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* YourCheatingHeart: Hardestadt's long absences are shown to provoke anxiety about this in Erin in the present day due to her past history with less than faithful boyfriends--although he ''consistently'' shows that will never happen between them.
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* BerserkButton: Don't mention Oliver Cromwell to 'Aoife.'
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* CrazyJealousGuy: Hilariously averted. 'Aoife' mentions nearly hooking up with a man who bought her a drink. She gets a bit annoyed how utterly blase Hardestadt is about that.
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* FriendsWithBenefits: In ''The Girl in Question,'' Hardestadt and the Irish Seer 'Aoife' have this relationship, though it's clear they mean more to one another than just that.
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* TheLadette: "Aoife," the Irish Seer, is an aggressive, [[SirSwearsALot foul-mouthed]] woman who playfully threatens to relocate Hardestadt to the couch for a week--in his own house.
* LonelyTogether: "Aoife" and Hardestadt freely admit they're both lonely, but feel less lonely when they spend time together.
* LonelyTogether: "Aoife" and Hardestadt freely admit they're both lonely, but feel less lonely when they spend time together.
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* BlueAndOrangeMorality: The Sea Witch from "The Song of the Sea" isn't evil, strictly speaking, so much as she is an ancient being capable of beauty and cruelty in equal measure. Much like the sea itself.
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* BlueAndOrangeMorality: The Sea Witch from "The ''The Song of the Sea" Sea'' isn't evil, strictly speaking, so much as she is an ancient being capable of beauty and cruelty in equal measure. Much like the sea itself.
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* GreaterScopeVillain: Sawney Bean in the chapter "Cold Fires". He never appears but he's the one who hired the slavers to abduct children for him. The chapter ends with Kanti and Hardestadt planning on tracking him down.
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* GreaterScopeVillain: Sawney Bean in the chapter "Cold Fires".''Cold Fires''. He never appears but he's the one who hired the slavers to abduct children for him. The chapter ends with Kanti and Hardestadt planning on tracking him down.
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* ActOfTrueLove: How does Hardestadt spend Valentine's Day while with Erin? Fighting yetis to get her a flower to cure the common cold she has.
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* BlueAndOrangeMorality: The Sea Witch from "The Song of the Sea" isn't evil, strictly speaking, so much as she is an ancient being capable of beauty and cruelty in equal measure. Much like the sea itself.
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* NeverHeardThatOneBefore: Maria's response to a strigoi threatening them with his dying breath is to drolly say they've heard it before and finish him off.
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* GreaterScopeVillain: Sawney Bean in the chapter "Cold Fires". He never appears but he's the one who hired the slavers to abduct children for him. The chapter ends with Kanti and Hardestadt planning on tracking him down.
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* SpottingTheThread: When a strigoi impersonates Hardestadt, a few inconsistencies give him away to Maria, but one is the most damning of all.
-->'''Maria:''' But your true fatal error, Strigoi? No matter what else? Lucian would never refer to me as a ''[[AmbiguousGenderIdentity woman]].''
-->'''Maria:''' But your true fatal error, Strigoi? No matter what else? Lucian would never refer to me as a ''[[AmbiguousGenderIdentity woman]].''
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''Loves Lost And Found'' is a supernatural-horror and romance [[WebOriginalFiction short story]] by Lightysnake, an entry in ''Literature/TheKindnessOfDevils'' and told in anachronistic order through short prequel vignettes, ending in modern day. It can be read [[https://www.fictionpress.com/s/3334267/1/Loves-Lost-And-Found here]].
Written for Valentine's Day. A short glimpse into several of the lives and loves of Hardestadt Delac in the past, from 14th century Aragon, 11th century Korea and 6th century Ireland, all the way to modern day, showcasing the people who meant the most to Hardestadt and the past adventures he's had.
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!! The work contains examples of the following tropes:
* ActionGirl: Sun-hyo, Kanti and Maria (insofar as Maria may be defined as female) were accomplished fighters.
* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: Maria is biologically female, but does not identify to either gender in their heart.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Maria is one of the top leaders of the Hunter Brotherhood and their finest warrior to boot.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Maria is a master practitioner of this; Mihai does a decent job at impersonating Hardestadt, but several little discrepancies (like him calling Maria [[AmbiguousGenderIdentity a woman]]) is enough to tip them off.
