#regardless. sharena.

[moe-broey]

Oh fuck CYL is happening

Hi Bruno. I WILL be getting to you.

But for now first vote goes to

Sharena my friend Sharena......

[real-fire-emblem-takes]

I like the guys but I think we should talk about the feh girls some more too. Inspired by that rating tier list (which I agree with a lot tbh), I’m going to rank the girls by how rated they are

Sharena- slightly underrated, but it seems more people are appreciating her as of late

Veronica- slightly overrated, she is a little interesting but her story fell flat after book 6

Fjorm- overrated, her main schtick is her tragedy and she’s just a generic white girl who’s in love with Kiran

Gunnthra-normally rated, would like to see more of her but there also wasn’t much to be honest

Ylgr-normally rated

Laegjarn-normally rated

Laevatein-slightly underrated, she is quite interesting as a character content to stay in her sister’s shadow until she can’t any longer, and a lot of people tend to ignore her in favor of her older sister unfortunately

Loki-massively overrated, she is a generic sorceress trickster character with little depth which is filled up by gratuitous fanservice

Thorr- normally rated

Eir- slightly overrated, fans tend to give her character more credit than deserves, but she is one of the better freebies

Hel-underrated, even if she was wasted, her character was perfect for the story and that design is killer

Líf-very fucking overrated, he’s goth Alfonse. What a basic rehash of a character with an ungodly amount of screen time as it is

Thrasir-normally rated, but can be overrated in proximity to Líf. Although that’s just me hating the push IS gave to Vero and Alf being “couple-coded”🤮 Vero and Sharena are much better, as is Alf and Bruno

Ganglot- slightly underrated, but I can understand how the story ruined her. Still, the idea of her being faithful to Hel and being “taken in” by her can be an interesting idea, and of course killer design

Peony- normally rated

Mirabilis- normally rated

Plumeria- normally rated

Triandra-normally rated

Freyja- slightly overrated, her beautiful design covers up a very stupid and gross character who wants to fuck her brother

Ginnungagap-normally rated

Eitr-normally rated

Reginn-normally rated

Dagr-slightly overrated, the need for muscle mommies makes people a little too comfy with what’s a bland character baked with generic jock tropes

Nótt-slightly underrated, she was underdeveloped but the idea of a strong woman actually being defined in more unique archetypes that are divorced from her build (being a romantic, a refined and dedicated princess, etc) makes her the better sister in my eyes

Eitri-MASSIVELY UNDERRATED, by far the best villain we ever had in terms of character and motivation. Yeah the child design is weird but her character more than makes up for it. A cunning woman with the goal of keeping Nidavellir powerful to honor the memory of the man she adored, but being blinded by her bigotry to non-dvergr which made her cause chaos because she couldn’t stand the idea of seeing a Nidavellir not in her image. A very complex villain that isn’t “pure” evil without being drenched in “woe is me” bullshit.

Țjazi-overrated, awesome design but a completely uninteresting and sometimes aggrevating personality

Ash-overrated, let’s be honest. Her main schtick is talking too much and that’s not an interesting quirk. It’s annoying if anything. Her design really doesn’t make up for it either. It’s so boring

Letizia-a bit underrated, but to be fair, she was poorly utilized the the narrative. An awesome design though

Embla-weird limbo of being both normally rated but slightly overrated on here (because tumblr has a boner for pale goth people regardless of personality). I like how she’s genuinely emaciated and not given an attractive body which is rare to see on female characters but her character was way too evil to make the pity aspect deserved

Seidr-normally rated

Heidr- normally rated

Nerthuz-normally rated

Gullveig-slightly underrated. Overrated in design (by the horny people), but underrated in her character. She’s an interesting take on a woman with lost autonomy, forced to drive the mechanations of a self-centered man who didn’t get what he wanted from life. How empty she is, losing her desire to live every time she has to start the cycle🥺

Kvasir- normally rated

Ratatoskr- I’m seeing a lot of love for her but find her very overrated. She’s the generic wimpy freebie with a caring heart, not innovative and her design is boring

Hræsvelgr-interesting design, but a bland character who who is slightly overrated

Heidrun- normally rated

Nidhoggr-slightly underrated tbh, there’s so much potential in her being a daddy’s girl (the way she acts with Laerdr is clearly different from the rest), a woman depressed by her circumstances to the point she becomes a drunk. She’s the only interesting female oc of book 8.

Baldr-overrated as all Hel, another generic pretty girl who’s happy face made everyone go crazy, really?

Hodr-normally rated

.

[anonraja]

Based on the CYL Top 5 per title, the results are gonna be funny regardless of who wins.

M!Byleth most likely nabbed a spot considering he was top of 3 Hopes and 3 Houses. The other men's spot is entirely up in the air between Deer Bro/Sigurd/Fomortiis/maybe even Sylvain if enough people swapped to him.

But could you IMAGINE if M!Byleth didn't win anyway? Like how hilarious that would be?

Either Deer Bro won leaving Sharena in the dust, Sharena won despite having less votes because the men's side was more contentious, both of them won, OR neither of them won. All we definitively know right now is Deer Bro had more votes than Sharena who had more votes than Baldr.

Who the fuck knows for the women's side. It could be Azura as she's been very consistent over the years and it's possible enough people have moved to her since a lot of other obvious contenders have already won. If enough voters moved to Sharena, she might have obtained enough to make the cut. Ivy's VA campaigned for her so she could've gotten just enough of a push despite Engage voters still being super split. Baldr's VA also campaigned for her character so we could potentially be looking at a Sharena & Baldr win. It's possible people are tired of IntSys ignoring TMS and successfully pushed Tsubasa just enough. We just don't have enough information.

Imagine if Grima actually made Top 10 for men. This means he has a decent chance of winning next year. Like what are they gonna do if he wins? Make a 3rd Robin?

