#alfonse route

[ness-plays-wizards]

Alfonse Route Happy Ending/Chapter 15 (11-15)

Last week on the Alfonse Route, Alfonse and Shithead talked like normal people, no mention of Shithead’s morally reprehensible lack of action was made, Liz and Alfonse are engaged now?? They start to talk about Hugo’s deal. And that’s what you missed on 

GLEE

So instead of wondering what Hugo’s motivations were, Liz and Alfonse instead wonder how he knew they would guess Shithead’s passwords. Because that’s clearly the most important part of that interaction. THEN Alfonse asks the important question.

Questions I’m sure won’t be answered for another 6 routes or so. Idk.

Oh I KNOW we’re gonna run into him again, because he’s one of the fucking love interests and IM going to have to review his route.

So Liz and Alfonse go to his lab, which is apparently closing because he only made it to research zombie disease. Alfonse says he’s moving back to his Forgotten City clinic, and I keep forgetting that the Forgotten City is just the unkept alleyway in Gedonelune town and not the flooded city from last season. Alfonse and Liz reminisce about times in the lab, then about the close call with the elixir seed for the 100th time.

The topic shifts to Elias and we find out he stabbed us in the back by telling Alfonse all the embarrassing Phase 1 stories about Liz’s failures. Not cool man! Don’t you know the rules about cringe in friendships? You bury that shit. But Alfonse thinks the cringe is endearing so ig its fine.

Alfonse talks about how he should have been clearer with his intentions to Shithead and Elias because family members can’t read your mind. Very true. He credits Liz with inspiring him toward this realization, because what is an otome dating route without the female character fixing the male character’s life? This example is less egregious though so I’ll let it slide.

WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS? OH MY GOD. I CANT REMEMBER WHAT THIS IS. NO ONE HAS REMINDED ME IN THE ROUTE. IM SO FUCKING CONFUSED.

Liz does not think she has the Fortune of Magic and posits that all the things that Alfonse is claiming is because of the Fortune of Magic was just coincidences.

Liz and Alfonse go to the harbor where they had that one romantic moment and also that one high-stakes confrontation with a ostentatiously dressed dude from another dimension, and for some reason there’s sparkles everywhere.

Liz asks Alfonse when he started having feelings for her. Alfonse tells her he saw her as a little sister at first (SERIOUSLY STOP DOING THAT ITS WEIRD AND PSEUDOINCESTUOUS) but the feelings changed to romantic after he saw her pass the prefect trials and problem solve the hell out of the last few routes. Alfonse asks Liz the same question, and she gives.. pretty much the same answer, honestly.

And that’s all for this week. Next week, we air the final post of the Alfonse Route. Fittingly, on the last Wednesday of the year. Rachel Bloom was right, life doesn’t make narrative sense, except when it does, or smth.

Merry almost Christmas y’all, and Happy Holidays!

(Queued for: December 21)

[moe-broey]

LIKE something I think is all of the Askr family are like mirrors. Alfonse is a reflection of how much he loves Sharena and the summoner. Sharena is a reflection of how much she loves Alfonse and how, I think in the autistic sense, I think she mirrors A LOT. Henriette is a reflection of how much she loves Gustav (and seemingly, so severely that that love struggles to reach everyone else). Gustav was likely a reflection of how much he loved Henriette and his father. All of them are performing, adhering to SOMETHING. Their roles, and what seems to be The Correct Course of Action.

[ind1exo]

Oh shoot carnivores?!

*Inserts run bitch run meme*

Zeus, isn't being bait your thing though? Everyone can agree you're better suited for the job.

W h a t- Alfonse is the darkest one in the game sometimes I swear. That's freaking cold. The forest probably should have repelled him lol

[mecharlie-fox]

Memoirs of a Summoner: Part 2

Holy hecc it's already 2023 and I just now made part 2 due to unexpectedly breaking my writer's block (for the wrong fic) and I think I've decided on what I'm gonna do for the love interest.

Ship intention: Alfonse X Reader / Summoner X Reader / Zacharias (Bruno) x Reader

Note: The Summoner and the Reader ARE TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE. The Summoner has no distinct gender or sexuality and can be you or your OC, and the same is for the reader. This will be posted in AO3 for a more organized approach in the future. Happy reading!

Ahem!

You didn't know why you even agreed to Anna's proposal. AT ALL.

A Stewardship is basically a position that meant you will do every single small detail for the Commander and the Summoner from having their breakfast scheduled to every single night report delivered to them before bed or right after they wake up the following morning.

You didn't want to sign up for it but your worry, sense of duty, perhaps a little but of pity, got the best of you by the end of it all.

By hierarchy, you automatically outrank everyone you knew except for the Commander and the Summoner. You will be with them all the time, learn every secret, be part of every council, every decision making — you found yourself from a unknown soldier to a sudden "councilor" for both the Commander and the Summoner.

In short, you are third-in-command after the Summoner who is second.

By Order rules, no title of nobility or royalty would be effective on Order grounds and jurisdiction. It goes the same for foreign heroes who were summoned or volunteered, or your local nobles and royals who feel like they wanted to be a hero. Their position outside of the Order meant nothing and should be nothing, because everyone has to work for their spot in the order.

Things were changing around you the moment you said yes.

Your quarters were suddenly placed in the fourth floor where the commanding officers sleep. You were suddenly in important meetings, training sessions, access to armor, potions, and weapons that you've never seen before. Big name heroes such as Marth or Ike were finally noticing you! And it felt weird! All too weird!

You were invisible since the day the Summoner came along and all of a sudden you were a big name with a big fancy title. "The Steward."

It wasn't as fancy as Commander or Summoner, but you didn't care anyway. It felt as if the castle you were living for the past years was suddenly foreign to you.

But the biggest, weirdest thing you've encountered was Prince Alfonse and his sister Princess Sharena.

