History Fanfic / ChangelingCourtshipRituals

** Discord finds it quite irritating when he attempts a BalefulPolymorph on a pony only for them to immediately change back, having actually been a changeling.

** Even Twilight investigating Chrysalis back during the Canterlot Wedding was/is seen as advertising her interest and availability by changeling customs. Twilight, for her part, was just trying to find out what was wrong with her old babysitter.

* SincerityMode: An in-universe example. Chrysalis's letter asking Twilight to marry her is ''entirely'' this, but Twilight thinks all of it is mocking sarcasm.

* ARareSentence:
-->'''Twilight''': Chrysalis has probably already sent a letter to your palace, requesting a divorce from me. I never thought I'd say anything even remotely like that.
* AccidentalMarriage: The premise -- what Twilight thought was foiling yet another plan to take over Equestria was actually an invitation to marriage.
* AccidentalProposal: Twilight didn't know it at the time, but seeing through Chrysalis's disguise (and being the only one there to do so) was pretty much the changeling equivalent to asking Chrysalis out.

* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Changelings have an odd idea of what constitutes dating in the eyes of ponies and vice versa. This trope is both the central premise and the driving force of the story. Chrysalis also really doesn't get the concept of friendship outside the hive, and Changeling drones don't use names, as the hive mind means that they ''always'' know who the others are.
** Even Twilight investigating Chrysalis back during the Canterlot Wedding was seen as advertising her interest and availability. Twilight, for her part, was just trying to find out what was wrong with her old babysitter.

* TheChessmaster: In the sequel, Chrysalis preempts the anti-changeling groups she knows will form by making her changelings form said groups themselves. If anypony gets too extreme, she arranges for them to be dealt with (such as getting a couple extremists to try to firebomb a "changeling business" just as some royal guards walk by).

** Rarity had matching wedding dresses prepared for Twilight with every member of royalty on the continent, including Chrysalis and Sombra.

* DatingCatwoman: From Chrysalis's point of view, her and Twilight's rivalry was Chrysalis [[DatingCatwoman Dating Batman]].

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Because Twilight didn't tell her friends why she needed them to come with her, Chrysalis was able to replace her with a changeling that took them on a picnic.

* NoSell: Discord finds it quite irritating when he attempts a BalefulPolymorph on a pony only for them to immediately change back, having actually been a changeling.

* SincerityMode: An in-universe example. Chrysalis's letter asking Twilight to marry her was entirely this, but Twilight thought all of it was mocking sarcasm.

* SideBet: Apparently Shining and Cadence had a bet on who Twilight would marry. Shining bet on Rainbow Dash and Cadence on Celestia.

* BiTheWay: When Pinkie Pie asks what kind of strippers should be at the bachelorette parties, Twilight and Chrysalis agree on both mares and stallions.

* BaitAndSwitch: In the epilogue of the sequel, Shining Armor is talking to the statue of Cadence saying he's sorry for how things turned out but that she had to face the consequences of [[spoiler: attacking Chrysalis and Twilight]] and that he'll miss her. Then Cadence speaks up from nearby and it turns out she has a restraining order against her and thus can't [[spoiler:attend the wedding reception]].
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Rainbow Dash wants to fight changelings again so Chrysalis agrees, but she'll have to fight on their terms. At any given moment, she might be attacked. Maybe by her best friend, or her worst enemy, or a random passerby, or even all of them at once.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Apparently everyone who's ever scared Fluttershy has ended up punched in the face. Pinkie Pie even had a black eye for a week when she threw her a surprise party.

* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Changelings have an odd idea of what constitutes dating. Chrysalis also really doesn't get the concept of friendship outside the hive, and Changeling drones don't use names, as the hive mind means that they ''always'' know who the others are.
** Even Twilight investigating Chrysalis back during the Canterlot Wedding was seen as advertising her interest and availability.

** In the sequel, Pinkie Pie has several banners made for Twilight marrying Chrysalis, breaking up with her, or marrying half a dozen other ponies.

* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: Cadence refuses to believe LoveRedeems and does everything in her power to destroy Chrysalis' relationship with Twilight out of a desire for revenge.
* EpicFail: Twilight's attempts to use someone else to break up her marriage fail miserably. Celestia admits that she was in love with Twilight and was always up for a threesome. Luna cheerfully discusses ways to overthrow Celestia with Chrysalis. Twilight's parents were merely upset she didn't invite them to the wedding.

** Queen Chrysalis agrees to not invade or overthrow Canterlot. Instead she poisons Celestia as then Twilight would inherit Canterlot.
** In the penultimate chapter of the sequel, Twilight sends Chrysalis a letter declaring her intent to "take possession of everything in [Chrysalis'] hive that belongs to her, without exception", including [[spoiler:Chrysalis herself]].

** Chrysalis offers to compensate Rarity for making their wedding dresses by having Prince Blueblood killed and replaced by a far more polite Changeling who was interested in dating her. Despite her assurances to Twilight, Rarity is highly tempted.

* TheMcCoy: Chrysalis.

* NoSell: Discord finds it quite irritating when he attempts a BalefulPolymorph on a pony only for them to immediately change back, having actually been changelings.

** Twilight's only excuse for not realizing Chrysalis's letter was a marriage proposal.
** Chrysalis seeks aid from Cadence in how to date Twilight in the sequel. Cadence's suggestions are intentionally the opposite of helpful. Chrysalis trusts Cadence to the point of Cadence's plan to drive the two apart almost succeeding.

* ProperlyParanoid: After demanding the antidote for the poison Chrysalis used on Celestia, Twilight asks if it's the antidote or simply more poison. Chrysalis then hands her a different vial.
* RevengeBeforeReason: Cadence is too caught up in wanting to destroy Chrysalis' relationship with Twilight to consider what Twilight realized right away: A marriage between the two would mean the changelings would no longer be enemies of Equestria.

* SincerityMode: Chrysalis's letter asking Twilight to marry her was this.

** The sequel reveals there's an actual betting pool going as well. Pinkie at one point asks Twilight to marry Fluttershy, even if only temporarily, because she could really use the win in the pool.

* TakeOurWordForIt: All that's shown of the bachelorette parties is Twilight's and Chrysalis' reactions to a set of photos.

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* [[spoiler:DespairEventHorizon]]: Realizing that Twilight still doesn't love her in the sequel causes Chrysalis to head back to her hive [[spoiler:and consider entering a self-induced coma for the rest of her life]].

* NoSocialSkills: Twilight's only excuse for not realizing Chrysalis's letter was a marriage proposal.

* CasualKink: When he thinks he lost a SideBet against Cadence, Shining Armor just mentions he'll have to be bottom for the next month.

* CrazyPrepared: Rarity had matching wedding dresses prepared for Twilight with every member of royalty on the continent, including Chrysalis and Sombra.

* [[spoiler:DespairEventHorizon]]: Realizing that Twilight still doesn't love her in the sequel causes Chrysalis to head back to her hive and consider entering a self-induced coma for the rest of her life.