History Characters / BittersweetCandyBowl

* JerkassHasPoint: His TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to Lucy below is just one example of many times he's done this because he's not the sugarcoaty type.

-->'''Augustus''': "[[ParentalNeglect A place to sleep?]]

* HeadTurningBeauty: Lucy's attractiveness is constantly pointed out by other characters. Paulo finds her [[http://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c114/p20.html extremely]] [[http://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c51/p10 hot]] [[http://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c26/p10 hot]] and [[http://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c47/p5.html hits on her]] constantly, and her looks have captured the attention of several boys (see Dude Magnet above) and many random people in her middle school.[[SoBeautifulItsACurse She doesn't always like the unwanted attention she gets for her looks though]].

* SoBeautifulItsACurse: Lucy's good looks have given her more harm than good. She is often the subject of [[http://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c26/p5.html unwanted]][[http://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c14/p15.html attention]]
, which she dislikes. Boys constantly hit on her and make [[http://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c14/p19.html sexual]] [[http://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c14/p20.html advances]] towards her, worsening her fears that people only want her for her looks. Other people, such as [[http://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c14/p4.html Daisy]], [[http://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c61/p55.html envy]] [[http://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c103/p15.html her]][[http://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c103/p16.html natural]] [[http://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c32/p6.html attractiveness]] and the attention she gets for it.

* CatsAreMean: Downplayed. While Lucy was definitely abrasive, rude, and often violent pre- [[CharacterDevelopment]], she isn't evil, and her behavior had been improving significantly since "December".

* DudeMagnet: Despite her grumpiness, Lucy gets a LOT of male attention for her beauty, much to Daisy's jealousy. Paulo, David, and Carter have all fancied her at some point. As has Mike, though that has been tumultuous, to say the least. She was also described to be [[http://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c61/p55.html popular]] [[http://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c103/p15.html with]][[http://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c103/p16.html boys]] several times, and is [[http://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c26/p5.html hit]] [[http://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c26/p1.html on]] '''a lot'''throughout the comic (especially by Paulo and David).

* HeadTurningBeauty: Lucy's attractiveness is constantly pointed out by other characters. Paulo [[http://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c114/p20.html finds]] [[http://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c51/p10.html extremely]] [[http://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c26/p5.html hit]] hot and [[http://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c47/p5.html hits]] on her constantly, and her looks have captured the attention of several boys (see Dude Magnet above) and many random people in her middle school.[[SoBeautifulItsACurse She doesn't always like the unwanted attention she gets for her looks though]].

* SoBeautifulItsACurse: Lucy's good looks have given her more harm than good. She is often the subject of unwanted attention, which she dislikes, Boys constantly hit on her and make sexual advances towards her, making her feel uncomfortable and worsening her fears that people only wanted her for her looks. Other people, such as Daisy, envy her natural attractiveness and the attention she gets for it.

* BeautifulSingingVoice: She's[[https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c28/p15 often described]] [[https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c59/p1 to have this]]. It's enough for entire crowds to stop and stare at Lucy when she sings, much to her embarrassment.

* DudeMagnet: Despite her grumpiness, Lucy receives a lot of male attention for her beauty, much to Daisy's jealousy. Paulo, David, and Carter have all fancied her at some point. As has Mike, though that has been tumultuous, to say the least.

* HeadTurningBeauty: Lucy is generally seen as really attractive by everyone around her. [[SoBeautifulItsACurse She doesn't always like the unwanted attention she gets for her looks though]].

* SoBeautifulItsACurse: The first time boys started to pay attention to her body made her so scared that she became more aggressive to scare them off and keep them at arm's length. Lucy doesn't like the attention her looks give her.

* HeelFaceTurn: appears to be going down this route, since he saved Lucy's life by calling an ambulance instead of letting her bleed out when she attempted suicide; him being accepted into Lucy's family and his aspirations to graduate high school make this even more plausible.

** Lucy lacked any friends during early childhood (except for Mike), is rather abrasive both in terms of personality and friendships, and [[spoiler: even after she came back from private school]] still has a lot of trauma from the events of "Confrontation".
** Paulo was a CasanovaWannabe who always loved to push Mike's buttons and very arrogant. He gradually gets better though.

** Daisy is mostly sane and sensible, though there have been times when even her buttons are pressed.

** Mike, while a NiceGuy ChickMagnet, has still a bit of insecurities and was messed up good from his toxic, borderline-abusive friendship with Lucy and being the ButtMonkey of the group for so long.

