History Literature / TheBedroomSecretsOfTheMasterChefs

* YourCheatingHeart: Averted. Skinner's reaction to his ex sleeping work someone is to consider her a "cheat", despite being fully broken up.

* MistakenForGay: While generally being teased for his effeminate nature by hyper-masculine Skinner at work, Kibby attracts the attention of a gay pervert at a sci-fi convention, who even follows Kibby outside. Continued later when [[spoiler: Kibby's best friend thinks Kibby leaving this, actually due to his deteriorating physical condition, with this pervert in tow, was them slinking off for brutal rough sex - leading to a declaration of love to Kibby, who is non-plussed at the assumption]]

* WeUsedToBeFriends: Kibby and Skinner eventually bond somewhat, though at the climax he [[spoiler: ends up killing Skinner after being unable to shift his hatred for Skinner after realising he's absorbing Skinner's lifestyle. Somewhat averted, in the sense Skinner dies giving Kibby a thumbs up, as he has finally found out the identity of his father and genuinely is happy.]]

* YourCheatingHeart: Skinner's reaction to his ex is to consider her a "cheat", despite being broken up.

* [[spoiler: WeUsedToBeFriends: Kibby ends up killing Skinner after being unable to shift his hatred for Skinner after realising he's absorbing Skinner's lifestyle. Somewhat averted, in the sense Skinner [[spoiler: dies giving Kibby a thumbs up, as he has finally found out the identity of his father.]]

* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler: Skinner's reaction to Kay sleeping with local chef Alan de Fretais is considered cheating by him, despite them being broken up, and so Skinner reacts by hitting his [[BerserkButton not]] [[DisproportionateRetribution good]].]]

* [[FootballHooligans Football Hooligan]]: Skinner is a supporter of Hibernian F.C. (often known as Hibs).
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Where Skinner and Kibby's relationship is heading [[spoiler: until Skinner kills Kibby's sister for cheating on him and Kibby murders him in revenge.]]

* [[spoiler: WeUsedToBeFriends: Kibby ends up killing Skinner after the latter gravely injuries his sister when he caught her cheating on him.]]
** I think you've mixed two characters up - [[spoiler: Kibby's sister is fine and dandy throughout, and indeed rushes to stop the boys fighting at the climax; meanwhile, Kay, Danny's ex, "cheats" and upsets him enough to cause her demise. Kay is not related to anyone we see in the novel]]

* [[spoiler: [[YouKilledMyFather You Killed My Sister]]: Skinner discovers that his girlfriend (Kibby's sister, Kay) is cheating on him and promptly kills her lover and gravely injures her. Kibby responds by murdering Skinner.]]
** But [[spoiler: Kay is not Kibby's sister - they even first meet during Danny's proposal. Kibby acts selfishly; his murder is not for revenge as he has only himself to avenge, and certainly not for a "nice lassie" he met the one time]]
* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler: Skinner's reaction to Kay cheating on him with local chef Alan de Fretais is [[BerserkButton not]] [[DisproportionateRetribution good]].]]

- I think you've mixed two characters up - [[spoiler: Kibby's sister is fine and dandy throughout, and indeed rushes to stop the boys fighting at the climax; meanwhile, Kay, Danny's ex, "cheats" and upsets him enough to cause her demise. Kay is not related to anyone we see in the novel]]

- But [[spoiler]] Kay is not Kibby's sister - they even first meet during Danny's proposal. Kibby acts selfishly; his murder is not for revenge, and certainly not for a "nice lassie" he met the one time]]

The plot describes Skinner's relationship with alcohol and his search for his unknown father. Gradually it dawns on him that the damage that ought to accrue to his body from his lifestyle is instead inflicted on Kibby. For a while he enjoys this, particularly relishing his promotion at work, but when Kibby becomes mortally ill he realises that he needs him. When Kibby comes out of hospital after a liver transplant, they both realise that their dependency is mutual. However, if you think this is where things move on to happier times remeber this is an [[Literature/{{Trainspotting}} Irvine]] [[Literature/{{Filth}} Welsh]] book.

* DisappearedDad: Skinner again

* [[spoiler: [[LukeIAmYourFather Luke, I Am Your Brother]]: Skinner aand Kibby are is strongly alluded to being half brothers at the end of the story.]]

