History Literature / TheGloryverse

* TakeThat: Towards {{Literature/Twilight}} many, many times. [[spoiler: The authoress did this from the start with the character of Virgil, who Colt described in an almost Adonis-like stance. [[DeConstructed when Virgil turned out to be a neurotic, very sickly, MUTATED boy who happened to be the son of the Prison Warden.]] He's still a NiceGuy, though.]] Some of the characters trash talk about girl that once went to Colt's school named Marie Suzelle Isabella Cygnet. Repeat. Isabella (speaks for itself). Cygnet. Cygnet = Swan.

* AsianAirhead: Kit. She does have her moments, but they're very and far between.

%%* [[FiveManBand Five Woman Band]] of The Bitches:
%%** [[TheHero The Leader]]: Vixen/Jeanne
%%** TheLancer: Colt
%%** TheSmartGuy: Fawn
%%** TheBigGuy: Viper/Vinessa
%%** TheChick: Kit

* BettyAndVeronica: Angelo is The Betty and Virgil is The Veronica, generally speaking.
* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: Kit (Beauty), Vixen and Fawn (Brains), Colt and Viper (Brawn)

* BrainyBrunette: Fawn. Colt has lesser shades of this.

* ChattyHairdresser: Averted for laughs in Colt's makeover scene.

* DaddysGirl: Averted with Colt and her father.

* DumbBlonde: Played straight with Kit. Averted with Redd and Angelo.
* MrFanservice: Redd, in-universe example, maybe?

* HeroWithAnFInGood: played straight with Colt.

* RedOniBlueOni: Colt is the Red Oni and Fawn is the Blue Oni.
* RomanticFalseLead: [[spoiler:Virgil to Colt]]
* SmittenTeenageGirl: Colt is this whenever Virgil's around.
* SouthernBelle: Viper's grandmother is this.

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The Gloryverse is an ongoing trilogy of stories written by {{Tropers/Thebarbiemonster}} which chronicle the day in the life of [[UnreliableNarrator Colt Seward]], a member of the revered all-female gang otherwise known as [[AmazonBrigade The Bitches]] who like to make money by conducting elaborate plans to steal cash from wealthy men in town and from anyone male, really. Though after a [[GoneHorriblyWrong mission goes awry]] on them, things start to fall apart. Oh, and by the way, did you know this is a story in which [[AlternateUniverse America lost a certain World War and is shambles and criminals run amok due to no control whatsoever?]] There's many other things Colt has to contend with: [[NeverMessWithGranny Nan]], her cynical grandmother; her psychotic friends who push her to keep disastrous secrets; [[SatelliteLoveInterest Virgil]], the poet she lusts for in church; [[MagnificentBastard Redd]], a former friend who has been recently released from prison; and [[ChildhoodFriends Angelo]], also back in her life who doesn't exactly approve of her behavior. The first story in the trilogy is called Glorious Triumph. The second, due out by the end of the year or early 2012, is called A Glorious Angel. Yes... Story can be read [[http://www.fictionpress.com/s/2889447/1/Glorious_Triumph here]]

* AlphaBitch: Portia is seen as this [[spoiler: she ''really'' isn't on account of her being a nun. This is just part of [[UnreliableNarrator Colt's jealousy that her crush]], Virgil likes her.]]

* TakeThat: Towards {{Literature/Twilight}} many, many times. [[spoiler: The authoress did this from the start with the character of Virgil, who Colt described in an almost Adonis-like stance. [[DeConstructed when Virgil turned out to be a neurotic, very sickly, MUTATED boy who happened to be the son of the Prison Warden.]] He's still a NiceGuy, though.]] Some of the characters trash talk about girl that once went to Colt's school named Marie Suzelle Isabella Cygnet. Repeat. [[MarySue Marie Suzelle]]. Isabella (speaks for itself). Cygnet. Cygnet = Swan.

* AfterTheEnd
* AllLoveIsUnrequited

* AmazonBrigade: The Bitches

* BetterAsFriends: [[spoiler:Colt and Virgil]].

* BrokenBird: Colt. The flashbacks make it worse.

* CrapsackWorld

* DefrostingIceQueen: part of Colt's CharacterDevelopment.

* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Redd. Full stop.
* [[FiveManBand Five Woman Band]] of The Bitches:
** [[TheHero The Leader]]: Vixen/Jeanne
** TheLancer: Colt
** TheSmartGuy: Fawn
** TheBigGuy: Viper/Vinessa
** TheChick: Kit

* NamesToTrustImmediately: Fawn Shepps.

* VictoriousChildhoodFriend: [[spoiler:Angelo]]

* TheVoiceless: Camo.

* [[spoiler: BetterAsFriends: Colt and Virgil]]

* [[spoiler: ChildByRape: looks like poor Fawn is headed this way...]]

* [[spoiler: CrazyJealousGuy: Angelo, full stop. If holding your scalpel toward your best friend's crush's crotch isn't this, then what would be?]]

