Characters / The Story of Apollo, Daphne and Luca: An Italian Tragedy

Canon Characters

Luca Paguro

• Affectionate Nickname: Alberto lovingly calls him "Bubble".
• All-Loving Hero: He's very sweet, kind, friendly and forgiving, even to Vincenzo.
• Beauty, Brains, and Brawn: The Brains (a Lovable Nerd with an endless thirst for knowledge) to Vincenzo's Beauty and Alberto's Brawn.
• Brains and Brawn: The Brains to Alberto's Brawn.
• Brainy Brunet: Brown-haired and a very smart student to boot.
• Better as Friends: With Rosa. Justified since Luca is gay and madly in love with Alberto.
• Betty and Veronica: From Chapter 4 onwards, he unknowingly becomes the Archie for Alberto's Betty and Vincenzo's Veronica.
• Childish Villain, Mature Hero: The selfless and compassionate Mature Hero to Vincenzo's Childish Villain.
• Clueless Chick-Magnet: Like Vincenzo, he's quite popular with the girls, but doesn't seem very aware of it.
• Cowardly Lion: In Chapter 2, while meek and timid by nature, he manages to stand up to Vincenzo in order to protect his Love Letter for Alberto from Vincenzo's fury.
• Crush Blush: He tends to blush a lot whenever he's with Alberto.
• Ditzy Genius: He's a very brilliant student, but is also quite naive and oblivious.
• Even the Guys Want Him: Both Alberto and Vincenzo are head over heels for him as much as the girls.
• Even the Loving Hero Has Hated Ones: While extremely friendly and forgiving, Luca strongly dislikes Sofia since she tried to steal the boy he's in love with, Alberto, away from him and, obviously, Ercole.

Luca (when talking to Giulia after he talked it out with Rosa regarding the misunderstanding about Rosa's question): Yeah she (Rosa) must have thought I didn’t like her or something. But I can’t think of anyone I don’t like except maybe that catfish from Porto Rosso (Ercole).

— The Story of Apollo, Daphne and Luca: An Italian Tragedy, Chapter 1

• Fire and Ice Love Triangle: From Chapter 4 onwards, he becomes contended by the energetic and Hot-Blooded Alberto and the aloof and icy Vincenzo.
• Gentleman and a Scholar: He's a very smart and studious young boy with a sweet and polite personality.
• Hair-Contrast Duo: With Vincenzo. He's a kind and innocent brunet, while Vincenzo is a hot-headed and prideful blond.
• The Heart: He's extremely kind, loving and emphathetic and often tends to act as the story's main peacekeeper between the main characters.
• Humble Hero: In contrast to the self-absorbed and prideful Vincenzo, Luca is modest, courteous and never sees himself superior to his classmates.
• Insecure Love Interest: Downplayed. While not insecure and aware of his strenghts, he also wishes to be as brave and adventurous as his best friend/crush Alberto.
• Lovable Coward: Unlike the brash and outspoken Giulia, he's not very good at standing up for himself and gets scared very easily.
• Lovable Nerd: An adorable and Constantly Curious little boy with an endless thirst of knowledge.
• Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy: The soft-spoken, non-confrontational Feminine Boy to Giulia's Masculine Girl.
• Muggle and Magical Love Triangle: He becomes the object of both human boy Vincenzo's and his fellow sea monster best friend Alberto's affections.
• Nice Guy: He's total sweetheart with a heart of gold who wants to make friends with everyone and always looks out for his friends.
• Nice, Mean, and In-Between: Downplayed since all of the Underdogs are very kind-hearted kids, but Luca is clearly the gentlest, most polite and least confrontational of the trio (Nice).
• Oblivious to Love: Zig-Zagged. He's quite aware of Alberto's reciprocal feelings for him, but is quite unaware of Rosa's ( and later, Vincenzo's) crush on him.
• Oh, Crap!: In Chapter 3, he completely panics when Vincenzo finds out about his secret crush on Alberto.
• Opposites Attract: With Alberto.
• Platonic Life-Partners: With Giulia.
• Puppy Love: With Alberto.
• Red Oni, Blue Oni: The soft-spoken, mild-mannered Blue Oni to Alberto's Red Oni.
• Savvy Guy, Energetic Girl: The Savvy Guy to Giulia's Energetic Girl.
• Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: The sweet and shy Sensitive Guy to Alberto's and Vincenzo's Manly Men.
• Sheep in Sheep's Clothing: Vincenzo, blinded by jealousy, thinks that Luca only pretends to be a sweet kid in order to manipulate students and teachers when Luca's kindness is real and genuine.
• Shrinking Violet: While a bit more outgoing compared to the Canon movie, he's still quite shy, meek and fearful.
• Token Non-Human: He's the only sea monster in a school that is primarly attended by human kids.
• Uptight Loves Wild: He's mild-mannered and reserved, while Alberto is fearless and free-spirited.

