History Fanfic / CRME

-->''"Well, [[BrickJoke she's definitely]] [[ItMakesSenseInContext not a giraffe]]."''

* BuxomIsBetter: Emerald admits to being size D. One bar patron brings up Emerald's breasts and asks if they’re real. [[spoiler: Another girl tries to cop a feel when Emerald is drunk and [[PervertRevengeMode gets her wrist broken for it]].]] Cinder used to feel jealous about Emerald being bustier than her.

* TheGhost: There are several characters who are mentioned that don't show up in the story. Among them are Amber, Ozpin, Tyrian, and Branden's family.
** Finally subverted for Amber in Chapter 14.
** There is some LeaningOnTheFourthWall about Ozpin being this. The tour of Beacon and the CCT tower is usually led by him, but Glynda takes the position instead. Causing one member of the tour group to wonder where he is.

* HotterAndSexier: There's a lot more sexual content compared to canon (especially regarding Cinder and Emerald's relationship). There's nudity mentioned, several sex scenes ([[SexyDiscretionShot or the beginning of them]]), as well as a scene of Emerald [[CaughtWithYourPantsDown getting caught masturbating]]. Even compared to the other stories in the series (even ''Fanfic/RomansEmpire'' with ''[[DirtyOldWoman Violet]] [[ReallyGetsAround Kincaid]]'' featured[[note]]It's mostly sexual dialog and references to her sex-life rather than seeing any of it. The fic outright shows Cinder and Emerald just before they have sex.[[/note]]), this has more. Even Roman's introduction includes a lot of blatantly suggestive dialog (admittedly, it was to distract the jail guards while talking to Cinder while he was in custody). [[spoiler: They later have sex so that Roman will keep working with the White Fang. And Mercury and Emerald also have sex.]]
* InterruptedIntimacy: [[spoiler: Neo thinks this is what she's doing when she walks in on Roman and Cinder. And the writer admits that this isn't the first time this has happened. It happened a few times when Roman was still married to Chloe.]]
* ItAmusedMe: Mercury decides to defy Watts’ orders and go into a dead sprint through the hospital hallways to test his new legs [[spoiler: just before slipping at the end]]. Overall, he is rather defiant to orders. He also likes messing with Emerald. Chapter 16 shows that he gets bored easily when not being involved in Cinder's plans, so he has to find ways to amuse himself for the time being.

** [[spoiler: Melanie Black comes back just as abrasive as ever, but then she reveals that she wants to take Mercury home to keep him from being an assassin like Marcus. This would be the first time that Mel has shown genuine care for Mercury... only slightly undercut by the fact that she threatens to kill him if he doesn't come with her.]]

** [[spoiler: Threatening to kill your son if he doesn't come with you? Yeah, real mother-of-the-year material there, Melanie.]]
** Cinder's abuse of Emerald also fits this trope.
** [[spoiler: See MindRape below for more details.]] '''''[[MoralEventHorizon DAMN]]''''', Cinder…
** [[spoiler: Mercury encourages Emerald to do this to help her to get over her remorse about what Cinder orders her to do. And what they do is find a child and lure him out to the middle of the woods to kill him. However, the chapter ends just as she prepares to take the shot, so we don't know if she went through with it yet.]]

** [[spoiler: The inclusion of Melanie Black in this story results in one of the darkest moments in the fic. She’s also the only antagonistic character in the story. While she doesn’t fight, her hostility towards Mercury and Cinder makes her an antagonist. And she triggers Cinder into causing a very brutal act of violence.]]

** Also inverted with Roman. His introduction to the story has a lot more jokes compared to the rest of it.

* LargeHam: Roman starts hamming it up during Chapter 20 in
* LeftHanging: [[spoiler: The end of Chapter 16 cuts out before Emerald shoots the child, and we don’t get confirmation until Chapter 18.]]

* MaleGaze: Cinder (particularly, her butt) seems to get subject to a lot of it. ([[MsFanservice And not without good reason.]])
** More like Lesbian Gaze in this case, but Emerald takes notice of how good Cinder's butt looks in shorts as she [[SexyWalk walks away]] from her. She also takes a long look at Cinder’s breasts when she bares them in front of her.
** Mercury actually comments on Cinder's butt and he also brings up Salem's CleavageWindow.
** Roman also looks at Cinder's butt as she walks away from him. And another bit of Lesbian Gaze, Neo also looks at her butt.
** She even gives it to ''[[{{Narcissist}} herself]]'' in Chapter 17 when she admires her naked body in a mirror. The description of what she thinks of herself shows that this trope is in effect.

* MindRape: [[spoiler: Cinder has Emerald do this to Mercury to keep him in line. She makes Emerald project images of his father insulting him to overwhelm him.]]

* NotSoStoic: Cinder isn’t as composed as she lets on. Overall, she is prone to throwing tantrums when things don't go her way.

* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Cinder does this a couple of times.

** [[spoiler: Melanie also acts rather childish when confronting Cinder.]]

* SexForServices: [[spoiler: How does Cinder convince Roman to keep working with the White Fang? By showing up to his apartment in nothing but a robe and lingerie. Roman knows exactly what she's offering when she drops the robe and admits it's a pretty good offer.]]

** Watts is less than pleased to be working with Cinder and her associates.
*** Watts and Cinder do not see eye-to-eye at all. Cinder explicitly states that he doesn’t like him at all. He constantly snarks around her and belittles her, but she can just as easily send it back his way. He is also very worried about her unstable nature [[spoiler: after she kills Melanie]].
*** Watts gets aggravated with Mercury’s defiant behavior during his physical therapy.

* VagueAge: Averted for the title characters unlike in the show. Currently in the fic, Cinder is twenty-two, Emerald and Mercury are eighteen (with the former turning nineteen in a few months), and Roman is thirty.
** Also averted with Neo. Roman explicitly notes that she's twenty-five ([[OlderThanTheyLook and looks like a twelve-year-old]]).

* VirginShaming: Subverted when Emerald makes fun of Mercury for being a virgin. [[TheGadfly She just knows it would annoy him.]] [[spoiler: Even after hooking up with him, she mocks his lack of experience.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler: Melanie Black's appearance in this story is obviously meant to be a surprise since she left ''Fanfic/TheBlackHearts'' after chapter three and [[MissingMom didn't come back]], implying that would be the last we'd see of her since she didn't seem to be in the picture during the show. However, she shows up as a nurse in Chapter 5 of this story. And the other spoiler is the fact that she only comes BackForTheDead since Cinder strangles her.]]

