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'''''Other Halves, and Other Tales''''' is a remarkably good ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' work. It became [[Alternate Universe|an AU fic]] because it (and its sequel, ''Paint The Sky With Stars'') were written before ''Chain of Memories'' and ''Kingdom Hearts II'', and it describes the lives of most of the [[Square Enix]] characters in Traverse Town [[Continuation Fic|after the first game is over]]. There are several [[Original Character|original characters]] by the end, but they [[Averted Trope|avoid]] being the [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad]] too much and share the limelight nicely with the original characters. A lot of it has to do with the romantic pairings (Sora/Kairi, Riku/OC, Aerith/Cloud, Leon/Yuffie, and later a brief Cid/[[The Vamp|OC]]), but it shares space with plenty of humor. You can find it [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1307128/1 here.]

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* [[Author Avatar]]: Author notes reveal that Zephyr has a lot in common with her. It's notable because these notes are needed or we'd never know; [[Mary Sue]] is [[Averted Trope|conspicuous by her absence.]]
* [[The Bechdel Test]]: [[Lampshaded]]. ''Why do we always end up talking about men?''
* [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]]: Leon/Yuffie.
* [[Buffy-Speak]]: All of the characters and the narrator tend to mix [[Phonetic Accent|crude speech]] with an excellent vocabulary and grasp of the language.
* [[Can't Hold His Liquor|Can't Hold Her Liquor]]: Zephyr gets woozy after ''one sip'' of Leon's drink. In fairness, said drink was implied to be a [[Gargle Blaster]], but still... one sip.
* [[Cerebus Syndrome]]
* [[Curtain Fic]] 
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Zephyr, although everyone takes a turn.
* [[Fainting]]: ''Cloud'' gets hit with an emotional faint in the end of ''Paint The Sky With Stars'' (for reasons completely unconnected to Jenova cells or getting trampled by [[Greek Mythology|Cerebus]]. The reason?  {{spoiler|Aerith's pregnancy}}.
*  [[Hotter and Sexier]]: Sora and Kairi's relationship. It's not intended to be erotic, though, instead being mostly [[Played for Laughs]].
* [[Lime]]
* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]: All the ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' people who appeared in Traverse Town (including Cloud, who shows up in the credits) get [[A Day in the Limelight]] in addition to appearing normally, with special attention for Squall and Yuffie, and there are several OCs as time goes on.
* [[Mundane Utility]]: Sora plays tag with the Summons.
* [[Older Than They Look]]: Zephyr, but only by a couple of years.
* [[Pair the Spares]]: Part of the premise of the original oneshot.
* [[Running Gag]]: Cloud and Aerith ''cannot'' get any privacy.
* [[Sequel Creep]]: It was originally a oneshot.
* [[Sickeningly Sweethearts]]: A number of the characters joke that Sora and Kairi are this, but they're not actually presented as such.
* [[Sorry to Interrupt]]: Everyone on Cloud and Aerith, as mentioned above, but it happens to other people.
* [[Team Mom]]: Aerith. Well, she did hold that role in the game.
* [[Tongue on the Flagpole]]
* [[Tsundere]]: Zephyr, in spades. Yuffie gets shades of it. Leon's the male version.
* [[Two Lines, No Waiting]]: Several of the stories; the first deals with setting Riku and Zephyr up and with Leon and Yuffie's rocky relationship, for example.
* [[Weddings for Everyone]]:  {{spoiler|Cloud and Aerith at the end of the first fic, Leon and Yuffie at the end of the second.}}

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