History FanFic / MyNameIsCinder

* KickTheSonOfABitch: No tears will be shed for Brigit's death.

* GenderMisdirection: When the other bandits talk about Grayson, they leave out the fact that Grayson is a woman. Cinder expects a man and hopes to scare her off by threatening to tell her about what she did. Suffice to say, the plan had this as its fatal flaw when Scarlet Grayson introduces herself.

* {{Asexuality}}: The writer has noted that Cinder is asexual in this fic. The reason why she rebuffs any sexual advances and doesn't particularly feel any different after kissing Salem.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/13200270/chapters/30195858 My Name Is Cinder]]'' is a ''{{WebAnimation/RWBY}}'' FanFic by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/Snarky_SilverHaired_Sociopath Snarky_SilverHaired_Sociopath]]. It is about Cinder’s upbringing and StartOfDarkness. Her mother, Brigit Stark, married Cinder's father for his money. And after he commits suicide, Brigit decides to make Cinder's life torture while she grew up because she tried to expose her mother's intentions. It also details the time that she finally meets with Salem and becomes the villain we know her as in the series.

* AbusiveParents: Fitting with the FairytaleMotifs, Brigit is Cinder’s controlling mother-figure. She is domineering of Cinder, beats her, and emotionally manipulates Sterling and Clementine into hating her.
* AdaptationNameChange: Based on the joke that Cinder’s last name was all too convenient for a Fall Maiden, the story runs with this idea and her original name “Cinder Autumn Stark.”
* AffablyEvil: Salem cares for Cinder and protects her from Watts’ criticisms of her. However, she is still the same OmnicidalManiac.

* {{Asexuality}}: The writer has noted that Cinder is asexual in this fic. The reason why she rebuffs any sexual advances and doesn’t particularly feel any different after kissing Salem.
* AxCrazy: Tyrian is called a lunatic and a madman. Him laughing about Cinder stabbing her sister and burning her mother alive doesn’t suggest a lot of mental soundness.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: Brigit puts on the guise of a woman who cares about her husband and family, but the truth is that she couldn’t care less about them and she abuses Cinder in private.
* CompositeCharacter: The writer has admitted that Cinder’s backstory does draw from both Emerald and Mercury’s backstories. A sociopathic abusive parent that she killed from the latter, and living on her own and stealing to survive from the former.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Handcuffed to a banister and burned while the key to her release is barely outside her grasp. It’s hard to say that [[AssholeVictim Brigit]] didn’t deserve such an end.

* DirtyCoward: Brigit acts all tough and scary, but she takes it out on a child. When she’s not in a position of power, she starts panicking. Cinder even calls her a coward in the narration.

** Cinder doesn’t like hypocrisy as her mother was a massively two-faced hypocrite. It’s one reason why she kills Scarlet.
** Scarlet herself [[WouldntHurtAChild doesn’t believe in harming children]] and believes in loyalty to the tribe.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Even after a {{Retcon}} finally gave Cinder's father a name, the name is only used once and he is mostly referred to as Brigit's husband or Cinder's (and the other kids'} father.

* FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: Cinder describes Brigit as being a demon wrapped in an angel’s skin. She’s absolutely gorgeous, but she’s a selfish GoldDigger who beats Cinder and makes her life miserable in general.

* ForTheEvulz: There is no conceivable reason why Brigit abuses Cinder after her father’s death. She just does it to be cruel. There’s also not much reason for killing Sterling either.
* FreudianExcuse: This story gives one to Cinder. And it goes by the name of “[[AbusiveParents Brigit Stark]].”

* GoldDigger: Brigit only married her husband for his money and planned on him killing himself so that she’d inherit his whole fortune before their children did.
* HateSink: Brigit Stark is thoroughly detestable and lacks any redeeming qualities. She’s the only villain in the story designed to draw hatred from the readers.

* {{Jerkass}}: Brigit Stark is a very unpleasant person.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: No tears will be shed for Brigit’s death.
* KickTheDog: Everything Brigit does to Cinder, and dismissing her husband’s suicide which is eventually revealed to be caused by her.

* LackOfEmpathy: Brigit has absolutely none for her family. She dismisses her husband’s depression, is glad when he kills himself, has tried to get rid of her pregnancies in the past while calling the children worthless parasites and beats Cinder regularly without remorse. And Cinder starts picking that up as she grows older. She starts being very dismissive of other people’s lives and to murdering others. She says she doesn’t even feel guilty about killing her sister.
* LoveIsAWeakness: Cinder continually states that she has no desire for love. She explicitly says it’s a dangerous thing in Chapter 5.

* {{Matricide}}: Cinder ends up killing her mother Brigit. [[KickTheSonOfABitch It's hard to blame her]].