You did not know how to act amongst the royalty. AT. ALL.

Yeah, sure the heroes came from royalty or nobility from other worlds. But that was different. They were foreigners who wanted to help, heroes who were humbled and eager to fight with you until the end. But Prince Alfonse and the Princess? The Heir and the Spare?

This was a whole different territory for you.

You internally prayed for the Summoner to waltz in the war room and save you. But you were stuck with those two, AND ONLY those two. Where was the Commander? Heck, where are the Heroes who were given captaincy positions? You were certain, VERY CERTAIN that there was a scheduled meeting today. You had to be right, you were the one who confirmed it with Anna and the Summoner. It wasn't helping that Princess Sharena kept on smiling your way and Prince Alfonse awkwardly standing by the window looking at Lord Askr knows what.

Mind you. This was your first day on the job as Steward.

"So... What's your name?" ...

...

...

...

You wanted to run away the moment the Princess asked you your name. "M-my name is (y/n)..."

The Princess simply smiled at you. "Ohhhhh~ that's a pretty name! No need to be all nervous around me though," said the princess as she had a more welcome aura compared to her brother... Who was simply sneaking occasionally glances at the two of you. "You can just call me Sharena! Is it okay if I call you (y/n)?"

The Princess' eyes were practically shining.

"Uhm..." Before you could even answer, the Summoner gave their morning greetings to the three of you. Holding a tray of tea with bread.

Now you've become nervous as to why the Summoner just did your job. You were in their bedroom this morning to wake them up, why didn't they say anything?

You've noticed Prince Alfonse finally turned his direction towards you all with a welcoming smile. To you, the Prince wasn't all that friendly. Polite, sure, but he had more walls around him than Midgard's Shield.

You immediately stood up and rushes towards the summoner in a panic. "Summoner please—"

But they just stopped you right there. You could see their lips curve into a smile under that hood of theirs. "You're mistaken, (y/n) this isn't for sharing. This is for you."

...

...

...

What? "I beg your pardon?" You were utterly confused all of a sudden.

"Anna said you didn't eat breakfast." The Summoner casually said as they put down the tray by the table since no map has been presented yet. "We don't want a hungry Steward working so hard you know."

"I ... uhmmm thank you Ma'am— Sir, I— I mean Summoner!"

Sharena wanted to laugh so bad but she was holding it in. The Summoner just waved it off. "Summoner would be just fine, you can also call me Kiran once you're more comfortable." The Summoner was happy when you nodded. They've noticed you've become flustered, perhaps out of embarrassment due to being in the presence of royalty. Or maybe it was because of them. They didn't know really.

Heroes were easier to talk to because they didn't put them on a pedestal, but it was different for Askrans who volunteered. The Summoner was their legend, their hero, it made a lot of sense that people would be on guard around them not because they were a public threat but rather... some sort of impossible idol on display. Like if you touch them, they would crack.

"Alfonse, introduce yourself." Your level of shock could not comprehend on how casual the Summoner just called the Crown Prince of Askr.

Your eyes met and you just froze there. Waiting for Askr to answer your prayer of this not going bad. Alfonse on the other hand had a different thought process.

Like you, he didn't know how to interact with you. Between him and Sharena, he was the introverted one. He acknowledged that he was distant when Kiran first came to them from another world, but after a few missions and discussions — Kiran wasn't as complicated as he thought they were. But you were a different story.

You are a citizen of his Kingdom. He is your Crown Prince, your future King. He was afraid on what he common folk would think about him. Alfonse was aware that people say he wasn't behaving like a prince should be. But he was hoping you thought differently, that you would give him a chance to at least prove himself that this is where he belongs for the time being before he becomes King.

He stretched out his hand towards you, although he smiled, you didn't know if he was even happy you're going to lessen the workload for the order. "I am Alfonse, Prince of Askr."

"They know that dummy!" Sharena couldn't help but tease from behind.

"Ack! A-apologies! I'm so used to introducing myself in such a manner — Wh—why are you laughing?!" This was the first time you saw Prince Alfonse so flustered and the Summoner practically on the floor laughing histerically as the prince failed to introduce himself to you.

Sharena was still trying to hold it in as well from where she sat.

You didn't need to be a genius to know why he introduced himself like that. You didn't even need his explanation. Considering how many heroes the Summoner would do each day, it was only natural for the prince to introduce himself in such a way — he would be a broken record at this point.

"Nice to meet you, Your Highness." You introduced yourself with a bow. "My name is (y/n), I look forward to working with you."

"L-likewise, (y/n)" The prince sounded so apologetic that you're starting to believe that the Summoner may tease him about this until the moment they both die. "S-stop laughing!"

Maybe the Summoner is a prankster? No, impossible. You refuse to believe it. The Summoner is THE Legendary Great Hero there is no way they would be so childish.

"Don't mind him, (y/n), Alfonse has always been a stick in the mud." Summoner Kiran simply patted you on the head like a child. Odd thing is that... You didn't dislike it. Their hand felt warm.

It didn't take long for the new Captains to come and arrive. None of them were the captains that you knew, and it breaks your heart. Most of them were Heroes that were summoned, very few were nobility who just joined — probably because they want to curry favor with the crown prince or his sister. It didn't sit right with you... It didn't feel right, it felt like a sin even — seeing these people standing where they stood.

"Now," the Summoner cleared their throat before facing the siblings. "I've already notified the captains about (y/n) so I'm giving you to a quick briefing. They're our Steward, anything that goes in and out of this castle, they should know. All the plans, all the names, all the resources, all the correspondence — everything. They are to receive the same amount of respect as the Commander and I as a veteran of this Order. Failure to comply with this will have consequences and you're not children for me to even say that..."

The summoner's voice sounded different for you. It had a different aura compared to earlier when they were still goofing around with the Prince and Princess. Their aura was respectable, commendable — there was something about them that just draws people in. And you were awed by it.

