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''Touhou Doujin: Dawitsu's Folly'' is the first of a [[Non-Indicative Name|misleadingly named]] series of [[Touhou Project|Touhou]] fanfics written by [http://www.fanfiction.net/~duweedavisii Duwee Davis II] of Fanfiction.net, and does not involve Doujin of any sort, although the description of the first book implies [[What Could Have Been|it started off that way]]. The series goes as follows:

#''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8094384/1/Touhou_Doujin_The_Forbidden_Love_of_Yukari_Yakumo Touhou Doujin: The Forbidden Love of Yukari Yakumo]'' (stylistic in-universe spinoff parody of [[Stylistic Suck|Badfic]], [[The Scrappy|poorly received]], yet still in progress.)

#''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8094390/1/Touhou_Doujin_The_Misadventures_of_Yukari_Yakumo Touhou Doujin: The Misadventures of Yukari Yakumo]'' (another stylistic homage spinoff, this time as a [[Lemony Narrator]]. Still in progress.)

 

The plot more or less centers around [[Here We Go Again|another incident]] in [[Fantasy Kitchen Sink|Gensokyo]], this time caused by a ([[Dull Surprise|Brace Yourselves]]) a Male [[Self Insert]] [[Subverted Trope|Subverted]] [[Mary Sue|Gary Stu]] [[Original Character]] named Mateyuu Dawitsu and his incredibly [[Moe Moe|Moe]] Shikigami, Yutaka Hadekawa, who have the powers of [[Mega Manning|Mimicry]] and [[Power of the Storm|Manipulation of Scenery]]. He decides to steal [[Does Not Know His Own Strength|Flandre Scarlet's]] sword [[Cool Sword|Laevateinn]] [[For the Lulz|for the lulz.]] Naturally, this doesn't impress her [[Big Brother Instinct|Big Sister]], who blames the incident on the local witch, Marisa Kirisame, and tries to force her to give it back by [[Disproportionate Retribution|leveling her house.]] Going to the local hero for help, she and Reimu Hakurei end up trying to find the location of this new thief on the block. [[Hilarity Ensues|Hilarity Ensues.]]

 

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* [[Actual Pacifist|Actual Pacifist:]] Yutaka (most of the time)

* [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|Breaking The Fourth Wall:]] A ton of it, the main culprits being [[Occidental Otaku|Dawitsu]] and [[Genre Savvy|Marisa.]]

* [[British Stuffiness|British Stuffiness:]] [[Averted Trope|Averted]] big time with Dawitsu, and later with {{spoiler|Tomasu.}}

* [[The Chew Toy|The Chew Toy:]] Dawitsu, of the humorous variety. Tokage later on.

* [[Department of Redundancy Department|Department Of Redundancy Department:]] Sporadically used, sometimes intentional, sometimes obviously unintentional.

* [[Dramatic Ellipsis|Dramatic... Ellipses:]] Used... an awful... lot... [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] by the Author in the Author's notes several times.

* [[Eyes Always Closed|Eyes Always Closed:]] Yutaka.

 

== Tropes that apply to Dawitsu's Folly ==

* [[Awkward Silence|Awkward Silence:]] Whenever Yutaka, Reimu and Marisa share a lift in the Dawitsu Mansion.

* [[Affably Evil|Affably Evil:]] Dawitsu tries to be this to Reimu and Marisa, but fails miserably in the 'Evil' part.

* [[Buffy-Speak|Buffy Speak:]] 'The Scarlet Sisters... they accused me of stealing... that laser... fire-sword thing that Flandre has...'

* [[Can't Live Without You|Can't Live Without You:]] More or less said exactly by {{spoiler|Dawitsu as he breaks down at the thought of losing Yutaka.}}

* [[Cargo Ship|Cargo Ship:]] Aya and her press. [[Squick]]

* [[Dumbass Has a Point|Dumbass Has A Point:]] Dawitsu, a few times.

