#housemenidy

[the-blue-double]

housemenidy replied to your post: So I was thinking a lot about Canas and his family...

a really interesting read on Canas’s ending! it never occurred to me to read it to mean he died using his magic to stop the snowstorm, but it’s a fascinating interpretation i’m gonna have to think about some more. i always thought it was a conclusion to his support w/ pent which juxtaposes anima (“safe” magic) w/ dark magic (which canas suggests is probably what will kill him in the end), where it’s ironic that he’s wrong and it’s nature that kills him in the end

I’ve always interpreted it as dying while using his magic, but now that you bring it up I definitely see why one would assume otherwise. Speaking of the juxtaposition of anima and dark magic, another part of my interpretation of the ending is that Canas and his wife worked together on this, hoping to combine the power of her nature magic and his dark magic to do something neither could accomplish alone. It didn’t work, which makes sense when you imagine the amount of energy that would be required to fight back against the natural climate of Ilia, but it fits in well with the idea that Canas tried to become more of a family man after talking with Nino, working in tandem with his wife for the good of their home.

[demoiselledefortune]

elincia, micaiah, sanaki, celica, lyn, leanne

I’d push Leanne off a cliff because she has wings and can fly :p

... now to find who among these ladies is fire proof...  i would tell Sanaki “girl, you’re amazing, you’re on fire!” cuz she’s is

I would wrap a blanket around Elincia. Because she’s not the only one who

needs comfort, but I feel she might be the only one who wouldn’t accept it easily.

I’d be roomate with Lyn, because i feel she wouldn’t be too fussy and fun to be around.

I’d kiss Micaiah, I guess because i don’t want to marry her

And I guess I can marry Celica. She’s cool.

[another-fire-emblem-sideblog]

housemenidy replied to your post “Like, real talk, if you wanna know who Frost is, if my memory serves...”

his recruitment in new mystery is not a pain in the ass. he just shows up in the battle prep screen and goes "my daughter died, im joining y'all." if ur not paying attention, you can literally recruit him and not know about it

I... don’t remember why I thought it was a pain. Maybe he just died easily if you weren’t paying attention?

[damoselcastel]

leo and leon

Favorite thing about them: He's a GOOD archer, so people will want to use him. And then they'll find out he's also a good character!Least favorite thing about them: There are tropey shades to his design and orientation...but out of the queer FE cast, he's the best concious representation so far.Favorite line: How people are just lovable, thus make the world worth saving.brOTP: Leon+ValbarOTP: Leon/first-boyfriendnOTP: Leon/KamuiRandom headcanon: Leon's boyfriend was part of the shield wall deployed alongside the archers, which meant they fought side-by-side...until they didn't.Unpopular opinion: I would give up voice acted support to have them be longer/more meaty.Song I associate with them: Heritors from FE15's OSTFavorite picture of them: Official art by Hidari because of the hints of make up.

for the meme

[royaltyjunk]

@housemenidy OOF yes it does you have guessed correct

Also same I love Revali too

[deetvar-moved]

jeorgeeee

Realistic - Jeorge and Midia had an initially decent relationship but as they got closer, so did their parents. Forcing each other to marry and since neither we were ready, they mutually called it off for each other’s sake. Unrealistic But Hilarious - Teaching both Gordin and Ryan. Just...hilarity ensuesAngsty -  His relationship with Midia was a rough breakup...Deny Canon - I mean I don’t take objection to his ending? I have considered scenarios in which he marries Nyna or even Shiida but those don’t really have me sold enough to warrant them??

[airlock]

🔥 (armor design......................if that's too specific for there to even be a popular opinion to dissent against, you can open it up to just character lol)

there’s also the fact that I’m not remotely detail-oriented enough to have very strong opinions on that front lmao. but I think I might have a couple of not quite unpopular opinions, so much as obscure opinions?

so I hate boobplates as much as the next reasonable person, but in between pointing out all the inaccuracies (it’s not necessary for comfort, it’s actually worse in terms of protection against shock, etc.), I feel like people don’t often mention the one thing that’s really a crime in terms of armor design: they’re just ugly. seriously, who finds those things visually appealing in the absence of a cishet teenage boy sex drive.

more in terms of general battle getup design than just weapon design, I see a lot of complaints that designers don’t give enough women pants (specially in situations where they’re very necessary eg horseback fighting) and I hear them but I’d also like to propose an additional agenda: more dudes in skirts. why are designers only ever willing to go there if they care that much about historical roman/scottish accuracy. it’s great and we need more of it. … why am I even restricting this to battle gear, more dudes in skirts in general would be nice.

