History Fanfic / ForgetAndForgive

!! Summary:

Things sure do happen after the fiasco at Ozzie’s: Blitzo vanishes into thin air. His unforeseen departure affected everyone associated with the horse-enthusiast assassin, but they persevered in their efforts to carry on without him. Unbeknownst to them, a series of unexpected events awaited them one year later…

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* AlternateUniverseFic: Takes place in a timeline where Blitzo runs away after going through a terrible, humiliating date at Ozzie's from [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/HelluvaBossS1E7Ozzies Helluva Boss Season One, Episode 7]].

* BigDamnReunion: Moxxie and Millie both get into a tearful three-way hug with Blitzo after Fizzarolli confirmed that it’s actually him. It had been a year since their boss was away, so the married imp couple were understandably in such an emotional state that they had finally got their missing friend back after a long time, despite his memory loss.

* BrokenTears: Many tears were shed across the majority of the Helluva Boss characters in this fic.

* ConfirmBeforeReveal: Moxxie and Millie, with Blitzo tagging along with them, head to Ozzie’s in order to [[spoiler: seek help from Fizzarolli]] to prove whether or not the imp assassin in the same room as them is actually the real Blitzo himself.

* DramaticIrony: When Moxxie and Millie were both gearing up in the mortal realm for their upcoming murder task in chapter 21, they discussed the matter of Loona and came to an assumption that she’s doing okay on her own for the time being. This is dramatic irony here as the readers already know that Loona isn’t, [[spoiler: because she got abducted back in chapter 16, and the story shifts to an abandoned building where the hellhound receptionist is being held captive by Striker.]]

* HeartfeltApology: Blitzo, in spite of losing his memories, does this with [[spoiler: Fizzarolli while hugging him in comfort and tears]].

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Verosika Mayday is shown to have redeeming qualities outside of her confident, vivacious behavior in the fanfic. In a friendly conversation with Moxxie and Millie, the pop singer opens up about her thoughts and feelings regarding Blitzo’s absence in a somber manner, even lamenting the verbal abuses exchanged between her and her ex-boyfriend. Additionally, as an act of generosity and a gesture of respect towards Blitzo, Verosika gifts each of the two imps a ticket to Mammon’s Traveling Circus before bidding farewell to them.
** Fizzarolli is another demon who has a softer side in the story. [[spoiler: After confirming Blitzo’s identity to Moxxie and Millie,]] the former circus imp partners have a private conversation and manage to be on good terms with each other at the end, in spite of Fizzarolli’s hatred towards his ex. However, this interaction leaves the disfigured imp with mixed feelings about Blitzo, leading him to seek solace in a discussion with his lover Asmodeus. Fizzarolli expresses distress and insecurity while venting about Blitzo, but becomes bittersweet when the sin of lust provides comfort and evokes feelings of affection between them. Later on in further chapters, Fizzarolli feels more assured to let go of his animosity towards Blitzo, encouraged by Asmodeus to take steps toward rekindling their relationship.
* LeaveTheTwoLovebirdsAlone: At chapter 18, Moxxie suggested Blitzo and Stolas to have some dedicated personal time and space to reconnect and have a private conversation, while he and his wife retrieve Loona and bring her to the I.M.P. office. This allows the two of them to catch up on their relationship without interruptions.

** In chapter 10, after Moxxie and Millie find Blitzo to their absolute dismay, the horse-caring imp banters with them in a nonchalant manner. This angers the married imps at first, thinking that he was just messing around before learning from their boss that he was suffering from amnesia.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Verosika Mayday is shown to have redeeming qualities outside of her confident, vivacious behavior in the fanfic. In a friendly conversation with Moxxie and Millie, the pop singer opens up about her thoughts and feelings regarding Blitzo’s absence in sorrow, even lamenting the verbal abuses exchanged between her and her ex-boyfriend. Additionally, as an act of generosity and a gesture of respect towards Blitzo, Verosika gifts each of the two imps a ticket to Mammon’s Traveling Circus before bidding farewell to them.

* AllJustADream: In chapter 3, it appears as though Blitzo came back home and is reunited with his hellhound daughter. It was then unfortunately revealed to be just a dream Loona had been in when her ringing phone call woke her up.

* AmnesiaEpisode: This is a major plot of the story, [[spoiler: beginning at chapter 10 with Blitzo appearing to have amnesia.]]

** An awkward, yet wholesome reunion occurs when Stolas arrives at the I.M.P. office and sees his missing beloved Blitzo before him, much to his disbelief.

** Also happens at the beginning of chapter 26, focusing again on the two married imps. As they plan to stay in the mortal realm with much time to spare, and before the story shifts to a different scene, the last thing Moxxie says is that having Blitzo back makes him feel like nothing else could go wrong. There’s dramatic irony occurring at this point because the readers already get the feeling that something may go VERY wrong later in the story, based on the recent events that took place beforehand.

