39,327
edits
m (trope=>work) |
m (Mass update links) |
||
Line 1:
{{work}}
''The Blue Castle'', by [[
{{tropelist}}
Line 13:
* [[Audio Erotica]]: Barney's voice "might become caressing or wooing with little provocation".
* [[Badass Grandpa]]: Roaring Abel. At one point he throws one of Valancy's pompous relatives into an asparagus bed for insulting him.
* [[Based
* [[Beautiful All Along]]: Valancy, like many Montgomery heroines, is unconventional-looking, and only attractive in certain moments to certain people.
* [[Black Sheep]]: To the Stirlings, Valancy would certainly qualify, but Valancy is really more of a [[White Sheep]] to everyone else.
Line 49:
* [[Incredibly Lame Pun]]: Uncle Benjamin just loves these.
* [[Infant Immortality]]: Sadly averted with the death of Cissy's baby son.
* [[In Harmony
* [[Kids Are Cruel]]: As experienced by Barney.
* [[Lack of Empathy]]: All the Stirlings, with the possible exception of Cousin Georgiana.
Line 64:
* [[Mysterious Past]]: Barney
* [[Neat Freak]]: Valancy, in spite of herself, due to her upbringing. Her mother takes it to an extreme.
* [[Never Live It Down]]: An [[In
* [[Not
* [[Placebo Effect]]: Dr Redfern's medicines work using this effect, according to Barney.
* [[Precision F-Strike]]: {{spoiler|In the last chapter, Barney follows Valancy to her mother's house and pleads with her to come back to him, telling her all about his childhood and Ethel Traverse. When Valancy refuses, thinking he's only pretending to care, he exclaims "Damn!", jumping to the conclusion that she's embarrassed by his tacky [[Nouveau Riche]] father. This, of all things, finally convinces Valancy he loves her - knowing her husband only loses his temper when he cares deeply about something. They make up and live happily ever after.}}
|