[blueorchid-95]

hear me out: FEH persona AU

the context is this: Kiran has just lost everything. Their home has suffered a major disaster. Everything they know and love is gone, buried in ashes. Luckily, the grand Askr Corporation is heading recovery efforts, and enroll Kiran into a high school in the city of Midgard. There, Kiran is lonely and confused, but is approached by a trio of students calling themselves Anna, Sharena, and Alfonse. They open up to him, but he remains firmly shut within himself. Regardless, they begin bonding.

then they find the Gate.

You see, there’s this dark aura around the other half of Midgard. That’s primarily where the Emblan Company does its business. No one else has ever been able to see it but the three of them, so the fact that Kiran can catches them off guard. They really panic, though, when Kiran wanders off in a trance and leads them to a hefty, pitch black door… and it swings wide open.

they enter, and find a world of fantasy.

it looks like Midgard, in all the ways that count. It feels like Midgard. Smells like Midgard, a little. But it’s not, and something corrupt is infesting it.

The two big corpos in the are battling over a lot more than hiring rates and prices. in this strange, sealed-away world, the four begin to realize how little they know about their home—and about themselves.

would you read this. if I wrote it. would you.

[fefuckability]

FEH qualifier time! For once we have more women than men to vote on! Will begin Tuesday, October 22nd at 3pm EDT

Here's how it's going to work:

There are going to be six qualifying polls (four for the women, two for the men)

Pick your most bangable favorite from each poll

Polls will run for one week

The top 32 female characters and the top 16 male characters will qualify for the men's and women's bracket

I'm going to do my best on the romanization of some of these names please give me some grace

Polls:

Qualifier 1 (Sharena, Anna, Henriette, Ash, Letizia, Embla, Nifl, Fjorm, Gunnthra)

Qualifier 2 (Laegjarn, Hel, Thrasir, Ganglot, Eir, Ymir, Peony, Mirabilis, Triandra)

Qualifier 3 (Plumeria, Freyja, Ginnungagap, Reginn, Thjazi, Dagr, Nott, Seider, Gullveig)

Qualifier 4 (Kvasir, Heider, Nerthuz, Ratatoskr, Hraesvelgr, Nidhoggr, Heidrun, Loki, Thorr)

Qualifier 5 (Alfonse, Gustav, Askr, Bruno, Elm, Hrid, Muspell, Surtr, Helbindi)

Qualifier 6 (Lif, Freyr, Nidavellir, Otr, Fafnir, Njordr, Eikthyrnir, Laeradr)

Extra notes under the cut

Characters who are excluded from voting:

Anyone who obviously both looks and acts like a literal child. The standard is literally "if a reasonable adult could look at this character and immediately clock them as a child, then they're out". Some characters are borderline so discretion may be used

Anyone who lacks either a unique portrait or a unique name

Anyone who gets added after this point (look we had to cut it off somewhere y'all).

Any character who is not a FEH original character, regardless of whether or not they appear in FEH.

Characters who do not have a unique human form (Ginnungagap was a weird grey area but I made the call that she could stay. She's an eldritch abomination but she's a very human woman shaped one)

Additional Notes:

Normally I would only have one version of each character on the poll (e.g. no Zeke and Camus on the same poll), but I made the call to allow both Alfonse+Lif and Gullveig+Seider+Kvasir because they all have different designs and probably different points of appeal.

I'm excluding Kieran in favor of putting them on the nonbinary bracket along with Limstella, Kyza, Mark, Bramimond, and (most likely) Epidel and Kishuna.

[the-priestess-of-dawn]

Hello! I was wondering if you've ever posted about the Robin Hel resplendents? I couldn't find it and I'm curious about your take. I love your analyses.

Hmm... I definitely HAVE, because I have interpretations lol, but mmmm my tags are so inconsistent asdfghjkl so sorry to everyone who's ever tried to find anything on my blog (not to mention, tbh, I'm not sure I didn't exclusively post about this on Twitter...). So... let's just do a full writeup right now, shall we?

Basically, uh... Hel M!Robin is "covert Grima" but Hel F!Robin is just wearing edgy clothes.

So the thing is, M!Robin got his resplendent pretty early on, back in 2020. Now, I'm not going to break into a full analysis here because it's a tangential point, but I would argue that FEH's treatment of Robin/Grima/Robin-as-Grima has actually changed over time, with them shifting from "this is literally just Robin gone wrong" to a more... (I can't pretend to be unbiased about this; you KNOW how I feel about Grima = Robin)... genericized "evil entity snatched the body" take (which I can't help but feel is a result of the developers no longer having Awakening fans on staff. I mean look at Rearmed Grima's Forging Bonds. They just straight up forgot that it's a plot-important detail that Lucina doesn't know Robin is Grima. Or look at the Forging Bonds for either of the Brave Robins. The entire premise is flawed because Chrom only takes the title of Exalt postgame, meaning that for Robin to be advisor to the EXALT they must have already defeated Grima and regardless of ending they should NOT be worried about being taken over by Grima.) Anyway, I digress, but the point is that back in 2020 they were still hitting hard on Grima being a Fallen Robin. We hadn't gotten Halloween F!Grima yet and frankly I'm not sure anyone thought that a fallen alt could get alts or resplendents of their own, so... I sort of suspect that's why they wanted to bring in elements of Grima to Hel Robin.

And here's what's really interesting... Hel Robin is the ONLY Hel Resplendent that is implied to ACTUALLY be dead. It's... subtle. "These are the raiments of Hel, the realm of the dead. Don't read too much into that." is... a little bit suspiciously specific in its denial, isn't it? Like, saying NOT to read too much into it is basically an invitation to start scrutinizing it asdfghjkl. And then you have "I may look a little scary, but I'm still the same Robin underneath. Have no fear." And just WHY do you feel the need to assure us of this, Robin? Nobody thinks the Resplendent alts are changing personalities...

But maybe it's because, idk, his eyes get a little redder in his special art?

Again, it's SUBTLE. And if you only look at the special art, you could easily say it's just brown. But, then... why make this change berween normal attack and special? Robin has certainly been portrayed with inconsistent eye colors before, but not in the SAME alt.