** Stolas profusely says how sorry he is to Blitzo as he breaks down, expressing so much remorse for how he took his imp boyfriend for granted along with the consequences that came with it.

** Fizzarolli is another demon who has a softer side in the story. After confirming Blitzo’s identity to Moxxie and Millie, the former circus imp partners have a private conversation and manage to be on good terms with each other at the end, in spite of Fizzarolli’s hatred towards his ex. However, this interaction leaves the disfigured imp with mixed feelings about Blitzo, leading him to seek solace in a discussion with his lover Asmodeus. Fizzarolli expresses distress and insecurity while venting about Blitzo, but becomes bittersweet when the sin of lust provides comfort and evokes feelings of affection between them. Later on in further chapters, Fizzarolli feels more assured to let go of his animosity towards Blitzo, encouraged by Asmodeus to take steps toward rekindling their relationship.

* DramaticIrony: When Moxxie and Millie were both gearing up in the mortal realm for their upcoming murder task in chapter 21, they discussed the matter of Loona and came to an assumption that she’s doing okay on her own for the time being. [[spoiler: This is dramatic irony here as the readers already know that Loona isn’t, because she got abducted back in chapter 16, and the story shifts to an abandoned building where the hellhound receptionist is being held captive by Striker.]]

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Verosika Mayday is shown to have redeeming qualities outside of her confident, vivacious behavior throughout the fanfic. In a friendly conversation with Moxxie and Millie, the pop singer opens up about her thoughts and feelings regarding Blitzo’s absence in sorrow, even lamenting the verbal abuses exchanged between her and her ex-boyfriend. Additionally, as an act of generosity and a gesture of respect towards Blitzo, Verosika gifts each of the two imps a ticket to Mammon’s Traveling Circus before bidding farewell to them.
** Fizzarolli is another demon who has a softer side in the story. After confirming Blitzo’s identity to Moxxie and Millie, he and Fizzarolli have a private conversation and manages to be on good terms with each other, in spite of the disfigured imp’s hatred towards his ex. However, this interaction leaves Fizzarolli with mixed feelings about Blitzo, leading him to seek solace in a conversation with Asmodeus. Fizzarolli expresses distress and insecurity while venting about Blitzo, but becomes bittersweet when the sin of lust provides comfort and evokes feelings of affection between them. Later on in further chapters, Fizzarolli feels more assured to let go of his animosity towards Blitzo, encouraged by Asmodeus to take steps toward rekindling their relationship.

* SameCharacterButDifferent: Mainly revolves around Blitzo who returns later in the narrative, but he suffers from amnesia, resulting in a significant change in his personality. Although he retains his love for horses and flirtatious demeanor, he becomes more considerate, cheerful, and empathetic towards others. Blitzo extends this newfound compassion and his different nature even to the demons he wronged in the past, unaware of his previous connection with them or the harm he caused.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Verosika Mayday is shown to have redeeming qualities outside of her confident, vivacious (and contemptible) behavior throughout the fanfic. In a friendly conversation with Moxxie and Millie, the pop singer opens up about her thoughts and feelings regarding Blitzo’s absence in sorrow, even lamenting the verbal abuses exchanged between her and her ex-boyfriend. Additionally, as an act of generosity and a gesture of respect towards Blitzo, Verosika gifts each of the two imps a ticket to Mammon’s Traveling Circus before bidding farewell to them.

** Stolas profusely says how sorry he was to Blitzo as he breaks down, expressing so much remorse for how he treated his imp boyfriend along with the consequences that came with it.
* HostageForMacGuffin: It is implied in chapter 22 that the reason why [[spoiler: Striker is holding Loona as a hostage is because he wanted to make a ransom with Blitzo, where the assassin imp would have to surrender Stolas’ grimoire and the blessed rifle in exchange for the safe return of her adopted daughter]].

* LeaveTheTwoLovebirdsAlone: At chapter 18, Moxxie suggested that Blitzo and Stolas have some dedicated personal time and space to reconnect and have a private conversation, while he and his wife retrieve Loona and bring her to the I.M.P. office. This allows the two of them to catch up on their relationship without interruptions.

** In chapter 10, after Moxxie and Millie find Blitzo to their absolute dismay, the horse-caring imp banters with them in a nonchalant manner. This angers the married imp couple at first, thinking that he was just messing around before learning from their boss that he was suffering from amnesia.

* SarcasticClapping: Loona does this exact action in chapter 6.

* CantTakeCriticism: After Loona blatantly jeers at the married imp couple, Millie lashes out in rage. She [[spoiler: viciously slaps the hellhound]] in the process, and simply returns the favor to her.
* ConfirmBeforeReveal: Moxxie and Millie, with Blitzo tagging along with them, all head to Ozzie’s in order to [[spoiler: seek help from Fizzarolli]] to prove whether or not the imp assassin in the same room as them is actually the real Blitzo himself.

