Chapter 24: Meeting the Family
Tropes That Appear In This Chapter:
- Absurd Phobia: The tough and daring Valentina is evidently afraid of rats...until Bruno helps her get over it. In her defense, the rats in her old home were as vicious as the people who lived there, to the point that even Bruno's pet rats scare her a bit.
- A Day in the Limelight: This chapter is all about Valentina and how she interacts with the Madrigals.
- Dating What Daddy Hates: Alma doesn't approve of Valetina because she thinks Bruno needs a Proper Lady.
- Hidden Depths: Despite acting like a fearless Action Girl who can't be fazed by anything, Valentina is about as anxious as Bruno, especially about social situations.
- Loved by All: While Alma is still on the fence about Valentina and Bruno, the rest of the family loves Bruno's girlfriend and her stories about her crazy adventures.
- Out of Focus: The chapter doesn't show or mention Hiccup and Toothless, focusing instead on Bruno and Valentina.
- Significant Wardrobe Shift: To make a good impression, Valentina buys a green dress for the lunch at Casita.
- Single Woman Seeks Good Man: Having been raised in a town populated by meat-headed chauvinists, Valentina likes Bruno because he's a quiet, soft-hearted dreamer that actually listens to her.
- Somebody Doesn't Love Raymond: While Valentina's eccentric history endears her to Bruno's nieces and nephews and his sisters are just happy that he has a girlfriend, Alma disapproves because she thinks she is too "rough" for her son. While explaining her reasons why she's with Bruno endears her a little, Alma only "tolerates" her.Valentina: Aw, that's real nice of you... mom!
Alma: Don't push it...