And then let's actually look at his special activation lines...

UM... What's that one in the middle there??? "Accept your fate!" ???

Does that not cinch the deal? Do we not know enough about Robin to be able to conclude definitively WHICH Robin would say THAT (and which Robin would reject that kind of thinking outright)?

(I think "Death can be a mercy!" is also very consistent with Grima's worldview and their belief in their power of destruction as "the one true equalizer")

And if all of that wasn't enough, there's also his page on the FEH Pass website, which includes a short introduction written in-character by Sharena. M!Robin's says

Robin's wearing attire from Hel, the realm of the dead! Ohhh, I hope he's OK... Even if he's not feeling like his normal self, this new outfit keeps the black-and-purple theme from his classic look and adds some spooky flair with new patterns and a stylishly frayed hem!

So yeah, Sharena is worried about him and thinks he isn't feeling like his "normal self." Again, M!Robin is the ONLY Hel Resplendent who has any indication of a personality change coming with the clothes. Resplendent F!Robin, despite sharing the outfit's design, doesn't share ANY of the "covert Grima" features. Not the lines, not Sharena's concern, and absolutely not the changing eye color. Honestly, it was a little disappointing to me, because the little details with m!Robin are just so brainrot-worthy, but idk, F!Robin got the better glowup art-wise (seriously, her Respledent is some of my favorite Robin art out there) and when you think about it, it IS extremely funny to imagine the two of them interacting while M!Robin has to keep pretending he's not the one who went back in time and got his ass kicked.

Because I mean... that's sort of the obvious inference, isn't it? That he's Original Timeline Robin who became the fell dragon, followed Lucina back in time, and was killed by Good Timeline Robin. Lol I really wish more fanfic authors would take this alt and run with it, because is that concept not just totally ripe with potential?

Anyway, thank you for coming my TED Talk today. I will tag it as Grima Studies this time and add it to my masterpost for any of you who might like to one day find it again asdfghjkl.

[randomnameless]

Checking the FB bout on PK for the Eyvel Brigid banner and...

Some stuff is really watermelon worthy, while some other stuff is kind of nice, so, in a way, it's a mixed bag, with the biggest offender being in the general (with everyone, not a character specific dialogue) script :

We have the traditional "new summoned heroes are being chased by bandits!!!" but...

Sure sure, GT is wonky as hell but lol @"I'll heal you with my walking stick"

Less lol though, the "Brigid is tired after fending off against so many pirates and says so to her sister, hopefully Midir and Dew are here to save the day" like... are we talking about the same Brigid who was holding off on a bridge against her entire crew who turned against her?

and the very same Brigid who will later on fight against many gladiators and face tank her possessed!daughter without ever complaining ?

And why the crap is she saved by Midir out of anyone??? I mean, did the people who wrote this thing checked his stats or what??

...

Bar the usual shaddening thrown at someone's spiel, Brigid remembered yesterday she was a Crusader and got her HW from her sister, before she was a captain/member of the Orgahill pirates, a "robin hood"-esque group of randoms. Where does this "what's most important isn't HB or HW but bonds!" come from? Brigid, spent most her life as a random without HW!

In Dew's FB :

TFW Brigid thinks she is called Eyvel and she doesn't have a * rank in bows meaning she can use them at inception, or got the "It's as if I've known this weapon for all my life!".

I've said it already, but I dread a FE4 remake.

Dew wanting to become a good/honorable thief is totes not a thing that happens in FE5 with what Pahn's/Perne is supposed to be, I guess wanting the two of them to interact would have been too much ?

Edain's FB :

Bar the utter nonsense that is Charlotte's "maybe studying Edain will teach me the secret of marrying a rich guy" spiel, it was refreshing/fun to see her interact with Edain and realise that, nope, she's just someone who's kind and her kindness attracts people all around.

Hilariously, she's paired with Doro in this FB and damn how FEH pisses on the so-called teenage dramas from the academy days, from Sharena relying on Sylvain to fight just like she relies on everyone else, regardless of his crust and status, to here, Doro (even if it's Charlotte who has this realisation!) learning that people aren't only attracted to Edain because of her status, they are attracted to her because of her kindness.

i swear at times FEH is trying to retcon/rewrite Doro lol

Brigid's FB :

The last lines with Lifis wanting to join the Brigids' pirate gang is hilarious in its own way, sure it's too bad A!Brigid didn't meet Eyvel, but she and P!Brigid interacted!

I wonder if Lifis and/or Ronan would have made a link lol

It was nice to see her interact with other pirates (tfw no P!Naesala or P!Tibarn convo though) and exchange a bit more with Fergus, with a reference to Dartz! Maybe it's a sign he'll join the next pirate festival? Who am I kidding, we will get P!Ursula with P!Nino instead.

Midir's FB was milquetoast, but it was to be expected lol

[askrena]

#ASKRENA: an affiliated sharena rp blog, summoned by mik (20, they/them, gmt +8). fighting for lasting peace with love as our spear. rules and portrayal notes may be found under the cut!

RULES

ON AFFILIATION: this blog is affiliated with the officers academy. as such, personal blogs and rp blogs not affiliated with toa will be softblocked or blocked.

ON SHIPPING: not prioritizing it at the moment!

ON FORMATTING: i use small text with icons in my writing. if you have any issues with readability or would like me to change my format, please let me know! as for my personal preference: i would prefer it if my partners could use small text in their replies so i can read it more easily <3

ON OOC CONTACT: as tumblr’s IMs have been acting up recently (for me at least) i prefer discord dms. my username is emblian! i am part of toa’s discord server so you may also ping me there. i will let you all know now that, while i have grown more comfortable speaking with others ooc, i am still prone to bouts of anxiety and may pull back at any given moment. please don’t take this personally! i may just need some space and time to get myself together.

