History Fanfic / SophisticationAndBetrayal

* {{Adorkable}}:
** The protagonist shows elements of this. Rarity teases him from time to time over his awkwardness, even if she usually finds it quite endearing.
** Morning Blossom similarly shows many traits of this.
** Twilight's reaction to her gift of a telescope in a flashback, particularly where she sheepishly explains away her rapid assembly of it as the result of extensive practice.

* WeddingDay: The story ends with [[spoiler: Rarity and the protagonist finally tying the knot]].

* BiTheWay: Rarity and Cashmere both display this. [[spoiler: Fluttershy also does to a lesser extent]].

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

* FishOutOfWater: The protagonist, by virtue of being trapped in Equestria. After some initial adjusting, he does adapt fairly well.
** And again at his construction job, but he warms to it quickly.

* GenreSavvy: The protagonist is well aware he is dating a heroine who will not stand idly by when someone puts themselves at risk.
-->(When discussing [[ThePlan their plan]] [[WeNeedADistraction for a distraction]])
-->'''Protagonist''': If I say 'no' you're just going to do it anyway, aren't you?
-->'''Rarity''': But of course, darling.

* [[GirlOnGirlIsHot Mare on Mare is Hot]]: The protagonist seems to think so and references this several times. Rarity usually ends up chiding him for it... [[HypocriticalHumour before quietly agreeing]].

''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/12546/Sophistication-and-Betrayal Sophistication and Betrayal]]'' is a [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]] fan fiction story by [[http://www.fimfiction.net/user/Drefsab Drefsab]].

Or at least it was, until a figure from Rarity's past decided to pay her a visit.

* AuthorTract: An unobtrusive example. One the author's reasons in writing the story was to show off Rarity's character strengths, something he views as being overlooked and marginalised within the show's fandom.

** Rarity gets a very similar one later on when she reminds everyone she is not powerless in the face of danger.

* WeNeedADistraction: As part of ThePlan to distract [[spoiler: [[StalkerWithACrush Slate]], and investigate his house]] [[ShowSomeLeg Rarity offers to be the lure herself]]. When the protagonist initially refuses [[AloneWithThePsycho based on the danger this presents]], Rarity immediately calls him out on this, by pointing out [[BadassDamsel she's dealt with]] [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic far worse]] and is capable of looking after herself.

* [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman What Measure is a Non-Pony?]]: Averted. By virtue of being the [[LastOfHisKind only human in Equestria]], the protagonist is granted special protection by Celestia, and is technically noted to be covered by the Exotic Creatures Act.

* AboveTheInfluence: After a night of drinking, [[spoiler: the protagonist resists giving in to the mutual attraction between him and Fluttershy]], knowing that it would only lead to meaningless drunken sex.

* {{Doorstopper}}: At over 315,000 words, it's quite a weighty one.

* SturgeonsLaw: SecondPersonNarration? Check. Protagonist has a sexual relationship with a canon character? Check. Oh, [[WishFulfillment it's one of tho]]— wait, he actually ''has'' a backstory and characterization? They don't fall in love after a day, but actually become friends first? You actually see their relationship develop over the course of months? The characters actually act like real and well-adjusted people? Yeup, SturgeonsLaw is in full effect ladies and gentlemen. Enjoy it while it lasts.

* DisappointedInYou: Rarity's reaction to the protagonist finally admitting [[spoiler: he doesn't love Fluttershy in the same way]]. Somewhat unusually for this trope however, it's Rarity admitting just how much she hates the feeling of being disappointed rather than the recipient.

** The protagonist shows elements of this. Morning Blossom as well.

** In a flashback within chapter 7, after teleporting to Canterlot and [[TeleportationSickness throwing up in some bushes]], Twilight displays touching concern for the protagonist by rushing to his side... to inspect the damage done to the plants.

* {{Doorstopper}}: At over 300,000 words, it's quite a weighty one.

* LoveHurts: Cashmere's [[AllLoveIsUnrequited unrequited love]] for Rarity and her resulting heartbreak plays a large part in her actions.
* AManIsAlwaysEager: The protagonist plays this one fairly straight, to the point where Rarity reacts with disbelief when at one point suggests it would be a bad idea.
-->'''Rarity''': Who are you and what have you done with my man?

* 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.

** To ''Music/PinkFloyd'' numerous times, including chapter 14's title, "Wearing The Inside Out" and chapter 17's title, "High Hopes".
** ''Music/EricClapton'' during chapter 3, when the Protagonist starts singing "Wonderful Tonight" to himself while waiting for Rarity to get dressed.

