Before After Forever promises a future, fans are doing what they do best — looking back at where the fire started. And for Hardin Scott, the years between 2018 and 2021 weren’t just a phase in his life. They were the era that built him, broke him, and branded him into pop-culture immortality.
This was the timeline when Hardin didn’t just fall in love with Tessa Young — he collided with her.
2018: The Year Hardin Was a Storm, Not a Boyfriend
2018 introduced us to the Hardin who loved like a hurricane:
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impulsive
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wounded
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defensive
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emotionally dangerous
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irresistibly magnetic
He didn’t date Tessa.
He disrupted her world.
Their love story began not with softness, but friction — the kind that felt wrong, reckless, addictive, and impossible to look away from. This was the year fans questioned everything about him:
💬 “He’s toxic.”
💬 “He’ll ruin her.”
💬 “But I can’t stop watching.”
And boom — the blueprint was born.
2019 – 2020: The Peak of the “I Hate You But I Need You” Legacy
These were the golden years when Hardin & Tessa defined the most iconic procedural romance formula the After fandom worships:
enemies-to-lovers tension
betrayal that scars
intimacy that heals
arguments that burn
chemistry that forgives faster than logic ever could
He wasn’t just romantic.
He was tragically romantic.
Hardin loved Tessa not because it was easy — but because it was the first time someone saw through his walls and still stayed.
And fans? They turned the chaos into gospel.
2021: The Year the Fandom Realized the Story Was Bigger Than the Damage
By 2021, something shifted.
Fans stopped debating whether Hardin deserved love and started admitting:
Hardin didn’t just grow because of Tessa.
He grew for her. And for himself.
This was the year fans began defending him like a legacy, not a red flag:
“He’s trying.”
“He’s healing.”
“He’s flawed, but that’s why we care.”
“He didn’t love her gently — but he loved her truthfully.”
The story between 2018 – 2021 wasn’t a fairytale.
It was a transformation myth powered by pain and payoff.
And that’s why it stuck.
Hardin Scott (2018 – 2021): The Years That Made Him Unforgettable
This era gave the fandom everything it still talks about today:
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The dares
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The vulnerability
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The betrayal arc
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The forgiveness arc
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The longing stares
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The “growth but make it hurt” energy
This was the legend-building trilogy inside the real timeline, the reason fans still say:
“We don’t just love Hardin Scott.
We love the era that made him worth loving.”