* BerserkButton: Don't mention Oliver Cromwell to 'Aoife.'
* CallBack: Maria's opponent is Mihai Kraan--one of the Kraan family that served as the CoDragons of [[Literature/InTheCastleOfTheNight Count von Krolock]]. Maria ensures he doesn't last long.
* CrazyJealousGuy: Hilariously averted. 'Aoife' mentions nearly hooking up with a man who bought her a drink. She gets a bit annoyed how utterly blase Hardestadt is about that.
* CrazyPrepared: Maria keeps their garden stocked full of traps just in case supernatural nasties show up..
* DealWithTheDevil: Ceoladh sold her voice to the Sea Witch for legs and a chance to be with a man she was infatuated by.
* DidNotGetTheGirl: Hardestadt does, but being as he's often immortal and they're not, it never lasts. He and Eliza are notably in a happy relationship in the 1930s, and everything seems fine, but the chapter title? "Never to be."
* EarlyBirdCameo: Oyuki Akamine is mentioned in ''A Conspiracy of Serpents'' and appears briefly in Sun-hyo's section.
* FriendsWithBenefits: In ''The Girl in Question,'' Hardestadt and the Irish Seer 'Aoife' have this relationship, though it's clear they mean more to one another than just that.
* HappilyMarried: A running theme. All the women Hardestadt was married to were for love, and each pairing had them love and trust one another.
* TheLadette: "Aoife," the Irish Seer, is an aggressive, [[SirSwearsALot foul-mouthed]] woman who playfully threatens to relocate Hardestadt to the couch for a week--in his own house.
* LonelyTogether: "Aoife" and Hardestadt freely admit they're both lonely, but feel less lonely when they spend time together.
* MayflyDecemberRomance: Another running theme here. Hardestadt always outlives his mortal love interests.
* ScarsAreForever: Sun-hyo is covered in scars from the Kumiho that killed her parents, when it had her father's form to savage her.
* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: Hild defeats a horde of Draugr via understanding and gentleness.
* YouKilledMyFather: Sun-hyo holds a deep grudge against her Kumiho nemesis for killing her parents.
* YourCheatingHeart: Hardestadt's long absences are shown to provoke anxiety about this in Erin in the present day due to her past history with less than faithful boyfriends--although he ''consistently'' shows that will never happen between them.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: Ceoladh is the former 'little mermaid' of stories and part of her pact with the Sea Witch is her life ending to an exact day.
* WouldHurtAChild: In ''Cold Fires'', Kanti hunts down men who have kidnapped children to sell for dark purposes.
Written for Valentine's Day. A short glimpse into several of the lives and loves of Hardestadt Delac in the past, from 14th century Aragon, 11th century Korea and 6th century Ireland, all the way to modern day, showcasing the people who meant the most to Hardestadt and the past adventures he's had.
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!! The work contains examples of the following tropes:
* ActionGirl: Sun-hyo, Kanti and Maria (insofar as Maria may be defined as female) were accomplished fighters.
* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: Maria is biologically female, but does not identify to either gender in their heart.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Maria is one of the top leaders of the Hunter Brotherhood and their finest warrior to boot.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Maria is a master practitioner of this; Mihai does a decent job at impersonating Hardestadt, but several little discrepancies (like him calling Maria [[AmbiguousGenderIdentity a woman]]) is enough to tip them off.
* BerserkButton: Don't mention Oliver Cromwell to 'Aoife.'
* CallBack: Maria's opponent is Mihai Kraan--one of the Kraan family that served as the CoDragons of [[Literature/InTheCastleOfTheNight Count von Krolock]]. Maria ensures he doesn't last long.
* CrazyJealousGuy: Hilariously averted. 'Aoife' mentions nearly hooking up with a man who bought her a drink. She gets a bit annoyed how utterly blase Hardestadt is about that.
* CrazyPrepared: Maria keeps their garden stocked full of traps just in case supernatural nasties show up..
* DealWithTheDevil: Ceoladh sold her voice to the Sea Witch for legs and a chance to be with a man she was infatuated by.
* DidNotGetTheGirl: Hardestadt does, but being as he's often immortal and they're not, it never lasts. He and Eliza are notably in a happy relationship in the 1930s, and everything seems fine, but the chapter title? "Never to be."