ON REPLIES: my schedule has gotten considerably less free since i’m starting my semester so expect me to take anywhere from a week to a month to reply. i’ll do my best to avoid having my partners wait for too long, of course, but i just want to be clear just in case you think i might be ghosting you or forgetting our thread. though that’s not out of the question—i’m also a pretty forgetful person, so feel free to ping me if you feel that may be the case!

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PORTRAYAL NOTES  (SPOILER FREE)

sharena is a returning student: muses who knew her from before may still know her now and vice versa. she has brought along alfonse this time around!

as a member of the order of heroes (and author of meet the heroes) sharena is familiar with a large number of the fire emblem cast, regardless of whether or not she's actually met them in the academy. of course, she knows that they are different from their summoned versions here, and won't bring it up, but she will recognize several of the students here despite being strangers.

this sharena is taken after book 7 but before book 8 begins. she will remain this way until a month after book 8 ends. this is just to ensure that her portrayal remains consistent and is not constantly updating every month (though, let's face it... sharena hasn't had much meaningful development these past few books... sob sobs)

[bravenewwor1d]

CYL8 WINNERS ARE HERE!!!

Okay, I'll be honest, I totally did not expect these characters to win at all. But regardless, I AM SO HAPPY!!! :D

BRAVE BERNIE!!!

Hopefully next year, Timerra, Sigurd, and Sharena will all win :)

[robynmizore]

Redemption Chapter 24:

“Go To Hell, Nerd!”

Takumi, Robyn, Niles, and Ricken made their way to the mock carrot weapons, where Robyn chose a sword, Takumi a bow, Niles a dagger, and Ricken a tome.

“We’ve got a balanced party!” Ricken exclaimed excitedly, and Niles’s smirk deepened as Sharena and Commander Anna, both donning full body bunny suits clapped their hands to gather everyone’s attention.

“Okay! Let’s go over the rules!” Commander Anna called, then nodded for Sharena to continue.

The princess stepped forward, her pink and gold tassels swaying gently in the breeze, holding a golden egg tome. Robyn stifled a giggle as Sharena kept twitching her head as she talked, undoubtedly trying to make her bunny ears bob.

“You’re all divided into teams of four and will be let in through different areas of the maze! Your mission is to find and retrieve the harvest supply and make it back to the entrance! In addition, you’ll have to battle other teams should you encounter them. Remember, this is a mock battle with fake weapons, so please don’t hurt each other! The last team standing who can make it back with the harvest wins the prize for their kingdom! Are you ready?”

“Ready!” the teams chorused.

“Okay.. go!”

They took off into the maze, Takumi falling into step beside her.

“Okay, we need a plan.” the prince mused. “Everyone else will probably be running around blind or looking for other teams to fight. So we’ll need to think outside the box if we want to outsmart them.”

“I say we lay some traps.” Niles snickered, and they stopped in a dead end, Takumi’s sharp eyes keeping watch so they could formulate a proper plan.

“Soo..”

Niles traced the ground with his carrot dagger, drawing out a map.

“If we draw them in here, we can corner them and take out entire teams before they even have a chance to react. Now then.. what to draw them in with? We need something.. enticing.”

“That’s where I come in!” Ricken piped up, drawing his tome. “Watch this!”

With a wave of his hand and a quick encantation, a pile of carrots materialized in the shade of one of the trees. Looking intrigued, Takumi knelt down to poke at one, his hazel eyes widening when his hand phased right through them.

“Whoa, that’s impressive! They look so real too!”

“Illusion magic!” Ricken responded with a note of pride in his voice.

The wheels in Robyn’s head were turning, and she turned to her husband.

“Takumi, we should use one of your carrot arrows as a lure! It looks real enough. If we place it just outside of here, it should draw them in here.”

The prince nodded, moving to position one of the arrows at the entrance to the dead end, and a final idea crept onto Robyn’s mind.

“Say.. is there a rule against recruiting other teams to work with us? After all., there’s other Askrian teams trying to get the prize. If we band together, it wouldn’t matter who wins. Since it goes to Askr regardless.”

“I knew teaming up with the Summoner was a good idea.” Niles purred, eyes narrowing as voices drifted from behind him. “Oooo.. looks like we got some toys to play with. Places everyone~”

Robyn and Takumi quickly pressed their backs to a bush, Niles slipping into a tree to lay himself across the branches, dagger ready to throw. Ricken ducked into a canopy, just as Owain’s voice cut through the plants.

“What’s this?! Me thinks the legendary treasure is nearby!”

“..Would it kill ya to speak normally for once, Weirdo?” Gaius groaned. “Also thanks for announcing our location to everyone around us!”

“You’re being just as loud too, Gaius.” Caledori chided gently.

“Gregor thinks we are walking into trap.”

You would be right, Gregor. Robyn thought with a sly smile. Good thing the others are too preoccupied to realize that.

As the four came into view, eyes lighting up when they saw the fake carrots, Takumi deliberately loosed a single arrow, Caledori yelping in surprise as it struck the ground right in front of her feet.

“Damn it, it’s a trap!” Gaius yelled.

“Ah.. not a trap. But a proposal.” Niles hissed in their ears as he dangled from upside down in the tree, causing Gaius to swing around quickly, narrowing his eyes

“If you’re going to ask us to surrender, the answer’s no.” the thief growled, reaching for his carrot dagger as Robyn and the others emerged from the trees and surrounded them.

“No no..” Niles hopped down from the tree and circled them slowly, practically licking his chops. “I think there’s room to negotiate here. There’s something in this maze we both want.. correct? If it’s just going to go to Askr anyways, there’s really no reason to fight over it, yes?”

“What is catch?” Gregor asked, while Owain seemed to just be prancing around, practicing his hero’s stance.

“Flora can make you carrot cake with some of the winnings.” Robyn bribed.

“..I’m in.” Gaius answered immediately.

