#i saw these first thing this morning and i've yet to recover tbh!

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then again, you wrapped your arm around my torso and there was no one else. and there was nothing else. x.

azia @coldshrugs made these stunning shots of emile and estinien and my whole heart is full! tysm <3

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[thousand-winters]

Dear pal!!! 💖 I also come asking for Darius lol, but I also ask for your takes on Soren. He was one of my og fire emblem favs and the first one I ever cosplayed way back in the day so I'd love to talk fe9/10 more!

Hello!!! 💖😄

Oh, my god, you cosplayed Soren? That's SO cool, I kinda wanted to do that, but I've never done cosplay asfhjsdg

But okay, okay, let's start with the man, the legend...

✨ Darius Deamonne ✨

1. Sexuality headcanon

This man is aroace in my heart. Ace at the very least, I don't mind any romantic orientation, but I'm hellbent on him being asexual, haha.

He has the vibes, the ace community has claimed him, he's ours.

2. OTP

Me and him /j

Sorry, I had to 😔

Honestly, my feelings for Darius ships are mostly neutral. I do see shippy art and go "oh, cute", but I don't actually ship anyone with him, tbh.

3. BROTP

Eber and him, of course

Is it fair if they actually have a sibling-like relationship? I have no idea, but I pick them anyway. They get to me. Absolute opposites and yet they adore each other, joined at the hip, I will never recover from Darius instantly stopping fighting the second he saw a knife being pointed at Eber's throat.

The siblings ever 💜🧡

4. NOTP

I was gonna say Dalador because while I understand why it can be fun, it just doesn't click for me, but you know what? I've seen Darius and Adrian as a couple before and that's... yeah, I'm picking Darius x Adrian for this one.

My man has better taste, I'll stand by this. That's, uh, aside from all the ways in which Darius wouldn't stand Adrian personality and morality-wise, of course asjfgjsdg

5. First headcanon that pops into my head

Oh, Darius being a messy sleeper keeps rotating in my head lately. As in "do you see this man that looks all fancy and dignified? Yeah, he's snoring LOUDLY and sprawled all over the bed right now" + him definitely NOT being a morning person and taking a solid hour to wake up in the morning, it just feels right

I cannot remember how this one came to be, but I know it's the Dadrius server's fault /pos

6. Favorite line from this character

There are two quotes battling in my head right now. I'll cheat and say both.

Okay, first of all: "NO MORE PLAYING AROUND!"

Just... the growl ✨ the anger ✨ the anticipation to his transformation. 10/10, I'm obsessed with the delivery of that line and that scene in general. He was lowkey pulling the dramatics with that one and I love him for it

And now, because of my Dadrius heart, of course:

"Magic or not, I think you'll make your predecessors proud"

The actual pride already in his voice, his smile, his newfound fondness. I'm so soft for that line 🥺

7. One way in which I relate to this character

Oof, that's a hard one, I'm not sure I actually have much in common with Darius.

... The inherent necessity to be impossibly extra sometimes, I'm counting that one (I mean, I did go very extra to be dressed in a him inspired outfit that one time so...)

8. Thing that gives me second hand embarrassment about this character

He's perfect, he doesn't cause me second hand embarrassment at all... I think. I enjoy him very much, I know he might have been embarrassed at getting the fright of his life because of Eda's curse, but I simply enjoy him

9. Cinnamon roll or problematic fave?

Oh, I think he counts as a problematic fave, haha. It's not even his fault, but people make the biggest fuss with him for things they would overlook with other characters, it's a whole mess with Darius. I personally don't think he's problematic as much as simply flawed, but people will fight tooth and nail to insist he is, so... yeah

And as for my darling Soren 💚

1. Sexuality headcanon

Mmmm, good question. I don't tend to think a lot about this at all, but perhaps demiromantic?

2. OTP

Ikesoren

I'm a simple woman. But also there's SO much to their relationship, I'm sure it's been talked to death and back but their conversations make me unwell in a good way 😭💕 They need each other so much, they're so important to each other, I adore them

3. BROTP

It's absolutely in part because of that scene from the extended script but... him and Ranulf. Idk why but I kinda feel like there's some camaraderie and complicity between them by Radiant Dawn, and I found it very sweet how Ranulf was genuinely happy to see Soren coming out of his shell. There was a certain level of trust there that I find fun when it's explored

4. NOTP

I surprisingly haven't seen unholy ships, but I'm sure they're out there somewhere afdjkghfh

There are a few ships with Soren that I think are kinda cute but for NOTP, I think the one I've seen that makes me go "nope" is Soren x Mist. Does Soren look like a straight to you /j. I think if anything they would be closer to siblings too, tbh

5. First headcanon that pops into my head

Okay, so I have this headcanon that Soren does NOT enjoy reading, at all.

Why would he, tbh? He was kinda forced to learn by the sage, and I believe he mentions he had to study that stuff day and night when he was still pretty young, which... yikes. it has always been for him a question of how useful it can be for this or that, even later with the Greil Mercenaries, since he uses that skill to be useful to them too.

Now, it might be less canon, but in one of his dialogues in FEH he mentions he's reading a History book, not for personal pleasure, but to see if he can find anything useful for the strategies in that world.

He never once mentions reading books for fun, it's always work oriented, so because of that and because the whole thing with the sage sounds honestly traumatic, I truly think reading is a duty for him, not a hobby

6. Favorite line from this character

Okay, I have two here as well, ahaha, also coolness factor vs emotional value.

The first would be: "It would be in your best interest not to presume to know my strength"

It's just a cool line, alright? I'm rotating it in my head constantly when I think of him. Resident small mage is actually very powerful, true, do not underestimate him

And then of course: "I just wanted to see the only boy who had held out a warm hand when I had nothing"

Like at this point you have learned the whole story between Ike and Soren, and it just hits so hard. Something so small, so simple, brought their bond, and such a strong bond it is 🥺💚

7. One way in which I relate to this character

Trust issues ✨ Inherent self-value in what you can offer others. We won't address this 😌

8. Thing that gives me second hand embarrassment about this character

Oh, my god, his scenes with Aimée are ridiculous and ridiculously funny, I adore them, he's such a cheeky little shit, but I'm half covering my face when he's flirting with her in RD, he says such embarrassing shit, help asjhfgjhdsg

9. Cinnamon roll or problematic fave?

Oh, problematic fave for sure. There's his whole thing with the laguz, though I love how he learns and starts getting over it. He is very much an asshole with that tho, so... yeah, problematic