* [[Early Installment Weirdness|Early Installment Weirdness:]] The writing style is far less descriptive, the characters are more unrealistic, the whole plot's a little less thought out than in later books.

* [[Even Evil Has Loved Ones|Even Evil Has Loved Ones:]] Considering the [[Ron the Death Eater|harsh depiction]] of Remilia and Yukari, Remilia is quite the protective sister, if anything.

* [[Megaton Punch|Falcon... PAWNCH!]]

* [[Glomp]]: {{spoiler|Sakuya glomps Dawitsu suddenly, declaring him 'kind'. This is superficially disliked by Dawitsu, but [[Covert Pervert|we all know he loved it...]]}}

* [[Good Old Fisticuffs|Good Old Fisticuffs:]] {{spoiler|Yukari and Dawitsu's Danmaku Battle eventually becomes the Gensokyo equivilent of that, that is, a melee-only fight.}}

* [[Heads I Win, Tails You Lose|Heads I Win, Tails You Lose:]] Remilia makes 'negotiations' with Dawitsu by making Dawitsu ''up his offer'' every time they try and come to a new deal instead of meeting him halfway.

* [[Heroic BSOD|Heroic BSOD:]] {{spoiler|Dawitsu 'copes' with losing Yutaka by drinking whiskey all alone, and is found lying on his dining room table by Aya.}}

* [[Humiliation Conga|Humiliation Conga:]] Dawitsu somewhat masochistically allows a 'free slap session' in his mansion as some strange form of Atonement for his transgressions.

* [[Hypercompetent Sidekick|Hypercompetent Sidekick:]] Yutaka certainly plays this role while {{spoiler|Dawitsu is fighting Reimu and Marisa, and seems to be the only one actually noticing the two planning their assault.}}

* [[Innocent Cohabitation|Innocent Cohabitation:]] {{spoiler|Patchouli Knowledge}} spends the night at the Dawitsu Mansion in a totally innocuous manner, yet all it takes is [[Paparazzi|Aya]] to twist this into an... [[Not What It Looks Like|interesting conclusion and/or hypothesis.]]

* [[Insistent Terminology|Insistent Terminology:]] Dawitsu is Yutaka's BOSS, not Master.

* [[Japanese Honorifics|Japanese Honorifics:]] Awkwardly used in places. Thankfully rarely seen in the later books.

* [[Large Ham|Large Ham:]] Aya, Dawitsu.

* [[The Woobie|The Woobie:]] Ran. She {{spoiler|is reportedly abused by Yukari, taken for granted and treated as inferior to Yutaka by Dawitsu, and is almost made to be a bargaining chip as part of Dawitsu's plan to get Yutaka back.}}

* [[You Just Told Me|You Just Told Me:]] Aya claims to have several sources accusing Dawitsu of {{spoiler|sexually harrassing Sakuya Izayoi.}} Dawitsu is quick to deny this, saying {{spoiler|'I just joked about her wearing pads...}}. This bites him in the ass when Aya reveals she didn't really have any sources, and that this is going down in print.

 

 

* [[Brutal Honesty|Brutal Honesty:]] Yutaka doesn't want to pour cold water on Dawitsu's efforts to make tea for her, but she openly states he's terrible at making it.

* [[Brilliant but Lazy|Brilliant, But Lazy:]] Dawitsu claims Lyrica is just as talented as her sisters, but puts next to no effort into her performance, and apparently it shows.

* [[Call Back|Call Back:]] Considering the short length of the only preceding book to it, quite a lot...

* [[Captain Obvious|Captain Obvious:]] Omens and luck are closely related. [[Captain Obvious|You don't say...]]

* [[Clone Degeneration|Clone Degeneration:]] Dawitsu's [[Super-Deformed|Chibi]] Clones suffer from this.

