History Literature / GlassesStories

* RagingStiffie: Jermaine gets these whenever he sees or even just ''thinks about'' people wearing glasses that aren't theirs.

** Jermaine's idea of glasses being unmovable from a sitting position is a reference to the same property shared by [[Franchise/TheMightyThor Thor's]] hammer Mjolnir.

* IHatePastMe: A variation. Jermaine regrets indulging in glasses sharing despite his BerserkButton about it. He also naturally feels guilty about stealing something from right under his grandmother's nose.

* GlassesAreSexy: ''Many'' of the people in Jermaine's life either think, or used to think, that he finds glasses attractive.

** "Glass Action" is about all of the times that Jermaine's bespectacled classmates and friends had their glasses stolen by (and, in one case, ''broken'') bullies.

** "Glass Action" is about all of the times that Jermaine's bespectacled classmates and friends had their glasses stolen by (and, in one case, ''broken'') by bullies.

* GlassesAreSexy: ''Many'' of the people in Jermaine's life either think or used to think that he finds glasses attractive.

* BitchSlap: Jermaine's father did this to Jermaine's mother during a ''big'' fight they had when he was a kid. The result is that her glasses fly off her face and skidded as they hit the floor.

** Invoked by basically ''every'' girl who wears the glasses of others.

** "Glass Action" is about all of the times Jermaine's bespectacled classmates and friends had their glasses stolen by (and, in one case, ''broken'') by bullies.

* DomesticAbuse: The fight between Jermaine's parents definitely qualifies as it quickly goes from verbal to physical.

* NotHelpingYourCase: Jermaine has always claimed that he finds glasses neither attractive nor unattractive, but (as mentioned above) quite a few of his OCs are {{Bespectacled Cutie}}s. He also openly shared his own glasses predominantly with his female friends and classmates. Heck, the ''entire story'' could be seen as him not helping his case and almost playing DevilsAdvocate.

* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: Invoked by Myrna in "Lens Shares." When she wears Ricardo's glasses, she says "I feel smart."

* UnwantedGlassesPlot: Jermaine originally didn't want to wear glasses for the following justifiable reasons: he didn't want to walk around with a piece of fragile plastic on his face all day every day, he didn't want to worry about adjusting or cleaning them every few minutes, and he didn't want them stolen. He eventually gets accustomed to wearing them.

* TomboyishPonytail: Diana and Trevor wear their hair like this. Alecia also sometimes wears her hair in a ponytail.

*** Jermaine's idea of glasses shocking people who try to take them with 10,000 volts of electricity is a reference to the above-mentioned Thunderbolt, whose Japanese name is "10,000 volts."

* ShoutOut:

* WhereDaWhiteWomenAt: The people in Jermaine's life who think he likes girls who wear glasses take it a step further and assume he specifically likes ''white'' girls with glasses.

** "Glass Diagram" is a pun on the phrase "class diagram."

* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: Invoked by Myrna in "Lens Shares." When she wears Ricardo's glasses she says "I feel smart."

*** During middle school and high school, Jermaine frequently made doodles/drawings of eye doctors' offices being destroyed by Pokeémon attacks. Said attacks were [[DishingOutDirt Earthquake, Rock Slide]], EnergyBall, [[PlayingWithFire Fire Blast, Flamethrower]], [[KiManipulation Focus Blast]], [[CastingAShadow Shadow]] [[Soul Power Ball]], [[ThePowerOfTheSun Solar Beam]], [[ShockAndAwe Thunder, and Thunderbolt]]. He also occasionally threw in the bombs Team Rocket used in the earlier seasons of ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries''.

* BasedOnADream: Non-trivia example. At the beginning of Jermaine's second semester of seventh grade, he dreamt his friend Brandi wore glasses. Afterwards, he brought his old glasses to his and Brandi's theatre history class. He let her wear them. He also let a few of his fellow theatre history classmates wear them, as well. Additionally, he stole an old pair of glasses from his grandmother's bathroom and shared them too.

* BasedOnADream: InUniverse example. At the beginning of Jermaine's second semester of seventh grade, he dreamt his friend Brandi wore glasses. Afterwards, he brought his old glasses to his and Brandi's theatre history class. He let her wear them. He also let a few of his fellow theatre history classmates wear them, as well. Additionally, he stole an old pair of glasses from his grandmother's bathroom and shared them too.

*** During middle school and high school, Jermaine frequently made doodles/drawings of eye doctors' offices being destroyed by Pokeémon attacks. Said attacks were [[DishingOutDirt Earthquake, Rock Slide]], EnergyBall, [[PlayingWithFire Fire Blast, Flamethrower]], [[KiManipulation Focus Blast]], [[CastingAShadow Shadow Ball]], Solar Beam, Thunder, and Thunderbolt,
*** Jermaine's idea of glasses shocking people who try to take them with 10,000 volts of electricity is a reference to the attack Thunderbolt, whose Japanese name is "10,000 volts."
** Jermaine's idea of glasses being unmovable from a sitting position is a reference to

* BerserkButton: Jermaine's biggest pet peeve is when people wear glasses that aren't theirs.
* BigBeautifulWoman: Alecia, Brandi, Breanna, Ellie, and Kendra are all chubby but no less attractive because of it.

* FetishFuel: As mentioned above and below, ''many'' of the people in Jermaine's life think that he has a glasses fetish.

* {{Pun}}: "Specs Appeal" is a pun on the phrase "sex appeal."

** As mentioned InUniverse, the drawing Jermaine did of him chasing a young woman through a desert is a reference to WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner.

* TheBully: A bully broke Jermaine's friend's Zach's glasses at recess during fourth grade.

* BitchSlap: Jermaine's father does this to Jermaine's mother during a ''big'' fight they had when he was a kid. The result is that her glasses fly off her face and skid as they hit the floor.

* ControlFreak: Jermaine was ''obsessed'' with trying to prevent people from wearing the glasses of others. He even called them "rule breakers." This obsession lasted from second or third grade until his ''junior or senior year of high school''.