History Fanfic / ALongNightAtTheHippodrome

-->It was the wife he'd never have, the foal he'd never have, and he loved the Hippodrome with a passion that was true and sincere. And the Hippodrome, he very much believed, loved him back.
-->He could have walked in through the side door, but he wanted to make a grand entrance. This lovely lady deserved to be treated properly..

* CargoShip: Trixie's main rival for Piercing's affections appears to be the ''Hippodrome Theatre'', based on these two paragraphs.

* ChivalrousPervert: Piercing Gaze is definitely lecherous, but he is only interested in mares who are "willing and experienced enough to know what they want."

* [[MyGirlIsNotASlut My Mare Is Not A Slut]]: Piercing's opinion of Trixie, who was a virgin before he seduced her: he assumes that she hated him for taking her virginity before making any declaration of love. Mildly [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]: one learns from Fanfic/AnExtendedPerformance that [[spoiler:''reason'' Trixie ran away afterward is that she's either almost [[{{Asexuality}} asexual]] or is [[ParalyzingFearOfSexuality ''afraid'' of her own sexuality]]. This is linked to her [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex inflated self-image]], and what she wound up ''really'' being upset about anyway was losing ''Piercing's friendship'' rather than her own virginity]]. The statement is however literally true, in that promiscuity is definitely ''not'' on the long list of Trixie's character flaws.

* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Numerous ones in-story, many horse-themed puns as is common for MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic.
** The Yehvist Onagers, to the Jews.
** The Onagers, to Semites in general.
** Germaney, to Germany.
** Lippans, to Austria.
** Baltimare, to Baltimore. There ''really is'' a theatre called "The Hippodrome" in Baltimore, and it was built by two impresarios, Pierce and Scheck, corresponding to Piercing Gaze and Russe Tinter in-story.

* UsefulNotes/Baltimore: The city in which this story is set is a [[FantasyCounterpartCulture Fantasy Counterpart City]] to Baltimore, MD. There ''really is'' a theatre called "The Hippodrome" in Baltimore, and one of the businessmen who built it was named Pierce.

* [[UsefulNotes/Baltimore Baltimare]]: The city in which this story is set is a [[FantasyCounterpartCulture Fantasy Counterpart City]] to Baltimore, MD. There ''really is'' a theatre called "The Hippodrome" in Baltimore, and one of the businessmen who built it was named Pierce.

* [[((Baltimore}} Baltimare]]: The city in which this story is set is a [[FantasyCounterpartCulture Fantasy Counterpart City]] to Baltimore, MD. There ''really is'' a theatre called "The Hippodrome" in Baltimore, and one of the businessmen who built it was named Pierce.

* ((Baltimore}} Baltimare]]: The city in which this story is set is a [[FantasyCounterpartCulture Fantasy Counterpart City]] to Baltimore, MD. There ''really is'' a theatre called "The Hippodrome" in Baltimore, and one of the businessmen who built it was named Pierce.

* [[UsefulNotes/Baltimore Baltimare]]: The city in which this story is set is a [[FantasyCounterpartCulture Fantasy Counterpart City]] to Baltimore, MD. There ''really is'' a theatre called "The Hippodrome" in Baltimore, and one of the businessmen who built it was named Pierce.

* StupidSexyFriend: The reason why Piercing, breaking his own rules, wound up seducing Trixie.

* TrueLoveIsExceptional: Piercing likes mares who are "willing and experienced enough to know what they want." Trixie was moderately willing (she was drunk at the time) and completely virginal. And now he's carrying a torch for her. Go figure.

* RealityEnsues: Piercing doesn't look it, but he is a mule, both in the sense of ancestry and ''infertility''.