* [[Cloudcuckoolander|Cloud Cuckoo Lander:]] Dawitsu thinks Yuyuko is this. {{spoiler|[[Obfuscating Stupidity|He couldn't be more wrong.]]}}

* [[Conflict Ball|Conflict Ball:]] Dawitsu considers the reasoning behind the feud between Mokou and Kaguya to have disappeared, and they now only continue it as a tradition, comparing it to the feud of [[Romeo and Juliet|the Montegues and the Capulets.]]

* [[Constructive Criticism|Constructive Criticism:]] Although the book doesn't show Dawitsu's reaction to Shikieiki's criticism of him, he does say that Shikieiki is ''the'' constructive critic, and that if you want self-improvement, she's your woman.

* [[A God Am I|A God Am I:]] Downplayed. Dawitsu believes Cirno to have a somewhat justified Invincibility Complex due to her ability to [[Death Is Cheap|perpetually respawn.]]

* [[Flash Back|Flashback:]] Yutaka's article may as well be this.

* [[Flat Earth Atheist|Flat-Earth Atheist:]] Dawitsu [[Averted Trope|most certainly isn't.]] He says he believes in Kanako Yasaka because, well, she's right there.

* [[Frickin' Laser Beams|Frickin Laser Beams:]] Somewhat exaggerated. Dawitsu rants and raves about how he never managed to [[Freudian Slip|beat Touhou Ten's extra stage- er...]] observe Suwako Moriya sufficiently due to how much lasers she uses.

* [[Friend to Bugs|Friend To Bugs:]] Dawitsu claims that he never kills bugs 'unless he has to', and condemns Wriggles usage of them as projectiles, claiming she's just killing off the competition so no others can turn into Insect Youkai.

* [[Graceful Loser|Graceful Loser:]] Unlike in the first book, Dawitsu seems to have learnt his lesson and accepts he will most likely be beaten by Yukari should he ever try to fight her.

* [[Grass Is Greener|Grass Is Greener:]] Dawitsu mentions that humans always desire long lifespans, but Youkai know they're over-rated, and suggests the reason is due to the fact they themselves only have very short lifespans.

* [[Green-Eyed Monster|Green Eyed Monster:]] [[Playing With Tropes|Played With]] in Parsee Mizuhashi's article. To quote Dawitsu: 'Parsee Mizuhashi is a Youkai most famous for her ability to manipulate Jealousy. Oh, you may laugh, you may think it's a vague, worthless power, but DAMN, do I want that power! It makes me envious! Argh!'.

* [[Half-Human Hybrid|Half-Human Hybrid:]] Dawitsu is not sure whether Youmu is this or not, and wonders how a ghost and human can [[Squick|get it on.]] Probably a [[Shout-Out]] to [[Un Lun Dun|Un Lun Dun.]]

* [[Lolicon]]: Dawitsu, his tastes openly exposed in Satori's chapter but alluded to several times before. Yutaka seems to have a problem with this, too...

* [[Love Confession|Love Confession:]] {{spoiler|Dawitsu attempted this with Yutaka in the past, apparently, but it went wrong, and she assumed he was only confessing that he was a Youkai. He awkwardly went along with that, and settled for her being [[The Not Love Interest|the Not-Love Interest.]]}}

* [[Magic Versus Science|Magic Versus Science:]] Of the 'Magic is an Ideology' type. There are many times Dawitsu can't explain away the magic various Touhou girls use with science, but there's an equal amount of times he can't. He seems to merely accept that both exist, although he has doubts whether Patchouli Knowledge has an issue with science. {{spoiler|She doesn't.}}

* [[Mega Manning|Mega Manning:]] Pretty much the whole in-universe point of this book is to document each Touhou Character so that mimickers just like Dawitsu can learn to copy their powers.

* [[Note From Ed|Note from Ed:]] Yutaka, being the typist, pulls this off regularly in the 'Typist's Notes' section.

