History Heartwarming / HereticalEdge

*** As long as no one (especially Felicity) is looking, Avalon plays with and talks to Herbie just like Flick does. [[spoiler: She's also the one who got him his eyes, using Scout as an intermediary.]]

* Pretty much everything Asenath] does in [[https://ceruleanscrawling.wordpress.com/2016/02/03/visitations-5-08-donation-bonus/ Visitations 5-08]], gently comforting Flick as she breaks down in the face of the previous chapter's [[TheReveal Reveal]] before promising to help her save her mother, protect her father, and kill TheNecromancer who ruined their lives in the first place in any way she can.

* Deveron Adams' interlude is mostly a {{Tearjerker}}, but it does have one outstanding heartwarming moment: his initial reaction to learning about Felicity Chambers, his wife Joselyn's other child by a different man. He quickly accepts her as if she were one of his own, speaks glowingly about her like any other parent, and prioritizes her protection from Ruthers, Fossor, or anyone else that might threaten her. Although his [[JerkassFacade method]] of [[MysteriousProtector protecting her]] leaves something to be desired.

* Flick finally reunites with her father in 26-01 and immediately runs into his arms for a hug. She then [[MeetingTheParents introduces her girlfriends to him]].

* Pretty much everything [[spoiler: Asenath]] does in [[https://ceruleanscrawling.wordpress.com/2016/02/03/visitations-5-08-donation-bonus/ Visitations 5-08]], gently comforting Flick as she breaks down in the face of the previous chapter's [[TheReveal Reveal]] before promising to help her [[spoiler: save her mother, protect her father, and kill TheNecromancer who ruined their lives in the first place]] in any way she can.

** For that matter, Flick's reaction to learning the truth behind [[spoiler: her mother's disappearance is to forgive her, take back every bad thought she ever had about her, and swear to rescue her.]]

* The final gift Flick receives for her seventeenth birthday, especially in light of what happened that day (although it doubles as a {{Tearjerker}}). [[spoiler: It's a scrapbook her mother had been making. Joselyn had taken a photo of Felicity every single day from the day she was born until the day Fossor came and wrote a little note to go with each and every one of them. The last entry was a hastily written message telling Flick how much she loves her, and names Gaia Sinclaire as someone she can trust.]]
* Flick runs into her old best friend, Miranda Wallbern, who moved away from Wyoming when they were thirteen. Coming right after the traumatic events of the birthday, seeing Miranda makes Flick ecstatic. Miranda's just as happy to see Flick, and they spend an hour catching up before Flick has to leave. [[spoiler: What's more, Miranda was recruited by Eden's Garden, which means that Flick is able to tell her everything that happened, providing her with additional and much needed support after her encounter with Fossor.]]

* After Shiori Porter has a public FreakOut over the stress of her DarkSecret [[spoiler: and Flick accidentally sees her private notebook with the name Asenath written all over it]], Flick confronts her to try and help. What follows ends up being pretty much exactly what Shiori needs to hear as Flick gives her some desperately needed comfort and support as she deconstructs Shiori's InternalizedCategorism.
** [[spoiler: The icing on the cake is Flick's defense of her friend Asenath, Shiori's half-sister, who similarly comforted Flick earlier in the story.]]
--> '''Flick''': Let me tell you about [[spoiler: your sister]]. Let me tell you [[HorrorDoesntSettleForSimpleTuesday what happened when I went home]], [[BigDamnHeroes and how]] [[FireForgedFriends I met her]]. Then you can tell me if you still think she has to be evil.

** [[spoiler: They're also very good friends of Flick's mother, and immediately promise to help save her from Fossor when Flick tells them what happened.]]
** Flick and Shiori wound up on the Meregan's world because [[spoiler: their emergency beacon mistook Flick for her mother when she was helping Shiori, a HalfHumanHybrid, come to terms with her heritage. It was the act of treating a part-Alter with compassion (on top of their shared genetics) that made the beacon confuse Flick with Joselyn.]]
* Flick describing Asenath and how much she trusts her to the Meregan so they can summon her to help save their children. [[spoiler: Made doubly heartwarming because she's also reiterating the information to Shiori, Asenath's half-sister who was despairing over her vampiric heritage just the day before.]]

** And Shiori's [[TearsOfJoy reaction]] to seeing an image of Asenath[[spoiler:, her half-sister, for the first time in her life.]]
*** [[spoiler: The reunion of Asenath and Shiori. Senny instantly recognizes her sister's scent when arriving on the Meregan ship and quickly pulls Shiori into a hug and starts comforting her. She also reveals Shiori's birth name. Reathma.]]
* While most of it is distressing, there is one standout moment during the conversation Gaia has with Flick and Shiori ([[spoiler:and Asenath]]) when Gaia makes a point of [[spoiler: affirming to Flick how much of a hero her mother is.]]
--> '''Gaia''': If you learn nothing else in your life, know this, Felicity. [[spoiler: Your mother]] is the most heroic person I have ever known in my long life.
* Shiori's reunion with Columbus. She basically glomps him as he lands in a pool of water, pulling him into a tight hug and apologizing for the way she was acting. He stands there stunned for a few seconds ([[spoiler:he just got randomly teleported to another planet after all]]), then returns the hug.

