: Re: What's the name of the trope that means fae can't cross over unless a human crosses over first? There's a trope I remember, having a denizen of the fae realm only be able to cross over to

I recall this as one of the (many) clauses of The Compact -- a very old agreement between the Seely and Unseely courts that protects the world of men from the Faerie. The Compact is seen in many works that deal with the Fae, from Peter Beagle to Lost Girl, but I can't tell you where I encountered this clause.

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