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* {{Pirate}}: Flynn used to be one. As he points out, it wasn't all rum and parrots.
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* {{Pirate}}: Flynn used to be one. As he points out, [[ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything it wasn't all rum and parrots.]]
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An epic (570 ''thousand'' words) [[https://archiveofourown.org/series/1875685 story]] of Flynn Fairwind and Mathias Shaw after their RelationshipUpgrade in the tie-in novel ''Shadows Rising''. This is not an exhaustive list of the tropes that appear, but give us time!
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An epic (570 ''thousand'' words) [[https://archiveofourown.org/series/1875685 story]] of Flynn Fairwind and Mathias Shaw after their RelationshipUpgrade in the ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' tie-in novel ''Shadows Rising''. ''Literature/ShadowsRising''. This is not an exhaustive list of the tropes that appear, but give us time!
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* WouldHurtAChild: Both Flynn and Mathias have adults like this in their pasts.
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* WouldHurtAChild: Both Flynn and Mathias have adults like this in their pasts.pasts.
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* BerserkButton: Flynn will readily agree that pirates aren't good people and that he lied, stole, killed, and otherwise caused mayhem. Imply that he's a [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rapist]], however, and you'd best be ready to fend him off.
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* KnifeNut: Mathias is an exquisitely rare example of a Lawful Knife Nut.
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* [[PriceOnTheirHead Price On His Head]]: Harlan Sweete may be dead but the Irontide aren't gone, and they want Flynn in a big way.
* ProfessionalKiller: Mathias is actually an assassin.
* ProfessionalKiller: Mathias is actually an assassin.
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* [[PriceOnTheirHead Price On His Head]]: Harlan Sweete may be dead died before the story began, but the Irontide aren't gone, fleet he founded sticks around, and they want Flynn in a big way.
way. It's not resolved until quite late in the series.
* ProfessionalKiller: Mathias is actually anassassin.assassin, and in fact the head of the [[MurderInc Stormwind Assassin's Guild]].
* ProfessionalKiller: Mathias is actually an
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* CombatPragmatist: Rogues in general tend to be willing to do what it takes to get the job done, and neither Mathias nor Flynn is an exception. They will both cheerfully pick locks, sneak around, and lie through their teeth in pursuit of objectives, and Mathias extends his pragmatism to his entire job.
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An epic (nearly 440,000 words and still counting) (570 ''thousand'' words) [[https://archiveofourown.org/series/1875685 story]] of Flynn Fairwind and Mathias Shaw after their RelationshipUpgrade in the tie-in novel ''Shadows Rising''. This is not an exhaustive list of the tropes that appear, but give us time!
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* CoverIdentityAnomaly: [[spoiler: Detheroc]] repeatedly pretends to be Flynn when Mathias is on his rescue mission, but does not recognize Mathias's companions, who Flynn knows well.
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* DeathIsNotPermanent: Some Azerothans are "deathless"; nothing but old age will permanently kill them. People who know about their condition tend to go into adventuring, but the only way to find out is to die and come back.
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* RescuedFromTheUnderworld: At the beginning of the Shadowlands storyline, a number of people from Azeroth are abducted and taken to the Maw - pretty much literal Hell, the place where unredeemable souls go to face eternal punishment after death. One of them is Flynn. Mathias goes after him.
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* TakeThisJobAndShoveIt: Mathias has spent his entire life working for Stormwind and its rulers, and can't imagine what he'd do otherwise. When Flynn is abducted to ''literal Hell'' and he's denied permission to mount a rescue, however, Mathias finally loses it and quits. His boss attempts to pull a ResignationsNotAccepted, but fails.
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* ItTastesLikeFeet: It Tastes Like Fruity Rocks: Mathias's description of [=KajaCola=], a popular drink among goblins.
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* ItTastesLikeFeet: It Tastes Like Fruity Rocks: Mathias's description of [=KajaCola=], a popular drink among goblins.goblins, is "It tastes like fruity rocks."
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* [[{{Kraken}} Giant Octopus]]: Flynn and his crew have to fight one off during a salvage job.
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* [[ItTastesLikeFeet ItTastesLikeFeet: It Tastes Like Fruity Rocks]]: Rocks: Mathias's description of [=KajaCola=], a popular drink among goblins.
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* LoveableRogue: Flynn, in pretty much every particular.
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* LoveableRogue: KrakenAndLeviathan: Flynn and his crew have to fight a Giant Octopus off during a salvage job.