** [[spoiler: Mercury actively encourages Emerald to kill a child in cold blood to help her get over her remorse during the job. He states that he doesn't have much of a problem with it when she suspects that he does when he wonders how she'll be able to do it.]]
* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler: Cinder and Emerald end up sleeping with other people over the course of the story. Cinder sleeps with Roman to keep him working with the White Fang, something that she doesn't feel guilty about. Emerald ends up sleeping with Mercury in a moment of impulse and feels terrible about it. It's only Cinder's reassurance that she doesn't care if she gets sex if she needs it as long as she is devoted to her (and you can probably see the irony of that).]]

* TheSociopath: Cinder, Roman, and Mercury all fully transition into this trope. Emerald calls Mercury a sociopath, Mercury calls Cinder one, and Roman notes that Cinder sees people as things and says that he does think similarly. Adam also shows this side of himself with his anger issues and the fact that [[EntitledToHaveYou he views Blake as a possession]].

* BuxomIsBetter: One bar patron brings up Emerald's breasts and asks if they’re real. [[spoiler: Another girl tries to cop a feel when Emerald is drunk and [[PervertRevengeMode gets her wrist broken for it]].]]
* TheCameo: Blake and Ilia show up for a short time near the end of Chapter 13. Qrow shows up in Chapter 14. And Glynda shows up in Chapter 18.
* ContinuityNod: Many of the lines in this story come from the blacked-out segments in "Beginning of the End". And several scenes are pulled from the episode. The author often says to watch it when coming up to a specific scene.
* ContinuityOverlap: It is directly tied to ''Fanfic/TheBlackHearts'' thanks to the end of Chapter 4. It occurs at the same time as the final scene of Chapter 5 of the other story.
-->'''Author’s Note:''' By the way, if you want to see the fight, go to The Black Hearts because you'll definitely have to have read it before going to the next chapter.

* TheGhost: There are several characters who are mentioned that don't show up in the story (at least not yet). Among them are Amber, Ozpin, Tyrian, and Branden's family.

* PervertRevengeMode: Something that Cinder and Emerald have to dish out occasionally.

* VirginShaming: Subverted when Emerald makes fun of Mercury for being a virgin. [[TheGadfly She just knows it would annoy him.]]

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/13337964/chapters/30533886 CRME]]'' (Either pronounced "[[VillainProtagonist crime]]" or "[[ColourfulThemeNaming chrome]]") is a ''{{WebAnimation/RWBY}}'' Fanfic written by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Snarky_SilverHaired_Sociopath/pseuds/Snarky_SilverHaired_Sociopath Snarky_SilverHaired_Sociopath]]. Starting directly after ''Fanfic/MyNameIsCinder'', it details the efforts of Cinder to assemble a team that will help her take down Beacon Academy and attain the Fall Maiden’s powers. Cinder gets an apartment in Mistral from Salem's resources and she takes in Emerald and Mercury to live with her while she trains them and prepares them for her grand plan.

It is the final story in the series ''Fanfic/TheMakingsOfTeamCRME'' after ''Fanfic/RomansEmpire''. It is still in progress. All spoilers for the previous four stories will be unmarked.

* AdaptationalExpansion: For "[[Recap/RWBYV3E7TheBeginningOfTheEnd Beginning of the End]]." Several lines are pulled directly from the episode during the blacked-out segments and certain scenes are referenced by showing the beginning and/or end of them or (on one occasion) writing out the scene in it's entirety. For skipped scenes, the writer usually directs the readers to the episode for context.

* BiTheWay: The tags note that Emerald is bisexual. She's in a relationship with Cinder and she got distracted when she looked at Mercury shirtless [[spoiler: and later hooked up with him]].

* MaleGaze: Cinder (in particular, her butt) seems to get subject to a lot of it. ([[MsFanservice And not without good reason.]])

** Cinder has grown into this role ever since her time in ''Fanfic/MyNameIsCinder''. Both Emerald and Mercury think she's hot. (And Emerald is lucky enough to have sex with her.) Even Roman and [[AmbiguouslyGay Neo]] agree that she has a nice butt.[[note]]Really, the fact that she has a nice butt is almost used to the point of a RunningGag.[[/note]] She even takes the time to [[ProudBeauty admire her naked body in a mirror]].

* TheSociopath: Cinder, Roman, and Mercury all fully transition into this trope. Emerald calls Mercury a sociopath, Mercury calls Cinder one, and Roman notes that Cinder sees people as things and says that he has a similar mindset. Adam also shows this side of himself with his anger issues and the fact that [[EntitledToHaveYou he views Blake as a possession]].

* AdaptationalExpansion: For "[[Recap/RWBYV3E7TheBeginningOfTheEnd Beginning of the End]]." Several lines are pulled directly from the episode during the blacked-out segments and put into context, and certain scenes are referenced by showing the beginning and/or end of them or (on one occasion) writing out the scene in its entirety. For skipped scenes, the writer usually directs the readers to the episode for context.

** Neo is an AxCrazy maniac, but she can be genuinely nice to people. Most notably to Roman. When Mercury and Emerald reveal that they were sent on Roman's behalf, she goes from wanting to kill them to [[TheGlomp hugging them]].

* AmbiguousDisorder: While Mercury implicitly calls Cinder a sociopath, it's clear that her issues are much deeper than that. (Plus, he never meant it as an actual diagnosis.) While she is extremely sociopathic, she also has some other symptoms that show how damaged she is due to her mother's abuse. The most likely diagnosis would be malignant narcissism.

* BadBoss: Cinder has no problem abusing or torturing her subordinates when they disobey her. She can [[FauxAffablyEvil act like a]] BenevolentBoss when it suits her, but it is all a front.

* BenevolentBoss: In contrast to Cinder's BadBoss behavior, Salem is [[AffablyEvil genuinely nice]] to her subordinates. The only time she isn't being nice to members of her inner circle is when Cinder and Watts get into a petty argument when in her presence.

* BiTheWay: The tags note that Emerald is bisexual. She's in a relationship with Cinder and she got distracted when she looked at Mercury shirtless.

* TheCameo: Blake and Ilia show up for a short time near the end of Chapter 13.

* DirtyCoward: Lionheart is still as spineless as he was in canon.

** Neo can be really nice, but she wants to stab everyone in the face. So, stay on her good side because she will kill you ForTheEvulz.