The Summoner explained that look like them, you were allowed to participate on missions but it's not a mandatory thing for you to do. As third-in-command, you have every authority to override the Captain's orders and decisions. You were allowed to discipline them, have access to secret files, every dark secret, every mission — you were allowed to go wherever in the castle, nor extractions whatsoever.

You were given actual authority, the same level of authority as the Commander. You were even allowed in the restricted section in the library. Not even the Summoner has access to that part of the castle!

Anna had asked for a second chance. But this wasn't the second chance you were hoping for.

It didn't felt like you earned your position at all.

You can name so many people who deserves to be third-in-command instead of you.

But they were all gone.

And you were alone.

Anna wasn't even present in the whole briefing as you finally swallowed your nervousness and brought out a parchment filled with agendas for the day, and reported it to the whole war council. It felt like every briefing you did with your old unit but at the same time, it felt so strange — not familiar. Surely these heroes are to be trusted, they're heroes after all but you couldn't help but have your own reservations.

Heroes didn't automatically mean trust.

And you trust none of them.

You only trust Anna because you worked with her before she became commander. She was one of you before any of this. But she wasn't around. She was in the capital with other Contains, trying to ease the situation with the King. She's doing her job. She's working hard.

And you should too.

"Okay!" The Summoner clapped their hands together as to catch the attention of the whole room. "You all have your missions, go and brief your team. The Steward and I will remind here to discuss our next course of action."

It was like a switch. One moment the Summoner was a professional tactics master, whenever you can call it and the next, they are a complete child. You can tell by how they smiles at you. It was a smile your own brother would give whenever he had something stupid in mind and you need to keep him out of trouble (your mother finds out anyway and you both get in trouble.) Somehow, you went from finding the summoner hateful, to them being weird, to you now just feeling scares that you're on a babysitting job with a grown adult who has the ability to control worlds.

"You, Steward, are the luckiest person in this Order. Do you want to know why?" ... you were scared to find out what's next to that sentence.

"No, Summoner." By that answer, you could have sworn you could have a pin drop all the way from Embla's capital.

"I'm telling you anyway!" They responded gleefully as they took out a map from one of the shelves. "Anna tells me that you've been doing covert assignments since you got here. Is that right?"

"Yes," you said. "I was under Captain Zacharias."

"Good. I need someone like you for tonight's assignment." Opening the map, the Summoner took out a few wooden pieces and placed them on the map as if they were trying to divise a plan on how to get to their location. "We'll be meeting an agent right around here," they pointed at the secluded forest just in the middle of Embla and Askr territory. "I figured you'd be enough as my companion."

"What?"

"What?" The summoner looked up towards you but it wasn't enough for you to even see their face. "You're trained in combat, right?"

"Yes."

"And you're trained in first aid?"

"Yes."

"And you know covert operation protocol, right?"

"Yes."

"Then you're perfect for the job!" There they go again with such a happy tone. No wonder the princess was so fond of them.

"I'm the only person qualified for the job, Summoner."

"Exactly!" Both of you weren't stupid to just realize that none of the Heroes were trained or brief in protocols such as this. Covert operations are often dangerous and kept on the dark, originally there are three separate teams of them and one of them was burnt and the other two were disbanded.

But if you were the only one that's left... Who was the Summoner's agent in Embla territory?

"You don't have to come if you don't want to you know," the Summoner's voice became... Soft for some reason. It felt unexpected.

"But isn't this assignment important?"

"It is." The Summoner nodded. But they didn't want to force you into anything you don't like. "But if you feel like you're not ready, I can reassign you to Alfonse and Sharena for today."

It was the guriella warfare task that you said earlier.

This choice will affect the story

[welp-back-on-my-bs]

Period hcs cuz I haven't done them for the ikebois and so it needs to be done. I need to play trough more of Ikesen to get comfortable with their charicters- but otherwise I'm good (mainly- Ikevamp may be off... I've only played those in the castle's routes... its fuckin funny)

ANYGAY ikevil boiyos and how they care for you during hell♡

William: hasn't a fraction of a clue on how to help. He learns from you how to help you. When he knows, he is a fucking God at careing for you.

Harrison: he has a good idea of what to do. He helps other women when they get like that in his office, so he'll pay doubble attention to you. Expect lots of sweets, cuddles, some massages, whatever you need he got ya, less teasing too.

Liam: has a little more of an idea of what to do than William. He definately does what he can to distract you, get you what you need, cuddles and kisses galore. Very affectionate.

Elbert: knows the least about periods. But listens to you vent and is very confotting to talk to. Best not to send him to get you snacks though. Will cuddle you instead, especially when at the lovers stage

Alfonse: ahem. Period sex. That's it.

Roger: gets you the drugs you could need, checks in to make sure that all is good down there, with some spice to add to it. Not the best with affection, bur can massage you well enough.

Jude: the worst one to go to tbh. "Just suck it up kind". Do stab him every day while you're on your period. He'll get the point soon enough. He starts helping you because it's cheaper than paying rodger.

Ellis: best one to go to. He wants you happy, and he'll be damned if you aren't. So he does whatever you need him to, cuddles? He is there. Sweets? He has your favorite at the ready. Sex? Ok sure. He is there for you, allways.

Victor: he goes to rodger to learn what he should add to his bakeing to help you and your body during this time. He has tea with you and is very careing for you aswell.

[rawr-mortgage]

well, if we're gonna talk about ships... i agree that realistically, Liam and Elbert are probably the only people in Crown that he sometimes shags (Elbert for obvious reasons, and having a Victorian equivalent of a fwb relationship with Liam) but I also like to entertain the idea that some of the Crown members have at least KISSED if not gone all the way after sharing a few drinks and not being able to quell the homosexual urges👀

oh man, chapter 18 of Harry's route got me so ASGDJDJVSGZTSHALSJAHSHUHW

I'M SO SOFT, I WAS LITERALLY COOING WHILE READING THIS SECTION OF HIM BEGGING THAT DOCTOR FOR JUDE'S SAKE, LIKE YEA HE'S PROBABLY THE CAUSE OF JUDE BEING ON THE LITERAL BRINK OF DEATH IN THE FIRST PLACE, BUT HIS IMMENSE AND APPARENT GUILT ENDEARS ME.

the way he refers to Jude as his friend??? STOPPPPP I'M WEAK FOR THE ANGST. I LOVE IT WHEN THE BOYS SHOW CARE AND CONCERN FOR EACH OTHER, IT FUELS MY “CROWN IS FOUND FAMILY THAT OCCASIONALLY BANGS” AGENDA.

[memoria-99]

Wizardess Heart: Short simple post regarding my taste and thoughts

Routes I like: Luca, Yukiya, Klaus, Randy, Sigurd, Zeus, Hiro, Clive, Light

Guys I like: Elias, Luca, Randy, Sigurd, Zeus, Hiro, Alfonse, Lucious, Clive, Albert

Guys I'd like to date: Luca, Randy, Sigurd, Hiro, Alfonse, Clive, Albert

Guys I'd like to befriend: Elias, Randy, Zeus, Alfonse, Lucious

Guys I like but not the route: Elias, Alfonse, Albert

Good boys but not my cup of tea: Yukiya, Joel

Seems like everyone except me likes: Klaus

Wanna punch: Azusa

Cringy: Vincent

Creepy: Gray

Sweet ones: Randy, Hiro, Alfonse, Clive

Cute ones: Elias, Lucious

Good friends: Guy, Lucious, Ted

Interesting but not sure if I like: Hugo, Willem

Feel nothing: Leon, Cerim, Klaus2

Mixed feelings: Leslie, Caesar, Nox

Way too happy go lucky so no: Lars, Florin

Just no: Hisoka, Rex

My first crush before playing: Leon, Hiro

My first crush after playing: Luca

My best boy: Hiro

They should have gotten a route: Felix, Vain, Viggo

[lustrous-dreams-art]

What do you think their gonna do for Brave Alfonse? :0 Also, do you think that they will make more Feh merch seeing that he won 1st this year? :D

Have a good rest of your day! ^^

god I have so many wants for Brave Alfonse I hope I like whatever they give us!!

my biggest hope is that they dont go the based on a parent route, and if they do it will be towards Henriette insted of Gustav. Not because I dont like Gustav but this outcome is the most predictable and quite honestly boring for me. He's already got a lot of his appearances based on Gustav but to have him hone his mom's fit/weapon especially with her recent part in the new book will be the better option being said if they dont go either I've seen so many fun options to base him on. Bruno, the summoner, Askr to name a few would be fun. If they had to make it based on someone I would love to see him be based on Lif. Not our Lif we know, but the real first king of Askr Lif. I think its a bit up in the air if we will ever see what he actually looks like or not and to give us lore tidbits through Alfonse would be such a fun treat!!

However I hope they come up with a new design for him, completely his own just like they did for Veronica. I want to see him with either a souped up Folkvangr or a new weapon all together. Im really excited to see what he ends up being like!

As for merch, I dont really pay much attention to feh merch productions. I know they have been doing the duo standees recently but if they see how popular Alfonse actually is and gives him a figure I may be in trouble financial wise LOL

[dear-mrs-otome]

(Oh god Alfonse with the mysterious second man... or that event where Jude has to step in to prevent Roger from... yeah) This isn't a yuck anyone's yum thing, I just want it to be called what it is is all. For, y'know, safety and comfort reasons so people know what they're getting into. Especially when MC says "no" several times before finally giving in because the suitor (coughElliscough) refuses to stop. It really scares me that some readers think that counts as consent. It's cool if that's your kink but like... remember to have a safe word and talk that sort of thing through with a partner before trying it in real life, folks

I agree in that I don't want this to be a yuck someone's yum. What does it for one person won't for another and that's absolutely okay. I'm also a firm believer that cybird has the right to make whatever style of game they want...and to be fair, there are certainly characters in the game who don't seem to fall into this camp.

My concerns are twofold: the first mainly lies in making sure that people are able to know in advance what a route may contain in a narrative genre where people often identify so personally with the protagonist. I think that cybird has begun that endeavor with some of their content warnings in English... but on occasions it falls woefully short, so I am always glad for fans making others aware - with the caveat that what sets one person off will absolutely not always set another. I think it's most useful not for people to say 'SUCH AND SUCH CHARACTER IS AWFUL BECAUSE THEY DO X' and turn things into judgement than it is to clearly delineate what happens and let people decide for themselves if that is beyond the pale - for them - or not.

Secondly, my concern lies in the industry as a whole forever conflating 'dark' with SA. That the easiest way to mark a character as a Bad Boy is to have him assault the MC. That I feel is a shortcoming on writers and frankly a bit lazy (although there's an entire thing to be written somewhere, certainly by people far smarter than me, about conflating rape/assault fantasies with a culture where women/othered feel less free to express their own sexual desire BUT I DIGRESS) I do give Ikevil props for allowing their suitors to do other equally shocking things though, and allowing them other means of expressing their 'villainy'. At the end of the day I suppose we do have to remember that the game isn't called 'Ikemen Heroes' and so the warning is somewhat right on the label. 😂

I think conversations like this are important though too. I'm less worried about people perceiving something as consent or applicable to real life, because I do believe that almost everyone is able to draw a clear line between fantasy and reality, but I also think that makes it even more important to have discussions outside of that media where we pick it apart (lovingly) so that we can reinforce that boundary. Variety is not only the spice of life but it also gives us more context with which to frame our own patterns of thought.