[bigbluetiger]

Mordemun makes a nagamas fic

I’m a bit late thanks to Tumblr issues and some snags on my end, but I got it done and to my liking. Hope you enjoy, @housemenidy!

         It wasn’t every day that one got to visit Castle Crimea - especially as a laguz vassal. But as his queen would have it, she was taking her sweet time getting to Gallia, taking in all the sights, sounds, tastes, and smells that this vast continent of Tellius, west of the harsh Desert of Death, had to offer. To prevent too much stress on the kingdoms, Queen Nailah did multiple small migrations between Hatari and Gallia, each taking about a month – two weeks from, two weeks to. Many would find new homes in the forests of their fanged cousins, but some actually would stay in pockets of Crimea.

        After a while, Volug began liking these nomadic trips – the Modern tongue still gave him trouble, but the Old clung well to his canine lips, allowing him to explain some things to the more naïve members of the pack. It felt nice being on the giving end of information and orders for a change.

        But if there was one thing he could make out from all this migrating, it was that some things these Tellians did were outright baffling. Sure, there were more heinous things like blood pacts and branded prejudice, but there were a certain few other things too.

        First were the Daeinese – his first impression of the continent. Warm and inviting they seemed, until you let people see you’re a laguz, he was told. Tellius had vicious warring between beorc and laguz, with hunts on the branded – a far cry from Hatari. But that wasn’t the only thing he found odd – various small animals were given outfits in the winter in Daein, presumably as a guard for the cold. Some of them looked strained and ridiculous, but overall they seemed to bear it well in the harsh weather, and in a way, he liked it.

        Until he got some of his own, that is.

        Courtesy of… Laurie? Lona? …Laura – that was her name. The small yellow-clad priest girl, innocent as a saint – and was one by the time they fought Ashera. Perhaps it was just the clergy doing it as good will, but if anything, more fur was not something he needed – not that it’d stop the little beorc though.

        His first gift was a hat – a dark green doggie hat with bon-bons in the middle of summer. He so desperately wanted to take it off, but try as he might, regular pawing at it was useless, and he imagined she would make the most pitiful of faces to see a single bite mark from him yanking it.

        Then she showed Micaiah. Then Fiona. THEN MEG. Then came the scarf, the sweater, the doggie mitts, the booties, the rain cloak, the earmuffs, AND a bow-tie. ‘...At least it's autumn by now,’‘ he had sighed as that last ridiculous piece of the outfit was tied around his neck, just under his collar.

         Then came the Gallians, whose warrior ways he could agree with… to an extent. Competitions were an excellent way to forge bonds among laguz and to test one’s limits, but that agreement was thrown out the window when they challenged him twenty seven separate times to an eating competition in the span of a week. Wanting to see if ‘wolfing down a meal’ was really what they thought it meant,  he guessed.

        Now, normally Volug wasn’t one to back down, and he beat a few of the cats, but seven of these came from Skrimir - he wasn’t interested in risking his life on some Gallian peacockery. At least there was one thing he and his long-distanced cousins had in common wholesale though – napping in the shade. That he could get behind.

        But then, stuck in the middle, were Crimeans. They were an interesting bunch, indeed – Meg was one of them, and by herself, she wasn’t half-bad, he thought – especially after she made a ham biscuit with gravy on her turn for cooking duty, just for him. Hospitality was certainly associated with them, but so was…

        “Mama! Look, look!” “It’s Mister Woof-Woof!” a couple of small children cried, as their mother shooed them into the halls of the castle.

         …The silliest nicknames he ever heard. ‘Probably saw me bark at the mutt that made off with my ham shank last month,’ he thought. Rafiel pleasantly translated it for him, which… arguably made it worse – Nailah caught wind of it, warranting a small chuckle from her.

        “Still as popular as ever, aren’t you, Volug,” she teased, taking a small break in her usual composure. She turned back to the castle attendant, who by now expected such esteemed company, and beckoned them into the throne room to be received by Queen Elincia and the newly-crowned King Geoffrey.

        “My friends – how good of you to come!” Queen Elincia called. “Have you had any trouble in your travels?”

        “None so far – it’s been an easy trip. A few of this pack have wanted to stay in Crimea, near the southern border…” Nailah conversed for a while, giving her a detailed briefing of all they had seen, and for some relocation assistance. As quick as they were, their trips were also invaluable to the other royals, as they would bear some of the freshest information from various towns, especially with Nailah’s vigilance to detail.