Alberto Scorfano-Marcovaldo

• Adoption Angst: Downplayed since he has a very good relationship with his adoptive father Massimo, but it's evident that he still struggle with the cincept of family because of being abandoned by his neglectful biological father.
• Aloof Big Brother: He acts quite cold, distant and apathetic towards his adoptive younger sister Giulia.
• Badass Adorable: He's as cute as a button, but also quite an accomplished fisherman and lifeguard.
• Beauty, Brains, and Brawn: The Brawn (Hot-Blooded, outspoken and energetic) to Vincenzo's Beauty and Luca's Brains.
• Betty and Veronica: From Chapter 4 onwards, he becomes the cheerful and sociable Betty to Vincenzo's Veronica for Luca's Archie.
• Blonde, Brunette, Redhead: The Brunet to Vincenzo's Blond and Giulia's Redhead.
• Brains and Brawn: The Brawn to Luca's Brains.
• The Charmer: His bold and extroverted personality immediately makes him very popular with Luca's classmates, especially Sofia, who wastes no time flirting with him and fawning over him.
• Chick Magnet: Downplayed since, compared to Vincenzo and Luca, managed to attract only one girl (Sofia). Nevertheless, it's undeniable that Sofia found him extremely attractive, both because of his good looks and his bold and fearless personality.
• Crush Blush: He tends to blush quite a bit when he's with Luca.
• Death Glare: Once he realizes that Vincenzo has a crush on Luca too, Alberto has no qualms to shoot him one whenever the opportunity arises.
• Did You Just Flip Off Cthulhu?: In Chapter 3, after receiving a Death Glare from Vincenzo, Alberto doesn't hesitate to return the scowl, despite the fact that he is the adoptive son of an humble fisherman while Vincenzo is the most handsome, popular and charismatic boy in the school.
• Disappointing Older Sibling: Because of his strong crush on Luca that often make him slightly uncaring and unaware of Giulia's needs and desire to be included in their adventures, Giulia start to have a low opinion of him.
• Even the Guys Want Him: Carlos seems quite attracted by him as much as Sofia.
• Fire and Ice Love Triangle: From Chapter 4 onwards, Alberto becomes the Fire (energetic, outspoken and open-hearted) to Vincenzo's Ice in their Love Triangle with Luca as the main object of their affections.
• Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: Zig-Zagged. While he tends to be more impulsive and hot-headed than Giulia, he's not completely devoid of moments of wisdom and emotional maturity.
• The Gentleman or the Scoundrel: Subverted. He appears to be the Scoundrel to Vincenzo's Gentleman, but is actually the opposite since, while more casually dressed compared to Vincenzo and having a slighlty brash and rough-on-the-edges personality, he's a caring and kind boy at heart.
• Green-Eyed Monster: He's not happy at all about the fact of having gained a love rival in Vincenzo for Luca's affections.
• Jerkass to One: He's very friendly and charming, except to Vincenzo, since he has also fallen in love with Luca, thus becoming Alberto's love rival.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Downplayed. While having more moments of selfishness, immaturity and pride compared to Luca and Giulia, he's still is as nice and kind as them, being a friendly, charming and cheerful guy who likes to make new friendships and being an absolute sweetheart towards Luca.
• Happily Adopted: Downplayed. He's very grateful to have been adopted by Massimo and has a very good father-son relationship with him, but still struggles to adjust in his new adoptive family and has a very rocky relationship with his younger adoptive sister Giulia.
• Innocently Insensitive: In Chapter 7, when he tries to compliment Luca's outfit.

“Obviously, he looks different.” Alberto interrupted, as he finally caught up to the rest of the group. He quickly slings an arm around Luca's neck, pulling him closer.

"He's not wearing that dumb school uniform."

Vincenzo doesn't miss the glare sent his way despite the easy-going grin Alberto tries to wear. Though he doesn't linger much on this.

