I Never (novel)

Written by Thrown Into Love, Rooting for Romance and its sequel The Birth of Something New, I Never is a Love Actually-inspired fic that's about six plotlines:


 * Elizabeth, eighty-three year old, who is looking for her brother, Alan, who she lost in the war,
 * Pete's plotline, that is yet kept a secret until the plotline will be revealed,
 * Ian and Esmeralda, two friends who can't spit their feelings out,
 * Simon and Lauren, a couple that breaks up with each other multiple times because Simon can't control his temper,
 * Victor and Zoë, a teenage couple that has stayed together since kindergarten, and finally,
 * Jamie's plotline, a guy who meets a girl in the bus, fancies her, but can't say a word to her because he doesn't dare.

You can read it here.

Tropes displayed in I Never:

 * Always Identical Twins: Averted in the case of Jamie and Esmeralda, who are fraternal.
 * Can't Spit It Out: In two plotlines. Ian and Esmeralda are in love, but they dance around each other - they don't dare to confess their feelings to one another.
 * In Jamie's plotline, he meets a girl in the bus and doesn't dare to talk to her. Arguably, that's an exaggarated form of Can't Spit It Out.
 * Cool Old Lady: Elizabeth.
 * Don't Split Us Up: Elizabeth and Alan.
 * Follow the Leader: Like said before, I Never is inspired by Love Actually.
 * I Never...: The whole story is themed around this game.
 * Just Friends: Ian and Esmeralda.
 * Moment Killer: Victor
 * One Steve Limit: Averted.
 * Straight Bi: Pete.
 * Title Drop: Frequently.
 * Unresolved Sexual Tension: Ian and Esmeralda.
 * Unusual Chapter Naming: The title of every chapter in the story starts with I Never....
 * Victorious Childhood Friend: Victor. Probably one of the few examples where this isn't a spoiler.
 * Victor and Zoë have been together since kindergarten, but only later realized their feelings for one another, feelings that were replied. One could, therefore, state that Victor is a Victorious Childhood Boyfriend.