* HotterAndSexier: There's a lot more sexual content compared to canon (especially regarding Cinder and Emerald's relationship). There's nudity mentioned, several sex scenes ([[SexyDiscretionShot or the beginning of them]]), as well as a scene of Emerald [[CaughtWithYourPantsDown getting caught masturbating]]. Even compared to the other stories in the series (even ''Fanfic/RomansEmpire'' with ''[[DirtyOldWoman Violet]] [[ReallyGetsAround Kincaid]]'' featured[[note]]It's mostly sexual dialog and references to her sex-life rather than seeing any of it. The fic outright shows Cinder and Emerald just before they have sex.[[/note]]), this has more. Even Roman's introduction includes a lot of blatantly suggestive dialog (admittedly, it was to distract the jail guards while talking to Cinder while he was in custody). [[spoiler: They later have sex so that Roman will keep working with the White Fang.]]

* LeftHanging: [[spoiler: As of Chapter 17, there's still no word on whether or not Emerald killed that boy.]]

** Cinder starts displaying several traits of the trope in this story. With her [[TheSociopath sociopathy]] and [[{{Sadist}} sadism]], she'd fit under the category of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malignant_narcissism malignant narcissism]]. She only sees people in the way that they relate to her, is desperate to get recognition and praise for her powers, loves to be praised for her prowess, and [[CantTakeCriticism reacts negatively to criticism]]. She even takes the time to [[ProudBeauty admire her naked body in the mirror]].

* NothingIsScarier: [[spoiler: How does Chapter 16 end? The one where Emerald prepares to kill a child? By leaving us on a cliffhanger. It cuts out just before the point of Emerald pulling the trigger, leaving the readers to wonder if she actually did pull it.]]

* ProudBeauty: Cinder is so {{narcissist}}ic that she can't help but admire her naked body in the mirror. Considering how willing she is to show it off for people to manipulate them, it's clear that she takes pride in her good looks. One of the very few things that she can genuinely thank [[Fanfic/MyNameIsCinder her mother]] for.

** The story displays the Type C interpretation for Cinder.[[note]]Interestingly, this wouldn't be too out of line with her canon personality with her egomania and need to be feared by all. [[/note]] Sophisticated and elegant as she can be, she's still not above this. Watts seems to imply that she is emotionally stunted since she cannot move on from her desire for vengeance against the world. The fact that her attitude hasn’t changed much from [[Fanfic/MyNameIsCinder when she was fifteen]] lends to this idea. Mercury lampshades it by saying that she has the temperament of a middle-schooler. Watts also lampshades it by calling her an egotistical brat with MommyIssues.

* SexyDiscretionShot: Used often for Cinder and Emerald's sex sessions such as in Chapters 2, 7, and 15. [[spoiler: It is also used for the one between Cinder and Roman.]]

* ShipTease: While Cinder and Emerald are an OfficialCouple, there seems to be some teasing between Emerald and Mercury during the beginning of Chapter 12. There is some later during the beginning of Chapter 16.

* TheSociopath: Cinder, Roman, and Mercury all fully transition into this trope. Emerald calls Mercury a sociopath, Mercury calls Cinder one, and Roman notes that Cinder sees people as things and says that he has a similar mindset.

** This is implied with Roman when he [[ShameIfSomethingHappened insenuates]] that he'll kill Branden's eight-year-old daughter. Since he has no problem killing a fifteen-year-old in canon and was already considering it in ''Fanfic/RomansEmpire'', it's not unreasonable to think that this wasn't an empty threat.

* LeftHanging: [[spoiler: As of Chapter 17, there's still no word on whether or not Emerald killed that boy.

* AffablyEvil: Salem continues to be cordial to Emerald and Mercury. She is genuinely nice to them and she reassures Emerald that she doesn't need to be afraid of her.

* AmbiguousDisorder: While Mercury implicitly calls Cinder a sociopath, it's clear that her issues are much deeper than that. (Plus, he never meant it as an actual diagnosis.) While she is extremely sociopathic, she also has some other symptoms that show how damaged she is due to her mother's abuse.

* TheGhost: There are several characters who are mentioned that don't show up in the story (at least not yet). Among them are Amber, Ozpin, and Branden's family.

* MsFanservice: Cinder has grown into this role ever since her time in ''Fanfic/MyNameIsCinder''. Both Emerald and Mercury think she's hot. (And Emerald is lucky enough to have sex with her.) Even Roman and [[AmbiguouslyGay Neo]] agree that she has a nice butt.[[note]]Really, the fact that she has a nice butt is almost used to the point of a RunningGag.[[/note]]

** Cinder starts displaying several traits of the trope in this story. With her [[TheSociopath sociopathy]] and [[{{Sadist}} sadism]], she'd fit under the category of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malignant_narcissism malignant narcissism]]. She only sees people in the way that they relate to her, is desperate to get recognition and praise for her powers, loves to be praised for her prowess, and [[CantTakeCriticism reacts negatively to criticism]].

** The story starts subtly displaying this interpretation for Cinder. Watts seems to imply that she is emotionally stunted since she cannot move on from her desire for vengeance against the world. The fact that her attitude hasn’t changed much from [[Fanfic/MyNameIsCinder when she was fifteen]] lends to this idea. Mercury lampshades it by saying that she has the temperament of a middle-schooler.

** This is implied with Roman when he threatens to kill Branden's eight-year-old daughter. Since he has no problem killing a fifteen-year-old in canon, it's not unreasonable to think that this wasn't an empty threat.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/13337964/chapters/30533886 CRME]]'' (Either pronounced "[[VillainProtagonist crime]]" or "[[ColourfulThemeNaming chrome]]") is a ''{{WebAnimation/RWBY}}'' Fanfic written by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Snarky_SilverHaired_Sociopath/pseuds/Snarky_SilverHaired_Sociopath Snarky_SilverHaired_Sociopath]]. Starting directly after ''Fanfic/MyNameIsCinder'', It details the efforts of Cinder to assemble a team that will help her take down Beacon Academy and attain the Fall Maiden’s powers. Cinder gets an apartment in Mistral from Salem's resources and she takes in Emerald and Mercury to live with her while she trains them and prepares them for her grand plan.

* AllMenArePerverts: Emerald deals with more harassment from some bar patrons. When Cinder steps up, the man only says they’ll have two girls for tonight.
** Mercury also makes some comments about [[MsFanservice Cinder's]] [[MaleGaze butt and Salem's]] CleavageWindow. He also makes some suggestive comments about [[GirlOnGirlIsHot the nature of Cinder and Emerald's relationship]].

* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: This story deconstructs Cinder's appearance as the composed and sophisticated chess-master and shows that her [[ItsAllAboutMe egocentric nature]] and [[AmbitionIsEvil insatiable lust for power]] undermine it. She isn't naturally adept at being TheChessmaster and is more like a [[PsychopathicManchild Psychopathic Womanchild]]. She isn't some powerful, enigmatic vixen. Underneath it all is an egotistical brat who can't move on from the pain of her past.
* DomesticAbuse: Cinder starts abusing Emerald and becomes more controlling near the end of Chapter 6. She later slaps Emerald twice for being jealous about Mercury taking Cinder’s time away from her. She is also emotionally manipulative by telling her that she'll throw her out on the street if she doesn't comply.

** Roman compares Cinder to [[Fanfic/RomansEmpire Kincaid]] a few times. And he's not wrong since they're both sadistic, power-hungry, manipulative, [[MsFanservice sexy]] sociopaths. The only difference is that Cinder is [[{{Asexuality}} disinterested in sex]] and Kincaid is a notorious pervert.
* NotSoStoic: Cinder isn’t as composed as she lets on.

** Overall, she is prone to throwing tantrums when things don't go her way.
* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Cinder gives these offers all the time.

* OhCrap: Neo scares the crap out of Emerald and Mercury at first. Emerald has this moment when she sees all the bodies and Mercury starts having this moment when she attacks him.
* PervertRevengeMode: While Emerald is about to do this, Cinder steps in and does it for her. [[spoiler: Emerald also does this to a girl who tries to cop a feel of her breasts.]]

* [[PsychopathicManchild Psychopathic Womanchild]]: The story starts subtly displaying this interpretation for Cinder. Watts seems to imply that she is emotionally stunted since she cannot move on from her desire for vengeance against the world. The fact that her attitude hasn’t changed much from [[Fanfic/MyNameIsCinder when she was fifteen]] lends to this idea. Mercury lampshades it by saying that she has the temperament of a middle-schooler.
** One of her threats to Watts in Chapter 6 is to tell Salem that he isn’t complying with her request to assist her [[spoiler: by erasing Melanie from the hospital records after murdering her]]. Basically, she was going to tattle on him because he isn’t doing what she wants. It’s no wonder he makes a remark about her (lack of) maturity.
* SexyDiscretionShot:
** Several with Cinder and Emerald. The second chapter ends just as soon as they have sex for the first time. The opening scene of the seventh chapter cuts out just before Cinder gives Emerald oral sex. One scene in the fifteenth chapter stops before another sex scene when she uses her powers.
** [[spoiler: This is also how Cinder and Roman's sex session is presented.]]
* SirSwearsALot: [[spoiler: Melanie sees Mercury again in chapter 5 and she downplays it this time. She doesn't use any f-bombs, but she still swears up a storm even in her short appearance.]] [[spoiler: The illusion of her that Emerald makes is still incredibly profane. Literally almost every sentence she says has a swear word in it. (And the illusion also drops an f-bomb.)]]

* ShipTease: While Cinder and Emerald are an OfficialCouple, there seems to be some teasing with between Emerald and Mercury during the beginning of Chapter 12. There is some later during the beginning of Chapter 16.

* TeethClenchedTeamwork:

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/13337964/chapters/30533886 CRME]]'' (Either pronounced "[[VillainProtagonist crime]]" or "[[ColourfulThemeNaming chrome]]") is a ''{{WebAnimation/RWBY}}'' Fanfic written by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Snarky_SilverHaired_Sociopath/pseuds/Snarky_SilverHaired_Sociopath Snarky_SilverHaired_Sociopath]]. Starting directly after ''Fanfic/MyNameIsCinder'', it details the efforts of Cinder to assemble a team that will help her take down Beacon Academy and attain the Fall Maiden’s powers. Cinder gets an apartment in Mistral from Salem's resources and she takes in Emerald and Mercury to live with her while she trains them and prepares them for her grand plan.

* AllMenArePerverts:
** Emerald deals with more harassment from some bar patrons. When Cinder steps up, the man only says they’ll have two girls for tonight.
** Mercury also makes some comments about [[MsFanservice Cinder's]] [[MaleGaze butt and Salem's]] CleavageWindow. He also makes some suggestive comments about [[GirlOnGirlIsHot the nature of Cinder and Emerald's relationship]]. Emerald even notes that he might be listening in on them.
** Roman can't help but notice how good Cinder looks while she's [[SexyWalk walking away from him]]. [[spoiler: He later is convinced to keep working with the White Fang when she offers to sleep with him.]]
* AmazonChaser: When Cinder beat up the perverts in the bar, Emerald thought it was pretty hot.

* {{Asexuality}}: The tags describe Cinder as asexual. She only uses sex as a way to manipulate others. While she regularly has sex with Emerald and shamelessly engages in PDA with her, she has no genuine interest in it. She also has no problem seducing men if it gets her something she wants. She attempts to do this with Roman.

* CaughtWithYourPantsDown: Emerald is caught masturbating after Cinder leaves her alone in bed.
* TheCameo: Blake and Ilia show up for a short time near the end of Chapter 13. Qrow shows up in Chapter 14.

* TheCorrupter: Mercury acts as this to Emerald. He starts encouraging her to stop feeling remorse about their job when she starts having doubts about Cinder after realizing [[TheUnfettered how far she is willing to go]].

* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: This story deconstructs Cinder's appearance as the composed and sophisticated chess-master and shows that her [[ItsAllAboutMe egocentric nature]] and [[AmbitionIsEvil insatiable lust for power]] undermine it. She isn't naturally adept at being TheChessmaster and is more like a [[PsychopathicManchild Psychopathic Womanchild]]. She isn't some powerful, enigmatic woman. Underneath it all is an egotistical brat who can't move on from the pain of her past.
* DomesticAbuse:
** Cinder starts abusing Emerald and becomes more controlling near the end of Chapter 6. She later slaps Emerald twice for being jealous about Mercury taking Cinder’s time away from her. She is also emotionally manipulative by telling her that she'll throw her out on the street if she doesn't comply.

** Even though Emerald has no problem being cruel, even she thought [[spoiler: Cinder telling her to [[MindRape project images of his parents insulting him to torment him]]]] was going too far. She was also disturbed by [[spoiler: how much Cinder was enjoying it]].
* FauxAffablyEvil: Cinder shows off her tendencies. Here's one line after she punishes Mercury.
-->''"Just remember that if you follow orders and cooperate, I can be your best friend." Then her face became a cold death-glare, "But if you defy me and try to question my authority, I can be your worst nightmare."''

