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The main character and narrator of the story. L.J. is rather blunt, cynical, and sometimes tactless. Her most prominent trait is one of her bigger flaws- she covers up her insecurity with sarcasm, and is almost a compulsive snarker. L.J.'s not quick to trust, but when she does, she'll stick by her friends no matter what. Unfortunately, she's had a bit of a rough past, and is eventually revealed as a fairly unstable girl with a '''load''' of psychological ticks (the most minor being an inferiority complex) and a pretty dark secret.
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* [[Action Girl]]
* [[All Up to You]]: After her mother left, control of the Institute largely fell to her. And while she's not ''bad'' at it, the power was thrust on her so suddenly that she had to give most of it to the school staff.
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{{quote|"Dark gods help you if you're about to ask me to stand up again."}}
* [[Butt Monkey]]: A lot of unfortunate but comical things happen to her in early chapters. This continues even as the story grows darker, although the humor is still a bit more bitter.
* [[Chaotic Neutral]]: While she is technically required as an angel to be neutral, her personality also implies that she's not nearly as idealistic as Kid, and in fact she embraces the idea of not restricting herself to any one side. This makes her unpredictable, as she's both willing and able to screw people over to do what she thinks should be done. [[Our Angels Are Different|Must run in the family]].
* [[Character Development]]: A shocking amount from [[Wham! Episode|Chapter 12]] onwards.
* [[Consummate Liar]]: Her aptitude for manipulation and dishonesty are one of the main attributes that set her apart from her counterpart, bringing her a bit short of being a [[Manipulative Bitch]].
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* [[Nonuniform Uniform]]: Played with. L.J. does wear a perfect school uniform, but the problem is...its the uniform from her old school. It makes sense that she doesn't want to transfer school loyalties, given she practically runs the Institute in her mother's absence.
* [[Not So Different]]: L.J. and her [[Spartan Sibling]] both dealt with issues of inadequacy and pressure, blaming their mother and each other for it (the former due to the latter's [[Mind Rape]], and the latter due to the former being chosen as Life's descendant). This causes Rachel to start devouring human souls and becoming a Kishin Egg in a desperate attempt to get stronger, while L.J. alienates herself from friends through sarcasm and takes part in self-destructive practices. L.J. eventually {{spoiler|realizes how similar she and her sister are, forgiving Rachel and deciding to stop hating herself to prevent becoming a monster.}}
* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: Many readers initially assume L.J. is a [[Mary Sue]], or at least quite powerful from the beginning. But then audience is convinced that L.J. is just a [[Butt Monkey]] with a [[Healing Factor]] after she has half a fight scene (where Kira intervenes), and a one-sided [[Curb Stomp Battle]].
** Its implied on various levels that L.J. just didn't feel the need to defend herself- thanks to a combination of possessing a healing factor, and having her self esteem really be that bad. But a bit later on, she's revealed to have been genuinely [[Badass]] all along.
* [[Only Sane Man]]: She comes off as this, mainly when dealing with Kira, Damian, or OCD!Kid, but it gets '''completely''' deconstructed to hell and back as L.J.'s issues come to light.
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* [[Lovable Traitor]]
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Both he and Damian's last names are [[Black and Grey Morality|a pretty big hint.]]
* [[Sarcastic Devotee]]: Became this after having to deal with Damian and L.J.'s combined antics for so long. But snarking and initial intentions aside, John and Damian do have a very strong connection with L.J.
* [[Those Two Guys]]/ [[Those Two Bad Guys]]: He and Damian.
* [[Wild Card]]
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* [[Friend Versus Lover]]: Averted. L.J. eventually states that even if she falls in love someday, her friends come first. Why? [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|Because no one could possibly love [her] as much as they do.]]
* [[Friendless Background]]: All they seemed to have was each other for most of their childhood.
* [[Go Among Mad People]]: They think Nevada is this, but they themselves are probably much more eccentric.
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: All the males and females with their own gender.
* [[Humanoid Abomination]]
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<small>''"What you yanks did to the English language, I'm about to do to your face!"'''</small>
L.J's childhood friend and the [[Blow You Away|Son of the Wind Spirit/God.]] He's a bit of a flirt and an [[Idiot Hero]], but he's also very protective of his friends.
* [[Anthropomorphic Personification]]
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* [[Love Hurts]]: Mike is the personification of [[Eros]], but has had so many relationships fail on him that he's really feeling this trope.
* [[Love Freak]]: Averted. They are the sons of Love, but their most primary traits are stealing stuff and being annoying. They also like to ruin L.J.'s chances at getting a date, ironically.
** They do actually love the ''idea'' of love, but are a bit jaded when it comes to their (or L.J's) experiencing it for themselves.
* [[Love Is in the Air]]: Whenever the sons of Love are around, they give off an aura that attracts all girls (minus those already in love) to them while simultaneously making boys (minus those who don't care about love) to get jealous and hate them. Kira is unaffected because her "voices" protect her {{spoiler|although the true reason is that she's got experience in the manipulation of emotions)}}, and L.J. isn't affected because they're her family. Black Star wasn't affected either because he was so determined to beat Damian at soccor that he didn't care what was going on at the sidelines.
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: All three of them, even Joey.
* [[Mayfly-December Romance]]: Mike fell victim to this, and supposedly had to bury his lover (and possibly more than one over the years). So he leads the trio, but is a bit more thoughtful than the others.
* [[Memetic Badass]]: We haven't seen them fight yet, but they'd probably kick ass.
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* [[Room Full of Crazy]]: And a big one, too. It keeps track of all the different lives they've made connect or cross paths, all leading up to their mysterious ultimate goal. Supposedly, this "outline" of their plans continues far into future years.
* [[Single-Minded Twins|Single Minded Triplets]]: {{spoiler|They all share a soul. Er, well to be technical, they all combined the fragments that are their souls in to one, and they pass it around between the three of them so that one can be a decoy and the other two can go under the radar of those with soul perception.}}
* [[Sour Supporter]]: Peter is a bit more cynical than the other brothers.
* [[Trickster Mentor]]: L.J. and her cousins have been through a lot together, but there's no denying that if the sons of Love are around, check your pockets. Your wallet is probably gone. See [[Aloof Big Brother]] and [[Gambit Roulette]].
* [[Villainous Rescue]]: Not necessarily villains, but they apparently aren't as affectionate to Rachel as they are to L.J.
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