--> '''Shiori''': B-bu-but the—Crossroads was talking about how every St-Stranger is evil and all that. And [[spoiler: vampires]] are… you know.
--> '''Columbus''': Shy, they can say anything they want. They could get every single person who has ever gone to that school, every Heretic who has ever existed to line up and tell me about how [[spoiler: evil vampires are]], all of them repeating over and over in one hundred percent agreement. And I’d tell every last one to screw themselves. Because you’re my sister. And I love you.
** [[spoiler: Then Asenath steps up to reveal that she's Shiori's half-sister and declares that being Shiori's brother also makes him her brother. Columbus agrees and pulls both of his sisters into a hug.]]
* Deveron Adams' interlude is mostly a {{Tearjerker}}, but it does have one outstanding heartwarming moment: [[spoiler: his initial reaction to learning about Felicity Chambers, his wife Joselyn's other child by a different man. He quickly accepts her as if she were one of his own, speaks glowingly about her like any other parent, and prioritizes her protection from Ruthers, Fossor, or anyone else that might threaten her. Although his [[JerkassFacade method]] of [[MysteriousProtector protecting her]] leaves something to be desired.]]
** [[spoiler: There's also his reaction to Felicity's dad. While Deveron is clearly discomforted by the fact that they're married to the same woman (and possibly [[GreenEyedMonster jealous]] of how he got to raise Felicity), he also recognizes that Lincoln is a good man and doesn't (or at least is trying not to) hold anything against him. He might be in denial, but the situation makes it clear that Deveron is also a good man.]]

*** The sheer ferocity of her hatred of [[spoiler: Fossor]] for ''daring'' to think that he's going take Felicity away. And then there's her equally intense desire to protect her from him or anything else, which she declares to Herbie.

** Ever wonder why Sean handled Flick's claim that [[spoiler: Strangers aren't all evil]] so well, especially compared to his fellow Heretic-born Sands? It's because of his uncles. [[spoiler: Mateo, who Sean always thought was a bystander, is actually a werewolf who went full on PapaWolf mode when he found a gang threatening Sean as a kid. Sean didn't realize what happened that day until he went through the Edge and saw it from Sebastian's perspective. This left him confused until Flick told him about Asenath and he realized that not all Alters are evil.]]
*** Building on that. Sean's Heretic weapon is a robot dog that protects him. [[spoiler: His beloved uncle is a werewolf who saved his life]]. This is not a coincidence.
* Surprisingly, a heartwarming moment manages to sneak its way into the furious WhatTheHellHero Koren gives to Flick. One of the reasons she's so pissed off is because [[spoiler: she's now [[AngerBornOfWorry worried about Flick after learning that she's her aunt]]. As angry as she is, Koren immediately accepts the truth about her aunt and grandmother to the point where she's as protective of them as she is of her parents]]. Flick's immediate response is a JawDrop. [[spoiler: Then she stops saying "your" family to Koren and starts saying "our" family.]]
** [[spoiler: One of the first things they do the next morning is find Wyatt and tell him that Koren is coming along on the jungle hike Flick wrangled out of him, which Koren then follows up by setting up a time for Flick to tell her about Joselyn. She's as abrasive as ever (and still pissed at auntie Flick), but eager to learn about her newfound family members.]]
*** [[spoiler: This also means that Deveron is going to be in for a pleasant surprise. He snuck his way onto that hike to get himself a day with his son and stepdaughter. Now his granddaughter is coming along too.]]
* Wyatt Rendell's initial reaction to an InternalReveal that has huge implications about his life and the course it took from childhood is distressing. He very nearly has a FreakOut. The response of Deveron Adams - of all people - pushes the moment squarely into heartwarming. [[spoiler: He pulls Wyatt into a CooldownHug while telling him that he doesn't care how strange he can be because he's too busy being so proud that he still raised himself to be the kind of man who tries to help others.]]
** [[spoiler: As the rest of the implications sink in, he looks at Flick and Koren in awe and joy as he realizes they're his sister and niece.]]
--> '''Koren''': [[spoiler: Hey Uncle Wyatt. Pretty fucked up family we've got here, huh?]]

** [[spoiler: After they leave the jungle, Wyatt spends the next few hours shopping for seventeen presents to give Flick for every birthday he missed. He even wraps them! Then he goes out and does the same for Koren.]]