* HotterAndSexier: There's a lot more sexual content compared to canon (especially regarding Cinder and Emerald's relationship). There's even nudity mentioned as well as a scene of Emerald [[CaughtWithYourPantsDown getting caught masturbating]]. Even compared to the other stories in the series (even ''Fanfic/RomansEmpire'' with ''[[DirtyOldWoman Violet]] [[ReallyGetsAround Kincaid]]'' featured[[note]]It's mostly sexual dialog and references to her sex-life rather than seeing any of it. The fic outright shows Cinder and Emerald just before they have sex.[[/note]]), this has more. Even Roman's introduction includes a lot of blatantly suggestive dialog (admittedly, it was to distract the jail guards while talking to Cinder while he was in custody). [[spoiler: And they later hook up as Cinder's way convincing him to keep working with the White Fang.]]
* ItAmusedMe: Mercury decides to defy Watts’ orders and go into a dead sprint through the hospital hallways to test his new legs [[spoiler: just before slipping at the end]]. Overall, he is rather defiant to orders. He also likes messing with Emerald.

** Mercury’s introduction to the team has this effect. Things start to change with Cinder and Emerald’s relationship once he comes aboard. She starts being more willfully cruel to her and Mercury notices this. He also starts driving a wedge between them that makes the relationship more strained. He has [[InvertedTrope the opposite effect]] later starting with the latter half of Chapter 10.

* LingerieScene: Cinder bares herself wearing [[BlackBraAndPanties black lingerie]] [[spoiler: in front of Roman]].

** Roman also looks at Cinder's butt as she walks away from him.

* MundaneUtility: Cinder used her powers to cook a meal after Emerald broke the oven ([[NoodleIncident somehow]]).

* NoodleIncident: Somehow, Emerald broke the oven, but Mercury cuts her off before she can explain.
* NotDistractedByTheSexy: While Roman notes that Cinder is attractive, she's not letting that blind him from any scams that she might pull on him. [[spoiler: Subverted when she offers to hook up with him when start to have issues with his arrangement with the White Fang.]]

* NotSoStoic: Cinder isn’t as composed as she lets on. Overall, she is prone to throwing tantrums when things don't go her way.

* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Cinder does this a couple of times.

** Adam's lieutenant points out that Cinder's offer to him is one he has no choice to decline.

* PowerPerversionPotential: Cinder uses her powers during sex to make the sensations from her lips and her fingertips more intense for Emerald. It's apparently so good that Emerald doesn't even care that Mercury might be listening in on them.
* PrecisionFStrike: There are three f-words in the fic so far. [[spoiler: Surprisingly, resident [[SirSwearsALot Lady Swears-a-Lot]] Melanie Black doesn't drop any of them.]][[labelnote:About the spoiler]]Well, an illusion of her does, but that doesn't count.[[/labelnote]]

* PsychopathicManchild:
** The story starts subtly displaying this interpretation for Cinder. Watts seems to imply that she is emotionally stunted since she cannot move on from her desire for vengeance against the world. The fact that her attitude hasn’t changed much from [[Fanfic/MyNameIsCinder when she was fifteen]] lends to this idea. Mercury lampshades it by saying that she has the temperament of a middle-schooler.
*** One of her threats to Watts in Chapter 6 is to tell Salem that he isn’t complying with her request to assist her [[spoiler: by erasing Melanie from the hospital records after murdering her]]. Basically, she was going to tattle on him because he isn’t doing what she wants. It’s no wonder he makes a remark about her (lack of) maturity.
** Roman has some childish qualities in this story. He starts taunting the police commissioner when he's in jail and does so again when as he gets bailed out. And when she starts working with the White Fang, he continuously taunts them [[FantasticRacism in rather prejudice ways]] and bullies them while using [[TheDragon Neo]] to bully them into compliance.
** Adam Taurus starts showing signs of this when he's confronted by Cinder, Emerald, and Mercury. When Mercury points out ([[JerkassHasAPoint in a bit of a dickish way]]) that he is in no position to refuse to listen to them, Adam loses it and threatens to cut his head off for insulting him.
* SexForServices: [[spoiler: How does Cinder convince Roman to keep working with the White Fang? By showing up to his apartment in nothing but a robe and lingerie. Roman knows exactly what she's offering when she drops the robe and admits it's a pretty good offer.]]
* SexyDiscretionShot: Used often for Cinder and Emerald's sex sessions such as in Chapters 2, 7, and 15. [[spoiler: It is also used for the one between Cinder and Roman.]]

* ShipTease: While Cinder and Emerald are an OfficialCouple, there seems to be some teasing with between Emerald and Mercury during the beginning of Chapter 12.
* ShirtlessScene: Cinder and Emerald one notable one at the end of Chapter 2 with several more scenes of their toplessness later. Mercury has one in the beginning of Chapter 12.
* ShoutOut: The title of Chapter 15 is "Aggressive Expansion." As the writer admits, this is a reference to ''Film/TheDarkKnight''.
* SirSwearsALot: [[spoiler: Melanie sees Mercury again in chapter 5 and she downplays it this time. She doesn't use any f-bombs, but she still swears up a storm even in her short appearance.]] [[spoiler: The illusion of her that Emerald makes is still incredibly profane. Literally, almost every sentence she says has a swear word in it. (And the illusion also drops an f-bomb.)]]

* TeethClenchedTeamwork: It's a miracle that these people get anything done with how much this trope shows up.

** Mercury doesn’t make it easy for Emerald to work with him. She's already upset about him taking Cinder's attention, but he also antagonizes her about.

** Roman doesn't like the idea of working with the White Fang. Something that strains his business relationship with Cinder.
* TitleDrop:

** Chapter 14 is titled "Hunger." This is the chapter where Cinder explains how her Fall Maiden powers feel.

* VagueAge: Averted for the title characters unlike in the show. Currently, in the fic, Cinder is twenty-two, Emerald and Mercury are eighteen (with the former turning nineteen in a few months), and Roman is thirty.

* VillainProtagonist: The protagonists of the story are now explicitly this.

* MundaneUtility: Cinder used her powers to cook a meal after Emerald broke the oven ([[NoodleImpliments somehow]]).

* AllMenArePerverts: Emerald deals with more harassment from some bar patrons. When Cinder steps up, the man only says they’ll have two girls for tonight.
** Mercury also makes some comments about [[MsFanservice Cinder's]] [[MaleGaze butt and Salem's]] CleavageWindow. He also makes some suggestive comments about [[GirlOnGirlIsHot the nature of Cinder and Emerald's relationship]].

* TheCameo: Blake and Ilia show up for a short time near the end of Chapter 13.

* DomesticAbuse: Cinder starts abusing Emerald and becomes more controlling near the end of Chapter 6. She later slaps Emerald twice for being jealous about Mercury taking Cinder’s time away from her. She is also emotionally manipulative by telling her that she'll throw her out on the street if she doesn't comply.