* [[spoiler: [[YouKilledMyFather You Killed My Sister]]: Skinner discovers that his girlfriend (Kibby's sister, Kay) is cheating on him and promptly kills her lover and gravely injuring her. Kibby responds by murdering Skinner.]]

* {{Nerd}}: Kibby is shy and inward-looking, and drinks Horlicks, collects model trains, and obsessively plays Videogame/HarvestMoon. His social life revolves around a hillwalking group called the Hyp Hykers and attendance at Franchise/StarTrek conventions. This makes him defenseless fodder for the hard-drinking, hard-partying Skinner.

* ProductPlacement: Kibby drinks Horlicks and obsessively plays Videogame/HarvestMoon.

* WickedCultured: Skinner relaxes by reading Hugh MacDiarmid, Rimbaud, Verlaine and Schopenhauer, and watching Federico Fellini films.

'''''The Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs''''' is the sixth novel from Creator/IrvineWelsh, published in 2006.

* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler: Skinner discovers that his girlfriend Kay (Kibby's sister) is cheating on him with local chef Alan de Fretais. His reaction is [[BerserkButton not]] [[DisproportionateRetribution good]].]]

* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler: Skinner discovers that his girlfriend Kay (Kibby's sister) is cheating on him with local chef Alan de Fretais. His reaction is [[BerserkButton not]] [[DisproportionateRetribution good]].

* [[spoiler: [[YouKilledMyFather You Killed My Sister]]: Skinner discovers that his girlfriend (Kibby's sister, Kay) is cheating on him and promptly kills her lover and gravely injuring her. Kibby responds by murdering Skinner.]]

* Nerd: Kibby is shy and inward-looking, and drinks Horlicks, collects model trains, and obsessively plays Videogame/HarvestMoon. His social life revolves around a hillwalking group called the Hyp Hykers and attendance at Franchise/StarTrek conventions. This makes him defenseless fodder for the hard-drinking, hard-partying Skinner.

* ShowWithinAShow: Skinner is reading a book by Edinburgh chef Alan de Fretais called [[TitleDrop The Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs]].

The plot describes Skinner's relationship with alcohol and his search for his unknown father. Gradually it dawns on him that the damage that ought to accrue to his body from his lifestyle is instead inflicted on Kibby. For a while he enjoys this, particularly relishing his promotion at work, but when Kibby becomes mortally ill he realises that he needs him. When Kibby comes out of hospital after a liver transplant, they both realise that their dependency is mutual. However, if you think this is where things move on to happier times remeber this is an [[Literature/Trainspotting Irvine]] [[Literature/Filth Welsh]] book.

The plot describes Skinner's relationship with alcohol and his search for his unknown father. His alcoholism causes him to lose his girlfriend Kay. Gradually it dawns on him that the damage that ought to accrue to his body from his lifestyle is instead inflicted on Kibby. For a while he enjoys this, particularly relishing his promotion at work, but when Kibby becomes mortally ill he realises that he needs him. When Kibby comes out of hospital after a liver transplant (caused vicariously by Skinner's heavy drinking), they both realise that their dependency is mutual.

Skinner is a hard-drinking man, who is involved in football hooliganism and supports local team Hibernian F.C.. He is reading a book by Edinburgh chef Alan de Fretais called The Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs. He conceives a strong dislike for Kibby and bullies and undermines him mercilessly at work. He relaxes by reading Hugh MacDiarmid, Rimbaud, Verlaine and Schopenhauer, and watching Federico Fellini films.

Kibby is shy and inward-looking, and drinks Horlicks, collects model trains, and obsessively plays a computer game called Harvest Moon. Kibby's social life revolves around a hillwalking group called the Hyp Hykers and attendance at Star Trek conventions.

* [[spoiler: [[YouKilledMyFather You Killed My Sister]]: Skinner discovers that his girlfriend (Kibby's sister, Kay) is cheating on him and promptly kills her lover and gravely injuring her. Kibby responds by murdering Skinner.

* WickedCultured: Skinner relaxes by reading Hugh Macdiarmid, Rimbaud, Verlaine and Schopenhauer, and watching Federico Fellini films.

* WickedCultured: Skinner relaxes by reading Hugh MacDiarmid, Rimbaud, Verlaine and Schopenhauer, and watching Federico Fellini films.

** [[spoiler Kibby becomes a heavy drinker in his own right after his liver transplant, no less.]]