History Fanfic / SophisticationAndBetrayal

** Film/{{Airplane}} gets in with the usual Shirley reference. As above, naturally Rarity doesn't get it.

* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Fluttershy. Rarity as well, prior to her getting involved with the protagonist.
* SlasherSmile: [[spoiler: Slate]] gets a terrifying one in Chapter 16.

* HelloInsertNameHere: The protagonist. As a result, the dialogue goes somewhat out the way to make sure he's never mentioned by name. Rarity's tendency to call others [[CatchPhrase "darling"]] helps make this less obvious however. This article unfortunately does not have the same luxury.

* [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Hoist By Her Own Petard]]: At her store's opening ceremony, Cashmere makes use her supposed friendship and solidarity with Rarity to force Rarity into giving away a heavy discount, with no way to refuse while still saving face. Rarity turns this around later on by using Cashmere's same words [[PayEvilUntoEvil to force her]] into going along with another sale.

* ADateWithRosiePalms:
** Occasionally referenced by several characters. Cashmere tends to be particularly overt about it.
** Alluded to when the protagonist [[spoiler: investigates Slate's StalkerShrine, noting the tissues that have [[{{Squick}} "obviously been used"]]]].

* UnusualEuphemism: [[ADateWithRosiePalms Clopping off]].

When [[HelloInsertNameHere our human protagonist]] first wound up in Equestria on the verge of death after having barely survived a military experiment gone wrong, it would have been hard for him to predict he'd end up in [[FantasticRomance a relat]][[InterspeciesRomance ionship]] with the resident fashionista unicorn.

Yet even though [[YouCantGoHomeAgain he's stuck]] [[TrappedInAnotherWorld in a fantasy world]] run by princesses who manipulate celestial bodies with their minds, and despite being the only member of his species, our protagonist has adapted well to Equestrian life. He's in a loving relationship with Rarity, her business is going great, and their friends are doing fine. All is well for them.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: It takes a while and getting there isn't always easy, [[spoiler: but the story ends with Rarity and the protagonist [[TheyDo tying the knot]]]].

* TheyDo: [[spoiler: The protagonist and Rarity [[EarnYourHappyEnding finally get married]] in the finale, and get their HappilyEverAfter]].

* BrickJoke: After waking up in hospital and hearing the unusual 'codenames', the protagonist snidely comments upon hearing Twilight's name that she should have included [[Literature/{{Twilight}} "Sparkling"]] in there. A little later in the scene he discovers Twilight's actual full name.

* [[invoked]]DiscreditedMeme: In-universe, mentioning sparkling whenever ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' is brought up has apparently become this, after it "stopped being funny two years ago".

** [[invoked]]Averted with ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'', with the protagonist commenting that making fun of the sparkling [[DiscreditedMeme "stopped being funny two years ago"]].

From here on in, we follow our couple as they attempt to build their life together. That is, when they're not having to deal with [[TriangRelations increasingly complicated relationships]], [[GreenEyedMonster bitter childhood friends]], [[StalkerWithACrush crazy stalkers]], and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Pinkie Pie's singing]]...

** [[spoiler: After [[TriangRelations being involved]] with Rarity and the protagonist for some time, Fluttershy eventually admits to having fallen in love with him, which causes him a great deal of stress as he cannot return her feelings in the same way]].

* ALadyOnEachArm: The protagonist, naturally, suggests this as one of the benefits of [[spoiler: such an [[TriangRelations unusual relationship]]]].

* TriangRelations: Deconstructed. [[spoiler: Rarity suggests including Fluttershy in their relationship, ostensibly to help coax the shy pegasus out of her shell and allow her to find love of her own, but it's strongly implied that Rarity is using the opportunity to act on her long-nurtured and somewhat one-sided crush on her friend]]. The protagonist spends significant time on trying to figure out where exactly this is going in the long term, as well as worrying about what impact it will have on his existing relationship.
** [[spoiler: Later on, this ends up causing him [[LoveHurts a significant amount of angst]] when Fluttershy confesses her love for him which he does not return, and that he admits to Rarity that he only wants to be in a monogamous relationship with her]].

-->"IT ALWAYS WORKED IN THE FUCKIN' MOVIES!"* ThoseTwoGuys: Octavia and Vinyl Scratch.

* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: Let's just say that Rarity and the protagonist enjoy a very healthy sex life.
** Averted on some occasions though, such as the time the protagonist almost manages [[EyeScream to take his eye out]] on Rarity's horn, which somewhat [[MomentKiller kills the moment]].
--->'''Protagonist''': You know, you never see ''that'' in the movies!

-->'''Pipe Wrench''': Oh gimme a break already, [[TastesLikeDiabetes you're gonna put me in a sugar coma]]!"

* [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan Single Mare Seeks Good Stallion]]: Fluttershy. Rarity as well, prior to her getting involved with the protagonist.

* [[invoked]]TastesLikeDiabetes:
** The protagonist comments on Pinkie Pie's perpetual happiness, reflecting that if he were constantly subject to it he'd either be the happiest man in the world, or he'd [[CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon kill himself with a frosting spatula]].
** Pretty much anything involving Fluttershy according to the protagonist, who even goes as far as to call her "weaponized cuteness".

** A minor one, where the protagonist and Rarity mock some of the more... [[Administrivia.RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment unusual fetishes]] displayed in various fics out there.

** Cashmere often uses her natural beauty for marketing purposes. Rarity [[NotSoDifferent occasionally does it as well]], usually inducing many of the standard comedy reactions in observers.

* NotSoDifferent:
** Cashmere accuses Rarity of this when the latter strikes back with some schemes of her own. Rarity protests this assertion, though it's shown over the course of the story that she's not as different as she'd like to believe.
** The protagonist when he inadvertently ends up making the same mistake Rarity made [[spoiler: with Cashmere all those years ago, and winds up leading Fluttershy on rather than confessing his true feelings to her]].

* RealityEnsues: The protagonist - who is ''not'' a [[Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger heavily-built man in an action movie]] - tries [[OpenSaysMe kicking a door down]]. [[EpicFail It fails badly]], and he injures his leg in the process.
-->"IT ALWAYS WORKED IN THE FUCKIN' MOVIES!"

* ThoseTwoGuys: Octavia and Vinyl Scratch.

* {{Mondegreen}}: Rainbow Dash, when she refers to Cashmere's 'Elegant Expectations' shop firstly as "Elephant Excretions", and then "Exploding Eclairs" shortly afterwards.