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Whether a character is a precocious child, team pet, or an alien ends up writing on behalf of the adult, legal guardian. Doing this gives results that is heavily implied that the youngster is either a genius and wise beyond his years or has better handwriting, or the adult in question’s writing is similar to how a child writes or has average/ horrible handwriting. This can be played for humor or a very nice save on the child’s part, in a more serious story.

The trope namer came from Tales of the Abyss, the cheagal in question, Mieu, tries to fill in for Luke with writing his daily journal, the other characters inquire about Luke’s penmanship, implying that Fabrve’s writing is questionable or Mieu knows how to write human.

Compare and contrast ‘Signature Style,’ ‘Creator Thumbprint’, and Most Writers Are Adults.

Examples

Anime/Manga
In a Naruto filler, it turns out that the titular character completed the latest Make Out Paradise novel, which made the shojun think that the rival leader send him a peace gift. This implied that Jirarya has the writing skills of a pre-teen or that Naruto knows how to write (Since the titular hero also is the editor of Make Out Paradise series).

Video Games
In Tales of the Abyss, when Mieu notices that Luke was skipping days of writing in his journal. The young cheagal took matters in his own paws, resulting in some hilarious reactions from Luke’s friends.