* HotterAndSexier: There's a lot more sexual content compared to canon (especially regarding Cinder and Emerald's relationship). There's even nudity mentioned as well as a scene of Emerald [[CaughtWithYourPantsDown getting caught masturbating]]. Even compared to the other stories in the series (even ''Fanfic/RomansEmpire'' with ''[[DirtyOldWoman Violet]] [[ReallyGetsAround Kincaid]]'' featured[[note]]It's mostly sexual dialog and references to her sex-life rather than seeing any of it. The fic outright shows Cinder and Emerald just before they have sex.[[/note]]), this has more. Even Roman's introduction includes a lot of blatantly suggestive dialog (admittedly, it was to distract the jail guards while talking to Cinder while he was in custody).

* NotDistractedByTheSexy: While Roman notes that Cinder is attractive, she's not letting that blind him from any scams that she might pull on him.

* NotSoStoic: Cinder isn’t as composed as she lets on.

** Overall, she is prone to throwing tantrums when things don't go her way.
* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Cinder gives this to a Roman when he's in jail. He notes how he is someone who should know how to stay ahead. So, when she summons a Grimm beetle and tells him that her associates have powers infinitely vaster than that, he knows that this may be an offer he should consider if he wants to survive.

* [[PsychopathicManchild Psychopathic Womanchild]]: The story starts subtly displaying this interpretation for Cinder. Watts seems to imply that she is emotionally stunted since she cannot move on from her desire for vengeance against the world. The fact that her attitude hasn’t changed much from [[Fanfic/MyNameIsCinder when she was fifteen]] lends to this idea. Mercury lampshades it by saying that she has the temperament of a middle-schooler.
** One of her threats to Watts in Chapter 6 is to tell Salem that he isn’t complying with her request to assist her [[spoiler: by erasing Melanie from the hospital records after murdering her]]. Basically, she was going to tattle on him because he isn’t doing what she wants. It’s no wonder he makes a remark about her (lack of) maturity.
* SexyDiscretionShot: The second chapter ends just as soon as Cinder and Emerald have sex for the first time. The opening scene of the seventh chapter cuts out just before Cinder gives Emerald oral sex.
* SirSwearsALot: [[spoiler: Melanie sees Mercury again in chapter 5 and she downplays it this time. She doesn't use any f-bombs, but she still swears up a storm even in her short appearance.]] [[spoiler: The illusion of her that Emerald makes is still incredibly profane. Literally almost every sentence she says has a swear word in it. (And the illusion also drops an f-bomb.)]]

* TitleDrop: Chapter 11 is titled "Ask the Rats." This is the chapter in which Mercury mentions his father's advice about how to know a city.

* VagueAge: Averted for the title characters unlike in the show. Currently in the fic, Cinder is twenty-two, Emerald and Mercury are eighteen (with the former turning nineteen in a few months), and Roman is thirty.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/13337964/chapters/30533886 CRME]]'' (Either pronounced "[[VillainProtagonist crime]]" or "[[ColourfulThemeNaming chrome]]") is a ''{{WebAnimation/RWBY}}'' Fanfic written by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Snarky_SilverHaired_Sociopath/pseuds/Snarky_SilverHaired_Sociopath Snarky_SilverHaired_Sociopath]]. Starting directly after ''Fanfic/MyNameIsCinder'', It details the efforts of Cinder to assemble a team that will help her take down Beacon Academy and attain the Fall Maiden’s powers. Cinder gets an apartment in Mistral from Salem's resources and she takes in Emerald and Mercury to live with her while she trains them and prepares them for her grand plan.

* TeethClenchedTeamwork:

** Mercury doesn’t make it easy for Emerald to work with him.

* {{Asexuality}}: The tags describe Cinder as asexual. She only uses sex as a way to manipulate others. While she regularly has sex with Emerald and shamelessly engages in PDA with her, she has no genuine interest in it.

* ContinuityNod: Many of the lines in this story come from the blacked-out segments in "The Beginning of the End".

* DomesticAbuse: Cinder starts abusing Emerald and becomes more controlling near the end of Chapter 6. She later slaps Emerald twice for being jealous about Mercury taking Cinder’s time away from her.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Emerald is deeply in love with Cinder. So much so that bringing Mercury along is enough to make her worried that Cinder will replace her.

** Even though Emerald has no problem being cruel, even she thought [[spoiler: Cinder telling her to [[MindRape project images of his parents insulting him to torment him]] was going too far]]. She was also disturbed by [[spoiler: how much Cinder was enjoying it]].

* KickTheDog: [[spoiler: See MindRape below for more details.]] '''''[[MoralEventHorizon DAMN]]''''', Cinder…

* PetTheDog: While he does make fun of Emerald, he still tries to let her know that she shouldn’t deal with Cinder’s abuse when he notices it. Like his mother, she’s too stubborn to listen. Though for more sympathetic reasons than Melanie refusing.

* SirSwearsALot: [[spoiler: Melanie sees Mercury again in chapter 5 and she downplays it this time. She doesn't use any f-bombs, but she still swears up a storm even in her short appearance.]] [[spoiler: The illusion of her that Emerald makes is still incredibly profane. Literally every sentence she says has a swear word in it. (And the illusion also drops an f-bomb.)]]

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/13337964/chapters/30533886 CRME]]'' is a ''{{WebAnimation/RWBY}}'' FanFic written by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Snarky_SilverHaired_Sociopath/pseuds/Snarky_SilverHaired_Sociopath Snarky_SilverHaired_Sociopath]]. Starting directly after ''FanFic/MyNameIsCinder'', It details the efforts of Cinder to assemble a team that will help her take down Beacon Academy and attain the Fall Maiden’s powers. Cinder gets an apartment in Mistral from Salem's resources and she takes in Emerald and Mercury to live with her while she trains them and prepares them for her grand plan.

It is the final story in the series ''FanFic/TheMakingsOfTeamCRME'' after ''Fanfic/RomansEmpire''. It is still in progress. All spoilers for the previous four stories will be unmarked.

* BrokenBird: The story brings up this interpretation of Cinder. [[FanFic/MyNameIsCinder Her experiences]] have turned her into a damaged sociopath with a thirst for vengeance against the world and a desire to prove that she is better than everyone. Even Emerald pities her because of this. And it’s clear from Cinder’s interactions with [[spoiler: Melanie Black]] that her mother’s abuse still has a lasting impact on her.