While Niles and Gaius slipped off to help lure and pick off teams from the shadows, Takumi took up post in the trees to keep watch. As time passed, two more teams were lured into the clearing and taken out, and Niles and Gaius returned to report that only two teams remained: a team of local villagers, and an Askrian party consisting of Henry, Leo, Laslow, and Felicia. The harvest had yet to be located, so they’d decided to see if they could negotiate with Leo’s team, who was nearing their location. Doing so would guarantee victory against the remaining team. As Leo emerged from the fronds, he fixed the group with a level stare.

“There should only be four on a team! What is the meaning of this?!” he demanded sharply.

“We banned together, Nerd.” Gaius replied loftily. “If we’re getting the loot for Askr, it doesn’t matter which one of us wins it. If you join up with us, it’ll increase our chances of victory. Sound cool?”

While the other members of Leo’s team seemed to be considering, the Nohrian prince clenched his jaw, seeming insulted by the offer as he growled

“And let another team take the glory I could rightfully claim for Nohr?! It was my tactics that got my team this far! I intend to claim victory myself, so you’d best prepare for battle-“

“You dare turn on your own comrades you hellish fiend?!” Owain’s voice interrupted. “In that case, I will strike you down! Take this traitor of justice!”

Leo swung around, lips parted in surprise, and raised his tome, but he was too late to block the carrot sword as it caught him on the chest, sending him toppling into the pond.

“…”

A startled silence fell over the group, followed by stifled laughter as the prince sat up furiously to swipe at his now tossled blond hair as it plastered to his forehead, spitting out a mouthful of pond water. A frog perched on his head, croaking obnoxiously before hopping off. If looks could kill, Owain certainly would have been turned to stone as he fixed him with a look of pure murder.

“You.. dare call me traitor?!” Leo spat, his voice steadily rising. “You, lowly retainer sworn by oath to serve me?!”

“Prince Leo, I know not what you are speaking of-“

“And yet you still continue this ridiculous game! Do you know what the penalty in Nohr for betrayal is?! It’s death. And I’ll be sure to personally see to it that you suffer for this humiliation! I’ll pluck your eyes out and display them in a jar! I’ll-“

While the Nohrian was still raging, Robyn could see a slow anger burning in Takumi’s eyes, and he stepped forward, mouth open to sling a sharp retort, only to be stopped by Gaius, who gave a quick shake of his head before marching over to Owain, who was looking more and more confused by Leo’s tirade. With a sly smile, Gaius leaned in and whispered something in Owain’s ear.

“Uh.. okay.” the sword master replied, turning his back to Leo as Gaius stepped back with a satisfied nod.

“What are you doing?!” Leo demanded. “Look at me when I am addressing you! I am the second prince of Nohr, or have you forgotten-“

Owain swung around abruptly, hand partially covering his face as he fixed Leo with a wild stare.

“Go to hell, Nerd!” he deadpanned dramatically.

“E-excuse me?!” Leo spluttered out as Takumi doubled over with laughter.

Even Niles gaped, then started to snicker, trying to compose himself as Leo swung a baleful amber gaze towards him.

“And you! You dare laugh?!”

“If you’d quit making a fool of yourself, we wouldn’t have a caws to laugh!” Henry chimed in brightly, playing with his swarm of crows.

“Well uh.. let’s go beat that last team then!” Ricken stammered, stifling a snicker lest the Nohrian prince turned his wrath on him next.

Niles lingered, still smirking as the group filed out, Gaius pausing to ask

“You comin’ Pirate Man?”

“Nah, I’d better stay behind and help him recover his dignity, otherwise he’ll have my head on a platter.” Niles responded nonchalantly, and with a shrug, the group was back in the maze.

“That was awesome!” Takumi exclaimed, his arm slung around Gaius’s shoulders as the thief grinned ear to ear.

“About time someone took that jerk down a peg.”

“Naaaaaaaailed it!” Owain sang, still astounded over his “victory.”

Robyn couldn’t help but smile at seeing the whole group getting along so well, especially Takumi, who seemed to really dislike Gaius af first. The prince’s hand found its way into her own as he shot her a warm look while chatting amicably with Gaius.

One day this war will end, and we’ll all go out separate ways. But we’ll never lose the bonds and companionships we forged along the way.

“You won!” Sharena squealed, hugging the giant pile of carrots to her chest.

“There’s so many. I don’t even know what to do with them.” Anna muttered.

“Two words: carrot cake.” Gaius replied, and Anna chuckled.

“We can’t just eat carrot cake. We’ll have to make some other things too. Any suggestions?”

“I could make curry.” Robyn suggested, noticing her husband’s eyes lighting up at the prospect.

“Curry sounds nice.” Niles agreed from where he stood near Leo.

The Nohrian prince had his arms crossed over his chest, head turned away pointedly, ignoring the group.

“Look at him still sulking!” Ricken hissed from where he stood with Robyn, Gaius, Takumi, and Owain, the latter starting to look a bit guilty.

“Maybe.. I should apologize?” the sword master offered weakly.

“Nuh-uh. No way.” Gaius scoffed. “He sucked the fun right out of what was otherwise a sweet game. Let him have his tantrum. If he wants us to play nice with him, he can quit acting like he’s better than us.”

Takumi nodded slowly in agreement. Robyn couldn’t blame him. Nohr tried to destroy his country after all, and Robyn knew the prince wasn’t about to be sympathetic towards him. While Takumi could be prickly at times, he was never outright cruel to others. As the villagers called for music to finish off the harvest festival, a sudden thought occurred to Robyn. Why did Nohr hate Hoshido so much? Even Takumi admitted he didn’t know. Her eyes flitted to Elise, who seemed to be trying to cheer her brother up.

She’s been nothing but endearing and sweet since she was summoned, and even tried to befriend Takumi, and helped him when he was ill. I don’t think she’s a bad person. I’ll have to ask her later..

“Robyn.” Alfonse’s voice drew Robyn out of her thoughts as he approached, his normal stoic expression calm and relaxed, something the Summoner hoped to see more of.

“The villagers wanted a songstress to sing for their dance in the square. We were hoping they would be you.”

That brings back memories.. Robyn thought, recalling when the old man asked her to sing in the village.