* EarlyBirdCameo: Oyuki Akamine is mentioned in ''A Conspiracy of Serpents'' and appears briefly in Sun-hyo's section.
* FriendsWithBenefits: In ''The Girl in Question,'' Hardestadt and the Irish Seer 'Aoife' have this relationship, though it's clear they mean more to one another than just that.
* HappilyMarried: A running theme. All the women Hardestadt was married to were for love, and each pairing had them love and trust one another.
* TheLadette: "Aoife," the Irish Seer, is an aggressive, [[SirSwearsALot foul-mouthed]] woman who playfully threatens to relocate Hardestadt to the couch for a week--in his own house.
* LonelyTogether: "Aoife" and Hardestadt freely admit they're both lonely, but feel less lonely when they spend time together.
* MayflyDecemberRomance: Another running theme here. Hardestadt always outlives his mortal love interests.
* ScarsAreForever: Sun-hyo is covered in scars from the Kumiho that killed her parents, when it had her father's form to savage her.
* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: Hild defeats a horde of Draugr via understanding and gentleness.
* YouKilledMyFather: Sun-hyo holds a deep grudge against her Kumiho nemesis for killing her parents.
* YourCheatingHeart: Hardestadt's long absences are shown to provoke anxiety about this in Erin in the present day due to her past history with less than faithful boyfriends--although he ''consistently'' shows that will never happen between them.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: Ceoladh is the former 'little mermaid' of stories and part of her pact with the Sea Witch is her life ending to an exact day.
* WouldHurtAChild: In ''Cold Fires'', Kanti hunts down men who have kidnapped children to sell for dark purposes.
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Written for Valentine's Day. A short glimpse into several of the lives and loves of Hardestadt Delac in the past, from 14th century Aragon, 11th century Korea and 6th century Ireland, all the way to modern day, showcasing the people who meant the most to Hardestadt and the past adventures he's had.
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!! The work contains examples of the following tropes:
* ActionGirl: Sun-hyo, Kanti and Maria (insofar as Maria may be defined as female) were accomplished fighters.
* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: Maria is biologically female, but does not identify to either gender in their heart.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Maria is one of the top leaders of the Hunter Brotherhood and their finest warrior to boot.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Maria is a master practitioner of this; Mihai does a decent job at impersonating Hardestadt, but several little discrepancies (like him calling Maria [[AmbiguousGenderIdentity a woman]]) is enough to tip them off.
* BerserkButton: Don't mention Oliver Cromwell to 'Aoife.'
* CallBack: Maria's opponent is Mihai Kraan--one of the Kraan family that served as the CoDragons of [[Literature/InTheCastleOfTheNight Count von Krolock]]. Maria ensures he doesn't last long.
* CrazyJealousGuy: Hilariously averted. 'Aoife' mentions nearly hooking up with a man who bought her a drink. She gets a bit annoyed how utterly blase Hardestadt is about that.
* CrazyPrepared: Maria keeps their garden stocked full of traps just in case supernatural nasties show up..
* DealWithTheDevil: Ceoladh sold her voice to the Sea Witch for legs and a chance to be with a man she was infatuated by.
* DidNotGetTheGirl: Hardestadt does, but being as he's often immortal and they're not, it never lasts. He and Eliza are notably in a happy relationship in the 1930s, and everything seems fine, but the chapter title? "Never to be."
* EarlyBirdCameo: Oyuki Akamine is mentioned in ''A Conspiracy of Serpents'' and appears briefly in Sun-hyo's section.
* FriendsWithBenefits: In ''The Girl in Question,'' Hardestadt and the Irish Seer 'Aoife' have this relationship, though it's clear they mean more to one another than just that.
* HappilyMarried: A running theme. All the women Hardestadt was married to were for love, and each pairing had them love and trust one another.
* TheLadette: "Aoife," the Irish Seer, is an aggressive, [[SirSwearsALot foul-mouthed]] woman who playfully threatens to relocate Hardestadt to the couch for a week--in his own house.
* LonelyTogether: "Aoife" and Hardestadt freely admit they're both lonely, but feel less lonely when they spend time together.
* MayflyDecemberRomance: Another running theme here. Hardestadt always outlives his mortal love interests.
* ScarsAreForever: Sun-hyo is covered in scars from the Kumiho that killed her parents, when it had her father's form to savage her.
* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: Hild defeats a horde of Draugr via understanding and gentleness.
* YouKilledMyFather: Sun-hyo holds a deep grudge against her Kumiho nemesis for killing her parents.
* YourCheatingHeart: Hardestadt's long absences are shown to provoke anxiety about this in Erin in the present day due to her past history with less than faithful boyfriends--although he ''consistently'' shows that will never happen between them.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: Ceoladh is the former 'little mermaid' of stories and part of her pact with the Sea Witch is her life ending to an exact day.
* WouldHurtAChild: In ''Cold Fires'', Kanti hunts down men who have kidnapped children to sell for dark purposes.
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Written for Valentine's Day. A short glimpse into several of the lives and loves of Hardestadt Delac in the past, from 14th century Aragon, 11th century Korea and 6th century Ireland, all the way to modern day, showcasing the people who meant the most to Hardestadt and the past adventures he's had.
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!! The work contains examples of the following tropes:
* ActionGirl: Sun-hyo, Kanti and Maria (insofar as Maria may be defined as female) were accomplished fighters.
* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: Maria is biologically female, but does not identify to either gender in their heart.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Maria is one of the top leaders of the Hunter Brotherhood and their finest warrior to boot.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Maria is a master practitioner of this; Mihai does a decent job at impersonating Hardestadt, but several little discrepancies (like him calling Maria [[AmbiguousGenderIdentity a woman]]) is enough to tip them off.
* BerserkButton: Don't mention Oliver Cromwell to 'Aoife.'
* CallBack: Maria's opponent is Mihai Kraan--one of the Kraan family that served as the CoDragons of [[Literature/InTheCastleOfTheNight Count von Krolock]]. Maria ensures he doesn't last long.
* CrazyJealousGuy: Hilariously averted. 'Aoife' mentions nearly hooking up with a man who bought her a drink. She gets a bit annoyed how utterly blase Hardestadt is about that.
* CrazyPrepared: Maria keeps their garden stocked full of traps just in case supernatural nasties show up..
* DealWithTheDevil: Ceoladh sold her voice to the Sea Witch for legs and a chance to be with a man she was infatuated by.
* DidNotGetTheGirl: Hardestadt does, but being as he's often immortal and they're not, it never lasts. He and Eliza are notably in a happy relationship in the 1930s, and everything seems fine, but the chapter title? "Never to be."
* EarlyBirdCameo: Oyuki Akamine is mentioned in ''A Conspiracy of Serpents'' and appears briefly in Sun-hyo's section.
* FriendsWithBenefits: In ''The Girl in Question,'' Hardestadt and the Irish Seer 'Aoife' have this relationship, though it's clear they mean more to one another than just that.
* HappilyMarried: A running theme. All the women Hardestadt was married to were for love, and each pairing had them love and trust one another.
* TheLadette: "Aoife," the Irish Seer, is an aggressive, [[SirSwearsALot foul-mouthed]] woman who playfully threatens to relocate Hardestadt to the couch for a week--in his own house.
* LonelyTogether: "Aoife" and Hardestadt freely admit they're both lonely, but feel less lonely when they spend time together.
* MayflyDecemberRomance: Another running theme here. Hardestadt always outlives his mortal love interests.
* ScarsAreForever: Sun-hyo is covered in scars from the Kumiho that killed her parents, when it had her father's form to savage her.
* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: Hild defeats a horde of Draugr via understanding and gentleness.
* YouKilledMyFather: Sun-hyo holds a deep grudge against her Kumiho nemesis for killing her parents.
* YourCheatingHeart: Hardestadt's long absences are shown to provoke anxiety about this in Erin in the present day due to her past history with less than faithful boyfriends--although he ''consistently'' shows that will never happen between them.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: Ceoladh is the former 'little mermaid' of stories and part of her pact with the Sea Witch is her life ending to an exact day.
* WouldHurtAChild: In ''Cold Fires'', Kanti hunts down men who have kidnapped children to sell for dark purposes.
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''Loves Lost And Found'' is a supernatural-horror and romance [[WebOriginalFiction short story]] by Lightysnake, an entry in ''Literature/TheKindnessOfDevils'' and told in anachronistic order through short prequel vignettes, ending in modern day. It can be read [[https://www.fictionpress.com/s/3334267/1/Loves-Lost-And-Found here]].
