#gustave fe

[blazerwyvernmaster]

People calling Gilbert/Gistave the worst dad ever are wrong

There are SO MANY awful dads in this game. He's by far the least bad. And he doesnt just leave because he hates his family or something. He leaves because he feels immense amounts of guilt and depression about hia failure to protect his king.

Obviously the best solution for him is just to go back to his people and family, who will welcome him back with open arms. But saying that and dismissing his trauma is essentially akin to telling a depressed person to just stop being sad.

Obviously he shouldn't have abandoned Annette and his family. But like... I get why he did it, and he doesnt deserve as much hate as he does.

[moe-broey]

GOD I would HATE to be stuck at a family dinner with them 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 I would NOT fucking survive, the vibes alone would do 1000 points poison damage to me 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Also JUST. JUST.

THE VIBES. ARE RANCID. SHARENA DARLING YOU DESERVE SO MUCH BETTER THAN THIS (ALFPNSE TOO BUT DEAR LORD. Sharena LITERALLY was just told to Don't Speak Unless Spoken To RANCID. RANCID FUCKING FAMILY)

[asperrusual]

3H x The Onion

[best-fe-parent-tournament]

Worst FE Parent Poll: Round 1 - Match 12

[fe-smashorpass]

[feh-alt-battle]

Poll 4 - Gustav

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[real-fire-emblem-takes]

To horror anon about Gustav, he spoke facts but the version I created in my head of a normal dad trying his best is so hot I want to consume in Ina cannibal sexual way idc he's hot and I need professional help

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[nm-mattuz]

[fayesdiary]

Love how if you look at the results Tharja is winning by a large margin but then you look at the notes and we're all just hungering for Gustav's blood

[frickingnerd]

cuddling with gilbert

pairing: gilbert pronislav / gustave eddie dominic x gn!reader

tags: fluff, established relationship

gilbert isn't much of a cuddler

you'd have to be the one voicing your desire to cuddle, for him to even consider it

most of the time, he tries to squeeze in time for cuddling while he's already doing something else

he'll have you sit on his lap, one arm wrapped around you, while he'll use the other one to grade exams or write letters

or other times he'll cuddle with you right before going to bed, so when he falls asleep during it, it isn't a big deal

gilbert isn't the type of man who needs to cuddle his partner, but if you need cuddles to know that he loves you, then he'll do it! 

after all, you do mean a lot to him and he wants you to know that! 

[chess-blackmyre]

In which Gilbert and Anna find out that they have more in common than they thought. 

(Full thanks to Fodlan Frames)

[moe-broey]

god i replayed book 3 a few weeks ago and my reaction to that part was near identical 😭 usually im like. SURELY gustav cant be THAT bad in canon like i remember. surely my brain is exaggerating. and then i open b3 and get suckerpunched with the way he talks to his children

WWWWWAAAAAAAAGHHHHHHHHHHHH HAND IN HAND. SO TRUE SO REAL. LITERALLY like MY EXACT THOUGHTS going back into it too.... ESPPPPPPP bc I have made sooooo many posts (or, what feels like it anyway, More than he deserves 😤) psychoanalyzing Gustav. And Henriette, alongside Gustav. The way Gustav Is actually a deeply fascinating character. The way he and Henriette are just. ENDLESSLY shocking to me. The way they love each other. And the . The little tendencies. Gustav has. The stick (Alfonse, Age 3). The rock (that WHOLE FB about it). Notably, nothing that ties him to Sharena though..... 😒

I go back into Book 3. Wondering if maybe. MAYBE. He wasn't As Fucking Bad as I remembered. That maybe, he was just a run of the mill emotionally constipated dad who doesn't know how to handle Situations. That maybe he, due to trauma, just handled the situation uniquely poorly and MAYBE. It's not indicative of a greater issue. Maybe he's just kinda mid. Maybe he just had a real bad first impression. Maybe I was too harsh on the guy .

WRONG!!!! WRONG!!!!!!! OH GOD OH FUCK I WAS SO SO SOOOOOOOOOOOO FUCKING WRONG‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

[mecharlie-fox]

FEH SUMMONER: HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Happy Holidays!

Think of this as a greeting card from them as a family lol

Anselma - Valen - Aric - Freydis

[gustavaskr]

I am Gustav. My flesh has been reconstructed by the dread power of remembering once again I have a Tumblr.

[best-fe-parent-tournament]

What did gustav even do

Ohohoho, boy.