* [[Not So Different|Not So Different:]] Dawitsu acknowledges [[Cute Witch|Marisa]], [[Telepathy|Satori]], and [[The Messiah|Byakuren]] as fellow mimickers. He also claims that he and Aya are similar in that they don't try in battle, and puts forward a slight [[Ship Tease]] with her before swiftly [[Ship Sinking|sinking it.]]

* [[Piano Drop|Piano Drop:]] Dawitsu wonders if all the misfortune Hina Kagoyama has gathered over the years has made her unfortunate enough to have a piano fall on her head.

* [[Pirate]]: Nazrin is one according to Dawitsu, however, he considers Minamitsu Murasa to be a sailor and Shou to be a disciple of Buddhism, despite their involvement in stealing treasure also.

* [[Playboy Bunny|Playboy Bunny:]] Apparently Dawitsu has a set of bunny-girl outfits, and even made Yutaka wear one on a 'Nerdy Night Out'. [[Lolicon|Yikes.]]

* [[Product Placement|Product Placement:]] A George Foreman Toaster is given to Nitori Kawashiro to examine as a gift.

* [[Rags to Riches|Rags to Riches:]] Dawitsu [[Unreliable Narrator|speculates]] that Yukari may have had a humble origin, like being a Fence Youkai ([[Arbitrary Skepticism|Hey, if Kogasa can come from an umbrella, anything's possible]]) that came to represent all sorts of boundaries... of course, this could be entirely false. Dawitsu is an [[Unreliable Narrator]], after all.

* [[Satellite Character|Satellite Character:]] Dawitsu treats Minoriko Aki like one, referencing the Touhou Fandom's lack of focus on this character. {{spoiler|[[What the Hell, Hero?|He even ''eats'' her.]]}}

* [[Satiating Sandwich|Satiating Sandwich:]] In Meiling's Article, Dawitsu orders Ran to make him and Yutaka a sandwich. She ends up creating a sandwich so tasty that he declares 'Ran, you genius!', and even [[The Stoic|Yutaka]] turns the Typist's Notes into a culinary review.

* [[Secret Keeper|Secret Keeper:]] [[Subverted Trope|Subverted]] in that it may or may not be true. Yutaka mentions in Suika's article that Dawitsu is scary when drunk, and that he hangs all over you, tells you he loves you, and mentions a lot of deep, dark secrets. One includes {{spoiler|he has a set of [[Drag Queen|crossplay]] outfits}} in a special wardrobe. However, the reliability of the story goes downhill when he reveals this 'special wardrobe' leads to [[The Chronicles of Narnia|Narnia.]]

* [[Sesquipedalian Smith|Sesquipedalian Smith:]] Dawitsu [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]] Keine Kamishirasawa's incredibly long name by saying, 'Boy, that's a mouthful...'. He also has trouble saying Shikieiki Yamaxanadu and Toyosatomimi no Miko's names too.

* [[She Is Not My Girlfriend|She Is Not My Girlfriend!:]] Both Het and [[Les Yay]] versions. See Shipper On Deck and Dude, Not Funny!

* [[Stock British Phrases|Stock British Phrases:]] While not as common as some American Works due to the writer being British himself, Dawitsu does spout the occasional Steroetypical British colloquialism, such as 'Blighter', or 'Can't be Arsed'.

* [[Split Personality|Split Personality:]] Dawitsu claims Nazrin acts as both a grandiose leader of mice and a subservient minon to Shou Toramaru, even labelling such as a split personality.

* [[Squee]]: Surprisingly, despite Dawitsu's [[Occidental Otaku]] status, Yutaka delivers a typed equivilent in her notes on Chen's article- 'Chen is simply adorable.'.

* [[The Stoic|The Stoic:]] Many of the characters are mentioned to be so calm, that getting them to attack (and thus give Dawitsu's 'budding mimickers' an opportunity to mimic them) is almost impossible.