* ContinuityOverlap: It is directly tied to ''FanFic/TheBlackHearts'' thanks to the end of Chapter 4. It occurs at the same time as the final scene of Chapter 5 of the other story.

** Roman gets in on the action with his introduction.

* [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulative Bitch]]: Cinder starts using Emerald’s infatuation with her to keep her on board with her plans.

* MsFanservice: Cinder has grown into this role ever since her time in ''Fanfic/MyNameIsCinder''. Both Emerald and Mercury think she's hot. (And Emerald is lucky enough to have sex with her.)
--->'''Mercury:''' I'm Just wondering why you decided to hook up with her. That’s all. \\
'''Emerald:''' She took me off the streets and promised me a new life. I'm grateful to be working with her. \\

* NotSoDifferent:

* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Cinder gives this to a Roman when he's in jail. He notes how he is someone who should know how to stay ahead. So, when she summons a Grimm beetle and tells him that her associates have powers infinitely more vast than that, he knows that this may be an offer he should consider if he wants to survive.

* ShameIfSomethingHappened: Roman does this to the police commissioner when he brings up his wife and daughter. When the commissioner tries tho threaten him by extending his sentence, Roman tries to make it ambiguous to say that [[LoopholeAbuse he isn't threatening them just by saying that it would be bad if something did happen to them]]. He's not really implicating himself in his logic.

-->''[in reference to [[spoiler: the MindRape that Cinder forced Emerald to inflict on Mercury]]]'' \\
'''Emerald:''' Like I said, it was on Cinder's behalf. \\

* HotterAndSexier: There's a lot more sexual content compared to canon (especially regarding Cinder and Emerald's relationship). There's even nudity mentioned as well as a scene of Emerald [[CaughtWithYourPantsDown getting caught masturbating]]. Even compared to the other stories in the series (even ''Fanfic/RomansEmpire'' with ''[[DirtyOldWoman Violet]] [[ReallyGetsAround Kincaid]]'' featured[[note]]It's mostly sexual dialog and references to her sex-life rather than seeing any of it. The fic outright shows Cinder and Emerald just before they have sex.[[/note]]), this has more.

* MaleGaze:
** More like Lesbian Gaze, but Emerald takes notice of how good Cinder’s butt looks in shorts as she [[SexyWalk walks away]] from her. She also takes a long look at Cinder’s breasts when she bares them in front of her.

** While she may denounce her mother’s behavior, Cinder starts to be rather controlling and abusive towards Emerald. Not as much as Brigit was to Cinder, but she starts emotionally and physically abusing Emerald. Even Mercury lampshades this near the end of Chapter 8.

* PervertRevengeMode: While Emerald is about to do this, Cinder steps in and does it for her.

* VagueAge: Averted for the title characters unlike in the main series. Currently in the fic, Cinder is twenty-two, Emerald is eighteen (and her nineteenth birthday is in a few months), and Mercury will be turning eighteen soon. Roman will likely be thirty by the time he appears.[[note]]The time between the end of ''Fanfic/RomansEmpire'' and his introduction in this story, however, is yet to be specified.[[/note]]

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/13337964/chapters/30533886 CRME]]'' is a ''{{WebAnimation/RWBY}}'' FanFic written by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Snarky_SilverHaired_Sociopath/pseuds/Snarky_SilverHaired_Sociopath Snarky_SilverHaired_Sociopath]]. Starting directly after ''FanFic/MyNameIsCinder'', It details the efforts of Cinder to assemble a team that will help her take down Beacon Academy and attain the Fall Maiden’s powers.

* BadGuyBar: Emerald recommends Cinder go to one to find an assassin. It’s apparently one that [[FanFic/TheBlackHearts Marcus]] frequents.

* BuxomIsBetter: One bar patron brings up Emerald’s breasts and asks if they’re real.

* ContinuityNod: Many of the lines in this story come from the blacked-out segments in “The Beginning of the End”.

* ItAmusedMe: Mercury decides to defy Watts’ orders and go into a dead sprint through the hospital hallways to test his new legs [[spoiler: just before slipping at the end]]. Overall, he is rather defiant to orders.

** Mercury’s appearance has this effect. Things start to change with Cinder and Emerald’s relationship once he comes aboard. She starts being more willfully cruel to her and Mercury notices this. He also starts driving a wedge between them that makes the relationship more strained.
* LoveMartyr: Emerald starts showing signs of this trope in Chapter 8. She is unwilling to leave Cinder even though the latter is abusive.
* MaleGaze: More like Lesbian Gaze, but Emerald takes notice of how good Cinder’s butt looks in shorts as she walks away from her. She also takes a long look at Cinder’s breasts when she bares them in front of her.

* MsFanservice: Cinder has grown into this role and Emerald is definitely a fan.
** Emerald’s fanservice factor gets less focus in this story.

* PetTheDog: While he does make fun of Emerald, he still tries to let her know that she shouldn’t deal with Cinder’s abuse when he notices it. Like his mother, she’s too stubborn to listen. Though for more sympathetic reasons.
* [[PsychopathicManchild Psychopathic Womanchild]]: The story starts subtly displaying this interpretation for Cinder. Watts seems to imply that she is emotionally stunted since she cannot move on from her desire for vengeance against the world. The fact that her attitude hasn’t changed much from [[Fanfic/MyNameIsCinder when she was fifteen]] lends to this idea.

* VagueAge: Averted for the title characters unlike in the main series. By the beginning of this fic, Cinder is twenty-one and Emerald is eighteen. When Mercury is introduced, he’s seventeen. And Roman will likely be thirty by the time he appears.[[note]]The time between the end of ''Fanfic/RomansEmpire'' and his introduction in this story, however, is yet to be specified.[[/note]]

* BrokenBird: The story brings up this interpretation for Cinder. [[FanFic/MyNameIsCinder Her experiences]] have turned her into a damaged sociopath with a thirst for vengeance against the world and a desire to prove that she is better than everyone. Even Emerald pities her because of this. And it’s clear from Cinder’s interactions with [[spoiler: Melanie Black]] that her mother’s abuse still has a lasting impact on her.

* DomesticAbuse: Cinder starts abusing Emerald and becomes more controlling near the end of Chapter 6.

* KnightOfCerebus: [[spoiler: The inclusion of Melanie Black in this story results in one of the darkest moments in the fic. She’s also the only antagonistic character in the story. While she doesn’t fight, her hostility towards Mercury and Cinder makes her an antagonist. And she triggers Cinder into causing a very brutal act of violence.]]

** While she may denounce her mother’s behavior, Cinder starts to be rather controlling and abusive towards Emerald. Not in the outright way that Brigit was, but it’s hard to deny that she is abusing Emerald.