“Dumb uniform?” Luca repeats, looking up at Alberto.

"Uh w-well you've said the uniform is a little uncomfortable." Alberto scratched the back of his head. "Even you have to admit it's super dorky."

"Oh." Luca frowned, making clear Alberto had made the wrong move. Vincenzo couldn't help but be very pleased at the sight.

"I mean it looks dorky on everyone, not just you!” Alberto tried to explain but Luca continued to frown, crossing his arms.

“I bet no one even notices because everyone looks the same! So you can’t really stand out that much."

• Intergenerational Friendship: Immediately becomes good friends with Caterina, who is an adult woman.
• Interspecies Adoption: He's a sea monster, while his adoptive father Massimo is a human man.
• Keet: Compared to the mild-mannered Luca, Alberto is much more expressive and exhuberant.
• Lethal Chef: Implied In Chapter 1, where it's mentioned that, while learning to cook with Massimo, he often almost set the whole kitchen on fire.
• Nice, Mean, and In-Between: Downplayed since all of the Underdogs are very kind-hearted kids, but Alberto tends to have moments of selfishness, stubbornness and immaturity more often than Luca and Giulia (Mean).
• Noble Male, Roguish Male: Subverted. He appears to be the Roguish Male to Vincenzo's Noble Male due to his cocky and mischievous personality, but, in spite of these flaws, is a caring friend and a genuinely pleasant person.
• Opposites Attract: With Luca.
• Pint-Sized Powerhouse: Implied in Chapter 3, where he brags about punching a shark straight in the face to Luca and Giulia.
• Polite Villains, Rude Heroes: From Chapter 7 onwards, he becomes the snarky and blunt Rude Hero to Vincenzo's gallant, well-mannered Polite Villain.
• Pretty Boy: He's a cute and charming young boy with a a lively and sociable personality, beautiful emerald green eyes, adorable freckles and a lovely smile.
• Puppy Love: With Luca.
• Real Men Wear Pink: He's brash, impulsive and works has a fisherman and a lifeguard, but also loves cooking and is quite tender and romantic.
• Red Oni, Blue Oni: The boisterous, Hot-Blooded Red Oni to Luca's Blue Oni.
• Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: The Hot-Blooded and boisterous Manly Man to Luca's Sensitive Guy.
• Troubled, but Cute: The endearing and charming Alberto still struggles with the concept of family and his jealousy management, especially regarding his Dark and Troubled Past due his biological father abandoning him and the fact of suddenly having a rival in love in Vincenzo.
• Tsundere: A platonic Type B example towards Giulia. He's friendly, helpful and sociable, but tends to show a harsher and colder side of his personality towards his younger sister.
• Understanding Boyfriend: While technically still not dating Luca, Alberto is very sweet and caring towards him, whether it be pampering him by going out with him at the movies and taking him to school or helping him to solve his problems.
• Unkempt Beauty: Downplayed since he's just more casually dressed and laid-back than unkempt compared to the prim and proper Vincenzo. This doesn't make him less charming and attractive than him and always gets very happy when people compliment his good looks.

Giulia Marcovaldo

• Affectionate Nickname: Is lovingly called "Giulietta" by Vincenzo.
• Annoying Younger Sibling: How Alberto sees her.
• Beauty, Brains, and Brawn: The Brawn (a bold, outspoken and adventurous Tomboy) to Rosa's Beauty and Bianca's Brains.
• Blonde, Brunette, Redhead: The Redhead to Vincenzo's Blond and Alberto's Brunet.
• Bully Hunter: In Chapter 1, she wastes no time defending Luca from Vincenzo's Mistaken for Cheating accusations.
• Celibate Heroine: More interested in astronomy, space traveling and destroying evil empires of injustice than dating.
• Everyone Hates Mathematics: While a very good and diligent student, Giulia absolutely abhors maths.
• Feminine Mother, Tomboyish Daughter: The Tomboyish Daughter to Caterina's Feminine Mother. Downplayed since Caterina, while sweet, sentitive and motherly, is not overtly feminine.
• Fiery Redhead: Has curly red hair and is as Hot-Blooded as ever.
• Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: Zig-Zagged. While she tends to be more down-to-earth and level-headed than Alberto, she's not completely devoid of moments of stubborness and immaturity.
• Four-Girl Ensemble: The Tomboyish One.
• The Hecate Sisters: The brash and outspoken Crone to Rosa's Maiden and Bianca's Matron.
• Lovable Nerd: Just like her best friend Luca, Giulia is a cheerful and Constantly Curious young girl with a deep thirst of knowledge.
• Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy: The fiery, strong-willed Masculine Girl to Luca's Feminine Boy.
• Nice, Mean, and In-Between: Downplayed since all of the Underdogs are very kind-hearted kids, but Giulia, while kind and friendly most of the time, also tends to have a more abrasive streak that especially shows towards Alberto (In-between).
• Not Like Other Girls: The reason why Vincenzo is so head over heels for her.