** Cinder’s middle name, “Autumn,” will be the basis of her current surname in the series, “Fall,” and her eventual status as the Fall Maiden.
** Brigit’s name comes from the Irish goddess Brigid, who was the goddess of fire. And as the writer implies, fire leaves behind cinders after it is gone.

* MeaningfulRename: Apparently, the rename to “Fall” and its connection to her future status as the Fall Maiden was accidental on Cinder’s part. She derived it from her middle name of “Autumn.” But Salem, knowing what she’d become, saw it as perfect.
* MercyKill: Cinder reasons that she doesn’t want her sister to burn to death or live without a mother. So, she makes her death much quicker.
---> Unfortunately… it required me to have to kill Clementine as well. She didn’t know any better. She was as much a victim of Brigit as I was. But leaving her alive without a mother would be too cruel. And I couldn’t bring a girl as young as her where I was going. There was no getting around it, honestly. But I also couldn’t subject her to the fate that I have for my mother.
* MsFanservice: Cinder says that Brigit has a body that most women would kill for, even after having three kids. It’s one reason her father fell for her. However, it is downplayed since this aspect is not exploited.

* PrecisionFStrike: The last sentence of Cinder’s narration in the first chapter is “I fucking hate my mom.” Since swearing is almost absent otherwise, it stands out.

* {{Sadist}}: Cinder says she picked it up from Brigit. She subjects Brigit to the worst death imaginable and leaves the key to her escape just out of her reach. It’s one thing that helps calm her nightmares of Brigit’s abuse after she’s on her own.
* SexForSolace: Invoked by Brigit for her husband, but ultimately defied because she wasn’t trying to help him. She just wanted to look like she was.
* ShoutOut: Cinder's father was [[ComicBook/IronMan a rich man named Anthony Stark]].

** Brigit Stark to a T. ConsummateLiar? Check. She is described as having acting skills that would put movie stars to shame. [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulative]]? Check. She wraps her other two children around her finger and makes them hate Cinder. [[FauxAffablyEvil Superficial charm]]? Check. Her good looks help with that. LackOfEmpathy? Check. She feels no sorrow when her husband hangs herself and killed her son when he could no longer be a pawn to torment Cinder. [[ItsAllAboutMe Pathological selfishness]]? '''''Big check!''''' She only does things for her benefit. She married Cinder’s father for his money and dislikes having children because they could potentially take away from her cut of the money if they inherit it. Lack of remorse? Check. Even as Cinder burns her alive. She only cares about not dying. Now we know where Cinder gets a lot of it from.
** Cinder starts showing signs of this as well after killing her sister. She says it’s more of a MercyKill, but she doesn’t really feel guilty about it. Even when recounting the incident after Watts notes that the Stark family is dead. She says that she doesn’t care about love when Scarlet asks her. And she very calmly kills the woman who has provided for her in a heartbeat. (Though, in all fairness, [[{{Ephebophile}} Scarlet]] ''[[{{Ephebophile}} was]]'' [[{{Ephebophile}} trying to hook up with a teenager]].) Along with that, she intends to betray the bandit tribe that Scarlet ran. At the end, she says that [[TheUnfettered she would even kill innocent people to get the power she wants]].

* SwitchingPOV: There are short segments no longer than two paragraphs in the third to sixth chapters that introduce Salem's P.O.V.

* VillainousBreakdown: Brigit goes through a massive one as Cinder leaves her to burn to death.
* WouldHurtAChild: Brigit outright chokes six-year-old Cinder when she finds out about her plan to make her father kill himself. And she abuses her for years by whipping her with belts and starving her. She also had poisoned her son before he turned eighteen.
* WouldntHurtAChild: Grayson makes a point of not harming children in raids. While some die if Grimm get involved, none will be harmed by the hands of the tribe.

** Brigit calls Cinder a “psycho brat” for killing Clem. However, as Cinder states:
---> ''“[[OffingTheOffspring You killed Sterling.]] [[MurderBySuicide You killed your husband.]] [[DomesticAbuse You tortured me for years.]] [[{{Hypocrite}} You have no right to look at me and think of me as the demented one.]] [[HarmfulToMinors I learned it from you.]]”''

* BadassGay: Scarlet Grayson is the leader of a bandit tribe and even trains Cinder to fight. One of the tribe members notes that she has an affinity for pretty girls.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/13200270/chapters/30195858 My Name Is Cinder]]'' is a ''{{WebAnimation/RWBY}}'' FanFic by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/Snarky_SilverHaired_Sociopath Snarky_SilverHaired_Sociopath]]. It is about Cinder’s upbringing and StartOfDarkness. Her mother, Brigit Stark, married Cinder's father for his money. And after killing him herself, Brigit decides to make Cinder's life torture while she grew up because she tried to expose her mother's intentions. It also details the time that she finally meets with Salem and becomes the villain we know her as in the series.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/13200270/chapters/30195858 My Name Is Cinder]]'' is a ''{{WebAnimation/RWBY}}'' FanFic by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/Snarky_SilverHaired_Sociopath Snarky_SilverHaired_Sociopath]]. It is about Cinder’s upbringing and StartOfDarkness. Her mother, Brigit Stark, married Cinder's father for his money. And after killing himself, Brigit decides to make Cinder's life torture while she grew up because she tried to expose her mother's intentions. It also details the time that she finally meets with Salem and becomes the villain we know her as in the series.

