The king of trolling can't escape the past! Not even with a witch on his side.

He might have it all now, but back in the day, Ryan Reynolds was just an awkward teenager with a very cute crush.

Pictures of his old friendship with Melissa Joan Hart, aka the ORIGINAL 'Sabrina the Teenage Witch,' are circulating among fans who can't get enough of Ryan's crush story...and his unfortunate pre-Blake look.

He Wanted to Date 'Sabrina'

Before 'The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina,' and even before 'Sabrina the Teenage Witch' TV series, one fateful Sabrina moment brought Ryan and Melissa together. He played the romantic lead ('Seth') in the made for TV movie that kicked off the whole franchise. You can witness some of that awkwardness here.

While 'Seth' was replaced with 'Harvey' when the film was turned into a show, Ryan didn't stop caring about Melissa. According to her own statements about that time (made to Studio 10 a few years back) she and Ryan "were smitten" with each other in the mid '90s.

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She Turned Him Down

So why didn't it work out? In a post by vintage IG celeb culture account '@cigarettes,' (and Melissa's words to Studio 10), she reportedly found Ryan cute but already had a serious boyfriend then.

"I had a boyfriend at the time, but we were smitten and cute and he was adorable," she explained. "He was a really, really nice guy, probably would have been a great boyfriend, and I didn't end up with the other guy, so maybe I should have taken a chance...nobody looked as good with wavy blond locks and a thumb ring as Ryan did."

Despite her relationship status, Melissa has admitted that she and Ryan did sneak a kiss on their last day together.

"Though I was madly in love with James, my boyfriend of six months by then, Ryan and I spent plenty of time together," she told Studio 10. She added that he gave her a kiss and a watch as a present, which made her feel really guilty:  "I had to call my boyfriend the next day and explain it."

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Fans Had No Idea

Most fans seem as surprised by Ryan's old look as his old love, and are flaming him for it in the comments section of the @cigarettes post.

In comments like "THUMB RINGS THO" and "you used to look like this?" fans tagged Ryan directly, with loads of cry-laughing emojis.

Others took a more positive stance: "If Ryan Reynolds looked like this before I think I still do have a chance," wrote one.

"Well I'm glad that didn't work out cus now he's with Blake Lively and they look really happy together," wrote another. We couldn't have said it better.

NEXT: Every Sweet Thing Ryan Reynolds Has Said About Blake Lively