She (Giulia) was a charming young girl with a

very excitable nature. Most importantly, she was also the only girl that never paid him any attention. She was never bashful or flustered in his presence like the other girls. Other girls quickly

batted their eyes and giggled when he spoke. Not that he could blame them for such behavior;

afterall, he was the most popular, handsomest boy in their school. Unfortunately, they were too easy

for Vincenzo’s liking. Giulietta was perfect.

— The Story of Apollo, Daphne and Luca: An Italian Tragedy, Chapter 1

• Oblivious to Love: She seems quite unaware of Vincenzo's crush on her.
• O.O.C. Is Serious Business: When she starts to uncharacteristically act aloof and sour in contrast to her natural Genki Girl personality, Catetina gets quite worried.
• Platonic Life-Partners: With Luca.
• Savvy Guy, Energetic Girl: The Energetic Girl to Luca's Savvy Guy.
• She Cleans Up Nicely: In Chapter 7, she leaves Vincenzo completely smitten once he sees her wearing a lovely yellow dress at the School Festival.
• Sour Outside, Sad Inside: Since Alberto's arrival at Genoa, Giulia becomes grouchier and more aloof because of her fear of being abandoned by her brother and her best friend.
• Tomboy and Girly Girl: The fiery, adventurous Tomboy to Rosa's naive, romantic Girly Girl.
• Tomboy with a Girly Streak: She's bold, outspoken, adventurous and doesn't like too mushy romance, but doesn't mind wearing a pretty yellow dress at the school festival.
• Town Girls: The Butch to Rosa's Femme and Bianca's Neither.

Caterina Marcovaldo (Giulia's mother)

• Amicable Exes: It's Implied that she and Massimo are divorced, but still on good terms with each other.
• Ascended Extra: Compared to the canon movie, where she only appears during the final credits, she has a more relevant role in the fic.
• Feminine Mother, Tomboyish Daughter: The Feminine Mother to Giulia's Tomboyish Daughter. Downplayed since Caterina, while sweet, sentitive and motherly, is not overtly feminine.
• Fiery Redhead: Averted. She is a very calm and mild-mannered woman.
• Four-Girl Ensemble: The Motherly/Admirable One.
• Good Parents: She is a caring, kind-hearted woman who always wants the best not only for her biological daughter, Giulia, but also for her protégé and host Luca.
• Intergenerational Friendship: Immediately becomes good friends with the teenaged Alberto.
• Nice Girl: She's very attentive, sweet and sensitive to Giulia's, Luca's and Alberto's needs and well-being.
• The Pollyanna: She mostly has a quite positive outlook.
• Sensitive Artist: Just like in Canon, she works as an artist and is a very kind, open-minded and sweet-natured lady.
• Team Mom: To Giulia (who is her biological daughter), Luca and Alberto.

Massimo Marcovaldo

• Amicable Exes: It's Implied that he and Caterina are divorced, but still on good terms with each other.
• Bumbling Dad: Averted. Goofy moments aside, he's a caring and loving father who is always ready to lend Alberto a hand, whether it's to help him solve his problems or giving him advices to win Luca's heart, and always cares for his both his biological daughter's and his adoptive son's well-being and happiness.
• Demoted to Extra: Compared to the Canon movie, he has much less focus in this fanfic.
• Good Parents: Like presumed ex-wife, he's a sweet and selfless man who always looks out for his loved ones' well-being and happiness.
• Interspecies Adoption: He's a human man whose adopted son, Alberto, is a sea monster.
• Shipper on Deck: For Alberto and Luca.

Original Characters

Vincenzo (Spoilers)

• All Love Is Unrequited: In later chapters, he starts to develop a crush on Luca, but unfortunately for him Luca is already in love with Alberto.
• Amazon Chaser: He has a massive crush in the strong-willed and outspoken Giulia Marcovaldo.
• Amicable Exes: He had a brief love story with Rosa and, in spite of their break up, he still is in good terms with her.
• Beauty, Brains, and Brawn: The Beauty (being the school's local heartthrob) to Luca's Brains and Alberto's Brawn.
• Beauty Is Bad: He may be quite handsome and charming, but it's undeniable how horrible his treatment of Luca is. He luckily starts to get better in later chapters.
• Betty and Veronica: Once he realizes his crush on Luca, he becomes the icy and moody Veronica to Alberto's Betty to Luca's Archie.
• Big Jerk on Campus: He's the most popular and handsome boy in school, but also a massive jerk to our hero, Luca. He gets better, in later chapters.
• Blackmail: At the beginning of Chapter 4, after discovering Luca's Love Letter for Alberto, Vincenzo threatens the poor young sea monster to reveal to everyone his crush on his best friend if he doesn't get him a date with Giulia.
• Blonde, Brunette, Redhead: The Blond's to Alberto's Brunet and Giulia's Redhead.
• The Bully: He acts like a massive jerk towards our hero, Luca. At least at first…
• Bully Turned Buddy: In Chapter 6, he feels regret and remorse for mistreating Luca, and tries to become a better person in order to gain his friendship (or something more than a simple friendship...).
• Chick Magnet: He's very popular with girls.
• Childish Villain, Mature Hero: The hot-headed and bratty Childish Villain to Luca's Mature Hero.
• Crazy Jealous Guy: He's very mad that Giulia, the girl of his dreams, has such a strong bond with Luca and, in the first three chapters, he tries to make him look bad and to blackmail him in order to get a date with Giulia.
• Crush the Keepsake: In Chapter 2, Vincenzo tries to rip to pieces Luca's Love Letter for Alberto thinking it was intended for Giulia, but gets stopped in the nick of time by Luca himself.
• Defrosting Ice King: In Chapter 6, once he fully realizes to have fallen in love with Luca, he becomes more warm-hearted and polite towards the young sea monster.
• Driven by Envy: Is a massive Jerkass towards Luca just because the young sea monster became quite popular and has a strong bond with Giulia, on who Vincenzo has a crush on.
• Entitled to Have You: Downplayed. While Vincenzo sees Giulia as destined to be with him because she's the only girl in school who is not attracted by him, he's quite chivalrous and respectful towards her.
• Everyone Loves Blondes: Blond-haired and very popular with girls.
• Evil Is Petty: The reason why Vincenzo hates Luca and ever blackmails him? He's best friend with Giulia, the girl of Vincenzo's dreams, that's all.
• Fire and Ice Love Triangle: From Chapter 4 onwards, Vincenzo becomes the Ice (aloof, haughty and quite cold) to Alberto's Fire in their Love Triangle with Luca as the main object of their affections.
• Four-Philosophy Ensemble: The Cynic.
• Four-Temperament Ensemble: The Choleric.
• The Gentleman or the Scoundrel: Subverted. He appears to be the Gentleman to Alberto's Scoundrwl because of his seemingly gallant and gentlemanly nature (especially towards the girls), but his abrasive, hot-headed and personality and his bullying towards Luca don't make him gentlemanly at all.
• Good Is Not Nice: Even after his Jerkass Realization Character Development, Vincenzo still retains a bit his stubborn and abrasive personality.
• Jealous Romantic Witness: In Chapter 2, Vincenzo, while still unaware of his infatuation with Luca, suddenly feels a strong sensation of pain and jealousy when he sees how happy and in love Luca is with Alberto.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He's hot-headed and a bit of a bully, but is not abad kid deep down. Especially once he discovers to be in love with Luca.
• Hair-Contrast Duo: With Luca. He's a hot-headed and prideful blond, while Luca is a kind and innocent brunet.
• Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: Inverted. He's arrogant, vain and bossy.
• Hopeless Suitor: To Giulia, especially since she has no interest in pursuing a romantic relationship.
• I Love You Because I Can't Control You: His crush towards Giulia stems from the fact that she's the only girl in school that doesn't swoon and fawn over him.
• Imaginary Love Triangle: He imagines himself and Luca as love rivals for Giulia's affections, completely unaware of the fact that Giulia has no interest in romance and Luca is madly in love with his best friend Alberto.
• Interspecies Romance: He's a normal human boy while his rival-turned-crush Luca is a sea monster.
• Irrational Hatred: Once he meets Alberto, Vincenzo immediately sees him as annoying and obnoxious, but doesn't know why he sees him this way. It's because Vincenzo has fallen in love with Luca and Alberto has thus become his love rival.
• It's All About Me: He tends to be quite self-centered and only caring about his own interests, especially his crush in Giulia. At least, until his Character Development...