* TriangRelations: Something of a deconstruction. [[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.

* CulturedWarrior: Played with. Despite Rarity's claims over the protagonist's lack of culture, he is at least well-read enough to recognise Shakespeare [[labelnote]]the line in question is from Theatre/AsYouLikeIt, though originally a quotation from [[Creator/ChristopherMarlowe Christopher Marlow's]] ''Hero and Leander''[[/labelnote]] when it's quoted at him.

* AloneWithThePsycho: [[DefiedTrope Defied]]. As part of Rarity's [[ShowSomeLeg plans to distract]] [[spoiler: Slate]], she points out that she'll be very careful, and plans to stick to public areas for this very reason.

** In a flashback in chapter 7, after teleporting to Canterlot and [[TeleportationSickness throwing up in some bushes]], Twilight displays touching concern for the protagonist by rushing to his side... to inspect the damage done to the plants.

* CulturedWarrior: Played with. Despite Rarity's claims over the protagonist's lack of culture, he is at least well-read enough to recognise Shakespeare [[labelnote:*]]the line in question is from Theatre/AsYouLikeIt, though originally a quotation from [[Creator/ChristopherMarlowe Christopher Marlow's]] ''Hero and Leander''[[/labelnote]] when it's quoted at him.

* {{Doorstopper}}: At over 300,000 words, it's quite a weighty one.

* HugeGuyTinyGirl: The protagonist and Rarity, where due to the species difference, he towers over her by a good foot-and-a-half. [[spoiler: Similarly, between him and Fluttershy; she mentions that he's twice her size at several points]].

* PrecisionFStrike: Rarity almost never swears. When she does, you ''definitely'' know she's angry.

** To ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' when the protagonist responds to her "Simple" with "We kill the Batman?". Rarity naturally doesn't get the reference.

* {{Expy}}: Several famous people from Earth have almost identical counterparts in Equestia, Shakespeare being at least one. Naturally the protagonist lampshades this.

* GoodOldFisticuffs: The fight between the protagonist and [[spoiler: Slate]], when the latter is confronted over his [[StalkerWithACrush stalking]]. Despite the protagonist's martial arts expertise and military training, [[PostVictoryCollapse he still takes a heavy beating]].

* LampshadeHanging: Other characters get in on it from time to time, but pointing out the bizarre nature of Equestia and its residents almost seems to be a second job for the protagonist.

* CulturedWarrior: Played with. Despite Rarity's claims over the protagonist's lack of culture, he is at least well-read enough to recognise Shakespeare [[labelnote:*]]the line in question is from Theatre/AsYouLikeIt, though originally a quotation from [[Creator/ChristopherMarlowe]]'s ''Hero and Leander''[[/labelnote]] when it's quoted at him.

When [[HelloInsertNameHere our human protagonist]] first wound up in Equestria on the verge of death after having barely survived a military experiment [[StuffBlowingUp gone wrong]], it would have been hard for him to predict he'd end up in [[FantasticRomance a relationship with]] [[InterspeciesRomance 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. [[TemptingFate All is well for them]].

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* BaitAndSwitch: In Chapter 2, Rarity and the protagonist run back home for brief tryst, only for the narrative [[DescriptionCut to cut to]] the protagonist... bouncing a ball off the wall. Of course, the way this is described, you'd think it was initially [[InnocentInnuendo referring to something completely different]].

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* TheImmodestOrgasm: Lightly poked fun at in the first Chapter, though there isn't much reason to suggest Rarity normally displays this. The key word being ''[[FantasticArousal normally]]''.

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** The protagonist's disastrous first attempt at building a second staircase for Twilight's astronomy wing is described as the structural integrity "left something to be desired".
** Rarity apparently has something of a talent for this, though it's something of an InformedAttribute.

* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: The protagonist uses a slightly more colourful variant in response to Cashmere's dramatic enterence at her store's opening ceremony, and a response to the general insanity he encounters.

** Twilight also possesses an extremely low tolerance for alcohol.

* DistractedByTheSexy: 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.
-->'''Protagonist''': You're gonna cause half the stallions in here [[ExiledToTheCouch to sleep on the couch tonight]].

* MotorMouth: Pinkie Pie, naturally. Ditzy Doo also has a propensity to go off on long random tangents.

* ATankardOfMooseUrine: Pretty much anything Cashmere drinks, if Rarity and the protagonist are to be believed.
-->'''Cashmere''': Eh, it gets the buzz goin'.