Whew I really didn't mean for that to turn into a whole Thing, but thank you for the ask Nonny 🥰 I hope we're all looking forward to a (well-warned) launch of a fun new game!

[ness-plays-wizards]

Alfonse Route Happy Ending/Chapter 15 (16-19)

Welcome to the final post of the Alfonse Route! Last week, Liz and Alfonse did a lot of thinking and reminiscing about their relationship and also that guy who stole the Elixir Seed from them.

Alfonse asks Liz the scariest question anyone could possibly ask a college student: “What are your plans after graduation?” Liz responds that she doesn’t know. Then she asks Alfonse what he’s planning to do now that every disease ever has been cured and suggests he return home. But Alfonse actually states that he probably will not return home, and is instead going to keep travelling and learning. Good for him!

Then Liz decides to go with Alfonse after she graduates. They’re both really happy and then there’s an obligatory kissing cg. Then Alfonse admits that he’s really embarrassed about his really bad timing for love confessions, since he blurted out his feelings right when Liz passed out from zombie disease. So Alfonse decides to officially tell Liz he loves, so he does. He then clarifies he isn’t ready to get married yet, but he wants to in the future.

As far as love confessions go, this is... fine ig. Then there’s another kissing cg.

God fucking dammit, and on the last segment of Chapter 15 too?? But Liz and Alfonse only express mild annoyance at this breach of privacy. The reporter walks up to them and asks a question but Liz and Alfonse book it.

So there’s a post metaphorical-credits scene starring Hugo.

Yeah, “probably.”

And that wraps up the Alfonse Route. Fittingly, this post is airing on the last Wednesday of the year. Thanks for sticking with me for this year y’all. Happy early New Year, and I’ll see y’all in 2023 for the Caesar Route.

(Queued for: December 28th)

[moe-broey]

It is extremely difficult to design modern outfits for Alfonse though idk what it is. Sharena will look good in anything from flannel docs lesbian outfit to cute overalls to something sporty to high femme dresses (tbh I still wanna draw her in one of my fave old dresses ..) but Alfonse. There are def a few routes you can take keeping his character/personality in mind and I think they look good/are super cute and make sense but like... esp for me personally, thinking of the v specific way I draw/stylize him...

AH. MAYBE. MAYBE I FIGURED IT OUT BC I HAVE NO PROBLEM DESIGNING OUTFITS FOR HIM IN FEH CONTEXT...... it's cause that bitch is always wearing tights and long shirts that (esp depending on how you draw it) border on being dress-like to straight up robes/skirt-like garments WHICH makes sense for him in universe bc that's p standard wear for men in Askr, in the Order of Heroes specifically. Like

Seliph's resplendent stands out to me as a huge example of this, and you can kinda see it in Corrin's too! Though I do think resplendents often take a lot from the chara's base outfit (both standard and resplendent Seliph having tunics, both Corrins having leggings ect). But speaking of Corrin, espp the lengthening of that bit of fabric at Corrin's hip, looks a lot like Gustav's garments!

Who may be a better measure for men's dress in Askr (normal attire, for a king anyway, and a cultural festival outfit). But I do also think you can glean some details off of resplendent designs too!

Also actually.

This Day of the Life comic that acknowledged Sharena's absence from the DoD banner (BITE BITE KILL KILL SO MUCH HATRED IN THE WORLD‼️‼️‼️) implies that their outfits may have been identical, just in their respective signature colors (blue and pink). And even looking at Alfonse and Sharena's base art, they have a lot in common!

And looking at Seliph and Corrin again, the puffy sleeves seen on Sharena and Henriette aren't necessarily gendered traits. ACTUALLY.... GUSTAV HAS THEM TOO! Alfonse's outfit is an outlier sleeve design wise!

Which is to say, there aren't actually a lot of strict gender differences in attire here. A lot of the clothing looks/feels androgynous esp when viewed through a modern lense (like I'm sure there's a lot of real-world historical inspo that goes into the designs, I just know fuck all about that LMFAO 😅). And esppp the way I've come to draw Alfonse a lot, I do emphasize what reads as femme -- giving him longer shirts, simplifying the strappy armor on his thighs into. Over the knee socks. Over the leggings/tights. 🫣 And that's not even getting into the knee high boots and heels!!!!

WHICH IS. Actually SO FUCKING DIFFICULT. To translate into modern fashion esp typical standard men's fashion, in a way that still feels true to him as well... bc I do believe in femme/androgynous Alfonse supremacy 😤 But he is ALSO. SO IMPORTANTLY. He is VERY MUCH just some guy who is heavily defined by the role he's been put in. Which is also kind of difficult to sort out, what Would he wear, if the standards were completely different and also if he was choosing for himself?

SINCE. I'M CERTAIN idk if I wanna dig for it but -- I'm CERTAIN all his outfits have been picked For him to some degree. The Order of Heroes outfit is a uniform, the bunny outfit is implied/stated to be picked by Sharena. The yukatas in their duo are 1) Hoshidan and 2) I think Anna was the one who picked them? Might be wrong on that, but I do feel like there's a castle dialogue about it. And of course, the DoD outfits are implied to be cultural Askran wear, and going back to that comic -- it seems neither Alfonse OR Sharena have much of a say in what it looks like (her being uncomfortable "showing that much leg" -- that, if given a choice, she may have wanted something more modest).

So like. There is. So much going on here actually.