• Kick the Dog: In Chapter 2, he cruelly mocks Luca's Love Letter for Alberto, going so far as to call it "a joke".
• Kidanova: Many girls in school drop at his feet.
• Knight Templar: Because of his obsessive delusional fantasy of being Giulia's One True Love and Knight in Shining Armor, he doesn't realizes how much he hurts Luca (who is seen by Vincenzo as a manipulative Bitch in Sheep's Clothing who cheats on innocent girls and manipulates their feelings) by acting like a total jerk towards him.
• Lack of Empathy: He feels no guilt or remorse when he threatens Luca to tell everyone about his crush on Alberto. At least, at first...
• Love Letter Lunacy: Causes this to poor Luca once he blackmails him.
• Loving a Shadow: It's implied that, all along, he was more in love with the ideal of Giulia than the real Giulia.
• Loving Bully: It's strongly implied that all of his bullying and teasing towards Luca was a mask he put on to hide the crush he developed on the young sea monster.
• Manipulative Bastard: And boy if he is! See Blackmail.
• Muggle and Magical Love Triangle: Once he realizes his crush on Luca, Vincenzo becomes the Muggle to Alberto's Magical in their rivalry for Luca's affection.
• Noble Male, Roguish Male: Subverted. He appears to be the Noble Male to Alberto's Roguish Male due to his apparent gallant and gentlemanly nature, but is actually (at least until his Character Development) a cruel and petty bully who has no qualms to threaten Luca to tell everyone about his secret crush on Alberto if he doesn't get him a date with Giulia.
• Not-So-Harmless Villain: He appears as a buffonish and bratty yet slightly unthreatening nuisance, yet is reveal to be quite cunning and manipulative, esepecially when he blackmails Luca to get him a date with Giulia if he doesn't want the the whole school knows about his crush on Alberto.
• Pet the Dog: In Chapter 6, he tells Luca that he's no more interested in dating Giulia and that they (Luca, Giulia, Alberto and Vincenzo) can go all together on a friendly date at the School Festival.
• Platonic Life-Partners: With Bianca.
• Polite Villains, Rude Heroes: From Chapter 7 onwards, he becomes the gallant and well-mannered Polite Villain to Alberto's snarky and blunt Rude Hero.
• Popular Is Evil: He's the most handsome and popular boy in school, but also a petty and arrogant jerk who wastes no time in making Luca's life a living hell. At first...
• Prince Charming Wannabe: Towards Giulia.
• Proud Beauty: The best-looking boy in school and he's perfectly aware of it.
• Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: The brash, womanizing Manly Man to Luca's Sensitive Guy.
• Single Woman Seeks Good Man: A same sex example. He slowly falls in love with Luca because of the latter's kind-hearted and forgiving nature.
• Smug Snake: An arrogant and vain young boy with a very high opinion of himself.
• Stalker with a Crush: Downplayed since he's not too invasive towards his crush, Giulia, but is still quite persistent in his romantic pursuit of her, at least until he falls for Luca.
• Sympathy for the Hero: In Chapter 5, he acts genuinely compassionate and supportive towards Luca, who is feeling very bad after having had a fight with his best friend Giulia.
• Tall Poppy Syndrome: He is quite resentful of Luca's popularity with the other kids and the fact that he became more beloved than him; in Chapter 1, he accuses him of cheating on Rosa with Giulia in order to make him look bad.
• Took a Level in Kindness: In Chapter 6, he starts to regret for his errors and start to become a better person.
• Tsundere: A classic Type A. He's harsh, hot-headed and slightly uncaring, but tends to show a softer side of himself towards his crush Giulia and then, Luca.
• Unknown Rival: To Alberto, at least at first. Once Vincenzo develops feelings for Luca too, their rivalry becomes more and more open.
• Uptight Loves Wild: He's haughty and icy and is head over heels for the tomboyish and outspoken Giulia.
• Villainous Crush: Downplayed since he's more of a mouthy pest than a full-fledged villain, but it can be seen from a mile away how enormous his crush on Giulia is.
• Villainy-Free Villain: While he counts as the story's main antagonist, he's more of a petty nuisance than a real threat.
• Virtuous Character Copy: He shares some similarities with Gaston from Disney's Beauty and the Beast, being him a handsome and popular bully who is very successful with girls and harbors a massive crush on the brave and outspoken female heroine because, unlike all the other girls, she's completely uninterested in him. Unlike Gaston, who becomes more and more violent, crueler and unhinged as the story unfolds, Vincenzo genuinely genuinely repents for his bad actions and tries to become a better person. Also, Vincenzo doesn't hold Gaston's narrow-minded views on the female gender.
• What Does She See in Him?: A same sex example when Vincenzo doesn't understand at all why Alberto is so special in Luca's eyes, thus lampshading the gradual birth of his rivalry with Alberto for Luca's affections.