* [["Stop Having Fun!" Guys|"Stop Having Fun" Gal:]] In-universe. After Merlin steals his [[Lawyer-Friendly Cameo|'games console']] and thus his means of playing Ikaruga, insisting that she will complete it, Dawitsu claims she's a 'Masochistic Gamer'.

* [[Techno Babble|Techno Babble:]] Both Dawitsu and Yutaka are prone to this.

* [[Unskilled but Strong|Unskilled, But Strong:]] Dawitsu believes Utsuho Reiuji to be this.

* [[Who's Laughing Now?|Who's Laughing Now?:]] Downplayed. Yutaka's small-scale vengeance by humiliating Dawitsu by {{spoiler|exposing his crush of Sakuya}} for {{spoiler|doing the exact same regarding her and Patchouli}}.

* [[Who Wants to Live Forever?|Who Wants To Live Forever?:]] While Dawitsu seems to believe [[Living Forever Is Awesome]], Yutaka is [[Red Oni, Blue Oni|the converse]], and doesn't want to live forever.

* [[Workaholic]]: Dawitsu considers Hong Meiling to be this, despite her common depiction as a [[Memetic Mutation|lazy, incompetent guard.]] Strangely enough, this is closer to her Canon depiction than most depictions of her.

 

 

== Tropes that apply to Holiday Edition ==

* [[Attention Deficit Ooh Shiny|Attention Deficit... Ooh Shiny!:]] {{spoiler|Dawitsu ''wishes'' this was the case with Sakuya and his father as he digs himself deeper and deeper into an awkward conversation, the narration saying he wants to jingle some keys at them and keep them distracted.}}

* [[Aw, Look -- They Really Do Love Each Other|Aw Look, They Really Do Love Each Other:]] Reimu becomes concerned about {{spoiler|Suika}} and {{spoiler|Aya}} when Yukari mentions {{spoiler|locking the border so the Holiday-goers can never return to Gensokyo,}} causing her to mentally [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshade]] it by thinking it's strange that she'd actually show concern for others. Also, later on, in the same instance as But Now I Must Go, {{spoiler|Tomasu shows his true colors by wanting to go with Dawitsu to Gensokyo... [[Subverted Trope|or so it seems, but he just meant for the journey.]]}}

* [[Be Quiet Nudge|"Be Quiet!" Nudge:]] Yutaka kicks Dawitsu from under the table at a restaurant for being a [[Jerkass]] to the waiter.

* [[Berserk Button|Berserk Button:]] [[Subverted Trope|Subverted.]] {{spoiler|French Bar Staff implying Suika cannot take her drink does have disastrous results, but it's not because she's angry; it's merely to prove she is a real Oni.}}

* [[French Cuisine Is Haughty|French Cuisine Is Haughty:]] [[Playing With Tropes|Played With.]] While the restaurant the main cast go to is certainly intended to be high-class, there doesn't seem to be any more emphasis placed on the Ecargot and Cuisses de Grenuilles ordered by Yutaka and Patchouli than on Dawitsu's steak and Sakuya's Carbonara.

* [[Fridge Logic|Fridge Logic:]] In-universe example. It's only after getting to the outside world Ran considers how on earth she's going to hide her fox tails in order to make herself blend in with humans.

* [[Giant Space Flea From Nowhere|Giant Space Flea From Nowhere:]] {{spoiler|Chuck Norris. Just Chuck Norris.}}

* [[The Heart|The Heart:]] Yutaka very briefly is this, helping to {{spoiler|stop arguments between [[Sibling Rivalry|Tomasu and Mateyuu Dawitsu]].}}

* [[Heart Is an Awesome Power|Heart Is An Awesome Power:]] {{spoiler|Tomasu, Mateyuu Dawitsu's brother, has the somewhat lame-sounding power [[Aquaman|to control fish.]] How does he use it? Not to save the world, oh no... only to keep an aquarium of ''all the world's rarest fish and make a killing from marine researchers and fish collectors''. Needless to say he's doing pretty well for himself.}}

* [[Moment Killer|Moment Killer:]] Of the Fatal Fumble sort. {{spoiler|Sakuya}} awkwardly tries to start up conversations with {{spoiler|Dawitsu}} but keeps saying dialogue which is somewhat difficult to keep a conversation going from. Fortunately, {{spoiler|Dawitsu}} is prepared to throw in Conversation Fuel to the fire.