[shummashum]

Klaus Goldstein Happy Ending [13~18]

she came back so they beat the main villain in the dream ...what?

uh… wait is this real?

uh…… erm……

anyway they were finally able to be together clap clap ~

and they kissed! but well I quite enjoyed Zeus' ending, but Klaus' is um well…… what will be the reason? because he's not creaking at all? come to think of it, I haven't seen his blush scg in K2

And, the epilogue!

hihi Al sweet guy why am I getting more attached to other guys in Klaus' route forgive me, you excellency

Anyway, he asked how Klaus was doing, so Liz answered that he completely recovered.

why!! why are you worried about him when he despise you if it was the opposite situation, that mighty emperor wouldn't have worried about you at all

wait what what are you guys talking about oi Solmare shall we have a talk when are you going to throw away this tear stuff let's throw it away please throw away this "saving the one I love with the power of tears" plot will you?? promise me you won't please,,,,,,

no way are you insane why are you willing to put them together you don't remember? you forgot what happened and how the atmosphere ruined in Ch7??

ngl Al is too kind he doesn't have to be worried about those who hate him… well if he's okay with that……

don't ask that don't just casually ask about that sensitive subject what are you doing, you already know they have their personal problems would you please stop it already aaargh

At that time, Al said he might be late for his lecture, and hurried off down the hallway.

okay you can find his backstory in his route~ it's like that, right? okay okay I'll check his story after finishing Hiro's route!

Well she headed to the rooftop balcony to meet Klaus, and…

sorry, what? I have no ability to hear words from the one who became a skewer

and there happened to be another justification for him to appear in the later story the intention is so obvious that it's a bit hilarious though

Anyway, they talked about when he collapsed and fell unconscious.

and she showed him you-know-what photo I hope to tell you how I feel thing

oh I know, it's like something hidden under the bed is revealed well you should've kept your things well

what will you do if that's the case we should use this as a snack at a party haha!

and what the blush on Mr. Stickuphisass what am I seeing am I seeing things

but! cracking? extra point I needed this cracky cracking scene make fun of him this will be our last chance let's fucking make fun of him gogogogo

Anyway, back to the story.

then stop throwing flags so that it won't happen in the future I'm saying this now, but I could already predict your future by seeing you speak that way think twice before you open your mouth from now on I think you are underestimate me ← don't do this shit you guys all should recognize that one day you could be skewers or donuts or whatever

Anyway, she suggested a date.

oh no Klaus' basics in education and learning,,,,,,,

Anyway, that's how Klaus' route came to an end.

what it's not over how

wh..who who the heck is that? I have no idea at all um… maybe he's the mastermind then what about that Taffy-like entity eh

well… anyway, happy ending! clap clap

<Review> It was good! except that stupid climax and stupid magnet charm and stupid perfume shakeout and stupid bunch of death flags and etc But it feels kinda bland, maybe because I watched Zeus' route right before?

I honestly quite wondered how the story would flow; his intimacy with her was already high enough, and we the player already knew his backstory (besides I was quite sure that K-R-S issue wouldn't be covered in K2). So I thought: this K2 should have an emotional conflict, but how? But the writer twisted this situation; a new character named Alfonse appeared, and his relationship with Klaus was used as an emotional conflict… I was kinda surprised by this. In a way, Klaus' route was used to reveal Al's backstory, but that wasn't unpleasant to me. Rather, it appropriately stimulated my curiosity about what the hell happened between the two.

But the one thing that bothers me is, this conflict was only implied and not resolved in Klaus' route. And I'm sure that this will be covered in Al's route, then conversely, his route will be used as a stage for the conflict between the two. And I doubt if Solmare can do this well. I'm kinda worried that what if I end up like "I'm watching Al's route, but why is Klaus being shown more and his emotional line being emphasized more?" Well… I have no choice but trust the writer But really, I'm kinda scared. The conflict between the two is already serious, and Klaus finds out there's something between Al and Liz? While he has a crush on her? oh no

About the character Klaus… demanding, intimidating, sharp tongue, the manner of a superior… like that. In K1, his characteristics felt relatively emphasized since Liz was a novice provisional student. However, as she grew up after the cataclysm, the sense of hierarchy and vertical distance between the two was greatly resolved. But in my personal opinion, if I only consider characteristics, I'd rather give K1 a higher score. Of course it's obvious that K2 is much better as a romantic partner (compared to K1, I mean), but what can I say... it feels like his characteristics have also been diluted in the process of diluting all the negative elements of K1? Those elements are subtly revealed when dealing with other characters (especially Al), but well. This evaluation might change if I see Al's route later. Perhaps his behavior will be more severe and drastic than K1… I'm not sure though.

<Trivia> I don't have much time to post since the semester started plus translating takes more time than I think Anyway, I might start Hiro's route on Tuesday or Thursday, but I guess the upload term will be irregular. Considering that I have midterm in April, I'll probably not be able to finish Hiro's until May. huh

[avistella]

Now that I've had time to gush over Brave Alfonse, I wanted to go over my thoughts for it. Personally, I have mixed feelings about Alfonse donning Gustav's armour. Under a cut because I ended up talking much more than I expected.

I'm not a fan of Gustav (as a father, at least). I've come up with my own headcanons of his characterization bc I really didn't like the way he treated Alfonse and Sharena in Book 3. Like, I get what IS was trying to go for, and while I can appreciate the nuances of Gustav's character, I can't like him as a person, so that kind of affects my personal feelings towards Brave Alfonse's design, but that isn't my main point.

My main point is: Alfonse isn't his father. Without a doubt, Alfonse looked up to Gustav as a king and expressed many doubts as to whether or not he could live up to his father's legacy. That being said, while Alfonse may hold respect for Gustav, a lot of their ideals/ beliefs often clashed with one another, and we can surmise that there was a lot of tension between them.

Gustav was very realistic and looked at the grander scheme of things, whereas Alfonse is more idealistic and had a narrower view of what he could/ wanted do to protect those he held dear. Maybe we can attest that to a lack of experience on Alfonse's part, and he has admitted himself to be lacking on that front more than once, agreeing with his father's words/ criticism towards his behaviour despite their differences.

But if there's one thing about Alfonse's characterization that remains consistent throughout and that he would disagree on with his father no matter what is that he is willing to rely on others (particularly the Summoner), whereas Gustav believes that they should only rely on themselves.