Bianca

• Aloof Ally: While she helps to some degrees the main characters with their problems, she's mostly an indifferent and reserved kid.
• Ambiguously Gay: She has no interest in boys, sees Carlos only as a platonic friend and, in Chapter 5, seems to show a certain romantic interest towards Rosa.
• Beauty, Brains, and Brawn: The Brains (a level-headed and mature Deadpan Snarker) to Rosa's Beauty and Giulia's Brawn.
• Beware the Quiet Ones: She may be very reserved and introverted, but is never afraid to call out Vincenzo on his selfish and oblivious behaviour with a good dose of Brutal Honesty.
• Brutal Honesty: This girl is certainly no people-pleaser and is never afraid to speak her mind.
• Deadpan Snarker: She's a very dry and humourless girl.
• Energetic and Soft-Spoken Duo: The Soft-Spoken to Carlos' Energetic.
• Enraged by Idiocy: Downplayed since she is very level-headed, collected and mature, but nonetheless gets very annoyed when Vincenzo acts completely oblivious to his own crush on Luca.
• Four-Girl Ensemble: The Aloof/Mysterious One.
• Four-Philosophy Ensemble: The Realist.
• Four-Temperament Ensemble: The Melancholic.
• Gentle Touch vs. Firm Hand: When helping Vincenzo to guide through his budding crush on Luca, she acts as the blunt and stern Firm Hand to Rosa's Gentle Touch.
• The Hecate Sisters: The level-headed and responsible Matron to Rosa's Maiden and Giulia's Crone.
• Hyper-Competent Sidekick: She proves to have a much sharper wit and a keener mind compared to the hot-headed and impulsive Vincenzo when helping him understanding his budding romantic feelings towards Luca.
• Light Feminine Dark Feminine: The snarky, cool-headed Dark Feminine to Rosa's sweet-natured, romantic Light Feminine.
• Little Miss Snarker: She has a pretty dry sense of humour for such a young girl.
• Mama Bear: She's quite protective towards Luca and, in Chapter 5, threatens Vincenzo to not help him anymore if he dares hurt him or making him upset.
• Odd Friendship: She's snarky and reserved, while Carlos is cheeky and mischievous.
• Only Sane Woman: She mostly acts as the main voice of reason between the various characters.
• Platonic Life-Partners: She has a very good (albeit rocky) with Carlos and Vincenzo and doesn't harbor romantic feelings towards them.
• Sarcastic Devotee: While pretty blunt and sarcastic, she does help Vincenzo in understanding the romantic feelings that he's slowly developing towards Luca.
• The Stoic: The most cool-headed and least emotional of Luca's classmates.
• Straight Man and Wise Guy: The cool, collected and responsible Straight Woman to Carlos' Wise Guy.
• Sugar-and-Ice Personality: While aloof and slightly abrasive, Bianca is far from being a bad person.
• Red Oni, Blue Oni: The Blue to Carlos' Red.
• Those Two Guys: She's mostly seen with Carlos.
• Town Girls: The Neither to Giulia's Butch and Rosa's Femme.
• Vitriolic Best Buds: With Carlos.
• Wise Beyond Her Years: For such a young girl, Bianca prove to be quite mature and clever.
• Women Are Wiser: She's much more level-headed and thoughtful than the meddling Carlos and the hot-headed Vincenzo.

