Red Sun

Red Sun is an in-progress Pokémon Diamond and Pearl fanfic written by alicekinsno1. It follows the life and times of Cyrus, the villain of the game, and tells how he got to be a villain, as well as looking at the game plot from his point of view.

Red Sun contains examples of:

 * Abusive Parents
 * Beneath the Mask: Cyrus's father tries to appear as a good and loving father and upstanding citizen, despite abusing Cyrus.
 * Blue Eyes: Cyrus
 * Break the Cutie: Well duh!
 * Cheerful Child: Cyrus starts off this way, but needless to say, it doesn't last long.
 * Child By Rape: Cyrus... maybe
 * Disappeared Dad: Volkner
 * Freudian Excuse
 * Gadgeteer Genius: Cyrus, even showing signs of it as early as elementary school.
 * Hot Scientist: Both of Cyrus's parents had been this at some point.
 * How We Got Here: The point of the story, really.
 * Kids Are Cruel
 * Loners Are Freaks: Cyrus spent most of his childhood being teased by other children and reprimanded by his parents because he had no friends.
 * Screaming Birth: When Cyrus's mother gives birth to him, this happens. Justified since she's strapped to a hospital bed, flat on her back and terrified, and doesn't want to have him in the first place.
 * Stepford Smiler: Cyrus's mother, definitely.
 * Theme Naming: Both of Cyrus's parents have names based on the word "sky", or at least a rough equivalent: his father, Sora, is named after the Japanese word for sky, while his mother's name is meant to suggest "celestial."
 * Used to Be A Sweet Kid: Cyrus