#support ✩ gaius ✩

[rosecamillawoodwrites]

I think a lot about gender performance in TLT and one thing that suddenly stood out to me on my latest reading is just how exhausting it must be to be Mercymorn. This immortal, devoted, genius in her own right even before the advent of necromancy has been performing femininity for more than 10,000 years. All for the sake of the deeply misogynistic man she literally worships. And what does she get for it? She's constantly told she isn't doing it well enough. She's belittled. She's talked down to. She is "unlovable Mercymorn, critical Mercymorn."

Does she turn around and perpetuate this cycle of abuse when poor, broken, Harrow comes along and somehow earns the Emperor's love in a way that Mercy never could? Absolutely. But you know what? I would have exploded into infinite particles of Mercy-dust long before she did.

[failnaughted]

Ah, there's what the guy didn't want to say. And Claude can certainly understand why — this kind of stuff tends to sit heavy on a person.

The feeling that you can't contribute as much as other people. The feeling that maybe, just maybe, what you did isn't enough. The feeling that maybe your shortcomings can be the difference between victory and defeat.

Why do so many people struggle with ridiculous thoughts like that? And why does he call them ridiculous in his head when he relates to the feeling as well?

"There's nothing wrong with preferring to focus on things on a smaller scale," Claude says with a nod. "Not everyone's made for conquest and burdens of rulership and all such grand ideals, and not everyone has to be. Some people just want a quiet life and food on their plate — and as far as I'm concerned, that is the true end goal for a good ruler, or at least should be. If we have to fight a war, it should be to achieve peace, not to just start another one immediately after, right?"

Gaius gets himself another cup, and Claude follows up, pouring himself what's left of the tea. He gives the redhead a friendly smile as he does.

"So I'll tell you what. As far as issues of Fódlan's political nonsense go, you're welcome to leave that to me. I'll handle the thinking and worrying about big ideas part — and you just help me with what you specialize in when I need it. Does that sound good?"

I identify as a problem

[my-destiny-my-chicken]

I think that Merlin would have been a lot more silly and whimsical if Gaius was 100% on board with whatever hairbrained scheme Merlin was involved in that week. Disguising Arthur as an ordinary guy for a tournament? I’m sure that will be hilarious I’ll be watching in the front row. Trying to make Lancelot a knight? Sure I like that guy let me help you design the coat of arms!

[two-crows-in-a-trenchcoat]

the fact merlin openly said I'm a sorcerer in front of uther!??! like directly to him

and lived!??!!?!

a testament to Arthur being in love with him from the start ig

[chaberkowepole]

My hand slipped

Bonus:

[rosemarytales]

[feavows]

im back at it again with gay hacking, awakening this time. thing is i had the old version of the gay awakening hack, and trying to update to the new one has caused Problems

chrom is still married to emile, but now hes also married to frederick too

nowi and lissa, previously married, are no longer married. owain, who i recruited, still has them both listed as his parents though

nowi is now married to maribelle, however, miriel is also still married to maribelle

sumia is now married to say'ri. i dont remember who she was married to before but it wasnt her

olivia is married to lissa. lissa is not married to olivia

i dont remember who cherche or tharja were married to but theyve both been divorced

cordelia and panne are totally fine,theyre still married and nothings changed with them

[wouldyourfavepaychildsupport]

Gaius from Fire Emblem Awakening

[dazzling-thunderclap]

it's my sleepover and i get to choose the sexuality crisis

starter for @lollipop-bribes

At long last, Gatrie is all set for bed. Scrubbed pink, hair un-coiffed, dressed down to his braies.

Since dawn, he's kept elbow-deep in the reconstruction. The witching hour wanes outside. Gatrie wants this good night's sleep more than anything--money, fame, the tender touch of a good woman.

He settles heavily between the bedclothes, nuzzling himself toward comfort. It's no matter that the mattress sags, or that the pillow's flat, that the bedstead creaks and cries against his weight.

It's no matter that he'll have to share, either. This is not new; on every job for years he pitched his tent with Shinon or Oscar or Boyd. He's shared bedroll and body-warmth many times.

It's not gonna be weird. Even though it's a stranger, it's not gonna be weird. This is just something guys do.

And even if it was weird, Gatrie's way too groggy to care.

He just hopes the guy won't snore.

[pegasusknightsonly]

at least we'll always have pictures of lon'qu where he is NOT happy to be here

[sieglinde-freud]

gay mod rly boosts awakening replayability by like twenty thousand percent bc i will keep redoing this shit over and over to have new yuri combos with bad kids —> girl who has not beaten the game in a year despite making like 15 different saves

[emperorundying]

every time i see someone say something equivalent to 'John Gaius is great because at the end of the day he's just a little baby guy who is silly and dad jokes and really isn't that the important thing' it drives me a little insane because like. you are playing so beautifully into his hands! you're buying into his guise and you fully know it.

moral of the story is that anything can be forgiven if you're funny enough jodbless and joodnight

[beedreamscape]

My crack theory for ATN is that John will use Kiriona to preserve the sun (and the nine houses) by transferring the 'godhood' to her, which is why he didn't resurrect her in a regular body but in an immortal one, also why he's been flaunting her as his heir tower prince yadda yadda, so he can go fuck off and become mortal again and live the rest of his days on earth, frying that bacon Tamsyn talked about.

The tension of the book will either be him failing in doing that or succeeding and now they have the job to turn Kiriona mortal again.

With this also fulfilling the generational ructions she talks about.

If anything, John is crafty, and it'd be foolish of us to think he doesn't have a plan, what that plan is gonna try to achieve is where I fall flat, but we know the first step has been completed: the Tomb is open and Alecto is free (and if we consider those dreams are his actual connection to Alecto, he might've known about Harrow's soul swap and getting her back was also part of the plan).

[lollipop-bribes]

♡ !

(During the war back home, I had to make it a habit not to look at people's faces when I fought 'em. And I felt awful for it. The Battle of the Eagle and Lion was nice, because I could look people in the eye, knowing they'd be okay no matter what. And that I could meet 'em again, shake their hand.

I never even got her name. But damn, she sure knows how to swing a hammer. I can still hear my head rattle from it sometimes.)

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[in--nagas--name]

♡ sup padre

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Gaius is... dear to Libra. And Libra now knows that he is dear to Gaius as well. But these... these are heavy expectations. Libra doesn't know if he himself is capable of being the lover that Gaius wants and deserves...

(He wants to be.)

[fletching-scar]

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Capable with a blade, and they've got class solidarity. Shinon is watching with interest.