Written for Valentine's Day. A short glimpse into several of the lives and loves of Hardestadt Delac in the past, from 14th century Aragon, 11th century Korea and 6th century Ireland, all the way to modern day, showcasing the people who meant the most to Hardestadt and the past adventures he's had.
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!! The work contains examples of the following tropes:
* ActionGirl: Sun-hyo, Kanti and Maria (insofar as Maria may be defined as female) were accomplished fighters.
* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: Maria is biologically female, but does not identify to either gender in their heart.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Maria is one of the top leaders of the Hunter Brotherhood and their finest warrior to boot.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Maria is a master practitioner of this; Mihai does a decent job at impersonating Hardestadt, but several little discrepancies (like him calling Maria [[AmbiguousGenderIdentity a woman]]) is enough to tip them off.
* BerserkButton: Don't mention Oliver Cromwell to 'Aoife.'
* CallBack: Maria's opponent is Mihai Kraan--one of the Kraan family that served as the CoDragons of [[Literature/InTheCastleOfTheNight Count von Krolock]]. Maria ensures he doesn't last long.
* CrazyJealousGuy: Hilariously averted. 'Aoife' mentions nearly hooking up with a man who bought her a drink. She gets a bit annoyed how utterly blase Hardestadt is about that.
* CrazyPrepared: Maria keeps their garden stocked full of traps just in case supernatural nasties show up..
* DealWithTheDevil: Ceoladh sold her voice to the Sea Witch for legs and a chance to be with a man she was infatuated by.
* DidNotGetTheGirl: Hardestadt does, but being as he's often immortal and they're not, it never lasts. He and Eliza are notably in a happy relationship in the 1930s, and everything seems fine, but the chapter title? "Never to be."
* EarlyBirdCameo: Oyuki Akamine is mentioned in ''A Conspiracy of Serpents'' and appears briefly in Sun-hyo's section.
* FriendsWithBenefits: In ''The Girl in Question,'' Hardestadt and the Irish Seer 'Aoife' have this relationship, though it's clear they mean more to one another than just that.
* HappilyMarried: A running theme. All the women Hardestadt was married to were for love, and each pairing had them love and trust one another.
* TheLadette: "Aoife," the Irish Seer, is an aggressive, [[SirSwearsALot foul-mouthed]] woman who playfully threatens to relocate Hardestadt to the couch for a week--in his own house.
* LonelyTogether: "Aoife" and Hardestadt freely admit they're both lonely, but feel less lonely when they spend time together.
* MayflyDecemberRomance: Another running theme here. Hardestadt always outlives his mortal love interests.
* ScarsAreForever: Sun-hyo is covered in scars from the Kumiho that killed her parents, when it had her father's form to savage her.
* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: Hild defeats a horde of Draugr via understanding and gentleness.
* YouKilledMyFather: Sun-hyo holds a deep grudge against her Kumiho nemesis for killing her parents.
* YourCheatingHeart: Hardestadt's long absences are shown to provoke anxiety about this in Erin in the present day due to her past history with less than faithful boyfriends--although he ''consistently'' shows that will never happen between them.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: Ceoladh is the former 'little mermaid' of stories and part of her pact with the Sea Witch is her life ending to an exact day.
* WouldHurtAChild: In ''Cold Fires'', Kanti hunts down men who have kidnapped children to sell for dark purposes.
Written for Valentine's Day. A short glimpse into several of the lives and loves of Hardestadt Delac in the past, from 14th century Aragon, 11th century Korea and 6th century Ireland, all the way to modern day, showcasing the people who meant the most to Hardestadt and the past adventures he's had.
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!! The work contains examples of the following tropes:
* ActionGirl: Sun-hyo, Kanti and Maria (insofar as Maria may be defined as female) were accomplished fighters.
* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: Maria is biologically female, but does not identify to either gender in their heart.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Maria is one of the top leaders of the Hunter Brotherhood and their finest warrior to boot.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Maria is a master practitioner of this; Mihai does a decent job at impersonating Hardestadt, but several little discrepancies (like him calling Maria [[AmbiguousGenderIdentity a woman]]) is enough to tip them off.
* BerserkButton: Don't mention Oliver Cromwell to 'Aoife.'