* [[MyGirlIsNotASlut My Mare Is Not A Slut]]: Piercing's opinion of Trixie, who was a virgin before he seduced her: he assumes that she hated him for taking her virginity before making any declaration of love. Mildly [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]: one learns from Fanfic/AnExtendedPerformance that [[spoiler:''reason'' Trixie ran away afterward is that she's either almost [[{{Asexuality}} asexual]] or fears sex in general. This is linked to her [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex inflated self-image]], and what she wound up ''really'' being upset about anyway was losing ''Piercing's friendship'' rather than her own virginity]]. The statement is however literally true, in that promiscuity is definitely ''not'' on the long list of Trixie's character flaws.

* [[MyGirlIsNotASlut My Mare Is Not A Slut]]: Piercing's opinion of Trixie, who was a virgin before he seduced her: he assumes that she hated him for taking her virginity before making any declaration of love. Mildly [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]: one learns from Fanfic/AnExtendedPerformance that [[spoiler:''reason'' Trixie ran away afterward is that she's either almost [[{{Asexuality}} asexual]] or fears sex in general. This is linked to her [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex inflated self-image]], and what she wound up ''really'' being upset about anyway was losing ''Piercing's friendship'' rather than her own virginity]]. The statement is however literally true, in that promiscuity is definitely ''not'' on the long list of Trixie's character flaws.

* [[MyGirlIsNotASlut My Mare Is Not A Slut: Piercing's opinion of Trixie, who was a virgin before he seduced her: he assumes that she hated him for taking her virginity before making any declaration of love. Mildly [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]: one learns from Fanfic/AnExtendedPerformance that [[spoiler:''reason'' Trixie ran away afterward is that she's either almost [[{{Asexuality}} asexual]] or fears sex in general. This is linked to her [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex inflated self-image]], and what she wound up ''really'' being upset about anyway was losing ''Piercing's friendship'' rather than her own virginity]]. The statement is however literally true, in that promiscuity is definitely ''not'' on the long list of Trixie's character flaws.

* MyMareIsNotASlut: Piercing's opinion of Trixie, who was a virgin before he seduced her: he assumes that she hated him for taking her virginity before making any declaration of love. Mildly [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]: one learns from Fanfic/AnExtendedPerformance that [[spoiler:''reason'' Trixie ran away afterward is that she's either almost [[{{Asexuality}} asexual]] or fears sex in general. This is linked to her [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex inflated self-image]], and what she wound up ''really'' being upset about anyway was losing ''Piercing's friendship'' rather than her own virginity]]. The statement is however literally true, in that promiscuity is definitely ''not'' on the long list of Trixie's character flaws.

* MyGirlIsNotASlut: Piercing's opinion of Trixie, who was a virgin before he seduced her: he assumes that she hated him for taking her virginity before making any declaration of love. Mildly [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]: one learns from Fanfic/AnExtendedPerformance that [[spoiler:''reason'' Trixie ran away afterward is that she's either almost [[{{Asexuality}} asexual]] or fears sex in general. This is linked to her [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex inflated self-image]], and what she wound up ''really'' being upset about anyway was losing ''Piercing's friendship'' rather than her own virginity]]. The statement is however literally true, in that promiscuity is definitely ''not'' on the long list of Trixie's character flaws.

* TheRashomon: We finally get to see what Piercing thinks of Trixie and his accidental seduction of her. Interestingly, [[spoiler:Piercing entirely blames himself; his opinion of Trixie is almost as high as Trixie's own of herself]].

* TheRashoman: We finally get to see what Piercing thinks of Trixie and his accidental seduction of her. Interestingly, [[spoiler:Piercing entirely blames himself; his opinion of Trixie is almost as high as Trixie's own of herself]].

* RashomanStyle: We finally get to see what Piercing thinks of Trixie and his accidental seduction of her. Interestingly, [[spoiler:Piercing entirely blames himself; his opinion of Trixie is almost as high as Trixie's own of herself]].

