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''Return to Neverend'' is a story about [[Mommas Boy|David Inari]] and the [[Dream Land|world]] he created with his [[Ill Girl|mother]]. Naming it 'Neverend' (since David hoped his mother would get well so that the story would "never end") he abandoned it after her death.
''Return to Neverend'' is a story about [[Momma's Boy|David Inari]] and the [[Dream Land|world]] he created with his [[Ill Girl|mother]]. Naming it 'Neverend' (since David hoped his mother would get well so that the story would "never end") he abandoned it after her death.


Twenty years later, he receives a message from Aya, the girl he left behind to manage it, who begs him to come back to Neverend. Returning to Neverend (with his sister Sara unknowingly following him), he soon discovers that Neverend isn't ''quite'' how he remembered it...
Twenty years later, he receives a message from Aya, the girl he left behind to manage it, who begs him to come back to Neverend. Returning to Neverend (with his sister Sara unknowingly following him), he soon discovers that Neverend isn't ''quite'' how he remembered it...
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* [[The Ageless]]: Aya and the kirin seem to live this trope, or they at least age very slowly.
* [[The Ageless]]: Aya and the kirin seem to live this trope, or they at least age very slowly.
* {{spoiler|[[Archnemesis Dad]]: Kell, aka ''My Kell'', aka David's father, Michael.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Archnemesis Dad]]: Kell, aka ''My Kell'', aka David's father, Michael.}}
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* [[Loads and Loads of Races]]: Implied, although we only see a few. {{spoiler|Many are killed by the Queen by the time David returns.}}
* [[Loads and Loads of Races]]: Implied, although we only see a few. {{spoiler|Many are killed by the Queen by the time David returns.}}
* [[Magical Girl]]/[[Magical Girlfriend]]: The Ayrlin.
* [[Magical Girl]]/[[Magical Girlfriend]]: The Ayrlin.
* [[Mayfly December Romance]]: David and Aya.
* [[Mayfly-December Romance]]: David and Aya.
* [[Medieval Stasis]]: A centuries-old example.
* [[Medieval Stasis]]: A centuries-old example.
* [[Mirror Scare]]: The Ayrlin/Aya uses one to beg David to come back to Neverend.
* [[Mirror Scare]]: The Ayrlin/Aya uses one to beg David to come back to Neverend.
* [[Mommas Boy]]: David is still an emotional wreck 20 years after his mother dies.
* [[Momma's Boy]]: David is still an emotional wreck 20 years after his mother dies.
* [[Named Weapons]]: A justified use of the trope. Naming a weapon is what gives it power.
* [[Named Weapons]]: A justified use of the trope. Naming a weapon is what gives it power.
* [[Narnia Time]]: How time flows between Earth and Neverend.
* [[Narnia Time]]: How time flows between Earth and Neverend.
* [[Nice Job Breaking It Hero]]: David ''really'' should have considered what would've happened when he abandoned the world he created. {{spoiler|He pretty much invents the main villain, so it's all his fault Neverend became a [[Crapsack World]].}}
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: David ''really'' should have considered what would've happened when he abandoned the world he created. {{spoiler|He pretty much invents the main villain, so it's all his fault Neverend became a [[Crapsack World]].}}
* [[No Name Given]]: The Queen.
* [[No Name Given]]: The Queen.
* [[Our Monsters Are Different]]: Our unicorns are, too!
* [[Our Monsters Are Different]]: Our unicorns are, too!
* [[Plant Person]]: Kell. Also the kodama, after a fashion.
* [[Plant Person]]: Kell. Also the kodama, after a fashion.
* [[Red Oni Blue Oni]]: Well, there ''are'' red oni, anyway. Sage and Sara might apply as well.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Well, there ''are'' red oni, anyway. Sage and Sara might apply as well.
* [[Screw the Rules I Have Supernatural Powers]]: Deconstructed. David has the power to create an entire world from nothing, but he doesn't {{spoiler|remember having it or}} know how to use it.
* [[Screw the Rules, I Have Supernatural Powers]]: Deconstructed. David has the power to create an entire world from nothing, but he doesn't {{spoiler|remember having it or}} know how to use it.
* [[Talking Animal|Talking Animals]]: Sage is one, although there are implied to be others.
* [[Talking Animal|Talking Animals]]: Sage is one, although there are implied to be others.
* [[The Dragon]]: Kell
* [[The Dragon]]: Kell
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** [[Virgin Power]]: Not necessary, although Sage seems oddly [[Chivalrous Pervert|happy when he discovers that Sara is a virgin]].
** [[Virgin Power]]: Not necessary, although Sage seems oddly [[Chivalrous Pervert|happy when he discovers that Sara is a virgin]].
* [[When Trees Attack]]: More like 'when trees defend'.
* [[When Trees Attack]]: More like 'when trees defend'.
* [[White Haired Pretty Girl]]: The Ayrlin/Aya, although her being non-human could explain it.
* [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]]: The Ayrlin/Aya, although her being non-human could explain it.
* [[Wicked Witch]]: Myajo, although she's willing to offer David needed advice.
* [[Wicked Witch]]: Myajo, although she's willing to offer David needed advice.
* [[Wild Wilderness]]: The Western Wood.
* [[Wild Wilderness]]: The Western Wood.
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* [[Woman in White]]: The White Queen.
* [[Woman in White]]: The White Queen.
* [[The Woobie]]: Aya and Sage. David might qualify as a [[Jerkass Woobie]].
* [[The Woobie]]: Aya and Sage. David might qualify as a [[Jerkass Woobie]].
* [[Year Inside Hour Outside]]: For every year of Earth time, ten years pass in Neverend.
* [[Year Inside, Hour Outside]]: For every year of Earth time, ten years pass in Neverend.


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Revision as of 07:58, 9 January 2014

Return to Neverend is a story about David Inari and the world he created with his mother. Naming it 'Neverend' (since David hoped his mother would get well so that the story would "never end") he abandoned it after her death.

Twenty years later, he receives a message from Aya, the girl he left behind to manage it, who begs him to come back to Neverend. Returning to Neverend (with his sister Sara unknowingly following him), he soon discovers that Neverend isn't quite how he remembered it...

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