        Out from behind a pillar, Volug could see the same two tots, with the same wonder-filled eyes as before. It wasn’t every day one saw someone as stunning as him – ahem, or his queen. He gave a small snort to them, causing them to gasp and hide behind the pillar, turning the young royals to their attention.

         “Come on out, you two. It’s all right – they are our friends.” King Geoffrey signaled with his hand to come closer, giving them a small smile. A closer look at the two of the younger noble children showed the girl’s tightly-bound violet curls and the boy’s emerald green eyes, clear evidence of their heritage. “Queen Nailah, I’d like you to meet Erig and Sinika. Their father is Marquis Mitnala, who helped us greatly in our Queen’s absence during the Mad King’s War.”

        They gave a small bow and curtsy, with Sinika speaking up first. “W-we hope you enjoy your stay here!” she said, a little nervous about her first meeting with very different royalty. To Volug, it was an odd, yet charming little gesture – reminiscent of some of the Hatarian beorc nobility’s porcelain figurines that would, depending on make, move in a certain way.

           “Oh, we will.” Nailah gave a small chuckle to reassure her. “In fact, some of us enjoy it so much, they'll be staying quite a while.” She then turned to the Crimean royals again, her face still marked with bemusement. “If it wouldn’t be too much to ask, I have some other news to impart, but it might not be good for their ears to hear. Would it be all right for Volug to play with them a bit? He looks fierce, as a warrior should, but he’s also quite the uncle figure, so they should be fine under his care.”

         Volug’s ears flattened at the suggestion, and gave her a look. ‘Hey, I’m not that old…’

         ‘Want me to call you ‘gramps’ then?’ She eyed back. All he could do was grumble to himself, sniffling at the satchel he placed around his neck for travel.

        ‘Uncle it is.’

         He knew enough Modern to talk to a child, at least. Trotting over to the children, he snorted at them to follow him, then trotted off to a nearby courtyard. The children gave chase, stopping at the tree Volug sat under.

        Shifting back into his beorclike form, startling the children a bit, he dug into his satchel’s pockets past the travel money and jerky to a small set of candies he saved for any children he acquainted. It was Rafiel’s idea – besides, he was good at making them, particularly ones made from nuts and honey.

        The children eyed them with curiosity. “What are these, Mister... uh… V-Vol…” Erig trailed, forgetting how Queen Nailah made that last syllable.

         “Volug,” he replied. “These... are Hatari snacks. Churchkhela.” He said, pointing to the nuts along the candle-shaped confection, sealed together with grapes and flour from the southeastern regions. “These are pistachios. Green, sweet nuts. Try them.”

        “Ch-Church-k-k… That’s hard…” Sinika whined. “What does it mean?”

        “They are... candle candy. Grapes, nuts, and flour make this.” He explained as best he could to them.

        “Candle candy, heehee!” Erig laughed at the bit of rhyme.

        “It’s yummy! …Oh, that’s right! Miss Marina!” Sinika called to one of her father’s servants to retrieve something Volug couldn’t make out.

        “… Sinika? Are you sure he’d like it?” her brother asked.

        “Sure I’m sure! We can play with him with it!” she said, violet curls bouncing as she came running back. Soon after, the attendant came back with a large wooden disc. “This! A discus!”

        Volug was sure he saw a couple kids playing with their dogs with them. Sure, he didn’t like being treated like one all that much, but hey, it’d make the kids happy. He could stand it for a few hours.

        And so they threw it to him and back for a while, then threw it high into the air, marveling at how high Volug could jump for the discus. It was all going well until another set of jaws grabbed it.

        And ran with it.

        ‘Hey! That’s the mutt that got my ham shank!’ he growled, running quickly and tackling the dog, causing the kids to gasp. He quickly dodged the playful hound as he and the dog scrambled for the toy disc. Barely grasping it from the mutt as it turned, he raced just out of reach of the mutt as it was called back to its owner, off back to the courtyard, where his reappearance was met with cheering.

         “That was so fast! Thanks for getting it back!” Sinika giggled in joy from their toy’s retrieval, quickly being interrupted by Erig’s yawning.

         “I’m tired… that was fun, Mister Vol-luk…Volug.” His face brightened on getting it right.

        Volug was relieved – Erig got his name right, he could finally get that nap in he wanted. He nestled himself under the tree, and stretched himself out comfortably. “It’s all right. …You can nap on me.” He said, beckoning them to Tuckered out from all the excitement, they took up his offer, and slept softly on his ebony fur.

