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''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6130841/1/Freefall Freefall]'', a ''[[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]]'' fanfic by [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1194522/UnexpectedInspiration UnexpectedInspiration], is a [[Alternate Universe Fic|Real-world AU]] massive crossover fic, focusing mainly on the plot and characters from ''[[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]]'' and ''[[~~XxxHolic~~]]'', but featuring a fair few other characters and [[CLAMP]] references from series such as ''[[Chobits]]'', ''[[Kobato.]]'' and ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]''.

''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6130841/1/Freefall Freefall]'', a ''[[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]]'' fanfic by [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1194522/UnexpectedInspiration UnexpectedInspiration], is a [[Alternate Universe Fic|Real-world AU]] massive crossover fic, focusing mainly on the plot and characters from ''[[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]]'' and ''[[xxxHolic]]'', but featuring a fair few other characters and [[CLAMP]] references from series such as ''[[Chobits]]'', ''[[Kobato.]]'' and ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]''.

Although it has shades of [[High School AU]] for a few characters due to their ages, this is ''not'' your average ensemble cast in the real world story, and major plot events are directly derived from the various canon works that make up ''Freefall''. The result? An epic, sprawling story that takes place in the city of San Francisco and its surrounds and reinterprets the incredible events of the ''[[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]]'' and ''[[~~XxxHolic~~]]'' timeline through the lens of modern-day America.

Although it has shades of [[High School AU]] for a few characters due to their ages, this is ''not'' your average ensemble cast in the real world story, and major plot events are directly derived from the various canon works that make up ''Freefall''. The result? An epic, sprawling story that takes place in the city of San Francisco and its surrounds and reinterprets the incredible events of the ''[[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]]'' and ''[[xxxHolic]]'' timeline through the lens of modern-day America.

There is no magic in ''Freefall'', no monsters or vampires. Time travel and destiny don’t come into play and [[Big Bad|Fei Wang Reed]] is nowhere to be found. Instead, the story focuses on the lives of the characters and their loved ones as they struggle to survive the hand they've been dealt— [[True Companions|together]].

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* {{spoiler|[[Driven to Suicide]] / [[Interrupted Suicide]]: Sebastian. He doesn’t go through with it, but it was a close call.}}

* [[Despair Event Horizon]]: {{spoiler|Finn approaches the line a few times during the fic, and nearly tumbles over it when Arthur almost kills Caleb. He gets better, though.}}

* [[Destination Defenestration]]: {{spoiler|Averil tumbles out a window in a shower of glass in a nod to [[~~XxxHolic~~|canon]] continuity- and is very, very badly hurt in the process.}}

* [[Destination Defenestration]]: {{spoiler|Averil tumbles out a window in a shower of glass in a nod to [[xxxHolic|canon]] continuity- and is very, very badly hurt in the process.}}

* [[Disappeared Dad]]: Sara and Tom's father, though his whereabouts are partially known.

* [[Drama Bomb]]: dropped on the main characters [[It Got Worse|every few chapters or so]].

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* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: {{spoiler|Caleb}} takes a blow that would have killed {{spoiler|Finn}} and nearly dies in the process.

* [[Over-the-Shoulder Carry|Hip Carry]]: After nearly falling down the stairs, Finn gets carried up them by Caleb, who grabs him with one arm and holds him against his hip.

* [[Ho Yay]]: ''Everywhere.'' Between [[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle|Caleb and Finn]], [[Kobato.|Ian and Gray]], [[~~XxxHolic~~|Zack and Averil]] {{spoiler|with the latter [[Relationship Upgrade|finally becoming a couple at the conclusion of the fic.]]}}

* [[Ho Yay]]: ''Everywhere.'' Between [[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle|Caleb and Finn]], [[Kobato.|Ian and Gray]], [[xxxHolic|Zack and Averil]] {{spoiler|with the latter [[Relationship Upgrade|finally becoming a couple at the conclusion of the fic.]]}}

* [[Human Shield]]: Happens to {{spoiler|Sara, when Arthur takes her [[Hostage Situation|hostage]] in chapter 25}}. It doesn’t work.

* [[Identical Grandson]]: Zack, to Harold.

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* [[The Alcoholic]]: Finn. He has good [[Drowning My Sorrows|reason to be.]] [[Bottle Fairy|Yvonne]] is implied to be this too.

* [[The Charmer]]: Although it makes him a little uncomfortable, Finn has no problem turning up the charm to get what he wants.

* [[The Klutz]]: [[~~XxxHolic~~|Sunny]], as a reference to her canon-counterpart’s [[Doom Magnet]] tendencies. {{spoiler|Nearly kills Averil when her clumsiness results in him falling out a third-storey window in a shower of glass.}}

* [[The Klutz]]: [[xxxHolic|Sunny]], as a reference to her canon-counterpart’s [[Doom Magnet]] tendencies. {{spoiler|Nearly kills Averil when her clumsiness results in him falling out a third-storey window in a shower of glass.}}

* [[The Nicknamer]]: Finn, mostly directed towards Caleb, although Sara becomes known as “princess” early on in the story and the moniker sticks. {{spoiler|And just like in canon, when he does call Caleb by his real name, it’s a sign things have gone horribly wrong between them.}}

* [[The Stoic]]: Zack. Kid’s got a serious poker-face going on. Does have his [[Not So Stoic|moments]], though.