Black and Gold/Characters: Difference between revisions

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.

 

* [[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.

* [[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]].

* [[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]].

* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: Weirdly played with and possibly inverted- everyone first assumes that she's unstoppable because she's a Guardian Angel, but by being so lazy/deadpan, she immediately lowers all expectations. This is then played straight once she proves how capable she really is.

* [[True Companions]]: Everyone, even those in romantic relationships act more like friends than lovers.

* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: Everyone, ''especially'' between those in romantic relationships.

* [[You Are Not Alone]]: They try really hard to do this, but sometimes members (notably Mary and L.J.) try to shelter their friends by not showing them their problems. They'll be there for each other, but don't want their own problems to be brought into focus. {{spoiler|Eventually they get it right.}}

 

* [[Idiot Hero]]: He's clumsy in that he doesn't like to take care of details, and he thinks in very simple terms.

* [[Meaningful Name]]

* [[Physical God]]

* [[Platonic Life Partners]]: With L.J. and Mary.

* [[Beta Couple]]: With Mary.

* [[Battle Couple]]: With Mary.

* [[Dishing Out Dirt]]

* [[Gentleman Snarker]]