Cimorene

Oh no, I don't mean serious as in 'serious Literature'. More as in... not-exactly-crack? Like, with most clichefic, if you have a premise like that - something that belongs to a literary genre and not real life - then the actions of the characters in the story don't have as much to do with real life either. There's no consideration of realism. Usually everyone's emotions are heightened, or they act whatever way will seem funniest or like a caricature of themselves, depending on the trope and the genre. For example, it's extremely rare that they acknowledge the existence of psychological consequences of trauma (at least not ones that persevere after the application of Healing Cock). From what you said about the story, I got the impression that it was a little closer to reality - consequences and nuances and personal character growth and helping oneself exist. And so on. And now I've possibly confused myself, so I just hope this explanation has made my meaning more and not less clear.