---> ''“[[OffingTheOffspring You killed Sterling.]] [[DrivenToSuicide You killed your husband.]] [[DomesticAbuse You tortured me for years.]] [[{{Hypocrite}} You have no right to look at me and think of me as the demented one.]] [[HarmfulToMinors I learned it from you.]]”''

* NoNameGiven: Oddly enough, Cinder’s father’s first name isn’t given.

* SmallNameBigEgo: Even though Cinder was not a Maiden ad still in training, she still let it get to her head. Watts decides to take her down a peg, but she still remains arrogant about her future power.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Subverted for Cinder. At first, it seems like her revenge is motivated by what Brigit did to her father and her brother. However, Cinder seems to have no problem killing Clementine after the fact and completely dissociates herself from the Stark family after leaving. See LoveIsAWeakness.

* OffingTheOffspring: Brigit did this to Sterling before he turned eighteen.

* TheUnfettered: Cinder admits this much in the final chapter. She will hurt and/or kill anyone, even innocent people, to gain the power she desires.

* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Handcuffed to a bannister and burned while the key to her release is barely outside her grasp. It’s hard to say that [[AssholeVictim Brigit]] didn’t deserve such an end.

* DirtyCoward: Brigit acts all tough and scary, but she takes it out on child. When she’s not in a position of power, she starts panicking. Cinder even calls her a coward in the narration.

%%* StartOfDarkness: For Cinder.

** The chapters downplay. The titles are all phrases that are similar to a line that can be found in the chapter. The first chapter has the straightest example of this at the end. It would be a completely straight example if not for Cinder’s PrecisionFStrike.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Cinder doesn’t like hypocrisy as her mother was a massively two-faced hypocrite. It’s one reason why she kills Scarlet.

* [[IHaveNoSon I Have No Mother]]: Cinder denounces Brigit as a mother in the second chapter and drops this on her as she leaves her for dead.

* [[KickTheSonOfABitch Kick the Bitch]]: No tears will be shed for Brigit’s death.
* KickTheDog: Everything Brigit does to Cinder.
** Dismissing her husband’s suicide which is eventually revealed to be caused by her.

* LackOfEmpathy: Brigit has absolutely none for her family. She dismisses her husband’s depression, is glad when he kills himself, has tried to get rid of her pregnancies in the past while calling the children worthless parasites and beats Cinder regularly without remorse.
** And Cinder starts picking that up as she grows older. She starts being very dismissive of other people’s lives and to murdering others. She says she doesn’t even feel guilty about killing her sister.

* MeaningfulRename: Apparently, the rename to “Fall” and its connection to her future status as the Fall Maiden was [[AccidentallyAccurate accidental on Cinder’s part]]. She derived it from her middle name of “Autumn.” But Salem, knowing what she’d become, saw it as perfect.

* TheSociopath: Brigit Stark to a T. ConsummateLiar? Check. She is described as having acting skills that would put movie stars to shame. [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulative]]? Check. She wraps her other two children around her finger and makes them hate Cinder. [[FauxAffablyEvil Superficial charm]]? Check. Her good looks help with that. LackOfEmpathy? Check. She feels no sorrow when her husband hangs herself and killed her son when he could no longer be a pawn to torment Cinder. [[ItsAllAboutMe Pathological selfishness]]? '''''Big check!''''' She only does things for her benefit. She married Cinder’s father for his money and dislikes having children because they could potentially take away from her cut of the money if they inherit it. Lack of remorse? Check. Even as Cinder burns her alive. She only cares about not dying. Now we know where Cinder gets a lot of it from.
** Speaking of which, Cinder herself starts showing signs of this as well after killing her sister. She says it’s more of a MercyKill, but she doesn’t really feel guilty about it. Even when recounting the incident after Watts notes that the Stark family is dead. She says that she doesn’t care about love when Scarlet asks her. And she very calmly kills the woman who has provided for her in a heartbeat. (Though, in all fairness, [[{{Ephebophile}} Scarlet]] ''[[{{Ephebophile}} was]]'' [[{{Ephebophile}} trying to hook up with a teenager]].) Along with that, she intends to betray the bandit tribe that Scarlet ran. At the end, she says that [[TheUnfettered she would even kill innocent people to get the power she wants]].

* StartOfDarkness: For Cinder.
* TitleDrop: The title is used as the beginning of the sentence that opens the chapter. The ending of that sentence changes every time.