I find this integral because at the beginning, Alfonse held that same thought as Gustav and maintained his distance from others. This was one of Alfonse's key traits from Book 1. Over time, he eventually opened up his heart to others, and that faith of his in others/ the Summoner is what shaped him to what he is right now.

That's why I'm a bit upset that they went with the (unsurprising) route of putting Alfonse in Gustav's armour. Because it makes it feel as though Alfonse is only a shadow of his father rather than his own person.

I wouldn't have minded it if the outfit took inspiration from Gustav's armour, and I don't mind Alfonse wielding his father's axe at all, but the fact that everything is a 1:1 copy(?) of his father feels so... ehhhh. Like, I get it. I love the whole trope of children taking up after their parents; it's very heartwarming and sweet. I love that trope to hell and back, but in this case, it just feels so......... superficial? If that makes sense. Like it was done so for the sake of fulfilling that trope while ignoring Alfonse's characterization and relationship with his father.

Please let Alfonse be himself, idealistic as he is, and not have him try to prove himself by being the same as his father's legacy. While he might be more practical nowadays, doing what must be done, he still hasn't lost that sense of hope/ desire to protect everyone and make them happy. His idealism is what makes him who he is, and I wish his Brave outfit reflected that.

[ind1exo]

First Impressions of WH Characters (In My POV)

The reactions I had were based on their appearance, trailers, or their appearances in routes. Some of these may be goofy but just bare with me, thanks.

Elias - Link?! (From Legend of Zelda)

Yukiya - Ike?! (From Fire Emblem)

Luca - He doesn't look like any of the characters I recognize... He's just green and that's it.

Klaus - Like Santa claus?

Randy - He looks like a nice guy and also giving off zesty vibes.

Azusa - He's so pretty! Why is there so many "???" in his bio? welp

Joel - Wow a cute boy with different colored eyes!

Vincent - He looks... kind of old.

Leon - He looks strange and why is he white all over?

Cerim - Why tf did he put a knife on the MC's throat? I don't like him already.

Guy - Well he IS a guy...

Glenn - A samurai warrior looking guy is in a wizard game?

Leslie - Is that a girl? *Quickly realizes it's a boy* Oh, duh-

Sigurd - Never thought I'd see a purple haired boy with yellow eyes. Odd.

Mel - This guy has an attitude for someone younger than the MC-

Zeus - He seems like a pompous prick based off that CG of him cornering MC.

Klaus 2 - OMG KLAUS GOT A SEQUEL?! *Does the route immediately*

Hiro - Emo boy vibes.

Alfonse - He looks an AWFUL lot like Elias and Klaus. Suspicious.

Caesar - *Thinks of Julius Caesar... then of Caesar salad.* A character that turns into a pig is... Well, alright then.

Lucious - Femboy prince vibes over here!

Hugo - Isn't that an enemy? We get to date an enemy now?

Hisoka - I can tell he's not a human by his appearance. He reminds me of Sascha from BiR.

Rembrandt - Hold up we're dating the Headmaster now??? How is that supposed to work-

Nox - Didn't really care to know about him at first What is he wearing? Is he a prince or something?

Rex - Also didn't really care to know about him at first He was a night classer? Why does he kind of look good in that night class uniform though?

Gray - His name is a color? Alright... He probably went by something else originally. And I bet he's some bratty pretty boy prince based off that smug of his... not sure where I drew that conclusion

Ted - Ted like Teddy bear? Wow we're really dating more furries and animals...

Lars - He seems to really like the MC a LOT. I feel bad that his own brother hates him. Woah that dancing CG though!

Clive - Uhh why does he hate his brother so much? That one face is creepy af. I don't really like him ehh- aged REALLY badly

Florin - He seems okay but, I don't like his last name. I've had conflict with someone who's name was this guy's last name so... yeah

Albert - He's wearing clothes similar to Klaus... An Auburne?!

Light - He lowkey reminds me of Dark Pit (From Kid Icarus Uprising). And... very creative name.

Viggo - A random emo night classer I guess.

Vain - What in the world are these strange looking characters?

Felix - Ugh he looks so scary and emotionless-

Lacan - Phew, glad he's way more friendlier than Felix.

Liz Hart (Older design) - I expected her to appear Japanese... She looks cute but I don't. Like. The. Hair.

Liz Hart (Newer design) - Thank the Lords!! She looks SO much better now.

Amelia Nile - I like her vibe. I was worried about a potentially bad roommate before I even saw her.

Augustus - He seems like one of those athletic frat boys, I guess.

Scarlett - Finally a female lover! ...Only in the spin offs? Uh, alright? At least Amelia gets some action herself.

Randolph - *Automatically thinks of Rudolph the red nosed Reindeer for some reason*

Schuyler - He seems edgy and I have a bad feeling about him.

Merkulova - I can tell he's the nicest professor.

Carbuncle - Looks like a Pokémon.

Taffy - Like the Laffy Taffy candy?

Eress - Is she a bug?

Ronny - This squirrel has an attitude-

Chica - Her name is literally girl-

Mischa - She seems suspiciously neutral.

Hachi - I like him already with the occasional "woof woof" he does.

Chocolate Cake - Is that supposed to resemble Morgana..? That's bootleg Morgana.

Nidhogg - I don't like how he looks like an Oni, he's definitely not a friend at first. *Originally gave him Monokuma voice*

Shu - Aww, a cute dragon!

[ga-yuu]

Finally...!! It's here!!

Anyone missed me? I was having a splitting headache this afternoon and when I have headaches my body stops functioning. I slept and woke 30 mins before the official teaser release, watched the teaser and slept again, and then woke up now. That's why I didn't post immediately. Also I made certain predictions before the official teaser was released like---Victor might have purple eyes.