* HeartfeltApology: Blitzo, in spite of his memory loss, does this with [[spoiler: Fizzarolli while hugging him in comfort and tears]].

** In chapter 10, after Moxxie and Millie find Blitzo to their absolute dismay, the horse-caring imp banters with them in a nonchalant manner. This angered the married imp couple at first, thinking that he was just messing around before learning from their boss that he was suffering from amnesia.

* SameCharacterButDifferent: Mainly revolves around Blitzo who returns later in the the narrative, but he suffers from amnesia, resulting in a significant change in his personality. Although he retains his love for horses and flirtatious demeanor, he becomes more considerate, cheerful, and empathetic towards others. Blitzo extends this newfound compassion and his different nature even to the demons he wronged in the past, unaware of his previous connection with them or the harm he caused.

** During his visit at Shax’s home in chapter 23, Stolas discovers that one of the horse plushies amongst his cousin’s horse collection [[spoiler: belonged to Blitzo, which indicates that Shax wasn’t being honest with him and that he was involved with his beloved imp. The avian prince then angrily demands the truth from Shax by force, and soon learns the full story of what happened to Blitzo]].

* SameCharacterButDifferent: Mainly revolves around Blitzo, who makes his return later in the story, but with amnesia. This condition makes his character and personality feel mostly different. Aside from his passion for horses and flirty behavior still being intact, he’s more considerate and compassionate towards others, even openly expressing his guilt. Blitzo even acts this way to the demons that he unknowingly harmed in the past.

* AmnesiaEpisode: This is now a major plot of the story, [[spoiler: beginning at chapter 10 with Blitzo appearing to have amnesia.]]

** An awkward, yet wholesome reunion occurs when Stolas arrives at the I.M.P. office and sees his missing beloved Blitzo, much to his surprise.

* ConfirmBeforeReveal: Moxxie and Millie, with Blitzo tagging along with them, all head to Ozzie’s in order to [[spoiler: seek help from Fizzarolli]] to prove whether or not the horse-obsessed imp in the same room as them is actually the real Blitzo himself.

* HostageForMacGuffin: It is implied in chapter 22 that the reason why [[spoiler: Striker is holding Loona as a hostage is because he wanted to make a ransom with Blitzo, where the assassin imp would have to surrender Stolas’ grimoire and the blessed rifle in exchange for the safe return of her adopted daughter.]]

* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler: Striker does this tactic as a way to gain Blitzo’s trust and sway him to his side, cunningly exploiting his enemy’s amnesiac condition for his own motives. He weaves little bits of truth into his lies regarding their encounter at the Harvest Moon Festival ([[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/HelluvaBossS1E5TheHarvestMoonFestival Helluva Boss Season One, Episode 5]]) to make what he says sound believable enough. Even though Blitzo was initially skeptical of his claims, the cowboy imp provided tangible evidence to support his assertions, effectively sowing seeds of doubt within the assassin’s mind.]]

** In chapter 10, after Moxxie and Millie found Blitzo, the horse-caring imp made his response by bantering with them. This angered the married imp couple at first, thinking that he was just messing around before learning from their boss that he was just suffering from amnesia.
** Also occurs in chapter 13. It begins with Moxxie and Millie both attempting to explain their situation to Fizzarolli about Blitzo’s memory loss, [[spoiler: even pleading for his help to confirm that it’s the real imp they know.]] Of course, Fizzarolli doesn’t believe them and laughs it off as a joke. However, he was later proven wrong when Blitzo consistently exhibited genuine obliviousness whenever the jester imp probed him about his recollections. Blitzo embracing Fizzarolli with heartfelt comfort and a tearful apology was the final nail in the coffin, leaving no room for denial. It was at that moment when Fizzarolli fully grasped the truth of Blitzo’s amnesia.

* TakingTheBullet: Moxxie rescues an imp child from a rampaging hellhorse named Spruce Bookshelf during chapter 9, but at the cost of him taking the beast’s collision (receiving broken ribs likely in the process of the horse's assault) and getting open wounds from crashing into a wood booth. [[spoiler: Luckily, he was saved by a certain imp before Spruce Bookshelf could harm the sharpshooter once more.]]
* TearsOfRemorse: Loona, Stolas, [[spoiler: and even Verosika Mayday]] all happen to specifically fall into this very case since they were close to Blitzo and knew him well more than anyone else. At some point in the fic, they independently evince their guilt for playing a part in Blitzo running away.