* [[Mood Whiplash|Mood Whiplash:]] The end of chapter two, and how!

* [[My God, What Have I Done?|My God, What Have I Done:]] Dawitsu, {{spoiler|almost the moment he accepts going out with Sakuya ''just to get her off his brother's X-box''.}}

* [[Nosebleed]]: The Otaku mentioned below. One of them gets increasingly violent nosebleeds the more Sakuya reveals about herself. In the end Dawitsu has to {{spoiler|pretend to be her husband just to get them to back off.}}

* [[Obfuscating Stupidity|Obfuscating Stupidity:]] Yuyuko has a bit of fun doing this to mess with Youmu and Yukari, [[Stealth Insult|stealth mocking]] Yukari for being {{spoiler|knocked out by a stage two boss [[It Makes Sense in Context|with a frying pan.]]}}

* [[One Thing Led to Another|One Thing Led To Another:]] {{spoiler|Out-and-out named by Dawitsu... one moment gaming with Sakuya, next in bed with her... [[Sarcasm Mode|what's the difference?]]}}

* [[One Steve Limit|One Steve Limit:]] [[Enforced Trope|Enforced-]] the narration has been referring to Dawitsu as... just that, Dawitsu. {{spoiler|So, upon meeting Dawitsu's brother Tomasu, who in turn, [[Captain Obvious|also has the surname Dawitsu]], quite often the narration will refer to Dawitsu as 'Mateyuu' Dawitsu, or at the very least consistently refer to Tomasu as 'Tomasu', not 'Dawitsu' also.}}

* [[Pair the Smart Ones|Pair The Smart Ones:]] {{spoiler|Patchouli and Yutaka. It may seem to come out of nowhere, but a reread actually shows subtext [[Fridge Brilliance|that one will miss first time round]]...}}

* [[Papa Wolf|Papa Wolf:]] Surprisingly, the [[Adorkable]] Dawitsu has his moment protecting Chen from what [[Mistaken for Pedophile|he thought was a pervert]].

* [[Straw Feminist|Straw Feminist:]] {{spoiler|The Narration claims Dawitsu's mother is almost anti-male enough to be one, but just avoids being so.}}

* [[Stuff Blowing Up|Stuff Blowing Up:]] {{spoiler|Suika only goes and blows up an entire restaurant ''to prove she can handle her drink.'' Almost blows up a club as well, after buying [[Drugs Are Bad|ecstacy]], but fortunately passed out before doing so.}}

* [[Suspiciously Specific Denial|Suspiciously Specific Denial:]] A sign that's intended to be a ''triple bluff''- a sign saying 'This is not a secret entrance' is meant to seem like such an obvious bluff that it could be a double bluff. [[Mind Screw|Of course, it's only bluffing that it's a double bluff.]]

* [[Take That|Take That:]] To teenage drinking culture. To quote: 'He whispered, "She's a Youkai that really likes to drink alcohol, so don't listen to anything that she says, okay?" "More than a human teenager?" "Surprisingly, yes." he replied.'

* [[The Unfair Sex|The Unfair Sex:]] See Double Standard above.

* [[Weirdness Censor|Weirdness Censor:]] {{spoiler|Dawitsu and Yukari have a Danmaku fight above a crowd of outside-worlders.}} They think it's a magic show. [[Sarcasm Mode|Riiiiiiiight...]]