* CallBack: Maria's opponent is Mihai Kraan--one of the Kraan family that served as the CoDragons of [[Literature/InTheCastleOfTheNight Count von Krolock]]. Maria ensures he doesn't last long.
* CrazyJealousGuy: Hilariously averted. 'Aoife' mentions nearly hooking up with a man who bought her a drink. She gets a bit annoyed how utterly blase Hardestadt is about that.
* CrazyPrepared: Maria keeps their garden stocked full of traps just in case supernatural nasties show up..
* DealWithTheDevil: Ceoladh sold her voice to the Sea Witch for legs and a chance to be with a man she was infatuated by.
* DidNotGetTheGirl: Hardestadt does, but being as he's often immortal and they're not, it never lasts. He and Eliza are notably in a happy relationship in the 1930s, and everything seems fine, but the chapter title? "Never to be."
* EarlyBirdCameo: Oyuki Akamine is mentioned in ''A Conspiracy of Serpents'' and appears briefly in Sun-hyo's section.
* FriendsWithBenefits: In ''The Girl in Question,'' Hardestadt and the Irish Seer 'Aoife' have this relationship, though it's clear they mean more to one another than just that.
* HappilyMarried: A running theme. All the women Hardestadt was married to were for love, and each pairing had them love and trust one another.
* TheLadette: "Aoife," the Irish Seer, is an aggressive, [[SirSwearsALot foul-mouthed]] woman who playfully threatens to relocate Hardestadt to the couch for a week--in his own house.
* LonelyTogether: "Aoife" and Hardestadt freely admit they're both lonely, but feel less lonely when they spend time together.
* MayflyDecemberRomance: Another running theme here. Hardestadt always outlives his mortal love interests.
* ScarsAreForever: Sun-hyo is covered in scars from the Kumiho that killed her parents, when it had her father's form to savage her.
* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: Hild defeats a horde of Draugr via understanding and gentleness.
* YouKilledMyFather: Sun-hyo holds a deep grudge against her Kumiho nemesis for killing her parents.
* YourCheatingHeart: Hardestadt's long absences are shown to provoke anxiety about this in Erin in the present day due to her past history with less than faithful boyfriends--although he ''consistently'' shows that will never happen between them.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: Ceoladh is the former 'little mermaid' of stories and part of her pact with the Sea Witch is her life ending to an exact day.
* WouldHurtAChild: In ''Cold Fires'', Kanti hunts down men who have kidnapped children to sell for dark purposes.
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Written for Valentine's Day. A short glimpse into several of the lives and loves of Hardestadt Delac in the past, from 14th century Aragon, 11th century Korea and 6th century Ireland, all the way to modern day, showcasing the people who meant the most to Hardestadt and the past adventures he's had.
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!! The work contains examples of the following tropes:
* ActionGirl: Sun-hyo, Kanti and Maria (insofar as Maria may be defined as female) were accomplished fighters.
* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: Maria is biologically female, but does not identify to either gender in their heart.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Maria is one of the top leaders of the Hunter Brotherhood and their finest warrior to boot.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Maria is a master practitioner of this; Mihai does a decent job at impersonating Hardestadt, but several little discrepancies (like him calling Maria [[AmbiguousGenderIdentity a woman]]) is enough to tip them off.
* BerserkButton: Don't mention Oliver Cromwell to 'Aoife.'
* CallBack: Maria's opponent is Mihai Kraan--one of the Kraan family that served as the CoDragons of [[Literature/InTheCastleOfTheNight Count von Krolock]]. Maria ensures he doesn't last long.
* CrazyJealousGuy: Hilariously averted. 'Aoife' mentions nearly hooking up with a man who bought her a drink. She gets a bit annoyed how utterly blase Hardestadt is about that.
* CrazyPrepared: Maria keeps their garden stocked full of traps just in case supernatural nasties show up..
* DealWithTheDevil: Ceoladh sold her voice to the Sea Witch for legs and a chance to be with a man she was infatuated by.
* DidNotGetTheGirl: Hardestadt does, but being as he's often immortal and they're not, it never lasts. He and Eliza are notably in a happy relationship in the 1930s, and everything seems fine, but the chapter title? "Never to be."
* EarlyBirdCameo: Oyuki Akamine is mentioned in ''A Conspiracy of Serpents'' and appears briefly in Sun-hyo's section.