* LovableRogue: Flynn, in pretty much every particular.
* LovableRogue: Flynn, in pretty much every particular.
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* GraveMarkingScene: At the end of "Like the Tides, Return," Mathias visits Amber's grave for the first time - though undoubtedly not the last.
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* GraveMarkingScene: At the end of "Like the Tides, Return," Mathias [[TalkingToTheDead visits Amber's grave grave]] for the first time - though undoubtedly not the last.
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* GraveMarkingScene: At the end of "Like the Tides, Return," Mathias visits Amber's grave for the first time - though undoubtedly not the last.
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* ChildhoodFriendRomance: It all happened well before the series began, but Mathias's relationship with Edwin Van Cleef is mentioned to have been this; Mathias had a crush on the older, more charismatic Van Cleef.
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* HideYourLesbians: Averted - an entire story revolves around Grixx and Relly's traditional goblin wedding.
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* [[BisexualityTropes Bisexual]]: In ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' proper, Flynn's AmbiguouslyBi; he'll flirt with the PC regardless of gender, but is only seen expressing active interest in women. Thanks to ''Shadows Rising,'' however, we now know he's cheerfully willing to sleep with anyone who's interested.
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* [[BisexualityTropes Bisexual]]: In ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' proper, Flynn's AmbiguouslyBi; he'll [[ChivalrousPervert flirt with the PC PC]] regardless of gender, but is only seen expressing active interest in women. Thanks to ''Shadows Rising,'' however, we now know he's cheerfully willing to sleep with anyone who's interested.
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* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: While Flynn couldn't be referred to as ''evil'' at any point, he was a pirate; he killed people, stole as a matter of course, and held entire crews for ransom. Nonetheless, when one of his crew was caught raping a prisoner, Flynn [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beat him to a pulp, gutted him, and threw him overboard for the sharks.]]
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* BadassCrew: The crew of the ''Bold Arva'' are generally normal people; only a few of them have class levels (Flynn - rogue, Thurin Firebeard - priest, Luvias Wildshore - druid). But they're all good at their jobs and capable of moments of awesomeness, even Billie the [[AffectionateNickname Cabin Monkey]].
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* BadassCrew: The crew of the ''Bold Arva'' are generally normal people; only a few of them even have class levels (Flynn - rogue, Thurin Firebeard - priest, Luvias Wildshore - druid). But they're all good at their jobs and capable of moments of awesomeness, even Billie the [[AffectionateNickname Cabin Monkey]].
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* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: Surely some method could have been found to rescue Flynn and his crew from the pirates that didn't involve [[spoiler: blowing up the pirate ship]]?
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* MileHighClub: On gryphonback, no less.
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* RepressionNeverEndsWell: Mathias spends most of "Scars" trying to hide the story of his imprisonment in Felsoul Hold from Flynn. It causes a lot of stress on their relationship.
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* TitleDrop: At one point Flynn quotes the Shakespeare poem that the phrase "sea-change" derives from. (It's the one that starts "Full fathom five thy father lies".)
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* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: Mathias is a fan of Hemet Nesingwary's work and has a fan's reaction to meeting Nesingwary's son and getting to participate in a hunt with him. Given that it's Mathias, Flynn is probably the only one who notices.
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* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: Mathias is a fan of Hemet Nesingwary's work and has a fan's reaction to meeting Nesingwary's son and getting to participate in a hunt with him. Given that it's Mathias, Flynn is probably the only one who notices.
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* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: Mathias is a fan of Hemet Nesingwary's work and has a fan's reaction to meeting Nesingwary's son and getting to participate in a hunt with him. Given that it's Mathias, Flynn is probably the only one who notices.
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* MustHaveCoffee: Caffiene is Mathias's drug of choice, as is not terribly surprising for someone with a high-stress job who also doesn't get enough sleep.
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* MustHaveCoffee: Caffiene Caffeine is Mathias's drug of choice, as is not terribly surprising for someone with a high-stress job who also doesn't get enough sleep.
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* HolidayEpisode: "The Family You Choose" revolves around the Feast of Winter Veil, the Azerothan midwinter festival.
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* HolidayEpisode: "The Family You Choose" revolves around the Feast of Winter Veil, the [[YouMeanXmas Azerothan midwinter festival.festival]]. Mathias mentions that in previous years he mostly knew it was happening because someone always brought [[EveryoneHatesFruitCakes a vaguely citrus-flavored brick]] into the office.