* [[Xtreme Kool Letterz|Xtreme Kool Letterz:]] {{spoiler|Aya}} certainly thinks 'X' is cool, what with starting her spelling game round with the letter 'X'.

 

 

== Tropes that apply to Dawitsu's Recompense ==

* [[Accidental Nightmare Fuel|Accidental Nightmare Fuel:]] In-universe. It's one of Dawitsu's Subconscious' sections- the 'Accidental Nightmare Fuel that you strangely find entertaining and addictive' section.

* [[Arbitrary Skepticism|Arbitrary Skepticism:]] Dawitsu doesn't believe in Rangoli patterns giving good luck, yet he clearly ''practices various forms of magic.''

* [[The Atoner|The Atoner:]] Dawitsu, of course. It's the whole theme of the book, after all...

* [[Casual Kink|Casual Kink:]] Taken to the point of [[Flanderization]] with Dawitsu. His Sex Drive's embodiment is Nue Houjuu, notably because of her [[Zettai Ryouiki|thigh-high socks...]]

* [[Change the Uncomfortable Subject|Change The Uncomfortable Subject:]] Dawitsu does this a couple of times to try and shift atention away from his more embarrassing secrets. Unfortunately for him (and to the amusement of everyone else) he isn't very good at it.

* [[Cruel to Be Kind|Cruel To Be Kind:]] Rationality's purpose. Also, Dawitsu has a moment in which he ''actually punishes'' Ran for overplaying video games in order to stop her becoming a hopeless addict.

* [[Cuddle Bug|Cuddle Bug:]] [[Inverted Trope|Inverted.]] Everyone seems to view Dawitsu as a hugging object, Dawitsu mentally [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshading]] that, in his opinion, he's the guy girls love to hug, but never kiss.

* [[Even Evil Has Standards|Even Evil Has Standards:]] Sex Drive- kinky to the point of fetishizing anything and everything, always acting as slutty as a mental embodiment possibly can... but much prefers sexual desire stemmed from Love rather than raw Lust alone due to dissatisfaction...

* [[Even the Guys Want Him|Even The Guys Want Him:]] Sakuya assumes this is the reason {{spoiler|Dawitsu asks Sakuya how Rinnosuke is in bed. Dawitsu denies his man-crush on Rinnosuke, claiming that spot has already been taken by [[Haruhi Suzumiya|Itsuki Koizumi.]]}}

* [[First Girl Wins|First Girl Wins:]] {{spoiler|Dawitsu, under self-examination, realizes he still very much has a crush on [[The Not Love Interest|Yutaka.]] In the end, he decides he's probably going to have a hard time falling in love with anyone else.}}

* [[Fix Fic|Fix Fic:]] In-universe allusion to it in the third chapter's name. Some might say that seen as Dawitsu is addressing all the formerly unaddressed wrongs he's done, that this doubles as a [[Meta Fiction|Meta]] example also.

* [[Flash Back]]: Naturally Dawitsu's embodiment of Memory allows this to happen.

* [[Freudian Slip|Freudian Slip:]] {{spoiler|Dawitsu calls Yutaka 'my Love' during his BSOD. He doesn't even try to cover it up, he merely tells her that he doesn't tell her he loves her enough...}}

* [[Gossipy Hens|Gossipy Hens:]] Yutaka is a [[Subverted Trope|subversion]] in that she does not actively spread gossip, but is merely interested in the intimate details of others, sometimes merely so she can offer advice.

* [[Green-Eyed Monster|Green Eyed Monster:]] [[Captain Obvious|You'll never guess who Dawitsu's jealousy is represented by...]]

* [[Hold Me|Hold Me:]] Dawitsu asks this of Yutaka during a brief [[Heroic BSOD|Heroic BSOD.]]