Still! He's the most beautiful person and if you disagree you are WRONG!!

I like most of their designs...some I need to get used to, but overall I think they all are interesting (Victor is the best!)

Harry---Looks nice. I love that his color is teal.

Liam----When they showed his sneak peek video, I for some reason thought he looked like a cat. Light pink hair, collar...IDK for some reason.

Elbert--- All Hail to Blonde hair blue eye male leads!!

Roger----Another man who is into research and that kind of stuff...why do they all have to have glasses?

Alfonse-----Hmmm...IDK how to put this, but his hairstyle looks so familiar. Is there any other character that has a similar hairstyle to his?

Jude----something is wrong with his nose. I need some time to get used to it.

Ellis----He's cute. He gives me Yoshitsune vibes and for some reason, he looks a lot like Victor. Maybe brothers? Who knows?

And finally, the black-hair---Ahem! The main white-haired male lead, whose route is ofc going to be the first one to release----

When this guy smiles, his face looks like Ayato from Diabolik lovers wearing Riddle's clothes (Twisted wonderland). I hope his personality is interesting. Since he's the page boy of this game, there is a high chance that he would appear friendly and warm toward MC. I don't want that, I want him to be an arrogant little bitch.

Now MC. I'm bummed that they didn't include MC's sprite. Only Yoshino has a separate sprite and profile page on the Ikegen official website(If you can even call it one, but at least she has one) and I thought cybird staffs decided that they are going to take MC seriously. But they didn't do it for Ikemen prince and now for Ikemen villain. No wonder Yoshino is the only well-written MC. The MC in this one has white hair (thank god!), but unfortunately same hairstyle as any other MCs. She's also a postal worker.

[memoria-99]

Wizardess Heart: Personal thoughts about seasons and routes Part 2

(This post contains a bit of spoilers.)

Starting from S6 basically 90% of the routes are in consecutive order, but the new romance starts every route. So basically, all the other data is maintained and only the romance data is reset every route.

It's pretty sad that the MC and LI swear eternal love in some route, and then the moment you start the next route, they remember everything except for their love.

The stories focus on the "plot" more compared to earlier seasons and that's why the romance kinda lacks compared to those seasons.

S6 is the best season in prefect mc routes. Good chemistry overall, well balanced romance, and interesting plot.

Zeus? Cute relationship with good chemistry. Interesting story. Well written. (Let's forget about his betrayal for now)

Klaus2 is ummm actually this route is the least memorable route in S6... and his arrogance never goes anywhere but at least he was less bossier than S2

Hiro... his route is the best imo. Not only the story included interesting dynamics, but I honestly think mc and Hiro made the most well-balanced, healthy romance with nice chemistry. Smooth development from comrades to couple and they really care for each other a lot. And sweet as ever.

Imo S7 is kinda more like good friends route

I like Alfonse as a character but don't really like his route... mostly because Klaus just gets in the way all the time with that (spoiler)stupid fake dating thing

Caesar the piggy boy... idk if mc really did love him even in his own route. He likes her from the very beginning, ok that's nice, but after finishing the route it was like... his confession just made her more generous to him? His love for mc just worked as some kind of excuse for what happens afterwards about him. The most memorable character was Mischa and the most memorable scene was the eating battle.

Lucious is who I mentioned a lot in previous posts, I would just say he should have been with Claudia.

I think no one in s7 had real romance with mc, but still Alfonse and Lucious were very good friends in their routes whereas Caesar was... relationship itself went nowhere

Starting from S8 either MC or LI is already smitten to their partner from the very beginning... otherwise it's just a very rushed shallow romance

Hugo is enemy to lover, better version of Leon but it just seems he has zero chemistry with mc.

Hisoka idk why mc brought a random merchant guy to the academy and seemed she was just smitten with this guy from the start somehow? And she followed him around like a puppy.

Willem another enemy to lover. But it just seemed they added a drama of (spoiler)"they actually met in the past"+ "miracle tears to save the guy" nothing more memorable than that.

I think the "plot" they focused on started to lose track from about S9? I mean I still dunno why that season exists... the phantom thief appeared out of nowhere and tower of memories stuff has nothing to do with dragonkins or future plot. Kinda useless season.

In Nox and Rex routes, the devs did it really dirty. At least in the other routes, mc starts with no interest in the other guy and no other guy is romantically interested in her(I mean after s6) but these two routes create a very... annoying love triangle. Plus in Rex route, this girl switches to another guy just because (spoiler)she's disappointed with Nox's identity

I don't think either Nox or Rex made a proper healthy relationship with mc. Both were just smitten with her at first sight and kinda forcing their feelings for her?

Gray is kinda creepy considering he basically knew everything about her from the start. Like he was stalking her for her whole life...

S10 and S11 at least make sense but still romance is mostly nowhere

What I don't like about s10 and s11 is that there're some fake routes kinda made for... surprise for canon routes

Since s6 there were a lot of routes that indicated there was still something left unsolved(which will be in another route), but at least the issue on that route was solved properly. But in those fake routes nothing was solved properly, and makes me um... feel what everything happened there just went to waste? Idk

Those routes end like "I thought so but..." that sounds so damn ominous and incomplete (Yes you Lars, and you Florin too)

And then there's a guy who's got real hot looks but got nothing in his route (Looking at you Mr Auburne)

At least the canon routes, which are the last routes of each season, are written fine I think.

Clive. Maybe a controversial one, but mc shares rather dark side of herself in front of him unlike when she's with the other guys and I think that's a uncommon yet nice way to build relationship. Nidhogg was very cute too.

Light. Him and mc sharing a lot of time in the same place made a natural growth of their bond. I liked it.

Last of all, it's a shame that Felix and Vain and Viggo never got their routes... I mean look at their beautiful faces how could those faces never got a chance to stand as a proper LI daaaaang