Tough Love
is an original fictional story written by gelefant.
It deals with Jermaine's monster friends the Luv Monsters setting him up on a Halloween night date.
Tropes:
- Bear Hug: Victoria enjoys giving these to her friends, and it's actually the reason why her creator Mary abandoned her.
- Bespectacled Cutie: Cordelia wears purple oval glasses, is a Nice Girl, and is described as quite beautiful.
- Blood Knight: Lucine loves to fight.
- Cuddle Bug: Cordelia, Jermaine, Victoria, and Winona all like hugs. Victoria loving hugs so much is actually why her creator Mary abandoned her.
- Cute Monster Girl: All of the Luv Monsters qualify.
- Deadpan Snarker:
- Winona is described as having a talent for this.
- Lucine is described as a regular snarker.
- Ambrosia snarks at everything and makes a snide remark towards Lucine.
- Does Not Like Men:
- Being cheated on by her boyfriend made Winona begin believing all men are dishonest and selfish. Jermaine seems to be an exception to this.
- Similarly, Ambrosia had a long spell of bad luck with men that made her grow cynical towards and disillusioned with them. Again, Jermaine is an exception to this.
- Dork in a Sweater: Cordelia is a Bespectacled Cutie who wears a magenta sweater, is In Love with Love, Thinks Like a Romance Novel, and loves Disney films.
- Frankenstein's Monster: Victoria is a rare female version.
- Glasses Are Sexy: In-Universe, the Luv Monsters think Jermaine has this viewpoint.
- Goth: Between her black-and-gray clothes and cynical attitude, Ambrosia fits this to a T.
- Goth Girls Know Magic: Ambrosia is a vampiric Goth with all the supernatural powers that come with it.
- Goths Have It Hard: Ambrosia is a Goth vampiress who's cynical towards and disillusioned with men because of a long string of bad luck with them.
- Hair-Trigger Temper: Lucine is described as having a short temper.
- Halloween Special: The story begins and ends on Halloween night.
- In Love with Love: Cordelia is described as being in love with the concept of love and Thinks Like a Romance Novel.
- The Matchmaker: The Luv Monsters are a renowned dating agency that provide matchmaking services to both monsters and humans. In the story, they set Jermaine up with a young woman named Cordelia as a surprise for him.
- Monster Mash: The Luv Monsters are made up of a werewolf (Lucine), a Mummy (Sanura), a Frankenstein's Monster (Victoria), a vampire (Ambrosia), and a ghost (Winona).
- Mummy: Sanura is a mummy who's over 3,000 years old.
- Nice Girl: Cordelia. She's a Cuddle Bug and The Pollyanna who cares about and believes in the good in everybody.
- Older Than They Look: Sanura is over 3,000 years old but looks like she could be anywhere from a teenager to a young woman in her late twenties.
- Our Ghosts Are Different: Winona became a ghost after getting hit and killed by a speeding truck.
- Our Vampires Are Different: Ambrosia is a vampire, but it's not clear if she was born or turned into one.
- Our Werewolves Are Different: Lucine is a werewolf through her father's bloodline.
- The Pollyanna: Cordelia is described as an eternal optimist.
- Red Eyes, Take Warning: Subverted. Winona's eyes are blood red, but she's an extroverted (if a bit snarky) young ghost girl.
- Scary Stitches: Subverted. While Victoria's body is covered in stitches, she's a Cuddle Bug who cares deeply for and easily makes friends with others.
- Seductive Mummy: As mentioned above, Sanura is an attractive female mummy.
- Shout-Out:
- A few to Frankenstein.
- Frankenstein's Monster Victoria's name is a clear reference to Victor Frankenstein.
- Her creator being named Mary is a clear reference to Mary Shelley.
- Victoria being a Frankenstein's Monster with a single white streak in her otherwise black hair makes her similar to the eponymous character of Bride of Frankenstein.
- Winona being an Indian Deadpan Snarker ghost girl with a strong sense of humor and who has a habit of doing or saying things without first thinking them through makes her very similar to Sally Malik from Being Human (US).
- Lucine being a Blood Knight werewolf who wears a red shirt makes her similar to Midnight Form Lycanroc.
- As mentioned above, Cordelia enjoys watching Disney movies.
- A few to Frankenstein.
- Statuesque Stunner: Victoria is over seven feet tall and described as quite beautiful.
- Super-Strength: Every Luv Monster except Winona has some degree of super strength.
- Thinks Like a Romance Novel: Cordelia is described as such.
- Undeathly Pallor: Winona is a ghost with pale blue skin.