* YoureInsane: Brigit calls Cinder a “psycho brat” for killing Clem. However, as Cinder states:

** Both Watts and Cinder (in her narration) call [[AxCrazy Tyrian]] a lunatic or a madman. In turn, Watts compares Cinder to Tyrian for stabbing her sister and burning her mother alive and Tyrian laughs about it.

* HateSink: Brigit Stark is thoroughly detestable and lacks any redeeming qualities. She’s the only villain who is designed to draw hatred from the readers.

It is the first in the series ''The Makings of Team CRME''. The next story in the series is ''FanFic/AnEmeraldUnearthed''.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/13200270/chapters/30195858 My Name Is Cinder]]'' is a ''{{WebAnimation/RWBY}}'' FanFic by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/Snarky_SilverHaired_Sociopath Snarky_SilverHaired_Sociopath]]. It is about Cinder’s upbringing and StartOfDarkness. It also details the time that she finally meets with Salem and becomes the villain we know her as in the series.

It is the first in a series about the origins of Team CRME. The next story in the series is ''FanFic/AnEmeraldUnearthed''.

* TheSociopath: Brigit Stark to a T. ConsummateLiar? Check. She is described as having acting skills that would put movie stars to shame. [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulative]]? Check. She wraps her other two children around her finger and makes them hate Cinder. [[FauxAffablyEvil Superficial charm]]? Check. Her good looks help with that. LackOfEmpathy? Check. She feels no sorrow when her husband hangs herself and killed her son when he could no longer be a pawn to torment Cinder. [[ItsAllAboutMe Pathological selfishness]]? Big check! She only does things for her benefit. She married Cinder’s father for his money and dislikes having children because they could potentially take away from her cut of the money if they inherit it. Lack of remorse? Not even as Cinder burns her alive. She only cares about not dying. Now we know where Cinder gets a lot of it from.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/13200270/chapters/30195858 My Name Is Cinder]]'' is a ''{{WebAnimation/RWBY}}'' FanFic by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/Snarky_SilverHaired_Sociopath Snarky_SilverHaired_Sociopath]]. It is about Cinder’s upbringing and StartOfDarkness. It also details the time that she finally meets with Salem and becomes the villain we know her as in the series. It is the first in a series about the origins of Team CRME. The next story in the series is ''FanFic/AnEmeraldUnearthed''.

* AdaptationalNameChange: Based on the joke that Cinder’s last name was all too convenient for a Fall Maiden, the story runs with this idea and her original name “Cinder Autumn Stark.”

** Scarlet has [[CurtainsMatchTheWindows red hair and eyes]].

* SamusIsAGirl: When the other bandits talk about Grayson, they leave out the fact that Grayson is a woman. Cinder expects a man and hopes to scare her off by threatening to tell her about what she did. Suffice to say, the plan had this as its fatal flaw when Scarlet Grayson introduces herself.

* AbusiveParents: Fitting with the FairyTaleMotifs, Brigit is Cinder’s controlling mother-figure. She is domineering of Cinder, beats her, and emotionally manipulates Sterling and Clementine into hating her.

* FairyTaleMotifs: The Cinderella comparisons continue for Cinder in her family dynamic. She has an abusive mother-figure who only cares about money and two siblings that also mistreat her.

->''My name is Cinder Autumn Stark. I am fourteen years old. And I hate my mother.''

* EvilIsPetty: Looking at Brigit’s plan to ruin Cinder’s life, it does seem extremely petty that she would do such a thing considering it’s because she tried to expose her [[TheSociopath heartless nature]] to her children.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/13200270/chapters/30195858 My Name Is Cinder]]'' is a ''{{WebAnimation/RWBY}}'' FanFic by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/Snarky_SilverHaired_Sociopath Snarky_SilverHaired_Sociopath]]. It is about Cinder’s upbringing and StartOfDarkness. It also details the time that she finally meets with Salem and becomes the villain we know her as in the series.

** Speaking of which, Cinder herself starts showing signs of this as well after killing her sister. She says it’s more of a MercyKill, but she doesn’t really feel guilty about it. Even when recounting the incident after Watts notes that the Stark family is dead. She says that she doesn’t care about love when Scarlet asks her. And she very calmly kills the woman who has provided for her in a heartbeat. (Though, in all fairness, [[{{Ephebophile}} Scarlet was trying to hook up with a teenager]].) Along with that, she intends to betray the bandit tribe that Scarlet ran.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/13200270/chapters/30195858 My Name Is Cinder]]'' is a ''{{WebAnimation/RWBY}}'' FanFic by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/Snarky_SilverHaired_Sociopath Snarky_SilverHaired_Sociopath]]. As you might tell from the title, it is about Cinder’s upbringing and StartOfDarkness. It also details the time that she finally meets with Salem and becomes the villain we know her as in the series.