* BullyHunter: Abbey hates bullies, mostly as a product of living with an [[AbusiveParents abusive father]] who terrorized his mother. During the student council election debate against Sue, he even argues that the punishment for bullying in school should be immediate expulsion. It's also one of his main problems with Paulo who, despite having redeeming qualities, can be a bully in the way he harasses certain people, like Mike and Abbey himself, for no real reason.

* BullyHunter: Abbey hates bullies, mostly as a product of living with an [[AbusiveParents abusive father]] who terrorized his mother. During the student council election debate against Sue, he even argues that the punishment for bullying in school should be immediate expulsion. It's also one of his main problems with Paulo who, despite having redeeming qualities, can be a bully in the way he harasses certain people for no reason, like Mike and Abbey himself.

* ShipperOnDeck: "Everyday Life" shows that David is an avid supporter of Paulo/Daisy, and wants them to sort out their feelings together.

* TookALevelinKindness: After many, ''many'' [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech "The Reason You Suck" Speeches]], Paolo eventually starts getting his act together and becomes increasingly more [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold "heart of gold" than {{Jerkass}}]].

* ObliviousToLove: [[spoiler:To Daisy, it turns out. She begins dropping increasingly obvious hints that she likes him, but Paolo can't seem to catch on. It's particularly excruciating in "Featured Attraction", where he brings David along on what she thought was a date. And even ''[[Cloudcuckoolander David]]'' figures out what's going on, but Paolo remains oblivious.]]

* LikeBrotherAndSister: Shares this with Daisy, viewing her as a younger sister.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:As of the end of "Breaking Up", he seems to be genuinely guilty about his behavior towards Lucy.]]
* MustMakeAmends: He tries to do this with Lucy (mostly out of guilt for causing Lucy's attempted suicide and to get everyone off his back), but his nervousness over it, his relationship with Sandy, and each other's stubbornness all get in the way of reconciliation.

* InsecureLoveInterest: Oh ''boy howdy''. Especially in regards to Sandy; as we see in "Everyday Life", he's unwilling to go enjoy himself because he remembers her saying he needs to "grow up" (after he challenged her to a race), and thinks avoiding his more competitive hobbies like video games will make him more mature.

* WeUsedToBeFriends: [[spoiler: After returning from private school, she makes it clear she has absolutely no desire to revisit her toxic friendship with Mike. If this means cutting her other old friends out of her life then so be it. As we see in "Escape Route", she feels bad about it more than she let's on nowadays.]]

* DudeMagnet: Despite her grumpiness, Lucy receives a lot of male attention for her beauty, much to Daisy's jealousy. Paulo, David, and Carter have all fancied her at some point.

* NotSoDifferent: From Abbey. Both come from abusive backgrounds (Augustus arguably had it worse, having to deal with both his neglectful mother and father, and the AxCrazy Alejandro.)

* KarmaHoudini: Downplayed. Lucy isn't evil, but she's rarely called out on her violence towards others. Despite her violent tendencies, people are quick to take her side and she remains well-liked.

* MsFanservice: Lucy is probably the closest example to this in the series. She is constantly described as attractive, and is also the best endowed in her friend group, which is shown in a good number of panels.

* KarmaHoudini: Downplayed. Lucy isn't evil, but she's never called out on her violence towards others. Until Chapter 68, that is. Despite her violent tendencies, people are quick to take her side and she remains well-liked.

* BeautifulSingingVoice: Lucy is often described to have this, like in chapters [[https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c28/p15 28]] and [[https://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c59/p1 59]]. It's enough for entire crowds to stop and stare at Lucy when she sings, much to her embarrassment.

* DudeMagnet: Despite her grumpiness, Lucy receives a lot of male attention for her looks , much to Daisy's jealousy. Paulo, David, and Carter have all fancied her at some point.

* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Jessica's crush on Lucy as revealed in the relationship chart after being hinted at a couple times in the comic proper, eventually comes up in "Golden Hour", after she's over it and started dating Madison.

* BeautifulSingingVoice: Lucy is often described to have an amazing singing voice, like in chapters 28 and 59. It's enough for entire crowds to stop and stare at Lucy when she sings, much to her embarrassment.

* DudeMagnet: Despite her grumpiness, Lucy receives a lot of male attention for her looks, much to Daisy's jealousy. Paulo, David, and Carter have all fancied her at some point.

* DudeMagnet: Despite her grumpiness, Lucy receives a lot of male attention and is quite popular with boys, much to Daisy's jealousy. Paulo, David, and Carter have all fancied her at some point,