Carlos

• Ambiguously Gay: He shows no romantic interest towards girls and seems to be quite smitten with Alberto.
• The Gadfly: He's a mischievous and cheeky young boy who likes to meddle in other people's personal affairs.
• Gossipy Hens: He really loves gossip
• Energetic and Soft-Spoken Duo: The Energetic to Bianca's Soft-Spoken.
• The Friend Nobody Likes: Downplayed since he's not heavily disliked, but still seen as annoying and cheeky because of his gossipy and meddling personality.
• Four-Philosophy Ensemble: The Apathetic.
• Four-Temperament Ensemble: The Sanguine.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He's cheeky and a bit of a tattletale, but is also quite friendly and sociable.
• Odd Friendship: He's cheeky and mischievous, while Bianca is snarky and reserved.
• Plucky Comic Relief: His cheeky nature and his comical obsession with gossip give the story a more lighthearted note.
• Platonic Life-Partners: With Bianca.
• Red Oni, Blue Oni: The Red to Bianca's Blue.
• Shipper on Deck: In his own way, he's one for Luca and Alberto.
• Straight Man and Wise Guy: The outgoing, mischievous and meddling Wise Guy to Bianca's Straight Woman.
• Those Two Guys: He's mostly seen with Bianca.
• Vitriolic Best Buds: With Bianca.

Rosa

• Amicable Exes: Had a brief love story with Vincenzo and is still on good terms with him.
• Beauty, Brains, and Brawn: The Beauty (a hopelessly romantic and sweet-naturee Ingenue) to Bianca's Brains and Giulia's Brawn.
• Better as Friends: With Luca and her ex boyfriend, Vincenzo.
• Beware the Nice Ones: She's sweet and innocent, but is not afraid to threaten Sofia and Carlos with physical violence when the former tried to steal Alberto away from Luca and the latter tried to meddle in her past love story with Vincenzo.
• Cloudcuckoolander: Because of her obsession with romance, she can often be quite clueless and with the head always in clouds.
• The Cutie: This girl is an absolute sweetie.
• Four-Girl Ensemble: The Naive One.
• Four-Philosophy Ensemble: The Optimist.
• Four-Temperament Ensemble: The Phlegmatic.
• Gentle Touch vs. Firm Hand: When helping Vincenzo to guide through his budding crush on Luca, she acts as the sweet and encouraging Gentle Touch to Bianca's Firm Hand.
• Girly Bruiser: She's the story's resident quintessential Girly Girl (sweet, giggly, romantic and innocent), but packs quite a punch.
• Girly Girl with a Tomboy Streak: She's sweet, romantic, giggly and innocent, but is also not afraid to push Sofia when she started to annoy Luca with her infatuation towards Alberto and to threaten Carlos to punch his face if he kept acting like a tattletale.
• Graceful Loser: She is not angry about Luca's rejection and is perfectly happy with simply being his friend.
• Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: She has golden blond hair and a sweet and caring personality.
• The Hecate Sisters: The sweet and naive Maiden to Bianca's Matron and Giulia's Crone.
• Hidden Depths: While at first glance she may seem a spacey and naive girl who's to obsessed with romance, in Chapter 5, she gave to Vincenzo some deep pearls of wisdom and encouragement to help him find the courage to confess his feelings to Luca.
• Light Feminine Dark Feminine: The sweet-natured, romantic Light Feminine to Bianca's snarky, cool-headed Dark Feminine.
• Nice Girl: While she can be a bit too obsessed with romance, she's ultimately a caring, sweet and supportive girl.
• Plucky Girl: While gentle, naive and sweet-natured, she's also quite brave and strong-willed.
• Shipper on Deck: Is very supportive towards Vincenzo's crush on Luca and helps him to be more open and braver with his feelings.
• Silk Hiding Steel: She's sweet, feminine, naive and romantic, but also has an iron backbone, a strong will and is never afraid to call people (like Sofia and Carlos) out whenever they misbehave.
• Single Woman Seeks Good Man: Briefly develops a crush on the kind-hearted Luca.
• Smarter Than They Look: When helping Vincenzo to win Luca's heart, the normally naive and spacey Rosa proves to be quite and insightful.
• Thinks Like a Romance Novel: Rosa tends to a have a rose-tinted view about romance, which annoys Giulia quite a bit.
• Tomboy and Girly Girl: The romantic, naive Girly Girl to Giulia's adventurous, fiery Tomboy.
• Town Girls: The Femme to Giulia's Butch and Bianca's Neither.