If you want the full version you can read this reblog chain from his poll, but the brief summary is:

Textbook abusive dad to Alfonse, views him as nothing but his heir, constantly withdraws affection and scolds him while refusing to offer any sort of guidance, has so high expectations for Alfonse that no matter how well his son performs, it's never enough for him;

Horrifically neglectful to Sharena, to the point the Book 4 fairies considered her a candidate to become one of them. Mind you, those fairies used to be children abandoned by their parents. One of them was left to die at the bottom of a well, and yet they still feel Sharena has enough abandonment issues to be one of them;

Hell, at their family Day of Devotion Sharena's not even there. You could literally make the case Gustav invited the undead versions of his son and and the princess from the opposing empire, but not his actual daughter;

Story, characters and general writing refuse to acknowledge ANY of his flaws whatsoever and paint him as a noble man instead, which only infuriates people more.

Basically, man's so full of toxic masculinity it's unreal. While he could have never won the tournament given he doesn't hunt children for sport like the remaining contenders, he's a horrible dad in a sadly realistic way, which is how he earned the wrath of so many people (me included).

[imustbenuts]

ouggh could you please elaborate on your criticism of brave Alfonse ...I like hearing your thoughts (⁠人⁠ ⁠•͈⁠ᴗ⁠•͈⁠)

alright. so this is just a messy sloppy thought vomit essay again im so sorry in advance.

and i am salty overall about this.

in 2 words: traditional conservatism

in many many words:

ALFONSE. OPEN UP YOUR WAY CARVE YOUR OWN PATH WHAT ARE YOU DOINGGGGGG IF YOU ARE SAYING HE HAS POTENTIAL JUST. FUCKING. COMMIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU COWARDS! HAAAAAAAAAAAUGHHHHHHHHHHHHG learn from your dad's ruling policy yes but don't become your dad and carve for the affection you cannot have jfc

IN MORE WORDS

gustav is. objectively speaking, not a good father in the emotional growth department. I've mentioned and maintained by him looking like an Asian tiger parent from my pov. even if he does lay out proper foundations and maybe good hc adjacent policy for country ruling, his approach of parenting is questionable at best.

I get him operating under pressure and sickness with a limited time left to raise his son in a manner befitting of the throne but like. All sink and no swim? No proper explicit guidance? You can't just be "I want my child to meet expectations and dispense no love", that's just straight up neglect my guy. hes very much the 2 faced proud big important parent person.

realistic, but yuck.

i dont think they even have a father son moment probably ever. Henriette and Gustav have a more functional relationship bc they actually dated and had proper human interaction, but it's likely given cultural asian and high expectations context irl, his kids were treated more like objects and successors. Despite everything he might have felt and expressed behind the scenes. again, the affection is not expressed and conveyed directly enough to his kids, and alfonse being his successor means. alfonse has major daddy issues and anxiety about succeeding the throne.

So now, brave alfonse, having lost this dad and understandably craving for fatherly affection and going through it in the plot, is. you know. in the process of redefining himself. arguably is always, but now, its either he's the successor of, King Gustav the Great II or The Next King of Askr. his role as with many many other of his type are to be a signifier of a new era. thats the whole point of successors!

hes even all "ILL OPEN THE WAY". implying that something before wasnt working out and a new path must be blasted open for a better future. thats the whole theme.

But the effect of Alfonse donning his fathers armor in this case is not respect, it reeks of insecurity! again, does alfonse know his father as Gustav The Person to a reasonable degreee? if by that we mean a neglecful parent but a decent king, okay. but why is there a need to repeat this cycle by wearing from head to toe, from body language to skill 1:1 of his dad. howis this a good thing...

dude. what the hell is intsys doing. do i need to call their parents or what the hell is this conservative traditional filial pathetic nonsense. what the hell happened to all of the other fire emblems who are 5 steps more progressive than this

(granted i do find FE to be very conservative on the whole now that ive stewed in the pot of it all but thats a me thing. it could also be dependant on the writer but idk them well enough to know who does what)

and heres my ideal fucking scenario, right. not very hard. id argue just picking up gustav's mantle OR axe and then working it into a new outfit that is explicit alfonse's would be miles better and what i would want. a signifier that alfonse the character knows himself and wants to walk his own path while honoring the good parts of gustav and discarding the bad.

not this. reanimation method of almost wanting to wear his fathers' skin. as if he cant move on and stand on his feet. as if hes unsure. as if they dont want him to commit (at least not yet bc we gonna milk FEH for as much as we can). despite. all the things that have been happening.

instead of rolling with the punches the armor feels like him not doing that. it might have been an easy alt to decide on, but character wise, i dislike it a lot.