* NotSoStoic: The only time that Cinder loses her composure is around [[spoiler: Melanie]]. The narration says that everything about [[spoiler: her]] makes her blood boil. [[spoiler: The scene in which she kills her is an impulsive act on Cinder’s part and she brutally beats up Melanie before choking her with [[NightmareFace a deranged expression]] on her face. She even starts having a SlasherSmile as Melanie panics and struggles to breath.]]

** One of her threats to Watts in Chapter 6 is to tell Salem that he isn’t complying with her request to assist her [[spoiler:by erasing Melanie from the hospital records after murdering her]]. Basically, she was going to tattle on him because he isn’t doing what she wants. It’s no wonder he makes a remark about her (lack of) maturity.

* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Watts is less than pleased to be working with Cinder and her associates.
** Watts and Cinder do not see eye-to-eye at all. Cinder explicitly states that he doesn’t like him at all. He constantly snarks around her and belittles her, but she can just as easily send it back his way. He is also very worried about her unstable nature [[spoiler: after she kills Melanie]].
** Watts gets agggrivated with Mercury’s defiant behavior during his physical therapy.

** One of her threats to Watts in Chapter 6 of ''CRME'' is to tell Salem that he isn’t complying with her request to assist her [[spoiler:by erasing Melanie from the hospital records after murdering her]]. Basically, she was going to tattle on him because he isn’t doing what she wants. It’s no wonder he makes a remark about her (lack of) maturity.

* BackForTheDead: [[spoiler: Melanie works as a nurse at the hospital Mercury was admitted to. She shows up in the chapter only to be killed by Cinder.]]

* [[PsychopathicManchild Psychopathic Womanchild]]: The story starts clearly displaying this interpretation for Cinder. Watts seems to imply that she is emotionally stunted since she cannot move on from her desire for vengeance against the world. The fact that her attitude hasn’t changed much from [[Fanfic/MyNameIsCinder when she was fifteen]] lends to this idea.

It is the final story in the series ''FanFic/TheMakingsOfTeamCRME'' after ''Roman’s Empire''. It is still in progress. All spoilers for the previous four stories will be unmarked.

* KnightOfCerebus: [[spoiler: The inclusion of Melanie in this story results in one of the darkest moments in the fic. She’s also the only antagonistic character in the story. While she doesn’t fight, her hostility towards Mercury and Cinder makes her an antagonist. And she triggers Cinder into causing a very brutal act of violence.]]

* NotSoDifferent: While she may denounce her mother’s behavior, Cinder starts to be rather controlling and abusive towards Emerald. Not in the outright way that Brigit was, but it’s hard to deny that she is abusing Emerald.

* [[PsychopathicManchild Psychopathic Womanchild]]: The story starts clearly displaying this interpretation for Cinder. Watts seems to imply that she is emotionally stunted since she cannot move on from her desire for vengeance against the world.

* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Watts and Cinder do not see eye-to-eye at all. Cinder explicitly states that he doesn’t like him at all. He constantly snarks around her and belittles her, but she can just as easily send it back his way. He is also very worried about her unstable nature [[spoiler: after she kills Melanie]].

* VagueAge: Averted for the title characters unlike in the main series. By the beginning of this fic, Cinder is twenty-one and Emerald is eighteen. When Mercury is introduced, he’s seventeen. And Roman will likely be thirty by the time he appears.[[note]]The time between that story’s start and his introduction in this one, however, is yet to be specified.[[/note]]

It is the final story in the series ''FanFic/TheMakingsOfTeamCRME'' after ''FanFic/RomansEmpire''. It is still in progress. All spoilers for the previous four stories will be unmarked.

* BackForTheDead: [[spoiler: Melanie Black works as a nurse at the hospital Mercury was admitted to. She shows up in the chapter only to be killed by Cinder.]]

* BrokenBird: The story brings up this interpretation for Cinder. [[FanFic/MyNameIsCinder Her experiences]] have turned her into a damaged sociopath with a thirst for vengeance against the world and a desire to prove that she is better than everyone. Even Emerald pities her because of this. And it’s clear from Cinder’s interactions with [[spoiler: Melanie]] that her mother’s abuse still has a lasting impact on her.

* DeadpanSnarker: Watts just can’t help but snark around Cinder.
** Mercury also starts getting into this role

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Emerald is deeply in love with Cinder.

* NotSoStoic: The only time that Cinder loses her composure is around [[spoiler: Melanie Black]]. The narration says that everything about [[spoiler: her]] makes her blood boil. [[spoiler: The scene in which she kills her is an impulsive act on Cinder’s part and she brutally beats up Melanie before choking her with [[NightmareFace a deranged expression]] on her face. She even starts having a SlasherSmile as Melanie panics and struggles to breath.]]

* SexyDiscretionShot: The second chapter ends just as soon as Cinder and Emerald have sex for the first time.
* TakeThatKiss: A proxy example. After beating up the guys who harrassed Emerald in the bar, Cinder takes her and kisses her in front of them to let them know that she belongs to her.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Watts and Cinder do not see eye-to-eye at all. Cinder explicitly states that he doesn’t like him at all. He constantly snarks around her and belittles her, but she can just as easily send it back his way.
* VagueAge: Averted for the title characters unlike in the main series. By the beginning of this fic, Cinder is twenty-one and Emerald is eighteen. When Mercury is introduced, he’s seventeen. And the aversion will likely be the case for Roman since his age has been specified in his story.[[note]]The time between that story’s start and his introduction in this one, however, is yet to be specified.[[/note]]
* VillainProtagonist: The protagonists of the story are now explicitly this.

It is the final story in the series ''FanFic/TheMakingsOfTeamCRME'' after ''Roman’s Empire''. It is still in progress. All spoilers for the previous four stories will be unmarked.

* MadLove: Emerald is deeply in love with Cinder, but Cinder [[LoveIsAWeakness denies]] (and might be [[TheSociopath incapable of]]) the very concept of love.

* BackForTheDead: [[spoiler: Melanie works as a nurse at the hospital Mercury was admitted to. She shows up in the chapter only to be killed by Cinder.]]

* NotSoStoic: The only time that Cinder loses her composure is around [[spoiler: Melanie]]. The narration says that everything about [[spoiler: her]] makes her blood boil. [[spoiler: The scene in which she kills her is an impulsive act on Cinder’s part and she brutally beats up Melanie before choking her with [[NightmareFace a deranged expression]] on her face. She even starts having a SlasherSmile as Melanie panics and struggles to breath.]]