* [[MorningRoutine Afternoon Routine]]: Piercing wakes up in the afternoon, not the morning, because he does most of his work evenings and nights. The story starts when he wakes up the afternoon before the Summer Sun Celebration.
* CantActPervertedTowardALoveInterest: The reason Piercing blames himself for Trixie's leaving him. The seduction worked, but Trixie felt terrible afterwards.
* ChivalrousPervert: Piercing Gaze is definitely lecherous, but he is only interested in mares who are "willing and experienced enough to know what they want."
* [[HalfHumanHybrid Half-Pony Hybrid]]: A non-monstrous example: Piercing is half-Onager, though he looks mostly Unicorn.
* LadykillerInLove: Piercing Gaze is popular, promiscuous -- and obviously obsessed with Trixie.
* MyGirlIsNotASlut: Piercing's opinion of Trixie, who was a virgin before he seduced her: he assumes that she hated him for taking her virginity before making any declaration of love. Mildly [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]: one learns from Fanfic/AnExtendedPerformance that [[spoiler:''reason'' Trixie ran away afterward is that she's either almost [[{{Asexuality}} asexual]] or has a ParalyzingFearOfSex linked to her [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex inflated self-image, and what she wound up ''really'' being upset about anyway was losing ''Piercing's friendship'' rather than her own virginity]]]].
* TheOneThatGotAway: Trixie, to Piercing. [[spoiler:The feeling is mutual]].
* RashomanStyle: We finally get to see what Piercing thinks of Trixie and his accidental seduction of her. Interestingly, [[spoiler:Piercing entirely blames himself; his opinion of Trixie is almost as high as Trixie's own of herself]].
* RealityEnsues: Piercing doesn't look it, but he is a mule, both in the sense of ancestry and ''infertility''.

* [[MorningRoutine Afternoon Routine]]: Piercing wakes up in the afternoon, not the morning, because he does most of his work evenings and nights. The story starts when he wakes up the afternoon before the Summer Sun Celebration.
* CantActPervertedTowardALoveInterest: The reason Piercing blames himself for Trixie's leaving him. The seduction worked, but Trixie felt terrible afterwards.
* ChivalrousPervert: Piercing Gaze is definitely lecherous, but he is only interested in mares who are "willing and experienced enough to know what they want."
* [[HalfHumanHybrid Half-Pony Hybrid]]: A non-monstrous example: Piercing is half-Onager, though he looks mostly Unicorn.
* LadykillerInLove: Piercing Gaze is popular, promiscuous -- and obviously obsessed with Trixie.
* MyGirlIsNotASlut: Piercing's opinion of Trixie, who was a virgin before he seduced her: he assumes that she hated him for taking her virginity before making any declaration of love. Mildly [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]: one learns from Fanfic/AnExtendedPerformance that [[spoiler:''reason'' Trixie ran away afterward is that she's either almost [[{{Asexuality}} asexual]] or has a ParalyzingFearOfSex linked to her [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex inflated self-image, and what she wound up ''really'' being upset about anyway was losing ''Piercing's friendship'' rather than her own virginity]]]].
* TheOneThatGotAway: Trixie, to Piercing. [[spoiler:The feeling is mutual]].
* RashomanStyle: We finally get to see what Piercing thinks of Trixie and his accidental seduction of her. Interestingly, [[spoiler:Piercing entirely blames himself; his opinion of Trixie is almost as high as Trixie's own of herself]].
* RealityEnsues: Piercing doesn't look it, but he is a mule, both in the sense of ancestry and ''infertility''.

!!This story contains examples of the following tropes.

A MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic novella about Piercing Gaze, a friend of Trixie's mentioned in Fanfic/AnExtendedPerformance, and taking place at the same time as that earlier tale. Piercing Gaze is the owner of the Baltimare Hippodrome, and expects to make a lot of money during the Summer Sun Celebration, the biggest party of the whole year. But when the Sun refuses to rise at dawn, Piercing Gaze may be the one pony who can keep the peace in the tension-torn port town.

Begun in 2014, by [[http://www.fimfiction.net/user/Jordan179]].