* FriendsWithBenefits: In ''The Girl in Question,'' Hardestadt and the Irish Seer 'Aoife' have this relationship, though it's clear they mean more to one another than just that.
* HappilyMarried: A running theme. All the women Hardestadt was married to were for love, and each pairing had them love and trust one another.
* TheLadette: "Aoife," the Irish Seer, is an aggressive, [[SirSwearsALot foul-mouthed]] woman who playfully threatens to relocate Hardestadt to the couch for a week--in his own house.
* LonelyTogether: "Aoife" and Hardestadt freely admit they're both lonely, but feel less lonely when they spend time together.
* MayflyDecemberRomance: Another running theme here. Hardestadt always outlives his mortal love interests.
* ScarsAreForever: Sun-hyo is covered in scars from the Kumiho that killed her parents, when it had her father's form to savage her.
* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: Hild defeats a horde of Draugr via understanding and gentleness.
* YouKilledMyFather: Sun-hyo holds a deep grudge against her Kumiho nemesis for killing her parents.
* YourCheatingHeart: Hardestadt's long absences are shown to provoke anxiety about this in Erin in the present day due to her past history with less than faithful boyfriends--although he ''consistently'' shows that will never happen between them.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: Ceoladh is the former 'little mermaid' of stories and part of her pact with the Sea Witch is her life ending to an exact day.
* WouldHurtAChild: In ''Cold Fires'', Kanti hunts down men who have kidnapped children to sell for dark purposes.
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* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: Hild defeats a horde of Draugr via understanding and gentleness.
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* YourDaysAreNumbered: Ceoladh is the former 'little mermaid' of stories and part of her pact with the Sea Witch is her life ending to an exact day.
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* YourDaysAreNumbered: Ceoladh is the former 'little mermaid' of stories and part of her pact with the Sea Witch is her life ending to an exact day.day.
* WouldHurtAChild: In ''Cold Fires'', Kanti hunts down men who have kidnapped children to sell for dark purposes.
* WouldHurtAChild: In ''Cold Fires'', Kanti hunts down men who have kidnapped children to sell for dark purposes.
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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Maria is one of the top leaders of the Hunter Brotherhood and their finest warrior to boot.
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* LonelyTogether: "Aoife" and Hardestadt freely admit they're both lonely, but feel less lonely when they spend time together.
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* ScarsAreForever: Sun-hyo is covered in scars from the Kumiho that killed her parents, when it had her father's form to savage her.
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* YourCheatingHeart: Hardestadt's long absences are shown to provoke anxiety about this in Erin in the present day--although he ''consistently'' shows that will never happen between them.
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* YourCheatingHeart: Hardestadt's long absences are shown to provoke anxiety about this in Erin in the present day--although day due to her past history with less than faithful boyfriends--although he ''consistently'' shows that will never happen between them.
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* CrazyPrepared: Maria keeps their garden stocked full of traps just in case supernatural nasties show up..
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* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Maria is a master practitioner of this; Mihai does a decent job at impersonating Hardestadt, but several little discrepancies (like him calling Maria [[AmbiguousGenderIdentity a woman]]) is enough to tip her off.
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* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Maria is a master practitioner of this; Mihai does a decent job at impersonating Hardestadt, but several little discrepancies (like him calling Maria [[AmbiguousGenderIdentity a woman]]) is enough to tip her them off.
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* CallBack: Maria's opponent is Mihai Kraan--one of the CoDragons of [[Literature/InTheCastleOfTheNight Count Krolock]]. Maria ensures he doesn't last long.
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* CallBack: Maria's opponent is Mihai Kraan--one of the Kraan family that served as the CoDragons of [[Literature/InTheCastleOfTheNight Count von Krolock]]. Maria ensures he doesn't last long.
* DealWithTheDevil: Ceoladh sold her voice to the Sea Witch for legs and a chance to be with a man she was infatuated by.
* DealWithTheDevil: Ceoladh sold her voice to the Sea Witch for legs and a chance to be with a man she was infatuated by.
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* YourCheatingHeart: Hardestadt's long absences are shown to provoke anxiety about this in Erin in the present day--although he ''consistently'' shows that will never happen between them.
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* BerserkButton: Don't mention Oliver Cromwell to 'Aoife.'