* TheReveal: A huge revelation occurs at the end of chapter 9. While Moxxie was recovering from the hellhorse attack, he discovers to his absolute shock that [[spoiler: the horse trainer who came to his rescue and is currently treating him was his long missing friend/boss Blitzo.]]
** At the end of chapter 21, [[spoiler: Loona’s kidnapper is revealed to be none other than Striker.]]
** During his visit at Shax’s home in chapter 23, Stolas discovers that one of the horse plushies amongst his cousin’s horse collection [[spoiler: belonged to Blitzo, which indicates that Shax wasn’t being honest with him and that he was involved with his beloved imp. The avian prince then angrily demands the truth from Shax by force, and soon learns the full story of what happened to Blitzo.]]
** Chapter 25 follows with Shax telling Stolas what transpired almost a year ago (following by a flashback scene regarding Blitzo). It is revealed that [[spoiler: the runaway imp had made a bargain with Stolas’ cousin, offering his horse plush as payment to have the Greed demon seal away all of his memories. Furthermore, it is revealed that there exists a condition, set by Blitzo himself, that must be fulfilled for his memories to be restored.]]

* HeartfeltApology: Stolas profusely does this to Blitzo in chapter 19 as he breaks down, expressing so much remorse for how he treated his imp boyfriend, along with the consequences that came with it.

* LeaveTheTwoLovebirdsAlone: At chapter 18, Blitzo and Stolas are given personal space and time for themselves so they can converse with each other privately and catch up with their relationship, as suggested by Moxxie while he and his wife would go get Loona and bring her over to the I.M.P. office.

* HostageForMacGuffin: It is implied in chapter 22 that the reason why [[spoiler: Striker is holding Loona as a hostage is because he wanted to make a ransom with Blitzo, where the assassin imp would have to hand Stolas’ grimoire and the blessed rifle over to him, in exchange for getting her adopted daughter back alive.]]

** Chapter 25 follows with Shax telling Stolas what transpired almost a year ago (following by a flashback scene regarding [[spoiler: Blitzo). It is revealed that the runaway imp had paid Stolas’ cousin with his horse plush to have the Greed demon seal all of his memories away, and that there’s a condition to be met (made by Blitzo himself) in order for his memories to be restored.]]

* HowWeGotHere: After revealing that it’s been a year since Blitzo had gone AWOL right after the Ozzie’s incident at the end of the first chapter, there are flashbacks/descriptions of the past shown in later chapters. They explain what happened right around the time Blitzo vanished one year ago and how these prior events all lead up to the present time of this story.

** Also occurs in chapter 13. It begins with Moxxie and Millie both attempting to explain their situation to Fizzarolli about Blitzo’s memory loss, [[spoiler: even pleading for his help to confirm that it’s the real imp they know.]] Of course, Fizzarolli doesn’t believe them and laughs it off as a joke. But he was later proven wrong when Blitzo expressed his genuine obliviousness each time the jester imp asks him what he remembers.[[spoiler: Blitzo hugging Fizzarolli in comfort and making an innocent, tearful apology was the final nail in the coffin to obliterate his denial.]] It was at that moment when Fizzarolli became fully aware of the fact that Blitzo has amnesia.

* MyGodYouAreSerious: When Stolas heard that Blitzo had fled, he assumed it to be just a practical joke that the I.M.P. were setting up for him. It was only later when the avian prince soon realized that it wasn’t at all, as he was met by a distressed Loona attacking and berating him the moment the Goetia demon arrived at the I.M.P. office.

** Happens yet again at chapter 13. It begins with Moxxie and Millie both attempting to explain their situation to Fizzarolli about Blitzo’s memory loss, [[spoiler: even pleading for his help to confirm that it’s the real imp they know.]] Of course, Fizzarolli doesn’t believe them and laughs it off as a prank. But he was later proven wrong when Blitzo expressed his genuine obliviousness each time the jester imp asks him what he remembers.[[spoiler: Blitzo hugging Fizzarolli in comfort and making an innocent, tearful apology was the final nail in the coffin to obliterate his denial.]] It was at that moment when Fizzarolli became fully aware of the fact that Blitzo has amnesia.

* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler: Striker does this tactic as a way to earn Blitzo’s trust and persuade him to be on his side, merely taking advantage of the horse-loving imp’s amnesia state for his own unclear motives. He weaves little bits of truth into his lies about his encounter with the I.M.P during the Harvest Moon Festival ([[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/HelluvaBossS1E5TheHarvestMoonFestival Helluva Boss Season One, Episode 5]]) to make what he says sound believable enough. Even when Blitzo was skeptical of Striker’s claims, the cowboy imp had supplied him with some actual proofs to back up his statements and help further plant a seed of doubt within the assassin.]]

Things sure do happen after the fiasco at Ozzie’s: Blitzo vanishes into thin air. His unforeseen departure affected everyone who knew the horse-obsessed assassin, yet they did whatever they could to move on with their lives without him. Little did they know that more things would happen one year later…