* Flick doesn't want to confess her feelings for either Avalon or Shiori for fear of hurting the other. Avalon, in the meantime, comes up with a [[spoiler:Polyamory solution.]]

* Deveron Adams' interlude is mostly a {{Tearjerker}}, but it does have one outstanding {{Heartwarming}} moment: [[spoiler: his initial reaction to learning about Felicity Chambers, his wife Joselyn's other child by a different man. He quickly accepts her as if she were one of his own, speaks glowingly about her like any other parent, and prioritizes her protection from Ruthers, Fossor, or anyone else that might threaten her. Although his [[JerkassFacade method]] of [[MysteriousProtector protecting her]] leaves something to be desired.]]

* Flick doesn't want to confess her feelings for either Avalon or Shiori for fear of hurting the other. Avalon, in the meantime, comes up with a [[Polyamory solution.]]

* Roxa's reaction to [[spoiler: Tabbris]] after quickly establishing she's an ally in Field Trip 28-05: A big hug. WoG says that Roxa immediately understood what [[spoiler: Tabbris]] had been through being functionally completely alone and on her own, having been in similar circumstances herself.

* Roxa's reaction to [[spoiler: Tabbris]] after quickly establishing she's an ally in Field Trip 28-05: A big hug. WoG says that Roxa immediately understood what [[spoiler: Tabbris]] had been through being functionally completely alone and on her own, having been in similar circumstances herself.

* Flick's handling of Tabbris in New York Minutemen 27-04: [[spoiler: After initial discomfort, Flick figures out that Tabbris is on her side. She invites her back into her body and starts referring to the team as OUR team, quickly realizing how much Tabbris has been helping her.]]

* Flick's handling of Tabbris in New York Minutemen 27-04: [[spoiler: After initial discomfort, Flick figures out that Tabbris is on her side. She invites her back into her body and starts referring to the team as OUR team, quickly realizing how much Tabbris has been helping her.]]

* Flick's handling of Tabbris in New York Minutemen 27-04: [[spoiler: Flick instantly figures out that Tabbris is on her side and a scared little girl who has been doing everything she can to help. She promptly invites Tabbris back into her body and starts referring to the team as OUR team, immediately realizing that she and Tabbris have basically been sharing a life.]]

* Flick doesn't want to confess her feelings for either Avalon or Shiori for fear of hurting the other. Avalon, in the meantime, comes up with a [[Polyamory solution.]]

** To quote one of the chapter's comments: "It’s really hard to buy the crossroads teachings when a vampire and immortally reborn shapeshifter make you dinner for your birthday"

* The very first thing Vanessa and Tristan Moon do upon reuniting for the first time in over a decade is pull each other into a fierce hug.

** [[spoiler: After they leave the jungle, Wyatt spends the next few hours shopping for seventeen presents to give Flick for every birthday he missed. He even wraps them! Then he goes out and does the same for Koren.]]

** [[spoiler: After they leave the jungle, Wyatt spends the next few hours shopping for seventeen presents to give Flick, for every one of her birthday's he missed. He even wraps them! Then he goes out and does the same for Koren.]]

*** [[spoiler: This also means that Deveron is going to be in for a pleasant surprise. He snuck his way onto that hike to get himself a day with his son and stepdaughter. Now his granddaughter is coming along too.]]

*** [[spoiler: This also means that Deveron is going to be in for a pleasant surprise. He had inserted himself onto the hike when Flick got Wyatt to take her on one, meaning that he got a day out with his son and stepdaughter. Now his granddaughter is coming along to.]]

*** Building on that. Sean's Heretic weapon is a robot dog that protects him. [[spoiler: His beloved uncle is a werewolf who saved his life]]. This is not a coincidence.

** [[spoiler: There's also his reaction to Felicity's dad. While Deveron is clearly discomforted by the fact that they married to the same woman (and possibly [[GreenEyedMonster jealous]] of how he got to raise Felicity), he also recognizes that Lincoln is a good man and doesn't (or at least is trying not to) hold anything against him. He might be in denial, but the situation makes it clear that Deveron is also a good man.]]

* Deveron Adams' interlude is mostly a {{Tearjerker}}, but it does have one outstanding MomentOfHeartwarming: [[spoiler: his initial reaction to learning about Felicity Chambers, his wife Joselyn's other child by a different man. He quickly accepts her as if she were one of his own, speaks glowingly about her like any other parent, and prioritizes her protection from Ruthers, Fossor, or anyone else that might threaten her. Although his [[JerkassFacade method]] of [[MysteriousProtector protecting her]] leaves something to be desired.]]

*** Avalon was impressed by Felicity's willingness to work to strengthen and better herself when she asked her for help, and deeply touched by when she defended her from Trice's attack.