She’d initially been reluctant, but agreed with Takumi’s encouragement. That felt like a lifetime away. The prince was giving her that same look now, and Robyn nodded, unable to resist.

“I’d be honored to. If.. Prince Takumi would dance with me.”

“That would be so romantic!” Caledori sighed dreamily, while Takumi blushed.

Sharena chatted excitedly with Alfonse about how a good a group dance would be for the heroes as they reached the square. Robyn and Takumi faced each other, the anticipation in his hazel gaze making her heart flutter. Her previous performances in villages had been with her hood up. But this time, she was free from the confines of her cloak, and as lively string music began to play, the Summoner knew the perfect song to sing.

“Hope when you take that jump,

You don’t fear the fall.

Hope when the water rises

You built a wall.

Hope when the crowd screams out,

It’s screaming your name

Hope if everybody runs

You choose to stay.”

Takumi’s eyes lit up, then softened at her uplifting lyrics as his arm secured around her waist, his hand finding its way into her own as they began to dance a more fast paced, energetic version of their ballroom dance.

“Hope that you fall in love,

And it hurts so bad!

The only way you can know,

You give it all you have!

And I hope that you don’t suffer

But take the pain

Hope when the moment comes you’ll say..”

Takumi seemed to know her inside and out, and sensing the slow build up and shift in her tone, Robyn could feel he was readying to spin her, his gaze seeming to read

Alright, I’m ready! as he moved in perfect sync with her, and they hit the chorus.

“I, I did it all!

I, I did it all!

I owned every second that this world could give!”

Takumi pulled back, holding her at arm’s length, then spun her back towards him, pulling her in close.

“I saw so many places

The things that I did

Yeah, with every broken bone

I swear I lived.”

Takumi’s forehead brushed her’s as they spun slowly in perfect harmony, his hazel eyes looking deeply into her own.

This song is what I want our future to be.. Robyn reflected, her heart thrumming steadily in beat to the music. I want to share every moment with Takumi in this endless life. Every smile, laugh, tear.. all of it. The good and the bad.

Takumi’s eyes softened as the thought ran through her mind, and she was sure he was sharing the same sediment.

“Hope that you spend your days,

But they all add up!

And when the sun goes down,

Hope you raise your cup!

Oh, oh.”

A steady clapping rose amongst the onlookers as the village and the Order of Heroes shared their enchanting dance.

“I wish that I could witness

All your joy.

And all your pain..

But until my moment comes, I’ll say..

I, I did it all!

I, I did it all!”

Robyn found her mind flitting to their first intimate encounter after the ball, when they were laying in Takumi’s bed, feeling more connected than ever as he admitted to the nightmares he had of falling off the wall, and she’d vowed to protect him from that fate. Since the fateful day they’d met, they’d been sharing each other’s burdens, and the joyous thought suddenly occurred to her that Takumi hadn’t had a single nightmare since that night.

“I owned every second that this world could give!

I saw so many places

The things that I did

Yeah, with every broken bone..

I swear I lived!”

Robyn felt her eyes widen when Takumi’s voice suddenly joined her own, the shock of it almost causing her to stop singing abruptly. Takumi’s eyes met her’s, and he smiled gently, silently encouraging her to continue.

“Oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh-, oh-oh!

Oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh-, oh-oh!

Oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh-, oh-oh!”

Joy took Robyn’s song to new heights as Takumi’s voice blended with her’s perfectly, leaving her feeling utterly connected. Every breath, every beat.. they sang in perfect harmony. The village was their stage, and they were dominating it.

“With every broken bone,

I swear I lived

With every broken bone

I swear I

I, I did it all!

I, I did it all!

I owned every second that this world could give

I saw so many places

The things that I did

Yeah, with every broken bone

I swear I lived!” they sang in unison, then Takumi drew her close again, and they began quickly spinning, the Order of Heroes and villagers following suit.

“Oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh!

Oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh!

I swear I lived!

Oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh!

Oh, whoa-oh-oh,oh, whoa-oh-oh!”

They finished together, the strings of the guitar continuing as their spinning slowed to a halt, the strumming following suit. With the cheers rising around them, Robyn rested her forehead against Takumi’s.

“I didn’t know you could sing!” she gasped, breathless with elation.

“Neither did I!” the prince replied, sounding equally as excited. “The song just.. resonated with me! I could feel it coursing through my veins like it was.. a part of me..”

“..A new power perhaps?”

They traded a knowing stare, a silent agreement to look into it later.

“Mama!” Kisaragi called, waving his arms eagerly as Sharena walked him over to them.

Laughter bubbled in Robyn’s chest as she embraced him tightly, resting her cheek against his head. A moment later, she felt her husband beside her, resting his head against her’s.

We’ll strive for a world where every day can be like this..

They departed for Askr soon after, Robyn keeping her word on the promise of yellow curry, the mess hall in a bustle as Flora joined her to make carrot cake. Felicia tried to join them, but Jakob swiftly nixed her suggestion of making a “side dish” of fried snake eyes.

“But Henry said it was a common festival dish!” she’d protested, earning an eye roll.

“Henry was pranking you. Again.” he’d huffed.

While Robyn washed the rice, she could hear the steady taps of the knife as Takumi prepped the carrots next to her, bringing back pleasant memories of the time they’d bonded over miso soup. He’d been so stoic and fascinating to her back then, the latter still true, but at that time, never in her life had she’d imagined she’d be married to him with a child less than a year later. Warmth bubbled in the Summoner’s chest at the thought.

“It’s ready!” Robyn sang, setting the table in her room.

They’d chosen to eat up there so they could savor the quiet with their son for a little bit before they had to prep for the next battle. Robyn set the curry and rice bowls for her and Takumi, and a fruit tart for Kisaragi. He picked up his fork in his little hand to take a bite of the tart, pausing when his attention caught on Takumi, watching his father break the egg yolk over the curry, letting the yolk seep into the rice. Robyn stifled a giggle as Takumi noticed his son’s stare, blushing sheepishly as he said

“It’s really spicy, Kisaragi.”