* [[spoiler: DerailingLoveInterests: Virgil for Colt. She spends so much time with Angelo by the time she and Virgil finally start talking and finally kiss, Virgil points out that Angelo is not only in love with her, but that ''she'' is in love with him as well. Colt doesn't take this well at first.]]

* [[spoiler: GuiltRiddenAccomplice: All of the Bitches seem to suffer from this after Fawn gets raped and they murder her rapist. Of course, this is done to make sure that Fawn doesn't freak out and tell the Feds about what happened, which could land them all in prison for killing a man. It's complicated, to say the least. Colt seems to have the worst of it, since she is Fawn's best friend.]]

* [[spoiler: Lap Pillow: Angelo lies on Colt's lap during ''church''. It's justified, though, considering he was going through The Purge, which is a month long series of tests before you graduate and get Inked, this world's version of ID.]]

* [[spoiler: NoBisexuals: Played with. Kit and Vixen. Kit is bi, and Vixen is lesbian. However, Colt fails to see this, thanks to her oblivious to things.]]

* [[spoiler: ObliviousToLove: Colt is painfully this way. She's [[UnreliableNarrator also oblivious to most other things]], to justify it all. Angelo's in love with her to the point that EveryoneCanSeeIt, but it takes some...convincing by ''Virgil'', of all people for her to finally realize it...[[LoveEpiphany some time later]].]]

* [[spoiler: RomanticFalseLead: Virgil to Colt]]

* [[spoiler: TestKiss: played with. Colt does this to Virgil. NoSparks ensures. Virgil points this out and points out the situation between her and Angelo. The entire night before the Inking ceremony, Colt is almost desperate to do this with Angelo, which causes her anxiety. She ends up [[AccidentalKiss accidentally kissing him.]]However, even in the that kiss, she feels sparks with him.]]

* VerbalTic: Colt has a tendency to start her sentences with "And". It's [[LampShaded heavily Lampshaded]] in one chapter.

* [[spoiler: VictoriousChildhoodFriend: Angelo]]
* [[spoiler:ViolentlyProtectiveGirlFriend: an interesting variation of this. Colt thinks Redd will kill Angelo when he threatens his life when she doesn't act on his orders. Angelo can very well defend for himself and is also the male version of this as well.]]

* GreenEyes: Angelo, Viper has blue-green eyes.

* [[spoiler: ReasonYouSuckSpeech Angelo has an [[CrowningMomentofAwesome epic one]] during the Inking ceremony towards his false friend, Isaac, [[BerserkButton who insults Colt to his face]]. Angelo manages to turn this speech around and make it about how superficial everyone in town is as well. This makes Colt fall deeper for him.]]

* BrownEyes: Colt, her Dad, Fawn (light brown), and Virgil (very dark brown) all have these.

* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: see the above BrownEyes trope.

The Gloryverse is an ongoing trilogy of stories written by {{Tropers/Thebarbiemonster}} which chronicle the day in the life of [[UnreliableNarrator Colt Seward]], a member of the revered all-female gang otherwise known as [[AmazonBrigade The Bitches]] who like to make money by conducting elaborate plans to steal cash from wealthy men in town and from anyone male, really. Though after a [[GoneHorriblyWrong mission goes awry]] on them, things start to fall apart. Oh, and by the way, did you know this is a story in which [[AlternateUniverse America lost a certain World War and is shambles and criminals run amok due to no control whatsoever?]] There's many other things Colt has to contend with: [[NeverMessWithGranny Nan]], her cynical grandmother; her psychotic friends who push her to keep disastrous secrets; [[ShallowLoveInterest Virgil]], the poet she lusts for in church; [[MagnificentBastard Redd]], a former friend who has been recently released from prison; and [[ChildhoodFriends Angelo]], also back in her life who doesn't exactly approve of her behavior. The first story in the trilogy is called Glorious Triumph. The second, due out by the end of the year or early 2012, is called A Glorious Angel. Yes... Story can be read [[http://www.fictionpress.com/s/2889447/1/Glorious_Triumph here]]

* BrokenBird: Colt. The flashbacks [[ItGotWorse make it worse]]

* BlueEyes: Redd (very light blue), Nan (has literally [[IcyBlueEyes ice blue eyes]]), Ellis, Portia, and Colt's Mother.

!!Tropes found in The Gloryverse:

* AmericaSavesTheDay: Averted ''very hard''. And this is a WWII example.

* DaddysGirl: Averted '''hard''' with Colt and her father.

* WorldOfNoGrandparents: Averted: Colt is raised by her grandmother. Viper is raised by both of her grandparents.

* EstrogenBrigadeBait: Redd, in-universe example, maybe?

* TheLibby: Portia is seen as this [[spoiler: she ''really'' isn't on account of her being a nun. This is just part of [[UnreliableNarrator Colt's jealousy that her crush]], Virgil likes her]]