* [[Honor Before Reason|Honor Before Reason:]] Dawitsu is in the middle of {{spoiler|sawing scaffolds to rebuild Alice's house, and Yutaka suggests she just form the larger scaffold into two smaller ones with her powers. Dawitsu refuses on the grounds that ''he'' has to make amends, seen as he was the one to cause the event that destroyed her house.}}

* [[Love At First Sight|Love At First Sight:]] Dawitsu hates himself for how [[I Hate Past Me|in the past,]] he'd simply fall in love with women almost instantaneously.

* [[I Hate Past Me|I Hate Past Me:]] Dawitsu seems to think his former self is more inept than his current self.

* [[I Let You Win|I Let You Win:]] A far more non-violent version, Yutaka is said to be coming up with a 'suitably strategic, yet highly flawed move' when playing against Chen in Chess so as to give an adequate challenge while still giving her a chance at victory.

* [[Insistent Terminology|Insistent Terminology:]] [[Parodied Trope|Parodied]] briefly by the narrator, stating a Todd Mcfarlane [[Halo 3]] action figure to be a doll.

* [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy|I Want My Beloved To Be Happy:]] [[Playing With Tropes|Played With.]] {{spoiler|After finding out Sakuya is now with Rinnosuke, Dawitsu berates himself mentally, thinking that he ''should'' be happy for them. However, he has a realistically hard time doing so, but eventually gets over it, preferring to stay a good friend of Sakuya's.}}

* [[Loners Are Freaks|Loners Are Freaks:]] Violently [[Deconstructed Trope|Deconstructed]] with Alice, she turns out to be an extremely kind-hearted individual once Dawitsu and co get to know her.

* [[Medium Awareness|Medium Awareness:]] Dawitsu's Pride considers Dawitsu 'the greatest original character ever made.' Also, Dawitsu mentions that he isn't part of ''official'' works at one point.

* [[Out-of-Character Moment|Out-Of-Character Moment:]] {{spoiler|Yutaka ''whips'' Dawitsu as small-scale revenge for being lazy the majority of the time. Dawitsu responds with, 'I didn't realise that was your style, but sure, whatever, we can do that stuff, if you want. [[Casual Kink|Whatever floats your boat]], I guess. But not now, I'm working.'}}

* [[Pride]]: The embodiment of Dawitsu's Pride is a mirror image of himself, which would also make it Vanity as well...

* [[The Four Loves|The Four Loves:]] Dawitsu's 'Love' section of his subconscious is split into four 'server rooms'- Storge, Philia, Eros, and Agape. Reportedly Alice's is the same, except her section of Love is a book with four applicable chapters.

* [[Rouge Angles of Satin|Rouge Angles Of Satin:]] 'Fazed' is often spelled as 'phased' throughout the book.

* [[Running Gag|Running Gag:]] [[Defied Trope|Defied]] as Dawitsu assists Reimu in fortifying her walls to be fully Aya-proof, thus rendering her Running Gag of bursting in through the wall impossible.

* [[Speak of the Devil|Speak Of The Devil:]] [[What an Idiot!|Wrongly]] [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] as a [[Deus Ex Machina]], Alice asks Dawitsu where his Shikigami is right before Yutaka knocks on her door.

* [[Stockholm Syndrome|Stockholm Syndrome:]] [[Discussed Trope|Discussed]] by the narrator. To quote, 'Now, normally when one gets attacked, kidnapped, and asked a favour, they adamantly refuse to help and run as far away as possible. But, for reasons other than Stockholm's Syndrome, Dawitsu agreed, and decided to take Alice with him to his house, so they could get some supplies.'

* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome|Tall, Dark, and Handsome:]] A variation on this trope. Alice is disappointed in Dawitsu's scrawny chest, as she's under the impression all men should be 'Tall, Handsome, and Muscular'. She claims he fits one of the catagories. When Dawitsu asks which one, she gives the disappointing answer- 'tall'.

* [[Training Montage|Training Montage:]] Once again, [[Averted Trope|Averted,]] this time with {{spoiler|Dawitsu teaching Flandre how to read.}}

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