         While he knew it wouldn’t last long, he was content with the small reprieve. Peaceful and quiet, nothing to interrupt his slumber. ‘Maybe the things these Tellians do is baffling to me. But well... it’s kinda fun.’ He thought, a small smirk gracing him. Who knows, he might even share some Tellian things with Nailah.

         “Volug… what the hell are you wearing?”

[owolau]

What if valter had red hair

then he’d be an attractive irredeemable piece of trash instead of a regular irredeemable piece of trash

[markoftheasphodel]

Supportive, aptitude, paragon

Already answered Aptitude.

Supportive – Who did you S-rank and why? Anna. It seemed good for a lark and it was. I cannot take the waifu/husbando thingy too seriously.

Paragon – Was there a unit that you put extra effort into/ favored over others? GodDAMN did I try to make Fiona viable. Didn’t work. :(

[house-vestra]

housemenidy -> house-vestra

[the-blue-double]

top 3 units you would totally use if they didn't really suck lol

put top 3 Fire Emblem related questions in my ask and I will answer

Implying I ever let that stop me

3. Wallace (Blazing Blade): Wallace is a fun character. Unfortunately, he also has the curse of being an armor knight in a game with an armor knight that has similar base stats at a lower level, much earlier availability, and better stat growths. And you have to miss out on a better character to get him. As lively and fun as he is as a character, there’s just no reason one would ever use Wallace over Oswin except for favoritism. 

2. Sophia (Binding Blade): Sophia’s a really interesting character who has a lot to offer in FE6 and FE7′s overall story and themes. Unfortunately, she also joins as a level 1 unit halfway through the game in one of the most frustrating chapters in the game. And even while trained she has an statline with the potential to just not end up being very good, even if you did everything right with her. 

1. Fiona (Radiant Dawn): I absolutely love her design and it’s downright criminal the way Radiant Dawn treated her. She’s the daughter of one of the great riders! That’s a big deal! She should have been so much more than what she ended up!

[demoiselledefortune]

housemenidy replied to your post: 002: Sanaki

ive literally never thought of tormod and sanaki interacting ever but it makes so much sense

He’s also one of the only character who is vaguely age appropriate for her!

[shamaninthedark]

7, 17, 28

7. Ooh… maybe Hector and Ninian because I got both of them with orbs I bought, and they’re some of my favorite characters and units. I’m mad at the Linde I got because she ruined my pity rate and was something like +def -spd. Also, I was really excited about getting a 4* Eirika because she took so long to come home ;-;

17. Honestly I can’t think of anyone who’s overrated. I thought I wouldn’t really want to use Reinhardt but then I got him and I use him a lot lol. I guess I heard a lot of people raving about Seliph, but he never performed well for me. There are some units I might feel this way about… if I had them :B

28. Sully… she’s one of my fav characters but her stats make her tough to use. I’ve just used her for Swordbreaker/Draw Back fodder. I have dreams of making a 5*+10 Sully for the hell of it though…

Ask me Heroes questions!

[damoselcastel]

kaze x selena!

I had to look this one up cause I didn’t remember the support AT ALL. It has some good digging into issues, like the young being forced to preform violence...but then at the same time I have to ask, “Why are these three suddenly a-okay with taking human life willy nilly after a lifetime of considering it precious? A HOT LORD IS NO EXCUSE” and I’m not sure I buy shared secret leading to marriage. ALso with Kaze he already has issues with loyalty (aka having none) I dunno how I feel about him skipping away to another world. Though I will admit, Midori looking like a mini Sev is cute. Don’t ship.

My preference is for the Awakening kids to get shipped with each other... I actually shipped Severa/Inigo in FE13, so just defaulted to it in FE14.

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[royaltyjunk]

ace attorney!

Character I first fell in love with: Klavier (look I started with AJ and can you blame me I MEAN LOOK AT HIM)Character I never expected to love as much as I do now: Dhurke *distant sobbing*Character everyone loves but I don’t: I kind of like Adrian but not to the extent that most people seem to like her?Character I love but everyone else hates: Lamiroir/Thalassa doesn’t seem to be very well-received but she’s just… too pretty for my artist’s heart to refuseCharacter I used to love but don’t any longer: Kristoph because… I mean… *gestures to AJ endgame*Character I would kiss: Klavier or MikagamiCharacter I want to slap: Manfred von Karma deserves manyA pairing I love: JusticykesA pairing I hate: Edgeworth/Franziska where’s my Edgeworth/Mikagami