Literature / Holiday Mode (gelefant)

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Holiday Mode is a Non-Fiction story written by gelefant.

It is about Jermaine's, the author, relationship to and with various holidays.

Tropes:

• Bullied into Depression: Jermaine began struggling with Self-Harm and suicidal thoughts during middle school because he was still getting bullied both at church and at school.
• Cannot Tell Fiction from Reality: Jermaine's father said this to Jermaine because of his newfound werewolf obsession and desire to be a werewolf during seventh grade.
• Christmas Episode: "The True Meaning of Christmas" is about Jermaine's most memorable Christmases.
• Driven to Suicide: Jermaine started struggling with suicidal thoughts during middle school because of the bullying he endured.
• Gasp!: Jermaine gasped after he threw a rock at an old car and broke one of its windows.
• Halloween Enthusiast:
  • Jermaine loves Halloween.
    • He binge watches Halloween Episodes and Halloween Specials all throughout October.
    • He gorges himself on candy all October long.
    • He listens to Halloween Songs on repeat all during October.
    • He visited a few haunted houses from eleventh grade through college.
    • He went to several Halloween parties in college.
    • He almost always dresses up in a costume for Halloween.
    • In addition to all of that, he also adores Halloween because it's the only time of the year he can be open about his love of the supernatural and obsession with death.
• Halloween Episode: "Mister October" is about Jermaine's love for Halloween.
• High-School Dance: Jermaine went to a Valentine's Day Dance his junior year of high school.
• It's the Best Whatever, Ever!:
  • Jermaine declared Christmas 2004 to be the best Christmas he ever had.
  • Jermaine declared Valentine's Day 2014 to be the best Valentine's Day he ever had.
• Self-Harm: Jermaine started struggling with self-harm during middle school because of the bullying he endured.
• Shout-Out: Now has its own page here.
• True Meaning of Christmas: Jermaine has to be told many times that Christmas is more about giving and less about receiving.
• Valentine's Day Episode: "Valentine's Day Vitriol" is about Jermaine's most memorable Valentine's Days.
• Valentine's Day Vitriol: "Valentine's Day Vitriol" explains that Jermaine has a kind of love-hate relationship to and with Valentine's Day because he's never been on a date or in a romantic relationship. Additionally, he feels like the holiday just makes people who are single feel bad about being single. However, he also admits that he's had more good Valentine's Days than bad.