriend - Once everyone knows Fiona is a lesbian, they . Justified since.
 * Manipulative Bitch -
 * Meaningful Name - Fiona's mom, who is already dead at the start of the comic, was named Angel.
 * Mind Screw - We can see the writing on the wall in the ending of Part 1: Issue 9, but from Part 2: Issue 1 onward, Yu+Me is absolutely insane.
 * Lampshaded in this (somewhat spoilery) intermission.
 * Missing Mom - Fiona's mom with.
 * The Mole - and.
 * No Bisexuals - Averted.
 * Overly Long Name - While we knew him as Jake, it is later revealed that his name is a lot longer than we thought (spoiler warning). Briefly parodied here as well.
 * Out-of-Clothes Experience - Fiona naked when . This could be a CMOF since she didn't realize until some guy pointed out much to her embarrassment. And that her conscience told her she didn't have to be naked.
 * Mind Screw - We can see the writing on the wall in the ending of Part 1: Issue 9, but from Part 2: Issue 1 onward, Yu+Me is absolutely insane.
 * Lampshaded in this (somewhat spoilery) intermission.
 * Missing Mom - Fiona's mom with.
 * The Mole - and.
 * No Bisexuals - Averted.
 * Overly Long Name - While we knew him as Jake, it is later revealed that his name is a lot longer than we thought (spoiler warning). Briefly parodied here as well.
 * Out-of-Clothes Experience - Fiona naked when . This could be a CMOF since she didn't realize until some guy pointed out much to her embarrassment. And that her conscience told her she didn't have to be naked.


 * Photo Comic - Only for a little bit and only to.
 * The Power of Love - Fiona's decision to, especially considering.
 * Subverted, as
 * Psycho Lesbian -
 * Pungeon Master - Just look at that title! Painful on so many levels, especially following the Drama Bomb. And then there's one of the old taglines ""
 * Reality Warper -
 * Reincarnation Romance
 * Retraux - Let's just say that Megan's affinity for the 40s and 50s is not limited to her other comic.
 * The Reveal - consider the Drama Bomb list, especially the last one.
 * Romantic Two-Girl Friendship - Hinted at several times in later issues of Part 1 with.
 * Sadist Teacher - Nuns, technically.
 * Sassy Black Woman - Fiona's conscience, who is basically a Palette Swap of her with an afro.
 * Schoolgirl Lesbians - Fiona and Lia
 * Secret Relationship - Fiona and Lia, mostly because of Lia, but also because they go to a Catholic high school.
 * Shaggy Dog Story - The end of part one arguably turns the comic into this, for some
 * Shout-Out - tons, see the webcomics page of this trope for a list
 * In one page (spoiler warning!), to the Buffy the Vampire Slayer character, known as
 * Soft Glass - Completely averted. died being tossed through a glass window.
 * So Happy Together - Fiona goes to prom and is very happy because she gets to be with Lia when a Drama Bomb goes off...
 * Teen Drama - given the list of 10 drama bombs above and that the story's main characters are teens or ...it's rather obvious that Part 1 is a total Teen Drama
 * Lampshaded by Don on page 283.
 * Thanatos Gambit -
 * Tomato Surprise -
 * Oh, but.
 * Trauma-Induced Amnesia - not entirely trauma induced, but Fiona doesn't remember certain things about her past until starts telling her how her mother died.
 * Somewhat justified, due to the fact that
 * Unsound Effect - "Anger" and "Flee", among others.
 * Victim Falls For Rapist - Subverted. seems to think this is the case with
 * Was It All a Lie? - I hate to keep referring to it, but see #9 of the Drama Bomb list.
 * Wham Chapter - Part 1: Issue 9, natch.
 * Also, Part 2: Issue 11, with several reveals, such as
 * Actually, make that everything from 2-11 onwards. With the ending coming soon, there's bound to be more.
 * Wicked Stepmother - Fiona has one.
 * Wounded Gazelle Gambit: "*puts gum in her hair* Sister Mary! Fiona spit gum into my hair! *whine*"
 * Yandere -
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair - Jake has green hair, Sadako's hair is purple-ish, Fiona's hair is naturally two-toned, Don's hair is just... funky
 * You're Just Jealous - literally.
 * Yuri Fan - Mr. Bun, at least in one of Fiona's dreams.
 * You're Just Jealous - literally.
 * Yuri Fan - Mr. Bun, at least in one of Fiona's dreams.