Kisaragi seemed to ponder this for a moment, then piped up determinedly.

“I want.. want what Takumi has!”

“Well.. okay.” Takumi relented, offering him a bite from his chopsticks. “But don’t say that I didn’t warn you!”

Victoriously, Kisaragi took a big bite, Robyn looking on with worried eyes as he chewed, eyebrows furrowed. Then he broke out into a huge grin.

“Taste good!” he announced, Takumi bursting out laughing.

“Well, he certainly has spirit!” he chuckled, setting a small portion of his curry aside for his son, who dug in eagerly. “We’ll have to have a spicy food eating contest later to see how much he can handle!”

“Don’t you dare!” Robyn chided playfully, flicking Takumi lightly on the forehead.

Kisaragi grinned, following suit. Then Robyn. Then their son.

“H-hey now! Cut it out!” Takumi protested, ducking.

Robyn’s eyes narrowed mischievously, sneaking in one last flick, Kisaragi copying her with a giggle. Takumi shook his head at their antics.

“You guys are both ridiculous..” he grumbled, cheeks flushed, his lips threatening to break into a grin.

“Ridicuwous!” Kisaragi yelled, causing more laughter to erupt from the trio.

The lunch ended far too soon for Robyn’s liking, and they regretfully returned Kisaragi back to the castle nursery. A war meeting was held, and with a bit of information from Reginn, the army dispersed to prepare for a trip to a forest in Niðavellir to see a sage named Eitri, who may have key information for winning the war. According to Reginn, reaching the forest sanctum would take about three days.

Reginn really just wants her brothers back. To be a family.. Robyn mused as she wandered the library, left to her own thoughts. I can’t help but feel there’s more to this going on. Something bigger-

A hand abruptly caught her wrist, stealing a gasp from her as she was pulled into the shadows of the bookshelf. Takumi faced her, a look of firm determination and something else in his eyes.

“Takumi what-“

His lips crashed into her’s, pulling her into a passionate kiss, muffling her gasp as he pressed her against the wall in between the shelves, deepening the kiss as his body melded into her own. His fingers threaded into her hair, a soft moan escaping Robyn’s lips as he continued kissing her as deeply as he could, tightening her grip on the back of his kimono, his lips dancing passionately across her own until they at last parted, leaving them both panting quietly from desire.

“Sorry..” Takumi breathed through half-lidded eyes. “I just couldn’t resist. I might not get you entirely to myself for the next few days.”

Understanding, Robyn’s lips glided slowly down the prince’s neck, making him shiver as she whispered

“Oh, I’m sure we’ll be able to find time. You and me alone.. late at night.. in a tent while everyone else is asleep..”

Still trembling with desire, his lips captured her own again, a low breathy croon escaping her, her legs feeling weak as a longing to wrap them around his waist and disappear into his bedroom overtook her momentarily, and she had to push it away as Takumi at last drew back. They had to focus on the war for now, their undeniable mix of love and lust being put on hold, till late in the night that is. Hand in hand, they met with the rest of the army, who was gathering out in front of the castle, almost knocking into Leo, who snapped

“You lovebirds should pay more attention to your surroundings!”

“Quiet, Nohrian scum!” Takumi spat back. “I don’t take orders from the likes of you!”

Leo threw the Hoshidan prince a look of pure loathing before storming off to join his retainer Niles, who looked mildly exasperated, no doubt a victim to his liege’s tirading rants. Robyn caught Elise’s worried gaze as the princess looked between Takumi and Leo with a look of distress on her face, as if trying to decide whether or not to go to her brother or her friends. The deciding factor for Robyn’s evening plans before retiring to her tent for the night.

I’ll ask her tonight. Robyn decided. Maybe she’ll know something about the war.

Note from le authoress: So I wanted to do a song cover for I Lived, but I’m still recovering from the bouts of severe chest tightness and shortness of breath I’ve been experiencing due to stress lately. So here’s a cute Takubyn edit instead! Still might cover it eventually, we’ll see.

https://youtube.com/shorts/Ij_anfajEcE?si=P17Q9F4dWKjzjw9a

[childofaura]

Opinion on R!Julia?

STINKIN’ cute, that’s how I feel about Resplendent Julia. I did a whole artist review on kanasebench a while back so I’m happy to break down the actual Resplendent itself:

The incorporation is so good, and while it’s sadly no longer in my spot of Top Nifl Resplendent (because Ninian took that spot recently), she’s still the second best Nifl Resplendent. The belts ACTUALLY look like they serve a purpose, holding up the top part of her gown and replacing the ribbon around her waist, the added jewel to her cloak clasp, the feathers and the snowflake trim… She looks like a Nifl mage. It’s the perfect Nifl Resplendent, I’d almost like to think that, like how Resplendent M!Corrin could pass for Alfonse and Sharena’s older brother, Julia could pass for Fjorm’s other younger sister and Ylgr’s third oldest sister.

And I’ve mentioned it before, but kanasebench’s artwork for Julia is the most darling thing ever. It’s such a unique coloring style and it’s SO pretty. Plus the poses are great. Expressions could be maybe pushed a little more but her neutral portrait face is just so cute, I could pinch those little cheeks.

If Julius gets a Muspell Resplendent, then that will only confirm that Nifl was a great pick for Julia. I think it’s a good pick regardless, because I think we have enough Ljosalfheimr Resplendents anyways. The only one I think could be better is, again, Vanaheimr but we’ll just have to wait for it.

Overall, Resplendent Julia is a 10/10, and kanasebench needs to be hired again!

[moe-broey]

LAST MINUTE CYL Sharena propaganda, that... ended up being too last minute. Whoops! Well. I'm happy to have them, for any occasion. 😌💕

This is a redraw of one of my fave anniversary arts! The 4th anniversary one! With some slight changes, and focused on Sharena and Alfonse, themselves (I did debate drawing my Summoner in the corner, like in that artwork, but.... no..... I just..... need to focus on Them....)