* VillainRespect: [[spoiler: After having dealt with Slate]], Cashmere is impressed enough with how Rarity and the protagonist handled the situation to offer to buy them dinner.

* XanatosSpeedChess: Cashmere displays this. When Rarity turns up to her store's opening ceremony, she's quickly able to leverage the situation and tricks Rarity into going along with a costly discount.

* [[GirlOnGirlIsHot Mare on Mare is Hot]]: The protagonist seems to think so and references this several times. Rarity usually ends up chiding him for it... [[{{Hypocrite}} before quietly agreeing]].

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

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

Or at least it was, until an old friend decided to pay a visit...

Things are good for Rarity. She's a national hero, her business is blooming, her friends are doing fine, and she's found the one thing [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan she's been lacking]]: [[InterspeciesRomance love]]. All is well.

At least, it would be, if it weren't for an [[GreenEyedMonster old friend with a grudge]] who wants to ruin her...

* BigWhat: Cashmere does this twice after Rarity [[[PayEvilUntoEvil tricks her]] into a buy one get one free sale.

* CurseCutShort: Happens several times, usually with the protagonist's internal monologue being cut short.

* EyePoke: An example occurs when the protagonist accidentally pokes his eye on Rarity's horn during an enthusiastic makeout session.

** Averted on some occasions though, such as the time the protagonist almost manages [[EyePoke to take his eye out]] on Rarity's horn, which somewhat [[MomentKiller kills the moment]].

* [[PoliceAreUseless Royal Guards Are Useless]]: Played with. While the Royal Guards take Fluttershy's warning completely seriously, arrive as quickly as possible, and ensure that everyone is reasonably okay at the end, they're also completely incapable of apprehending [[spoiler: Slate]] until Rarity [[ChekhovsSkill saves the day]], despite outnumbering him two-to-one.

* RescueRomance: Between Rarity and the protagonist, when Rarity saves his life after he ends up in Equestria on the verge of death. It's [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] several times.

--->'''Rarity''': Yes, perhaps she'll ignore the only human in the entire world walking towards her.

* BigWhat: Cashmere does this twice after Rarity [[TheDogBitesBack tricks]] [[PayEvilUntoEvil her]] into a buy one get one free sale.

* TheDogBitesBack: After tricking Rarity into opening on her day off and offering a heavy discount - to the point of selling at a huge loss - [[PayEvilUntoEvil Rarity retaliates in kind]] by forcing Cashmere to do the same, with the aid of Pinkie Pie's singing and by [[HoistByHisOwnPetard using her own words against her]].

-->'''Cashmere''': Eh, it gets the buzz goin'

* AllMenArePerverts: Pipe Wrench and the protagonist display this, something both Rarity and Dazzle Drop mock them for throughout. Pipe even [[WolfWhistle whistles]] at an attractive barmaid with his wife sitting right by him, much to her bemusement.

* BaitAndSwitch: In Chapter 2, Rarity and the protagonist run back home for brief tryst, only for the narrative [[GilliganCut to cut to]] the protagonist... bouncing a ball off the wall. Of course, the way this is described, you'd think it was initially [[InnocentInnuendo referring to something completely different]].

** Similarly, threatening Fluttershy's friends is a good way to very quickly get on her bad side.

** Twilight does a pretty good one of Luna's ROYAL CANTERLOT VOICE in a flashback.

* DeadpanSnarker: The protagonist has a habit of snarkily lampshading some of the absurdities of Equestrian life. Rarity also turns on the snark on quite a few occasions.

* DemotedToExtra: Most of the main cast appear intermittently, save for Rarity and Fluttershy.

* DistractedByTheSexy: Cashmere often uses her natural beauty for marketing purposes. Rarity [[NotSoDifferent occasionally does it as well]].

* FantasticRomance: The relationship between the protagonist and Rarity. The sheer absurdity of the situation is lampshaded by him at least once.
* AFatherToHisMen: Pipe Wrench. He [[ParentalSubstitute especially demonstrates this]] towards the protagonist.

* IntimateHealing: After being smacked in the head with an iron rebar after a [[MurderTheHypotenuse construction accident]], the protagonist gets some intimate healing courtesy of Rarity. It doesn't do much for the head wound, but it does work pretty well as a way of curing his headache.

* ParentalSubstitute: Pipe Wrench takes on the role as a father figure to the protagonist. His wife Dazzle Drop similarly becomes something of a mother figure.

* {{Shoutout}}: