History Literature / OctoberDaye

** Subverted in ''Sleep No More''. [[spoiler:In Titania's Faerie, deceased characters like Devin and Blind Michael initially seem to have been resurrected. ''However'', it's gradually revealed that even Titania's reality warping can't just bring someone back the dead. "Devin" and ''Blind Michael'' are thus either facsimiles or bewitched victims meant to fill the gaps left by the deceased.]]

** Prior to ''The Innocent Sleeep'', Tybalt had no love for [[spoiler:his then-future and eventual mother-in-law]] (thanks to a combination of the events of ''The Brightest Fell'' and [[spoiler:the neglect and cruetly October experienced growing up as Amandine's daughter.]] However, that grudge transforms into a burning hatred when it's revealed that [[spoiler:Amandine ''wasn't'' brainwashed by Titania's illusion and was a willing, eager collaborator in all the suffering October and their friends and family endured. Before they go chasing after Titania's Ride, Tybalt vows to Amandine he's ''will'' kill her when this is all over if it's the last thing he ever does.]]

** Prior to ''The Innocent Sleeep'', Tybalt had no love for [[spoiler:his then-future and eventual mother-in-law]] (thanks to a combination of the events of ''The Brightest Fell'' and [[spoiler:the neglect and cruetly October experienced growing up as Amandine's daughter.]] However, that grudge transforms into a burning hatred when it's revealed that [[spoiler:Amandine ''wasn't'' brainwashed by Titania's illusion and was a willing, eager collaborator in all the suffering October and their friends and family endured. Before they go chasing after Titania's Ride, Tybalt vows to Amandine he ''will'' find a way to kill her when this is all over if it's the last thing he ever does.]]

** Prior to ''The Innocent Sleeep'', Tybalt had no love for [[spoiler:his then-future and eventual mother-in-law]] (thanks to a combination of the events of ''The Brightest Fell'' and [[spoiler:the neglect and cruetly October exprienced growing up as Amandine's daughter.]] However, that grudge transforms into a raging hatred when it's revealed that [[spoiler:Amandine ''wasn't'' brainwashed by Titania's illusion and was a willing, eager collaborator in the suffering October and their friends and family endured. Before they go chasing after Titania's Ride, Tybalt vows to Amandine he ''will'' find a way to kill her when this is all over if it's the last thing he ever does.]]

** Simon made a deal with [[spoiler:Eira Rosynhwr]] to help him find [[spoiler:his daughter August]].

** Similarly, Oberon bound [[spoiler:Eira Rosynhwr]] to be unable to harm any of Amandine's line.
** [[spoiler:Eira Rosynhwr]] bound Simon and the Luidaeg to be unable to tell anyone about her unless they figured it out on their own.

%%** Toby references Franchise/SpiderMan directly.

* NonLinearCharacter: Mary the Roane sees the future (that's the racial power of the Roane), but she isn't exactly good at telling her premotions of the future and what she's currently doing apart. Which means she'll say things that only make sense later sort of the basis of interacting with her.

* SelfMadeOrphan: [[spoiler: Rayseline attempts this.]]
** This is also the backstory of the selkies. [[spoiler: A group of merlins was manipulated by Eira Rosynhwyr into murdering most of the roane and skinning them as a path to immortality. The merlins' children, horrified at this crime, killed them all, took the skins to the Luidaeg, and begged her for mercy, which she granted in the form of creating the selkies.]]

* ShapeshiftingLover: Pureblooded Gean-Cannah.

* TooHungryToBePolite: Toby, often
* TwangHello: Toby saves Patrick Lorden from this in their first meeting

* UndeadTaxExemption: DoubleSubverted. Toby was [[{{Animorphism}} turned into a fish for fourteen years]], during which time nearly everyone, human and fae, assumed she was dead. When she turns back into herself, she's taken to the police station after someone finds an unconscious naked woman in the park. She tells them who she is, only to be told that October Daye went missing and was declared dead 14 years ago. Then her old benefactor Evening Winterrose arrives, and is somehow able to convince them that she really is who she says she is. Leaving aside the 14 year disappearance, as a [[HalfHumanHybrid changeling]] Toby ages more slowly than humans, so it would be hard to convince any {{Muggles}} of her actual birth date.

* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: Connor and Toby, both, to each other.

* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Selkies and Cait Sidhe, among others

** Toby, being more long-lived than a human, has also had time to read Comicbook/XMen. She tells Tybalt to pop his claws -- a turn of phrase usually reserved to describe Wolverine.

* SimultaneousArcs: In a first for the series, 2023's ''Sleep No More'' and ''The Innocent Sleep'' are a duology. Both run parallel to each other, focusing on Toby and October [[spoiler:navgiating Titania's altered reality.]]

* BrilliantButLazy: In ''Sleep No More'', this is Luidaeg's opinion of [[spoiler:Titania. She says Titania's always been more focused on being ''seen'' as clever instead of actually putting in the work.]]

* HeroicBSOD: Several characters get hit with this at the conclusion of ''Sleep No More'' after [[spoiler:Titania's defeated and the real Faerie is restored. Characters who saw themselves at their worst in Titania's Faerie are left guilt-ridden and suffering PTSD. Quentin and Simon in particular get hit ''hard'', with the former now seeing a therapist (and waking up screaming some nights) while the latter's spending more and more time in the Undersea (with Toby fearing her Father's going to end up relocating there permanently and not come out anymore.]]

* ''WholePlotReference'': ''Sleep No More'' and ''The Innocent Sleep'' are the ''October Daye'' version of [[spoiler:''ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse'', with reality altered, heroes having become villains (and vice-versa), and characters trying to restore the real world while convincing people this isn't how things are meant to be.]]

* HeroicBSOD: Several characters get hit with this at the conclusion of ''Sleep No More'' after [[spoiler:Titania's defeated and the real Faerie is restored. Characters who saw themselves at their worst in Titania's Faerie are left guilt-ridden and suffering PTSD. Quentin and Simon in particular get hit ''hard'', with the former now seeing a therapist (and waking up screaming some nights) while the latter spending more and more time in the Undersea (with Toby expecting that Simon's going to end up relocating there permanently and not come out anymore.]]

** [[spoiler:Titania]] in ''Sleep No More'': [[spoiler:While permanently reality warping Faerie was always Titania's endgame, it's made clear she also intentionally structured the "new" Faerie to punish Toby and everyone and everything she cares about.]]

* HeroicBSOD: Several characters get hit with this at the conclusion of ''Sleep No More'' after [[spoiler:the real Faerie is restored. Characters who saw themselves at their worse in Titania's Faerie are left guilt-ridden and suffering PTSD. Quentin and Simon get it the worst, with the former now seeing a therapist (and waking up screaming some nights) while the latter spending more and more time in the Undersea (with Toby expecting that Simon's going to end up relocating there permanently and not coming out.]]

* BittersweetEnding: ''Sleep No More''. [[spoiler:Toby and company successfully stop Titania from making her reality warping permanent, restoring the real Faerie (and with it Toby's pregnancy). With Titania's Ride broken, she's claimed by the Heart of Faerie as the Sacrifice (instead of Quentin and Simon). But the characters have all come out of Titania's Faerie having seem glimpses of what they could've become for better and for worse. Some benefit from this (August and Toby become closer siblings) while others (Quentin and Simon) are left guilt-ridden and suffering PTSD. Worse, as one of the First and as a child of the Heart, Titania ''can't'' actually die. The Heart technically claimed her as the Sacrifice for now, but ''will'' throw her back eventually (given the mechanics of the Ride, the Luidaeg figures they've got at least 7 years). ''When'' she finally comes out, Titania's gonna be ''pissed'' and gunning for all their heads more than ever. And while she still can't directly harm Toby and company because of Oberon's bindings, this entire incident's proven Titania ''can'' and ''will'' find another loophole to exploit. The only upside is that Titania pumped so much magical juice into the reality warping that with the spell broken at its source, she ''won't'' be able to do this again.]]

* BittersweetEnding: ''Sleep No More''. [[spoiler:Toby and company successfully stop Titania from making her reality warping permanent, restoring the real Faerie (and with it Toby's pregnancy). With Titania's Ride broken, she's claimed by the Heart of Faerie as the Sacrifice (instead of Quentin and Simon). But the characters have all come out of Titania's Faerie having seem glimpses of what they could've become. Quentin and Simon (who became themselves at their worst) in particular get it bad and are left dealing with significant PTSD. Worse, as one of the First and as a child of the Heart, Titania ''can't'' actually die. The Heart technically claimed her as the Sacrifice for now, but ''will'' throw her back eventually (given the mechanics of the Ride, the Luidaeg figures they've got at least 7 years). ''When'' she finally comes out, Titania's gonna be ''pissed'' and gunning for all their heads more than ever. And while she still can't directly harm Toby and company because of Oberon's bindings, this entire incident's proven Titania ''can'' and ''will'' find another loophole to exploit. The only upside is that Titania pumped so much magical juice into the reality warping that with the spell broken at its source, she ''won't'' be able to do this again.]]

** Subverted in ''Sleep No More''. [[spoiler:In Titania's Faerie, deceased characters like Devin and Blind Michael initially seem to have been ressurected. ''However'', it's gradually revealed that even Titania's reality warping can't just bring someone back the dead. "Devin" and ''Blind Michael'' are thus either facsimilies or bewitched victims meant to fill the gaps left by the deceased.]]

** As of ''Of Things Unknown'', everyone [[spoiler: who died in ''A Local Habitation'']]

* BittersweetEnding: ''Sleep No More''. [[spoiler:Toby and company successfully stop Titania from making her reality warping permanent, restoring the real Faerie (and with it Toby's pregnancy). With Titania's Ride broken, she's claimed by the Heart of Faerie as the sacrifice (instead of Quentin and Simon) and taken off the board. But the characters have all come out of Titania's Faerie having seem glimpses of what they could've become for good ''and'' ill. Quentin and Simon (who experienced the latter) in particular get it bad and are left dealing with significant PTSD. Worse, as one of the First and as a child of the Heart, Titania ''can't'' actually be sacrificed. The Heart technically claimed her as the Sacrifice for now, but ''will'' throw her back eventually (given the mechanics of the Ride, the Luidaeg figures they've got at least 7 years free of Titania). ''When'' she finally comes out, Titania's gonna be ''pissed'' and indeed had declared war on Toby and company before being taken. And while she still can't directly harm Toby and company because of Oberon's bindings, this entire incident's proven Titania ''can'' and ''will'' find another loophole to exploit when she gets out. The only upside is that Titania pumped so much magical juice into the reality warping that with the spell broken at its source, she ''won't'' be able to do this again.]]

* BittersweetEnding: ''Sleep No More''. [[spoiler:Toby and company successfully stop Titania from making her reality warping permanent, restoring Faerie to what it should be (and with it Toby's pregnancy). With Titania's Ride broken, she's claimed by the Heart of Faerie as the sacrifice (instead of Quentin and Simon) and taken off the board. But the characters have all come out of Titania's Faerie having seem glimpses of what they could've become for good ''and'' ill. Quentin and Simon (who experienced the latter) in particular get it bad and are left dealing with significant PTSD. Worse, as one of the First and a child of the Heart, Titania ''can't'' actually be sacrificed. The Heart technically claimed her as the Sacrifice for now, but ''will'' throw her back eventually (given the mechanics of the Ride, the Luidaeg figures they've got at least 7 years). ''When'' she finally comes out, Titania's gonna be ''pissed'' and indeed had declared war on Toby before being taken. And while she still can't directly harm Toby and company because of Oberon's bindings, this entire incident's proven Titania ''can'' and ''will'' find another loophole to exploit. The only upside is that Titania pumped so much magical juice into the reality warping that with the spell broken, she ''won't'' be able to do this again.]]

** ''Sleep No More'' expands on this, adding context to [[spoiler:why Toby and company got caught off guard by Titania's retaliation. Her reality warping had been planned and ready to go for a long time (but hadn't been executed between Oberon's bindings and how risky the plan was). Toby's actions pissed her off enough to pull the trigger then and there.]]

# ''The Innocent Sleep'' (2023) - the events of Sleep No More from Tybalt's point of view

* BittersweetEnding: ''Sleep No More''. [[spoiler:Toby and company successfully stop Titania from making her reality warping permanent, restoring Faerie to what it should be (and with it Toby's pregnancy). With Titania's Ride broken, she's claimed by the Heart of Faerie as the sacrifice (instead of Quentin and Simon) and taken off the board. But the characters have all come out of Titania's Faerie having seem glimpses of what they could've become for good ''and'' ill. Quentin and Simon in particular get it bad and are left dealing with significant PTSD. Worse, as one of the First and a child of the Heart, Titania ''can't'' actually be sacrificed. The Heart claimed her for now, but will throw her back eventually; given the mechanics of the Ride, the Luidaeg figures they've got at least 7 years. ''When'' she finally comes out, Titania's gonna be ''pissed'' and coming for all their heads. And while she still can't directly harm Toby and company because of Oberon's bindings, this entire incident proved Titania ''can'' and ''will'' find another loophole to exploit. The only upside is that Titania pumped so much magical juice into the reality warping that with the spell broken, she ''won't'' be able to do this again.]]

* BittersweetEnding: ''Sleep No More''. [[spoiler:Toby and company successfully stop Titania from making her reality warping permanent, restoring Faerie to what it should be (and with it Toby's pregnancy). With Titania's Ride broken, she's claimed by the Heart of Faerie as the sacrifice (instead of Quentin and Simon) and taken off the board. But the characters have all come out of Titania's Faerie having seem glimpses of what they could've become or at their very worst. Quentin and Simon in particular get it bad and are left dealing with significant PTSD. Worse, as one of the First and a child of the Heart, Titania ''can't'' actually be sacrificed. The Heart claimed her for now, but will throw her back eventually; given the mechanics of the Ride, the Luidaeg figures they've got at least 7 years. ''When'' she finally comes out, Titania's gonna be ''pissed'' and coming for all their heads. And while she still can't directly harm Toby and company because of Oberon's bindings, this entire incident proved Titania ''can'' and ''will'' find another loophole to exploit. The only upside is that Titania pumped so much magical juice into the reality warping that with the spell broken, she ''won't'' be able to do this again.]]

* ItsPersonal: Raysel goes too far in ''One Salt Sea'' when [[spoiler: she kidnaps Gilly]].