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* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Maria is a master practitioner of this; Mihai does a decent job at impersonating Hardestadt, but several little discrepancies (like him calling Maria [[AmbiguousGenderIdentity a woman]]) is enough to tip her off.
* BerserkButton: Don't mention Oliver Cromwell to 'Aoife.' '
* CallBack: Maria's opponent is Mihai Kraan--one of the CoDragons of [[Literature/InTheCastleOfTheNight Count Krolock]]. Maria ensures he doesn't last long.
* BerserkButton: Don't mention Oliver Cromwell to 'Aoife.
* CallBack: Maria's opponent is Mihai Kraan--one of the CoDragons of [[Literature/InTheCastleOfTheNight Count Krolock]]. Maria ensures he doesn't last long.
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* TheLadette: "Aoife," the Irish Seer, is an aggressive, [[SirSwearsALot foul-mouthed]] woman who playfully threatens to relocate Hardestadt to the couch for a week--in his own house.
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* BerserkButton: Don't mention Oliver Cromwell to 'Aoife.'
* DidNotGetTheGirl: Hardestadt does, but being as he's often immortal and they're not, it never lasts. He and Eliza are notably in a happy relationship in the 1930s, and everything seems fine, but the chapter title? "Never to be."
* DidNotGetTheGirl: Hardestadt does, but being as he's often immortal and they're not, it never lasts. He and Eliza are notably in a happy relationship in the 1930s, and everything seems fine, but the chapter title? "Never to be."
* FriendsWithBenefits: In ''The Girl in Question,'' Hardestadt and the Irish Seer 'Aoife' have this relationship, though it's clear they mean more to one another than just that.
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* YouKilledMyFather: Sun-hyo holds a deep grudge against her Kumiho nemesis for killing her parents.
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* MayflyDecemberRomance: Another running theme here. Hardestadt always outlives his mortal love interests.
* YouKilledMyFather: Sun-hyo holds a deep grudge against her Kumiho nemesis for killing herparents.parents.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: Ceoladh is the former 'little mermaid' of stories and part of her pact with the Sea Witch is her life ending to an exact day.
* YouKilledMyFather: Sun-hyo holds a deep grudge against her Kumiho nemesis for killing her
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''Loves Lost And Found'' is a supernatural-horror and romance [[WebOriginalFiction short story]] by Lightysnake, an entry in ''Literature/TheKindnessOfDevils'' and told in anachronistic order through short prequel vignettes, ending in modern day. It can be read [[https://www.fictionpress.com/s/3334267/1/Loves-Lost-And-Found here]].
Written for Valentine's Day. A short glimpse into several of the lives and loves of Hardestadt Delac in the past, from 14th century Aragon, 11th century Korea and 6th century Ireland, all the way to modern day, showcasing the people who meant the most to Hardestadt and the past adventures he's had.
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!! The work contains examples of the following tropes:
* ActionGirl: Sun-hyo, Kanti and Maria (insofar as Maria may be defined as female) were accomplished fighters.
* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: Maria is biologically female, but does not identify to either gender in their heart.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Oyuki Akamine is mentioned in ''A Conspiracy of Serpents'' and appears briefly in Sun-hyo's section.
* HappilyMarried: A running theme. All the women Hardestadt was married to were for love, and each pairing had them love and trust one another.
* YouKilledMyFather: Sun-hyo holds a deep grudge against her Kumiho nemesis for killing her parents.
Written for Valentine's Day. A short glimpse into several of the lives and loves of Hardestadt Delac in the past, from 14th century Aragon, 11th century Korea and 6th century Ireland, all the way to modern day, showcasing the people who meant the most to Hardestadt and the past adventures he's had.
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!! The work contains examples of the following tropes:
* ActionGirl: Sun-hyo, Kanti and Maria (insofar as Maria may be defined as female) were accomplished fighters.
* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: Maria is biologically female, but does not identify to either gender in their heart.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Oyuki Akamine is mentioned in ''A Conspiracy of Serpents'' and appears briefly in Sun-hyo's section.
* HappilyMarried: A running theme. All the women Hardestadt was married to were for love, and each pairing had them love and trust one another.
* YouKilledMyFather: Sun-hyo holds a deep grudge against her Kumiho nemesis for killing her parents.