That said, I have a few other doodles too!

Oooughhfjhhhhghhhhhhhgghhhfff........, the. 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 Yeagh 👍

I also wanted to include the 4th anniversary art for comparison! Under a cut! But also chances are you can just. Go to my blog and See It LMFAOO 🧍

It maybe would have been nice to include the cute background too........ but you can't make me. NUMBER #1 HATER OF BACKGROUNDS 🚫🚫🚫😤😤😤😤😤💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

[frost-felon]

I'm not truly surprised by the new Attuned Heroes, since it IS that time of year, but I'd forgotten and though Peony was a Rearmed in the Tempest Trials, lmao. Blindsided by Triandra, even though I shouldn't have been. I'd like to see Mirabilis and Sharena get new Units by the time the Book IV Tempest Trials wrap up; or in Sharena's case, perhaps the first Askr Trio Resplendent, even though it'll open a can of worms.

I think this banner would land a lot better if they'd added a Colorless demote (for less colorsharing; sorry, Jesse fans). Also, damn, Jedah still isn't in the game. It would have rustled some jimmies, but since NPCs are fairgame, perhaps adding the Mila follower Celica talked to about her mother (can't remember her name right now). Could be used to bolster our understanding of the Mila faith and Zofia's situation.

Regardless, I suffer for my green tome boys.

[airlock]

man alive I can't vote in this one. see, I'm here for sharena all the way, but also, look at farina and karla's entire A support (which, being a karla support, chances are good no one's seen it and I wouldn't wish for anyone to put themselves through trying to unlock them regardless-)

Farina: So, Karla. What are you going to do after this all ends? I plan on returning home… Karla: Well, I… Farina: You haven’t even thought about it? I don’t know what to do with you! You’re just not very organized, are you? So, how did you end up traveling like this, anyway? Karla: I was looking for someone. Farina: Let me guess. A man, right? Karla: Yes…a man… I want to see him…very badly, so I set out traveling. I felt…attached to him. I still can’t seem to let go… I still hope that someday, we can be as we once were… Farina: Whoa! Karla: Huh? Farina: Karla, we’ve got some talking to do. You just can’t spend your life chasing some guy! Capable women live on their own, pay their own bills! Do you see what I’m getting at? Does that make sense? Karla: Um, yes. Farina: That’s why you need to be able to make some money! Oh, yeah! Hey, Karla, do you want to be a mercenary with me? We’d be strong and beautiful! Who could resist hiring us? And we could split the payment…mmm…60/40? Karla: …Hmm. That might be a good idea. Thanks, Farina. If you really want to, I’d be happy to try that. Farina: So we have a deal?

Round 1, Group 1

[iturbide]

Do you know wat Gustav says as an introduction in the trailer? “Allow me to express my gratitude towards you, you’ve protected my children ably so far.” (Boy, do I want to say “well some one had to.”) I just know this is going to go the “look, see! He was a good person deep down!” Which... I really, really hate. ...Here’s to hoping they’re actually going to pull a “none of this is real, and it’s the verson of himself and his parents that Alfonse wants to see.”

honestly you’re right and you should say it

to his face

possibly followed up with “and I intend to keep doing it, because we sure as hell can’t depend on you to do it, can we now?”

Considering the fact that this is a Day of Devotion event, it’s entirely possible that this Gustav hails from an Askr where he actually decided to be a decent father (because ours certainly didn’t make that choice).  This event can make the claim all it wants that he was really a good person deep down, but...the fact is, Book 3 showed us the kind of person he was.  And it was, in fact, shitty.  This alt doesn’t change it, doesn’t make up for it, doesn’t excuse it: his actual behavior toward his son is at best neglectful, at worst abusive, and overall inexcusable.

[cherry-flavoured-thot]

Hey, sorry for bothering. I was wondering if you can do a fire emblem heroes head canon with a child summoner reader, who has social anxiety (of extra drama you can add past trama but this bit is optional)? Again sorry for bother, I just think the idea is cute because tiny timid summoner.

Child!Summoner:

Alfonse, who feels so much guilt that they've placed the burdens of their world on a child to the point where he overcompensates by constantly reminding Summoner to ask him if they need anything at all. "Alfie I'm tired." Yes he lets them call him that nickname, and yes he immediately gives them a piggyback ride.

Sharena is the same, except she will let tiny Summoner hide behind her in social situations. When talking with certain heroes, Sharena will either be right by their side or nearby to jump in if it looks like they are afraid. Camilla is someone else who will allow Summoner to hide behind her if they'd wish during social situations.

"You've seen war child, and you mean to tell me people is what you fear?" Thorr sees the irony in it all, Askr's greatest weapon a child, whose knees threaten to buckle in gatherings of people. "Steady yourself, I will not allow harm to befall you." But she still tries to ease their worries regardless.

Grima calls Summoner, little worm and little human (affectionately). They aren't as sympathetic to Summoner's anxiety, as other heroes but Grima's presence alone scares off plenty of people. "Why worry yourself little worm? I will turn them all into ash and their foolish opinions with them." Yeah... not very helpful.

But if we want to be angsty, and Summoner has trauma, I just know Grima would be seething. "How typical of humans to turn on their own, not even their own children are safe from foolishness. This is why I will destroy them all."

Little Summoner has so many family members now. Hector likes to carry them around on his shoulders, Seteth and Flayn teach them how to fish. Ephraim teaches them how to use a lance, Felix teaches them how to use a sword but both of them make the mistake of handing the child one made of steel and are surprised when they can't even pick the weapon up off the ground. Seth was around when Ephraim was teaching Summoner, and was sighing the whole time.

Setsuna and Summoner have both been found just chilling in traps together, Setsuna's calm demeanor helps them to not panic. Xander takes them horseback riding and almost has a full blown panic attack because they immediately fell off the horse. Helbindi incites violence on anyone who makes Summoner cry.